Empress Fenghua

Chapter 96 Qin Shu Wins
It was not until the afternoon of the second day, when the sun was close to the horizon, reflecting a layer of brilliant luster on the white snow, that the twenty people returned to Huazhong's tent.

I saw a dirty tassel protruding from the hand of a muddy and muddy man, and the yellow color could be seen vaguely.The man knelt in front of Hua Zhong, offering the Feng Xue Ye Gui Ren with both hands.

Hua Zhong smiled slightly, picked up Fengxueye Guiren, and glanced at the man on the ground.His eyes were shining like cold stars, his eyebrows were as black as varnish, and his resolute face was slightly gloomy, making him look like a man with a heavy heart.

"Is this what you found?" Hua Chong shook the Fengxueye Guiren in his hand and asked. "What's your name?"

The man said loudly, "My subordinate Qin Shu!"

Zhou Yiwei on the side snorted coldly, and said quite unconvinced, "I found that jade pendant, but he snatched it away! How shameless!"

Song Dongming frowned and scolded in a low voice, "How can you be so ignorant of etiquette in front of the county magistrate?"

Hua Zhong smiled, "Qin Shu, is what Zhou Yiwei said true?"

Qin Shu frowned tightly, nodded, "It's true!"

Hua Zhong raised his eyelids to see Zhou Yiwei's complacent face, and raised the corner of his mouth and said, "The county lord just said that whoever brings back the wind and snow night first will be considered the winner. He didn't say that other methods should not be used. Qin Shu snatched The jade pendant you found, you don’t know how to snatch it back? Could it be that the enemy wants to kill you, so you let him kill you? If you know how to snatch your life, you don’t know how to snatch the jade pendant of the county lord?”

Zhou Yiwei looked at Hua Zhong with dumbfounded eyes, his face flushed red, "Master, this, this..." After a long time, he still didn't say why!

Hua Zhong couldn't help laughing, "Combat is all about brains, what others have done, if you think it's wrong, don't you do it? You're so stupid!"

Song Dongming frowned, and said honestly, "My subordinates would like to follow the instructions of the county magistrate!"

"Are you looking for the jade pendant together on the mountain?" Hua Zhong asked with a frown.

Song Dongming was considered older among the crowd, so he naturally had some status, and he was also the captain of the 20 people.Song Dongming replied sincerely, "If you go back to the county master, the mountains are too big, but the jade pendants are too small. We searched separately when we got to the mountains to save time. But there were ambushes on the way, some were thrown on the trees by ropes, and some Fell into a big pit. The brothers who met rescued each other, and then separated to continue searching!"

"Then how did you come back together?"

Song Dongming couldn't help being embarrassed, "It's my subordinates who are worried that someone will be trapped and don't know. It's easy to freeze to death in such weather. So my subordinates waited at the foot of the mountain for all brothers to arrive before returning together!"

Hua Zhong nodded in relief, "Very good! I know how to stand together through thick and thin and help each other. Only when brothers are united can we be invincible! Song Dongming, you have done a good job!"

"Thank you county magistrate!"

Hua Zhong took out a purse containing twelve taels of gold and threw it to Qin Shu, who caught it and said, "Thank you county magistrate!"

"You deserve it!" Hua Zhong raised the corners of his lips, "You all go down first! Get out of the camp and go back home later!"

"Yes!"

Everyone exited the tent, and Xue Wuhen walked out from the screen behind the soft couch.There was a hint of danger in his eyes, "Qin Shu, this person is not usable!"

Hua Chong smiled and looked at Xue Wuhen, "What's your opinion, Young Master Xue?"

Xue Wuhen said with a smile, "Those who betray their brother for money will surely betray you for money in the future!"

Hua Zhong said indifferently, "Qin Shu's family is poor, and he had no choice but to serve in the army in order to take care of his mother. Now that his mother is old and seriously ill, he naturally wants to be the best in everything!"

Xue Wuhen shook his head slightly, "Since you have your own ideas, then go ahead and do it. But I want to remind you, this person's eyebrows are twinkling, and he doesn't seem to be sincere!"

"Song Dongming is calm and honest, and he is usable, but he lacks a little bit of alertness. Although Zhou Yiwei is good at martial arts and quick-witted, he is still young and has a rough schedule! Right now, this Qin Shu is quite capable!" Hua Zhong didn't think so. He smiled contentedly, "Since money can control him, I naturally want to use money to restrain him. Such a person is more usable than a moral person, because he will do everything for you by any means!"

The 20 people had already changed into clean clothes and stood neatly in a line.

Hua Zhong was dressed in red makeup, wearing a cloak and smiling like plum blossoms blooming in Ling Han, "Are you tired?"

"Subordinates are not tired!"

"tired!"

The 20 people are different, Song Dongming is honest, Zhou Yiwei is brave, Qin Shu hangs his head and remains silent.Hua Zhong couldn't help laughing, he really judged the situation!

"Those who are tired can ride home, and those who are not tired can walk!" Hua Zhong said.I saw Zhou Yiwei's face was flushed red, and he looked angry, and said loudly, "This subordinate is tired!"

Xue Wuhen chuckled, "Why do you tease them like this?" Hua Zhong raised the corners of his mouth and ignored it. The 20 people got on their horses together, looking ready to go.

Hua Zhong picked up the whip and pointed to the front, "You guys go ahead first, this county is mainly trying your riding skills!"

Everyone was puzzled and looked at each other.Hua Zhong slapped his whip on the rock on the ground, and said in a stern voice, "Didn't you hear what the county magistrate said? Are you deaf?"

Upon hearing Hua Zhong's words, Qin Shu rode his horse and whipped his whip, and ran to the front first.There was displeasure in Zhou Yiwei's eyes, and he hurriedly chased after him, with the energy of not admitting defeat!When more than [-] people were all galloping in the mountains, Hua Zhong's mouth curled into a playful smile.

"Chen Xi! Are the archers I asked you to prepare ready?" Hua Zhong asked sharply.

Chen Xi replied respectfully, "Everyone is ready to fight, just listen to the order of the county lord!"

"Okay! Shoot the arrow to the county lord!" Hua Zhong waved his whip and pointed at the twenty people galloping ahead.

Xue Wuhen glanced at the surprised Chen Xi. Chen Xi waved his hand quickly, and the well-trained archers behind him spread out, standing in two rows, and shooting arrows in turn!
Twenty people were running in the rain of arrows, Zhou Yiwei was startled, looked back at Hua Zhong's gorgeous figure among the crowd, and frowned. "What is the county magistrate doing?"

"I'm afraid it's another opportunity to train our vigilance and riding and shooting!" Song Dongming frowned, his eyes full of worry. "Brothers, disperse! It's not easy to get shot if you disperse!"

Hua Zhong saw twenty people who were very close together just now, and immediately separated a certain distance.People gather together, and the arrows are fired in one place. Even if the shots are inaccurate, someone will definitely be hit by the arrow. Only when they disperse will the archers have nowhere to start!Really smart!

Hua Chong saw Qin Shu dodge the arrow whistling past his ears, his eyes were full of anxiety.Zhou Yiwei suddenly yelled, "Everyone, take off your shirts!" Zhou Yiwei kept turning the jackets in his hands, as if all the swords he shot were caught by the clothes and fell to the ground!Hua Zhong couldn't help laughing, it was indeed witty!
Hua Zhong waved his hand, "Stop!"

The archers who were still switching between the front and back rows stopped the arrows that were already on the string.

Xue Wuhen frowned, "It seems that someone was injured! But it's not a serious injury."

Hua Zhong and Xue Wuhen rode away, and saw twenty people in a state of embarrassment on the horse and on the ground, all topless.Several of them were slightly injured, and Qin Shu was shot in the shoulder, leaving clotted blood on his skin.

Hua Zhong dismounted to check Qin Shu's wound, and frowned at Xue Wuhen, "Is this arrow barbed?!"

Xue Wuhen couldn't help being a little surprised, "You only asked me to prepare, and you didn't say what to do! The bows and arrows of the Snow Clan all have barbs, do you still want the person who is shot to pull it out easily? Who knows you It turned out to be for them..."

Hua Zhong pouted, "Then is there any poison on this arrow?"

"No!" Xue Wuhen snorted coldly, but she was really cautious!

Prime Minister's House.

Qin Shu leaned on the bed with the arrow, the blood had dried up in the cold weather.There was a crackling brazier inside the house, which was burning vigorously.

Hua Zhong roasted the sharp dagger on the fire, and asked Qin Shu, "Can you bear the pain?"

Qin Shu gritted his teeth, "Yes!"

Everyone in the room couldn't help looking at Qin Shu with some concern. Hua Zhong has always been cruel and merciless, and this time it's Qin Shu's turn. I don't know how much he will suffer!
Xue Wuhen sighed and shook his head with a smile, "You don't mean to pull out the arrow for him, do you?"

"Do you still want it to grow on it?" Hua Zhong mercilessly gouged out Xue Wuhen's eyes.

"This arrow has barbs. If you pull it out like this, you will have to tear off a piece of flesh!" Xue Wuhen observed Qin Shu's expression, only gritted his teeth, and did not show much expression, but he is a tough guy!
Hua Zhong ignored Xue Wuhen, stepped forward to wipe Qin Shu's wounds with strong wine, and said coldly, "Be patient first!"

As soon as Qin Shu nodded, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder!Ah—a scream came out.When everyone looked at it, they saw that the arrow was not pulled out but went deeper into the body, penetrating Qin Shu's front and back!

"How do you pull out the arrow without piercing it first? What is it called!" Hua Zhong's actions were rude, showing no sympathy for the injured!

Everyone was shocked, and they were inevitably worried about Qin Shu.With a cold face, Hua Zhong used the hot dagger to sharply cut off the arrow that pierced his shoulder, and then pulled forward vigorously, pulling out the broken arrow.A lot of blood splashed out with a pop!

Hua Zhong stopped bleeding, applied medicine, and bandaged neatly, as if he didn't care about Qin Shu's face at all.

"County Lord..." Zhou Yiwei stared blankly at Hua Zhong, and swallowed hard.Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Sure enough, you are ruthless!"

Hua Zhong turned her head and cast a sharp glance at Zhou Yiwei, seeing Xue Wuhen's surprised gaze and spring-like smile...

(End of this chapter)