For large households to keep hunting dogs was nothing unusual; basically every family kept them.
So it was nothing strange that the Xiang family kept them as well.
Moreover, raising these hunting dogs required great care. In order to maintain their wildness, these hunting dogs were generally fed raw food, often whole chickens or whole ducks thrown in for them to eat.
And before a hunt, they were usually starved for several days.
That way, when they hunted, they would perform even better.
However, although hunting dogs were fierce, they were still dogs, and dogs normally obeyed their masters.
But how was it that Xiang Jie couldn’t call them off?!
Shen Jialang and Qi Yunzheng were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their minds almost completely blank.
Yet even in extreme panic and fear, the two of them were nailed firmly to their saddles.
They both understood clearly, if they fell off, they would instantly be torn to pieces by these already-maddened hunting dogs!
Xie Ying’s movements became increasingly frantic, but no matter how he and Xiang Jie tried, those hunting dogs still clamped onto their prey without letting go.
This wouldn’t work!
Even if Shen Jialang and Qi Yunzheng could hold on without falling, it wouldn’t be long before the dogs bit both horses to death!
He couldn’t help shouting anxiously, “Xiang Jie, what exactly is going on?! Why can’t you call them off?!”
Even mad dogs should recognize their master.
But these dogs had even begun turning to bite their horses!
These dogs were vicious and ruthless, if they were bitten, even if they didn’t die, they would lose a layer of flesh!
Shen Jialang and Qi Yunzheng were both Qi Yuan’s younger brothers; no matter what, he had to help!
Xiang Jie was even more terrified; he was more nervous and afraid than anyone.
This was the Xiang family’s Whole Deer Banquet, and it was meant to entertain the new son-in-law. If lives were lost at such a moment, not only would they fail to answer to the Qi family and Qi Yuan, the Xiang family themselves would be finished!
Servants of the Xiang family had already rushed in from the outer perimeter, hurrying forward to help.
But the dogs were already completely mad. No matter who approached, the dogs lunged forward and tore at them.
One servant even had a chunk of flesh ripped from his thigh.
The bloody scene instantly stunned everyone else.
Gao Xiang’s face turned deathly pale. He gripped the reins tightly and swallowed nervously.
Some of the other guests had originally wanted to step forward to help, but now all stopped in their tracks.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to help, but whose life wasn’t a life?
These dogs were obviously mad. Mad dogs really could eat people.
And there were so many of them!
If they went forward and something went wrong, they might lose their lives!
Everyone was filled with unease. Ling Chuhan, standing in the crowd, curled his lips coldly.
His sister said they couldn’t kill anyone.
Why couldn’t they?
His sister wanted Qi Yuan to be disgraced, condemned by thousands, her future completely ruined.
Then he would let Qi Yuan lose her younger brothers.
Wouldn’t that double the pain?
He watched Shen Jialang and Qi Yunzheng, swaying on their horses under the siege of the mad hunting dogs, with a half-smile. In his heart he calculated the timing, then suddenly raised his right hand to his lips, as if merely covering his mouth in fear.
It was time to end this.
Once his side’s act concluded, his sister’s good show could begin.
He rotated the whistle in his hand and blew a sharp note.
Almost at the same moment, the hunting dogs became even more frenzied, their eyes nearly red.
The horses’ hind legs were torn into a bloody mess. With a miserable cry, one horse lost strength in its hind legs and collapsed heavily to the ground.
Xie Ying could no longer care about anything else. With a shout, he sprang up from his horse and leapt forward, landing right in front of Shen Jialang, instinctively throwing himself over him protectively.
Ling Chuhan’s gaze darkened. Of course he recognized the man.
The top provincial graduate from Jiangxi, with boundless prospects, and immensely celebrated at the Imperial Academy.
Studied so much that he’d become stupid, throwing away his life like this, rushing forward to die!
But dying was fine.
Some people sought death themselves; no one could stop them.
He revealed a sinister smile, watching with satisfaction as the pack of dogs lunged forward.
In the next instant, these people would all be chewed beyond recognition.
Not even a complete corpse would remain.
Tsk tsk, how wonderful.
He could hardly wait to see that scene.
But just in that brief moment, a sharp sound cutting through the air rang out. An arrow arrived instantly, piercing straight through the head of the hunting dog closest to Xie Ying.
The dog let out a howl and fell heavily onto Xie Ying’s body.
Its fur was soaked with horse blood and human blood, and its mouth reeked of stench. When it crashed onto him, Xie Ying was completely stunned.
At the same time, Ling Chuhan tightly gripped his horse’s reins, eyes wide as he stared at the figure galloping toward them.
It wasn’t hard to recognize.
It was Qi Yuan, the one who had pinned Ling Qiang onto the table at Dazhao Temple!
Qi Yuan!
Why was she here?!
At this moment, shouldn’t she be with Wen Mingfeng?!
Ling Chuhan suddenly grabbed his whistle and blew a short, sharp note.
The dogs seemed to receive some command. Dozens of them simultaneously fixed their gaze on Qi Yuan, who was charging forward on horseback, then pounced toward her.
The air was filled with a suffocating smell of blood; many people couldn’t help retching.
Pressed beneath Xie Ying, Shen Jialang couldn’t see what was happening ahead, but Qi Yunzheng could. He couldn’t help shouting in alarm, “Sister!”
What could Sister do?!
Xiang Jie also raised his head at the same moment and saw the pack of dogs rushing toward Qi Yuan like predators on the grassland chasing prey.
For the first time, he was so afraid of dogs.
Everyone present, without exception, broke into a cold sweat for Qi Yuan.
There were simply too many dogs. Without exaggeration, they could even bite a lion to death.
And Qi Yuan was only a girl!
Faces filled with terror, everyone silently said in their hearts: “It’s over.”
It was truly over. No matter how capable someone was, human strength had limits, how could anyone contend with so many wild dogs?
Miss Qi was really going to die here this time.
Many showed expressions of unwillingness to watch.
Ling Chuhan clenched his whistle tightly, his eyes full of viciousness and killing intent.
B*tch!
She deserved to die here!
Anyone who didn’t follow their plan should die!
Good!
Deep sibling affection, risking your life to save your brothers, right?
Then die here!
His breathing quickened. Hidden in the crowd, he slowly raised the whistle.
But at the same time, he heard a short, loud, and piercing sound ring beside his ear, and he was instantly startled.
Immediately afterward, the dogs that had been chasing Qi Yuan all stopped moving, circling the group in place.
They actually all stopped.
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