Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Murong Tuo turned around and saw that it was this woman again, his face showing displeasure:

"Miss Luo, you don't need to follow me anymore. Go and have some fun."

His cold demeanor displeased Luo Yingying.

"Brother Tuo, I am your fiancée. My aunt sent me to find you."

Wang Qi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, Her Majesty said to protect Miss Luo."

Actually, it was a chance for the two of them to develop feelings for each other.

Luo Yingying is the eldest daughter of the Luo family and the apple of the eye of the Minister's family. If it weren't for Consort Luo's wishes, Luo Yingying would have been matched with the Crown Prince.

However, because of Consort Luo's connection, the Luo family could never have any dealings with the Crown Prince.

Murong Tuo's face showed displeasure: "Miss Luo, I will find an opportunity to talk to my mother about annulling the engagement, so you don't need to follow me anymore."

These words startled the people around them, and Luo Yingying's eyes widened in surprise.

"What did you say?"

It should have been Murong Tuo who was pampering Luo Yingying, but Miss Luo, who was used to being pampered, was unhappy to be given the cold shoulder by Murong Tuo time and time again.

"Murong Tuo, you were the one who told my aunt you were interested in me, and we were engaged not long ago. What do you mean by breaking off the engagement now?"

Murong Tuo felt guilty after being told this, but the person he was engaged to was the original owner of the body, not him.

His eyes kept glancing at Chi Ge's face, and seeing Chi Ge's dejected expression, Murong Tuo's heart skipped a beat, and he made a decisive choice.

"I apologize, Miss Luo, but this prince..."

Before he could finish speaking, the others couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, let's hurry, the hunt is about to begin."

This was a matter between the Luo family and the Second Prince; they dared not interfere, much less hear anything they shouldn't, and could only urge him on.

Wang Qi quickly tried to smooth things over: "Your Highness, please go ahead. Miss Luo, that's not what His Highness meant. Perhaps it's just that it's hot lately. Why don't we talk about it again when we get back to the palace?"

"Humph."

Luo Yingying cracked her whip and rode off on her horse. Wang Qi quickly followed.

Murong Tuo was somewhat discouraged: "Let's go."

He couldn't help but explain to Chige, "It's not what you think. My marriage to her was arranged by my mother, and I will definitely cancel it when I return to the palace."

Chi Ge's expression was cold and stern: "This is His Highness's matter; I am merely a guard."

"No, you're not..."

*

The annual hunt begins.

Adult men would go hunting in the mountains and forests, and the top three men who hunted the most wild animals would receive a reward from the emperor.

The boys were divided into teams of four, and the team that hunted the most prey won. The top three teams would receive a reward.

Murong Yu and Chi Xing were implicitly considered to be together. Cheng Hu was Murong Yu's study companion, so he was naturally included. Chi Xing didn't have a study companion, so they were missing one person.

Having planned it all along, Murong Hao decisively abandoned his study companion and joined Murong Yu's team.

Li Mu, who was accompanying the student, was not good at riding and archery, and had long been prepared to be abandoned.

Seeing his pitiful state, Murong Hao wanted to pull him into joining other teams, but at that moment another voice came.

"Li Mu, we're short one person here. You'll follow me around and pick up the prey."

Li Mu turned his head and saw that it was Murong Zhan.

He immediately shook his head: "No..."

"Are you going to refuse, Li Mu?"

Murong Zhan lowered his voice, and Li Mu's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Murong Hao with pleading eyes.

Unfortunately, in Murong Hao's eyes, he was so moved that he wanted to cry.

"That's great, Fourth Brother, you can't bully him. Li Mu is very well-behaved."

Murong Zhan suddenly laughed: "Hmm, come on, or do you not know how to ride a horse and want to ride with this prince?"

Li Mu shook his head vigorously, mounted his horse, and followed behind him.

Akahoshi adjusted the saddle and reins, then checked the horses' bodies to make sure they hadn't been tampered with, before setting off.

The forest was vast, and the adult men ventured deeper into it to hunt wild animals like deer and roe deer, unlike Murong Hao and his group who took their time aiming at even a pheasant.

"Wow, your aim is amazing."

With two swift arrows, Red Star sent the pheasant tumbling down from the tree branch.

The guards following behind dismounted to collect the prey.

Murong Yu, who was following beside him, shot a wild rabbit and a red fox.

Not to be outdone, Cheng Hu soon hit a badger as well.

Akahoshi didn't use his divine power this time. He also wanted to experience the joy of hunting, so when he saw a sika deer, he chased after it without hesitation.

Murong Yu followed closely behind.

Murong Hao, who was still aiming at the pheasants, became agitated and shouted, "Cheng Hu, stay with me and don't run around."

Cheng Hu resignedly turned around and said, "Ancestor, why don't you just fire the arrow?"

"Don't make a sound, wait a little longer."

His anxious and earnest appearance made Cheng Hu want to laugh, but he didn't urge him any further.

Akahoshi chased for a while and finally hit the sika deer.

"Isn't it awesome?"

His horsemanship has improved a lot compared to the previous few months. Murong Yu praised him, "Very good, this deer is beautiful."

A silver fox darted past, and Murong Yu wanted the fox pelt.

The two chased after them, with several guards following closely behind.

Before I knew it, I could no longer see anyone else.

Just as they were about to continue forward, they heard the sound of an arrow slicing through the air.

"careful!"

Chi Xing dodged an arrow by sidestepping it, and Murong Yu drew his bow and fired an arrow in the direction from which it came.

In an instant, a man in black, wounded by an arrow, fell from the tree.

"There are assassins protecting His Highness."

Several guards surrounded Murong Yu and Chi Xing, warily watching the surrounding plants and trees.

The next instant, dozens of men in black appeared and surrounded them.

The men in black and the guards started fighting. Arrows came flying from afar. Akahoshi dodged a few arrows and quickly picked up three arrows, firing them at a clump of grass.

The person who was shot groaned and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Every arrow from Red Star struck the man in black's heart, and it was a fatal blow.

Several guards fell, and the man in black's knife came straight at Chi Xing's face. Murong Yu drew his sword to meet the attack.

The sound of clashing weapons was deafening. Murong Yu kicked several people away in succession, and the sword in her hand cut through the air. Blood gushed from the necks of the black-clad men in front of her, and they fell to the ground with their eyes wide open in death.

At this moment, only Akahoshi was on horseback, and those people's target became him.

Some arrows were also aimed at Murong Yu. Chi Xing quickly released several arrows until all the archers in the shadows were killed.

More and more men in black fell. Before Chi Xing could speak to Murong Yu, several tiger roars came from not far away.

The smell of blood attracted the tiger. After Murong Yu dealt with one of the men in black, she said to Chi Xing:

"You go out first."

Chixing shook his head: "I'm not leaving. If we're leaving, we'll leave together."

He's not afraid of tigers, and besides, it's not certain who the tiger's prey will be.

Murong Yu knew she couldn't dissuade him, so she joined forces with several guards to kill the man in black as quickly as possible.

The moment they mounted their horses, two adult tigers leaped out of the bushes behind them.

"Roar--"

The deafening roar of the tigers frightened the horses into a panicked flight. Suddenly, Akahoshi's horse galloped off, with two tigers close behind.