Chapter 71
There was no emotion visible on his face, but there was a smile hidden in his eyes.
Rong Xiangmian’s thoughts were quickly interrupted by the crowd’s continuous outbursts of awe.
That Kunlun, he was really powerful. Some birds that flew without a trace, he actually opened his bow towards the sky and shot them down with his arrows out of thin air. The captains on the side could only look at the sky in embarrassment.
At the end of the match, according to the count of different arrow feathers, Kunlun shot more than 20 birds, while the captain of the bow and arrow battalion only shot 10 birds, which was less than half, the loss was really too ugly.
The emperor remained indifferent, praising Kunlun and asking him what reward he wanted.
Kunlun didn’t care about the reward, he looked at the generals: “Kunlun couldn’t find any rivals in the grassland, he thought he could find his soulmate in China, but I didn’t realize that in China, where there are a lot of talented people, the bow and arrows are so ordinary, it’s really a pity. Your Majesty, you can’t just use targets to train your warriors, after all, in battle, the enemy won’t stand there as a target!”
His words were harsh to the ear, but also out of a piece of sincere advice, blocking the emperor for a moment without words to answer.
The old prince of Dan Guo laughed at the side and said, “Your Majesty, Kunlun is an archery nut, so he doesn’t care about any reward. How about giving Kunlun the title of the world’s best archer?”
“Number one in the world?
The emperor’s face was immediately unhappy, but if no one in the Central Plains can beat him, then the world’s best archery will really belong to the Dan Kingdom?
The atmosphere cooled down for a moment. The emperor looked towards the side of King Qing, this son of the experienced and talented, this time to meet the ambassador is also his responsibility, to see how he responded.
King Qing understood, smiled and said: “The Central Plains naturally have people who can beat Kunlun, but you are a guest from afar, we have no intention to compete for what the world’s first, or the first to be peaceful.”
Kunlun’s eyes lit up when he heard this, “King Qing doesn’t have to be polite, Kunlun isn’t looking for victory, but a defeat.”
The tone …… of this Doktor is really pretentious and natural.
King Qing sidestepped and pointed at Zhou Xian Yang: “Before King Yu married his consort, he had personally shot down a pair of geese as a bride price, and he may not necessarily lose to you in archery.”
The Emperor sniffed and glanced at Zhou Xian Yang.
Zhou Xian Yang felt the gazes from all around him, both good and bad, he didn’t care, he just glanced at Rong Xiang Xiang, she noticed the situation here, and she really wasn’t calm anymore.
A thought popped up in his heart, would she pray for herself? Hope that he shot, or shot not hit it?
Until the emperor spoke, “Xian Yang, our guest has traveled a long way and is determined to lose. Will you fight this Kunlun?”
Only then did Zhou Xianyang reluctantly get up, “I will try my best.”
Dan Guo pulled in another cage of birds.
Rong Xiangmian saw Zhou Xianyang mounted on a horse, dressed in black, cold and majestic, her heart flooded with complex emotions.
She didn’t like the fact that he was framed for this occasion and could only win but not lose, but she also didn’t like the fact that he shot those birds and finches.
Dozens of birds and finches rose into the air. Kun Lun and Zhou Xian Yang turned around on their horses at the same time, and it could be seen that Kun Lun was the first to draw his bow and shoot, before chasing after the birds as they flew off in the same direction.
Even though the distance is a bit far and it’s hard to see the specifics, the onlookers can sense that Kun Lun has struck out a lot more times than Yu Wang, and the probability of winning is naturally high.
Soon, those birds and finches were gone.
The field lieutenants went to pick up the birds and birds, and King Yu’s group quickly returned.
“There’s no need to count, fourth brother definitely won’t …… win,” King Kai was the first to jump to conclusions, only stopping when the emperor gave him a blank look.
That group of lieutenants holding the birds and birds, but the face is happy and smiling, all the way to trot, to the front.
Only then did the crowd see that each of Yu Wang’s bow and arrows was wearing two birds and finches, with a maximum of three pierced through one arrow feather, and uniformly all pierced through the wings, all of which were still alive, fluttering the other side of their wings.
The old prince and Kunlun’s face immediately changed, only to hear the school lieutenant counted out, a total of twenty-four.
At this time, Kunlun’s group of lieutenants also returned with their prey, the crowd watched with bated breath as they counted them one by one, counting to twenty-three and stopped.
King Qi immediately jumped up, “Fourth brother won!” The rest of the people also exclaimed in admiration, glad that King Yu had saved face for the country’s dynasty.
The old prince, however, looked unhappy, “Kunlun but he pierced through the bird’s eyes, how exquisite is his archery skill, all of King Yu’s prey are still alive, how can this be counted?”
King Yun immediately said, “Old Prince, what you just said was that whoever shoots down more is considered the winner, you didn’t say whoever shoots to death more, whoever wins.”
“That’s right.” The crowd chimed in.
The Dan Kingdom’s young prince Baolong argued with his head held high, “The wings of birds and birds are bigger than the eyes, shooting the eyes is just more powerful than shooting the wings, King Yu doesn’t count it as a win.”
Rong Xiangwang argues, “The eyes don’t move, but the wings flap frequently, so the timing of the arrows must be perfect. Moreover, King Yu can shoot through three wings with one arrow, can Kunlun do it?”
While the two sides argue, Kunlun checks his prey and salutes Zhou Xian Yang: “King Yu, I can’t beat you, I lost.”
“Kun Lun!” Baolong shouted in anger.
Kun Lun didn’t care about these dark surges at all. He just looked at the birds fluttering their wings and thought back to the scene during the match, staring at Zhou Xian Yang and asking, “King Yu did it on purpose?”
The crowd is puzzled, only to hear Kunlun say, “Just now, on the last arrow, King Yu drew his bow but didn’t release the arrow. You did it on purpose, counting how many I shot down, and Kankan stopped after winning just a little.”
Zhou Xian Yang: “No?”
“……” Kunlun was speechless.
It wasn’t that it wasn’t okay, it was too okay.
There was actually someone who was able to win over Kun Lun in such a close match with two minds. Just how far had King Yu’s archery skills reached?
King Qi couldn’t help but pound Zhou Xian Yang’s back, “Fourth brother, you’re also too good, not only can you win, but you can also control how much you win!”
King Yun shook his fan, “Fourth brother’s bow and horse riding was taught by Great General Rong! Of course it’s awesome!”
Speaking of this, the Emperor smiled at the Duke of England, “At first, your family’s Erlang was detained by me in the palace for half a year, teaching the royal sons to ride and shoot every day, so at last my hard work has not been wasted.”
King Qi immediately laughed, “My son also remembers that Great General Rong liked fourth brother the most and specialized in giving him small cooking, so he was naturally great.”
King Qing had long been accustomed to this big brother’s way of speaking and added, “That’s because Fourth Brother learns fast, and Great General Rong naturally teaches him fast.”
King Yun recalled, “General Rong is too strict, I’ve only ever been beaten by him in my life, I can’t even wait to be afraid of him, how can I still learn?”
King Qi, on the other hand, was a bit chagrined, “It’s all because my son was born too late, at that time, I only knew how to sit on Great General Rong’s shoulder and watch my brothers get punished, I didn’t learn anything!”
These childish words made everyone laugh.
Only King Li’s face turned blue on the sidelines.
Great General Rong personally instructed him, and he was the only one who didn’t have a part in it, because he was still in the palace at that time. If he had had the chance to receive the same instruction, it might not have been his turn to show off on the field today.
Kunlun has long heard of General Rong’s reputation, but has never had the chance to see him in person. When he learns that King Yup is his professor, his admiration for General Rong rises again, and King Yup also gains a favorable impression of him.
He sighs, “King Yu, I’m willing to gamble and accept defeat! It’s just that with your archery skills, it’s not hard at all to pierce through a bird’s eyes, so why do you only shoot the wings?”
Zhou Xian Yang turned around and glanced at the opposite side of the women’s gallery, “This king’s crown princess loves small animals the most. If innocent and cute birds and finches are killed indiscriminately for the sake of a competition, the crown princess will definitely be sad.”
“…… “All the people present, regardless of whether they were from the State Dynasty or the Dan Country, were speechless.