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"I have to admire Lord Xiang Lu's archery skills." Jiang Chun stroked his beard, his eyes filled with deep awe as he looked at Xiang Lu.

He was a hunter by birth and his archery skills were already excellent, but he still couldn't compare to Xiang Lu.

"Not at all, your archery skills are also quite impressive." Xiang Lu was satisfied, and he and Jiang Chun began to flatter each other.

“Speaking of which, Uncle, Third Uncle,” Xiang An ignored the two noisy fellows and looked at Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo, “I noticed something while I was chasing this deer today.”

"What?" Xiang Liang pulled out a small jar of salt from somewhere and sprinkled it sparsely on the roasted, oily rabbit.

Bunnies are so cute, you definitely have to sprinkle salt on them before eating them.

“I noticed hoofprints by the river; there might be a herd of horses around here,” Xiang An said, recounting his discovery from earlier that day. “By the way, Uncle, could you give me some salt?”

Xiang Liang handed the salt to Xiang An: "Horses? Are there any wild horses around here?"

“That should be it.” Xiang An nodded. “This area is deserted. No one but us would ride a horse to this area at this time of year. In addition, there are quite a few hoofprints, so it could only be a herd of horses.”

"Oh? Is that so..." Xiang Liang stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"If we encounter any, let's see if there are any fine horses. Only fine horses are valuable." After Xiang An sprinkled the salt, Xiang Bo took the salt and sprinkled some on his own rabbit. "I feel like one rabbit isn't enough for me."

"Then you can eat this." Xiang Lu handed over the roasted squirrel.

Xiang Bo: ......

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Chapter 823 Pure Black Steed

Xiang Bo eventually ate the roasted squirrel and thought it was quite delicious.

The first day of the hunt was very fruitful. After enjoying several prey, everyone drifted off to sleep under the starry sky.

A bunch of roughnecks, why bother with so much?

The hunting went on slowly but easily for the next few days.

After this family-friendly hunt, much of the stress that had been building up in everyone's bodies disappeared, leaving them feeling energetic and their enthusiasm for hunting was rekindled.

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For a time, the wild animals around the Huai River lived in fear.

The two archers, Xiang Lu and Jiang Chun, were the ones with the most kills. They were the ones who hunted most of the prey. Although the other four members of the Xiang family did not have as many kills as Xiang Lu and Jiang Chun, they still had a considerable harvest. Only Liao Ye, who had the fewest kills, realized that he was a big jerk when he was helping others transport their prey.

He was assigned to be a laborer to transport the game, and even the horses assigned to him were large-framed and strong.

Xiao Ye: In the end, it was all for naught.

"Young man! Xiao Ye, you can have this roe deer here for now!" Xiang An stood at a distance and threw a roe deer towards Liao Ye.

"Okay!"

What? Isn't this enjoyable?

Watching Xiang An's departing figure, Liao Ye wore a strange smile.

Lord Xiang An is too powerful...

"Hey Liao Ye, take this with you!" Jiang Chun tossed a rabbit over.

"Oh." Liao Ye's expression instantly turned cold. He caught the rabbit without any emotion and tied it to the horse.

"What? Still upset about being a porter?" Jiang Chun rode over on horseback with a smile and teased Liao Ye a couple of times.

"It's not that I feel bad..." Liao Ye sighed and flexed his wrists. "It's just that it's not easy to go hunting with Lord Xiang... Lord Xiang Liang, but I can only carry the game and can't hunt with the important people. It's quite upsetting."

"Indeed," Jiang Chun sighed. "But I didn't expect your archery skills to be so bad. Didn't I tutor you before?"

Xiang Liang had many retainers, and with so many people, they naturally split into factions. Those like Zi Shu, who were skilled in literature, formed one faction; those like Wu Ju, who were devoted to being sycophants, formed another; and then there were the rough men like Jiang Chun and Liao Ye, who possessed martial arts skills and strength.

As a veteran of this faction, Jiang Chun quite admired Liao Ye. In addition, he gave Liao Ye some pointers on this trip, but it seems that the effect was not very good.

"Old Jiang, let me tell you, aren't you afraid that you've hunted too many and stolen Lord Xiang's thunder?" Liao Ye asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hehe, you're worrying for nothing." Jiang Chun smiled confidently. "You might have to worry about this in other situations, but at least here, you don't need to."

"What do you think Lord Xiang and his family are out here for?" He put the bow back on his back and looked at Liao Ye with the eyes of someone who had been through it all. "Lord Xiang is more concerned about the hunt itself now. What he catches is just a side thing."

"Young Masters Xiang Yu and Xiang An may be competitive, but Lord Xiang Liang and Lord Xiang Bo are truly hunting for the sake of hunting; they are more enjoying the process. As for Lord Xiang Lu, he does want to compete with me, but do you think, given Lord Xiang Lu's personality, he would care that much?"

"That...that's true." Liao Ye looked enlightened and gave a thumbs up. "It has to be you."

“You’re a good young man, and Lord Xiang Liang likes you quite a bit, which is why I gave you a few pointers. As for now, you should hurry up and move the game.” Jiang Chun took down his bow again and waved to Liao Ye.

"Oh..." Liao Yeyou deflated.

......

It had been several days since the hunt began... I don't know how many days it had been.

Spending every day in the woods has made me lose track of time.

"What's the date today?" Xiang An asked, rubbing his eyes as he sat up early in the morning.

"It should be the fifteenth? Let me think... I think so." Xiang Yu lay not far from Xiang An and replied casually.

"I'm going to release the water..." Xiang An stood up groggily and walked towards the Huai River.

“Ah, I’ll go too…” Xiang Bo also said.

The uncle and nephew walked together toward a tributary of the Huai River, intending to release some water as the morning sun rose.

"Xiang An, what is that?" Xiang Bo asked, letting go of the object as he looked upstream to the east.

"Hmm...?" Xiang An followed Xiang Bo's gaze and looked over.

Then, both uncle and nephew were stunned.

Beneath the stunning pink dawn, a herd of horses was drinking water on the banks of a tributary of the Huai River.

What was striking was that among the herd of horses was a tall, jet-black horse, even its hooves were black, and there wasn't a single blemish on its body. Its beauty left Xiang Bo and Xiang An speechless and stunned, unsure of how to react.

After the black horse finished drinking, it raised its neck, shook its mane, and shook off the morning dew.

That kind of handsomeness—

"Xiang An—" Xiang Bo quickly tied up his pants, grabbed Xiang An's shoulders, and trembled with excitement.

"Uncle, I know, I know! I saw it!" Xiang An grabbed Xiang Bo's hand, and the two of them trembled together, looking at the ridiculously beautiful horse incoherently.

"Holy crap, holy crap!" Perhaps afraid of startling the horse, Xiang Bo whispered in Xiang An's ear, "I've judged countless horses in my life, and I've never—never seen a horse like this before!"

"I saw it! Holy crap! Holy crap!" Xiang An's face was contorted with rage. Xiang Bo's grip strength was now at an extraordinary level, and it was even making Xiang An's shoulders hurt.

The black steed seemed to have spotted Xiang Bo and Xiang An as well, and snorted disdainfully before leading its herd away from the tributary of the Huai River.

"Third Uncle, it's leaving? What should we do?!" Xiang An asked anxiously.

"Xiang An, stand guard for me! I'm going to tame it!" Xiang Bo's tone became fervent.

"What do you plan to do?" Xiang An asked, turning his head.

"Nonsense, just ride it! We can't let it escape!" Xiang Bo said, rushing out. "Let's go!"

"Huh? Oh!" Xiang An felt a little uneasy, but still followed.

The uncle and nephew started running, galloping towards the herd of horses.

The herd of horses and the black steed noticed Xiang Bo and Xiang An's approach and became agitated; some of the more timid horses had already fled in panic.

But the black steed became even more disdainful.

Xiang Bo leaped up from a great distance with extraordinary speed, ready to mount the steed.

"You're mine, hahahahahaha—" Xiang Bo laughed wildly, already beginning his descent.

The black horse seemed to anticipate this, its front hooves shifting slightly to the side before suddenly raising its hind hooves—

"Pfft—!!!"

Xiang Bo could not rise again.

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Chapter 824 Raging Waves

"Third Uncle!" Xiang An cried out in "grief".

Xiang Bo was kicked unconscious by the black horse and is now lying on the riverbank, seemingly with at least three or four broken ribs.

Xiang An quickly ran over and picked up Xiang Bo to prevent the black horse from hurting him again.

"What happened?!" Hearing Xiang An's shout, Xiang Yu suddenly emerged from the woods and asked loudly.

"Brother, please check on Uncle! Uncle is injured!" Xiang An shoved Xiang Bo into Xiang Yu's arms and then ran forward alone.

"What's this? Huh?" Xiang Yu was a little confused. He saw the black steed but froze on the spot.

"Train the horse!" Xiang An chuckled, unleashing his momentum as he ran.

The herd of horses, intimidated by Xiang An's imposing presence, scattered in panic. Only the young black horse, though serious, did not take Xiang An seriously and stood there defiantly watching him approach.

"Hmph! Today I'm going to make you my mount!" Xiang An followed Xiang Bo's example and jumped up, landing on the black horse's back.

The black horse tried to replicate the trick of kicking Xiang Bo away, but Xiang An disarmed it by overlapping his wrists. He landed beside the black horse, but immediately rose up and spun in the air. By the time the black horse realized what was happening, Xiang An was already riding on its back.

"Neigh—!!!" The black horse let out a loud and angry neigh and began to jerk violently.

"Uh--"

Xiang An grabbed the black horse's neck tightly, trying to steady himself while feeling the strong muscles on the horse's neck.

"So strong! Maybe it's not just good-looking, but also a thoroughbred!" Xiang An thought happily, while tightening the reins on the black horse's neck.

The others, sensing something was amiss, emerged from the woods, staring blankly at Xiang An riding a pure black horse that was leaping about joyfully.

"What? What is Xiang An doing?" Xiang Liang had just woken up, one eye wide open and the other half-closed, unable to assess the situation.

"Perhaps it's... training horses?" Xiang Yu murmured uncertainly.

It's understandable that he was unsure; the horse's reaction was somewhat... different from how it reacted when he tamed Wuzhui.

Wuzhui would run and jump at the same time, sometimes running continuously, but this horse seems to have been jumping continuously from the very beginning?