The surroundings were silent.
Everyone looked at Yan Qi in disbelief.
No one knew what had just happened, how Yan Qi fell.
"It was Yun Shu, she pushed me!"
Yan Qi pointed at Yun Shu furiously.
Yun Shu blinked upon hearing this and held out her hands, "I didn't."
"I can testify for Yun Shu. She did not push Miss Yan." Yi Zixing immediately stepped forward. As his gaze had been on Yun Shu the entire time, he knew she hadn't pushed anyone.
He looked at Yan Qi, his eyes cold.
On the contrary, it was Yan Qi who was about to push Yun Shu, but for some reason, she fell herself.
She tried to harm others but ended up harming herself.
Yan Qi's eyes turned red with anger. "Can I still lie? Young Master Yi, why are you speaking up for Yun Shu? You've been deceived by Yun Shu!"
"Yes, Young Master Yi. We were all looking after Miss Li Er just now and didn't pay attention to Yun Shu. Miss Yan couldn't possibly frame Yun Shu for no reason." Geng Yu Yue clenched her fists secretly, her heart filled with intense jealousy.
Yi Zixing looked at Geng Yu Yue coldly. "I saw it with my own eyes just now. If it is framing, then it is Miss Yan framing Miss Yun Er."
Geng Yu Yue was retorted, her face immediately turned ugly, and she bit her lip.
She looked at Yun Shu indignately.
She believed Yun Shu must have used some seductive trick to lure Young Master Yi.
Otherwise, why would Young Master Yi defend Yun Shu so much?
Yun Shu smiled charmingly and said, "Young Master Yi is right."
She hadn't expected Yi Zixing to be so upright. She indeed hadn't made a move just now.
However, she had used a hidden weapon.
A transparent thread.
It wrapped around Yan Qi's waist, causing her to fall into the pit and her clothes to become disheveled.
It had to be said, Yi Zixing was a rare young man of upright character in the capital!
Zhan Tian Ye, who was not far away, saw this scene, and the light in his eyes seemed to dim slightly.
Qiu Lu said, "Your subordinate believes that Young Master Yi likes Miss Yun Er. We are all men, and Young Master Yi's eyes have never left Miss Yun Er."
Zhan Tian Ye raised his eyes and glanced at Qiu Lu.
Qiu Lu felt somewhat bewildered by that glance. What kind of look was that from His Highness?
Because of Yi Zixing's testimony and the lack of any evidence, Yi Zixing finally ordered his subordinates to rescue Yan Qi and Li Yue'e.
After Li Yue'e was rescued, she remained in a state of delirium.
She was clearly driven mad by what had just happened.
She kept muttering nonsensically.
"I am not Yun Shu, I am not Yun Shu. Don't touch me. Go and touch Yun Shu. You are not supposed to be with Yun Yue..."
Li Yue'e mumbled deliriously.
Wang Yi Yuan, with quick reflexes, covered Li Yue'e's mouth with a handkerchief.
"She seems to be quite frightened. Yue Xian, quickly send Yue E back!" Wang Yi Yuan said to the flustered Li Yue Xian.
Li Yue Xian nodded in panic.
As for Yan Qi, having lost face in front of everyone, she was too preoccupied to settle accounts with Yun Shu and hurried away.
After everyone left.
Silence fell upon the surroundings once more.
Wang Yi Yuan secretly observed Yun Shu.
Just then, Yun Shu glanced over.
That faint glance was like a sharp blade.
Wang Yi Yuan's face changed in shock, and she hastily averted her gaze, not daring to meet Yun Shu's eyes.
A voice suddenly spoke in her heart.
They all say that even if Yun Shu became smarter, she would never be Yun Yue Yin's match. If she had thought that before, but now...
"Why are you all looking at me? Even if I am beautiful, I would get shy if everyone stared at me." Yun Shu looked around at the various gazes appraising her and said with a half-smile.
Geng Yu Yue was furious, cursing inwardly: Shameless!
How dare she call herself beautiful!
She sneered, "Miss Yun Er, you have nothing in your hands now. It looks like you're going to lose to me."
She had already decided what condition to propose!
"There's still half an hour left, why are you in such a hurry?" Yun Shu smiled. She took out an arrow from behind her.
"Half an hour?" Geng Yu Yue couldn't help but sneer.
What could be done in half an hour?
Yi Zixing frowned and was about to step forward to quietly tell Yun Shu that he would help her.
But Yun Shu had already deftly mounted her horse and ridden away quickly.
At this moment, with what happened to Li Yue'e, many people had lost the mood for hunting.
Their minds were filled with a huge piece of gossip.
And it was a piece of gossip that they couldn't figure out anytime soon.
Geng Yu Yue saw Yun Shu go hunting and curled her lips. Facing the crowd, she said proudly, "I'll give her another half an hour, so she won't be able to say later that I bullied her."
"Miss Geng Er is magnanimous."
"I think even with an extra half hour, she won't be able to hunt a single prey."
"..."
Under the crowd's flattery, Geng Yu Yue's chin lifted higher and higher.
Yi Zixing walked to his horse and was about to mount it when Geng Yu Yue stopped him. "Young Master Yi, this is a fair wager. If Young Master Yi secretly helps Miss Yun Er, it will be unfair to everyone."
"Yes, Young Master Yi. Let's wait outside."
"..."
Facing everyone's persuasion, Yi Zixing's brows furrowed tightly, and he finally followed the crowd out of the woods helplessly.
Seeing this, Geng Yu Yue was finally relieved.
Without anyone to help, she wanted to see how Yun Shu would win against her!
After everyone had left.
Qiu Lu asked Zhan Tian Ye, "Your Highness, should we send someone to help Miss Li?"
He had seen earlier that Miss Li seemed lost and frightened.
"No need."
The response was cold and emotionless.
...
Outside the woods.
In the blink of an eye, it was almost time.
Gu Zhi Ruo looked at the surroundings of the woods worriedly.
Why hadn't Yun Shu come out yet?
She had heard some news earlier and was surprised by what had just happened!
She could roughly guess some of the reasons.
Because someone had come to find Yun Shu and asked her to see her maid.
She had found it strange at the time.
Then she had been uneasy, and something had indeed happened.
Especially when she saw Yun Shu's maid waiting outside unharmed, she knew that someone had intended to harm Yun Shu, but the person harmed in the end was not Yun Shu, but Li Yue'e.
She seemed to have guessed the twists and turns of it all with just a little thought.
"Miss Yun Er hasn't come out yet. Could it be that she doesn't dare to come out?"
"Does she think that by hiding inside and not coming out, she won't have to fulfill the wager?"
"Yes! It's almost time."
Geng Yu Yue curled her lips. "Perhaps I should give her another half an hour."
"Miss Geng Er, even if you give her another half an hour, she won't be able to win against you. Why not give her another day, hahahaha!"
Geng Yu Yue's heart became even more delighted.
Gu Zhi Ruo's brows furrowed tightly upon seeing this.
At this moment.
Suddenly.
The sound of horse hooves approached.
Immediately afterwards, that radiant figure appeared before everyone's eyes.