Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Princess Tianning was the fastest to recover from her surprise and praised him profusely, "Brother Xiaorong is such a great archer."

Kang Xiaorong smiled modestly, looked at Ji Anni and said, "I just happened to see a squirrel jumping down from the tree, so I followed Concubine Zhao's instructions and shot an arrow at the squirrel. I didn't expect that I actually hit it."

"That's because Brother Xiaorong, you are an excellent archer and the arrow flies so fast. The little squirrel was still in the air and had no time to fall down before you shot it." Tian Ning just refused to admit that Ji Annie was right.

But Kang Xiaorong very humbly asked Ji Anni: "Princess Zhao Congfei, how did you know that you should aim at the squirrel instead of aiming slightly lower to hit it?"

"This... this..." Ji Anni couldn't explain to this group of ancient aliens what gravity acceleration was, right? She could only make up a lie: "My master told me all this, and I don't know the reason. Anyway, my master said so, so I believed it and never asked the reason."

"Then may I ask where Concubine Zhao Cong learned her teacher from?" Kang Xiaorong really wanted to get to the bottom of things.

"Master...master..." Ji Anni said casually, "Master is the Saint Zutong of Dongyunhua Immortal Mountain."

"The Saint Zutong of Dongyunhua Mountain?" Not only Kang Xiaorong was extremely surprised, even Kang Fangting and Tian Ning were frightened by the strange person that came out of Ji Anni's mouth.

"Oh, this... this is our Qi country's saint. It's not surprising that you don't know him."

Princess Tianning approached Kang Xiaorong and asked, "Brother Xiaorong, haven't you been on diplomatic missions to Qi many times? Have you heard of that saint?"

Kang Xiaorong shook his head in great confusion.

Ji Anni had to make amends and said, "This is a long story. I am not actually from Qi. Although I worked as a maid in the Qi Palace, my hometown is on an island in the south. My master, the sage Zutong, is the sage on the island where I live. The island where I live is very small and not very famous, so it's not surprising that you don't know it."

Ji Anni didn't know if she could get away with it, and she regretted it after she made up a bunch of nonsense. But fortunately, she was lucky today, and Kang Xiaorong and Tian Ning didn't ask any more questions.

Kang Fangting also inadvertently changed the subject and said, "By the way, Tianning, you still haven't told me why you must perform the ceremony of firing arrows? Fortunately, Concubine Zhao Cong was smart, otherwise we would never be able to participate in the hunting competition in the future."

"Hmph, she's not smart at all. I was the one who shot the arrow in the end." Tian Ningke couldn't stand anyone praising Ji Annie in front of her.

Kang Xiaorong answered for Tian Ning at this time: "When I was selecting horses in the Imperial Horse Courtyard this morning, I was knocked away by the red horse and my right hand hit the pillar. Tian Ning was worried that I would miss the target today, so he did not let me perform the ceremony of opening the arrow."

Kang Fangting became worried when she heard this and asked hurriedly, "Brother, are you hurt?"

Kang Xiaorong smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, just a slight bump. Tianning is making a big fuss."

"What a fuss!" Tian Ning's voice suddenly became louder, with a hint of defense and worry, "I saw your brows knitted tightly when you drew the bow, it must have been very painful. If your first arrow didn't hit the bull's eye, others would definitely take the opportunity to gossip about you, saying that your archery skills have regressed. I won't give them the opportunity to gossip."

"Thank you for your concern, Princess." Kang Xiaorong sighed, "But if Princess fails to hit the bull's eye today, then you will not be able to participate in the hunting competition in the future. Which consequence is more serious than me being criticized?"

Princess Tianning answered without thinking, "Of course, Brother Xiaorong, the consequences of people talking about you behind your back are serious. It doesn't matter if I can't participate in the hunting competition anymore, as long as Brother Xiaorong can participate. As long as Brother Xiaorong is still a sharpshooter in front of the emperor, as long as Brother Xiaorong's reputation is preserved, it doesn't matter whether I can participate in the hunting competition or not."

"Tian Ning..." Kang Xiaorong didn't seem to know how to answer, he just called Tian Ning's name softly, and then there was no more sound. His brows were slightly furrowed, he had no idea how to deal with this willful princess.

Ji Anni was a bystander, watching the show without getting involved. She thought that being liked by Princess Tianning was not sure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for Kang Xiaorong.

However, looking at Kang Xiaorong's embarrassed and affectionate expression, you can tell that Tianning's feelings for him only bring him an invisible burden.

I just hope Tianning can realize this as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to make any progress with Kang Xiaorong.

Ji Anni was thinking when she heard Kang Fangting whisper in her ear: "Concubine Zhao, why don't we go over there and see if there are any good prey?"

As he spoke, he pointed with his chin in a direction completely opposite to Tianning and the others.

Ji Anni immediately understood her intention. Perhaps Kang Fangting wanted Tian Ning and Kang Xiaorong to be alone together and cultivate their relationship. Ji Anni didn't want to be a light bulb, and she didn't want to be around Tian Ning and be annoyed by her. She had a good impression of Concubine Kang, so she had no reason to refuse Concubine Kang's proposal. She nodded and said, "Okay, please lead the way."

Kang Fangting was very happy to see Ji Anni agree. She said hello to Tianning and Kang Xiaorong and said, "Princess, brother, Concubine Zhao and I will go over there to take a look."

After saying that, he turned his horse's head and galloped to the side, with Ji Anni following closely behind.

"Fang Ting!" Kang Xiaorong turned around and shouted, "Be careful of stray arrows, don't go into the woods."

"I understand." Kang Fangting waved her hand and ignored Kang Xiaorong's words.

The hunting ground of Huangjiao Xiyuan is divided into two parts: grassland and woods.

The previous ceremonies were all held on the grassland. After the seven teams dispersed, they drove their horses on the grassland. The grassland was surrounded by woods, where there were more types of prey, and there were also some dangerous beasts. Therefore, under normal circumstances, only some people who aimed to win the championship would enter the woods to hunt. The danger of the woods was not only because of the beasts in the forest, but also because the branches and leaves in the forest were shady, and it was easy to be injured by stray arrows. That was why Kang Xiaorong did not allow Kang Fangting to enter the woods.

Although Kang Fangting was a heroine, she listened to her brother very much. Moreover, she was accompanied by Ji Anni, so she certainly did not dare to bring Ji Anni, a novice who was participating in the hunting competition for the first time, into the woods full of dangers.

Just when Kang Fangting turned around and wanted to give Ji Anni a few words of advice, she heard Ji Anni scream.

The Unema under Ji Anni's crotch seemed to be running forward wildly.

"Shojou-kun!"

Kang Fangting shouted but it was too late. She saw Unema carrying Ji Anni and rushing towards the dangerous woods.