Zheng Xiao Mistake: The Mistake of Rebirth Provoked the Cold Master

The white horse under Rong Yan's crotch was a hunting horse that came from the Western Regions as a tribute. Its body was tall and straight, even more majestic than Gong Yixiu's mount. It lay steadily between the two of them, with an air of superiority.

"Teacher, you have returned so early. Is our father okay now?" Gong Yixiu asked, looking up.

Rong Yan glanced at him calmly and said, "If Your Highness is worried about me, why don't you go back and take a look yourself?"

Gong Yixiu chuckled, with a hint of self-mockery in his eyes, "Father has always favored teachers, so I'd better not cause any more trouble for him. I'd better go hunt for fresh deer hearts and make soup for him."

Against the light, Rong Yan's expression was obscure and unclear. He loosened the reins and said, "Let's go."

Gong Yixiu's eyes flashed with surprise, "Teacher, are you going to travel with us?"

"Yeah." Rong Yan responded briefly.

"But..." Gong Yixiu hesitated to speak.

Rong Yan lowered his eyes slightly, with a hint of indifference, "No?"

"Hunting is usually done in pairs," Gong Yixiu said with difficulty. "The student drew lots to get Miss Zhu as his companion. How dare we change the rules so easily?"

Rong Yan turned around slightly, as if he had just noticed Zhu Zheng behind him, and glanced at her coldly.

"Then let her stay."

"This..." Gong Yixiu paused, looking embarrassed, "How can a student take the lead in making an exception?"

Rong Yan half-lowered his eyes, unable to see the expression on his face, and his tone carried a hint of mockery, "When did Your Highness become so rigid in his adherence to conventions?"

"Teacher, how could you misunderstand me like this?" Gong Yixiu said respectfully, "I have been used to following the rules since I was young."

As if he had finally had enough of this hypocritical excuse, Rong Yan looked back at Zhu Zheng and made his own decision, "You stay."

Zhu Zheng felt as if she had been pardoned. Without hesitation, she nodded immediately, "Then I will respectfully obey..."

"Wait!" Gong Yixiu held his horse in front of Zhu Zheng's horse and said to Rong Yan, "Miss Zhu has come from afar. If she doesn't enjoy the autumn hunting, it is my fault. I just promised to teach Miss Zhu archery, and now I am fortunate to have your guidance. It is really a double blessing."

After saying that, he turned to Zhu Zheng and asked, "Miss Zhu, what do you think?"

After talking back and forth for a while, the topic was finally thrown back to Zhu Zheng.

Zhu Zheng sneered. It was such a satisfying act. She couldn't just say she didn't want to.

Laughing secretly in her heart, but keeping calm on her face, Zhu Zheng bowed her head and said, "I am honored to be taught by your Highness and the adults."

Rong Yan was silent for a while, his eyes briefly passed over Zhu Zheng, and suddenly he turned his horse around and rode away into the forest.

Gong Yixiu also looked at Zhu Zheng meaningfully, and then followed.

The red maple forest on Qilu Mountain is one of the ten most beautiful sights in Dayong.

The autumn wind blows through the birch forest. Dead grass can be seen in the forest, covered with a light frost, but the blood-red maple leaves are everywhere, leaving people with almost no time to care about the bleakness.

The forest was silent and quiet. Three handsome men rode in on horseback, breaking the silence with the sound of horses' hooves stepping on dry branches.

Two young men, riding tall horses, were standing one in front and one behind, wearing splendid clothes and looking very imposing. The girl at the end was wearing a narrow-sleeved hunting dress, with a light-colored gauze covering her face, revealing only a pair of bright and moving eyes, which were shining as she looked around.

She carried a longbow on her back, which was more elegant than the ones used by men, and its decoration was simple yet exquisite.

Zhu Zheng gripped the bow tightly with both hands, his fingers turning white from the force, and slowly took out an arrow from the quiver behind him.

His eyes were focused on the three-edged black iron flashing with cold light on the tip of the arrow, and then he raised his gaze and cast coldly at Gong Yixiu's back on horseback.

He drew the bow and loaded the arrow in one smooth motion, and the tip of the arrow was quietly aimed at the back of the neck of the man in front of him.

As the horse bumped along, Gong Yixiu's figure rose and fell in sight.

At such a close distance, once the arrow is fired, it will be able to avenge her past self and the Zhu family, and even seek justice for countless innocent souls...

Zhu Zheng's fingers hooked on the string, tightly gripping the thin arrow, her hands trembling uncontrollably, her eyes facing the wind felt sore, almost to the point of pain.

Just when his fingertips were aching and he was about to let go of the string, a figure suddenly rushed out. Zhu Zheng was startled and the tip of the arrow deflected, pointing directly at the nearest tree on the left.

She suddenly released the bowstring, and the thin arrow shot out, but missed the target and hit the nearby bushes.

Zhu Zheng was still in shock as she looked at the uninvited guest who turned out to be Gong Yixiu's attendant, who must have been following her.

"Wushuang was so reckless that he scared Miss Zhu." He knelt on the ground.

Zhu Zheng shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I scared you."

"I deserve to die!" Wushuang was still terrified, "I was distracted just now and fell too far from Her Highness. I was anxious to catch up with her, but I didn't expect to disturb the girl."

Zhu Zheng put away her bow. Wushuang's appearance made her gradually calm down, and the excitement that had just filled her heart gradually dimmed.

The arrow in his hand was thin and obviously not used in actual combat, but only as a foil for fun.

Besides, she knew her own limitations very well. She had never learned archery in her life, let alone archery on horseback.

She couldn't kill him.

At least I can't kill him today.

Gong Yixiu is a meticulous person. If he acts rashly and fails to strike a fatal blow, not only will he fail to get revenge, but he will also alert the enemy.

Then all the efforts made before will be in vain.

With a sharp weapon in hand, she was ready to kill, but she was powerless. Compared with skills and courage, what was more precious was the fleeting opportunity.

Zhu Zheng lowered his head and looked at the bow in his hand, inevitably feeling annoyed and self-pitying.

"What happened to Miss Zhu?"

Zhu Zheng looked up and saw Gong Yixiu coming back on horseback at some point. He stopped not far away and glanced sideways at the arrow stuck in the bushes.

Zhu Zheng's heart trembled. Wushuang was Gong Yixiu's attendant. She didn't know how many of her actions she had just seen. She didn't know what she would say.

Wushuang stood up, shook his head timidly, and replied, "There is nothing wrong, it's just that Miss Zhu tried her arrows."

It seems that Wushuang didn't see that she was aiming at Gong Yixiu's head.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for making fun of you." Zhu Zheng calmly forced a smile and continued, "I was raised in seclusion and had little knowledge. When I saw the round fruit on the tree, I was curious about what it was and thought I could shoot it down."

Gong Yixiu looked up and saw that all the leaves on the tall trees had fallen, leaving only a lot of red, round fruits hanging on the trees.

"Red citrons are inedible," he said briefly.

Zhu Zheng smiled and said "I see", but there was no smile in her eyes.

"Miss Zhu, don't let go of the reins easily." Gong Yixiu glanced at the thin arrow on the ground with a strange smile in his narrow eyes, "Be careful not to break your neck and lose your life."

Seeing Zhu Zheng's face stiffen after he finished speaking, Gong Yixiu smiled with satisfaction and rode his horse to chase after the Grand Tutor in front.

From beginning to end, Rong Yan, who was at the front, seemed not to hear the movement behind him and did not even stop.