She was the youngest daughter of a century-old general's household, of noble status, cherished by her father and brothers, living a life of freedom and spontaneity. Yet, she was tragically murd...
At this time, Qing Yunyao chuckled. She took a step forward, looked at Qin Wan and asked.
"You don't dare?"
Qin Wan looked into her eyes and asked.
Qing Ling's gaze was sharp and intimidating.
Qing Yunyao's eyes tightened slightly, "What am I afraid of?"
She was now the legitimate daughter of the Qing family, the Princess of You. Would she back down when pushed to this point? She'd practiced archery with Qing Yue since she was a child, so she wasn't afraid to begin with. She wanted to use this opportunity to embarrass Qin Wan and ruin the princess's impression of her. Ever since that trip to the palace, she had truly loathed Qin Wan.
Qing Yunyao stood up, took two steps forward, took the bow and arrow, and shook it in her hand. "Sixth sister-in-law, if I beat you, will you apologize to Pingyang?"
Qin Wan's apology was an admission of her intention to hurt Pingyang with a bow and arrow. With such a reputation, how could she handle it? At least, it would be remembered heavily by the Princess.
This Qin Wan is really a brainless person.
Qing Yue could tell what Qing Yunyao was thinking. She lowered her eyes slightly, so no one could see the expression in them. She only saw her thin lips move slightly, "Of course."
As soon as these two words fell, Qing Yunyao sneered. She raised the bow and arrow in her hand, aimed at the disc in the distance, and after aiming, she shot it out with a whoosh. Her movements were quite smooth, and one only had to look at the astonished eyes of the people around her.
"Nine rings, Princess You shot nine rings."
A young man from a noble family hurried forward to take a look at the number of rings and shouted loudly.
"Wow... so far! Sister Qing, you even hit the ninth ring! That's amazing! So great!"
Pingyang's eyes lit up, and when he heard the word "Nine Rings", he jumped up and clapped his hands happily.
"I haven't held a bow and arrow much in the three years since I got married, so I'm a bit rusty."
Qing Yunyao shook her head, but the pride in her eyes could not be concealed.
Hearing her regretful tone, everyone admired her even more. She hadn't practiced much in the past few years, but she could still shoot a nine-ring shot. It was amazing.
Qing Zhan stood aside, his peach blossom eyes slightly raised. His sister had always been an outstanding archer. Whenever they competed in previous years, he often lost to his younger sister.
However, after marrying the Fourth Prince, he and his younger sister rarely had the opportunity to practice with each other. Unexpectedly, today Qin Wan forced his younger sister to pick up the bow and arrow again.
Thinking of this, Qing Zhan looked at Qin Wan with a slightly sarcastic look.
At the same time, Chu Yan, who had been silent all this time, also looked at Qin Wan. Amid the exclamations and admiration of the crowd, she seemed unusually calm. There was no expression on her beautiful face, but her eyes seemed a little dazed, and no one knew what she was thinking.
"Yue's archery skills are still as good as they were in the past. Even I can't hit the ninth ring at such a long distance."
At this time, the eldest princess also spoke with an admiring smile in her eyes.
"Your Highness, thank you for your compliment. Yue'er is showing off her skills in front of you."
"Girl, you've become much more stable after getting married, and you've also learned to be humble."
The eldest princess laughed.
The atmosphere was joyful.
Qin Wan stood there, becoming a laughing stock in everyone's eyes.
At this moment, Qin Wan said quietly, "Nine Rings? Isn't it said in Kyoto that Princess You's archery skills are superb and she always hits the target? It seems that the rumors are exaggerated."
Qin Wan's words completely destroyed the good atmosphere. Not only did the eldest princess' smile fade, but Princess Pingyang also jumped up on the spot. "Qin Wan, what do you mean by that? Do you understand how powerful someone is who can hit the nine rings from such a long distance? You, a country boy, dare to look down on my sister Qing. Who gave you the face?"
Pingyang was really furious. He never expected that Qin Wan would be such an arrogant person.
"Princess Yu, what you said only makes you look ignorant. Now I also believe that I can no longer shoot arrows, otherwise I wouldn't know how difficult it is to hit the nine rings from such a long distance."
Qing Zhan raised his peach blossom eyes, with a half-smile on his face and a hint of mockery in his eyes.
In the Great Zhou Kingdom, no one has ever questioned my sister's archery skills to her face. Qin Wan is the first one. He is indeed a violent and brainless person.
"Doubts? I just think the rumors are unbelievable. After all, the rumored Miss Qing is quite powerful, isn't she?"
Facing the ridicule of the crowd, Qin Wan's face showed no shame or anger. She just spoke calmly, as if she didn't see the expressions of the crowd. She walked straight to Qing Yunyao and smiled at her, "Princess You, is it my turn now?"
Qing Yunyao frowned, her face cold. She suddenly thought of the trip to the palace a month ago. She was sure that she was an assassin, but she fell flat on her face and even let Brother Yan's palm be pierced.
A flicker of doubt crossed her mind.
Qin Wan had already taken the bow and arrow from her hand, then put the arrow on it, pulled the bow and arrow, and aimed at the disc in the distance. Without giving anyone time to react, the arrow flew out and stuck steadily on the disc.
Everything was done quickly and accurately.
Everyone seemed to hear the sound of an arrow breaking through the air.
The movements were quick and decisive, without any delay.
The tail end of the feather arrow swayed a few times on the disc.
He hit the disc. I didn’t expect that Qin Wan was actually a good archer.
"Humph, anyone can hit a disc. Fang Ming, go and see if you hit the ring."
Pingyang snorted and said to one of the young men from the noble family. The one called Fang Ming immediately ran to the disc and took a breath as he stared at the feather arrow that was firmly stuck there.
"Ten, ten rings."
Fang Ming's voice sounded with disbelief.
Qing Yunyao's pupils shrank sharply, and the uneasy feeling was really confirmed. This Qin Wan actually hit the ten rings.
Even Chu Yan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the woman standing there. She was still maintaining her archery posture, her body was as straight as a willow, exuding a sharpness. How could a girl who grew up in a mountain village have such temperament?
Ten rings, right in the center of the bull's eye, this kind of archery skill made his heart skip a beat for no reason.
A breeze is blowing.
Her long hair was blown up behind her back. He looked at the girl holding a bow and arrow in front of him. Suddenly, a picture appeared before his eyes. The girl was wearing a red dress, holding a bow and arrow. With a whoosh, she shot the arrow out. The wild geese flying overhead suddenly fell. The girl turned around and smiled wantonly and brightly, "Brother Ayan, I hit the target. Please call me the sharpshooter."