After hearing Chu Qing's words, Wei Ying didn't regret his reaction. Instead, his eyes and brows grew even colder. "I originally intended to play along with them for a while, but it seems they've set their sights on me. It's always been me leading others. Those who think they can lead me around probably haven't even been born yet."
Chu Qing was startled. Having been doted on by this guy for so long, she'd almost forgotten his nature.
How could he ever be manipulated by others?
However, when she thought of all his actions in front of her, her heart skipped a beat, and a sweet feeling welled up inside.
After the sweet moment, Chu Qing came back to her senses. With a solemn expression, she continued, "But what if Huyan Longhao insists on the marriage alliance? What will the emperor do when he's in a dilemma?"
Wei Ying's eyes were as deep as an abyss. "The emperor has his own judgment on this matter. Moreover... no one has ever been able to threaten me. If I don't want to do something, no one can make me."
Chu Qing pouted but said nothing.
It was true as he said. As long as Wei Ying didn't want to, no one could do anything to him.
...
Soon, a whistle sounded. Chu Qing knew that the hunt was about to start.
Previously, when she came for the hunt, she'd only hang around the outer perimeter, hunting small animals like hares. This time, she was determined to go to the inner circle.
Hunting! Only by hunting some large... ferocious beasts could it be considered a real hunt!
When Wei Ying heard her idea, he just gave a doting smile and told her to stay close. That way, if there was an emergency, he could protect her in time.
Naturally, Chu Qing felt a warm sensation in her heart. She was growing fonder and fonder of being doted on by Wei Ying like this.
She really had no way to deal with Wei Ying.
Everyone was ready. The emperor, riding a shiny black horse with high spirits, rushed in first, and the others followed closely.
Those high - ranking officials and nobles naturally didn't dare to enter the inner circle. Except for a few who were eager to show off, among those who entered the inner circle, besides the emperor, Wei Ying, and Chu Qing, there were only Huyan Longhao, Huyan Zhuoyi, and Huo Xiaoxiao.
The rest were all subordinates responsible for protecting their masters.
Even before the hunt officially started, just while riding their horses, Chu Qing could clearly feel that Huyan Zhuoyi seemed to be deliberately blocking her way from time to time.
When Chu Qing wanted to get angry, the other person would just casually say sorry and that was it. This made Chu Qing shoot her arrows with full killing intent when she encountered prey.
Whether the arrows hit or not didn't matter to Chu Qing. As long as the arrow wind was sharp enough, she'd be satisfied.
When Huyan Zhuoyi tried to ride in front of her again, Chu Qing's face had turned extremely gloomy. Just as Huyan Zhuoyi said sorry to her with a smiling face again, Chu Qing suddenly concealed her fierce look and smiled instead.
"Your Highness, can you take me on your horse?" Chu Qing tilted her head slightly. Her voice was clear enough for everyone present to hear.
Since Wei Ying no longer had the mind to deal with the Huyan siblings, there was no need for them to keep up the act.
When Wei Ying heard Chu Qing's voice, he looked back and saw Chu Qing lagging behind, looking aggrieved.
So, without hesitation, he rode his horse back to Chu Qing's side. Then, with a big hand, he scooped her up, and Chu Qing ended up sitting in his arms.
Feeling Wei Ying's warm and solid body, Chu Qing blushed.
There was no way around it. They were so close now that even when they slept at night, they weren't this close. This made Chu Qing's heart flutter.
Ah! This was simply driving her crazy!
She'd originally just wanted to anger Huyan Zhuoyi, but instead, she'd got herself in this situation.
Suffering like this...
Wei Ying felt that Chu Qing's breathing was a bit unsteady. Stupidly, he asked softly again, "Why is your breathing suddenly unsteady?"
Chu Qing's ears were already red, but this stupid guy Wei Ying seemed completely oblivious, which made her even more embarrassed.
"Just focus on riding your horse!" Chu Qing said angrily.
Wei Ying's long eyebrows twitched, and then he chuckled, "Are you sure?"
Chu Qing gave a soft snort.
Then, with a soft cry from Chu Qing, the horse they were on suddenly sped up and rushed out of the crowd.
Wei Ying seemed quite satisfied with Chu Qing's reaction. He whipped the horse again, and the speed got faster and faster.
Chu Qing was jolted so much that she almost fell off. Seeing this, Wei Ying tightly wrapped his arms around the slender waist of the person in his arms.
Just as Chu Qing was about to say something, a white deer suddenly darted out of the woods. Both of them were attracted. Without Chu Qing saying anything, Wei Ying spurred the horse and chased after it.
Naturally, the people behind also saw the rare white deer. They all whipped their horses and rushed straight towards it.
Chased by the crowd, the white deer was a bit panicked and running blindly. It had just rushed out of the woods when it headed towards another dense forest.
Naturally, the crowd wouldn't let it go easily and followed it into the dense forest.
Just as they were about to catch up, a flock of birds suddenly took off from the forest.
Immediately afterwards, a low growl echoed through the dense forest.
Wei Ying's expression froze, and then his face turned solemn.
"What's this...?" Chu Qing naturally also heard the growl, and her tone became a bit serious.
Before Wei Ying could answer, the others caught up.
The emperor was a bit out of breath, but his eyes were shining. "Where's that white deer? And... what kind of animal's growl was that? It's so deep!"
Wei Ying frowned and then said in a very cold tone, "Presumably... it's a black bear."
"Black bear?" When everyone heard it was a bear, their expressions changed greatly. Even Huyan Longhao, who had been looking lazy just now, sat up straight and frowned.
Only Chu Qing was more surprised than afraid.
A black bear?
She'd run into it again?
In her previous life, she'd encountered a bear while hunting, and now in this life, she'd run into it again?
Did this bear have a grudge against her?
Or, there must be some karmic bond between them!