The archery competition began.
There was a dead silence in front of the pavilion. Everyone's gaze fell on the two young men.
Upstairs, Li Xiu Ning, who was reading the military book, moved slightly. Although her gaze was still on the military book, her pair of beautiful ears quietly perked up.
Marriage was a matter of life and happiness. After all, she could not be as calm as water.
"Brother Yang is a guest from afar, please."
Chai Shao waved his hand magnanimously to show courtesy.
"Brother Chai, please. This is my first time holding a bow, so I need to warm up my hands first.”
Yang Zhao lowered his head and fiddled with the Yellow Birch Bow in his hand. The way he held the bow and the way he nocked the arrow showed that he was a novice.
Everyone could see his "clumsy" appearance clearly.
Whether it was Li Jiancheng, Xiao Yu, or the other guests, they all tried their best to restrain themselves and did not show any disdain.
"I see. Then I won't be polite.”
Chai Shao's eyes flashed with a cold smile that was hard to notice. He calmly rolled up his sleeves, holding the bow in his right hand and the arrow in his left hand.
He took a deep breath.
He bent the bow, fired the arrow, and aimed.
Bang ~~
The sharp arrow left the bowstring and hit the peacock's eye.
"Good archery!"
Cheers rang out in the garden.
"Chai family young master's archery skills are really handsome, it is quite similar to brother Li's style in the past. Congratulations brother Li for recruiting a good son-in-law who is both skilled in both literature and martial arts!”
Xiao Yu smiled and pressed Li Yuan's arm, not stingy with his praise for Chai Shao.
Li Yuan stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. He did not hide his approval.
"Bingo, Bingo! Xiu Ning, Chai clan's young master has hit it!"
Madam Dou, the mother-in-law to be, turned her head to look at her daughter happily.
"It's only thirty steps, it's not that big of a deal to hit it.”
Li Xiu Ning's expression was indifferent, as if Chai Shao's archery skills were ordinary in her eyes.
Jade-faced Rakshasa was gifted, and she could shoot arrows within a hundred steps without missing a single shot. The standard of hitting a peacock's eye within thirty steps was indeed not worthy of her attention.
"Do you think that everyone is like you? Mother thinks that everyone is extraordinary, but that Yang brat definitely doesn't have this ability.”
Madam Dou hadn't even become a mother-in-law yet, but she had already begun to defend her future son-in-law. She turned her head and glanced at Yang Zhao.
At this moment, that youth was still focused on learning how to draw a bow and arrow, completely not noticing Chai Shao's wonderful performance.
"Yes, I've almost mastered it…"
Yang Zhao muttered to himself. With the bow in his hand, he finally became proficient.
"Brother Yang, it's your turn."
Chai Shao returned the bow to the servant and placed his hands behind his back. He looked at his competitor with a smile that was almost sympathetic.
Yang Zhao raised his head and aimed at the screen, only to discover that Chai Shao had already shot a bird's eye.
"Brother Chai's archery skills are good."
He praised from the bottom of his heart.
Then, he took a light breath and slowly raised his Yellow Birch Bow. He nocked a sharp arrow and aimed at the other peacock's eye.
In just a short moment, his posture of drawing the bow and nocking the arrow had become extremely skilled. Just from this stance, an expert could tell that he was an expert archer.
"Your movements are not bad. Could it be that this Yang Zhao will give me an accident…"
When Li Yuan was young, his archery skills were far above Chai Shao's, so he could tell at a glance that Yang Zhao was unusual, and his eyes couldn't help but flash with anticipation.
Silence fell again.
Yang Zhao aimed for a long time, but he didn't shoot. No one knew what he was hesitating about.
" He's already hit the sparrow's eye. Even if I hit it too, it'll be a draw at most. It's meaningless…"
This thought lingered in Yang Zhao's mind.
Suddenly, he slowly put down his bow and arrow. He looked at the sky blankly, as if he was in a daze.
A faint chuckle rang out.
Although the laughter did not dare to be impudent, it was enough to show the mockery in it.
Yang Zhao's actions, in everyone's view, were nothing more than a lack of confidence, admitting that his skills were inferior, giving up the opportunity to compete with Chai Shao.
"Hmph, commoner, you overestimate yourself!”
Li Jiancheng snorted coldly and let out a low, sarcastic voice.
"It seems that Chai Shao is the son-in-law of Tang Duke. I have to treat him to a drink some other day and make friends with him…"
Zhangsun Wuji muttered to himself as he calculated in his heart.
As for his younger sister, Zhangsun Wugou, who was beside him, a trace of sympathy appeared in her bright eyes as she looked at the lonely figure of the youth. She shook her head regretfully.
"Old Yang, it's not that I didn't keep my promise. It's only your young master's fault. It's really, sigh ~~"
Li Yuan shook his head helplessly. The anticipation in his eyes had disappeared.
In the attic.
Madam Dou had a mocking expression on her face as she told her daughter the result of Yang Zhao giving up.
Li Xiu Ning's originally indifferent face gradually lit up with anger.
She felt humiliated.
For a commoner to dream of marrying a daughter of a prestigious family like her, although it was wishful thinking, her courage was admirable.
Li Xiu Ning had already decided in her heart that even if Yang Zhao lost the competition, with his courage, she would ask her father to give him a generous gift so that he could live a rich life without worry when he returned to his hometown.
But Yang Zhao gave up.
He didn't even have the courage to try. Such a coward actually wanted to marry her. It was simply a humiliation to her.
Li Xiu Ning stood up, picked up her Iron Body Bow, and strode towards the window bars.
"Xiu Ning, what are you doing?"
Dou shi was shocked and hurriedly followed out. When she wanted to stop him, it was already too late.
Swoosh ~~
A sharp arrow shot out from Li Xiu Ning's hand.
Puff!
The sharp arrow pierced through the other eye on the screen.
There was an uproar below the pavilion.
Everyone raised their heads in surprise and looked at Li Xiu Ning who was standing in the attic.
Shooting the sparrow's eye from the pavilion, this kind of archery was even better than Chai Shao.
Li Xiu Ning's move shocked everyone, and Gao Shilian and the others couldn't help but praise her.
Chai Shao was also shocked by Li Xiu Ning's archery skills. He was actually intimidated by her superior aura. He couldn't help but lower his head, not daring to look at her directly.
Li Xiu Ning's eyes coldly glared at Yang Zhao.
Her arrow was clearly aimed at Yang Zhao, and her eyes seemed to be saying:
Coward, get lost, or I'll shoot you to death with my next arrow.
Yang Zhao raised his head and looked at the cold and angry Li Xiu Ning, but he was calm and indifferent, without a trace of fear.
Li Xiu Ning snorted coldly, threw away the Iron Body Bow in her hand, and turned around to return to her room.
Just as she turned around, a bird chirped in the sky.
Yang Zhao looked up and saw a crow flying over the garden.
"If I defeat this crow, it should be considered my victory…"
With this thought in mind, Yang Zhao didn't hesitate, nocking an arrow and shooting it into the air.
Flying General's Arrow Technique, Piercing a Poplar in a Hundred Steps!
Sharp arrows shot into the sky.
It hit Crow's right eye.
There was an uproar in the garden.
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