I became the leopard cub of the paranoid emperor

Hearing the sound of the horn, people came out of each tent one after another, most of them were sons of high-ranking court officials.

In the past, there were many royal descendants, but Emperor Zhao had no heirs. Therefore, except for Chu Yulu and the late emperor's younger brother Chu Yu, the royal descendants present were only branches of the royal blood.

Everyone got on their horses, including the accompanying guards of each child. Chu Yulu smiled at Chu Yuzhao and said, "Your Majesty looks very good today and is in high spirits."

Chu Yuzhao held the reins of the black-headed horse, and said flatly: "I have always been like this."

Chu Yu was also wearing riding attire today, but he was a little absent-minded. He obviously didn't value the hunt and came here out of helplessness. He even yawned while riding on horseback.

Luo Bai came out of the tent, twisting a piece of grass in his hand, pouted and looked at Chu Yuzhao's back.

The horn sounded again, and the master of ceremonies said loudly: "This autumn hunt lasts for two hours. When the horn sounds again, it is the time to return to the camp after hunting. "

At this time, Eunuch Cheng came out, holding a tray in his hand, and when he opened it, there was a sharp dagger inside.

"Xue Ji." Someone recognized the dagger with sharp eyes and called out its name loudly.

"Is this Xueji?"

"It's actually Xueji."

Everyone's eyes lit up, gearing up, showing eagerness to try.

The horn sounded again on the pasture, and the hunt officially started.After the horn ended, Chu Yuzhao took the lead and rushed out with his horse, and the others followed one after another. For a while, the horses galloped like flying towards the distant forest.

When none of the horses could be seen, the rest of the people also dispersed and went to do their own things separately. Luo Bai was still squatting beside the tent, holding the grass with his hands dejectedly, and glanced at the direction where Chu Yuzhao disappeared from time to time. .

He thought about whether he should turn into a leopard and follow him, but instantly dismissed the idea.

Not only did he want to listen to Chu Yuzhao, but he was also worried that after becoming a leopard, others would think he was a prey and shoot him into a beehive leopard.

For their own security issues, it can be said to be very cautious.

A guard led a brown pony over and asked, "Master, do you want to ride a horse to the pasture?"

Luo Bai glanced at the pony, wanting to refuse, but he couldn't move his gaze away from the pony.

The pony is well-raised. Although it is not big, its fur is soft and shiny, and it looks very handsome. So he swallowed his refusal: "Brother Guard, take me for a ride."

The pasture where the camp was stationed was very large. Luo Bai climbed onto the pony and let the guards lead him around the pasture.Encountering Eunuch Cheng on the way, Eunuch Cheng clapped his hands to Luo Bai who was cautious and nervous, and praised: "Young master has also learned how to ride a horse. You are so heroic."

His words were too biased from the facts, causing the guards leading the horses to turn their heads to look away, but Luo Bai said happily: "It's not too heroic, it's a little bit worse than my brother, just a little bit."

After being led around by the guards for a few laps, Luo Bai began to try to control it by himself.This pony was specially chosen for him, with a docile personality and steady feet, and soon he would be able to trot on the pasture on horseback.

The imperial guard kept guarding him, not far or near behind him, Luo Bai rode more and more vigorously, forgetting Chu Yuzhao's frustration that he didn't take him to hunt.

A man came from far to the right of the camp, holding a wooden barrel in his hand. He lowered his head, as if he didn't notice Luo Bai, and walked towards him.It wasn't until Luo Bai made a sound to remind him that he hurriedly leaned aside, and helped him get off the horse.

This was just a small episode, and it didn't attract the attention of the guard, who still followed Luo Bai and instructed him how to control the reins.

After Luo Bai trotted for a while, he became more and more proficient, and the guards stayed where they were and gave loud instructions.After running like this for two laps, the docile pony suddenly trembled, and then rushed forward like crazy, with a long neighing sound.

"What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?"

Luo Bai grabbed the reins tightly, tried his best not to be knocked off the horse's back, and asked loudly anxiously.

The guard watched the pony rush into the woods without looking back, and ran back quickly to catch up with the nearest horse.

There were tall trees in the forest, Luo Bai tried his best to stabilize his figure on horseback, and at the same time had to beware of those swaying branches, he was very embarrassed.He wanted to turn into a leopard and jump off the horse, but he was afraid of being shot dead by the hunter, so he kept shouting at the horse's head: "What's wrong with you? Stop, let's run slowly, shall we?"

There are faint whistles in the distance, which are the guards following their respective masters reporting their whereabouts, so as not to step into each other's territory and cause unnecessary accidental injuries.

When Luo Bai heard the whistle, he would shout: "Attention, I'm coming, be careful, don't shoot the wrong shot!!"

After running wildly for a while, the pony finally slowed down, gradually calmed down, and finally stood on the spot with a snort.

Luo Bai touched its ears with lingering fear, and asked, "What happened to you just now? You scared me to death."

He didn't want to stay in the woods anymore, and he didn't know where he was. There was no one around to ask, so he turned his horse's head and walked in a general direction.

The little horse's hooves lightly landed on the thick fallen leaves, making only a slight movement. He felt that there seemed to be something behind him, but when he looked back, there was nothing.

Tap, tap, tap... rustle...

No, there must be something behind. This is a hunting ground. Is there a wild boar?

Luo Bai immediately became vigilant, tightened the reins to stop the pony, and turned his head to look behind, but the rustling sound also disappeared, and only the chirping of birds and the rustling of leaves in the wind were heard.

Nothing.

The pony also seemed very nervous. It snorted and paced restlessly with its four hooves. Luo Bai was about to turn around and continue walking when several figures suddenly rushed out from behind the trees and rushed towards him in the air.

Luo Bai hadn't reacted yet, but the pony was startled, and rushed forward with a whoosh, Luo Bai on the horse almost fell to the ground, and quickly grabbed the reins.

The figure followed closely behind, and the pony galloped again. Luo Bai could only stick his butt firmly to the horse's back, and galloped forward like the wind with the few figures following behind him.

At this time, Chu Yuzhao was also running in the jungle with a team of guards. The guards immediately carried prey such as yellow antelopes and muntjacs, and it was obvious that they had gained a lot.

They have entered the depths of the forest, next to the edge of the hunting ground, and installed a rope net to enclose the hunting ground.

Outside the net is a cliff several feet high, and below is a river, the color of which is extremely dark blue. It seems that the water flow is gentle, but in fact it is unfathomable.

The branches and leaves in front shook, and a snow-white fox came out.After seeing the person, it froze in place at first, and then hurried back. As soon as Chu Yuzhao raised the longbow in his hand, the fox went back to the woods and disappeared.

Unexpectedly, there was a white fox in the hunting ground. The guards were overjoyed, and rushed out without waiting for Chu Yuzhao's order.

This royal hunting ground will be cleaned up in advance, and all aggressive wild animals will be removed. There are also patrolling sentries outside the rope net. It is very safe, and no one will think that there will be any danger here.

Chu Yuzhao felt something was wrong at this moment, but before he had time to give the order, the guards had rushed several feet away and disappeared into the woods.

That's right, the white fox likes the cold and only grows in the north. Moreover, foxes with this kind of coat color are really rare, even in the extreme north of the Ningzuo border. Why did they suddenly appear in the hunting ground next to the capital?

This thought flashed in his mind for a moment, and just as he was about to stop the guards, he heard several popping sounds suddenly coming from the front, followed by the neighing of horses and the sound of metal colliding.

"There is an ambush, escort!" Two of the front guards fell to the ground with arrows, and the others flew back immediately.

There were several bangs, lavender smoke burst out in the air, and a strong fishy smell was instantly distributed in the air, and at the same time, several masked black shadows fell from the surrounding trees.

A guard immediately took out a whistle from his arms to warn, but found that the sky began to turn dizzy, his whole body lost strength, he couldn't even lift his hands, and then fell to the ground.

"Cover your mouth and nose." Hong Si tore off the corner of his clothes and tied it behind his head, and the other guards followed suit.

Chu Yuzhao had already pulled out the Fengxue knife, and when the drug exploded in the air, he also covered his mouth and nose with his cloak, jumped straight from his horse, and flew back a certain distance.

Several black shadows fell from the treetops, some of them rushed towards the guards, and some of them rushed straight to Chu Yuzhao.

Chu Yuzhao raised his saber to block the two stabbing blades at the front, and the weapons collided with each other, making a cold metallic sound.

He then slashed out with the horizontal knife, and in an instant, two people fell to the ground without a sound, and a bloody arrow shot out from their chests and abdomens.

The people in black didn't talk nonsense, and their moves were ruthless. They all wanted to deal with Chu Yuzhao as quickly as possible. Chu Yuzhao quickly swung the Fengxue knife and struck each other several times. People can stab him a little bit.

Seeing that there were still figures swaying in the woods, Hongsi hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, go back to the camp."

Chu Yuzhao knew that he couldn't stay here, so he didn't talk nonsense, so he jumped onto the nearest green-maned horse, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and said, "Drive!"

The green-maned horse galloped towards the camp immediately.

All the men in black wanted to chase after them, but the imperial guards stepped up their offensive to block the way. Some of the men in black could only stay and fight with the guards, while the others got on their horses and chased after them.

An arrow roared towards him, Chu Yuzhao bent down and lay on the horse's back, and swung a knife to chop off a person rushing to him off the horse.

There is no road in the mountain forest, and there are many trees in the middle. Only the surrounding trees will be cleared away because of the net rope on the edge, so it is still flat, so Chu Yuzhao flew along the edge.

And the people in black behind him chased after him closely, releasing a cold arrow from time to time, and Chu Yuzhao swung his saber without looking back, chopping down one by one.

At this moment, there was another movement from the nearby forest. Chu Yuzhao's heart sank. He thought it was the assassin's reinforcements chasing him, but he didn't want a brown pony to come out of the forest following a frightened neigh. , and there was a man in a white hunting suit sitting on it.

At this moment, Chu Yuzhao had already seen that the panic-stricken person on the horse was Luo Bai.He didn't have time to think about why Luo Bai was here, because there was another team of masked men in black following Luo Bai out of the woods.

The men in black who were chasing behind Luo Bai couldn't help but stop and stood there in a daze after seeing clearly the speeding Chu Yuzhao and the group of men in black behind him.

And the group of people who were chasing Chu Yuzhao on horseback looked at each other in dismay, and the eyes on the mask showed confusion.

"Brother, brother." Luo Bai also saw Chu Yuzhao, yelled while clutching the pony's mane, and couldn't think of anything else, only kept calling brother in panic.

Under Chu Yuzhao's astonished gaze, the pony rushed forward in a daze, until it reached the edge of the cliff before stopping abruptly.Luo Bai on horseback didn't pay attention, and was thrown out at once, hitting the net rope blocking the edge.

How could the net rope withstand such a strong force, it immediately collapsed, Luo Bai grabbed a knot in a panic, only heard a few puffs, the knot broke, and the whole person fell into the river below.

"Ah!" Luo Bai flapped his hands in the air, trying to grab something more.

This cliff is extremely high, if it falls into the river like this, the momentum will shatter a person's internal organs.

At this time, a black shadow jumped up from the galloping horse, and rushed straight at Luo Bai who was falling. His black clothes were blown by the wind, like a huge bird with wings spread.

The man fell rapidly, grabbed Luo Bai's arm in the air, and slid down the mountain wall with his other hand, and finally caught a green vine on the mountain wall, stopping the two of them from falling.

Luo Bai hung in the air, looking up in shock, the resolute and handsome face of the man above came into view, it was Chu Yuzhao.

"Brother." He called amidst the howling wind.

Chu Yuzhao didn't answer, he grabbed the ivy with his left hand, and Luo Bai with his right hand, the veins on the backs of both hands were so forceful that they bulged.

He looked at the mountain wall, wanting to see if there was any place to stand on, but he saw that the mountain wall was as smooth as a mirror. He and Luo Bai were just hanging on the mountainside, and it seemed that they could only try to climb up.

But at this moment, someone poked his head out from the edge of the cliff on the top of the mountain to look around, and then pointed a cold bow and arrow at the bottom.

not good!

As soon as these two words came to Chu Yuzhao's mind, an arrow had already been fired, flying straight towards it with a howling sound of piercing through the air.

His Fengxue knife had already fallen on the edge of the cliff, and he couldn't free his hand now, but if it was shot by this arrow, both he and Luo Bai would fall down.

In just a few moments, he threw Luo Bai forcefully to the side, and when the arrow was about to hit him, he stepped down on the stone wall, and his body jumped out, and the arrow narrowly missed them from where they started.

After avoiding the arrow, the two fell towards the river rapidly, and Luo Bai couldn't help but let out another ah.

Chu Yuzhao grabbed Luo Bai's hand tightly in the air, and pulled him into his arms violently, with his back facing the water, but his eyes were fixed on the top of his head.

At this time, the second arrow was also shot out, whizzing towards the two of them.Chu Yuzhao stared at the arrow, his pupils constricted suddenly, turned over in the air without any hesitation, and still held Luo Bai in his arms, covering his body above.

As soon as Luo Bai was turned over, he felt the body of Chu Yuzhao who was hugging him tremble, but there was no time for other thoughts in this short moment, only Chu Yuzhao's dark and deep eyes were left in his field of vision, The two fell into the river with a bang.

Although he fell from the middle of the mountain, the force of the impact still made Luo Bai faint for a moment, but then he was awakened by the cold water, opened his eyes after choking on two mouthfuls of water, and found that he was sinking in the water, and Chu Yu Zhao is not far in front of him.

The surface of this river looks calm, but the current below it is actually turbulent. Chu Yuzhao closed his eyes, sank in the water calmly and floated down, his long black hair was scattered, and his face was as handsome as a sculpture, but extremely pale. Like a living person.

Luo Bai resisted the pain in his chest after being hit, and hurriedly paddled forward, but his water skills were not very good, seeing Chu Yuzhao getting farther and farther away from him, he simply turned into a little leopard in the water.

A white hunting suit suddenly surfaced, and a little leopard came out from the collar. He took a long breath, and quickly dived back into the water.

Chu Yuzhao had already been rushed to a considerable distance, Luo Bai flicked his four claws desperately, and chased after him nimbly like a swimming fish.When he got close to his side, he dived under him suddenly, pushed up hard, and pushed him out of the water.

Chu Yuzhao was already tall, and Luo Bai had a hard time holding it up. In addition, his whole leopard was submerged in the water and he couldn't breathe. Yu Zhao's head was held in front of his chest, and one forcefully emerged from the water.

In this way, Chu Yuzhao's body was only floating in the water, but his head was above the water, resting on the little leopard's belly.

The moment he came out of the water, his hair covered his eyes, Luo Bai shook his head while looking at the person in his arms, and stretched out his paws under his nose to test if he was still breathing.

In the past, my mother often lay still, so he learned this method. If the hair on his paws was blown by his breath, he was just in a coma, not dead.But now his paws were wet and his white hair was sticking together, he couldn't tell at all, so he could only hug him anxiously with his front paws, trying to find a place to go ashore.

When he looked up, he saw a figure swaying on the cliff not far away, and he knew that he would fight again when he got ashore.

He wasn't afraid of fighting, but his brother was here, so he couldn't take him to fight, so he just hugged him and continued to float down, only showing two heads on the water.

Luo Bai was afraid that he wasn't floating fast enough, his two hind paws were still kicking under the water, and soon he couldn't see the mountain, and went all the way down the river.

He supported Chu Yuzhao to float on the water like this, and he didn't know how far he had drifted. Then he bit Chu Yuzhao's collar, flapped his little paws desperately, and led him to swim to the shore.

He was not very strong, and was brought back into the water several times by Chu Yuzhao, and insisted on continuing to swim to the shore.When he finally got close to a big rock in the shallow water, he let go and took Chu Yuzhao's head in his arms to rest.