The auspicious moment arrived. Jun Wuyuan, looking valiant and handsome, stood on Benxiao, his well - defined and powerful arms drawing the bow. The string tightened, and with a release, the arrow flew like the wind, hitting the target a hundred paces away, marking the start of the hunt.
At the emperor's command, Benxiao, the peerless red rabbit horse, galloped away. In just a moment, it pulled ahead.
First in pursuit were the Royal Guards. After them came the noble lords, royal relatives, and scions of aristocratic families. The deafening sound of hooves echoed throughout the hunting ground.
The hunting flags fluttered in the wind as the riders spurred their horses towards the dense forest menacingly.
Ling Shan stood at the entrance of the hunting ground, waiting for Jun Wuyuan.
From afar, she saw that chiseled, peerlessly handsome face that was like that of a god approaching.
With his naturally blessed good looks and a straight - backed posture on the equally magnificent horse, the air of superiority and arrogance around him made Ling Shan steal glances at him again and again.
Not to mention anything else, just Jun Wuyuan's face and figure were enough for Ling Shan to spare a few more thoughts.
After all, even in her past life, he would have been a top - notch presence. She didn't feel at a loss.
[Oh, Shan Shan's gaze is so direct. I'm even starting to feel embarrassed (secretly delighted).]
Ling Shan: "..."
Fine, she took back her admiring looks and her previous thoughts.
When he didn't speak or act arrogantly, he looked quite presentable. But as soon as he opened his mouth or had certain thoughts, it made people itch to take a bite out of him.
Tsk.
The whistling wind mixed with the approaching sound of hooves. Ling Shan's teeth had just started to itch a bit, and before she could adjust her expression, she was suddenly lifted into the air.
Ah—
The sudden scream almost burst out of her throat. It was just a hair's breadth away from ruining her radiant beauty.
Ling Shan instinctively reached out and hugged Jun Wuyuan's neck, almost unable to resist taking a bite.
Feeling the little girl clinging tightly to him, Jun Wuyuan's cold eyes softened a bit, and even the corners of his lips quietly curled up.
You dog!
Ling Shan seemed to see a mini - version of Jun Wuyuan with two horns on his head and an evil smile on his lips, secretly delighted and arrogant, which really annoyed her.
After much thought, still feeling angry, Ling Shan angrily opened her mouth, bared her little sharp teeth, and took a bite.
A low, muffled groan came from above her head. To Ling Shan's ears, it was somehow seductively enticing.
Even the body she was clinging to instantly tensed up, exuding a power of aggression like a predator ready to devour its prey.
For some reason, Ling Shan suddenly felt a shiver. She quietly loosened her teeth and buried her face in Jun Wuyuan's chest as if nothing had happened.
Both of them took a moment to calm down. After entering the forest, Ling Shan finally lifted her face.
The feeling of galloping on the horse was both novel and a bit terrifying as her heart raced. But Ling Shan still stared with wide - open eyes at the scenery speeding by.
Compared to the resplendent pavilions and towers, this free and bright scenery made people feel happy and relaxed.
Especially sitting on Benxiao's back, enjoying the unrestrained wind she had never experienced before, she felt as if her soul had been set free.
"Are you getting used to it?"
After entering the forest, Jun Wuyuan slowed down a bit. He leaned over and whispered gently into Ling Shan's ear.
"Your Majesty, I like riding. Can we go a bit faster?"
Ling Shan couldn't help but turn her head. Her bright eyes sparkled like stars as she looked at Jun Wuyuan.
Jun Wuyuan's eyes darkened, and his Adam's apple involuntarily rolled.
Those usually cold peach - blossom eyes were now filled with surging darkness. His tall body leaned even closer, and his lips almost touched her earlobe.
"You like it so much? Later, I'll take you to a good place. We'll learn well. How about it?"
[In a desolate and uninhabited place, it'll just be the two of us under the sky and on the ground. No one will disturb us, and it won't...]
Ling Shan's body stiffened, and the light in her eyes almost went out. She almost couldn't resist pouncing on Jun Wuyuan, grabbing his neck, and shaking him desperately:
'Can't you open your eyes and see where this is? Can't you stop acting like a brute just because you're in the forest for a hunt?'
"Why aren't you saying anything, Shan Shan? Don't you like it very much? When we get back, I'll accompany you to pick a horse you like. It's just the right time to learn horse - riding today. Then in the future, you can ride by yourself. Isn't that good?"
[My intentions are absolutely pure. Why are you looking at me with such suspicious and defensive eyes, Shan Shan? Have you fallen out of love with me?]
Ling Shan: "..."
Don't you have any idea whether there's love or not?
She was on the verge of pointing at Jun Wuyuan's nose and scolding him. Couldn't he realize it?
He was so shameless!
Ling Shan cursed in her heart. She glared at him angrily with her round almond eyes and gritted her teeth:
"I like it. How could I not like it? But has Your Majesty forgotten what you promised Shan Shan?"
Jun Wuyuan's eyes lit up with joy. Before he could turn his head to give her a kiss, he heard the second half of her words and was stunned.
A sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart. Just as he was about to whip the reins and gallop away, Ling Shan's voice directly drilled into his ears.
"Has Your Majesty forgotten that you said you would hunt a wild boar for Shan Shan? Don't tell me you've forgotten?"
Ling Shan tilted her head up. Her clear almond eyes were filled with a bit of mist, as if she would cry the next moment if Jun Wuyuan said he didn't remember.
Jun Wuyuan: "..."
Facing such a pair of aggrieved eyes, how could he really bear to make her cry?
Even if she was going to cry, Jun Wuyuan didn't want to see Ling Shan cry in such a situation.
Jun Wuyuan, feeling rather helpless, pitifully laid his face on Ling Shan's shoulder. He really couldn't understand why such a delicate girl had such a unique preference.
Even Jun Wuyuan couldn't accept wild boars.
There was no other reason. They were just too ugly.
They simply didn't meet Jun Wuyuan's taste and preference.
Therefore, Jun Wuyuan couldn't understand even more why a beauty like Shan Shan was so 'obsessed' with wild boars.
When he came, he was thinking that a rabbit or a white fox would be good. He could hunt one for Shan Shan to raise.
But he didn't expect...
Humph.
Ling Shan rolled her eyes in her heart. Her taste was actually normal. She was just deliberately torturing Jun Wuyuan.
To make a reserved man who liked red robes go specifically into the forest to hunt a black wild boar...
Just thinking about it made Ling Shan feel extremely satisfied.