Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 69: Borrowing an Eagle
Su Ze opened the system map and opened the system message that had just been updated.

[Forming a team, has completed the commissioned task of "driving away the deer herd" and is on standby. 】

[Organize the team, the new deer herd location has been marked, please check the map. ]

Before entering the scene to select the forwards today, Su Ze tried to use the grouping function and customized the target, letting Su Lin lead the other followers to drive away the deer.

Originally, Su Ze was a little nervous, wondering whether these followers could complete these complicated tasks. Unexpectedly, they not only completed the goal perfectly, but also marked the location of the new deer herd.

Su Ze saw Lu Zheng with a group of Chinese imperial guards. Lu Zheng also saw Su Ze in the crowd. He whispered to a Chinese imperial guard beside him:
"Take your men to keep an eye on Su Ze. We will share the prey we hunt with you. When we have enough prey, we will go and deal with that guy."

The Chinese Yu Lin beside Lu Zheng nodded, and quietly left the main force with his entourage.

As soon as Manager Lu gave the order, Lu Zheng immediately led his men and rushed towards the direction of the deer herd marked on the map.

Most of the Yulin Huben who participated in the selection of the vanguard were divided into small groups of Chinese and Han people, and they all ran towards the location of the deer herd revealed by Manager Lu with a clear purpose.

Su Ze couldn't help but sigh that any system, after being implemented a few times, would be found to have loopholes by those with ulterior motives, and eventually it would turn into a game of competing for power and wealth.

Su Ze was riding Benxiao at a leisurely pace, when at this moment a familiar voice sounded behind him.

"Brother Su!"

All he saw was Su Chao, dressed in hunting clothes, riding a white horse, and following Su Ze with two followers. He said breathlessly, "I thought I couldn't catch up."

Behind Su Cho was a group of noble sons riding their horses at full speed. Like Su Cho, they were not here to participate in the selection for entry into the court, but were taking this opportunity to hunt in the hunting grounds of King Qinghe.

Su Ze sighed slightly. The fight for the best soldiers in the Yulin Army was like a grand hunt in the eyes of these noble sons.

The white-robed scholars that the imperial guards were vying for were merely staff members and guests of Prince Qinghe, positions that these noble sons simply disdained.

"Brother Su, let's go hunting!"

Su Chao was a little excited. He had suffered from weak qi since childhood and his brothers never allowed him to participate in such activities. After much persuasion today, he finally got his brother to agree and followed the sons of the nobles in Luoyang to participate in the hunting.

Su Chao continued, "Brother Su, this is the hunting dog my brother lent me. It is the best hunting dog in the Danyang Palace. With it, we will definitely be able to kill a deer!"

Su Ze smiled, and at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from behind him. Su Ze turned around and saw Princess Chenliu, dressed in hunting clothes, surrounded by a group of female riders, looking at him with a smile.

Princess Chenliu did not ride the short horse that female relatives usually rode, but instead rode a horse that was almost as tall as Benxiao.

Hunting suits are much tighter than palace suits. In order to facilitate getting on and off the horse and shooting arrows, women in hunting suits would also use ropes to tie up the skirts and sleeves, further outlining Princess Chenliu's beautiful figure.

The corners of her eyes curved into crescent shapes, and the maid Luzhu beside her was also leading a shiny black hound:
"Last time you helped me find the raccoon, so I will lend it to you this time."

Su Cho, who was standing by, saw the face of Princess Chenliu and remembered the Princess Nanyang whom he had met at the Duke of Danyang's residence. He immediately realized her identity, dismounted, saluted and said, "Greetings, Princess."

Princess Chenliu looked at the hound beside Su Cho and winked at Lu Zhu, who immediately drove the shiny black hound to bark at Su Cho's hound. The hound brought by Su Cho only resisted twice symbolically, and immediately shrank behind the horse and trembled. Princess Chenliu showed a smug smile on her face.

Su Ze said, "I appreciate your kindness, Princess, but I already have a prey animal."

Su Chao looked at Su Ze in confusion, only to see Su Ze make a gesture, and the deaf and dumb follower behind him rode forward, put his hand in his mouth, and whistled loudly.

At the same time, on the mound.

The ground in the center of the mound had already been covered with a precious carpet. This was a Western Region carpet presented by the Gaoche Kingdom. It was originally an artifact in the palace and was given to King Qinghe by Empress Dowager Hu.

The banquet was attended by the top princes, dukes, and nobles, and beautiful maids served delicious dishes.

The Wriggle King Anagui shows off the falcon on his arm guard.

For those nobles who are used to seeing rare treasures, taming a wild beast like a falcon gives them a greater sense of accomplishment.

The Northern Wei Dynasty itself originated from a grassland tribe and had the habit of raising falcons. Even King Qinghe cast an interested look at the falcon on Anagui's arm.

Just as Anagui was about to continue showing off the falcon, the falcon that had been quietly lying on his arm suddenly spread its wings, took off into the air before Anagui could react, and flew straight out of the banquet.

Everyone looked at the soaring falcon and the Rurouni King. Anagui grinned and said, "The eagle has lofty ambitions and cannot be trapped in a cage. I see that this beast is restless, so I will let it fly for a while. Drink! Drink!"

King Qinghe Yuan Yi looked at Anagui in surprise. In the last two lines of poetry, he used an eagle to symbolize his own ambitions. How could this King Rourou be so proficient in Chinese studies?
King Qinghe originally thought that King Rourun was a grassland warlord, and he also supported Li Chong's suggestion to trap him in Rourun Hall and use him to continue to split the grassland.

But after meeting him today, King Qinghe felt that King Rourou admired Wang Hua and was someone who could be won over and controlled.

King Qinghe was particularly fond of literature. If this poem had been written by one of his guests, it would have only been considered a doggerel. But when it came out of the mouth of King Rouran, it seemed quite good.

Prince Qinghe picked up the ivory chopsticks on the table, clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Good poetry, let's drink!"

Putting down the wine glass, the King of the Creatures looked gloomily in the direction where the falcon left.

Just when Su Cho was puzzled, suddenly a long cry of an eagle was heard from the sky, followed by a black dot rapidly falling from the sky, and finally landed on the arm guard of the [deaf and mute eagle trainer].

When the falcon screamed just now, Princess Chenliu's hunting dogs were so scared that they shrank behind the horse. The hunting dogs brought by Su Chao were even worse and they peed themselves out of fear.

Seeing the hunting falcon beside Su Ze, Princess Chen Liu smiled and said, "So that's how it is. With a hawk like this, there's really no need for hunting dogs."

“This is really, really fun!”

Princess Chenliu suddenly laughed. She looked at Su Ze and said, "Captain Su, do you want to compare which one hunts more with your eagle or with my dog?"

(End of this chapter)