"Haha, you have a point," Yang Chuxia laughed heartily. Seeing a roe deer rabbit emerge from the ground, she asked, "What kind of meat do you like? Iāll take one down, and we can roast it for dinner tonight when we get back."
"Iām easy!" Ye Ziāan, standing behind her, looked at the prey on the ground and said, "Iāve heard that the Emperor hasnāt taken anyone hunting for two years in a row. Could it be possible that in two yearsā time, the game has become this plentiful?"
"I think itās probably because there isnāt much to eat in the mountains during winter, the big beasts can fill their bellies with small animals, but these little ones donāt have much to eat, so they have to come out searching for food."
As she spoke, she effortlessly shot a wild rabbit. "Little rabbits need to eat grass, but where can they find so much grass in winter?"
"Wife, shoot that pheasant, when we get back weāll roast chicken to eat, all three of us gents love roasted chicken legs," Ye Ziāan pointed to a chicken pecking at the ground amid the snow.
"Then weāll need to take down a couple more to send some to Dongyang and the others."
Ye Ziāan laughed, "In that case, weāll need to pick up some feathered arrows first." He only brought a bucket of arrows, afraid it might not be enough.
"Haha, no need, watch me, I never miss." Yang Chuxia smiled and took aim at a roe deer.
In an instant, the roe deer fell to the ground, the arrow piercing precisely into its head.
Ye Ziāan exclaimed, "Wifeās archery skills are truly impressive."
"Arenāt you curious why I can shoot arrows?" Yang Chuxia looked up at him and asked.
Ye Ziāan bent down and kissed her forehead, "Not curious, as long as youāre my wife, thatās all that matters."
Yang Chuxia smiled, "Some day when we have time Iāll tell you, and Iām sure it will surprise you."
"Alright."
Ye Ziāan smiled indulgently, his smile like the warm sun on a winter day, the cool breeze in summer, bringing utter contentment to the heart.
After the horse took a few steps, Yang Chuxia turned her head, only to meet his slightly sorrowful eyes, "Are you hiding something from me?"
"Not at all. I just feel that life is really short, just a few decades, how is that enough for spending time with my wife." Ye Ziāan suddenly hugged her waist tighter and said, "If only people could have a few more lifetimes."
"Youāre really greedy!" Yang Chuxia leaned her head and kissed his cheek, then hesitated but said, "I donāt know about having several lifetimes, but if thereās a next life, I can promise you that."
"Then we have a deal?" Ye Ziāan smiled, "If one day I pass away before you, Iāll walk slowly on the Bridge of Helplessness, waiting for you to catch up with me. Then weāll drink the Soup of Forget together and meet in the next life."
"Haha! Alright, I promise you!" Yang Chuxia laughed heartily. She was willing to promise this man who cherished her with his life many lifetimes if life could offer them. She was willing to promise him as many lifetimes as possible.
"Wife, look, that hare is so plump, letās take it down and send it to cousin!"
"Okay!"
"Letās head a bit further that way!"
"Are there deer too?" Just as Ye Ziāanās words fell, Yang Chuxia had already released an arrow from her hand.
So, wherever Ye Ziāan pointed, she shot, and with her accuracy, they circled the forest and ended up with quite a collection of game.
Out of a tub of fifty arrows, Yang Chuxia looked and saw only about ten left.
Because of this, Yang Chuxia and Ye Ziāan found themselves dragging game out for quite some time.
Moreover, Yang Chuxia was worried about how they would get all this prey back home.
The two of them stared at each other with big eyes for quite some time.
"Had I known, I wouldnāt have let the carriage go back. Thinking about it, we should have it come back for us."
On the other side, Prince Le, who had just emerged from the woods, caught sight of this scene and, looking at the game at their feet, his lips twitched involuntarily.