Long Ziyue, though maintaining a semblance of calm on the surface, felt a surge of panic as the wild boar charged at her.
Especially since this wild boar was faster than she had anticipated!
In an instant, it was upon her.
She immediately rolled on the ground, narrowly dodging the boar's attack by a hair's breadth.
Despite its massive size, the wild boar was terrifyingly agile.
Missing its first lunge, it immediately turned and charged again.
This time, Long Ziyue had just managed to roll over, but hadn't yet gotten to her feet.
It seemed impossible to evade.
Just as the wild boar leaped, a low call came from not far behind her: "Duck!"
Without a second thought, Long Ziyue immediately ducked and lowered herself.
With a *whoosh*, an arrow was shot.
"Aow..." The boar's cry was like a wolf's howl.
With a *thwack*, it fell to the ground not far in front of Long Ziyue.
But it wasn't over. With another *whoosh*, Chu Qianli shot a second arrow, hitting the boar's heart once more.
The force was immense, the angle precise. The arrow sank in, and after a few more cries, the boar collapsed, unable to rise.
"How are you? Are you alright?" Chu Qianli walked over, extending a hand to Long Ziyue.
Long Ziyue raised her hand, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
"I didn't expect it to be so difficult to handle," she exhaled, taking Chu Qianli's hand and standing up.
"Its fur is smooth and translucent, you can tell its muscles are firm. At your angle and distance, without enough internal energy, the arrow wouldn't have penetrated."
"Then why did you have me shoot?" Long Ziyue was about to jump up. This woman was pushing her to her death!
However, she wasn't truly angry.
"You deliberately used me as bait to adjust its angle?"
"Of course. Without prey, it wouldn't leap. If it didn't leap, its most vulnerable underside wouldn't be exposed to me," Chu Qianli smiled faintly.
Long Ziyue breathed a long sigh of relief, still feeling the lingering fear from the boar's fierce charge.
"If it had been even a little bit off, it would have bitten me to death," she couldn't help but complain.
"I had it under control."
Long Ziyue shot her a look: "You're really confident!"
"Naturally." Without confidence, how could I dare enter this area?
Long Ziyue glared at her fiercely.
Yet, despite her complaints, she knew in her heart that this woman's archery was far superior to her own.
It was incredible that in a country like Bei Ming, which favored men, there could be such an outstanding and capable woman.
After complaining, her mood improved. She quickly walked over and kicked the wild boar.
The wild boar was mostly immobilized.
"For safety, let's tie it up."
Chu Qianli produced some ropes from somewhere, and together with Long Ziyue, they tightly bound the wild boar.
Most importantly, they gagged its mouth, lest it revive and bite someone.
While retrieving items from the Qiankun Chain, Chu Qianli paused for a moment, seeing the WeChat avatar in the system.
WeChat was still offline. Although she had sent a message to her senior brother, she didn't know if he had replied.
It was highly possible that her senior brother didn't believe the person on the other end of WeChat was her.
She wondered when she would be able to contact him on WeChat again.
Would there ever be a second chance?
"A'Li, what are you doing? Come help, it's so heavy!"
Long Ziyue was trying to lift the wild boar.
However, weighing nearly two hundred jin, it was too heavy. Even with her internal energy, she couldn't lift it. It was exhausting!
"Wait a moment, I'll get something."
Chu Qianli walked behind the bushes and soon returned, dragging something.
"What is this?" Long Ziyue asked curiously. Where did this come from?
"A cart," Chu Qianli dragged the cart over, and together they moved the wild boar onto it.
Long Ziyue became excited, pulling the cart back: "Where did this thing come from? It's so effortless, it's simply..."
"Ziyue, be careful!"
Chu Qianli had just finished organizing the items from the system when she looked up and saw a flash of cold light in the distance.
Without thinking, she lunged forward, tackling Long Ziyue to the ground.
*Puff, puff, puff* – three sounds!
They rolled on the ground, and looking back, three hidden weapons were deeply embedded in the earth.
Not far from where Long Ziyue had been standing!
From that angle, these were clearly projectiles aimed at Long Ziyue.
"Ambush!" Chu Qianli yanked her and forcefully pushed her behind the nearby bushes.
Long Ziyue rolled behind the bushes and just got to her feet when she saw two figures in black chasing Chu Qianli into the dense forest.
"A'Li!"
This was bad! Those assassins were clearly after her.
But now, in the darkness, they mistook A'Li for her!
"A..."
"Miss Chu, quickly go back and tell them that Princess Ping Yue has been attacked, and have them come rescue this Princess!"
Chu Qianli's slightly hoarse voice came from the distance.
After that, there was no more sound.
Long Ziyue was extremely anxious!
A'Li had used herself as bait, luring the assassins away!
Long Ziyue wanted to chase after them, but the dark path ahead had long since lost sight of Chu Qianli and the two assassins.
She was in great turmoil.
After a moment of hesitation, she finally turned and rushed towards where they had tied up the horses.
If she was late in going back to get help for A'Li, it would be too late!
But Long Ziyue never expected that at the entrance of the hunting ground, only Leng Ji and the guards were present.
She heard that Prince Xuan had returned to rest shortly after they had entered.
As for Prince Xiaoyao, after Prince Xuan left, he also found an excuse to depart, not waiting for the ladies to emerge!
"Your Highness, please don't worry. Stay here and wait, I will take people in to find Miss Li'er!"
Leng Ji was more anxious than she was. He immediately led a team of men and rushed in.
...
Chu Qianli encountered more than just one group of assassins tonight.
Perhaps even she hadn't expected there to be so many hidden assassins.
After she dealt with the first two assassins, the second group of five figures in black arrived.
What bad luck.
With a *whoosh*, a silver needle shot out, and the black-clad figure on the tree fell with a *thud*.
Unexpectedly, he rolled on the ground and vanished without a trace!
A hidden assassin!
Chu Qianli's heart tightened. With a flick of her wrist, she sent out two more silver needles.
She immediately shifted her position, hiding behind a tree.
*Puff, puff* – two sounds, and two hidden weapons struck the tree trunk.
Just as she was about to shoot a third silver needle, a long sword with a chilling sword energy pierced down from the treetops above her.
Chu Qianli's fingertips tightened. The long sword from the system landed in her hand, and she raised it. With a *clang*, the sword met the attack.
But she hadn't expected that the black-clad hidden assassin who had fallen to the ground earlier had already reached her side.
That sword, radiating cold light, instantly arrived at Chu Qianli's chest.
These hidden assassins were clearly determined to kill her!