Chapter 147 I Am Here, You Are Here

It was evening when the group arrived at the Baishan hunting ground.

Xie Tingzhou entered the tent and heard Bai Yu land on the top of the tent and cooed twice. He lifted the curtain and went out, taking a small bamboo tube from Bai Yu's leg.

After reading it, Xie Tingzhou crumpled the paper and stuffed it into his sleeve, saying "No need to follow", and went in one direction with a sullen face.

A quarter of an hour later, Xi Feng was worried about what would happen, but saw Xie Tingzhou return, followed by a small young man.

The young man lowered his head, his neck almost shrunk into his body, and blinked at Xi Feng when he passed by him.

After entering the tent, Xie Tingzhou turned around and said coldly: "What did we say? I told you, you won't come to the spring search."

Shen Yu had been scolded by him just now on the periphery, and he didn't expect him to come again now!

"You've been fierce enough, don't be in a hurry to scold me." Shen Yu turned a deaf ear and said bluntly: "You will return to Beijing tomorrow morning on the pretext of illness. Something is going to happen here."

Xie Tingzhou: "How do you know?"

Shen Yu lowered her voice and said: "Pei Chunli came to the palace to find me early in the morning. Xuanping Hou knew that this spring search was dangerous, so he kept him in Beijing. He told me not to come."

Xie Tingzhou's eyes deepened, "He has deep feelings for you."

"Now is not the time to discuss this, you-" Shen Yu suddenly stopped talking and stared at Xie Tingzhou without blinking.

After a moment, she said: "You also knew that something would happen, so like Xuanping Hou, you kept me in Shengjing. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Xie Tingzhou knew that she was smart, and she could unravel the mystery as long as she was given a clue.

"I'll send someone to send you back overnight." Xie Tingzhou walked out of the tent.

Shen Yu grabbed him, "I won't leave."

Xie Tingzhou paused, "I won't have any worries if you leave."

Shen Yu walked around to him and frowned, "You know there are tigers in the mountains, but you still go to the tiger mountain. What are you planning?"

Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes, "I'll tell you when I get back."

"I won't leave." Shen Yu looked at him firmly.

Xie Tingzhou closed his eyes and still said firmly, "No, this trip is dangerous and you may die."

"Then I can't leave, I have to stay to protect you." Shen Yu said anxiously.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"No." Shen Yu said.

Xie Tingzhou's heart softened, and he looked at her face deeply, "What if I die?"

This possibility makes people feel heartbroken just thinking about it.

Shen Yu thought for a while and said, "If I die, you are not allowed to marry someone else. If you die, I will avenge you and take you to Hezhou, so that you can watch me eat and drink well even after you die."

Xie Tingzhou's eyes were touched, "Do you know what this means?"

Shen Yu nodded.

Xie Tingzhou's determination finally collapsed, and he laughed, "Remember what you said tonight."

Shen Yu: "Yeah."

Xie Tingzhou took off the leaves hanging on her head and said softly, "Follow me these days, stay with me, I am here, you are here, I die..."

His eyes suddenly turned cold, "None of us will die."

It was late at night, and Xie Tingzhou did not sleep.

He sat on the edge of the couch and looked at Shen Yu's face under the lonely lamp.

His girl was firm and warm, and always brought inspiring strength to people. She never retreated in desperate situations and never gave up until the last moment.

Since he sent troops to Yanliang Pass, Xie Tingzhou had anticipated the ending, perhaps being imprisoned in a cage for life and never returning to his homeland.

He had nothing to do, so he had been accompanying her to investigate cases, and he had asked himself what would happen in the future.

He was ready to accept his fate, and had thought of wearing a mask for the rest of his life, being a drunken prince or a prince.

But that day Changliu said something to him, saying that he missed home, and missed the spring grass fields in the north, which Shiyu must have never seen.

At that moment, Xie Tingzhou was like an epiphany, and he realized in an instant that being a prisoner for life was his fate, but it should not be hers.

She should be a girl who was as frivolous as a man, and how could she be trapped in a world for him.

But he couldn't let go.

The only thing was to fight for a new way out for himself and her.

Because he couldn't wait to marry her.

The next morning, the spring search officially began.

Emperor Tongxu was old and couldn't play, and most of the civil officials were not good at riding and shooting, so they accompanied Emperor Tongxu to sit in the main field.

Emperor Tongxu's sons were accompanied by twelve guards each, and they checked the horses and equipment before setting off.

White Feather rested on Xie Tingzhou's shoulder. There were too many strangers. It looked ready to fly, as if it was going to fly and peck at those prying eyes the next moment.

Shen Yu wore a heroic riding outfit today and stood beside Xie Tingzhou on horseback.

"After we set off, we will go south." Xie Tingzhou said.

The sun was shining today. Shen Yu squinted and looked around. The Baishan hunting ground covered a large area, and the dense forest stretched endlessly.

"The forest in the south is denser, and Bai Yu may not be able to guard against it."

Xie Tingzhou's indifferent eyes swept across everyone's faces, "It has a way."

"But--" Shen Yu's eyes moved slightly, and the knife on his waist came out, cutting off an arrow that was shot at Xie Tingzhou head-on.

Shen Yu frowned and looked over.

Crown Prince Li Jincheng was just putting away his bow, and said with a smile: "I said that Tingzhou was surrounded by many experts, and it was true."

Xie Tingzhou half-closed his eyes in the sunlight, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very good at archery, and it was true."

Emperor Tongxu was already disturbed by the episode here, and said in a deep voice: "Swords and knives have no eyes, how can they be played with."

Li Jincheng hurriedly said: "Father, don't worry, it's just a joke. The arrow has no tip and can't hurt anyone."

Shen Yu looked down and saw that the arrow really had no tip.

"He is testing you." Shen Yu said calmly: "I still don't believe that your martial arts are completely useless."

Xie Tingzhou glanced at her and then silently withdrew his gaze.

Li Jincheng was the prince, and he was the first to lead his men into the forest.

Xie Tingzhou tapped his fingers holding the reins, and suddenly squeezed the horse's belly and chased after him.

"Prince."

Li Jincheng turned around in response, but his pupils shrank suddenly.

There was a "clang" sound of the string being pulled, and a sharp sword shot straight at him.

Li Jincheng forgot to hide in shock.

He wants me to die! Li Jincheng thought so.

Unexpectedly, the arrow stabbed weakly on the ground when it was still two or three meters away from Li Jincheng.

Xie Tingzhou put down his bow and sighed, "How coincidental! The prince's arrows are tipless and my arrows are weak, so neither of them can hurt anyone."

Li Jincheng was still in shock. The moment just now seemed to be the closest he had ever been to death in his life.

He suddenly had an idea. Even if Xie Tingzhou was useless, he was still a wolf that could not be provoked.