EXTRA 2.2: YanXiao Horseback Riding.

Seeing that the sharp arrow released by the General was about to pierce the stomach of the doe, Yan HeQing quickly shot another arrow to deflect the previous one, allowing the doe to escape.

Yan HeQing then looked at the General with cold eyes. The General suddenly realized something and hurried to bow his head to Yan HeQing, admitting his own guilt.

Xiao YuAn, who had witnessed the whole thing, asked Chen Ge: “What happened?”

Chen Ge replied: “The doe is pregnant. Look at her belly, it’s very big. His Majesty has long stipulated that we shouldn’t hunt the small ones, the pregnant ones, or the ones with cubs. We are very particular while hunting.”

Xiao YuAn nodded his head with sudden realization.

Yan HeQing didn’t criticize the General too much. After retreating his gaze, he hit his horse and left. The group of Generals also hit their own horses to find their own prey.

Chen Ge looked eager to try, but when he was about to catch up, he saw Xiao YuAn holding the reins, slowly following from behind. Chen Ge couldn’t help but wonder why the man, who usually loved to make trouble, was suddenly so quiet. Was it even possible for the sun to rise in the west? Due to this, he asked: “Aren’t you going?”

Xiao YuAn stroked the mane of the horse under him and laughed: “No, I’m not going. I don’t want Yan-ge to worry about me again. This is a rare opportunity, so I want to let Yan-ge be able to hunt without distractions.”

Chen Ge: “Hiss….”

Xiao YuAn: “Another toothache? Yan-ge and I have been together for such a long time. Can’t you hurry and get used to it already?”

The half-day hunt soon came to an end. One after the other, the Generals returned triumphantly with their prey. The hunting ground was filled with a celebratory atmosphere. Xiao YuAn thought that Yan HeQing should also return soon, so he rode his horse to the front of the crowd to wait for him.

Suddenly, a man on horseback rushed back, shouting: “His Majesty has hunted a big white tiger!!!”

The crowd stirred and cheered, but before the praise could come, a man suddenly shouted in panic: “His Majesty is injured! Come and help!”

Yan HeQing hunted a tiger on his own, but when he had exhausted all his youthful spirit and fearlessness, how could he not be hurt? Although the tiger fell under his arrow and his sword, Yan HeQing’s right arm and abdomen were deeply cut by the tiger’s sharp claws.

The group of Generals were helpless, flustered and full of understanding as they discussed, one after the other, how they never thought their Emperor would be so reckless, while also agreeing that it must be because he hadn’t hunted in a while.

At that moment, in the Taiyi Palace, after the Imperial Physicians had bandaged Yan HeQing’s wounds with medicine, they finally could breath a long sigh: “Fortunately, the internal organs weren’t hurt. Otherwise, we would have had to snatch His Majesty from the hands of Lord Yama.”

Yan HeQing was topless and his long black hair was scattered all over him. His wounds were now wrapped with white cloth, but they were stained with blood. While his face and lips were very pale because of the blood loss, he said: “Don’t let the Empress know about this. Tell him that I’m alright and not seriously hurt.”

At that instant, Xiao YuAn emerged from behind an Imperial Physician and said coldly: “I already know….”

When the group of Imperial Physicians, Imperial Bodyguards and maids saw that the Empress, who had always been an easy-going person who’s always smiling, looked extremely pale at the moment, they decided to leave the room. At that time, Xiao YuAn and Yan HeQing were left alone.

The two of them looked at each other, without knowing what to say for a while.

Yan HeQing has always been the one to blame Xiao YuAn for not taking care of his body and life, but now he was the one who got impulsive. Seeing their positions getting reversed like this made both of them speechless.

Yan HeQing knew it was his fault this time, so he was the first to say: “I’m fine.”

Even though these words seemed extremely thin on the surface, they actually felt like the claws of a tiger sinking deep into the skin.

Xiao YuAn clenched his fist but then he loosened it, clenched his fist again and let go again. Finally, he gritted his teeth, turned his head, and walked away.

Seeing this, Yan HeQing hurriedly got up to chase after him. But as soon as Yan HeQing left the inner room, he was pressed back by the Imperial Physicians, who were waiting outside for orders.

That night, for the first time, Xiao YuAn didn’t go back to the bedchamber the two of them shared. Instead, he went to the bedchamber where the envoys of other countries would rest, and asked Tian Xiang to prepare a room for him.

This was really the first time where Yan HeQing, who was asked by the Imperial Physicians to stay in bed to recuperate, couldn’t care less about any instructions. So he got up and went to find Xiao YuAn. Unexpectedly, before he could leave the bedchamber, Tian Xiang told him that Xiao YuAn didn’t want Yan HeQing to come to him while he was injured. Since Yan HeQing couldn’t see Xiao YuAn, he had to stay in bed and recover from his injuries.

When Tian Xian returned from sending Xiao YuAn’s message, she was dragged into the bedroom by Xiao YuAn. Then Xiao YuAn asked: “How are Yan-ge’s injuries? What did the Imperial Physician say? Does Yan-ge look like he’s in pain?”

Tian Xiang felt very helpless as she asked bluntly: “If you’re so worried about His Majesty, then why are you so angry with him?”

Xiao YuAn fell back onto the bed. With his face hidden into the quilt, he said with a muffled voice: “I’m not angry with Yan-ge! I’m angry with myself!!!”