C26

"Whiz!" A cold light flashed past. A black and gray hare that was searching for food in the warm afternoon sun fell head first into the grass. A four inch long willow leaf throwing knife was stuck in its head.

"Wah!" "My sister is so powerful!" Gongsun Rui exclaimed, she looked at Hua Chan with eyes of worship.

The three of them were at a meadow not far away from Changli County City. A few kilometers away, there was a river that did not flow very well, and a thin layer of ice had already formed on the river bank. Around the meadow, Gongsun Yi led the hundred over cavalrymen to spread out in a fan shape, protecting them in the distance.

Three days ago, Hou Yue brought Gongsun Rui and Liu Ninger to the Changli. After the two ladies got to know Hua Chan, they quickly became as close as sisters. Gongsun Rui knew that Hua Chan's martial arts were good, so she dragged her and went out of the city to hunt. As a result, Gongsun Yi brought some people to escort them out of the city and arrived at this meadow. There were a lot of small prey here, but no dangerous ferocious beasts would appear.

Liu Ninger looked at the dead rabbit in Hua Chan's hand, and quietly took a step back.

However, Gongsun Rui took the rabbit and carefully examined the wound on its head. Looking at Hua Chan with anticipation, she asked, "Sister, can you teach me?"

"Sure." Hua Chan agreed casually, then frowned: "Little sister has thought about it, practicing martial arts is extremely tiring, the so called winter training of three to nine, summer training of three to eight, every day I have to wake up early and train hard, I am afraid little sister will not be able to persevere."

Hearing that, Gongsun Rui hesitated, and looked at Liu Ninger: "Ning'er, do you want to learn it together?"

"No!" Liu Ninger shook his head like a rattle drum, "Father said that martial artists' bodies are rough, their hands are full of calluses, they will become ugly!"

"Is that so?" Gongsun Rui was shocked, she quickly grabbed Hua Chan's hands and looked, only to discover that there were calluses on both her palms, hence she dejectedly shook her head and said, "Then forget it. I'm not afraid of hard work, but it's bad if I get ugly! Ah, Sister Chan, don't be angry, I'm not saying you're ugly! You are the most beautiful! "

"It's just a small matter, what need is there to be angry?" She was only about a year and a half older than Gongsun Rui, who was only fifteen years old. However, she had been travelling with Hua Tuo throughout the years, so Gongsun Rui couldn't compare to her experience and magnanimity.

"Sister is so generous." Gongsun Rui smiled sweetly and waved the rabbit. "How about we roast this rabbit?"

Hua Chan shook his head: "How can just one be enough to eat? Go and fight a few more. "

"Sure, sure!" Gongsun Rui shouted happily, jumping and waving her hands towards Gongsun Yi, "Xiao Yi, come over here for a while."

Gongsun Yi quickly ran over and jumped down from the horse. "What orders do you have for me, Eldest Miss?"

"Get someone to go back and get some seasonings. We want to roast the rabbit."

"Here." Just as Gongsun Yi was about to leave, an idea suddenly occurred to him as he looked at the river in the distance. "Young miss, do you want to go and fish for a few more fish?"

"That's even better!" Gongsun Rui was extremely happy, she patted Gongsun Yi's back and shouted: "Go, go! See if you have caught more fish or if Sister Chan has hunted more prey. "

"Hehe, how dare I compare myself to Miss Hua? If I lose, then it's fine, but if I win, Academy Officer Zi Long will chase after me and beat me up! "

Hua Chan's face reddened, and she glared at Gongsun Yi fiercely, but her heart was filled with sweetness.

When Hua Tuo and Hua Tuo were chatting the other day, he had asked Hou Yue to be the matchmaker and betroth his granddaughter to Zhao Yun. Hou Yue happily agreed. After Hua Tuo left, she immediately called Zhao Yun to share the matter.

Zhao Yun had a good impression of Hua Chan that day, and since she was also the marquis' wife's bodyguard, he accepted it half-heartedly. However, she wanted his brother, Zhao Feng, to make the final decision. Hou Yue did things swiftly and decisively, and immediately sent someone back to the Ji County to deliver a letter to Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng's reply came last night, he was originally worried that Zhao Yun was 21 years old and not yet married, how could he object to such a good thing? As such, the letter said that he would leave it up to the marquis' wife to decide, and that he could just wait for her to come and hire him. Hence, the matter was settled, and very quickly, it spread out, which was why Gongsun Yi dared to say those words without any obstruction.

"Sister Xi Chan is shy." Gongsun Rui covered her mouth and snickered, then waved her hand, "Xiao Yi, go quickly!"

Gongsun Yi laughed as he mounted his horse and quickly galloped away.

"Wait!" Gongsun Rui suddenly shouted.

Gongsun Yi held onto the reins, and turned to ask loudly: "Is there anything else, First Miss?"

"The weather is very warm today, big brother is going to get moldy lying in bed all day! You tell the person who went back to get the seasonings to tell Big Brother, tell him to come out and have some fun as well, so that he can relax. " After Gongsun Rui said this, she looked at Hua Chan and smiled: "If there's nothing else, Academy Officer Zhao, please let him come along as well."

Hua Chan flushed red and lightly patted Gongsun Rui's back.

"As per young mistress's orders, this lowly general will be going now!" Gongsun Yi joked as he galloped his horse towards his comrades.

Gongsun Rui pulled Hua Chan along, "Sister Chan, let's continue our hunting!"

"Sure. This is for you to use. " Hua Chan took out an exquisite and delicate hand crossbow from the leather pouch on his waist and handed it over to Gongsun Rui.

Gongsun Rui was overjoyed. "This is a good thing! With this, I'll definitely be able to hunt down prey. "Ning, son, let's take turns hunting here."

"I don't want it!" Liu Ninger pouted, "I don't dare to kill!"

"Humph!" If you don't dare to kill, then how can you dare to eat meat? "

"It's not like I was the one who killed the meat!"

"What's the difference?" Eating flesh is the same as killing a living person! "

"Rui Er, aren't you trying to force the truth?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing! Look, there's a stupid deer over there! "

"Wah!" "Don't let it get away."

The three girls muttered to themselves as they walked into the depths of the meadow.

With a wave of Gongsun Yi's hand, a group of people followed far behind.

An hour later, Gongsun Xu was sitting in the carriage as he and Gongsun Jia brought over fifty guards to the side of the carriage, arriving at the meadow filled with reeds and weeds.

"Big brother, let's see, are we strong?" The moment Gongsun Xu got off the carriage, Gongsun Rui jumped over to him and pointed at a bunch of prey while holding his arm to show off.

A deer, seven or eight hare and a few bony birds, a few large fish a foot or two long.

Gongsun Xu laughed: "Impressive! But it shouldn't have anything to do with you, right? "

"Humph!" How boring! Ignore you! " Gongsun Rui pouted, swung Gongsun Xu's arms forcefully, turned around and walked over to Hua Chan's side.

Hua Chan and Zhao Yun looked at each other lovingly, then quickly turned their heads away, a gentle smile on their lips.

Gongsun Xu could not help but clench his teeth, the wound on his arm was not completely healed.

Liu Ninger rolled his eyes at Gongsun Rui, and quickly walked over and supported Gongsun Xu. He asked gently: "Brother Xu, does the wound hurt again?"

"It's fine, it's almost done." Gongsun Xu laughed and patted the back of Liu Ninger's soft hands. He liked this gentle and amiable girl a lot, but he didn't know that Liu Ninger was his person any longer.

Liu Ninger's face turned red, but he did not let go of Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Rui took the chance when Gongsun Xu was looking into the distant meadow to secretly make a face at Liu Ninger. She even used her fingers to scratch her face a few times. Liu Ninger's face became even redder, and she glared at Gongsun Rui, but kept her hand on Gongsun Xu's arm.

Gongsun Jia brought a few people with him to take care of the prey by the river, while Gongsun Yi brought some people to find a pile of dried branches and firewood, preparing to start a fire to barbecue. At this moment, the warm sun was high in the sky, a gentle breeze blew across his face, and the fragrance of withered grass lingered by his nose. As expected, it was a peaceful and beautiful day for him to travel.

Gongsun Xu looked at Zhao Yun, and asked while smiling: "Zi Long, have you ever played around like this before?"

Zhao Yun laughed awkwardly: "Never! Previously, when I was at home, I was either practicing martial arts or hunting in the mountains to support my family, so I didn't have much time to spare. "After entering the army, they rarely leave the military camp."

Gongsun Xu sighed slightly. No matter if it was before he was reborn or now, wasn't he always busy doing everything he could do? However, when he was alive, he had been busy as a mercenary for the sake of money. Now, he was busy for the sake of establishing his own merits and fighting for supremacy in this world.

Liu Ninger was acutely aware of the change in Gongsun Xu's emotions, and asked softly: "Brother Xu, are you in a bad mood?"

"A little." Gongsun Xu did not object, and immediately said in a mysterious tone, "However, if Ning'er is willing to help me, my mood will be a lot better."

"Brother Xu can ask me to do whatever I want!" Liu Ninger's eyes flashed, his expression firm.

Seeing her like this, Gongsun Xu was actually a little embarrassed, and laughed: "Hehe, don't be so nervous! It's not like I'm asking you to climb the mountain of blades or descend the sea of flames. "

Liu Ninger lowered his head, and said softly: "If Brother Xu had said it, Ning'er would be willing to go even up the mountain of blades or down the sea of flames!"

Gongsun Xu was startled, and a burst of ripples appeared in his heart. In his previous life, in his current life, this was the first time he had met such a girl who had such a deep affection for him! If he didn't cherish it, he would be punished by the heavens.

Liu Ninger asked somewhat nervously: "Brother Xu, what do you want Ning'er to do?"

Gongsun Xu suddenly wanted to tease Liu Ninger, so he laughed and whispered: "Ning'er's smile has some candy, if you laugh more, my mood will be a lot better."

If these words were spoken in the future, it would be a bit frivolous. However, now that he said it, Liu Ninger, who had deep feelings for Gongsun Xu, felt his heart palpitate.

"Brother Xu!" Liu Ninger stomped his feet in pout, his face revealing a big and sweet smile.

Gongsun Rui and Hua Chan were a little further away and hadn't heard these words yet. Yet, Zhao Yun, who had sharp eyes and ears a few steps away, heard them, and instantly became dumbstruck, not daring to believe that Gongsun Xu could actually say such words. His heart had gained a new level of understanding towards the Young Marquis. He took a while to regain his senses, and stealthily gave Gongsun Xu a thumbs up, but if he was to say something like that to Hua Chan, he wouldn't be able to say it even if he was beaten to death!

Before Gongsun Xu could recover from his injuries, Liu Ninger went to the carriage and brought out a thick blanket. He spread it on the ground and helped Gongsun Xu to sit down, then ran over to Gongsun Rui and Hua Chan's side and started chatting.

Zhao Yun felt that it was unnecessary to stay here, so he picked up his bow and arrow and walked deeper into the meadow.

After a while, the fire was already burning brightly, Gongsun Jia also took the prey that he had prepared and put it on a thick wooden stick to start roasting it.

The warm sun made Gongsun Xu drowsy. Looking at the roasted food on the fire, he could not help but blurt out a familiar poem.

(As a result of the well-known cleaning up, the author's description of the emotional drama can only be abbreviated, please forgive me.)