Title: Silent Lover Author: Qiang Tang Translated by Condz Edited by Asaki
“My Lord!” In high spirits, the Princess caught up to Zhenbei Wang on her white colt.
“There’s a dark sable over there. My Lord, help me hunt it down!”
Looking in the direction the Princess was pointing, Zhenbei Wang indeed saw a dark sable darting back and forth on the trees.
The dark sable’s fur glistened. More rare than a white sable, it was highly valuable to the point of being priceless. Its rarity, coupled with the dark sable’s cautious nature and fast speed, made it difficult to capture.
“There’s hardly any meat on it, what do you want it for?” Zhenbei Wang was too lazy to use his bow for small prey.
“But I want it! I’ve always wanted a pair of gloves, and this dark sable’s leather is the best! Most days of the year is cold here in the North, and look, my hands are almost frostbitten!”
The Princess continued to plead: “My archery skills aren’t enough, my Lord, please help me! If you don’t do anything now it’s going to run away!”
“Dairou, why don’t you let me do it?” Xiao Xiye was eager to give it a try. He had long heard of how difficult it was to hunt a dark sable, and now was the perfect time to practice his archery skills.
“Brother, don’t take this the wrong way, but aside from my Lord I’m afraid there is no one else here who could help me hunt down that little thing.” The Princess looked at Zhenbei Wang adoringly.
“Oh, you really know how to bite the hand that feeds you. This is why they say women ought to be married off, you won’t even let your brother have a chance to be impressive.” Even though they were words of blame, Xiao Xiye’s tone was full of pamper.
“If you don’t believe me then you and my Lord can compete on your archery skills?”
“Let’s compete! I don’t believe it!” Xiao Xiye looked towards Zhenbei Wang. “Xuanxiao, do you dare?”
Zhenbei Wang said loudly with a laugh: “Alright!”
Simultaneously, the two of them drew their bows, set their arrows, and took aim. Xiao Xiye’s arrow flew out first, followed immediately by Zhenbei Wang’s arrow.
The dark sable was darting nimbly between the tree branches. If it weren’t for the snow on the branches, it would have been impossible to find it.
The two arrows flew one after the other, their directions slightly different. Xiao Xiye saw that the dark sable was moving too fast, and knew that his arrow would come up empty. At the same time, he noticed that Zhenbei Wang had pulled back slightly more on his bow, his arrow catching up quickly but with a more slanted direction.
“Neither of us will hit it, so it counts as a tie.” Xiao Xiye thought.
What he didn’t expect was the change that happened mid-flight – the two arrows collided mid-air! Zhenbei Wang’s speeding arrow knocked his own to the ground, and due to the impact, the change in direction caused the former to land directly in the body of the dark sable!
Xiao Xiye’s jaw dropped open. This arrow was fiercely accurate! Powerful and craft, it finished the job in one go!
This situation was complicated. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. An outsider would have only heard the metallic sound of the arrows colliding, and then saw one arrow hit the dark sable.
The normally warm and easy-going expression on Xiao Xiye froze.
If Zhenbei Wang’s arrow had landed, and his own had simply missed, this wouldn’t have been so hard to swallow. After all, Zhenbei Wang was a seasoned veteran of many battles, whereas Xiao Xiye had spent the past years in the palace. His archery skills were out of practice and so losing would have been reasonable.
With Xiao Xiye’s personality, he would have accepted his defeat with a smile.
However, no matter how well-tempered Xiao Xiye was, he still had a sense of natural competitiveness and pride. Zhenbei Wang had clearly shot his own arrow down in a blatant show of disrespect and humiliation!
Xiao Xiye tugged at the stiff corners of his mouth. It seems that even though Zhenbei Wang never spoke of the events of that night, he still held a grudge. This led Xiao Xiye to re-evaluate the importance of Shen Yu to Zhenbei Wang.
“For Xuanxiao to care about him to this extent, is it possible that Shen Yu was different from all the previous male escorts?”
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Title: Silent Lover Author: Qiang Tang Translated by Condz Edited by Asaki
“My Lord!” In high spirits, the Princess caught up to Zhenbei Wang on her white colt.
“There’s a dark sable over there. My Lord, help me hunt it down!”
Looking in the direction the Princess was pointing, Zhenbei Wang indeed saw a dark sable darting back and forth on the trees.
The dark sable’s fur glistened. More rare than a white sable, it was highly valuable to the point of being priceless. Its rarity, coupled with the dark sable’s cautious nature and fast speed, made it difficult to capture.
“There’s hardly any meat on it, what do you want it for?” Zhenbei Wang was too lazy to use his bow for small prey.
“But I want it! I’ve always wanted a pair of gloves, and this dark sable’s leather is the best! Most days of the year is cold here in the North, and look, my hands are almost frostbitten!”
The Princess continued to plead: “My archery skills aren’t enough, my Lord, please help me! If you don’t do anything now it’s going to run away!”
“Dairou, why don’t you let me do it?” Xiao Xiye was eager to give it a try. He had long heard of how difficult it was to hunt a dark sable, and now was the perfect time to practice his archery skills.
“Brother, don’t take this the wrong way, but aside from my Lord I’m afraid there is no one else here who could help me hunt down that little thing.” The Princess looked at Zhenbei Wang adoringly.
“Oh, you really know how to bite the hand that feeds you. This is why they say women ought to be married off, you won’t even let your brother have a chance to be impressive.” Even though they were words of blame, Xiao Xiye’s tone was full of pamper.
“If you don’t believe me then you and my Lord can compete on your archery skills?”
“Let’s compete! I don’t believe it!” Xiao Xiye looked towards Zhenbei Wang. “Xuanxiao, do you dare?”
Zhenbei Wang said loudly with a laugh: “Alright!”
Simultaneously, the two of them drew their bows, set their arrows, and took aim. Xiao Xiye’s arrow flew out first, followed immediately by Zhenbei Wang’s arrow.
The dark sable was darting nimbly between the tree branches. If it weren’t for the snow on the branches, it would have been impossible to find it.
The two arrows flew one after the other, their directions slightly different. Xiao Xiye saw that the dark sable was moving too fast, and knew that his arrow would come up empty. At the same time, he noticed that Zhenbei Wang had pulled back slightly more on his bow, his arrow catching up quickly but with a more slanted direction.
“Neither of us will hit it, so it counts as a tie.” Xiao Xiye thought.
What he didn’t expect was the change that happened mid-flight – the two arrows collided mid-air! Zhenbei Wang’s speeding arrow knocked his own to the ground, and due to the impact, the change in direction caused the former to land directly in the body of the dark sable!
Xiao Xiye’s jaw dropped open. This arrow was fiercely accurate! Powerful and craft, it finished the job in one go!
This situation was complicated. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. An outsider would have only heard the metallic sound of the arrows colliding, and then saw one arrow hit the dark sable.
The normally warm and easy-going expression on Xiao Xiye froze.
If Zhenbei Wang’s arrow had landed, and his own had simply missed, this wouldn’t have been so hard to swallow. After all, Zhenbei Wang was a seasoned veteran of many battles, whereas Xiao Xiye had spent the past years in the palace. His archery skills were out of practice and so losing would have been reasonable.
With Xiao Xiye’s personality, he would have accepted his defeat with a smile.
However, no matter how well-tempered Xiao Xiye was, he still had a sense of natural competitiveness and pride. Zhenbei Wang had clearly shot his own arrow down in a blatant show of disrespect and humiliation!
Xiao Xiye tugged at the stiff corners of his mouth. It seems that even though Zhenbei Wang never spoke of the events of that night, he still held a grudge. This led Xiao Xiye to re-evaluate the importance of Shen Yu to Zhenbei Wang.
“For Xuanxiao to care about him to this extent, is it possible that Shen Yu was different from all the previous male escorts?”
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