kvmb Chapter 130 Gift of Prey
Chapter 130 Gift of Prey
"Don't forget, I was the one who found out the origin of this tranquilizing flower for you."
Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yunhuan, smiled confidently, and waved his outstretched hand again.
"Don't worry, I'm just curious. I won't do anything."
Seeing that Zhu Yunhuan still looked worried, Zhu Ming explained his intentions again.
He had only heard about it and had never seen what a real poisonous insect looked like.
After another moment of hesitation, Zhu Yunhuan took out the bottle containing the poisonous insect and handed it to Zhu Ming.
Zhu Ming already knew about the existence of the calming flower and the poisonous insect, so it shouldn't be a big deal to just take a look at them.
As a grandson of the emperor living deep in the palace, it is normal for him to be curious about these things.
"Thank you."
Zhu Ming thanked him and took the bottle. He then took out a silk scarf and poured the poisonous insects onto it.
Although Zhu Yunhuan said that the poisonous insect was dead, Zhu Ming didn't know much about poisonous insects, so he decided to be on the safe side.
“Is this the Gu worm?”
The poisonous insects were no thicker than a hair and no longer than a finger, but there were more than a dozen of them, lying motionless on the silk scarf.
"Well, you've seen it, too."
Zhu Yunhuan stared at Zhu Ming intently, and after a few glances, he urged him again: "Give me back the poisonous insect."
After all, this is a hunting ground, and there are other princes around, so it is not absolutely safe.
Zhu Ming also knew Zhu Yunhuan's concerns, so he didn't say much. He just put the insect back and sent it back to Zhu Yunhuan.
Zhu Yunhuan didn't say much. After putting away the poisonous insect, he looked up, drew his bow and shot an arrow.
A moment later, a dove landed.
"Good arrow."
Seeing this, Zhu Ming couldn't help but exclaim in praise.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunhuan was also a good hunter.
"After all, this is also a hunt, we can't return empty-handed."
Zhu Yunhuan said calmly, walked over, picked up the pigeon, and removed the arrow.
It was as if nothing that just happened had happened.
"I should also go see if I can catch any prey."
Seeing this, Zhu Ming nodded and led his horse over.
Zhu Yunhuan did not stop him, as if the two were not familiar with each other.
In fact, the two of them were not very familiar with each other, and the only thing they had in common was the calming flower.
With a whoosh, an arrow shot out with a sound of breaking through the air and hit the tree above Zhu Ming and the others' heads.
"Second brother, you two seem to know each other well?"
Zhu Yunwen rode over on his horse, looking at them across the stream, a longbow swaying in his hand.
The arrow just now was shot by him.
"My brother is a great archer."
Zhu Yunhuan looked at his brother and spoke with a smile.
"I didn't know that my second brother had such a good relationship with him."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Ming standing beside him. When did these two become so close?
Zhu Yunhuan was his own brother, and he didn't want to see him hanging out with this commoner and lowering his noble status.
"We just happened to meet each other while hunting and chatted for a while."
Zhu Yunhuan just responded casually, then jumped on his horse and hung the pigeon he had just shot down on the horse's back.
"Zhu Ming, you haven't caught any prey yet, have you?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded, it’s good that he’s not familiar with her.
Then he looked at Zhu Ming with empty hands and asked with a smile.
"My skills are not very good, and I haven't caught any decent prey yet."
Zhu Ming also admitted it straightforwardly.
I am still clear about my own level of riding and archery.
I didn't think I could beat anyone in this hunt, as long as I didn't perform too badly that would be enough.
"Then you have to work harder."
Seeing that Zhu Ming did not have any prey, the smile on Zhu Yunwen's face became even more obvious. After saying that, he pulled the reins, turned the horse's head and disappeared into the deep forest.
It was not until they were leaving that Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunhuan saw a fawn hanging on Zhu Yunwen's horse.
"It seems that my brother will definitely win this competition."
Zhu Yunhuan sighed out loud while riding on his horse.
This little deer alone is already a pretty good prey.
"Ah."
Zhu Ming did not deny this point. For these teenagers, being able to hunt a deer was indeed quite amazing.
"I am living in the East Palace for the time being. If you need me for something, let the servants tell me and I will naturally come to find you."
Zhu Yunhuan finally smiled at Zhu Ming, and his mood seemed to improve a lot.
As if he was still worried, he looked at Zhu Ming seriously and warned him, "Don't take the initiative to come to the East Palace to find me."
After saying this, he rode away.
Zhu Ming shook his head helplessly, then jumped on his horse and began to search around for his mission.
He was the last one to enter the forest. The prey before him had either been hunted down by other princes and grandchildren, or had been alarmed and hid.
If we don’t move now, we might not be able to get anything.
However, no matter how hard he searched in the forest, most of the big prey had hidden themselves and he could not find any.
Occasionally I would find some small prey like rabbits, but with only one month's experience of archery, it was difficult to hit them.
After a few rounds, most of the princes and grandchildren they met had already caught their prey.
Only Zhu Ming was still empty.
Zhu Ming had no choice but to tie the horse under a tree, dismounted and lay down.
With my skills, I’m afraid I won’t be able to catch any prey.
Now that things have come to this, let’s take a break.
"You look distressed."
It was not until a familiar silver bell-like voice sounded from above Zhu Ming's head that Zhu Ming opened his eyes.
Xu Miaojin and Mu Ruanjun were riding side by side on their horses, looking down at him from above.
"A little bit."
Zhu Ming sat up from under the tree, but Xu Miaojin's horse was full of prey.
This should be the most among all the princes Zhu Ming has met.
Except for Mu Ruanjun, the horse was empty just like himself.
"Don't you hunt?"
He looked at Mu Ruanjun in confusion and asked.
With Mu Ruanjun's skills, it is impossible that he could not catch any prey.
"I can't do it."
Mu Ruanjun lowered her head helplessly. With her horse archery skills, she had many opportunities to shoot arrows, but she was still reluctant to kill these little animals.
This is somewhat inconsistent with her family background as a general.
It was obvious that Mu Ying protected her very well.
Xu Miaojin is different. She is also loved by her family. Xu Miaojin has a free and unrestrained nature and likes military tactics. It is not the first time for her to hunt on her own.
It is amazing that two such completely different people can be friends who can talk about anything.
"Well, I knew you couldn't catch any prey."
Xu Miaojin untied the two rabbits from the horse and handed them to Zhu Ming, looking at him with a smug look on her face, as if she had expected what would happen next.