Chen Caozhi was rather surprised to hear Murong Chong say that Princess Qinghe had shot the leopard. Princess Qinghe Murong Qinchen seemed to be only two or three years older than her younger brother Murong Chong, about the same age as Run'er. She could actually shoot a leopard?
Chen Caozhi looked around, but apart from Murong Chong's troop of Rouge Warriors, he saw no other lavishly dressed young girl hunting there. She must already have withdrawn.
Murong Chong laughed triumphantly without saying where his elder sister Princess Qinghe had gone. Naturally, Chen Caozhi could hardly ask.
The Grand Tutor's chief clerk came over and said, "Chen Xima, noon is approaching. The Grand Tutor invites you back to the manor for the banquet."
The hunt had yielded a rich haul. Leaving aside Murong Chong and his Rouge Warriors, Shen Chiqian and Su Qi alone had shot two macaques, two black cranes, four brown-eared pheasants, and three hares. There was also the Leopard Cat Ran Sheng had shot earlier-
The troop of red-kerchiefed warriors rode their Rouge Horses ahead, while Murong Chong fell behind to ride slowly beside Chen Caozhi. From time to time, he turned to look at Chen Caozhi, clearly wanting to say something. This radiant Phoenix Child, only eight years old, had a very favorable impression of Chen Caozhi and often showed his playful, childish side before him, quite unlike his proud, self-important manner when they first met that night-
Thinking of his adorable nephew and niece in distant Qiantang, Chen Caozhi could not help smiling. "What are you looking at, Your Highness? Is there a phoenix painted on my face?"
Murong Chong gave a soft "Hmph" and ignored him. A little later, he brought his horse alongside again and said, "Chen Xima, will you make a wager with