Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Here, Shen Chuning rode faster and faster, and finally Shen Chuning regained the joy of riding.

But gradually, Shen Chuning felt scared.

Because her current body is still small and light, her hands don't have much strength.

Shen Chuning was able to sit steadily at the beginning, but as Lightning ran faster and faster, she gradually lost her balance and began to sway from side to side.

Shen Chuning tightened the reins, trying to slow down Lightning, but Lightning, who had been locked up for so long, would not listen to her at this time.

Shen Chuning lowered her upper body, trying to steady herself, but she couldn't even hold on for a cup of tea.

Seeing that the lightning was about to carry her into the mountains, Shen Chuning found an open place and jumped down.

Lightning felt that there was no one around him, so he paused for a moment and then ran forward again.

Shen Chuning jumped towards the open space, but because she had no experience, she rolled several times after landing until she stopped under a big tree.

She wanted to stand up by holding on to the tree, but as soon as she stood up, she felt a piercing pain in her left ankle.

Shen Chuning slowly sat down again and looked up. There was nothing uneven on the ground. She must have twisted it while vaulting.

She sat under the tree and touched her left leg. There was nothing wrong with the bones, probably just some flesh wounds.

Shen Chuning thought about his current situation. There were no other horses in the Shen family farm, so it was unlikely that the starling was chasing him from the direction of the Shen family farm.

The other brothers went up the mountain from this side, but it was impossible for them to go hunting in only one direction after going up the mountain, and it was not known how likely it was that they would return by the same route.

Shen Chuning raised her eyes to look at the sky. It was probably the hour of Si now. Her brothers would definitely return to the farm before noon. If they didn't see her when they returned, they would probably come out to look for them.

At the very least, you can rest here for a while, and when your legs don't hurt so much, you can get up and walk down the mountain. Although you will walk slowly, you will eventually get there.

Shen Chuning was just thinking about something bored when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from a distance. She felt delighted.

The man who arrived was Zhou Lin, the second young master of the Zhou family, courtesy name Hanzhi. He wore a dark blue cloth robe with a row of coral-red round buttons at the lapels and a wide obsidian cloud-patterned belt around his waist. His jet-black hair was tied high in a bun, his eyes were sharp, his brows were starry, and he was lean and sturdy. He rode a towering, snow-white horse, his hands gripping the reins bulging with veins.

Just as Shen Chuning was about to shout, Zhou Lin raised his index finger to his lips and made a gesture to silence him.

Then Zhou Lin drew out the bow and arrow from his back, raised his hands and quickly drew the bow in the direction of Shen Chuning.

Before Shen Chuning had time to turn her head to see what was behind her, she heard a sound of something breaking through the air, followed by the sound of an arrow sinking into flesh, and then the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Shen Chuning turned her head in shock. Not far behind her was a white tiger. Judging from its lying posture, it had already jumped up and was about to pounce on her.

I can’t imagine what the consequences would have been if Zhou Lin hadn’t arrived or hadn’t taken action in time.

"Brother Zhou Er, you..."

As soon as Shen Chuning shouted, Zhou Lin frowned and said, "You know how dangerous Fengming Mountain is. You ran up the mountain alone. If I hadn't come, do you know what would have happened?"

Shen Chuning knew that she was in the wrong, so she did not try to argue, but lowered her head silently.

Zhou Lin looked at her red eyes and put away the bow and arrow in his hand. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so mean to you. Are you hurt? Can you stand up?"

Hearing Zhou Lin's tone suddenly soften, the tears that had been accumulating in Shen Chu's eyes flowed out, "I know I was wrong. I just wanted to ride a horse, but I didn't have the strength in my hands to pull the reins tight, so I fell down and twisted my foot. It hurts a little..."

Zhou Lin was even more at a loss when he saw Shen Chuning's tears. When he heard her say that she was injured, he quickly dismounted and ran to Shen Chuning, wanting to check on her. However, he was concerned about the differences between men and women, fearing that Shen Chuning would think he was overstepping the bounds.

Shen Chuning saw that he was at a loss, wiped her tears and said, "I just checked, there's nothing wrong with the bones, just some superficial injuries. He should be able to stand up after resting for a while."

Shen Chuning stretched out her hand. When Zhou Lin saw it, he quickly grabbed her arm and helped her stand up. "It's much better now. It doesn't hurt as much as before."

"That white tiger is so big. It would look really nice if its skin was peeled off and spread on the chair. Brother Zhou Er, help me go over and take a look." Shen Chuning deliberately changed the subject. She didn't want Zhou Lin to pay too much attention to her injuries.

Zhou Lin supported Shen Chuning and walked to the front of the white tiger. The arrow he shot penetrated deeply into the white tiger's right eye, leaving only a piece of arrow feather exposed outside. The left eye was wide open, as if filled with disbelief.

"It just so happened that the tiger skin was not damaged. I'll find someone to shave the skin and send it to you at the Shen Mansion..."

As Zhou Lin was speaking, he suddenly noticed that Shen Chuning began to tremble all over, and the hand holding his arm increased its strength. The man's body sank and he was about to fall down.

Zhou Lin quickly grabbed Shen Chuning's other shoulder and held her down steadily.

Looking at the beads of sweat on Shen Chuning's forehead, Zhou Lin asked with concern: "What's wrong? Is your leg hurting again? Do you want me to help you sit over there?"

Shen Chuning nodded, but her legs couldn't move. Zhou Lin picked up Shen Chuning, who was about to fall, and put her under the tree where she had just sat. He then sat down next to Shen Chuning.

"I'm sorry." Zhou Lin said as he lifted Shen Chuning's left leg and placed it on his knee. He examined her leg inch by inch through the fabric. "There are indeed no broken bones. Are there any other injuries on her body?"

Shen Chuning gritted her teeth and shook her head, her fingers tightly grasping Zhou Lin's sleeves, and she actually pulled off a coral button.

"Are you scared?" Zhou Lin asked softly.

Shen Chuning nodded.

Zhou Lin pretended to be relaxed and said, "Who was it just now who was clamoring to peel off the tiger skin and drape it on the chair? Why did you do this to yourself when you saw the blood?"

Zhou Lin wanted to tease Shen Chuning and divert her attention, but seeing more and more sweat on her cheeks and her lips turning slightly pale, Zhou Lin didn't dare to say anything more.

"It's okay, it's okay. I won't laugh at you. We don't want that tiger skin anymore."

Zhou Lin thought that Shen Chuning was scared when she saw the blood on Baihu's wound. After all, she was fine before she saw the wound, but she suddenly started to tremble after seeing the blood.

"Everyone has something they're afraid of. Not only you, I'm afraid of blood too."

Shen Chu clutched the button and gradually calmed down. When he heard Zhou Lin say that he was afraid of blood, he said lightly, "You're a liar."

Although Zhou Lin was a well-known scoundrel in the capital in his previous life, he was a son of a military family after all. How could he be afraid of blood?

"I didn't know I was afraid of blood before." Zhou Lin said dejectedly, "Do you want to hear my story?"