Glancing indifferently at Shen Ci, who was standing there in a daze, Shen Tangning said leisurely, "Go, Ci, I will take good care of Miss Pei."

Prioritizing matters, Chen Ci, without further delay, turned and rode away.

Seeing him leave without hesitation, a flash of annoyance crossed Pei Mingzhu's eyes, and her gaze towards Shen Tangning once more held a hint of apprehension:

My brother was right after all; this person really is a stumbling block on her road to success!

"How does Mrs. Chi plan to compete?"

Shen Tangning examined the bow and arrow in her hand, seemingly lost in thought: "Let's see who can hunt the most prey within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?"

A cup of tea's time?

She certainly has a big mouth!

Her eyes darkened, determined to teach the other party a lesson: "Then it's settled!"

Shen Tangning glanced at her determined look and slowly curled her lips.

After choosing a guard to keep watch, the two began their respective actions without further ado.

Pei Mingzhu quickly spotted a wild rabbit darting through the jungle, her eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

She learned archery from her father, so she was very confident in herself, and her movements of drawing the bow and nocking the arrow were seamless.

Seizing the opportunity, Pei Mingzhu's arrow suddenly flew from the bowstring, about to hit the rabbit, but someone was faster than her!

In the blink of an eye, an arrow struck the rabbit's leg before she could react. She was stunned and blinked in disbelief.

To make them easier to distinguish, each person's arrow fletching was marked with a different color. Pei Mingzhu's arrow was grazed by the blue fletching of the other arrow, causing it to miss and land on the ground beside her.

She looked up and saw Shen Tangning holding an arrow of the same color. She raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Good luck."

Pei Mingzhu looked indignant: "You!"

This is clearly the prey she has set her sights on!

Presumably guessing what she was going to say, Shen Tangning preemptively struck, smiling amiably: "Whoever hits the target first is the prey. Miss Pei won't mind, will she?"

Pei Mingzhu swallowed her anger, almost gritting her teeth, and said, "Of course I don't mind."

But she soon realized something was wrong. Whenever she set her sights on a prey, Shen Tangning would always strike first. Once could be considered a coincidence, but every time it happened, it was clearly intentional!

Pei Mingzhu got angry and set her sights on the birds in the sky. She refused to believe that Shen Tangning could get there first this time!

Just as she fired her arrow, another arrow shot out from the side, piercing straight through her arrow, causing it to fall to the ground and break in two.

She could no longer contain herself and abruptly looked up at the person opposite her: "Mrs. Chi, what do you mean by this?!"

Shen Tangning remained calm and composed, and smiled slightly: "I just want to tell Miss Pei a principle: among the women in this world, some are as resilient as reeds, and some are as delicate as peonies. No one dictates what they must look like, and there is no distinction between high and low, noble and lowly."

She spoke casually, her eyes somewhat cold, “Horse riding and archery are just things we do to pass the time in our spare time. Learning another skill doesn’t mean anything.”

Some people, however, like to use their advantages to belittle others in order to highlight their own uniqueness.

Pei Mingzhu slowly clenched her fists, a sharp pain shooting through her palm.

After the guards finished tallying their prey, Shen Tangning slowly spoke up:

"Miss Pei, you've lost."