At this moment, Shen Dingzhu calmly bent his bow and nocked an arrow, firing both arrows!
The first arrow missed, but the second arrow hit the boar's left eye.
The wild boar roared in pain, and Xiao Xuanke immediately stepped forward and stabbed it with his sword. After a while, the wild boar fell to death in a pool of blood.
Shen Dingzhu turned pale, gasped and threw away the bow and arrow.
Fortunately, she took down the quiver from the horse before entering the cave.
The guard checked around the area, helped the injured colleague in, and said, "Your Highness, this wild boar must have been found by smell."
It is not strange that wild boars in the mountains are prone to hurting people. Occasionally, hunters passing by are easily injured by such ferocious and thick-skinned beasts.
Xiao Xuanke immediately said: "Go and guard outside the cave to ensure safety before Father finds us."
After the guard left, he saw that Shen Dingzhu had squatted down and was touching the wild boar to check.
Xiao Xuanke walked to her side: "What are you looking at?"
Shen Dingzhu found a good position on the wild boar and looked up at Xiao Xuanke: "Your Highness, please lend me your sword."
Xiao Xuanke handed over the sword and saw Shen Dingzhu's expression unchanged as he used the edge of the sword to break open the softest part of the wild boar's thigh.
The cold blade was stained with blood, reflecting the beauty's dark eyes.
Xiao Xuanke was a little surprised: "Are you killing a pig?"
Shen Dingzhu was busy with the movements in his hands without raising his head: "The Emperor doesn't know when he will come. It has been raining and it is too cold. If there is nothing to eat, the daughter of the people and His Highness will get sick."
Therefore, she wants to cut off some pork leg meat, which can be roasted just right if there is a fire, but the taste may not be very good.
But at times like this, I’m not that picky.
Xiao Xuanke was even more surprised when he saw that her movements were not very skillful, but her strikes were swift and decisive.
Shen Dingzhu's face was extremely beautiful. Even though her slender white jade-like fingertips were stained with blood, it did not affect the unique beauty of her profile at all.
Under the thick long eyelashes, there is a straight nose bridge, and further down, there is a red lip that can make a man lose his mind, as plump and soft as cherry flesh.
She is just like an ordinary lady, but different at the same time.
Xiao Xuanke watched her busy for a long time, and she cut off the thin pieces of pork leg meat.
"You are quite a surprise to me. There are few ladies like you who dare to do it yourself." He looked at her with a hint of burning curiosity.
Shen Dingzhu smiled: "Forced by circumstances, civilian girls can only rely on themselves."
Having been trained by Xiao Langyan in her previous life, she was no longer afraid of blood.
What's more, he had held his hand before and sent the knife into a person's heart. Shen Dingzhu felt that he was much stronger mentally.
Thinking of the Shen family's conviction, Xiao Xuanke expressed his understanding.
Shen Dingzhu walked to the entrance of the cave and used the pouring rain to wash away the blood on the meat.
She was lost for a moment.
She had experienced a situation like this with Xiao Langyan in her previous life.
It was also Qiu Shou. He led her to ride a horse, but he insisted on lowering his head to kiss her.
The result was that he didn't look at the road and his horse was galloping. Shen Dingzhu accidentally fell off the horse's back and fell directly into the river. Finally, he was swept up by the raging waterfall. He fainted without knowing where he was rushing.
When she woke up again, she was taken into a cave by Xiao Langyan, waiting for rescue by the guards.
Shen Dingzhu asked what was going on. Xiao Langyan looked at her sideways while stirring the fire and said, "Can I still let you die? Of course I jumped with you."
At that time, he said that no matter what the situation, Shen Dingzhu would never think of dying before him. No matter where she was, he would chase her and save her.
Even if she escapes to the King of Hell, he will catch her back because he will not allow her to leave him until he gets tired of her.
Thinking of this, she was briefly absent-minded until Xiao Xuanke's voice came from behind her: "Miss Shen, I have cut the wood branches for you."
Shen Dingzhu came back to her senses and walked away. She skewered pieces of pork leg on the sticks handed over by Xiao Xuanke.
Then, roast it on the fire.
After a while, the aroma of meat wafted from the entire cave.
Xiao Xuanke's eyes followed Shen Dingzhu all the time, watching her fair and tender face turned crimson by the fire. She was so beautiful that her black eyes seemed to be stained with a layer of water and were always crystal clear.
Shen Dingzhu was like a little cook, turning the pork back and forth to roast it. After a while, beads of sweat hung on the tip of her nose. She wiped them off with her hands, leaving a trace of black ash.
Xiao Xuanke smiled, handed over his handkerchief, pointed to his nose: "Wipe it."
Shen Dingzhu said: "It's okay."
She wiped her face with her sleeves, like a kitten, her white cheeks even more beautiful.
After the pork leg was roasted, Shen Dingzhu handed it to Xiao Xuanke first, and then divided some between the two guards.
She ate a skewer by herself and took a bite, but she felt that the wild boar meat was really hot. Fortunately, she cut it very thin, so it was grilled and delicious without any meaty smell.
"Your Highness, I can only force you to eat these first." After she said that, she turned her head and saw Xiao Xuanke eating two skewers of pork legs completely.
Shen Dingzhu was stunned: "Is it delicious?"
Xiao Xuanke nodded sincerely: "It's very fragrant. I've never tasted this kind of game before. It's really special."
Shen Dingzhu was immediately inspired and cut two more pieces of pork leg meat, cooked it in the same way, and grilled it again.
The two guards also had a good meal from her busy work.
When Xiao Langyan found them with the imperial troops given by the emperor, he could still see Xiao Xuanke and Shen Dingzhu eating meat around the fire, and lying on the ground was a dead pig with its hind legs missing.
Xiao Xuanke couldn't stop looking at Shen Dingzhu until he was protected by the Forbidden Army and sat on horseback.
"Miss Shen, what happened today is particularly profound in my memory. Having had this fate with you, I can be considered a close friend. When I return to the palace, I will definitely receive a generous reward."
After that, he glanced at Xiao Langyan and said with unknown meaning: "Fifth brother is so lucky."
Half of the forbidden army protected Xiao Xuanke and went first, while the remaining half followed Xiao Langyan.
Shen Dingzhu rode a horse with him and asked proactively: "How is Miss Fu's injury? Has the imperial doctor seen it? Is it serious?"
She looked up and found that Xiao Langyan's jawline was tense and he seemed to be in a bad mood.
As he got closer, he still had the smell of blood on him. Shen Dingzhu couldn't help but lift his sleeves and smell himself.
Xiao Langyan spoke in a low and cold tone: "You said before that you would find a better way out for yourself, so is the prince your new goal?"
Shen Dingzhu was stunned, and it took him a moment to realize what he meant.
He thought she stayed because she wanted to take the opportunity to get along with the prince?
Shen Dingzhu frowned angrily: "I am thinking about the prince, Miss Fu..."
"I said, don't meddle in your own business when you are not needed!" Xiao Langyan interrupted her forcefully.
Shen Dingzhu didn't know where his sudden mood came from, so he just felt a little angry.
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in her watery eyes: "Why does the prince always fail to recognize good people's hearts? I can't bully Miss Fu. It's wrong to let her go."
"I think it's really difficult for me to be sandwiched between the two of you. Your Highness the Crown Prince didn't do this just now..."
Before she could finish her words, Xiao Langyan suddenly stretched out his strong arms from behind and strangled her slender waist.
The sound of his gritted teeth came from his ears: "Shut up, or you will set the rules when you go back."
Shen Dingzhu shuddered and heard the true meaning behind his words.
She lowered her head silently, and suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xiao Langyan's hand holding the reins, with blood flowing down from his cuffs.
