He Brings the Wind and Thunder

Chapter 6

That night, Tianci tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep for a long time. He remembered his father's words. He remembered the hardships of the world and the sufferings of the people. He felt a sense of peace in his heart.

The next day, Tianci got up early. He went out to hunt with several schoolmates. After having breakfast with his father, he went back to his room and changed into his riding clothes. He didn't bring weapons when he went hunting. He only brought a hard bow with ten eagle plume arrows, and a sword as a decoration. He liked heavy weapons, but he was not proficient in swordsmanship.

He left the bedroom and went to the stables to tidy up his horses. These things ought to be dealt with by servants. But Tianci liked his pure black, black, and untroubled horse a lot. Usually, he would feed the horses with grass and wash them off. He fed them beans and packed the saddles. Then, he pulled the horse up and prepared to leave.

She saw her younger sister Xiaohui running over in a hurry. The moment they met, she said cutely, "Brother, are you going out to hunt again? Will you bring me along? I beg you."

Tianci was shocked. He hurriedly said, "My good sister, Dad just scolded me for not teaching you to learn well. Today, I'll bring you out to hunt. Dad knows that you've cried and caused trouble, but I can't bear it." The little girl begged him, "Let's go out secretly and don't let Dad know. Is that okay?" Tianci's face became serious and he pouted angrily, "You've made me try to deceive Dad. That's very rude! I also asked a few friends to go with me. As a little girl, it's not a good time for you." The little girl found it hard to refute and pouted her small mouth, her face full of displeasure. Tianci hurriedly smiled and said, "Good sister, don't be angry. I'll catch a deer for you to play with today."

"Really!" The little girl was surprised and delighted. Tianci smiled and said, "I lied to you. It's a dog, a turtle or a b*stard." The unhappy feeling in the little girl's heart immediately disappeared, and she bounced up and down.

At this moment, someone outside the door shouted, "Brother Li, it's time to go!" His voice was as loud as thunder. It was Wang Zhiyuan's voice. Tianci led the horse out, only to see Wang Zhiyuan and the other handsome horses carrying bows and swords, but Meng Wenwu was nowhere to be seen.

Tianci asked, "Why didn't Xiao Meng come?" Wang Zhiyuan said, "We've made an appointment with him. He pretends to be ill at home, so he knows that he's not very reliable. He's afraid of embarrassing himself, so he's just a coward." The crowd laughed in unison and left. These people were all young masters in the mansion. They were wild and carefree. The people in the city had seen too many of them, so they didn't find it strange.

Thirty miles to the west of the prefectural city was Mount Fanyang. Although the mountain was not high, the trees were very lush. The elk was not change in appearance, so it was indeed a good place for hunting. Thirty miles was not far away. Several students wanted to compete with each other secretly, so they rode the horses. In less than an hour, the green mountains were under their sight. Tianci's ebony horse was really majestic, leaving the crowd far behind.

The group of people arrived at the foot of the mountain one after another. Some of them who were left behind were panting in exhaustion. Wang Zhiyuan could not help but mock them loudly. The rest of them were secretly amused. Tianci pointed at the clear river under the mountain and said, "Let's split up and head into the mountains. We'll meet by the riverbank in the afternoon. Let's order a rainbow first. The ones who hunt the least will be punished for washing away wild animals, picking firewood and making a fire."

The company cheered. Wang Zhiyuan, however, insisted on wrangling with them. He asked, "How many do you think you can hunt? If I hunt a deer, you can hunt ten hares. You'll be at a disadvantage if we're just competing in numbers." Tianci said, "It's fair to say more. If you bring a wild tiger back, I'll be considered to have lost to you even if I capture a thousand hares." The company all claimed to be kind and divided up.

Tianci's martial arts were outstanding among this group of students. Those people were all young men from the city. Although they had learned a few pistols, they were not willing to put in hard work and their skills were ordinary. Only Wang Zhiyuan and Tianci were on par. But Wang Zhiyuan's archery skills were too poor. So every time he went out of the city, Tianci would be the first to win. Wang Zhiyuan was not convinced and tried his best to find Tianci. There was no exception today.

In the morning, he boasted to his sister that he could catch a deer. So after entering the mountain, Tianci only wandered around on his horse, not caring about the startled wild hares and pheasants. In the past, there were many wild deer in the mountains. But today, as if the mountain god wanted to go against Tianci, he searched for two hours and found nothing. It was almost noon. If he returned empty-handed, Wang Zhiyuan and the others would laugh their heads off.

Just as he was fretting, a yellow figure suddenly appeared from the bushes. Its legs were slim and its belly was white. It scampered away in panic. It was a Zongzi. Tianci was overjoyed and immediately followed it on the horse. The Zongzi scampered in the forest, erratic and erratic. It was extremely difficult to hit its target. Tianci, however, had his hands on his chest. He drew his bow and aimed straight at the target. When the bowstring rang, the Zongzi darted forward and overturned. The arrows penetrated through his skull, piercing through his forehead.

Tianci rode up the horse and leaned over to lift the gourd. He thought to himself, "One gourd is indeed a little less. But as long as you're not at the bottom, it doesn't matter if you can't snatch the top. Let Brother Wang be pleased once." He looked up at the sky. It was already noon, so he spurred the horse down the mountain.

Tianci's plan was good, but things went contrary to his wishes. The friends gathered along the river. Everyone offered their prey, and everyone came back with a full load. Tianci was the least among them. The other students were secretly surprised, and Wang Zhiyuan was overjoyed. Tianci admitted his bad luck and had no choice but to pick up firewood and make fire. He washed the wild hares and pheasants, and put on clothes to burn the oil on the branches, full of fragrance. Everyone took out their wine bags and surrounded the fire to drink.

After half a sack of wine, Wang Zhiyuan's old illness became serious again. He opened his mouth and talked out loud, "D*mn it, brother. You burned incense to worship Buddha today. You were compassionate and couldn't bear to kill people. Or you ran into the Fox Immortal, obsessed with beauty, and chased after her, so you forgot your business and gained little."

Tianci explained, "Brother Wang, what are you talking about? I promised you this morning to catch a deer back. So I focused on finding the deer, and you were lucky enough to stand on the side."

Wang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you always go out to fight for victory and don't like others. I didn't expect that you were afraid of my sister and didn't dare to disobey her when you returned home. You have embarrassed us men."

Tianci immediately replied with a smile. "As your elder brother, I should love and care more for you. It's nothing strange. Unlike Wang Bugui, who only kneels at the head of the bed at home. He is a tiger in front of us, but when he sees you, he becomes a sick cat. I don't know who has lost the face of a man."

The crowd burst into laughter. Wang Zhiyuan was set on fire and was speechless. He was the oldest among all the students, and he was the only one who married his wife. Naturally, he became the object of his companions. Tianci was no more than 20,years old and should be at the age of getting married. However, Mr. Li seemed to have other plans for he had not proposed for him. Tianci was addicted to literary and martial arts, and had never thought about it.

This meal lasted for nearly two hours. Everyone was drunk and lay down by the river to rest. Tianci was the least drunk because he had something to do in the afternoon. He said goodbye to his classmates early in the morning and went into the mountains. After saying goodbye, they would go back to the city at night, so there was no need to wait for him.

Tianci didn't hunt any deer in the morning, so he didn't go the same way in the afternoon. He rode the horses westward and went into the mountains in a big circle. The heavens didn't let down those hard-working people. After searching for two hours, he finally found his prey. It was a wild deer of a mother and a child. Its hair was pure brown and covered with white stripes, which looked very beautiful. Tianci didn't dare to disturb and quietly closed the distance. The two deer were extremely alert, and he heard the sound dozens of steps away. He quickly rose up and ran into the forest.

Tianci spurred on his horse and gave chase. The healthy deer had long run away, and the deer landed weakly behind it. Tianci wanted to catch it alive, so he didn't dare to use arrows. But the trees in the mountain were dense, and although the Dark Elegant Horse was handsome, it could not gallop. The deer was very agile, and it rushed here and there, but could not catch up in a short time. Tianci was not in a hurry. He competed with the deer in endurance, and they just followed it closely. When the deer ran out of strength, he could catch it easily.

After a chase and a chase, they ran for 20,to 30,miles. The young deer gradually slowed down. When the time was right, Tianci urged his mount to run fast. He stretched out his body, grabbed the back of the deer's neck, lifted it up, and put it on the saddle bridge. The deer was dripping with sweat, its four hoofs struggling and its muscles jumping. Tianci took out the rope and tied the four hoofs firmly. He was good at riding and had run for more than two hours. He didn't feel tired at all.

After capturing the young deer and giving an explanation to his younger sister, he could go back. He had only been chasing after the deer earlier and hadn't noticed the path. He didn't know where he was, so he had to slowly find a path out of the mountain.

###Chapter4,A Hundred Years of Unrequited Honor and Sorrow

The main road from the foot of the mountain to Jiningzhou was winding. A gorgeous carriage slowly came from the official road. There were four strong horses in front of and behind the carriage, and the riders were all dressed in servants' clothes. The spacious carriage was painted with exquisite patterns. There were hundreds of birds embroidered on the sky-blue curtain with tassels hanging down. The sound was pleasant. The curtain curtain was low and the fragrance was everywhere. It was unknown which lady was driving.