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  Lu Cui was trembling all over on the tree, and the arrow from the savage below was clearly aimed at his master. Xiao Wu told Lu Cui not to move, wanting to fly to another tree to make a disturbance and attract the enemy's attention to himself. To do this, he intentionally shook the branches violently as he flew past the treetops.

  There was a moment when everyone thought he had succeeded, Yelü Qi changed the direction of the bow and arrow in his hand. However, in an instant, Yelü Qi turned back the arrowhead, and without any warning, he immediately released the arrow from his hand.

  The wise king's face suddenly changed color in an instant.

  Judging from Ye Luqi's performance in the hunting ground this morning, he can be considered a hundred percent accurate archer. Since no one thought he would miss this shot, those who were targeted by him are doomed.

  A green tongue in his throat let out a cry: Master!

  Bang!

  The arrows flew wildly and pierced all the leaves of the trees they passed through, including a thick branch.

  The corners of Huayexuan's lips were slightly hooked, and when the arrow was facing herself and breaking through the wind, the needle in her sleeve had already been shot out. The black needle collided with the arrow cluster head-on, and they hit each other one by one. The black needle would certainly not be able to withstand the arrow cluster that was thicker than itself, but it also changed the direction of the arrow at a critical moment.

  The arrow didn't hit her as the target, but flew upwards like an out-of-control jet plane, flying towards the sky and disappeared from view.

  The people below watched this strange sight, and when they were stunned, Yelü Qi quickly drew another arrow on the bowstring with his right hand. He was a left-hander.

  The wise king's face changed again, he urged his horse forward one step, because of the uncertainty whether he could stop this savage or become the target of this savage, he opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a sound.

  At the same time, the second arrow flew out.

  It's just that it was too late, and Hua Yexi fell from the tree. There was no choice but to run, knowing they couldn't outrun them. This guy's cavalry elite were ambushing them from behind. With tigers in front and wolves at their back, how could they escape? It would be better to come down first. After all, this was Eastling territory, and this savage wouldn't dare kill Eastling subjects in the presence of the Eastling emperor. On the other hand, if they continued hiding in the trees, they might be killed by this guy on the pretext that he was aiming at animals.

  Everyone saw a person flying down first, followed by two others flying down from another tree.

  Astonishment flashed across the wise king's eyes.

  The person who chooses to jump out of the tree and expose himself at this time has more guts than others.

  Yelü Qi saw that his second arrow had also missed the target, which might be the first time he had failed to hit the target twice in a row. Hong Tong's face flashed with a fierce breath, and a pair of tiger eyes filled with evil spirit fell on Hua Xiuyan. With just one glance, it was clear that among these three people, Hua Xiuyan was the leader.

  The man's clothes, his elegant appearance, although not stunningly handsome, may not even be comparable to his own charming younger brother, the third prince. However, he is very refreshing, like a landscape painting. Who knew that someone's looks being just slightly endearing could make people unable to look away.

  Yelü Qizhen's eyes narrowed into a slit, as if he wanted to gaze into Hua Xiyuan's almond-shaped eyes: This child has a pair of good eyes.

  Women dressed as men, due to their insufficient height, are often mistaken for children by men. Especially for the people of Dawan who are generally taller and more robust than those from Dongling.

  After jumping down from the tree, she looked up at Yelü Qi sitting on horseback and felt another wave of trembling, as if she was about to faint. As a person from Daxia, she had seen few people like him, with a physique like that of a wild buffalo, muscles bulging out of his clothes, and most frighteningly, the necklace around his neck, which was clearly made up of human skulls strung together, making it easy for one to think of the legendary cannibal tribe.

  He glanced at the green jade, which was trembling like autumn leaves, and Ye Luojin snorted coldly. People say that the beauties of Dongling are not inferior to those of Da Yan. However, a maid like this one doesn't look bad either, it's just that being looked at by him makes her faint, unlike the women of Da Yan who are far superior. And there are women like Green Jade who fear him as soon as they see him, and since he entered Dongling, not to mention women, some men in Dongling have also shown obvious signs of fear towards him.

  Not to mention others, but the wise king who accompanied him for half a day today, the wise king with a great reputation in the world, was shocked by the sight of shooting a single musk deer, and could only say that he felt disappointed about his widely spread reputation.

  It was this kid who successfully dodged his two arrows, he's really something!

  Yelü Qi's golden green tiger eyes fell on Hua Xiyue's body without moving.

  The wise king's heart skipped a beat, unaware of why, but the sight of this handsome young man before him seemed to be in a situation where he might become Ye Lu Qi's prey at any moment, and he felt a inexplicable sense of annoyance.

  Hua Yu Yan was dusting off the clothes, but they were really dirty. She had been so busy escaping that she hadn't even noticed how filthy her clothes had become - and to make matters worse, she had gotten bird droppings all over them. This made her feel utterly miserable. The thought of wearing those clothes back into the palace was nauseating. She needed to find a place with water to wash up first.

  It's just that this savage stared at her for half a day without saying a word about how to deal with her. Only if he spoke first, could she come up with a countermeasure and quickly slip away. It wasn't that she was afraid of the savage, but rather that if she were discovered by that father-son pair, she would be the laughing stock when she returned to the palace.

  Having waited for a long time, Hua Xiuyan felt somewhat impatient and lifted her head.

  Yelü Qi looked at her gaze, a clear and elegant stream flowing in his eyes, and his tiger pupils tightened: This person, isn't he a man?

  The wise king's words were getting more and more severe, and it seemed that Ye Luqi was also thinking in the direction of his suspicion.

  In the air, a moment of stillness is enough for even the rustling of leaves falling onto the sandy ground to be heard clearly.

  A string of horseshoes sounded suddenly and unexpectedly, it can be said that it was beyond everyone's expectation. It made everyone who heard the sound turn their heads towards the voice at once.

  The young general riding on the back of a beauty in the flames of war, extraordinary and handsome, with a fierce tiger on his chest and an aura of majesty, made even Yelü Qi, this great wild bull, take another look.

  Huā Yù Yán saw what seemed to be the person coming to save her, but it was that white tiger again. She felt three cold sweat drops on her forehead: it seemed like every time she had a crisis, it was always related to this white tiger's ghostly presence.

  Holding the reins, Lin Xuanqi galloped on his horse, gazing into the distance, and caught sight of Hua Xiuyan's figure. His eyebrows immediately rose, and a layer of dark clouds gathered on his face. He had just heard what the young prince said, and he couldn't shake off the feeling of unease, so he let the other guards escort the young prince back while he returned alone to investigate carefully. As a result, it really made him want to burst with anger once again.

  She didn't even touch him, how could she have touched such a terrifying person. Last time it was the third prince who led a pack of wolves in the forest, this time it's the second prince who is as fierce as a wild bull.

  If Huajiu knew his thoughts, he would definitely think that she was the most innocent: what does this have to do with her!

  Like a fierce horse, in the final stage of the charge, several cavalrymen from Da Yuan were forced to make way for her. The iron hooves of the war goddess directly killed their way to Ye Lü Qi's front and protected Hua Xi Yan and the other two people.

  Yelü Qi and Xian Wang, among others, all looked solemn. What kind of status did these three people have?

  Lin Xuanqi sat on horseback, saluting Ye Lü Qi and Xian Wang: "The Holy One has an order, at noon, inviting the two princes and Your Highness to have a meal together in the hunting ground."

  Who would have thought that this white tiger still had some brains, knowing to use this excuse to get rid of these people first. Hua Xiyan's lips curled slightly as she waited.

  As expected, none of them were willing to leave immediately.

  Yelü Qi gazed at her, then looked at the young general of Dongling who was said to have been making a big show recently, and didn't think that Lin Xiangqi had anything particularly intimidating about him. The horse whip pointed directly at the three heads of Hua Xiyan: "Just right, General Lin, this king was just thinking of binding these three thieves who broke into the imperial garden and sending them to the face of the Dongling emperor."

  Thief? Being tied up in front of that father and son pair? Hua Xiyan's face flashed with a dark expression for an instant. At that time, she feared her own son would laugh her to death. How could such a shameful thing be performed in front of her son?

  Is it just binding?

  Under the beautiful eyebrows, a pair of almond-shaped eyes flickered. Lin Xuanqi, riding on horseback, had a similar gloomy expression. Binding was just the first step; the next step was to force them to reveal their true nature, otherwise, they would use someone else's knife to kill.

  Don't look at this big wild cow, it seems like a savage, but its brain is very agile. After knowing that she's not an ordinary person, step by step, she's forced to come over.

  Lin Xuanqi racked her brains, but unfortunately, this brain was not as agile as the white tiger of the great wilderness. With a cold and elegant face, she could only squeeze out a clumsy sentence: "These three people are not thieves, they are my Dongling State citizens..."

  "Isn't he someone General Lin knows?"

  Seeing that the stubborn White Tiger would not be able to answer, Huā Xīyán stepped forward and said: "I am a performer from the imperial Pear Garden, today the emperor ordered our troupe to wait at the hunting grounds. I led two of my fellow apprentices, but we got lost and separated from our master along the way."

  "Why hide in the tree?"

  "Because the prince and the wise king were majestic, the common people and my fellow disciples could only hastily escape to the trees under the two kings' majesty."

  The conversation flowed smoothly, without any flaws.

  Lin Xuanqi seized the opportunity and said, "Indeed, these three are performers from the Pear Garden, and they will meet their master, who has come to find them."

  The wise king looked at Hua Yu Yan's gaze, seemingly understanding something, and slightly curled his lips to say to Ye Lu Qi: "Second prince, the emperor is waiting for us impatiently, it's not good if we're late. Let's go to the banquet first. As for these performers, if they make you unhappy in any way, you can ask the emperor to punish them at that time."

  Huā Yù Yán found his words truly impossible to deny. Thinking of this person, on the one hand she wanted to help her, while on the other hand she was still harboring another ulterior motive.

  Yelü Qi looked at the three prey in front of him with a reluctant gaze, but if he continued to hold out and really fought against the general from Dongling here, he was not afraid. However, since the Son of Heaven from Dongling was within the hunting grounds, he may not necessarily have an advantage.

  "That's good, General Lin will lead the way." Yelü Qi said.

  Lin Xuanqi wanted them to leave first, but as a result of Yelü Qi's words, he had no choice but to bring the three of them along with this group. Because if he let go of the three of them, it was hard to guarantee that Yelü Qi wouldn't send someone to harm Huajiu and the others after he left.

  The white tiger is in a difficult situation, but it can't help itself either.

  Hua Yuanyan realized she couldn't escape, but as a courtesan returning on her own was better than being tied up like a thief. So she called out to the maidservant and Xiao Wu, deciding to surrender first and follow them back before figuring out what to do next.

  A group of people set out towards the place of the Heavenly Master.

  In the royal banquet set up in the middle of the hunting ground, the young prince arrived first and paid respects to his father sitting in the middle: "Your son is back."

  Li Zimo beckoned his son to sit beside him and asked: "Did the Crown Prince gain anything?"

  Referring to the gains of this morning, the kind-hearted young prince who couldn't bear to take life looked embarrassed: "Your son has failed to meet Your Majesty's expectations and only caught one rabbit."

  Lei Zimo said calmly, "There's a rabbit going back to show your mother the excitement, she'll be happy too."

  Yes, he has never hunted and sent anything to his mother before. This little rabbit will be sent over, and Huajiu Yan should be very happy. A hint of joy appeared on the small face of the young prince.

  "Will Father Emperor give something to Mother Empress?" The young prince turned back to ask his father's intention.

  After arriving at the hunting ground, Li Zimo had not picked up his bow and arrow yet. Today, when father and son came out, they agreed to give their biggest gain of the day to Hua Xiyan.

  The corners of her lips curled up, with a mysterious secrecy like keeping secrets from her son.

  The little prince was slightly depressed about this, and soon said that he had only rabbits, but his father actually kept his gift tightly wrapped up, which was not very nice. Later, thinking that Li Zimo might still not know that his mother had arrived at the hunting ground, a similar unkind thought flashed through his mind: don't tell Dad for now.

  Li Zimo asked Li Shunde: "Why haven't any guests arrived yet?"

  "Returning to His Majesty, someone has already been sent to deliver the message. It's possible that the Second Prince was momentarily excited and ran a bit further away, so the person who went had a long way to go back and forth." Li Shunde said.

  As they conversed, the sound of horseshoes grew louder from afar. Yelü Qi's cavalry arrived together with Xian Wang. And also, Lin Huanji, clad in white tiger attire. Taking advantage of the chaotic scene when a group of people and the welcoming palace staff were interacting, there was no better time to escape. Hua Xiyan gave a signal with her eyes to Xiao Wu and Lü Cuicui, and they ran out of the scene.

  Lin Huanqi saw the three of them running and knew that they had arrived here, thinking that it would not be easy for them to slip away again. Moreover, there were people from Dongling all around, so she was not afraid of another incident, therefore she did not make a sound to avoid attracting the attention of Yelü Qi and others again.

  Yelü Qi and Xian Wang dismounted their horses, accompanied by others, and walked towards the Emperor of Dongling. After performing the rituals of ruler and subject in front of the Emperor of Dongling, Li Zimo offered them seats, and they sat on either side.

  Dish up.

  Everyone says that the Eastern Tomb Emperor is used to vegetarianism and frugality. Every dish on this table has more vegetables than meat, which makes Yelü Qi, who is accustomed to eating meat and had a big meal of meat dishes in the morning, extremely unhappy. Fortunately, the fine wine brewed by the Eastern Tomb is not bad, with a fragrant and refreshing taste, better than the strong liquor of the Great Yan. One is like a gentle lady, and the other is like a fierce lady. After three rounds of drinking, Yelü Qi still couldn't forget those bright and beautiful eyes, looked around the room, saw that the child who claimed to be a performer had gone somewhere unknown, slapped his palm on the table, and said to Li Zimo: "Your Majesty, today the king went hunting in the hunting ground and met three performers. They said that Your Majesty had prepared a good show for the king, I don't know if it's true or false?"

  The Dongling royal family has a theatrical troupe, and Li Zimo occasionally wants to cultivate his temperament, and he also likes to listen to the play with the ministers. However, today is for hunting, letting people sing opera, isn't it becoming unreasonable?

  Three jesters who strayed into the royal hunting grounds?

  Li Zimo's eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately shot a glance at Li Shunde.

  Li Shunde was naturally perplexed and looked around for someone who could answer this question.

  Yelü Qi saw that he hadn't responded for a long time, so he let out a loud belch and said in a coarse voice: "Isn't that right? Or could it be that General Lin deceived me, the king, by spouting nonsense about those three being acrobats?"

  Lin Huanqi was suddenly lifted onto the stage. The white tiger's face could be said to have turned black again. What kind of evil had he created, every time he had to be forced to clean up the mess for her.

  The young master listened carefully to every word they said, and when he heard Lin Xiangqi mentioned, he thought of the possible reason for Lin Xiangqi's sudden return, and suddenly understood a little in his heart, and was somewhat anxious about it.

  The son beside her quietly twisted his body, Lin Xuanqi's face turned dark when she came to respond, and Li Zimo seemed not to need much thought, the answer would naturally be clear.

  Yun Mei's eyebrows rose slightly: "Since the Second Prince wants to listen to opera, let that performer come up and play a tune for the Second Prince."

  Huā Yùyán hid in the background, calling Lǜ Cuì to find her something to eat. After playing for a whole morning, she was starving. Xiǎo Wǔ helped her fetch a basin of water. She dipped a towel and wiped off the stains on her clothes. Just as she had finished half of it, someone suddenly ran up from the front.

  It's Li Shunde.

  Li Shunde was shocked to see that it was really her who appeared, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered you to play a tune for the Second Prince in this attire, and Xingxing can do anything."

  The implication is that she has to clean up her own mess.

  Li Shunde swallowed his saliva and added: "No need for you to take action personally, Your Majesty."

  As long as she can find a scapegoat. But today she brought these two people, which one will play the tune?

  Xiao Wu shook his head repeatedly. As for Lü Cui, it was even more so.

  Huayu got up and said with a smile: "If Your Majesty wants to listen, I will play the zither for Your Majesty."

  Li Shunde hastily sent people to search for the zither everywhere. In the end, they found an old guzheng, which was not as good as hers, but could barely be played.

  With zither, walked into the royal banquet.

  Kowtowing and making a bow: "Your humble subject greets Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor, may he live for ten thousand years."

  Yelü Qi's wine cup crashed onto the table, and he stared at her eyes flashing with astonishment, mainly because when she reappeared, the robe under her was still the same.

  The wise king's two eyes flashed slightly.

  "Get up." The tone of Tianzi's voice was as light as air, as if he were facing an ordinary citizen.

  Only Huayexuan seemed to faintly hear a fluctuation of emotions in his tone.

  "What piece have you prepared for me today?"

  A stern dragon's might came down, and Huā Xīyàn trembled, her shoulders shaking. She replied: "This humble subject has heard that Your Majesty likes little stars; this humble subject will play a tune of little stars for Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

  The little prince's eyelashes fluttered. His mother played "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" for him to listen to, and of course he loved it the most. But why was it "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"?

  The guqin was placed properly, and Huayu stood up and began to play with her ten fingers.

  The little star's tune, if it weren't for her loved ones, ancient people generally couldn't bear to listen. Indeed, it didn't exceed her expectations. As soon as the tune started playing, the Second Prince Yelü Qi and Xian Wang looked at her face with extremely strange colors, which could be interpreted as extreme endurance.

  What a weird tune is this? It doesn't even sound like music, it's more like the clattering of chopsticks on a bowl. And they say it's what the emperor and prince of Dongling liked.

  Yelü Qi and Xian Wang both thought: Dongling Tianzi and the Crown Prince are freaks, they're perverts. Such a tune is actually one of Dongling's famous songs.

  The young master was delighted to hear it, and if others didn't like it, that's even better, because this is their family's treasure box of happiness.

  Li Zimo doesn't care about anything else as long as her son is happy. Of course, it's even better that other men don't like her playing the piano. Only he can appreciate her uniqueness.

  As soon as the music ended, Hua Yuye put down her hands and was about to step down.

  Yelü Qi was annoyed and almost angry, thinking that the Dongling Emperor had probably figured out something and deliberately let this child play such a strange tune to test him. Yelü Qi wanted something, but it wasn't easy to get rid of him. Especially since the Dongling Emperor did this, it's clear how much he likes this child.

  "Your Majesty." Yelü Qi rose to his feet. "This time, I have brought the King of Great Yan to Dongling, it is to present treasures to the Heavenly Master of Dongling."

  Everyone found his words strange. The tribute had been presented to the palace together with him when he first entered Dongling early that morning.

  Clap! Clap!

  Yelü Chi clapped his palms together and a thick, fiery aura burst forth from his dantian as he roared: "Bagu, bring the man up here!"

  A brave and mighty Da Yuan warrior, with his palms together, replied: "The Second Prince, I have received your orders." As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly walked out. In the blink of an eye, he had already brought a woman into the imperial banquet.

  The world's beautiful women are numerous, but it seems that this woman is not affected by them. It can be seen that this woman has a beauty that makes people yearn for her. With full breasts and a slender waist like a queen's crown with deep green gemstones, a pair of fox-like charming eyes, except for a golden bellyband, she wears a nearly transparent gauze dress. The flowing gauze wraps around her delicate and elegant body, making Huayexuan think of a certain country's enchanting dancer.

  The woman with goose egg face covered half of her face with a piece of gauze, only revealing those absolutely beautiful and enchanting green pupils, walked to the emperor's front, deeply bowed and saluted: "Li Hua pays respects to Dongling Tianzi."

  Her eyebrows didn't even twitch.

  The Eastern Tombs' Emperor has seen all kinds of beauties. He has taken in the few great beauties under heaven, and remains unmoved.

  The dragon's face, which looked like a fairy's, didn't move at all, and the people in the audience couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

  It is rumored that the Eastern Tomb Emperor was Liu Xiahui, a Buddhist monk by nature.

  Yelü Qizhong looked around the scene and indeed did not see Dongling Tianzi bring any woman with him, only a son.

  "This is the person you want me to meet?" A faint dragon's voice, yet already filled with intimidation.

  Yelü Qi swallowed hard, forcing down the gulp of wine in his throat.

  The woman kneeling on the ground said in a soft and delicate voice like an oriole singing out of the valley: "The pear blossoms were brought by the Second Prince to give to the Emperor."

  The young prince heard this and immediately shot out two flying knives, wanting to cut the pear flower into pieces. However, his father and mother seemed too calm in the face of this woman who was openly trying to be a mistress.

  Huā Yèyán was puzzled by the true identity of this woman. Even if Ye Lü Qi represented the Great Danyu State and wanted to give the woman to the Eastern Ridge Emperor, giving a dancing girl would be disrespectful to the Eastern Ridge Emperor.

  The unpredictable dragon's face seems to have the same idea. If Dayan wants to take advantage of the situation to humiliate Dongling,

  "Your Majesty," Yelü Qi said, "Lihua is the younger sister of this king and the third princess of Dahan. This time Lihua followed me here to contribute her own strength to the friendship between Dahan and Dongling. Lihua is skilled in music, dance, and all other arts, she is a talented woman of our Dahan. If Your Majesty does not disdain her, you can take her into the palace as one of your consorts, let her serve you and keep you company."

  She was actually the third princess of Dayuan, no wonder she looked stunningly beautiful.

  Everyone's eyes were fixed on the beauty of Pear Blossom, and no man could resist such beauty. Besides, this time Da Yuan brought the third princess over, only saying that she would be taken into the harem by the Eastern Ridge Emperor, without mentioning that the Eastern Ridge Emperor had to give Pear Blossom a status. In any case, as long as the Eastern Ridge Emperor was a normal man, he would definitely accept this deal from Da Yuan.

  "My harem is already full. If she wants to squeeze in, it can only be done horizontally, being carried in on a stretcher. Is that what she's willing to do?"

  The wise king's chin trembled slightly. People say that the Eastern Mausoleum Son of Heaven is cold-blooded and ruthless, but today, seeing him, he is too...

  Yelü Qi and Lihua both changed color in their faces.

  The pear blossom's two delicate shoulders slightly trembled, just like a pear blossom I had seen before.

  Yelü Qihu's eyes narrowed, and he spat out: "The Emperor is heartless and unrighteous, that's nothing new. But if my sister, Princess Lihua, were to be rejected and sent back to Dayuan, it would surely be a dead end for her."

  The dragon's face was cold and he laughed twice, his thick and icy laughter sounded like hail, descending upon the scene, making everyone shiver with fear.

  "Dayuan is also well aware of My temperament. The bloody battle seven or eight years ago, if Dayuan has forgotten, I am willing to let Dayuan remember again."

  Yelü Qijue's right fist was clenched, and after a moment, his fist was raised to his own chest, bowing his head: "The Holy One has spoken, I, the king of Dawan, am willing to be eternal friends with Dongling. Dawan and Dongling are one family. The three princesses just wanted to confirm this point."

  "If you all understand, I don't need to say more. She can only come in horizontally. As for how she returns to Dayuan, I won't interfere with that, it's your internal affairs after all, and I shouldn't get involved." After finishing speaking, the dragon's face felt tired, and he waved his sleeve to let the group of people leave.

  The young master only paid attention to his mother's expression when he heard the words, but saw Hua Xiuyan standing in the corner secretly yawning.

  This boring play, she didn't just see it today. Having performed too many times, she can only watch with a drowsy eye.

  When the pear blossoms were about to be taken away, Yelü Qi suddenly walked around the banquet table and came before the Emperor: "Today, I, the king, have listened to the performances of Your Majesty's entertainers and felt great joy. To express my gratitude to Your Majesty, I wish to perform a program with my sister for Your Majesty."

  "What program?"

  Yelü Qi picked up an apple from the seat and placed it on top of Li Huas head. Then, he retreated ten steps back, took over the bow and arrow handed by Bagu.

  Are these two princes going to perform a hundred paces shooting in front of everyone?

  Everyone knew that his archery skills were excellent, but they felt that this play was a bit dull. Suddenly, Ye Luqi took the bow and arrow, but suddenly changed direction, putting the bow and arrow into his sister's hand, taking the apple from the top of Li Hua's head and putting it on his own head, retreating ten steps.

  The pear blossom is strung on the bow, and the bow is drawn. This bow is not an ordinary bow, it's a bow that only someone like Yelü Qi can draw. As a result, this arrow is drawn, shot out, and hits the apple's red core in one breath, without harming Yelü Qi's hair.

  This is in demonstration of their Da Yuan State, where every man and woman, young and old, are all skilled archers.

  The Dongling Hanzi present looked at it and couldn't help but feel stimulated and their blood boiling.

  Lin Xuanqi clenched her fists tightly. She had known it all along, that bringing Chu Yue down with her would be better, and fiercely killing the morale of these sons of bitches.

  Hua Yuexuan furrowed her brow, thinking that this Da Yan prince was indeed fearless. Wasn't he intentionally colliding with the muzzle of that man's gun?

  After finishing his performance, Yelü Qi picked up an apple and shouted to the Donghu people in the arena: "I wonder if there is any brave warrior who would like to perform for me too?"

  The enemy has bullied us to this extent. A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Everyone's face is red with shame and anger.

  "Father." The young prince was startled to see his father, the emperor, standing up in person.

  The dragon robe slowly emerged from the dragon chair, and all the people retreated.

  Yelü Qi gazed at him provocatively. If he were to ride and shoot in person, wouldn't that make the Eastern Tombs people even more useless? Only one Son of Heaven can go into battle.

  Her slender and beautiful fingers picked up a peach from the table. The size of the peach doesn't need to be mentioned, it's definitely much smaller than Yeluchi's apple. Then, she gently placed the peach on her hair bun.

  Everyone in the arena was shocked. The emperor wanted to use himself as a target.

  "Your Majesty!" Li Shunde knelt down on both knees, his face turned pale with fright.

  Huā Yù Rǎn felt her hair stand on end, what's wrong, just as she was about to quickly slip away, those ink-like eyes locked onto hers: "You come."

  Today, the son took himself as a target and didn't say anything. The shooter pointed at no one, but unexpectedly pointed at an actor.

  Dead silence reigned in the court.

  The young prince jumped up: Can his mother shoot arrows?!

  Huā Yù Yán received her son's expectant gaze, feeling ashamed. She wouldn't know how to shoot an arrow. Dong Ling wasn't like Da Yan, where women basically didn't go onto the battlefield. As a young lady from a wealthy family, she was skilled in embroidery and playing the zither, but learning archery would have gotten her pinched by her mother.

  It's just that if he didn't make himself a target, Yelü Qi would definitely mock the Dongling people for being gutless. But since he made himself a target, anyone who dares to shoot at him will probably be trembling with fear, even Lin Xiangqi. And it's not about whether or not their hands are shaking, but rather that one misstep and he'll lose his life.

  Now she is the most trustworthy person left here.

  In an instant, she had read his mind clearly.

  Huā Yù Yán walked up amidst the crowd's astonished gaze and said, "Although I'm not skilled in archery, it doesn't mean that someone who can't shoot arrows can't knock down fruits. On the battlefield, as long as you can seize the target and achieve victory, the means by which you do so are unimportant. Second Prince, is what I say incorrect?"

  Yelü Qi looked at her, then at the Eastern Tombs Emperor. Her words were of course correct, but he couldn't let her just walk over and take the peach from the emperor's head. With his hands clasped behind his back: "These words are indeed correct, however, it is a competition, there must be conditions. Within the same ten-step distance, whoever takes down the peach wins."

  Can't shoot arrows, how can we get the peaches down. Ten steps away, Hua Xiyuan's long arms are still not enough to reach them.

  Everyone's heart was lifted up to their throat.

  Huā Yùyán had long thought of a plan, one that didn't require the black needle on her sleeve. So she walked up to the young prince and said: "Your Highness, I'd like to borrow something from you."

  "What do you want?" She was his mother, and as the crown prince's entire family fortune belonged to her, what could he possibly deny her?

  Huā Yùyán stretched out one finger and gently hooked towards the little white heron perched behind the prince.

  The little egret chirped and flew quickly onto her fingertips when it heard her call.

  Huā Yùyán turned around and faced the crowd: "This place is about twenty steps away from the peach on top of His Majesty's head. I, a humble subject, have been ordered by the Emperor to take down the peach on top of His Majesty's head."

  Yelü Qi's face turned white as he thought about what she was going to do. Because even on the battlefield, using hawks or other birds to attack the enemy without using arrows is a commonly used strategy. Hua Xiyan did this, not only easily and effortlessly, but also left Yelü Qi speechless.

  The little egret did not disappoint everyone's expectations, flying over lightly and easily picking up the peach with its beak. The task was so easy that when it returned to Hua Xiyan with the peach, it looked lazy and only dropped the peach into her palm.

  Huā Yùyán was like Yelü Qí, who raised a peach blossom.

  A loud applause erupted in the venue.

  Yelü Qi's tiger eyes stared tightly at her face, and finally, he bowed his head and said, "This king will bring the pear blossom back to our country. The subjects of the emperor are indeed not to be underestimated."

  A group of Dayuan people withdrew from the banquet.

  Li Shunde hastily stepped forward and knelt before the Emperor: "Your Majesty, is there any injury to your dragon body?"

  Upon hearing this, Little White Egret shot back a withering glance: Was he questioning its flying skills?

  The hair on the dragon's face was, of course, not a single strand out of place. Turning his head, he spoke to the figure who had turned around and secretly taken a bite of the peach first, saying: "Today, the jester has rendered meritorious service to me, I want to reward the jester with a great gift."

  Alas, this still doesn't let her eat.

  Huayucai stuffed a half-eaten peach into her son's hands and told him to pretend he was eating it.

  The young prince's eyes are two small crescent moons: his mother is the cleverest under heaven.

  With neither slow nor hurried steps, he followed the emperor.

  Behind her, the wise king's profound gaze seemed to sweep towards her from time to time. It made her feel itchy and unbearable, thinking that now that she had restored her true form, how should she ask the wise king to settle her debt.

  "What are you thinking about?"

  Before she knew it, the person in front of her had already brought her to another vast expanse of green grass.

  This place is more beautiful than where she flew her kite, with wildflowers blooming everywhere and a fragrance that intoxicates.

  He turned around and saw a thin layer of sweat on her nose, stretched out his fingertips and gently wiped it off.

  Huā Yùyán didn't dare to move. She only felt his hand was as light as a butterfly, almost stopping at the bridge of her nose, making her nostrils feel hot.

  "Are you blaming me?"

  He took his son out to play and left her alone in the palace, and also used her as a gun to deal with Ye Luqi, of course, that was because he had no other choice.

  "May I assume that Your Majesty does not allow me to come out and meet people?"

  He just gazed at her lovely appearance, although she was wearing disheveled clothes and had some dirt on her face, yet none of it could cover up her beauty. So, the thought of letting her meet that coarse and rude Da Yan person, who had once dared to divorce her, was unbearable for him. As the ancient saying goes, "A golden house shelters a lovely woman." This was his current state of mind.

  Huā Yùyán only felt that the eyes in front of her, those ink-colored pupils, were as they had always been, even more profound and unfathomable.

  He turned back and said, "I owe you one today. So, what do you want? I'll give it to you."

  Yi Feng, who was waiting on one side, heard this and immediately presented the emperor's exclusive bow and crossbow.

  This is a golden bow that shines with a brilliant light, compared to Yelü Qi's, it goes without saying, is more noble and also more difficult to use.

  Showing off his golden bow and marksmanship in front of the people of Dayuan was a waste. But in front of her, fighting for anything to win her over was something he was more than happy to do, it was what he thought was most valuable.

  A strand of hair on Huayu's head stood up, and from this appearance, she thought of her two sons often showing off in front of her, it turned out to be inherited.

  In her almond-shaped eyes, a faint light flickered as she softly whispered: "I want to be a snail."

  Yi Feng heard this and almost fainted on the spot. The one-of-a-kind golden bow of Dongling Tianzi, the only one under the sky, was actually used to shoot a snail.

  His slender eyelids turned back, and he glanced at her lightly: "Are you sure?"

  "Yes, I am just a snail."

  This snail is absolutely the hardest to shoot, not only because of its small size, but also because it has a hard shell.

  He took in the flashing lights darting around her eyes, and the slight curve of his lips, as if smiling but not quite.

  It was just an instant, the moment he turned back, a golden flash pierced through the air, a fierce gust of wind, just a trail of gas left behind by the arrow, all rushed towards her face, causing her eyelids to twitch violently.

  Bang!

  A golden arrow quiver hit a tree trunk where a snail was crawling. The snail, under the whirlpool of flying arrows, shook so much that it even forgot to retract its head into its shell.

  Yi Feng swiftly flew over, took down the snail, held it in his palm, and brought back the Emperor's prey. He knelt before the Emperor to report back.

  Huā Yù Rǎn only felt herself staring blankly: Is that all? If she had known earlier, she would have said "make a wish upon a shooting star" instead.

  Put away the golden bow, turned around, looked down at her nose tip and saw another layer of fine sweat emerging, with a hint of a smile: "Suī Qī take back the snail that I gave to Suī Qī."

  Now that things have come to this, she can only put the snail away. The poor little snail, still in a daze, lifted its small head and looked at her in surprise. She thought, it's just right for the soft-hearted young prince to raise. If she gave it to her younger son, it would probably be eaten by Xiaochi and Nini within half an incense stick.

  "I thank Your Majesty for the gift." She said with her hands holding the small snail, performing a curtsy.

  He looked at her like this and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Huā Yù Yán's face suddenly turned red with shame and regret, she hated herself for not knowing earlier: If only I had known, I would have shot at the stars, demanded the moon, and seen how he would have shot.

  Perhaps seeing what was written on her face, he restrained his smile and leaned down to her ear: "If you want stars or the moon, wait until night falls, I'll shoot them down for you."

  She raised an eyebrow and gave him a coquettish glance: "I have enough snails."

  His pair of enchanting eyes stared at her, deep and unfathomable, like a black hole, making her almost suffocate.

  "On his way back, the prince had a gift for Qian Xi to celebrate her birthday."

  A faint sentence, yet it suddenly moved her heart. It turned out that he had not forgotten what today was.