Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

"Hmph, I'll look for you then."

Murong Hao looked around, but Murong Zhan quickly looked away, gazing at the sky and the ground but refusing to look at Murong Hao.

The others were the same, afraid that if the little devil missed, he would take his anger out on them.

Finally, Murong Hao's gaze fell on Cheng Hu, who had just dismounted.

The sixteen-year-old boy was strong and muscular, with powerful arms and a tall stature, perfect for riding a horse.

Cheng Hu suddenly met Murong Hao's gaze, and a sense of foreboding washed over him. Just as he was about to run away, he heard Murong Hao shout:

"Cheng Hu—come here."

The boy raised his chin slightly, his face full of arrogance, and looked over with a pair of bright, flirtatious eyes. Cheng Hu resignedly walked over.

"Get on, help me ride the horse."

Cheng Hu saw the Crown Prince riding a horse with Chi Xing and realized what was going on.

"Alright, Your Highness, tell me what to do."

The tall young man mounted his horse, and Murong Hao nestled in his arms, his little face still bearing a defiant look:

"We must have a contest."

Akahoshi was just waiting for him to say, "Let's compete then."

There were onlookers around, and Wu Fuzi was the referee. Only four people and two horses remained at the shooting range.

The red-maned horse started running, and Red Star drew several arrows from his quiver.

"You fired all three arrows at once?"

Murong Yu wrapped her arms around his waist and gripped the reins to control the red-maned horse.

"Well, I want to try it."

After saying that, Akashi drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and to everyone's astonishment, fired all three arrows at once.

Despite the seemingly weak and feeble movements, the arrow never fell, heading straight for the target on the field.

"Wow, I got it."

"No way, it didn't miss the target at all."

When they saw the three arrows of the Crimson Star being fired simultaneously, they didn't even have time to utter a mocking sound before they were quickly proven wrong.

That's three arrows fired at once. Whether they hit the bullseye or not is another matter, but if they do, it's something few can match.

Most people would be lucky to hit a moving target, let alone Akahoshi, who was riding a galloping horse.

Murong Hao heard the cheers from this side, and he placed an arrow on the bowstring, hesitating to shoot it for a long time.

Cheng Hu couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he quietly slowed down the horse's speed and whispered to him the easiest spot to hit the target.

Murong Hao was no longer arrogant. After seeing that the three arrows from Crimson Star hit their targets, Murong Hao had already begun to admit defeat.

But we can't lose too badly; at least we can't miss the target.

One arrow was shot and hit the target. Murong Hao continued his efforts, striving to make sure every arrow hit the target.

Cheng Hu was attracted by his calm and unhurried nature, and reached out to adjust his arm posture, carefully teaching him to draw the bow and shoot arrows.

Many of these were things that Master Wu had taught, but Murong Hao hadn't understood. Cheng Hu broke down the knowledge and explained it to him in simple, easy-to-understand terms.

After several arrows, he didn't miss the target even once.

Murong Hao went from initially wanting to compete with Chi Xing to now studying diligently, and he wasn't even angry about being laughed at if he lost.

On Chi Xing's side, Murong Yu watched his somewhat clumsy movements intently, but almost every arrow he shot hit the bullseye.

I couldn't help but exclaim, "Xingxing is amazing!"

At the same time, he began to make plans for Akahoshi's future.

He was a hostage from Beidi, and Murong Yu could not possibly let him return to Beidi, but he also could not allow him to continue being a hostage.

The competition ended, and unsurprisingly, Akahoshi emerged victorious.

Murong Hao snorted: "You're something else. I'll have someone send you some money tomorrow."

Akahoshi smiled: "I want gold."

He was fearless, but he loved gold.

"Go, go, go."

Murong Hao turned around and grabbed Cheng Hu, who was about to leave: "Don't go, teach me! I don't understand what the teacher is saying, teach me, Cheng Hu."

Cheng Hu scratched his head: "But I am His Highness the Crown Prince's study companion."

The Fifth Prince's tutor, Li Mu, walked over with a look of trepidation on his face.

"Your Highness."

He was a diligent student, but his archery and horsemanship skills were worse than Murong Hao's, so naturally he couldn't be taught.

But Murong Hao had no intention of abandoning him: "Don't worry, I'm just having Cheng Hu teach me riding and archery."

He turned to Cheng Hu and said, "I'll tell my brother the Crown Prince that I can borrow you during the archery and horsemanship class."

"Anyway, the Crown Prince doesn't need you."

After saying that, he rushed off to talk to Murong Yu about it.

Murong Yu had always regarded Cheng Hu as a classmate and good friend, and as long as he had no objections, that was fine.

Thus, Cheng Hu was always pulled away by Murong Hao during archery lessons, which gave Murong Yu and Chi Xing many opportunities to practice together.

Chi Xing gradually began to learn martial arts. This was something he should have started learning from a young age, but he was too weak to learn it when he was young, so now he could only learn the basics.

Murong Yu taught diligently, accompanying Chi Xing to run laps every morning, and then practicing a set of boxing moves with him afterward.

With the addition of jump rope during breaks and archery lessons, Akahoshi has learned how to fight. He can take down three or four ordinary, weak scholars.

However, Murong Yu was worried about facing someone who practiced martial arts, especially the assassin from that day.

To ensure that Chi Xing could protect himself, Murong Yu trained him in martial arts even more diligently.

The days passed like this.

Before we knew it, the hottest time of summer had arrived.

Murong Hao rushed into the East Palace excitedly, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Crown Prince, Crown Prince!"

Having long been accustomed to his impulsive nature, Murong Yu could only look at him helplessly, waiting for him to get to the point.

"My mother said we're going to the Summer Palace soon. Can we go hunting with her?"

Murong Hao was a playful person. When he was five years old, he insisted on going hunting. At that time, he needed a palace servant to lead him on his pony, so of course he couldn't go.

Now a thirteen-year-old boy, he can finally ride a horse on his own and is at the age where he loves to run around.

Having learned a great deal from Cheng Hu, he was extremely confident in his hunting skills.

"I'm so tired of shooting at moving targets, I really want to go hunting."

Murong Yu was stirring the hot porridge on the table when she saw him making a fuss, so she just said:

"Okay, I'll have Cheng Hu go with you then."

"Wow, that's great! If we're teaming up, how about a few of us team up?"

Murong Hao envied and was jealous of Chi Xing's archery skills, but he couldn't help but admire them.

If they could team up with Akahoshi, they would definitely win.

Murong Yu replied, "We'll talk about it later."

Seeing that he didn't seem too happy, Murong Hao asked, "What's wrong? Is Chixing sick again?"

Everyone in the class knew that Akahoshi was physically weak, and His Highness the Crown Prince cared about him the most.

"Who are you cursing?"

A young man dressed in a black outfit walked out, his hair casually tied in a high ponytail, with strands of hair on his forehead blowing in the summer breeze.

"Hey, you've grown taller again!"

Murong Hao exclaimed in surprise and immediately stood up to compete with Chi Xing.

Akahoshi didn't dodge, but raised his eyebrows and stood still.

The two stood closer together, and Chi Xing was indeed a little taller than Murong Hao, about the height of a finger joint.

"Alright, come here quickly, the porridge has cooled down," Murong Yu said to Chixing.

Chi Xing sat down next to Murong Yu with a smug look on his face and ate the bowl of porridge that Murong Yu had stirred up earlier.

"Then don't be angry, brother. I was wrong." After taking a bite of porridge, Chi Xing spoke softly to Murong Yu.

"Hmph, I think you're pretty smart. You don't get up for breakfast and you even dare to have someone make you chilled mung bean porridge."

Chixing ate the perfectly warm meat porridge while listening to Murong Yu talk about him.

He didn't argue; it was just that it was too hot when he got up, and he couldn't stand the hot porridge that Xiaoshizi brought. He wanted something cold instead.

Murong Yu sighed: "Your health isn't good, so you can't eat too much cold food. In a few days, we'll go to the Summer Palace, where it's cooler. Just bear with it a little longer."

Murong Hao, standing to the side, felt a pang of embarrassment at his height, and then he heard his elder brother, the Crown Prince, speaking to Chi Xing so gently.

Even though I'm used to it, I still can't stop the acid from seeping out.

“Brother Crown Prince, I haven’t had breakfast either.”

Murong Yu glanced at him: "Little Ye Zi."

Little Yezi hurried over to serve this little darling breakfast.

It didn't look like what he imagined, but since Xiao Yezi was someone close to the Crown Prince, he couldn't choose her.

It was hot, and after finishing a bowl of warm porridge, Akahoshi's forehead was covered in fine sweat.

Murong Yu gently dried him with a handkerchief, watching him grow taller and taller day by day. Murong Yu was like an old father, packing the things he would take to the imperial palace for him.

The first thing to bring is the pair of items that Akahoshi has been playing with lately. Perhaps it's because it's too hot in the summer, Akahoshi has recently taken a liking to playing with a jade pendant that has a cool feel to it.

Murong Yu had someone put it on him and personally selected a cold jade bead for him. It was cool to the touch, and Chi Xing would probably like it.