The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

Su Jingning saw the startled birds flying in the distant forest from the corner of his eye. A beautiful smile appeared on his lips and he whispered, "Here they come!"

In the dense forest in the distance, flocks of flying birds were startled out of the jungle, and the whole forest was startled. The sound of horse hooves accompanied by the sound of crisp bells was getting closer and closer to them.

Everyone looked towards the valley nervously, drew their bows and arrows, and aimed at the valley.

As the prey got closer and closer to the valley, bursts of animal roars and the sounds of traps taking effect were heard from the woods.

A fat wild boar first caught everyone's attention. Prince Chen shot an arrow at the wild boar first, but unfortunately the arrow missed and the wild boar escaped. It was only after Gu Yan'an shot another arrow at it that the boar fell to the ground.

Prince Chen looked at Gu Yan'an with dissatisfaction and felt unhappy.

The animals that escaped the trap all entered the valley, where they were trapped in the maze and unable to get out. They were all elk, wild boars, and foxes, common animals in the mountains.

A gray wolf caught Su Jingning's attention. Gray wolves are social animals. How did they separate this gray wolf from the pack? While she was still thinking, the gray wolf was killed by King Chen with an arrow.

Half an hour later, the forest returned to its original tranquility. The traps in the forest were full of prey. Because Su Jingchen and his team only set traps that could trap animals, most of the animals were still alive. Prince Chen wanted to kill them all, but was stopped by Mu Xi.

"Brother, there are too many prey. It would be too cruel to kill them all. It would be better to capture them alive."

Prince Chen frowned and looked at Mu Xi, thinking that she was too soft-hearted: "Prey is meant to be killed. If you think it's cruel, then stay away and don't watch."

Mu Xi felt disgusted when he saw Prince Chen's cold look, and he fell silent.

Su Jingning glanced at the sky, bowed to Prince Chen and said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. If we kill all the prey now, I'm afraid it will be too late. Besides, compared with the Xiliang people who brought back a bunch of dead prey, bringing back these alive can also reflect the spirit of courtesy and kindness in our Great Zhou."

Prince Chen looked at the sky, hesitated for a moment, and felt that what she said made sense: "Then take the prey and return to the camp!"

At the Huoshan hunting camp, the Xiliang people brought back ten bags of prey, including pheasants, hares, mountain foxes, wild boars, and elks. It is indeed a country that made its fortune by hunting. Everyone was worried about the hunters from the Great Zhou.

At this time, the prey captured by Xiliang had been counted, and the total points amounted to 1,500!

"Oh my god, it's so high, this Xiliang person is really amazing!"

"Where are our people? Why haven't they come yet? Have they not caught any?"

"No way! If that were the case, it would be such a disgrace!"

Emperor Zhou and Concubine Shu sat high up in the throne, listening to the discussions of the people below. Their expressions were mysterious and it was impossible to tell whether they were happy or angry.

In the distance, the sound of horse hooves could be heard, mixed with the rising and falling cries of deer, running towards the camp.

Everyone in the camp looked towards the entrance of the hunting ground in the distance and saw a group of heroic and high-spirited young men running towards them. But to their disappointment, there were not many prey on their horses.

"This...what's going on?" Everyone was disappointed. Although it was only the first day, they still felt their faces burning. They were angry and felt that they had lost face in front of the people of Xiliang.

"Your son greets you, father." Prince Chen walked in front and saluted to Emperor Zhou.

Emperor Zhou nodded, glanced behind them, and asked in a deep voice, "Why did you only hunt so few prey today?"

Prince Chen's face was calm, and he said to Emperor Zhou: "Father, the prey is behind us and will be here soon!"

"Oh? What do you mean?" Emperor Zhou became interested.

"Here they come, everyone please look." The Prince of Chen said to everyone, and looked behind him. In the distance, a dozen soldiers were pulling five or six carts of prey towards them, and the cries of various animals could be heard.

"So... so many? Have they captured all the animals in the forest?" Everyone was stunned by the scene. They had never seen people hunting like this.

"Father, these are the wild animals we hunted today! Because there were too many, we asked the guards to help transport them out."

"Hahahahahaha, good. You are worthy of being a good man of our Great Zhou! Come on, hurry up." Emperor Zhou was very pleased.

The official in charge of liquidation quickly recovered from his surprise and immediately led people to liquidate happily.

Feng Zi Yan looked at the cartloads of living prey, which were almost three times more than their own prey, and her face darkened.

"Today, the Great Zhou team received a total of 5,720 points!" After the liquidation official got the result, he immediately announced it to everyone.

The people watching exclaimed in surprise, their faces filled with joy. This number was more than twice as many as the people from Xiliang. It seemed that the Great Zhou was sure to win this time!

"Hahahahaha, not bad, not bad, but the prey are all alive. Tell me how you did it?"

"My father, we use the Rain Creek Valley as a natural cage. We set up ambushes near the valley, scare the beasts in the forest with bells, and drive them into the traps and mazes in the valley. In this way, the wild birds and beasts can be caught in the trap." Prince Chen replied confidently.

Emperor Zhou was very satisfied and kept nodding his head.

But Feng Ziyan was not happy. The hunting competition in Xiliang was horseback archery, so it was not appropriate for the Great Zhou to do so. No wonder there were fewer prey in the forest today.

"Your Highness, the Great Zhou. In my Xiliang, hunting competitions are all about riding and archery, and each one relies on their own abilities. Why does the Great Zhou do it this way, driving all the prey together? I think it's unfair!" Feng Zi Yan stood up and saluted towards the Great Zhou, and said in a cold voice, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Princess, you are wrong. Hunting is about who gets the most prey. Once you enter the hunting ground, it's up to you to test your abilities. The original rules of the game don't restrict us to using arrows or knives. As the saying goes, all is fair in war! There are still two days left and the outcome is still undecided. Princess, there is no need to panic." Su Jingmo looked at Feng Ziyan, who had a sullen look on her face, and took a step forward, saying with a wicked smile on his face.

Feng Zi Yan was immediately choked up. Damn Feng Jingmo, the way he said that made it seem like he couldn't afford to lose. She, Feng Zi Yan, was open and aboveboard. Losing was losing, winning was winning, she could take it or leave it.

"When did this princess lose her composure!" Feng Zi Yan said angrily to Su Jingmo with her eyes wide open.

Su Jingmo raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

"Hahahaha, okay, there are still two days. Since Princess Zi Yan feels that this is unfair, we will only compete in riding and archery in the next two days!" Emperor Zhou said to Feng Zi Yan with a smile.

"Everyone, have a good rest today, and continue the competition tomorrow!" After saying this, he left with Concubine Shu.

When leaving, the guard behind Concubine Shu raised his eyes and looked coldly at Su Jingning who was standing behind Su Jingmo.

In the big tent, Mu Xi was pulling Su Jingning aside and talking about her idea of ​​using bells to drive away prey today, with a proud look on her face.

Su Jingning thought of the gray wolf he saw in the valley today. He asked, "Princess, I saw a gray wolf today. Gray wolves are social animals and rarely act alone. How did you lead that wolf out alone?"

"Oh, that's a lone gray wolf found near Qingshuijian. Princess Xiliang seemed to have mistakenly entered there two days ago. She said that it was the lair of the Huoshan gray wolves. There are a large number of them, and the gray wolves are ferocious. Remember to avoid that place tomorrow. But having said that, the Princess Xiliang is really powerful. She actually captured a gray wolf." Mu Xi replied loudly.

Outside the tent, Shen Zhiyi, who was about to enter the tent, heard the conversation inside and stopped. He turned back, and the two did not notice the movement outside.

In the imperial tent, Concubine Shu was leaning on the couch, her phoenix eyes slightly cold, looking at the person kneeling on the ground and asked: "Are you sure she is the girl from that day?"

"I am sure she is the girl. No wonder I couldn't find her before. It turns out she is the notorious sick lady in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."

"Someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? It's her bad luck that she encountered something she shouldn't know. Don't let her leave Huoshan tomorrow. If you fail again this time, don't come back." Concubine Shu glanced at the delicate and beautiful hands, and there was murderous intent in her eyes.

"Yes!"