The route we chose was originally designated in advance as a safe area without big prey.

Seeing Wu Jiu was in high spirits, I didn't want to cooperate. "We'll see each other again when we have a chance. Why don't we find a place to deal with this rabbit first?"

"Shouldn't the prey from the autumn hunt be kept until the end for counting?" Although he was not from Da Qi, he was quite familiar with the rules here.

I curled my lips, "Why? You still want to compete with those generals?"

He followed my suggestion and we came to a water source halfway up the mountain. A little further ahead was a small waterfall.

You can use local ingredients here to make roast rabbit.

I directed Wujiu to help me find honey and basil as a seasoning. While he was busy, I had already skinned and gutted the rabbit and cleaned it with stream water.

"I didn't expect you could do these things?" He looked shocked as he watched me use branches to prop up the hollowed-out rabbit trunk into a shape suitable for baking.

I smiled and didn't explain much.

It was just a little troublesome to make the fire, but thanks to his skills, I didn't get my face covered in smoke.

Just as we had set up the roasted rabbit on the rocky beach by the water, we heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer.

Wujiu and I turned around at the same time and saw an injured wild deer running towards us not far away. It couldn't hold on for a few steps and fell to the ground.

Wujiu stood up and walked towards the wild deer. I was about to tell him not to care about it when an arrow flew straight towards me.

From my perspective, the arrow was aimed at Wujiu, and it was so fast that even my eyes only saw a flash of light. Wujiu groaned and fell to the ground. I quickly dropped the rabbit in my hand and ran over to check his injuries.

A group of people and horses walked out from the shadows of the trees opposite. One of them was originally shouting that he was coming to pick up the prey, but he got off his horse only after seeing us.

"I didn't know the princess was here. Please forgive me!"

Looking at the people kneeling in front of me, I raised my head to look at He Zhao who was still sitting motionless on the horse's back. I said nothing, and my hands did not move steadily. I first sealed several acupoints for Wujiu to stop the bleeding, and then pulled out the arrow directly.

Wujiu cried out in pain, and only then did I notice that the tip of the arrow was triangular, with barbs on each edge.

“I was just about to tell the princess not to pull out the arrow. My arrows are all specially made. If you want to remove the arrow, you have to ask the imperial physician for help. Who knew you would be so quick…” He Zhao rode his horse forward a few steps, his tone somewhat arrogant.

I looked at the wound on Wujiu's leg with guilt, because I had damaged the wound again by pulling out the arrow. The wound on the cloth was not big, but it was already stained with blood. The effect of sealing the acupuncture points to stop bleeding was minimal.

"It's okay, it will be fine in a while." Wujiu held his breath and said to me weakly.

The guards from the princess's mansion also followed and surrounded the place.

"Send the prince consort back to the palace first, and be careful of the injury on his leg." I ordered.

He Zhao then jumped off his horse and walked towards me. Seeing that I didn't lose my temper, his followers relaxed a little. Someone picked up the wild deer from the ground, broke its neck without waiting for it to struggle, and put it on his horse like cargo.

"You retreat first, I'll follow soon." He Zhao waved his hand and sent the others away.

When we were the only two left on the riverbank, his tone softened a little, "Don't be angry, I really didn't mean it. I had already shot the arrow before he appeared in my sight. You should know that if I wanted to deal with him, I wouldn't have to wait until today."

"You have to go and apologize to Wujiu." I looked at him calmly.

The corners of his lips curled up, and he smiled contemptuously, "Why?"

I took a deep breath, controlled my temper, raised my hand, grabbed his neck, and pushed him towards the waterfall.

For a moment, the look in his eyes seemed as if he was frightened by my sudden burst of power, but then he returned to his previous nonchalant state, with an indifferent expression, and was pushed down the waterfall by me without any resistance.

I fell down with him.

But he was wearing a full set of military equipment, and that set of armor weighed at least dozens of kilograms.

After we both fell into the pool under the waterfall, he sank significantly faster than I did. The temperature in the mountains was cool in autumn, but the temperature in the pool was a bit low. I held my breath and played with him under the water. In fact, it was just me beating him unilaterally. But when I saw him sinking to the bottom of the pool without struggling at all, I desperately dragged him to the shore.

When we returned to the shore, we were both in a state of disarray, and the mask on his face had fallen into the pool and disappeared.

"Why don't you just let me sink?" He panted, and suddenly threw me down in the grass beside the pond. My whole body was wet, and water kept falling on my face. "Anyway, every time you have someone else by your side, you will never choose me!"

He spoke in a vicious tone, and after saying that he began to bite me like a mad dog.

Although I was exhausted, I was still so angry at his words that I kicked him. Every time I kicked him, I hit the nail on the nail, and my strength was quite strong.

At first he endured it silently, while adjusting his posture, using his body advantage to hold me down firmly, and then looking straight at me.

I glared back without showing any weakness. After our eyes met for a while, he lost his temper and asked with red eyes, "Who am I to you?"

I didn't want to answer this question, nor did I want to let him do whatever he wanted, so I tore off his armor, switched positions with him, climbed on top, and killed him right there.

After we were done, I touched the tattoo on his chest, which was as red as fresh blood. I rubbed it over and over again, as if confirming the mark I had left.

His breathing became heavy, and he seemed to be aroused and unable to control himself again. He could only beg me in a hoarse voice.

"Don't do stupid things like this again, okay?" I leaned over and kissed him hard on the lips.

He hummed, put his arms around my waist and switched positions with me.

Afterwards, we cleaned each other up and dried our clothes thoroughly before we separated on the mountain trail. He was going back to continue the autumn hunt, while I returned to the palace to check on Wujiu.

"Why did the princess take so long?" Caiyin, who was guarding the palace, was worried that I might encounter an accident somewhere else.

"Where's the consort?"

Caiyin looked embarrassed and subconsciously looked inside the hall.

When I walked in, the hall was full of people. In addition to the imperial doctors, there were also several people who served the emperor.

The most familiar face among them was Eunuch Maohe. When he saw me, he immediately came over and saluted, "Princess, please rest assured. I have sent someone to report this matter to His Majesty, and I will definitely give an explanation to the princess and the prince consort!"

What are you saying? I couldn't help but look across the crowd at Wu Jiu lying on the couch. What was he doing?

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