Near Huaqing Pool.
"Stop!" Consort Xu De shouted, tiptoed up, and leapt into the air, sweeping away the Palace Maid with a wide cloak, reaching her arm out to catch the grey hawk.
The grey hawk flew to her, suddenly reined in its fierce momentum, landed on Consort Xu De's arm with its claws but couldn't stand steadily and fell forward.
Consort Xu De hurriedly held the grey hawk with one hand, and upon landing, she noticed the bird was breathing heavily, its chest feathers heaving violently, and its amber eyes fixed on Consort Xu De, as if it had exhausted all its strength.
"Master, don't go over!" Xiao Kunzi blocked Lian Hua, forming a protective posture with Xiao Jizi and Xiao Qing.
From the moment the grey hawk charged down to when Consort Xu De caught it, Lian Hua understood the situation, shook her head: "That hawk didn't mean any harm, it knows my sister; don't worry, it's alright, my sister is here."
