Thousands of miles with the wind

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Not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhong Liran ushered in the first martial arts performance after he ascended the throne.The emperor led a group of ministers and noble children to the Xishan school grounds and started a three-day safari.

A few clouds floated in the sky, covering the blue sky.The sun shines from the edge of the thin clouds, falls on the vast maple forest, and dyes the tail of the leaves with a touch of red.Beside the sparse maple forest, a few elk wandered beside the clear river, drawing water leisurely.

The rapid sound of horseshoes came from the secluded forest, startling the sound of birds.The bird flapped its wings, and with a clatter, the elk by the river raised its head in fright, opened its eyes like copper bells, and looked towards the forest.The hoofs of the horses were flying, countless fallen leaves were swaying, and a sharp arrow pierced through the forest among the figures.

With a swipe, the elk by the river fled in all directions, the sharp arrow fell through the air, plunged straight into the water in an instant, and floated into the distance with the flowing water.

"Hoo" a group of people rode out from the forest with dust and smoke, followed by the leader who stopped by the river and reined in the hooves of the horses.

Zhong Liran wore bright red armor and rode on horseback with a bow and arrow in his hand. He looked at the elk in the distance and frowned slightly.Zhong Lihui was wearing black armor and followed her, looking very heroic.She looked at the elk in the distance, and only smiled and said, "Your Majesty is merciful. Seeing that the pregnant doe had kind thoughts in her heart, she spared her life."

No matter how bad his eyesight is, Zhong Liran knew that the deer must belong to a male.Her arrow skills were as bad as ever, and she didn't shoot a single prey all morning.The ministers who followed her shouldn't have overstepped, and they seemed to be restrained for a while.

This year's safari, Zhong Liran divided into groups, so that the young soldiers from each state were divided into nine groups to go hunting on their own.Which continent gets the most prey is the winner of this year's martial arts performance.

Zhong Liran and Zhong Lihui led some young courtiers, each formed a group, and they spent a long time wandering around.Seeing that his arrow skills were so poor, Zhong Liran didn't force himself anymore, and just sighed, "I know what level I am, so don't make fun of me, Aunt Huang. It's still half a day away, so I'll go back to the camp to cool off first." , and wait for a while to play with the king of clouds. If anyone hunts for me, I will reward you with great rewards."

After saying that, Zhong Liran threw the bow and arrow in his hand to the guards beside him, and returned to the camp with a group of guards.The courtiers were reluctant to abandon the monarch, and wanted to go back with her, but Zhong Liran resolutely refused, "Loves are usually busy with trivial matters in the court, so it is rare to have leisure, so you don't have to restrain yourself for me. This is a beautiful landscape, You still have to take a good look.”

She has always been a kind and generous king, and the courtiers thanked him for his sympathy, so they listened to her and went to play. Only two lines of guards followed her back to the camp.

Zhong Liran drove his horse and hurried back to the camp.The steed stopped in front of the emperor's big tent. Zhong Liran turned over and got off the horse neatly, took off his heavy helmet, and threw it to the maid waiting outside the tent. While untiing the belt of the armor, he asked, "Where is the queen?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness and Princess Gerqin are heading to the horse farm in the east."

Zhong Liran frowned when he heard that, and ordered the waiter leading the horse to stop, then fastened his belt again, got on the horse and hurried to the horse farm in the east.

At noon, about [-]% of the people who came here to perform martial arts went to the forest, so the entire camp seemed empty except for the soldiers stationed layer upon layer.

At the foot of the green mountain, there is a vast pasture.Two beautiful girls rode horses and walked leisurely on the wide pasture.Under the sky, two insignificant people walked side by side, looking a little close from afar.

Zhong Liran, dressed in bright armor, galloped on the vast grassland on a bay red horse, like a flower fluttering in the wind.

The rapid sound of horseshoes sounded behind him, and Gu Siyuan, who was riding on the horse, turned around when he heard the sound, and saw the young emperor galloping towards him, and said in surprise, "Your Majesty"

Gerqin, who was following her, turned around and saw the person coming.The young man on horseback was wearing beautiful armor like flowers, with snow-skinned black hair and a tinge of red on his fair face, making him even more handsome.Behind her, a line of guards followed.

A gleam of amazement flashed in Geerqin's green eyes. She looked at the young man running the horse, and she and Gu Siyuan reined in the horse at the same time, stopping at the same place and waiting for the young man to come over.

But ten feet away, Zhong Liran reined in the horse, slowed down slowly and drove the horse to Gu Siyuan's side.Seeing her coming, Gu Siyuan and Princess Gerqin saluted her together.The mount under him wagged its tail and swung its hooves around Gu Siyuan.Zhong Liran grabbed the rein, looked at her carefully for a while, and then said dissatisfied: "Didn't you say it was too hot, why did you come out today?"

He didn't even want to let her accompany him to the woods, but now he is willing to accompany a foreign princess on horseback.

Zhong Liran's face was blushing, with thin sweat on his forehead, he looked extremely cute.Gu Siyuan especially liked her appearance, and there were more smiles in his eyes, and he just said, "The princess asked me to ride a horse, and I came out. Didn't your majesty say that you will come back in the evening, why did you go back to the tent at this time?"

With outsiders around, it was difficult for Zhong Liran to say anything.She rode the horse and squeezed between Gu Siyuan and Geerqin abruptly, then raised her eyes, looked at Geerqin who was on the side, and only asked, "Is the princess so interested in riding a horse?" She was so bored that she invited her queen out up.

Gerqin raised his eyebrows, and replied, "It's rare to come out of the palace to see the mountains and rivers of Chu State. Naturally, I want to come out for a walk. Why don't you play a game with me, Your Majesty?"

Zhong Liran could only hear that the princess was complaining that she was trapped and prevented her from moving.She thought for a while, and said, "Since the princess is so elegant, let's play a game together. Queen, do you want to come too?"

Just when Gu Siyuan wanted to refuse, he looked up at Zhong Liran's shining eyes, and could only reply, "Then I will accompany Your Majesty too."

So the three of them became interested, riding horses and standing in a row on the pasture, looking at the maple tree a thousand meters away.The emperor pointed to the maple tree in the distance and said coldly, "Whoever reaches that maple tree first will win."

"What's the benefit of winning?" Geerqin asked, shaking his bright blond hair, looking at Zhong Liran with water in his green eyes, "If I win, Your Majesty must give me a lottery."

Zhong Liran nodded, "Since it's a competition, it's a lottery." Zhong Liran had his own calculations in mind, and then said, "If you win, I will give you this dagger. If you lose, you will have to replace me tomorrow Come back from hunting a fox."

Gerqin raised his eyebrows, glanced at Gu Siyuan, who was looking at the two of them, and said with a half-smile, "That's what your Majesty wishes."

After saying that, the guards grabbed an order flag, and after the order was given, the three rode their horses and headed towards the maple tree on the sidelines.

Gu Siyuan was right beside her, so Zhong Liran naturally worked hard.She jolted on the horse, gradually overtook Geerqin next door, and won the laurel crown smoothly.Seeing that she won the first place, Gerqin hurriedly drove to Zhong Liran, rushed to her side and laughed in a low voice, "I really admire your majesty's strategy." She really took this lure.

Zhong Liran has played against her several times in the school field, but he has never been able to beat her.But now that Gu Siyuan was in front of her, she didn't know why she had added some youthful spirit of competition, and didn't want to lose this competition, so she took the safari tomorrow and the next day to lure Geerqin.

Gerqin grew up in the grassland, and stayed in the Chu Palace for more than half a year, and she had already been suffocated.At present, such a temptation is naturally irresistible, so the deal is concluded.

When Gu Siyuan drove his horse slowly to the maple tree, the two had already dismounted, and they were talking together without knowing what.Hearing Gu Siyuan coming, Zhong Liran raised his head happily and said, "Queen, you are so slow."

Her eyes were shining brightly, like a child about to be praised.Gu Siyuan's heart softened, and he said directly, "Your Majesty is too fast."

"Yes, I won." Zhong Liran coughed lightly and looked at Gerqin.Gerqin hurriedly said, "I lost, and I will definitely hunt the fox for Your Majesty tomorrow." She said this, got on the horse and said, "I still have something to do, so I won't bother Your Majesty and the Queen, and leave."

Zhong Liran waved her hand and sent her away just like that.Seeing her walking fast, Zhong Liran coughed lightly, raised his head and said to Gu Siyuan, "It's still early, why don't we go for a walk in the forest?"

Now that he has come out, Gu Siyuan has no reason to refuse, so he nodded and followed Zhong Liran's meaning.Zhong Liran didn't intend to ride the horse either, he just took a step forward, held the rein for Gu Siyuan, and walked into the forest.

A lot of leaves fell sparsely in the vast maple forest. Zhong Liran was wearing deerskin boots and stepped on the fallen leaves rustlingly. While walking forward, he said to Gu Siyuan who was on the horse, "Gu Siyuan, you will rarely see Gerqin in the future."

She spoke directly, Gu Siyuan thought that they hadn't met many times before, and just wanted to answer her like this, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that something was wrong, after thinking for a while, she replied, "Okay."

She deserved it, and Zhong Liran felt happy in his heart, and continued, "Tomorrow, you can also go for a walk in the forest with me, and accompany me to shoot arrows. Of course, if the sun is very bright, you don't have to use it."

Gu Siyuan nodded, thinking that she would return so early today, and asked, "Why is Your Majesty so early today? Didn't you go hunting with King Yunzhong? Isn't it fun?"

Zhong Liran frowned, "Fun is fun, but you also know my accuracy. With this accuracy, they didn't have a good time, and I didn't like it, so I just came back." After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Gu Siyuan , asked, "What about you, are you happy to ride a horse with Gerqin?"

Gu Siyuan is not a girl in a boudoir, she has already learned the riding and archery etiquette she should have learned when she was 16 years old.She can still ride a horse.Although a little rusty, it is not ignorant.

After not exercising for a long time, Gu Siyuan was still happy.So he nodded and agreed that it was okay.Seeing this, Zhong Liran suddenly said, "I remember, you seem to have ridden a horse with me in your arms when you were young, do you want to do it again today?"

She asked seriously, Gu Siyuan froze for a moment, and said, "Is it okay for two people?"

"Of course." Chu State's saddle seat is designed to be very spacious, so of course it can accommodate two people.Zhong Liran responded, "Let me go up, as long as we don't make too much trouble."