Exchange meeting
In mid-August, Shangde Academy will hold an exchange meeting with its neighboring Chongming Academy as in previous years, and students from the two academies will compete.
On the surface, it was a competition between two academies, but in reality it was a contest of talent between men and women.
Every year's competition is extremely lively, and this year is no exception. Students from both academies are ready to go, especially those from Shangde Academy. They lost last year, and they are determined to avenge their defeat this year.
Zhong Ningning was not very interested in this competition. The competition included music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and archery, but she was not good at either literature or martial arts, so she could only stand aside and watch.
Students who want to participate in the competition have to register in advance. Song Xi has very good handwriting, so she signed up to write.
When teaching physical education to Class Jiazi, Lin Yan asked Xiao Yue if she participated in the competition.
As Lin Yan expected, Xiao Yue’s answer was no.
"You can try archery. You have a high level of comprehension and will make great progress," Lin Yan encouraged.
Xiao Yue hesitated for a while and said, "Let me think about it."
Seeing this, Lin Yan didn't force her and gently asked her to think about it carefully.
The exchange meeting was about to begin. The venue was set in an open space outside Beijing. Students arrived one after another, waiting for the competition to begin.
The headmaster ordered someone to put up a sign with the students' registration status on it.
Lin Yan saw Xiao Yue's name on it, and as if he had sensed something, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Yue, smiling slightly, as if encouraging her.
At this time, Zhong Ningning came over and hurriedly pulled Lin Yan, "Sister, come with me and see, there are a lot of delicious food there."
Lin Yan was pulled away by Zhong Ningning before he could react, but he let her pull him away and did not forget to complain: "You are so greedy, but I didn't see you sign up."
"Oh, don't you know what I am like, Xishui has signed up, and if you win, you will bring honor to us."
Just then, Song Xi came, walked over and gestured: "I heard you calling me and saying bad things about me from far away."
"I'm praising you, I'm praising you"
Zhong Ningning usually stays with Song Xi. At first, she thought the princess was very particular about food and would not eat anything from outside. Later, she found that the princess was not particular about the food she ate and ate the same food as them.
Zhong Ningning picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into Song Xi's mouth, "This is delicious."
Song Xi nodded in agreement.
Xiao Yue looked at the harmonious scene of Lin Yan and the others, lowered her eyes to hide the envy that emerged in her eyes. If her elder sister was here, would she be like Master Lin and the others? Would everything be very beautiful?
Once everyone is present, the competition officially begins.
However, the first ones to compete were not the students of the academy, but the teachers of the academy to compete first to warm up the atmosphere.
Lin Yan had no intention of participating at first. Although she liked fighting and killing in the martial arts world, she couldn't move freely in the capital, so there was no point in fighting.
It’s not that she looks down on the people in the capital. The people in the martial arts world are tough and strong, and most of them fight for their lives. Lin Yan is afraid that she won’t be able to control her fists and will cripple someone.
But just because she didn't want to, didn't mean others didn't want to. For example, the academy's headmaster Wu had been trying to persuade her for half a month just to get her to fight with Master Wu from Chongming Academy to avenge her previous humiliation.
Lin Yan was so frustrated that he had no choice but to participate in the competition.
She originally wanted to give him some time and defeat him in a few moves, but she was looked down upon by the insolent Mr. Wu from Chongming Academy, who also mocked her for being incompetent.
Is Lin Yan someone who can be criticized? Of course not, so the next moment, he punched Master Wu and sent him flying ten meters away from the ring.
The students watching were shocked and began to flatter him. Now Lin Yan, who wanted to keep a low profile, could no longer do so.
Lin Yan walked off the stage nonchalantly, and saw Zhong Ningning not far away giving him a thumbs up, and smiled.
The second match was about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the last match was about archery and horse riding. Cuju was not included in the competition. After all, the men's speed and strength were much better than those of the girls in Beijing.
The arts of calligraphy, chess, and painting are divided into four areas and carried out simultaneously. After all, if they were to be competed one by one, it would take until dark to finish.
Lin Yan and Zhong Ningning watched the calligraphy competition and watched Song Xi compete.
"The competition begins"
The participating students wrote down the given poems and submitted them for evaluation.
There were four calligraphy teachers in the two academies. They scored and interpreted the submitted calligraphy and finally selected A, B, and C.
As expected, although Song Xi's calligraphy cannot be called the best in the capital, compared with the students in the academy, Song Xi deserves the first place.
After Song Xi finished the competition, Zhong Ningning took a lily that she got from somewhere and put it in Song Xi's bun, and said, "Congratulations on winning the first place."
Song Xi didn't think much of getting the first place, but seeing Aning so happy, he also smiled heartily.
Lin Yan stood aside with his hands behind his back, a smile in his eyes.
"The archery competition begins"
Hearing this, Lin Yan hurriedly looked towards the archery arena. Xiao Yue was not on the stage. He breathed a sigh of relief. He almost forgot that Xiao Yue was the third to appear.
There are very few girls who are good at archery in Shangde Academy. The first one to appear is a girl from a military family.
If Lin Yan remembered correctly, Chongming Academy sent a student to participate in the competition. It seemed that they were confident of winning.
The archery competition was hosted by Wu Fuzi from Chongming Academy, and Lin Yan was responsible for maintaining order in the competition. After Song Xi's competition was over, he walked to the archery arena.
Zhong Ningning looked at where Lin Yan was going, and also pulled Song Xi to watch archery.
After Lin Yan asked Zhong Ningning about Xiao Yue, he mentioned her several times in front of Zhong Ningning, saying that she had an excellent talent for archery and that if she had learned it since she was a child, she would have achieved something. Zhong Ningning then became curious about Xiao Yue.
Zhong Ningning met Xiao Yue several times in the academy. She wanted to make friends with her, but she had no intention of talking to her. Xiao Yue met her seldom, so she gave up the idea and the two had no more contact.
But as a student of the same academy, Zhong Ningning was very happy to cheer Xiao Yue up.
The rules of this archery competition are that each contestant is limited to shooting three arrows in each round. The one closest to the center of the bull wins, and the best score is taken, with two out of three rounds being the best.
The person who took the exam at Chongming Academy was Xu Yang, the youngest son of a second-rank military general. He was capable, but he was not very ambitious and looked down on others. Such a person would only be defeated when he met someone of similar level.
The first two students from Shangde Academy were defeated and left the stage disappointed. When it was Xiao Yue's turn to go on stage, Lin Yan nodded to her affirmatively.
Although Xiao Yue has not been practicing archery for long, he has a high level of comprehension and is hardworking, which makes him more than capable of surpassing Xu Yang.
Xu Yang was dismissive of all the women who came on stage to compete. He had heard of Xiao Yue. After all, her brother was the Duke of Zhenguo, and everyone knew about the family affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. It was obvious that Xiao Yue was nothing special.
As a result, with a "whoosh", Xiao Yue's first arrow hit the bull's eye.
There was a sudden applause from the audience, coming from Zhong Ningning and Song Xi. Song Xi didn't recognize Xiao Yue, so she applauded when Zhong Ningning applauded.
There were few students from Shangde Academy in the audience. They had never expected that Xiao Yue could hit the bull's eye. They had no hope in the first place, as they had never won in archery in previous years, and they had already given up in their hearts.
Hearing Zhong Ningning's applause, Xiao Yue realized that she had hit the target and also started applauding.
Xiao Yue looked at her classmates in astonishment as they applauded her from the audience. She had never thought that anyone would applaud her.
Xu Yang couldn't believe it, "You must be lucky."
It was Xu Yang's turn to shoot the arrow, but his hand shook and the arrow went astray. The people from Shangde Academy below the stage had long been fed up with him and began to laugh at him.
Xu Yang blushed and felt that he had lost face. He secretly glared at Xiao Yue and said, "I will definitely make it back next time."
Xiao Yue didn't even look at him and pulled the bow tight. This time it was a little off, but closer to the center of the target.
Seeing this, Xu Yang began to laugh: "You are nothing special, it's really just luck."
Then his eyes focused and an arrow shot through the bull's eye.
Now the two enter the final round, and the winner will be decided in this round.
The number of people watching below the stage started to increase without knowing when, and everyone held their breath, waiting to see who would win the championship.
At this time, Xu Yang suddenly said: "This rule is too simple. How about doing something new every year?"
Xiao Yue frowned, said nothing, and looked at Lin Yan in the audience.
When the people from Shangde Academy saw the two arrows shot by Xiao Yue, they began to realize that they might win this time and started to protest, "Why? You change it just like that and leave just because you are afraid."
The students of Chongming Academy retorted: "Archery is like this every year. You have lost so many times. Are you still afraid of losing?"
"Why did you want to change the rules earlier? Why do you have to change them now? I think you are just afraid."
As the martial arts master of Shangde Academy, Lin Yan was in charge of the archery competition. She went on stage and whispered with Xiao Yue for a while. After seeing the other party nodded, Lin Yan said: "The rules can be changed, but the rules are set by our Shangde Academy."
“Why should it be decided by Shangde Academy?” The students of Chongming Academy are still dissatisfied.
"You were the ones who proposed changing the rules, why can't we decide on them?"
Lin Yan asked the students from the two academies to calm down and looked at Xu Yang: "What do you think, Mr. Xu?"
Xu Yang didn’t think they could come up with any tricks, so he nodded confidently: "I have no problem."
"In that case, let me announce the new rules: I will throw five fruits into the air at once, and the one who hits the most fruits wins."
"It's so simple, I'll go first." After saying that, Xu Yang was eager to try it first.
"Wait, I haven't finished yet," Lin Yan stopped Xu Yang, "Blind your eyes."
"What? How can I see with my eyes blindfolded?" Xu Yang thought he was a skilled archer, but he couldn't reach such a level.
"I'll go first," Xiao Yue said calmly.
This time, Xu Yang did not compete for the first place, but moved aside and watched the situation.
Before their eyes were covered, Lin Yan and Xiao Yue looked at each other with encouragement in their eyes.
When Xiao Yue was ready, Lin Yan threw five fruits into the air at the same time. Xu Yang was relieved when he saw that Xiao Yue only took three arrows.
As a result, the three arrows hit four fruits, and Xu Yang's face instantly turned ugly.
The people in the audience cheered instantly.
Xiao Yue took off the blindfold and saw the fruit on the ground. Her eyes brightened slightly and she looked at Lin Yan.
The corners of Lin Yan's lips curled up, and it was obvious that she was very happy.
"Xuezi Xu, it's your turn."
At this moment, Xu Yang wanted to slap himself for asking for the rules to be changed half an incense stick ago, but he could not regret it now and could only go ahead with it.
Knowing that he would be laughed at if he couldn't hit all five fruits, Xu Yang took five arrows at once, but his hands were shaking and he missed any of them.
The people in Shangde Academy burst into laughter, "With this level of talent, they still want to change the rules."
The people in Chongming Academy wished they could find a hole to crawl into, wishing they had never met Xu Yang.
In the end, Xiao Yue won.
It was getting dark and the competition was coming to an end.
Shangde Academy finally had a chance to show off this time. In previous exchange meetings, Chongming won three out of the five games, but this year, Shangde Academy won four.
Xiao Yue, who usually had no presence in the academy, became the object of everyone's flattery, and the girls gathered around her and asked her all kinds of questions.
Xiao Yue had never seen such a scene before and responded to the situation in a panic.
Fortunately, Lin Yan rescued her, and then the head teacher of the academy said: "Tomorrow is a day off, you don't need to go to the academy. It's getting late, so all students should go home as soon as possible."
The entire training ground was filled with cheerful sounds, and people returned home one after another in carriages.
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