Shi Minglong was very sensible. "Naturally. I just wanted to express my admiration for Miss Su. I have no other intentions."
After saying that, Shi Minglong didn't pester anymore. He turned around and walked back to his seat.
Since he had started it, everyone came to congratulate Su Mingyu.
Since she hadn't drunk Shi Minglong's wine, she surely wouldn't drink others'.
So Su Mingyu just excused herself by saying she couldn't drink and declined them all.
When most people had left, the tall Tuoba Wuyi came over with a wine cup in his hand. "Miss Su, I really owe you this time. Otherwise, not to mention the Third Prince, even I might not have been able to get out of that forest."
Saying that, Tuoba Wuyi lowered his head. When he looked at Su Mingyu again, his eyes were full of admiration. "Moreover, in such a situation, for Miss Su to help without holding a grudge is truly a chivalrous act. I'm really sorry for saying you were a treacherous and calculating woman before..."
Su Mingyu didn't expect Tuoba Wuyi to be so stubborn.
He had obviously annoyed their Khan. Yet he still wanted to apologize to her in front of so many people. Wasn't this blatantly slapping their Khan in the face?
"It doesn't matter. I just happened to see and saved you. Besides, it was you who saved me first when we entered the forest. Consider this as me repaying that kindness."
Tuoba Wuyi pursed his lips and then gave Gu Ruobai a thumbs - up. "She's great. She deserves you."
Gu Ruobai took the opportunity to pull Su Mingyu into his arms and smiled at him. "Of course I know."
Facing Gu Ruobai's childish possessiveness, Su Mingyu just sighed helplessly and pretended not to notice.
"However... forgive my bluntness." Tuoba Wuyi looked a bit solemn. "If the weapon Miss Su used were to be known by someone with ill intentions, the whole situation in the world would change greatly."
Was he talking about her pistol?
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. "Well, actually, I should thank you for keeping it a secret for me."
Tuoba Wuyi scratched his nose, looking a bit embarrassed. "After all, no matter what, you saved me and the Third Prince."
Before, Su Mingyu thought Tuoba Wuyi was conceited. After he saved her, she thought he was an upright man. Now, it seemed he was just a man true to his heart.
If not, he wouldn't have told the truth when the Khan praised him.
"You're also a respectable man." Su Mingyu said, raising the wine cup in her hand and drinking it up in one gulp.
A flash of surprise crossed Tuoba Wuyi's eyes. Before, Su Mingyu had refused everyone's wine, but now she took the initiative to toast him. This recognition made Tuoba Wuyi, who always had a serious face, smile. "You are too! If Miss Su wants to visit Mongolia, just come to me."
While it was peaceful here, there was a lot of discussion there.
No one had expected that a woman would win the first place in this autumn hunting, and she had won so convincingly.
Many people had come just to see Gu Ruobai make a fool of himself. After all, he had been so arrogant before, winning the first place for several years in a row.
Now that his leg was disabled, there were many jealous people who wanted to use someone else's victory to mock Gu Ruobai for being nothing special.
But now, his wife came out and firmly won the first place. She even won Tuoba Wuyi's favor. It made people so jealous that their faces turned red.
Look at them. Without even having to do it himself, Gu Ruobai just sent out his wife, and still managed to make these people feel ashamed.
Su Yueyue was sitting in the crowd, glaring fiercely at Su Mingyu, who was being highly praised beside Gu Ruobai. She had specially asked her father to bring her here, planning to get rid of Su Mingyu.
Unexpectedly, not only did she fail to get rid of her, but Su Mingyu had also become the absolute star of this autumn hunting!
Su Yueyue was so angry that she almost ground her silver teeth to pieces!
Damn Su Mingyu, what on earth was going on!
Since she had woken up after almost being killed last time, she had been acting strangely. Although she was still Su Mingyu, her eyes and way of handling things had changed a lot. There must be something wrong!
There was nothing interesting left in the later part of the banquet. It was just roasting the animals they had hunted.
Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai lost interest after watching for a while. So they just said Gu Ruobai wasn't feeling well and asked the emperor's permission to leave first.
Since Su Mingyu had made great contributions and Gu Ruobai already had a physical disability, the emperor readily agreed.
So the two of them waited for a moment when no one was paying attention and then slipped away, completely unaware of the venomous eyes behind them.
In the carriage, Su Mingyu yawned widely. "I've used up almost all my energy today."
Gu Ruobai pulled her into his arms. "Take a nap. I'll wake you up when we get there."
Su Mingyu nodded and closed her eyes, leaning on Gu Ruobai's shoulder.
The carriage swayed, which made her even sleepier. Su Mingyu fell asleep in a daze.
She didn't know how long she had slept when suddenly she heard a whistling sound in her ear.
She suddenly opened her eyes and saw a cold - shining knife stabbing straight at her face.
It was too late to dodge. Without hesitation, Su Mingyu raised her arm and took the stab head - on.
The pain of her entire forearm being pierced made Su Mingyu's face contort.
However, her skills weren't affected by the pain. She kicked hard at the man's stomach and kicked him out of the carriage.
Only then did Su Mingyu suddenly realize that with an assassin right in front of her, where was Gu Ruobai?
She turned around and saw Gu Ruobai with his eyes closed. Su Mingyu's heart sank. After hesitating for a moment, she raised her slightly trembling hand to feel for Gu Ruobai's breath.
Fortunately, although his breathing was very weak, he was still alive...
Just as the stone in Su Mingyu's heart was about to fall, she heard the commotion outside the carriage.
Cursing inwardly, Su Mingyu quickly patted Gu Ruobai several times, but he didn't wake up. She leaped onto the horse in front, quickly glanced around, and saw that there were at least ten people around her.
When those people saw Su Mingyu come out, they all pointed their swords at her.
Su Mingyu frowned and casually threw out a handful of powder. The people nervously stepped back and covered their mouths and noses.
Taking this opportunity, Su Mingyu clamped her legs on the horse's belly and made the horse gallop away.