In my past life, I was buried alive! Reborn, I'll overturn the capital.

Chapter 83 The Frightened Horse

Just as Jiang Qingyue was enjoying herself, an unexpected event occurred.

Suddenly, a wild boar darted out from ahead, rampaging wildly. Everyone was caught off guard and didn't have time to react before instinctively dodging.

Jiang Qingyue frowned and rode her horse a little further away.

Just then, an arrow shot out from afar with a "whoosh," hitting the wild boar directly in a vital spot.

Before Jiang Qingyue could even turn around to see who had shot her, her horse suddenly became startled and began to bolt wildly, almost throwing her off. If Jiang Qingyue hadn't reacted quickly enough, lowered her body, and clung tightly to the horse's neck, she would have been thrown off.

Exclamations arose from the surroundings, and some people tried to ride forward on horseback, but it was impossible to get close.

While everyone hesitated, Jiang Qingyue's horse carried her swiftly towards the inner circle of the hunting grounds.

"Oh no, that's a predator zone! We need to chase them!"

A group of guards immediately took up their horses and prepared to give chase.

While they were still leading their horses and not paying attention, a figure in the distance had already quickly ridden after them.

Jiang Qingyue pressed her body tightly against the horse's back; the violent jolting almost made her vomit up her breakfast.

But she dared not lose focus, for fear that she might be thrown off balance.

The startled horse ran wildly, nearly crashing into trees several times.

Jiang Qingyue did not try to control the horse, because she had already discovered that the horse had been drugged when she stroked it. Making it run just now accelerated the drug's effects.

However, that wild boar was probably unexpected.

However, she was also prepared to turn the tables on Jiang Chuchu, otherwise, how could she force out Jiang Chuchu's subsequent actions?

Therefore, she lowered her center of gravity, stayed close to the horse so as not to be thrown off, and waited for the medicine to take effect so that it would stop naturally.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from behind, as if someone was rushing this way.

Jiang Qingyue lay on the horse, turning her head back.

Qin Xuanyu!

Before she could figure out why he was there, she saw Qin Xuanyu catch up, riding alongside her horse and reaching out his hand towards her.

Jiang Qingyue instinctively reached out and touched him, but by the time she realized what was happening, she was already in Qin Xuanyu's arms.

Jiang Qingyue felt a burning heat coming from behind her, along with the strong, rhythmic thumping of a heartbeat. Above her head, she felt Qin Xuanyu's hot breath.

Jiang Qingyue felt surrounded by this scorching heat, and her body became noticeably hotter.

Finally, the horse slowly came to a stop. Jiang Qingyue felt as if she had seen a savior. Before Qin Xuanyu could dismount, she kicked off the horse as if she were fleeing, and almost fell.

Qin Xuanyu wanted to help Jiang Qingyue up, but seeing that she had already stood firm, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Are you that terrible?

Jiang Qingyue was naturally unaware of Qin Xuanyu's thoughts. Looking around at her surroundings, she couldn't help but frown. "Do you know where this is?"

Jiang Qingyue didn't call out his name, but since only the two of them were present, Qin Xuanyu naturally knew that she was talking to him.

"I don't know. I was just focused on chasing the horse and didn't pay attention to the route."

"Haven't you participated in many hunts?" Jiang Qingyue didn't believe it. Qin Xuanyu used to participate every year, and he was probably very familiar with the entire hunting grounds. How could he not recognize him?

"Do you think I'm a god? This is inside the hunting grounds. It's not only huge, but also densely packed with trees that all look the same. How can you tell which one is which?" Qin Xuanyu couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Jiang Qingyue is sometimes quick to react, and sometimes extremely slow to react.

"Ah, is that so?" Jiang Qingyue awkwardly touched her nose. "Then... what do we do now?"

"We can only wait for them to come looking for us. Did you notice something was wrong with this horse a while ago?" Although Qin Xuanyu wasn't with Jiang Qingyue at the time, he noticed her behavior. Based on his understanding of Jiang Qingyue, he felt that she must know something.

Sure enough, Jiang Qingyue nodded. "That's right, I noticed something was wrong with the horse."

A nameless rage surged within Qin Xuanyu. "Knowing there's something wrong, you still went for it. Didn't you promise me you wouldn't hurt yourself for your own purposes? So what are you doing now?"

Jiang Qingyue was taken aback by Qin Xuanyu's shout, then realized that he was... worried about her?

"I didn't hurt myself. I just wanted to force Jiang Chuchu to take the next step and expose my true colors. It's just that the wild boar that suddenly appeared was unexpected and caught everyone off guard, disrupting our plans. Besides, once I calmed myself down, the effects of the drug wore off, and the horse naturally stopped."

Jiang Qingyue felt that this was just a small matter and would not cause her any harm.

In her eyes, none of these things were as heart-wrenching as the pain she had experienced in her past life, so she adopted an indifferent attitude.

However, she really didn't expect that Qin Xuanyu would be even more excited than she was.

"Extremely stupid!"

Jiang Qingyue's temper flared up as well. Was this person crazy? He started cursing at the slightest provocation. "Yes, I am stupid, but why did Your Highness come to save a stupid person like me?"

“You…” Qin Xuanyu pointed at Jiang Qingyue, paused, and continued, “What else can you call this but stupid? What if there’s a cliff here? Or what if the horse crashes into a tree or even the mountainside? Have you thought about the consequences?”

"I..." Jiang Qingyue originally wanted to refute, but found that she had nothing to say.

"I...I didn't think that much about it!" Jiang Qingyue's momentum weakened considerably.

Because what Qin Xuanyu said made sense.

"Jiang Qingyue, when will you be able to change your impulsive ways? Every time you meet Jiang Chuchu, you lose your sense of proportion and become unscrupulous."

Although I don't know what you've been through, the more difficult the situation, the calmer you should be, instead of recklessly pursuing your goals. Have you considered that even if you don't care, someone else might be worried about you?

After Qin Xuanyu shouted his last words, the air instantly fell silent.

After he finished speaking, he realized what he had said, which seemed likely to cause misunderstanding.

Jiang Qingyue remained silent.

If last time was an illusion, what about this time?

"Qin Xuanyu." Jiang Qingyue suddenly called out Qin Xuanyu's name, "Why did you come to save me? There were so many people there, you could have left them to the guards, why did you personally chase after them?"

Jiang Qingyue's direct question left Qin Xuanyu speechless.

Yes, he could have just left her with the guards. Why did he have to chase after her himself? But at the time, he didn't think about anything else. His instinct was to rush up and save her, not wanting anything to happen to her.

So, I don't want anything to happen to her...

Qin Xuanyu suddenly looked up, a sudden realization dawning on his mind...

He couldn't help but laugh, "I know, I finally know..."