After the failed attempt to pretend to be dead, the sickly child was favored by the treacherous mini

Han Zhou realized belatedly that he was in a desperate situation, and his subconscious words were like those of a young tiger in a cage, kneeling down to save his life.

Where are the people who can’t speak and don’t know the rules?

Yes, they are just beasts that lack discipline.

If Han Zhou could be like the young tiger in the cage and wag his tail and beg for mercy earlier, Xia Hong felt that he might still be able to spare his life.

His eyes passed through the crowd and fell on Xie Nanxing.

Unfortunately, it's too late now.

A satisfied and complacent smile came out of Xia Hong's mouth: "Then I will take this young tiger. Xun Xiang will immediately take people to count the prey. Don't make any mistakes."

"Your Majesty, then is this tiger cub going to be given to us?"

The person who said this was beaming with joy one moment, and the next moment he was kicked by his own father and forced to kneel and kowtow.

The empty hunting ground fell silent in an instant, but Xia Hong had no intention of blaming anyone. Instead, he handed the choice to Han Zhou.

"Han Qing, do you think it's worth it?"

There was no hesitation for a moment. Since it was presented before the prey was counted, how could Xia Hong be counted as part of the Red Team?

"Since it belongs to the Emperor, it does not belong to our Red Team, so it naturally does not count."

Xia Hong's eyes briefly glanced at the kneeling man, and in full view of everyone, he quickly drew the sword from the waist of the guard beside him and stabbed the young tiger's already injured leg.

He took the handkerchief handed over by Eunuch Lin and slowly wiped the bright red on the blade: "This beast actually dared to roar at me. If it wasn't for Han Qing's offering, I would definitely not let it live."

All the court officials around bowed their heads and knelt down: "Your Majesty is merciful. This is a blessing for our Great Xia."

With a slight raise of his hand, the people kneeling on the ground stood up one after another. Xia Hong slowly smiled and said, "Send Doctor Shu to treat my young tiger. Don't let it die. When I return to the palace, whenever I see this tiger, I will think of Han Qing's loyalty."

"The slave obeys the order."

As the young eunuch left, Xun Xiang took the final number of prey and presented it to Xia Hong: "Your Majesty, the final number of prey for the red and blue teams is the same, and the two teams are tied."

A turbulent thought flashed across his sharp eyes. He originally thought that he had to go against his own will and falsify the numbers, but he reported it truthfully.

At this moment, Xun Xiang couldn't tell whether it was God's will to take Han Zhou's life, or whether Shen Jinmo had foresight and made everything foolproof.

The man who had just been shocked by Xia Hong's sword could only lower his head and exchange glances in the face of such an outcome.

I dare not say a word more.

After all, compared with the reward given by Xia Hong, life is more important.

Eunuch Lin took the blood-stained handkerchief handed over by Xia Hong and broke the silence with a smile: "Lord Shen and General Han are both loyal. They are afraid that the emperor and the queen will be bored late at night, so they specially want to entertain you through this martial arts competition."

Walking down the steps handed over by Eunuch Lin, Xia Hong said: "In this case, I will do your bidding."

"Ling'er, go and make the arrangements quickly. In half an hour, we will see who is better between Wang Heng and Han Qing."

Xia Ling first asked Xia Hong to accept the order, then turned around and looked around with a smile: "Today's show is going to be exciting. Everyone has had fun all day, why don't you all go back to the tents and freshen up, so that you can all watch the competition in a light mood later."

Xia Hong nodded in agreement, and then reached out to pull Shen Jinmo and Han Zhou together: "You are all important officials of our Great Xia, so you must do your best in the competition, but don't hurt the other party's foundation."

"The minister obeys the order."

After respectfully escorting Xia Hong into the tent, the people around him began to disperse.

Yang Huai and Xiao Gao found the right time to approach Han Zhou and said, "Prince Han, my master has prepared clothes and food for you. Please take a bath, change clothes and have a good rest."

He took out a medicine bottle from his sleeve and said, "You have traveled a long distance from the East, and you have been seriously injured from hunting tigers. My master said that if you feel tired, you can take two pills to refresh yourself."

Han Zhou glanced back at the tiger in the cage that was being stitched up, then followed the crowd of people leaving to look at Shen Jinmo's back. He took the medicine bottle handed over by Yang Huai and directly took two mind-concentrating pills.

He picked up two pieces of barbecued meat from the tray in Xiao Gaoduan's hand and put them into his mouth. The slight residual heat made the barbecued meat no longer have the initial burnt fragrance, but compared with the food in the East Territory, it was still top quality.

"Thank your master for me. Just give me the things. I will definitely not let him down."

Yang Huai and Xiao Gao agreed with a smile, but no one actually left immediately.

Xie Nanxing made these instructions specifically, and they must watch Han Zhou do these things with their own eyes.

Han Zhou compromised with a smile: "Well, you lead the way, but don't tell Xie Nanxing about my injuries."

One man hunted two tigers. Han Zhou was hit on the chest by a palm and bitten on the waist and abdomen by the young tiger. It looked scary, but Han Zhou didn't take it seriously.

"Don't worry, Prince Han. I will definitely not tell my master. My master can only care about my master's injury."

Xiao Gao did not forget that he came from the Princess's Mansion.

Naturally, he had to do his best to keep the two masters safe for thousands of years, and couldn't let someone like Han Zhou make the masters angry for no reason.

Han Zhou glanced at Xiao Gao and complained: "You should stop hanging out with Mo Ping. He has corrupted you."

Han Zhou strode forward, following Shen Jinmo's wishes, and the dark cloud in his heart was slowly dispelled.

Anyway, the worst outcome is death, but Han Zhou felt that if he didn't kill him in the hunting ground, he would definitely not be killed in public.

If Shen Jinmo really saved his life, then he would use this life to escort Xie Nanxing for a while.

So, there is nothing to be afraid of.

The area around the arena was filled with exquisite palace lanterns. To add a bit of wildness, a dozen guards holding torches stood on each side of the arena, making this autumn night as bright as day.

Various dances, music and acrobatics were performed one after another. When the audience was just getting bored, Shen Jinmo and Han Zhou stood up from their seats and stood beside the stage to make final preparations.

Xie Nanxing lowered his head to tie up Shen Jinmo's slightly loose sleeves, then took the whip from Mo Ping and handed it to Shen Jinmo personally.

"It's just a competition. It's no big deal if you lose. Don't get hurt."

The voice wasn't loud, but it wasn't small either, so people closer to the ring naturally heard it.

This was the first time Shen Jinmo responded to Xie Nanxing's instructions and he did not nod in agreement.

He held Xie Nanxing tightly in his arms, and rubbed his cheek against Xie Nanxing's neck repeatedly: "Xie Nanxing, if I make a mistake, I will hand you the handkerchief to wipe my tears, and you will definitely forgive me, right?"

Xie Nanxing patted Shen Jinmo's back to comfort him: "I've already told you that I'll forgive you even if you don't have a handkerchief."

Shen Jinmo loosened his hands that were holding Xie Nanxing in his arms, opened his eyes and looked up, meeting Xia Hong's smiling eyes.

The barely perceptible nod was the tacit understanding between the monarch and his subject.