Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 184: Damn curiosity and desire to win!

Even with so many people gone, the camp didn't seem empty, except for the busy palace maids and servants. The ladies in the boudoirs, some gathered in twos and threes, some were shooting arrows with full postures, it was still lively.

The concubines who came with the emperor were self-respecting and were all resting in the tent. Outside were mostly young girls, who gathered in groups of three or five and looked quite harmonious.

When they came out, there happened to be a few girls standing next to them. They were wearing tight riding clothes and their hair was standing up high. Although they were not riding horses or shooting arrows, they were also very heroic and more heroic than usual.

One of the girls came forward immediately upon seeing them, looked at their prey and said, "You're back. It looks like you've got a good catch. I just asked someone to prepare some hot soup. You can all drink some to warm yourself up before you go out and play."

Cao Yixing immediately introduced: "This is my sister."

"Hello, sister!" the others said in unison.

"Okay, go and get some rest, you can come over and play later."

Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the beautiful and generous young lady in front of them and thought about it. She had already prepared hot soup for them, so they couldn't be stingy. She took out the snow-white little rabbit and said, "Sister, this is the most beautiful little rabbit we caught. I'll give it to you to play with."

Cao Qingwan looked at the snow-white rabbit and said in surprise, "What a cute rabbit! Are you really going to give it to me?"

Cao Qingwan looked at the palm-sized rabbit in her hand with a look of admiration. She had seen rabbits before, but this was the first time that one was so cute. It was completely in line with her aesthetic point of view. It was too cute.

Most rabbits are gray, black, brown or even yellow. This kind of snow-white rabbit is the first time she has seen one. It is easy to win the hearts of girls.

Shu Xiaoxiao didn't like it that much because when she was in Qinglian Village, rabbits reproduced the fastest in the mountains, and the most common thing caught in the mountains was rabbits. Although white ones were rare, they were not uncommon. Dabai and Shenbao caught rabbits together a lot. It can't be said that she didn't like them, but that she was tired of eating them.

Seeing Sister Cao Yixing's surprised expression, Shu Xiaoxiao said sweetly, "We just caught it together and gave it to Sister. Only such a cute rabbit is worthy of a beautiful sister."

Cao Qingwan smiled even more happily.

The girls nearby heard the noise, looked over here, and couldn't take their eyes off it.

"Sister Wan, this rabbit is so beautiful!"

"It's all white!"

"The eyes are beautiful too."

"It's so small, it must be a baby rabbit, right?"

"Wow, it's so soft!"

There was also a brave girl who asked directly if they had any more. Several people opened the bags and said, "All the live rabbits are here. If you like any, I'll give them to you."

The girls who were gathered around picked and chose among the remaining rabbits, but none of them pleased them. They had seen rabbits of other colors, and none of them looked pretty at all. Finally, a group of people took the only pretty little white rabbit and went to find food for it.

Shu Xiaoxiao shook her head and sighed: "No matter what it is, it all depends on the face! Just like this rabbit, even if it has a lot of meat and looks ugly, it is still not popular."

The hunting time is three days. During these three days, the hunters can decide when to come back and when to hunt. Food is always available in the tents to replenish the energy of those who come back.

Those who did not participate in the competition were quite free in the tent and could arrange their own time. After knowing that Dabai was hidden, Shu Xiaoxiao also let herself go and went into the woods with them to shoot pheasants, rabbits and other animals. The accuracy of her archery skills improved a lot.

Finally, Shu Xiaoxiao, who was addicted to playing, asked Shenbao to lure a deer and a silly roe deer from the woods. The silly roe deer was easy to deal with because Shenbao had just lured it over and they noticed it quickly. The roe deer became their prey before it could react.

Only the deer was very alert and extremely agile. It took a lot of effort for several people to surround and intercept it. Even if it weren't for the ginseng treasure that blocked its direction from time to time, the deer would have escaped from their hands.

Although it was tiring, it was also very enjoyable. I got to satisfy my hunting addiction and it wasn't a wasted trip.

On the contrary, the other team was already upset enough seeing them being in the spotlight, but now, just for a rabbit that weighed only two taels of meat, their sisters at home also asked them if they could hunt a rabbit.

They just refuted a few words, and the sisters at home despised them for their lack of aesthetic taste. They also praised the people they disliked again and again. Even the biting cold wind could not extinguish the anger in their hearts.

It's just a white rabbit, just a little smaller and whiter in color, but these ignorant women praised it so much. They really have no taste.

But no matter how angry they were, they couldn't change the girls' opinions. The rabbit had become their new favorite. They were planning to raise the rabbit and hold a rabbit banquet, saying that a good-looking and right rabbit would definitely taste better. Isn't that infuriating?

Especially when they saw that Shu Xiaoxiao's team had hunted back a deer, this provocation was right in their faces, how could they tolerate it?

In order to save face, the other teams also worked very hard, leaving early and returning late, working harder than those participating in the competition.

It was fine for everyone else, but Liu Xuanyu, the son of Marquis of Changping, became particularly dissatisfied when he saw Su Shiche's smug look. They were both recognized enemies, and if one of them was happy, the other would naturally be unhappy.

They have to hunt something bigger. They can't let them steal all the limelight. It's already the third day. When those contestants come back and count the prey, they will have no chance to stand out.

Looking at the small prey on the horse today, Liu Xuanyu looked into the depths of the forest and his heart was shamefully moved.

Hesitantly, he said, "This little prey is not enough to fill our stomachs. Why don't we go a little further inside? We won't run far. We can kill a deer and come back. It shouldn't be dangerous, right?"

He wanted his companions to agree, but also wanted them to refuse. Before his father came, he had warned them repeatedly not to go in, but he was just going to hunt a deer, and there were quite a few of them, so it should be okay, right?

The other people looked at each other. They were also very curious about the forest. They were almost twelve years old, so it should be okay for them to go in and take a look first, right?

In the past two or three days, there are only some pheasants and rabbits, which is really boring.

Although they thought so, no one dared to speak out at the first time. After all, they were not stupid. It was one thing for Su Shiche to be in the spotlight, but it was not worth them risking their lives for.

I know there are dangers inside, but I just can't stop my curiosity and desire to win! They are almost twelve! It should be okay to go in and take a look in advance, so I'll go in a little bit and come out right after taking a look. They can't be so unlucky that they will encounter danger as soon as they go in!

They looked at each other and seemed to be eager to take a look. Why don't we go in and take a look?