Testing Each Other

The summer was a little sultry, but the atmosphere between the two became inexplicably ambiguous.

After Violet finished her strawberry pudding, she took Long Ling’s hand,

“You behaved so well today, do you want me to take you out for a walk?”

Long Ling thought of the letter in her pocket and immediately shook her head, “No, I’m fine staying in the manor.”

Her hand was placed in Violet’s palm, their fingers intertwined, and they held each other gently, almost sweating.

Afraid that Violet would see something was wrong, Long Ling pulled back her hand, picked up a crystal glass, and poured Violet a glass of strawberry fruit wine.

Violet saw Long Ling’s fair cheeks, her red lips pursed slightly, and thought she was still angry:

“I’ll take you hunting tomorrow, you can play as long as you want, we can stay outside at night.”

Long Ling couldn’t help but feel anxious, she was planning to meet Erolise tomorrow to discuss the escape plan.

She handed the strawberry fruit wine to Violet, “But don’t you have a lot of work to do? Tomorrow isn’t your day off either?”

Violet’s slender fingers gently caressed the wall of the glass, “I can make time to spend with you.”

Long Ling never thought it would be so unlucky: “But if I’m playing alone, and you’re just watching, won’t that be a little boring?”

Violet didn’t care much: “Before you came to the manor, I would occasionally go hunting, I even hunted a wild bear, but I haven’t been there for a long time since I got injured, have you ever learned how to use a gun before?”

Long Ling obediently said, “No, I haven’t used a shotgun.”

Violet said softly, “I can teach you.”

But she was planning to meet Erolise, it seemed she could only go next time.

She had already politely refused Violet twice, and it wasn’t good to find other reasons, constantly refusing would definitely make Violet see something was wrong.

Long Ling nodded gently, “Okay, let’s go tomorrow.”

Long Ling had been quite well-behaved recently, so it didn’t matter if she loosened the leash a little on the little dragon she had raised, she could indulge her a little.

Violet said lightly, “Go pick a hunting dog, it’ll be useful for hunting tomorrow, is there a breed you like?”

Long Ling didn’t know much about dog breeds and hadn’t hunted before, and she was still thinking about running away: “Any one will do.”

Violet nodded slightly, “What about tonight? Is there anything you want to do?”

Long Ling clenched her fingertips, she couldn’t bring herself to have an intimate relationship with Violet after being imprisoned for three months.

She had to try to quit her physiological reaction to Violet’s pheromones.

Long Ling easily found an excuse: “I’ve been busy making strawberry fruit wine lately, I’m a little tired.”

Violet’s gaze fell on Long Ling’s arm, but she didn’t say much: “Taverns don’t make much money anyway, don’t tire yourself out too much by doing these things.”

Whenever this happened, Long Ling would retort, but this time Long Ling was a little abnormal.

Long Ling was a little absent-minded, “I know, I won’t next time.”

Violet’s fingers gently tapped the wall of the glass, “You don’t seem to be in good spirits, you’ve been distracted several times today, do you want me to arrange for a doctor to see you?”

Long Ling didn’t expect Violet to be so perceptive, and she was alert in her heart:

“No need, it’s probably just because I’ve been too tired lately, there won’t be anything to do after I finish this, and this time’s fruit wine can be sold in the tavern for a long time.”

Violet asked again, “How’s your magic learning been lately, you can read a book when you’re free, so you won’t be bullied by tree spirits when you go out.”

Afraid that Violet would really discover something, Long Ling quickly stretched out her arms and hugged Violet’s body:

“I’m learning well, I’ve already learned the second book, you don’t have to worry about me, I’m doing well in the manor.”

Violet leaned closer to the little dragon’s chest and heard the little dragon’s heart beating faster and faster.

It was a little too fast, even when the little dragon was in bed, it wasn’t as fast as it was now, was it because they hadn’t hugged in a long time?

Violet’s slender fingers gently caressed Long Ling’s heart, but Long Ling suddenly let go of the embrace.

Long Ling’s eyes were a little flustered, “Not today.”

Violet saw Long Ling’s hand, hurriedly reaching into her pocket, and then withdrew it.

Was she secretly hiding something?

Gems? Or gold coins? Long Ling’s usual favorite things were only these two.

Other Alphas would have made a fuss long ago if they were locked up, but the little dragon had been very well-behaved these days.

It was okay to hide some small things, anyway, Long Ling couldn’t escape her palm, the entire manor was under her control.

Violet was always arrogant and didn’t take it to heart: “We’ll go hunting tomorrow morning, let’s go to bed early tonight.”

Long Ling breathed a sigh of relief, if she was intimate with Violet, the letter would probably be discovered, but Violet’s character was too arrogant, so arrogant that she would selectively ignore some things.

Early the next morning, the servants had prepared the hunting guns and hunting dogs that the manor owner would need for hunting, Violet’s legs were injured, so she couldn’t participate in the hunting, so Long Ling only needed to pick a hunting dog for herself.

The hunting dogs were tied with ropes, their limbs were strong and slender, and their eyes were bright.

The servant in charge of raising the dogs introduced that each of them had very strong hunting skills, no matter how far the prey ran, they could accurately bring it back.

Long Ling bent down and touched the head of the hunting dog at the front, the hunting dog licked her palm flatteringly, barking.

“I want this dog, its fur is yellow and it’s quite cute.”

Long Ling looked at Violet, after Violet nodded slightly, she took some dried meat from the servant and fed it to the hunting dog she had chosen.

Long Ling suddenly felt a bit touched, these hunting dogs could only be raised in the pasture if they didn’t go out, just as pathetic as she was.

Violet saw that Long Ling liked dogs quite a bit and said condescendingly, “You can choose a few more, and find someone to help you lead them.”

Long Ling rubbed the furry head of the yellow hunting dog and pointed to another small speckled dog, “Then I’ll take another black spotted, flat-headed dog, I can lead them myself.”

Violet had the servants hand the ropes to Long Ling, Long Ling played with the two hunting dogs for a while, trying to build up some affection, before going hunting with Violet.

The fog in the morning was a bit heavy, and when the fog had completely dissipated, the golden sunlight shone on the forest, and the light made the forest very quiet, and the sound of deer could be vaguely heard in the distance.

Long Ling still had a bit of lingering fear about meeting the tree spirit in the Misty Forest last time, and asked while leading the two hunting dogs, “Violet, what are we going to hunt today?”

If she hadn’t brought the little dragon out to play, Violet would have been resting in the manor, and it had been a long time since she had participated in such outdoor activities.

Violet handed the shotgun in her hand to Long Ling:

“Hunt bears, I’ve sent a few servants to check the activity traces of bears nearby, you’ll learn how to use the shotgun later, and then go try it out.”

Long Ling didn’t expect that she would be given such a difficult task right away, she held the slightly heavy shotgun with both hands and hesitated a little:

“Can you change it to something else, I don’t want to hunt bears.”

Violet looked at her ice-blue eyes and slightly curled the corners of her lips:

“It’s just a bear, your true form is much bigger than a bear, what’s there to be afraid of?”

That made a lot of sense, but she imagined that she would have to face a big black bear alone, and she felt a little shaky, she was just a novice who had just touched a gun.

Long Ling shook her head firmly: “I don’t want to hunt bears, it’s too dangerous.”

Violet asked, “Can you manage to hunt a wild boar?”

Long Ling still shook her head, “No, wild boars have tusks, what if I miss and it goes crazy and runs into you?”

Violet glanced at the Dragon Guards around them, a dozen Dragon Guards could kill a group of wild boars on the spot, not to mention that she could also use magic attacks.

Violet rested her hand on her cheek, “What do you want to hunt?”

Long Ling struggled for a while, and suggested, “Something smaller, with weak attack power, I’ll practice first.”

Violet turned her wheelchair away and said, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to hunt some wild ducks first.”

Long Ling hugged the shotgun and happily followed behind Violet, “Yeah, if we shoot them, we can go back and make roast duck.”

An expression of amusement crossed Violet’s eyes, and she led her little scaredy dragon away from the forest.

Wild ducks lived in reed marshes, and there were so many of them that they were almost overabundant, their attack power was almost zero, but in fact it was better to hunt wild boars and deer, large prey had a larger target area, and for novices like Long Ling, she could hit the left front chest within a reasonable distance, and then send the hunting dogs to chase them.

Violet helped Long Ling change the bullets in the shotgun to those specially used for shooting birds, and placed Long Ling’s hands in the correct position, instructing her from the side, “Pull the bolt on the left to load, aim after finding the sight, and pull the trigger.”

After Long Ling aimed, she pulled the trigger, and was a little numb from the recoil of the shotgun, after the bullet was fired, the barrel emitted bursts of gunpowder smoke.

A large flock of wild ducks flew up from the lake, and some grayish-white wild duck feathers fell on the lake.

She thought she wouldn’t get anything, but perhaps because of the novice bonus, she accidentally shot the wing of a wild duck.

Long Ling couldn’t help but cheer, “I hit it!”

The wild duck was still flying unsteadily, getting further and further into the depths of the swamp, and ripples were splashed on the water where its wings swept.

Long Ling was anxious and couldn’t help but say to Violet, “The wild duck can fly so well, it’s flying further and further away, can I fly over there and catch it now?”

Violet looked at the two hunting dogs that Long Ling was holding in her hands, “Send the hunting dogs to chase it, you untie the hunting dogs’ ropes now.”

The two hunting dogs barked anxiously, wishing they could immediately rush out and tear the prey apart, Long Ling quickly untied the hunting dogs’ ropes, and as soon as the ropes were loosened, the hunting dogs rushed into the swamp excitedly, as if they had been released.

Long Ling waited anxiously in place for a while, and soon the yellow-spotted hunting dog brought back the wild duck that had been shot.

The wild duck’s feathers were grayish all over, its neck and head had emerald green feathers, and the fur on its chest was puffed up and blooming, with some blood on its drooping wings, but it was obviously a big fat duck.

Long Ling couldn’t help but be happy, she picked up the wild duck and weighed it, it was probably five pounds, it was really fat, if this duck was made into roast duck, it would definitely have a lot of fat.

Long Ling became greedy and wanted to shoot a few more, she didn’t even need Violet to teach her, she picked up the shotgun herself and started aiming and shooting.

Unfortunately, the novice benefit was a little short-lived, and many times Long Ling thought she had shot the wild duck, the sound of a large group of wild ducks flapping their wings was very intense, but only a pile of duck feathers was left on the lake!

The two hunting dogs following Long Ling went from being excited at the beginning to becoming listless and drooping their heads, lying on the ground and gnawing on grass.

Long Ling said sorry to the puppies and handed the shotgun to Violet, “Violet, please shoot a few wild ducks for me.”

Long Ling watched Violet pull the trigger, and with one shot, she shot down three wild ducks in a row, and couldn’t help but exclaim, “So amazing.”

The hunting dogs also rushed out quickly to help Violet pick up the prey.

Violet raised her eyebrows, without saying a word, her arrogant face full of confidence.

Long Ling thought that Violet used to be a military officer, so this kind of thing must be easy for her.

Long Ling’s eyes were full of little stars, “Violet, you’re the most amazing person I’ve ever seen.”

Violet accepted the little dragon’s admiration, “Practice more yourself, and you can also shoot, don’t worry.”

Long Ling took the shotgun again, just as she was about to aim, she suddenly saw a familiar figure in the reeds in the distance.

It was Erolise, it had been so long since they had seen each other, they had communicated through letters, and Long Ling could recognize Erolise’s appearance at a glance, but this time Erolise was also standing next to a gorgeously dressed noble woman, who should be the person Erolise mentioned in her letter who could provide assistance.

When Long Ling saw Erolise, Erolise also saw her, but Violet was by her side right now, and now wasn’t a good time to meet.

Long Ling was so nervous that her back was almost soaked, if Violet knew that she had plans to escape, the consequences would be unimaginable.

What to do, if Erolise came over with people, would Violet shoot them all?