Night Hunt

evening.

Medicine Cottage.

Yaoshi Zhou took the pale golden twig out of the wooden box and carefully placed it on the top shelf of the medicine cabinet.

A faint golden-green light flowed gently in the dimly lit room.

Lin Yuan stood at the door and glanced inside.

"Just leave it here."

Yaoshi Zhou was still somewhat uneasy.

"Can it really attract them?"

"They've already chased us outside the village."

Lin Yuan turned around.

"If they don't come tonight, they'll come tomorrow night."

Qian Renxue was already waiting outside.

What will happen to the villagers?

Clear the cache first.

The village chief's house.

"What?!"

The village chief, who was over sixty years old, suddenly stood up from his chair.

"Should we make the whole village move to the ancestral hall tonight?"

Absolutely not!

"Why?"

Qian Renxue sat beside her, her tone relatively calm.

The village chief waved his hands anxiously.

"People are already feeling uneasy lately!"

"You're suddenly making everyone squeeze together in the middle of the night, who knows what kind of trouble will result?"

"Besides."

He looked at Lin Yuan.

"You two young people, even if you are Soul Master, you can't joke around with the lives of the entire village!"

Lin Yuan nodded.

"Are you done talking?"

The village chief was taken aback.

The next moment.

Smack

A token landed on the table.

It is entirely blue-green.

The front is engraved with a longbow with its bowstring fully drawn.

There are only two characters on the back.

Imperial Bow.

The village chief stared at the token.

I feel somewhat lost.

"This is..."

Qian Renxue glanced at Lin Yuan.

He also took out a token from the Soul Tool.

Smack

The second one landed.

In the center of the golden token.

The imperial crest of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was particularly eye-catching.

The next two characters--

Crown Prince.

The village chief's voice abruptly stopped.

His eyes widened instantly.

He glanced at the Imperial Bow Token.

Then look at the Crown Prince's Decree.

Finally, he looked up at Qian Renxue.

His lips moved for a long time.

"This... this..."

Qian Renxue said calmly:

"Can we gather everyone together now?"

The village chief suddenly stood up straight.

"Able!"

"Gather all the chickens in the village for you tonight!"

Lin Yuan: "..."

Qian Renxue's lips twitched slightly.

"Chickens don't need it."

"That's enough people."

"Clear!"

This time, the village chief didn't utter a single unnecessary word.

He turned and ran outside.

In less than half an hour.

All residents in the village received the notification.

elder.

child.

Women.

Ordinary people without combat abilities.

They entered the ancestral hall in the center of the village and the two stone houses next to it.

Several village Soul Master remained on the outskirts.

Lin Yuan then ordered all the torches to be extinguished.

After nightfall.

The entire village was soon plunged into darkness.

It's past midnight.

West of the village.

The roof of a two-story house.

Lin Yuan sat on the roof ridge.

The Imperial Bow lay horizontally beside his legs.

Qian Renxue sat beside him.

From their positions, they could see the medicine hut just a few dozen meters away.

There were no lights on there.

The doors and windows were tightly shut.

Only the faint scent emanating from that single bud drifted away on the night breeze.

Time slowly passed.

One hour.

Two hours.

There was no movement in the village.

Only the occasional chirping of insects could be heard in the distance.

Qian Renxue was sitting very upright at first.

She then slowly leaned on Lin Yuan's shoulder.

A while later.

She yawned.

"Honey."

Lin Yuan lowered his head.

"Um?"

Why haven't those Borisin arrived yet?

Her eyes were almost squinting when she spoke.

"Did they suddenly switch to a vegetarian diet today?"

Lin Yuan chuckled.

He reached out and ruffled her hair.

"Wait a little longer."

Qian Renxue leaned closer to him, making herself even more comfortable.

"You always say 'wait'."

"Hunters always need to have some patience."

"I'm not a hunter."

"You're the hunter's girlfriend."

Qian Renxue opened one eye.

"So?"

So let's wait together.

"Fallacy."

She expressed her disdain verbally.

The body didn't move.

Instead, she reached out and hugged Lin Yuan's arm.

The night breeze was slightly cool.

A few strands of his long, golden hair were blown onto the side of Lin Yuan's face.

Lin Yuan pushed it aside for her.

Qian Renxue suddenly whispered:

"I've never done anything like this before."

"Stake out someone?"

"Um."

"Who were we supposed to arrest before?"

"The Snake Lance and the Pufferfish will lead the men directly there."

"Why would you need to lie on the roof in the middle of the night to get some fresh air?"

Lin Yuan looked at the medicine hut in the distance.

How are you feeling?

I'm a little sleepy.

"Anything else?"

Qian Renxue thought for a moment.

"That's quite interesting."

"It's more interesting than reviewing official documents."

Lin Yuan smiled.

"You'd better not let your ministers hear this."

So what if you hear it?

"I'm not Xue Qinghe anymore."

Qian Renxue closed her eyes.

"Right now, only Qian Renxue is here."

"And her boyfriend."

Lin Yuan turned his head to look at her.

"You're quite discerning about it."

"Certainly."

Qian Renxue's voice grew softer and softer.

Xue Qinghe needs to consider the Empire.

"Qian Renxue only wants to..."

He was only halfway through his sentence.

That's all.

Lin Yuan lowered his head.

She was actually almost asleep.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly.

He rested his head on his shoulder.

Lin Yuan didn't call her.

He simply raised his hand and pulled her slightly towards him.

Time continued to pass.

The night is deep.

The clouds obscured the moonlight.

The entire village was so dark you could barely see your hand in front of your face.

suddenly.

Lin Yuan's hand stopped.

His previously relaxed gaze instantly turned sharp.

The direction of the woods.

Something has come in.

There were no footsteps.

Even the blades of grass didn't sway noticeably.

But the Imperial Bow had already produced a very slight tremor.

Lin Yuan's gaze pierced through the darkness.

Three hundred meters away.

A tall, dark shadow flashed past, skimming along the earthen wall outside the village.

Immediately afterwards.

The second course.

The third course.

They did not go directly into the street.

Instead, they moved quickly by using the shadows of the houses.

It's very fast.

The movements were extremely light.

This team is completely different from the previous one.

Lin Yuan said in a low voice:

"They've arrived."

Qian Renxue's eyes snapped open.

The drowsiness I felt earlier vanished instantly.

She did not get up immediately.

They simply followed Lin Yuan's gaze.

"Where?"

"Left."

soon.

She saw it too.

In the darkness.

Several pairs of scarlet eyes flashed by.

One after another, wolf-shaped figures leaped over the low wall.

It didn't wake anyone.

They clearly knew what they were looking for.

I did not go to the ancestral hall.

They did not search the houses.

He didn't wander around the village at all.

After all the figures entered the village.

Their directions were remarkably consistent.

Medicine Cottage.

Qian Renxue's eyes flickered slightly.

"They really came for that twig."

Lin Yuan had already grasped the Imperial Bow.

"Don't move."

far away.

The first Borisin stopped outside the medicine hut.

It lowered its head.

The nostrils twitched slightly.

Then he raised his hand behind him.

The Borisin immediately dispersed.

One left and one right.

Check the surroundings.

A few more were perched on the eaves and at the entrance of the alley.

They were clearly acting as lookouts.

Qian Renxue watched for a while.

"Smarter than those from yesterday."

"That group yesterday was probably just on patrol."

Lin Yuan's voice was very soft.

"These are the ones who really seem to be looking for something."

Qian Renxue counted them once.

"Twelve."

"More than."

Lin Yuan's gaze swept past the medicine hut.

It landed on the other side of the village entrance.

The two even taller figures never approached.

They were standing at the farthest point.

It was as if they were observing the entire village.

"Fourteen."

Qian Renxue's lips curled up slightly.

More than yesterday.

"Scared?"

"You guess."

She drew her longsword silently.

The sword's edge did not glow with any Soul Power.

Lin Yuan also did not release his Soul Ring.

Now is not the time.

Not all the prey has yet entered the net.

In front of the medicine hut.

The leader Borisin and extended his claws.

Slowly push open the wooden door.

Squeak--

The faint sound was exceptionally clear in the darkness of the night.

It entered the medicine hut.

Just a moment.

A suppressed growl suddenly erupted from inside.

"Abundance..."

The bloodshot eyes of several Borisin outside the door lit up simultaneously.

The deepest part.

The pale golden bud lay quietly atop the medicine cabinet.

A faint golden-green glow.

Reflected on the faces of ferocious wolves.

roof.

Qian Renxue slowly stood up.

The golden light of the Six-Winged Angel has not yet appeared.

But the fighting spirit in her eyes had already shone through.

"Honey."

"Can we make our move now?"

Lin Yuan watched as the figures all gathered around the medicine hut.

A slight smile played at the corners of her lips.

Get the Imperial Bow.

The bowstring was drawn silently.

"Closer."

"Tonight--"

"Don't let a single one of them leave."