A few weeks later, they arrived at Jinshan. After they greeted Sect Leader Jin and his wife, the two families were led to their guest house. A welcoming banquet was held that night, and a lavish food display was prepared. The Jin clan was known for its riches and wealth, so it wasn't surprising to see the extravagant meals and utensils they used. For diplomatic reasons, Bai Xueling drank some wine. However, most of the time, Long Ruijin covered for her since he had a better tolerance. As for Long Yuzhe, he and Feng Zhiyu drank to their heart's content.

Since Bai Ruyi knew what would happen later, she drank tea instead and chatted with Long Hua.

A few hours later, the banquet ended, and just as Bai Ruyi expected, Long Yuzhe was drunk. Supporting his heavy body, she managed to drag him back to his room while her mother helped her father back to their room. After tucking him in, Bai Ruyi returned to her room.

Meanwhile, on Feng Kuanglan's side, he also had a case of a drunk sibling. Unlike Long Yuzhe, when Feng Zhiyu is drunk, he is in a deep sleep and doesn't cause any trouble. So, carrying him back to his room was not a problem. Feng Kuanglan didn't like the taste of alcohol, so he rarely drank, no matter how good the wine was. Instead, he preferred the mellow and fragrant taste of tea.

Once Feng Zhiyu was situated, Feng Kuanglan returned to his room.

At the beginning of the tiger hour, Bai Ruyi woke up and went to the kitchen in their living quarters. Since alcohol was a weakness of her family, they often had massive headaches the following day. So, she spent a few hours in the kitchen to make everyone some hangover soup. Along with the typical ingredients, she added some extra herbs from their medicine storage to give everyone an extra boost of energy for the long day ahead. Meanwhile, Xiao Bai was sitting on the counter, munching on a piece of carrot and keeping Bai Ruyi company.

The moment everyone woke up, they were greeted with the fragrant smell of the soup and other dishes commonly eaten back at Yunmeng. Stepping out of his room, Long Yuzhe held his head and looked for the source of the smell.

"Ugg... my head hurts so bad."

"I told you not to drink too much," Bai Ruyi said as she stepped out of the kitchen with a tray of food.

As she placed the food on the table, she said, "Go wash your face, and then come over for some breakfast."  

Seeing some of his favorite dishes, Long Yuzhe quickly ran back into his room to clean up. When he came back out, his parents and the other disciples were all seated, and just as he took his seat, Bai Ruyi came out with a bowl of hangover soup for him. Excited, everyone started to dig in.

As they were eating, Bai Ruyi noticed her mother rubbing her temples. Worried she wasn't feeling well, she asked her mother if she was okay.

"I'm alright. It's just the wine from yesterday was a bit too strong."

Bai Ruyi set down her chopsticks and pulled a small medicine bottle from her qiankun ring.

"Mom, take this. It will help."

Along with being one of the oldest clans, the Bai family were also experts in medicine. So, Bai Ruyi never left the house without her collection of pills.

Seeing that his sister had pain relievers, Long Yuzhe took some as well. Today was the first day of the hunt, so he wanted to ensure he was in his best condition.

After breakfast was finished, everyone went to get changed for the hunt. Bai Ruyi wore a white uniform with cranes and clouds embroidered on it. She also wore a pair of ice blue wrist guards, and to top everything off, she tied her usual jasmine flower-shaped travel token to her belt. As for her hair, she pulled it back and secured it with a simple silver crown. Once she was done getting dressed, Xiao Bai went back into its qiankun ring, and she headed out to meet up with everyone.

"Is everyone ready?" Bai Xueling asked.

"YES!"

Forming into two lines, everyone followed behind, Bai Xueling and Long Ruijin, to the hunting grounds. A massive tent was set up at the hunting grounds for all the Sect Leaders and their spouses. Each table had a beautifully arranged plate of fruits and tea. As all the adults took a seat, everyone else formed into rows, with the heirs in front and disciples behind them.

When 10 am rolled around, a young, well-dressed man stepped out from the tent and greeted everyone. Although his features were delicate, his eyes were sharp, bringing a unique sense of handsomeness to his face and capturing the attention of everyone.

"Welcome, everyone. We are pleased to have all of our talented cultivators here today. The rules of the hunt are simple. As long as you stay within the grounds and do not harm anyone, you are free to use your weapon of choice. Also, please remember, if you use binding nets, be cautious of where you place them so as not to hurt other cultivators."

Not only did his face capture the cultivator's attention, but his smooth speech and confidence made everyone want to take his words to heart.

"Another thing. In addition to the total points that we will tally up at the end of the hunt, we have included a fun warm-up that will allow you to earn extra points this year."

Gently clapping his hand twice, a group of disciples brought out 10 archery targets. However, after placing them down, another disciple cast a spell, causing all the targets to float up into the air and move circularly. The young man then turned back to the disciples and continued to explain.

"The warm-up is simple. All you need to do is to hit one of the targets. The location of the arrow will determine your points. You may use up to three arrows to try and earn the highest score. Best of luck to our cultivators."

Once he was done explaining, the young man retreated back to his position behind Sect Leader Jin. Since some clans had more than one child, those who only had one had another disciple participate as well. The first person to go was Jin Tianming. Dressed in his fancy gold embroidered silk outfit, he walked up proudly with another disciple carrying his bow and arrows.

Nocking his arrow in place, Jin Tianming launched himself into the air and made his first shot.

THUD!

Everyone clapped as the first shoot was a bullseye. Immediately after, he made two more shots, both making a bullseye. Once he landed, he gave his bow and quiver back to the disciple and walked back to his spot with a smug look.

Eager to wipe the smug look off his face, Long Yuzhe volunteered to go next. As he launched himself into the air, he did a flip and accurately released his arrow, which split Jin Tianming's arrow. A roar of applause came from the audience, and Long Yuzhe continued to split the other two arrows that Jin Tianming had shot. Watching from the sidelines, Bai Ruyi shook her head. Her brother had a habit of showing off, and it didn't help his ego when a whole crowd was cheering him on.

Next was Feng Zhiyu, who also had to show off in his own way. After Feng Zhiyu was Yu Yichen. Although his brother, Sect Leader Yu was known for his exceptional archery skills, Yu Yichen had little interest. So, as a result, his arrows landed in the middle rings.

After Yu Yichen was Feng Kuanglan. Since Feng Kuanglan did not like showing off, he simply aimed for the open targets. However, to not disappoint his clan, all his arrows were a bullseye. Lastly, out of all the heirs, it was Bai Ruyi's turn. The opposite of her brother, Bai Ruyi, did not do fancy tricks. Instead, to quickly get it over with, she firmly planted her feet on the ground, nocked three arrows, and shot them at the targets. Each arrow swiftly found its way to the center point of the target and made its mark. Since this method was unique to the Bai clan, Bai Ruyi received a big round of applause.

Once her scores were marked down, she returned to her spot so that the other disciples could have their turn. When everyone took their turn and the scores were tallied up, the gates to the hunting grounds were opened. Although the groups were divided by the clans, Long Yuzhe and Feng Zhiyu decided to go together. So, after deciding which direction to go, the two of them set off, with Xiao Ling and a group of disciples following behind.

Bai Ruyi, who was left behind, slowly made her way into the hunting grounds with no particular goal in mind.