Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Yu Chen glanced at her, then picked up the knife from the low table and hung it at his waist.

He said calmly, "Beiyuan has retreated. If they dare to make any further moves, I will lead my army to press on their borders."

Su Wuli followed him out of the main tent.

Shadow Falcon and Feng Xi were already waiting at the camp gate, with a squad of soldiers behind them.

A dozen or so people.

They were all riding horses.

He picked her up and placed her on the horse, then mounted himself and sat behind her.

Her hands gripped the edge of the saddle, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

The horse didn't walk very fast at first.

Shadow Falcon and Feng Xi followed behind, neither too close nor too far.

The soldiers followed at the very back.

No one spoke, only the sound of horses' hooves and the occasional snort of a horse.

Yu Chen's horse slowed down, from a trot to a walk.

It felt somewhat like taking a walk.

He pulled a bow from the bag next to the saddle and handed it to her.

Su Wuli did not answer.

He hung the bow back up, took an arrow from the bag, and handed it to her.

She didn't answer.

She turned and glanced at him. "Don't go hunting anymore."

Yu Chen glanced at her, put the arrow back into the bag, turned his horse around, and headed deeper into the woods.

The horse walked even slower.

Su Wuli nestled in his arms, watching the trees on both sides slowly move backward from their view.

A rabbit emerged from under the tree roots, hopped twice, and then stopped.

His ears were perked up, and his beard was trembling slightly.

Su Wuli's eyes lit up when she looked at the rabbit.

"Look, a rabbit!"

"I see it." Yu Chen followed her gaze, his hand still resting on the bow.

"I never expected to see rabbits in the snow," Su Wuli couldn't help but exclaim.

Yu Chen chuckled softly.

The rabbit hopped twice, then disappeared back under the tree roots.

The horse walked for a while longer.

A fox peeked out from behind the bushes.

Fiery red.

Its tail was very large and dragged on the snow.

It didn't run away, but stood there watching them.

The eyes are amber in color.

It was the first time Su Wuli had ever seen a real fox, and she stared at it for several seconds.

The fox tilted its head slightly, as if sizing her up.

She nervously gripped Yu Chen's arm a little tighter.

He looked down at her.

Su Wuli didn't look at him; her eyes were still fixed on the fox.

"Should we send it back to be raised?" he asked.

Upon hearing this, she quickly waved her hand.

It was as if he was afraid he would actually kill the fox.

"No, I'm already struggling to keep an eye on that rabbit; I often can't take care of it."

After saying that, he glanced at the fox again.

The fox turned around, its tail leaving a shallow trail in the snow.

Missed.

After the horse had gone a while, Su Wuli straightened up from his arms and turned her head to look at him.

I want to ride it myself.

Yu Chen glanced down at her but did not immediately agree.

Then he glanced at the Shadow Falcon.

Shadow Falcon rode up from behind, leading a horse, and handed her the reins.

Su Wuli took the reins, stepped into the stirrups, and climbed onto the horse's back, gripping the reins with both hands.

Yu Chen rode alongside her on horseback, the two horses walking side by side.

His knee occasionally brushed against his shin guard.

Su Wuli flinched, only to bump into him again.

She couldn't help but turn her head to glance at him, only to find that Yu Chen was also looking at her.

She looked away, nudged the horse's belly, and the horse quickened its pace and started running.

Yu Chen followed beside her at a distance that was neither too close nor too far. When her horse went fast, he went fast; when her horse went slow, he went slow.

The road in the snow was uneven.

The horse's hooves sank into the snow, and beneath them lay either stones or tree roots.

Su Wuli's horse's hoof slipped, and her body tilted to the right.

His hand loosened from the reins, and he instinctively made a couple of grasping motions in the air.

Having failed to grab onto anything, he slid off the horse.

The snow was very thick, and she fell in without making a sound. She was completely submerged in the snow, with only her face showing.

Snowflakes clung to her eyelashes, and even to the tip of her nose and lips.

She blinked, and snowflakes fell from her eyelashes.

Yu Chen dismounted from his horse, his boots crunching in the snow as he walked to her side.

He looked down at her and then reached out his hand to her.

Su Wuli looked at his hand for a moment.

He then reached out his hand.

Instead of holding on, she grabbed the man's wrist and pulled hard.

They pulled him down.

Yu Chen seemed caught off guard and fell forward.

It crashed into the snow next to her, creating a large crater.

Snowflakes splashed all over her face.

The two people lay side by side in the snow, their heads touching.

Su Wuli smiled and turned her head to look at him.

He turned his head to look at her, and their eyes met.

She was so close that she could see the snowflakes clinging to the man's eyelashes as well.

Su Wuli couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The sound was crisp, like someone ringing a silver bell, and her eyes were squinted into slits.

The snowflakes on the tip of her nose trembled slightly as she laughed.

Yu Chen spoke in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid I'll hurt you?"

Upon hearing this, she stopped laughing.

Looking into his eyes, I said, "You won't."

Her tone was very certain.

Yu Chen reached out and wiped the snow off her face.

She lifted her fingers from the snow, grasped his fingers, and pressed his hand against her face.

I couldn't help but exclaim, "So heartwarming."

She then looked up into his eyes and paused.

Suddenly remembering something, she said, "You did it on purpose."

After he finished speaking, Yu Chen did not respond.

She propped herself up on the snow and sat up, looking down at him with a hint of accusation.

"You're usually so quick, you just deliberately didn't save me."

Yu Chen lay in the snow, watching her lips twitch slightly.

No denial.

Seeing this, Su Wuli grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at his face.

The snow is loose; it crumbles as soon as you hit it.

The white substance was smeared all over the man's face.

Yu Chen seemed to have a premonition, closed his eyes, and then raised his hand to wipe the snow off his face.

Look at her.

Then, before Su Wuli could react, Yu Chen grabbed a handful of snow and threw it onto her shoulder.

It wasn't heavy; the snow scattered and landed inside her collar.

It's so cool.

Su Wuli gasped and shrank back.

She grabbed another handful of snow and threw it at him, this time hitting him in the chest.

Not satisfied with that, she stood up, ran to the side, grabbed a handful of snow, and threw it directly at his leg.

Yu Chen didn't retaliate. Instead, he stood up from the snow, brushed the snow off his body, and looked up at her.

Seeing this, Su Wuli became bolder.

She grabbed handful after handful, and the snow flew out of her hands, some hitting him, some scattering in mid-air.

Yu Chen didn't fight back; he just stood there and watched her smash things.

Occasionally, I would bend down, grab a handful, and gently toss it over, where it would land at her feet.

Su Wuli ran after him, and he took a few steps back.

Not too fast, not too slow.

She ran fast, so he ran back a little faster.

She slowed down, and he slowed down too.

There was always a distance between them; her hand couldn't reach him, and neither could the snow.

"Stop right there!" Su Wuli finally couldn't help but speak up to stop him.