Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli carefully reached out and took the rabbit from his hand.

The rabbit was soft and warm in my hand, and its body trembled slightly with fear.

She held it in both hands, somewhat unsure of what to do.

It was still moving, its ears twitching.

Yu Chen had already turned his horse around and was heading back the way he came.

Su Wuli looked down at the little thing in her arms, then secretly turned her head and glanced at Yu Chen behind her.

The rabbit snuggled closer to her, finding a slightly more comfortable position, and stopped struggling.

"It..." Su Wuli said softly, "What should we do?"

"Whatever you want." Yu Chen looked ahead, his voice slightly distorted by the wind. "Keep it for fun, release it, or..."

He only said half of it, without finishing.

Su Wuli immediately pulled the rabbit closer to her chest. "I...I'll hold it."

Yu Chen tilted his head, his gaze lingering on her hands that were tightly protecting the rabbit, and then said nothing more.

The way back seemed longer than the way we came.

With a soft, warm little life in her arms, she would look at the rabbit for a while, and then she couldn't help but look down at the man's hand holding the reins.

The dark horse wasn't moving fast, but Su Wuli soon realized that the direction wasn't back to the training ground.

Yu Chen led her through the woods for a while longer, until they reached a slightly more open slope.

She looked around in confusion and saw several wild fruit trees growing on the slope.

Some small, reddish-brown fruits hung on the branches, most of them ripe, some of which had fallen to the ground.

The rabbit stirred restlessly in her arms, and she quickly patted it gently.

"Shall we try again?" Yu Chen's voice rang out.

Su Wuli looked at the docile rabbit in her arms, and then thought about how the deer had collapsed earlier, and subconsciously shook her head.

She simply couldn't bring herself to shoot a living creature.

Yu Chen didn't say anything, but took the bow and drew an arrow, then pointed to a wild fruit tree on the edge of the slope.

Su Wuli looked in the direction he pointed.

The fruit tree wasn't very tall, but it bore quite a lot of fruit.

A bird was perched on a thin branch near the top of the tree, completely unaware of the commotion below.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Yu Chen had already nocked an arrow and drawn it with fluid movements.

The bowstring was drawn taut, and the arrow was aimed steadily at the tree.

Su Wuli held her breath, her eyes fixed on the oblivious bird, her fingers unconsciously tightening around the fur of the rabbit in her arms.

"Whoosh—"

The arrow leaves the bowstring.

Almost at the same moment the arrow was shot, the bird seemed to sense the danger and flapped its wings and flew away.

However, the arrow unexpectedly did not shoot at the bird, but instead, with a "thud," it accurately struck the spot where the bird had just been standing.

The wild fruit, along with its short stem, was pierced by the arrow tip and fell to the ground.

Su Wuli was stunned, and blinked.

Before she could even react, the bow was handed to her.

Su Wuli stared blankly, without taking it.

"I...I can't," she emphasized softly again, her face slightly flushed.

Just now, when he was with the rabbit, at least he was holding her hand.

The man behind her didn't speak, he just looked at her.

Su Wuli hesitated for a moment, then carefully tightened the rabbit she was holding in her arms with her left arm.

He freed his right hand and slowly took the bow, his movements somewhat awkward.

She had barely caught it when an arrow was handed to her.

Su Wuli clumsily nocked the arrow, her fingers unsure of where to place it, the arrowhead wobbling back and forth.

Just then, Yu Chen's arm wrapped around her from behind.

His large hand completely enveloped her hand that was holding the bow.

"Put your hand here." His voice was low and warm, close to her ear.

I taught her again.

His fingers fiddled with her stiff fingers.

"Look at that tree ahead, the fruit on the lower left branch," Yu Chen whispered in her ear.

Su Wuli looked in the direction he indicated and found the fruit.

The reddish-brown fruit hangs conspicuously on the bare branches.

"Pull," Yu Chen said.

He pulled Su Wuli back by the hand, aiming at the wild fruit.

"Let go." He loosened his grip.

"Whoosh—" The arrow flew out.

With a soft "plop," the arrow grazed the fruit stem.

The wild fruit wobbled, fell from the branch, landed on the ground, rolled a few times, and came to rest in a pile of fallen leaves.

"I won!" Su Wuli's eyes lit up, her voice carrying a hint of excitement that she herself didn't realize.

Although she knew it was almost entirely Yu Chen's strength and accuracy, the arrow had still left her hand, and the fruit had indeed fallen.

She subconsciously turned to look at Yu Chen.

The man's lips curled slightly, and he released his grip on her, taking the bow from her hand.

Su Wuli didn't care about anything else. Looking at the fallen fruit on the ground, the sense of accomplishment she had gained was swelling in her heart.

She moved the rabbit in her arms to the side, holding it with one hand and leaving the other free.

"I...I'll go pick it up."

Without waiting for Yu Chen's response, she slid off the horse.

She cradled the rabbit in the crook of her left arm and hurried toward the fallen wild fruit.

They even picked up the fruit that Yu Chen had shot down earlier, which still carried a faint fragrance of branches and leaves.

Clutching the fruit, he turned and walked back, feeling happy.

Walking back to the horse's side, Su Wuli looked up at Yu Chen on horseback.

He held the fruit up a little, a relaxed smile on his face, "Look..."

Before she could finish speaking, she met Yu Chen's gaze.

The man was looking down at her, his deep eyes holding a hint of amusement in his gaze.

There was also a hint of something else on his face that was hard to decipher.

His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then swept over the wild fruit she was holding, before finally returning to her eyes.

Su Wuli's smile slowly froze as she suddenly realized something.

A replay of that series of actions.

Yu Chen held her hand and shot down a fruit. She watched, then happily ran over to pick it up, and presented it back to him like a treasure...

This process, this posture...

They look just like hunting dogs that follow their owners on hunts.

When the master shoots the prey, the hunting dog runs to retrieve it, wagging its tail and waiting for the master's approval.

This association made her cheeks instantly burn, and a surge of embarrassment rushed to her head.

The hand holding the fruit froze in mid-air; it was awkward to pull it back, but it was also awkward to keep holding it.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single word; she only felt her ears burning hot.

Looking at her embarrassed face, Yu Chen's amusement seemed to grow even stronger.

But he still didn't say anything, he just stretched out his hand.

Su Wuli stared blankly at his hand, her mind a jumble of thoughts, and subconsciously placed the wild fruit into his palm.

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