Miao Lanlan was a little embarrassed. Although she could understand and sympathize with the intention, Minister Lin's behavior did not give Lin Qingshan any face at all, making him the laughing stock of everyone.
What was terrifying was that Lin Qingshan was so patient and calm that he didn't even show any emotion amidst the ridicule of so many people.
Thinking of this, Miao Lanlan couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
“This person…”
"Um."
Gu Qingsheng narrowed his eyes slightly
"She is not simple."
The sword duels are just a few groups, and the winner and loser can be determined quickly.
There was nothing interesting afterwards, so she just chatted with the Queen Mother while drinking tea.
Originally, the woman was not very interested in this kind of fighting and killing. Apart from Gu Fengnan, Gu Qingsheng really didn't have anyone she particularly wanted to watch.
When Lehman entered the market, he glanced at Gu Qingsheng from afar.
But with just this one glance, Miao Lanlan, who had been watching the show, realized something was wrong.
"This is……"
Hearing Miao Lanlan's hesitation, Gu Qingsheng also saw Leiman who had just entered the scene, and her eyes flashed.
"What's wrong?"
After a long silence, Miao Lanlan said
"He's up to something bad again."
"He actually hasn't cleaned up the remaining poison from the mother-child Gu that he planted in your body last time. I can't help you with this."
"Because, that was originally the thing that the mother Gu brought with her. However, it had been lurking for a long time and was not dangerous at the moment. Later, you reached some kind of deal with Leiman. I thought it was nothing serious, so I didn't tell you."
"However, it seems today..."
Gu Qingsheng was not surprised at all that Lehman would use this method.
This man will always leave a way for himself. She drinks some tea.
"So, is it going to happen now?"
"Leiman and I are not the same kind of people. Although we have cooperated for short-term benefits, he has no intention of breaking up with Chu Zhiyao because of this matter. In his eyes, he knows what is important and what is not."
If someone could easily betray Chu Zhiyao, then he must be able to do so as well. Moreover, he has the witchcraft that Leiman needs, so this alliance will not last long.
"I feel the remaining Gu in your body is stirring. It looks like it's about to break out. But it's okay. As long as Xu Qingyi is here, that thing will just be thunder and no rain. Nothing will happen."
After all, the blood at that time belonged to Xu Qingyi. Since he had the power to force the Gu out, he must also have the power to suppress it.
After saying that, Gu Qingsheng felt a tightness in his heart, and a feeling of panic surged in his heart. In fact, it felt a bit like the last time he fought with the Gu, but this time the power was much smaller.
He pulled his heart inconspicuously and turned his eyes away from Leiman.
Leiman, who was sitting at the table, frowned and said nothing.
The sword and knife competition soon came to a winner. The youngest son of Marquis Linping won the final championship with his beautiful sword skills. The emperor immediately rewarded him and made him a lieutenant. After all, sword and knife competition mainly relies on close combat, and close combat is the only military honor that is not good, so making him a lieutenant was already a good achievement.
Marquis Linping was also very satisfied and took the young master to thank for the reward.
Chu Zhiyao didn't know when he had sat down at the table. People around him stayed away from him, fearing that they would have anything to do with this deputy general who had just retired.
He had a gloomy expression and kept his head down. At this time, Bai Lu also came to Gu Qingsheng's side.
Judging from his expression, it seems that the matter has been accomplished.
The next item was a shooting competition. Eunuch Li took a scroll to Taichung to announce the shooting list. When Chu Zhiyao's name was announced, everyone was stunned.
In the past, General Chu was an excellent spearman, and even his mortal enemy, General Feihong, was impressed by him.
If he used a spear this time, he would most likely regain the general's throne. No one expected that Chu Zhiyao would use shooting.
Upon hearing the news, Feihong was the happiest. He clapped his hands and laughed loudly. The generals beside him couldn't bear it and twitched their mouths.
"Are you really that happy, General Feihong?"
"I'm definitely happy!"
He laughed heartily and was cheerful, his tough face was free and easy, and he looked righteous.
"This Chu guy doesn't use a spear, so what's wrong with my little boy from the Gu family?"
"I used to think this was quite worrying, but I didn't expect that Chu family kid would be so narrow-minded. Alright, alright, let's go have a drink together after this is over! It's my treat!"
This look of gloating was not concealed at all, but was very much like the straightforwardness of a martial artist.
Leiman's face also looked ugly. People from the Western Regions were not good at fighting, so he specifically chose a shooting option that few people chose.
But why did Chu Zhiyao also choose this?! If Chu Zhiyao chose this, what should I do? Will the emperor agree to my request?
Soon, Eunuch Li called out Lei Man's name. Lei Man felt extremely confused and didn't care to listen to anything else. After Eunuch Li finished calling out everyone, Gu Fengnan's name did not appear.
Slowly, Chu Zhiyao raised his head and looked at Lin deeply. Lin felt a chill in her heart.
"What, what's going on? Isn't our Fengnan's name on it? Did Eunuch Li report something wrong?"
She stood up and asked with a forced smile. The Queen Mother looked at her disapprovingly and frowned.
"How could such a big thing go wrong? Princess, are you confused?"
"Fengnan has always been good with guns. I haven't heard that he has any intention of shooting this time."
As he spoke, his eyes moved away from Lin.
"But, but..."
The smile became even more forced. Lin wanted to ask again, but Gu Qingsheng suddenly remembered something and said
"Ah, you don't know yet."
He said to Lin with a smile
"A few days ago, I discussed with my brother that he's still not very good at shooting, so we temporarily switched to a long spear. However, because this happened so suddenly, I haven't had time to tell you yet."
"Again, another spear change?!"
Lin raised her voice, and now even the emperor looked over. She looked embarrassed and sat down under the Prince Duan's gaze, as if she didn't notice anything. Gu Qingsheng said again
"Yeah, I didn't expect that Lieutenant General Chu would choose shooting. Brother is really lucky."
The more beautiful her smile was, the colder Lin felt.
Chu Zhiyao didn't express anything on his face and lowered his head again.
The shooting list was quickly released. Chu Zhiyao was in the first group, and the one he was competing against was a young general under General Feihong.
There are five rings outside the bull's eye, and the young man shoots five arrows first.
On the battlefield, he was the main archer and achieved very good results.
There are five arrows in total, two are in the bull's eye, and three are in the red ring.
This level is also very high. If there hadn't been so many accidents during this shooting, he would probably have won.
“This level is really good.”
Prince Duan sighed, and General Feihong's face lit up even more. The young general also felt a little proud, and looked at Chu Zhiyao with some provocation.
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