CHAPTER 342: CHAPTER 326: THE ARROGANT TENTH PRINCESS

The man’s eyes were deep as he looked at her, giving a cold snort, "I won’t drink poison, I’ll eat people."

Yun Ran: "......"

Just as she was speechless, the man stretched out his long arms and suddenly picked her up by the waist, heading toward the bed.

Her body suddenly lifted off the ground, and Yun Ran instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, quietly protesting, "Hey, Nangong Mo, please continue pretending to be crippled and let go of this young lady."

"Let you go? Didn’t you say you would compensate me?"

"???

Yun Ran glared at him with frustration, "Who made such an agreement with you? Let me down right now..."

But before she could finish her sentence, he threw her onto the bed.

Even though the bedding was soft, Yun Ran was momentarily stunned by the sudden toss.

"!!!"

"Nangong Mo, you bastard! Are you trying to murder me so you can marry someone new?!"

The man stood by the bed, unhurriedly unbuttoning his clothes, raising an eyebrow and giving her a half-smile, "Weren’t you the one who asked to be put down? What? Suddenly unwilling to part with my embrace?"

Yun Ran: "......"

[Better to poison him mute, make him a quiet and handsome man, pleasing to the eye and satisfying to the soul, unlike the nuisance he is now.]

...

The next day, the sun was high, the sky cloudless, the weather exceedingly fine.

According to the hunting rules, participants were divided into dozens of small teams, with each group’s members drawn by lot.

It took half an hour for the process to conclude, and Yun Ran was assigned to the ninth group.

Apart from Yun Yan and Xiao Xiao, the other members of the ninth group left Yun Ran at a loss for words.

Shen Mubai, Yu Qingyan, Lin Ruoxue, Prince Rui, Qin Feng, Du Ziteng, Hao Duoyu, plus the tenth princess who arrived late last night.

Although Yun Ran had not interacted with this tenth princess, she knew a little about her.

She was the Crown Prince’s full-blooded younger sister, quite favored, with a good relationship with the Crown Prince, similar in personality to Lin Zhu’er, arrogant and willful.

Usually mingling closely with Lin Yanran and Lin Ruoxue, she harbored deep malice toward Lin Wanyue.

Just as they entered the mountains, the tenth princess arrogantly glanced askance at Yun Ran and spoke to Lin Ruoxue beside her.

"Xue’er, why is she here too? Such bad luck! How could I be in the same hunting group as a jinx? It’s preposterous!"

Lin Ruoxue looked at Yun Ran with concern, gently explaining, "Your Highness, actually my sister is very good at archery; you weren’t here yesterday to see it, but she even won against Prince Rui during the competition!"

Prince Rui, just a few steps away, darkened his expression at these words but maintained his composure.

"What Miss Lin says is correct; my ninth sister-in-law’s archery is extraordinary, superb. Today, being in the same group will be like adding wings to a tiger, surely leading us to victory."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the tenth princess let out a disdainful laugh, "With her? Achieve outstanding success and claim victory? It’s laughable!"

"Pardon my bluntness, my third brother, but you lost to her because your skills were lacking, your archery poor! If my Crown Prince brother competed, she would be defeated thoroughly, unable to find her way!"

Prince Rui: "..."

Though he tried to maintain a noble and elegant smile, his expression cracked for a moment, with a clear hint of disdain in his gaze toward the tenth princess.

Ignorant arrogance! Truly adept at praising one while trampling another!

"My imperial sister is right, this prince is of mediocre talent, my archery ordinary, how could I compare to the Crown Prince brother?"

"Indeed! My Crown Prince brother is a genius, who dares to compete with him? Third brother, there’s no need to belittle yourself; since you know you’re average, just work hard, maybe diligence can make up for clumsiness."

Prince Rui: "..."

Mindless fool! You’re still purring even when people call you fat?

"It seems there are no prey nearby? I’ll go ahead and take a look."

After dropping this comment, Prince Rui rode forward, not wishing to spare another glance at a certain princess.

Yun Yan discreetly eyed the tenth princess with a slight frown before also heading into the forest ahead on his horse.

Yesterday, his sister specifically sought him out, advising him not to get involved with people and affairs from the capital.

The capital isn’t like Liangzhou; the court is full of complex and treacherous relations, and a slight misstep can drag one into them. The Yun Family only wishes to defend the borders and expand the land, uninterested in court disputes.

In this small game of hunting, undercurrents surged, with the Crown Prince’s faction, Prince Rui’s faction, intertwining and complex.

The tenth princess coldly snorted, immediately turning on Yun Ran, "Don’t get full of yourself just because you beat Prince Rui; that was because he was too incompetent!"

"Moreover, you’re the star that has brought disaster to your mother and her entire family! Better stay away from this princess, or if you affect my archery performance, see how I’ll deal with you!"

"What are you looking at? Not convinced? Just because you married a crippled prince, don’t fancy yourself a princess! Oh right, aren’t you the disaster star? Who knows, maybe one day that cripple will be jinxed to death by you!"

"Speaking of which, he’s already blind and disabled, how else could you jinx him? How will he die? This princess is quite curious!"

"Heh..." Yun Ran lightly curled her lips, her gaze cool as wind and snow, with a tinge of indifferent contempt, sweeping over the tenth princess’s face.

The tenth princess was startled by her gaze, couldn’t help but roar in anger, "You broom star, what are you looking at? Don’t bring your bad luck over to this princess!"

"Princess, better be careful!"

Hearing Yun Ran’s chilly voice, the tenth princess felt a jolt, "What do you mean by that? Stop being mysterious!"

Yun Ran slightly curled her red lips, glancing semi-jokingly at the horse beneath the princess, "You just spoke so much to me, so close, afraid it might jinx you."

"Be careful not to fall off your horse and break a leg or an arm; that wouldn’t be good at all."

At these words, the tenth princess’ heart clenched, her heart feeling as if seized by an invisible hand, shocked and panicked.

She abruptly raised her horsewhip, fiercely swinging it at Yun Ran, shouting furiously, "You damned disaster star! How dare you curse this princess!"

The long whip whistled through the air toward Yun Ran’s lovely face, some among the group couldn’t bear to watch and turned away in regret, while others secretly chuckled, delighted in her misfortune.

"How dare you hit someone!"

Xiao Xiao angrily glared at the tenth princess, throwing out her nine-section whip to block the princess’s whip, yet she was a step too late.

"Wanyue!"

At a critical moment, Shen Mubai leaped off the horse, grabbing hold of the tenth princess’s whip.

Yu Qingyan witnessed everything, her gaze darkening slightly, yet she stepped forward to plead for the tenth princess, "Your Highness, Princess Qin did not intend to offend you, please be lenient!"

The tenth princess, whose whip was intercepted, was smoldering with anger, "Who do you think you are? How dare you boss around this princess!"