Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

"Ow~"

The dying wild boar charged wildly again as if possessed, and after a while, it finally lay down straight.

Zhao Lian breathed a sigh of relief and jumped off the pig's back. Her vest was stained red with blood, and she looked covered in blood.

Seeing the wild boar lying motionless on the ground, Zhao Lian kicked it twice. Only after confirming that the wild boar was truly dead did she feel relieved.

"Come out!"

Zhao Lian tilted her head and said coldly in Song Wenjie's direction, "You've been watching the show for so long without coming out to help. How can you be so shameless?"

Song Wenjie discovered it as soon as she arrived in Zhaolian, but at the time she was busy dealing with the wild boar.

They thought he would make a move, but to their surprise, they just stood by and watched.

"Hahaha……"

"Miss Zhaolian, what skill you have!" The Emperor clapped his hands and walked out laughing.

Zhao Lian was slightly taken aback, not expecting that besides Song Wenjie, the Emperor would also come: "Your Majesty? What brings you here?"

She knew someone was coming, but she never expected that in addition to Song Wenjie, the Emperor would also come!

Liu Rongyuan, a member of the Imperial Guard standing nearby, glared at him and scolded, "You audacious commoner! You don't even bow to the Emperor! Besides, this is the royal hunting ground; ordinary people are not allowed to enter. How dare you sneak in!"

The Emperor raised his hand with a stern face to stop him from speaking: "Liu Rong, you must not be rude! This Miss Zhao Lian is no ordinary person; she is my great benefactor."

Zhao Lian pulled Song Wenjie aside and whispered her question: "What did you do? You knew this was the royal hunting ground, so you shouldn't have let me come here. Now look what's happened, the Emperor has found out."

Song Wenjie looked helpless and could only confess to her: "Actually, the Emperor wanted to go hunting with you and asked me to make the arrangements. I was afraid you would not agree, so I had no choice but to resort to this."

Ah!

She knew it! Why would the Emperor be here all of a sudden?

Zhao Lian's face hardened: "Fine! You dared to lie to me! I'll settle the score with you later!"

Haha~

The Emperor smiled and said, “Miss Zhaolian, don’t blame Wenjie. He had no choice but to do so. He had heard that Miss Zhaolian was a first-rate hunter, and seeing her today, he was indeed impressed.”

"How did you know I could hunt?" Zhao Lian was surprised to hear the Emperor's words.

The Emperor smiled confidently: "I have my own brilliant plan, and besides, I am the Emperor!"

Zhao Lian thought about it again and realized that it was true; after all, he was the emperor, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to find out anything.

Changing the subject, Zhao Lian continued, "But Your Majesty, if you want to compete with me in hunting, just say so openly. Why do you have to be so sneaky?"

Liu Rong interjected, "How dare you! The Emperor wants to go hunting with you; that's an honor for you."

The emperor glared at him: "Shut up! Who told you to speak! Stand aside."

Seeing that he was being reprimanded by the emperor again, Liu Rong quickly shut his mouth.

Looking at the wild boar on the ground, Zhao Lian was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, I killed one of your wild boars. You don't mind, do you? How about we split it in half?"

Song Wenjie rubbed his forehead. What was she saying? What did she take the Emperor for? Could the Emperor possibly compete with her for this wild boar?

Unexpectedly, the emperor was not angry at all, but instead smiled and said, "Today you can hunt freely in my hunting grounds. Take as much as you want. As for how much you can take, that depends on your ability."

"Miss Zhaolian probably hasn't tried hunting on horseback before, has she? How about we have a unique competition today?"

"Oh~"

Zhao Lian's eyes lit up, and she immediately became interested, blurting out without thinking, "How do we compete?"

To be honest, she had never hunted on horseback.

"To be honest, Miss Zhaolian, I've never hunted before, let alone hunted on horseback. Today is the first time for both of us, so neither of us will take advantage of the other."

In this way, we can hunt on horseback and win by catching the most and most valuable prey.

Zhao Lian was not surprised by the Emperor's words, because he had heard Song Wenjie say that when the Emperor was still a prince, he was practically invisible.

Every move they made was under the Empress Dowager's watchful eye, and they dared not make the slightest mistake. Even their martial arts skills were practiced in secret.

He has only recently become emperor and has many things to attend to; he has no time to go hunting.

"Your Majesty, what if I win? And what if you lose?"

There's always a stake in the competition, so Zhao Lian needs to figure out exactly what that stake is. She can't be clueless and end up being betrayed without even knowing it.

The Emperor's lips curled up: "Simple! If I win, you must accompany me on a hunt once a month from now on. If I lose, you can come to hunt at Wufeng Mountain whenever you want."

"Hehe~ It's that simple?"

Zhao Lian had expected some kind of condition, but the bet was surprisingly simple: if she lost, she would have to go hunting with him.

If we win, that would be even better; we can come hunting whenever we want.

This is the royal hunting ground, rich in resources, so no matter who wins or loses this competition, it's a win-win situation for me!

"How about it? Do you dare to compete with me?" The Emperor's eyes crinkled with a smile.

"I dare! Of course I dare!" Zhao Lian readily agreed.

The rules of the competition are very simple: within three hours, whoever hunts the most prey wins.

Of course, it's not just about quantity, but also value; the rarer the animal, the more valuable it is.

With Song Wenjie as the referee, the competition officially began when Song Wenjie blew his whistle.

The two began to mount the horse, but the horse seemed agitated and wouldn't let Zhao Lian get close.

Zhao Lian tried several times to mount the horse, but the horse wouldn't let her get close.

Meanwhile, the emperor had already spurred his horse, and the horse galloped off with a whoosh.

The Emperor turned his head and laughed: "Miss Zhaolian, I'm not waiting for you anymore. I think you're bound to lose!"

cut!

Zhao Lian gritted her teeth, her big eyes blazing with anger: "How could you cheat? This horse was originally brought by you, of course it's familiar with you."

"However, it's still uncertain who will win or lose! Let's wait and see!"

The emperor mounted his horse and galloped through the woods. Before long, he startled some prey, which came out. The emperor was quick-witted and nimble-fingered, nocking his bow and drawing the string. With a whoosh, he shot down a wild rabbit.

"Your Majesty is truly amazing! You hit the rabbit with the very first arrow!" Liu Rong couldn't help but flatter him again, spurring his horse forward to retrieve the rabbit.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the Emperor actually hit several prey. Listening to Liu Rong's fawning voice, Zhao Lian became increasingly agitated.

Seeing that the horse was not obeying his commands, he became even more annoyed.

Song Wenjie witnessed this scene and quickly stepped forward, gently stroking the horse's neck a few times. The horse's eyes softened, and it no longer displayed the ferocity and aggression it had shown moments before.

While stroking the horse's neck, Song Wenjie looked at Zhao Lian and said, "Zhao Lian, you can't be impatient. The more impatient you are, the more the horse will contradict you." He demonstrated as he spoke.