The Emperor Shun Zhishi

Chapter 20
Shun rode on the four elephants, and galloped towards the territory of the Youxin family to the west.To enter Youxin's territory, you have to go through a forest.Shun felt very kind, because it was here that Shun once met Xiaoguai.After entering the forest, one more day's journey will arrive at the territory of the Youxin family.Shun saw that the sun was about to set, seeing that he could not reach the territory of the Youxin family before dark, so he planned to spend the night in the forest.

When he was fetching water by the river, he checked his baggage and found that except for the cowhide water bag and dry food, everything else was gone, including the jade wares given to him by Lei Shi and You Shu Shi, and the jade wares given to him by Gao Yao. white pottery.He suspects that he has lost it, but the burden is still there, and Ji Hao and Xiang must have stolen it.Thinking of how treacherous and cunning the mother and son were, Shun became very angry.However, he is an open-minded person, so if he loses it, he will lose it. He just thought that he should give him a gift when he saw Cao Muzi, and it seems a little impolite to leave empty-handed now.

After fetching the water, Shun planned to go to the forest to buy some game and give it to Cao Muzi, which was a small gesture.Holding a bow and arrow, he walked into the forest, looking for prey.

Under a large rock, I saw a sika deer grazing, followed by a fawn, apparently an adult doe.Shun thought it was a good game, and was about to shoot it, when the doe seemed to sense that Shun was hiding behind it, mooed, and hid in the grass.

Shun was an experienced hunter. Hearing this call, he knew it was a pregnant doe.He immediately felt pity, and put down his bow and arrow.He couldn't help but burst into tears, because at this time he thought of his mother, who once told him not to hunt pregnant animals.Seeing this pregnant doe, the mother's teachings are endless.

Suddenly, the doe let out a scream, and a flying arrow hit the doe's hind legs, and the doe fell to the ground and howled, and the fawn followed its mother, licking the doe's neck, and screaming.Shun thought that the archer didn't know that the doe was pregnant, but since he knew, he wanted to save the doe.Shun stepped forward, and was about to cut open the wound on the doe's leg with a knife, and pulled out the arrow, when there was another "swish", and another flying arrow was shooting at the doe.Shun didn't turn his head, but swung his sword against his back, cutting the arrow in two.

Then another arrow came, and Shun cut it off as usual.He pulled out the arrowhead from the doe's leg, and according to the method Cao Muzi taught him, when he was suturing the doe's wound, there was a sound of horseshoes behind him, as if six or seven people were riding towards him.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes, Shun was a little surprised, because this place was some distance away from the domains of Youyu and Youxin, and most of the people here were poor, and the livestock they raised were either cattle or sheep, and those who could ride horses were obviously not ordinary people.

Sure enough, the sound of hooves was getting closer, and Shun heard a woman laugh like a silver bell.I saw a young woman riding a white horse and wearing a red dress, followed by six soldiers on black horses, like the woman's bodyguards.Especially the soldier behind the woman was extremely strong, and Shun couldn't help applauding secretly when he saw his bright eyes.

"Huh!" The woman looked at Shun and the three arrows that fell on the ground, two of which had been broken in two, and was quite surprised, "Did you cut off the arrows I shot?"

"Yes."

Shun glanced at the woman in fine clothes, and saw that she had an extraordinary temperament, followed by six cavalrymen, like nobles from a certain tribe, and knew that they were not ordinary people.

"how did you do that?"

"It's not difficult, just swing the sword twice."

The woman was amazed that he was able to cut off the arrow she shot with his sword, but Shun's answer was so casual, it was obvious that the answer was not what was asked, and the woman felt that she was ignored.

"Although you cut off two arrows, I still shot one arrow, so this doe should belong to me."

The woman thought that Shun was robbing her of the prey, and her words were obviously expressing her position to Shun. The deer belonged to her, and Shun had to get her consent first to share the prey.This is the rule in the forest, and Shun naturally understands it, but now Shun is not competing with her for the ownership of the prey.

"That's right, but you can't take it away."

"Oh?" The woman got off the horse and checked the doe's wound and the arrow on the ground. "The arrow is mine, and the wound on the doe's leg also matches the arrow. Why can't I take it away? Could it be that you shot it too?" One arrow, but why didn't I see other wounds?"

"It's true that you shot the doe, and it's true that she has only one wound, but you still can't take it away."

Listening to Shun's words, the woman couldn't help being a little angry, but she still held back her anger.

"why?"

"Because the doe is pregnant."

"Why can't a pregnant doe be taken away?"

"A pregnant animal cannot be hunted."

"Who made this rule, and who are you?"

"This is what my mother told me. If you insist on pursuing who made the rules, it's me who made the rules."

Although Shun's words were not unreasonable, but he spoke so coldly and didn't give the woman any face, the woman couldn't help being a little angry.

"If I don't listen to you, what are you going to do?"

"It doesn't matter whether you listen to me or not, and I don't care."

Obviously, Shun got into a fight with this woman, and the woman couldn't help turning red, obviously she was already angry.The burly soldier behind her got off his horse and wanted to snatch the doe from the ground.

Shun immediately drew out the mahogany sword from his waist, and put the tip of the sword against the man's neck.

"Boy, you are the first person who dared to point a sword at me, you are quite courageous."

The man knew that Shun had something of himself, but he didn't take Shun seriously. He just warned Shun not to try to prevent the woman from taking the prey.But at this time, Shun was determined to protect the doe, and he knew that the man in front of him was no ordinary person, but he decided to protect the doe with his life.

"If you insist on taking this doe away, you must first ask the sword in my hand if I agree."

As soon as these words came out, the six cavalrymen behind the woman got off their horses one after another, drew out the swords on their waists, and wanted to compete with Shun.Seeing that Shun was about to fight with the six people, the woman immediately waved her hand to signal them not to act rashly.

She went forward, picked up the two severed arrowheads, and threw them into the quiver, and picked up the arrow that was stained with the doe's blood, and wiped the blood on it with a piece of cloth.

"Okay, I'll let you take a step. How about the doe and half of us?"

"Girl, you don't seem to understand me. This doe is pregnant, and we can't kill it. It's fine if I don't see it. Since I saw it, I will take care of it."

"Why do you toast and not eat fine wine?"

Seeing the woman was angry, the cavalry behind her were about to step up and snatch the doe away, but although the woman was angry, she was very self-restraining, she didn't bully anyone, and just reasoned with Shun blindly.

Seeing that the two were at an impasse, the little Xing Xing saw it, and immediately worried for Shun. He realized that Shun was a straight man with a sense of justice.It's okay to talk like this with a man, but if you talk like this with a woman, you probably won't be able to find a wife in your life.

He quickly sensed Shun, stepped forward, bowed to the woman and made a bow.

"The girl doesn't know that everything has a spirit. The old people often say that you can't hunt or cut down forests in spring. This is because spring is the season for all things to grow. It is the law of heaven that all things will bear fruit in autumn. Now you killed the pregnant The doe, not only killed the mother, but also killed its son, killing two lives with one arrow, how cruel. Think if a pregnant woman was killed for no reason, girl, would you be happy? Killing pregnant creatures , This is against the law of heaven, if the girl insists on killing this doe, I am afraid that the girl will be punished by heaven in the future."

The woman seemed to be thinking about what Xiao Xingxing said, but the six cavalrymen behind her were furious.

"Bold, you dare to curse my lady."

The six men were about to teach Shun a lesson, but they were stopped by the woman.

"Stop it, what this person said is not unreasonable, besides it's just a doe, there are a lot of prey in this forest, it's the same if we kill another one."

The woman ordered the six people to get on their horses, let out a long howl, and the white horse ran towards the depths of the forest.Just when she was about to disappear from sight, the woman turned her head and took a look at Shun.Little Xingxing felt that those eyes were very strange, full of curiosity and a hint of disdain.In any case, the woman remembered Shun, which is not a bad thing.

After Shun helped the doe to sew up the wound, in order to find herbs for the doe, Shun asked Sixiang to carry the doe on.It had been five hours since he had entered the forest, and Shun estimated that he would have to walk another five hours before he could enter the territory of the Youxin family, so he simply spent the night in the forest.He let Sixiang and the doe rest on the ground, climbed up the big tree by himself, and made a small net with a rope.When climbing to a high place, he heard a rustling sound from the grass in the distance.

"Could it be a tiger?"

Thinking that there might be a tiger hidden in the grass, Shun cheered up.He raised his bow and arrow, and walked slowly towards the grass.The grass was still shaking slightly, and Shun was about to shoot the arrow when he saw a leg protruding from the shaking grass.Shun took a closer look and found that it was a slender human leg.

He pushed aside the grass, and saw a woman in ragged clothes, lying in the grass, her feet were bleeding, as if she had been injured by a stone.

Shun walked over and touched the woman's leg with his hands, but the woman subconsciously avoided it, looking frightened and restless.

"Don't be afraid, I just want to see if your leg is broken."

Shun pinched the woman's leg and motioned the woman to turn her ankle. Seeing that Shun was harmless, the woman believed that he was examining her wound.

"It's fine if it's not broken, it's just a little skin trauma, I'll find you herbs to heal it."

After the woman agreed, Shun carried her under the tree, together with Sixiang and the injured doe. At this time, the sun had already set on the mountain, and the sky reflected a rosy red.The scenery to the west was very beautiful, but Shun knew that it would be dark soon.

"Sit still, I'll go find some herbs, it won't be long."

Shun left a piece of flint and a short knife for the woman, and told her not to leave the tree, but to light a fire with the flint if she was afraid, and to eat the dry food in the bag when she was hungry.The woman nodded and didn't speak, just sat on the ground and watched Shun leave her sight.

After about half an hour, it was already dark, and the forest was pitch-black, and the scenery ahead could only be vaguely seen by the dim moonlight.Shun finally found some herbs and killed some small prey, and returned to the original place after an hour.

Sure enough, the woman built a bonfire and saw Shun walking up to her with a roe deer on her back. Knowing that this was their dinner, she quickly handed the dagger to Shun.Shun glanced at the woman, and felt that although the woman in front of him was dressed in rags, she had clear eyes, a fresh and elegant temperament, and her behavior seemed a bit noble, unlike ordinary women, so she couldn't help feeling more fond of her.

"Let's eat this tonight, but it will take at least three hours to cook. If you are hungry, eat some dry food first."

After roasting the roe deer meat, Shun applied herbs to the woman and bound her up.

"It's okay, the wound will heal after two days of bandaging like this."

The woman still didn't speak, but nodded and smiled at Shun to express her gratitude.Shun continued to apply medicine to the doe's wound, and after the dressing was finished, Shun let the doe go.The woman was surprised by Shun's actions, and wondered why she let the prey go.Shun also noticed that the woman was surprised.

"The female deer is pregnant. Hunters should not kill pregnant animals. This is the rule."

The woman nodded and smiled again, appreciating Shun's behavior.Another hour passed, the roe deer meat was already roasted, Shun cut a small piece for the woman, the woman was about to eat the barbecue, she seemed to feel that eating in front of a man was not elegant enough, so she turned around and ate alone up.

Shun felt a little strange at first, but felt that there was a trace of elegance in the woman's behavior, and felt that the woman was extraordinary.

"It's strange, how can you, a girl, run into the forest alone."

The woman didn't turn around and continued eating the barbecue.Shun didn't expect her to answer, but only suspected that the woman had been silent and might be dumb.The woman turned around after eating the barbecue, and said to Shun:
"I ran out to play alone, but I didn't expect to get lost when I entered the forest."

The woman's voice was as crisp as a silver bell, and this voice once again made Shun feel more fond of the woman.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Youxin's territory, but I'm lost and I can't find my way out. I really don't know what to do?"

"So you're going to have the territory of the Xin family," Shun was overjoyed to hear what he said. "I just want to have the territory of the Xin family. Cao Muzi is my grandfather, and I belong to the Xin family."

"It turns out that you belong to the Xin family. How come Chief Cao Muzi has your grandson? I've never heard of it."

Listening to her tone, Shun seemed to be very familiar with Cao Muzi, and it seemed that she must have an extraordinary relationship with Cao Muzi.

"I originally belonged to the Youyu clan, but later I left the Youyu clan due to various reasons. Fortunately, the leader of the Xin clan, Cao Muzi, took me in and recognized me as his grandson, so I became a member of the Youxin clan. Min. I’ve been traveling outside these years, so it’s normal that you haven’t heard of it, my name is Yao Chonghua.”

"You are Yao Chonghua," the woman couldn't help being shocked when she heard Shun's name, "You are the Yao Chonghua who helped the Youlei family manage Lei Ze, the Youshu family reclaimed a thousand hectares of fertile land, and helped Gaotao defeat the Sanmiao wizard?"

"Well, that's true." Hearing the woman talk about his great achievements, Shun couldn't help but feel a little proud and embarrassed, he quickly scratched his head, "Actually, these things are not worth mentioning, I don't know if I can know The girl's name."

"I'm……"

(End of this chapter)