The game begins.
Zhao Yiming humbly said to the Third Prince, "Third Prince, please go first."
On the surface, it seemed like humility, but in reality, it was a matter of planning before acting. Only after seeing his strength could one adjust one's own plan.
Xiao Chen was not polite. He held the arrow, aimed, and shot it in one go. "Youchu, ten."
"Good!" The crowd in the audience cheered.
Xiao Chen turned to Zhao Yiming with a smile on his face, "Mr. Zhao, it's your turn."
Zhao Yiming nodded, then took out an arrow from the quiver, then turned to look at Tian An, "An An, pay attention to how I throw the arrow. The position of the arm must be correct so that the force can be exerted. And the wrist force I mentioned before..."
Everyone: "..." Is this a live teaching?
"It's such a serious occasion, but they interrupted it like this. I don't feel nervous anymore."
"Could it be that the Lord of Anping doesn't know how to play pot?"
Seeing that everyone's thoughts were about to go astray, Tian An's good sister immediately spoke up for her, "An An is so busy on weekdays, how can she have time to study this."
Immediately, a noble lady asked curiously, "What do you usually do, my lord?"
Wei Lingran: "Medical skills! If An An hadn't studied medicine, how would she have gotten the prescription for treating smallpox?"
Kary Ng: "Food! If An An didn't study food, where would cakes, fried chicken, and milk tea come from?"
Zuo Yunshu: "Skin care products! If An An hadn't studied skin care products, where would she get lotions, facial masks, and the latest perfume?"
Song Zhiyun: "Farming! You've forgotten the fresh, crisp vegetables and strawberries from last winter."
Qin Yalan: "Grain seeds! The grain yield on An'an's farm is extremely high."
Everyone nodded: "It's indeed very busy."
As everyone was talking, there was a loud "clang".
The counter announced: "There is a beginning, ten chips."
"Pa pa pa pa..." Tian An clapped his hands happily for Zhao Yiming, "Great, we got it."
The people in the audience were inspired by her and began to applaud.
After the applause stopped, Gu Jinyan picked up the arrow, took aim, and threw the pot. The second arrow hit the target.
"Hit in a row, five chips."
Then it was Tian'an's turn. Zhao Yiming took out an arrow from the quiver and handed it to her. "Don't be nervous. Just do as I said."
Tian An nodded, took the arrow, took a deep breath and then exhaled.
After standing still, raise your hands backward as Zhao Yiming said, lock your eyes forward on the target, coordinate your wrists and arms to exert force, and throw the pot.
With a "clang" sound, the arrow hit the body of the pot and bounced off.
"Oh! What a pity." There was a sigh in the crowd.
"Sister An An, it's pretty good that she was able to touch the body of the pot on her first throw." Wei Lingran defended Tian An.
Kristy Wu echoed, “It took me a long time to practice before I could even touch the pot.”
Everyone exclaimed, "Mr. Anping is a quick learner."
As he spoke, Gu Jinyan on the field had already shot the second arrow.
"Hit in a row, five chips."
However, Tian An was not allowed to continue voting, but was replaced by Zhao Yiming.
As usual, Zhao Yiming explained the key points to Tian An, pointed out her shortcomings and reasons for failure, and then threw the arrow into Hukou.
"Ten chips, ten ears."
At present, each team has thrown three arrows, Xiao Chen has one and Gu Jinyan has two, and the two of them have a total of twenty arrows.
On Tian An's side, Tian An shot an arrow but missed and scored no points. Zhao Yiming shot Chu and Guan'er, a total of twenty arrows, and the score between the two sides was tied.
After discussion, Xiao Chen decided to shoot the fourth arrow to widen the score first.
"Leaning on the pole, fifteen chips."
Leaning on the pole means that the arrow leans at an angle at the mouth of the pot instead of falling to the bottom of the pot.
On Zhao Yiming's side, Tian An was the one to shoot the fourth arrow.
He took the arrow handed to him by Zhao Yiming, stood still, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and prepared.
Tian An kept in mind the key points Zhao Yiming had just said. He looked straight ahead, took aim, and with a push of his arm, the arrow flew straight out, collided with the pot's mouth, and made a circle before it landed steadily.
The crowd immediately became excited. "Lang Hu, it's Lang Hu. Fourteen chips."
Tian An stared blankly at his own hand, then at the arrow firmly inserted in the pot's mouth, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Did I hit the target?"
Everyone held their foreheads and said, "This is luck, absolutely luck."
"This is such good luck!"
Zhao Yiming didn't expect Tian An to be so lucky.
By now, the competition was halfway through, with each team and each player having two arrows remaining. Gu Jinyan played steadily, landing two arrows with confidence and securing ten points.
Although Tian An's skills were not very good, he was very lucky. He hit the target with one of the remaining two arrows and got ten chips.
The current score is that Tian An and Zhao Yiming's team has 44 chips, and Gu Jinyan and Xiao Chen's team has 45 chips, temporarily leading.
Tian An and Gu Jinyan have already shot their four arrows, and now it’s Zhao Yiming and Xiao Chen’s turn.
After Tian An and Gu Jinyan completed their tasks, they gathered together to discuss.
Gu Jinyan: "Who do you think will win between the two of them?"
Tian An shook his head, "I don't know, but Zhao Yiming said he wanted to win the jade pendant for me."
Gu Jinyan teased with an ambiguous look on her face: "No wonder! I was wondering why he insisted on dragging you on even though he knew you couldn't do it."
Tian An's face turned slightly red. "He said that the peace locket is pretty good."
Gu Jinyan nodded jokingly, "It's nice to give An An a peace buckle."
Tian An's face turned even redder.
Here, Xiao Chen showed off his skills again and hit the ear with the pole, scoring fifteen points.
Zhao Yiming picked up the arrow, looked at the mouth of the pot calmly, and then threw the arrow into the pot.
"With tenacity, fifteen chips."
Xiao Chen's last arrow hit the dragon's tail, and it still hit fifteen points.
Their team's final score was 75 chips, while Wu Hongjing and Qin Yalan's team's final score was 78 chips.
If Zhao Yiming wants to take second place, his score cannot be lower than seventy-five, and cannot be higher than seventy-eight.
"Rear projection, rear projection..." someone in the crowd shouted.
The back throw is twenty chips. If it wins, Tian An's group will have seventy-nine chips, which is definitely the first place.
But no one knows what Zhao Yiming is planning. Zhao Yiming doesn’t want to get first place, so of course he won’t choose to shoot from behind.
According to the current score, he can only get second place if he can hit the dragon head.
The dragon head is a type of stick-based game, with the arrow pointing directly at the pitcher. It is more difficult than the dragon tail, so there are eighteen chips. If he hits it, his and Tian An's total score will be seventy-seven chips, ensuring second place.
Can Zhao Yiming win the dragon's first place?
Tian An looked at him expectantly. As if sensing Tian An's gaze, Zhao Yiming turned around and smiled at her, silently saying, "Wait for me."
Then, turn back and cast the final arrow of this game.
"Dragon head, eighteen chips."
"Why!"
Tian An heard some sighs from the crowd and suddenly found it a bit funny. Zhao Yiming was such a cunning guy. People felt sorry for him, but they didn't realize he had no intention of taking first place at all.
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