Shen Dingzhu galloped for a while, only to find that Fu Yunqiu's shadow had disappeared together with the sika deer.
She stopped her horse and looked around, when a muffled thunder suddenly exploded in the sky.
At the same time, she heard a familiar voice: "Shen Dingzhu, get down!"
It's Xiao Langyan's voice!
Shen Dingzhu didn't doubt that he was there, and immediately bent down and hugged the horse's neck tightly.
A crisp sound of "clang" came from above her head. Something fell and hit her back lightly, and then fell to the ground.
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyes and saw two broken arrows.
She immediately dismounted and picked it up. When she looked carefully, besides Xiao Langyan's arrow, the other arrow actually had the word "Fu" engraved on it.
Shen Dingzhu felt a chill in his heart.
If this is Fu Yunqiu's arrow, then she is not only good at archery, but also good at equestrian skills.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to subdue the frightened horses in such a short period of time, and he would have found an opportunity to hide in the dark and shoot secret arrows at her.
Just when Shen Dingzhu was hesitant, Xiao Langyan had already come to her side.
He only glanced at the words on the broken arrow, immediately snatched it and handed it to the guard behind him.
Shen Dingzhu raised her beautiful eyes: "Your Majesty, she..."
"Why did you come here? Do you know that the mountains are dangerous? If you take another step forward, you may not be able to come back." Xiao Langyan's eyes were cold and dark.
He grabbed Shen Dingzhu's hand and threw her directly onto the yellow-maned horse: "Go back with me first."
Shen Dingzhu lowered his long eyelashes and asked, "Who shot the hidden arrow? Did you care about it?"
Xiao Langyan glanced at her and replied in a deep voice: "You're fine if you're not hurt."
Shen Dingzhu bit his lower lip.
On the way back, I heard someone calling for help.
"Help, is there anyone?" It was Fu Yunqiu's voice.
Sure enough, Xiao Langyan, Shen Dingzhu, and his followers pushed aside the bushes and saw Fu Yunqiu leaning against the tree trunk with a pale face.
She was holding her ankle, looking very painful. When she saw Xiao Langyan, her eyes lit up with hope for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I fell off my horse and was injured. I can't walk." Fu Yunqiu's eyes were red, and his elegant face was endearing.
Xiao Langyan went to check it out and said calmly: "The bones are dislocated, it's not serious. I'll send you back to the palace later and ask the imperial doctor to treat it."
Fu Yunqiu nodded aggrievedly and stretched out an arm: "I can't get up, please help me get on my horse, please?"
Xiao Langyan said: "No need to bother, just bear with it."
After that, he grabbed her by the lapel of her clothes, pulled Fu Yunqiu up like a sack, and threw her easily onto his own horse.
Fu Yunqiu groaned, and cold sweat broke out on his painful forehead.
She grabbed the reins with bare hands, then turned around and looked at Xiao Langyan with pleading eyes.
Shen Dingzhu glanced at her beautiful eyes and withdrew her gaze coldly.
With Fu Yunqiu's current injury, he would definitely be unable to ride a horse, and Xiao Langyan would probably have to ride with her.
However, Xiao Langyan walked towards Shen Dingzhu, climbed onto her yellow-maned horse, and sat behind her, close to her.
Fu Yunqiu was stunned for a moment and called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Langyan threw her reins to his entourage: "It doesn't matter if I drag you along, you don't have to use force."
Fu Yunqiu's face turned pale, he hurriedly lowered his head and smiled reluctantly: "Your Majesty is really thoughtful."
Xiao Langyan was sitting next to Shen Dingzhu, and he could feel her in his arms. Her delicate body was a little stiff, and she seemed to dare not bend down or lean over.
His left hand casually pressed on Shen Dingzhu's thin waist, and he could feel the slender lines through the skirt of his clothes.
Xiao Langyan grabbed the reins with one hand, suddenly lowered his head and asked, "Why are your clothes wet?"
Shen Dingzhu rolled up the corners of his clothes in embarrassment: "When I was crossing the river with His Royal Highness, I accidentally got wet."
Xiao Langyan sneered: "How stupid."
Shen Dingzhu complained in a low voice: "I wanted to follow the prince, but your horse ran too fast."
Xiao Langyan pointed to the prey hanging on his horse, including several wild rabbits and a white fox.
"The weather is bad, so I can only hunt these. The white fox can be made into a fur scarf to protect its neck."
Fu Yunqiu immediately answered: "That way I won't be afraid of the cold in winter. The doctor also said that I should keep my cough and asthma warm and protect my neck."
Xiao Langyan hummed lightly, and Shen Dingzhu said nothing more.
She knew that this was probably going to be given to Fu Yunqiu, and she didn't want to argue.
While they were talking, drizzle began to fall in the forest.
Fu Yunqiu felt better and turned to stare at Shen Dingzhu.
"Miss Shen, you really scared me just now. If I hadn't fallen off the horse in time, I would have followed the horse into the depths of the forest."
Shen Dingzhu raised her eyelashes and looked at her, her red lips slightly pulled into a perfunctory smile.
"I was also worried that Miss Fu wouldn't be able to catch the prey, so I was anxious for a while. However, hunting on horseback is really dangerous. If Miss Fu doesn't know anything, it's better not to participate."
"His Royal Highness had to teach him how to bend a bow and arrow just now. If Miss Fu accidentally falls out, wouldn't His Highness have to worry again?"
Fu Yunqiu's face froze, and he looked at Xiao Langyan out of the corner of his eye, but he had no reaction and only listened to the two talking.
At this time, the prince's voice came from not far away: "Catch it, don't let it escape."
When they walked over, they saw that the prince was not in a hurry to find Fu Yunqiu and the others, but rather leisurely hunted a fire fox.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Fu Yunqiu spoke with grievance.
The prince turned around and saw that they had returned safely, and immediately stepped forward: "Yun Qiu, I was just about to take someone to find you, but I saw such a beautiful fox."
"Fire foxes are hard to find. If you hunt one like this, your father will definitely be satisfied." After he said that, he saw Xiao Langyan and Shen Dingzhu coming back together.
The prince smiled: "Fortunately, fifth brother brought you two back."
Xiao Langyan bowed his hands in greeting, and then said coldly: "Ms. Fu's ankle bones are dislocated and she needs to be treated by a doctor."
The prince was startled and looked at Fu Yunqiu with concern: "Are you okay? Then you have to go back to the palace quickly."
Shen Dingzhu raised his eyes and glanced at the sky, and said to Xiao Langyan: "If we don't hurry up, it will be difficult to go down the mountain if the rain becomes heavy."
Xiao Langyan's eyes darkened and he ordered the guard: "Go ahead and explore the road first to see which way is easier."
The four of them hurried on with their five followers. In just a few moments, the light rain became pouring, and Shen Dingzhu was soaked to the skin.
Xiao Langyan's robe covered her body, and soon it became wet and cold.
Not long after walking, the guard in front hurriedly rode back and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, it's not good, the mountain flood ahead has come down and occupied the river!"
Shen Dingzhu's pretty face was pale. Sure enough, this moment had come, but Xiao Langyan had not yet been assassinated.
According to what she heard about in her previous life, Xiao Langyan was injured by an assassin while protecting the emperor.
So, they should be able to get down the mountain safely?
At least when you return to the emperor, you will meet the assassin.
However, Shen Dingzhu accidentally glanced at the prince and saw him staring at Xiao Langyan's profile with a gloomy expression.
She felt a thump in her heart and had a bad feeling.
