Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 321 - 319

Chapter 321: 319

Xiao’er turned around only to find that half of the cliff had collapsed!

"Oh, my god!" Xiao’er covered her face! This was quite a big disaster!

Shangguan Xuanyi also turned around, and then looked at the woman covering her face in his arms with a chuckle: probably no one else but this girl could cause such a commotion. From now on, he couldn’t let her wander around alone anymore, he had to keep her under his watchful eyes.

The golden python took them to the foot of the mountain, where the two humans and one snake stood in a row looking ahead.

"Wow! It’s so beautiful, this waterfall has taken a turn, and even split into two more levels, which makes it even more beautiful, more layered and majestic, right? It seems that half of the mountain collapsed just right! This way it presents a beauty of imperfection!" Xiao’er praised her own work.

Shangguan Xuanyi indulgently nodded his head.

The golden python looked at the chaotic, muddy waterfall and the cliff that had been gnawed at, and no matter how it looked, it was unpleasant: Was its master seeking psychological comfort for the trouble she had caused?

Beauty of imperfection? She had the nerve to say it! Unable to bear the sight, the golden python swiftly shrank and slithered away.

Shangguan Xuanhao and Di Shaowei, who were nearby, heard the commotion and came rushing over.

"My god, what happened? Was there an earthquake? Why has the waterfall and the cliff turned into such a horrible sight?" Di Shaowei looked at the waterfall not far away in shock.

They had only heard the noise, but haven’t felt any tremors earlier! How did a "mountain shaking" incident occur so suddenly?

"What’s wrong with the waterfall? Doesn’t it look even more beautiful now? It has more depth!" Right after she complimented the waterfall, he criticized it for being a horrible sight, he must be here to discredit her work, right?

"Was this your doing, young lady?" Di Shaowei looked at Xiao’er in surprise.

What earth-shattering thing has this young girl done again? Did the waterfall offend her?

"I don’t have that kind of power!" Xiao’er denied it without hesitation.

Di Shaowei nodded, "That’s true!"

"I think I saw a small golden snake! Could it be that snake we encountered on Medicine King Mountain before?" Shangguan Xuanhao looked in the direction the golden python had left, always feeling that the snake seemed familiar. A golden snake was a rare sight in this world!

"You got it right! If it weren’t for it, would the mountain collapse like this? Who else has such power?" Xiao’er decisively shifted the blame onto the snake.

However, she did speak the truth. If it wasn’t for the golden python, she wouldn’t know about those two objects. If she didn’t know, she wouldn’t have put them into her space, and the cliff wouldn’t have collapsed!

The responsibility had to be traced from the source!

"No wonder!" Remembering the snake’s peculiarities, Shangguan Xuanhao believed Xiao’er’s words hundred percent.

Upon hearing this, the snake cried tears of despair: You guys always said the master was good, right? Are you sure she’s not an irresponsible master? This was just the first day it woke up and spent with her, and it had already been scapegoated. How was it going to get through the long years ahead?

The commotion was so great that many people came over. Seeing the waterfall had been split in half, they all asked what had happened.

So, Shangguan Xuanhao vividly narrated the battle with the golden python on Medicine King Mountain to everyone.

Shangguan Xuanyi shook his head at his second imperial brother, held Xiao’er’s hand, and quietly left.

"Second Prince, what exactly does this waterfall have to do with that golden python?"

"That’s what I’m going to tell you next. That part of the cliff was broken off by its tail!" Shangguan Xuanhao said what he had imagined.

Upon hearing this, the person who asked the question formed an ’O’ with their mouth.

"Such a powerful snake appearing in the hunting ground is a bit dangerous, isn’t it? We have to spend the night here after all!" A certain civil servant, after hearing this, wanted to pack up and return home!

There were too many snakes in this year’s hunting ground!

"Official Feng, there’s no need to worry, as soon as I appeared, that snake quickly slithered away. It was terrified by the joint attack from the Sixth Prince and me!"

Some of the ladies present began to look at the Second Prince with starry eyes for the first time!

They had thought that the Second Prince only knew about herbs and lacks masculinity. But it seems he is quite a man after all!

Seeing those ladies’ glances, Shangguan Xuanhao couldn’t help but feel some goosebumps. He had exaggerated too much! How could he forget! These noble ladies are as fierce as wolves and tigers!

"Ah, I haven’t been here in a long time. There are sure to be many beneficial medicinal plants now. I’ll go gather some herbs." Shangguan Xuanhao made a quick retreat!

In the evening, the roast meat feast

The first prize in hunting, without a doubt, was taken by Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er.

Not only did they have the most game, but they also had the highest quality. They had hunted several red and white foxes, causing envy among the girls who wished to add a good fur outfit before winter.

In front of everyone, Shangguan Xuanyi even awarded the death immunity token to Xiao’er.

Upon seeing this, Li Yunning almost wringed her handkerchief to shreds.

"Did I not tell you to absolutely get first place and get that death immunity token?! Why are you so useless, you can’t even do such a simple task!" Li Yunning couldn’t help but vent her anger on the person sitting next to her.

Today’s events made her feel that the death immunity token was like an oasis in the desert—a hope for life.

Chen Jin didn’t say anything and poured himself a cup of wine, slowly savoring it.

She had told him to definitely get the first place, but he hadn’t agreed to it, had he!

He was just a weak scholar. How was he supposed to win the hunting competition?

"Are you listening? Are you deaf or mute? Can’t you respond?!" Li Yunning couldn’t help but push Chen Jin.

The wine in Chen Jin’s cup was spilled by her push.

Prime Minister Li looked over and gave a warning glance to his daughter.

Li Yunning pouted and handed him the salty vegetable-like wrinkled handkerchief.

No matter how she looked at him, he was just annoying! She touched her stomach and hoped that the child inside wouldn’t resemble him at all. Otherwise, she wouldn’t guarantee that she might not strangle the child once he was born.

During the daytime, the Prime Minister had noticed Li Yunning’s pale face and had the imperial doctor examine her. It was revealed that she was more than a month pregnant.

This "good news" made her mood even more irritable, and her temper more volatile.

Chen Jin took the handkerchief and started to wipe the wine traces from his hands, speaking helplessly:

"My Lady, I am a civil servant, coming from the Imperial Examination. I am not a military man, hunting is not my strength. How could I possibly come first?"

As expected, the sages did not lie to him, indeed women and villains are hard to deal with! Chen Jin couldn’t help but add in his mind.

Are all women changeable? It seemed that even the gentle and understanding people could suddenly become like this.

"I don’t care, if you don’t want your son to die, then find a way to get that death immunity token."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jin’s face changed.

Why did she want the death immunity token so much?

Something seemed off about her during the daytime! Could the emperor’s misfortune really be related to her?