Chapter 333
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Chapter 333: Barbarians
Meanwhile, Luo Ji, still unaware of these developments, was taking a team out hunting for the first time in a while.
Thinking about it, it had indeed been some time since he had gotten proper exercise.
Although he was busy with state affairs and couldn’t help it, after some arrangements, he still set up some regular activities for himself to prevent his skills from declining and his physique from deteriorating due to prolonged inactivity.
Hunting was clearly one of them.
However, hunting was not as simple as it sounded.
Aside from some fierce beasts that actively attacked people, other wild animals were extremely alert.
They would sense the slightest movement from a great distance and immediately flee.
Therefore, finding prey was a long and tedious process for a hunter.
“Your Majesty, look over there…”
Beside him, He Liang, the guard team captain, involuntarily lowered his voice.
Luo Ji followed the direction He Liang was pointing, then narrowed his eyes.
In the distant bushes, the faint shadow of a roe deer was visible.
“Good eyes.”
Luo Ji praised He Liang softly, then took down the longbow from his back.
Luo Ji was undoubtedly quite confident in his archery skills.
Drawing his bow and readying an arrow, he swiftly released a shot!
At that moment, only a cry of pain was heard from the distant roe deer, but it was not killed with a single arrow.
The bushes obstructed the view too much, and it probably didn’t hit a vital spot directly.
Luo Ji’s face showed no panic.
With a flick of his hand, another arrow was shot.
The arrow disappeared into the bushes, preventing him from confirming whether he had hit it, but it was clear that the roe deer’s vitality was indeed quite tenacious.
Then again, in the animal world where the strong prey on the weak, those with insufficient vitality usually ended up as food for other beasts.
Watching the roe deer gallop deep into the forest, Luo Ji didn’t rush to pursue.
After all, he was half an ancient person, and he had quite a bit of experience with hunting.
The roe deer was already wounded by an arrow and would undoubtedly leave a blood trail.
He would let it run for a while first.
While expending its energy, perhaps it would die from excessive blood loss as it ran.
As thoughts raced, Luo Ji dismounted directly.
The forest ahead was inconvenient for riding, and pursuing a fleeing prey on horseback made too much noise.
In this environment, his own two legs were the most useful means of transportation.
The guards clearly understood this principle.
After leaving 3 people to watch the horses, the rest followed Luo Ji towards the bushes where the roe deer had been.
Upon approaching, Luo Ji quickly found a small pool of blood near the bushes.
The bleeding wasn’t heavy, the arrow probably hit its hindquarters or thigh area.
Discerning the direction of the roe deer’s hoof prints, and following the trail for a distance, Luo Ji soon found a second pool of blood.
The bleeding was noticeably heavier.
It couldn’t possibly be that the first arrow’s wound had reopened so quickly.
Therefore…
“It seems the second arrow hit. Wounded by two arrows, judging by this amount of bleeding, that roe deer won’t run far.”
Luo Ji, having gotten back up, led the way, with the other guards faithfully following behind, not disturbing their Emperor’s enjoyment.
He Liang and the others knew very well that their Emperor surprisingly enjoyed hunting, this outdoor activity.
For many, the process of finding and chasing prey might be very tedious and boring, but their Emperor unexpectedly loved this very tedious task.
The feeling of gradually closing in on his prey, and the sense of anticipation that rose within him, simply made him unable to stop.
The blood trails left along the way became shorter and shorter in spacing, indicating that the roe deer’s running speed had slowed down, or it could no longer run.
“It should be nearby now, right?”
Just as Luo Ji was thinking this, a whooshing sound suddenly came from within the forest!
“Your Majesty, look out!”
In a flash of lightning, He Liang, the guard captain guarding nearby, quickly drew the bronze sword from his waist and swatted away the incoming spear with a single strike.
Luo Ji, who had been thinking about something else entirely, also reacted quickly.
Without thinking too much, after briefly judging the direction from which the spear came, Luo Ji immediately drew his bow and fired an arrow.
A precise shot had already left the string!
Accompanying the shot arrow, a scream immediately came from a large tree in the distance.
A native wrapped in animal skins fell from the tree.
And the group that attacked him formally revealed themselves at this moment.
“It’s the barbarians from the north!”
Without further ado, the 7 accompanying guards simultaneously drew the bronze swords from their waists.
The two sides instantly faced each other.
Luo Ji also sized up the other side at this moment.
There were about 15 or 16 of them, all clad in thick animal skin clothing, their faces smeared with strange dyes, quite fitting the image of savage natives.
And the roe deer lying behind these barbarians, with two arrows sticking out of its corpse, fully proved that it was his prey.
The other side had a numerical advantage, but Luo Ji’s side had superior equipment.
Luo Ji was basically not flustered.
However, if a fight broke out, casualties would be inevitable, which was not a situation he wanted to see.
Thinking of this, Luo Ji immediately spoke.
“Leave the prey, and you may leave.”
Having been in a high position for a long time, Luo Ji’s tone carried an undeniable authority.
And his Myriad Worlds Civilization had been fighting these barbarians for a long time, the other side understood his words.
As the barbarians’ gazes swept over him, their eyes showed clear apprehension.
That arrow, as if aided by a deity, had truly frightened them.
Looking at the several guards clad in leather armor and wielding bronze swords, they didn’t seem easy to deal with.
For a moment, the other side also lost the desire to fight.
One man, who appeared to be their leader, waved his hand.
Taking their wounded comrade, the group quickly fled deeper into the forest after leaving behind the roe deer.
“Your Majesty?”
He Liang subtly cast a questioning look at Luo Ji, watching the group retreat.
Luo Ji shook his head.
Those barbarians seemed to run without looking back, but in reality, they were constantly keeping an eye on what was behind them with their peripheral vision.
If they did anything now, the battle that could have been avoided would have to be fought.
Just 15 or 16 barbarians, what would killing them accomplish?
Would it strike a blow to their tribe? No, it wouldn’t.
So, this battle would essentially hold little meaning for him.
After watching the group of barbarians completely flee, Luo Ji clearly had no further desire to hunt.
He lifted his chin and commanded.
“Take the roe deer, and let’s go.”
