“Jingyu and the others are too young, I’m a little worried about them. You go with them, and if anything happens, you protect them,” Ye Jingchen whispered to Xie Chang’an.
Xie Chang'an remained unmoved, saying, "There are guards following me."
"I don't trust them, I only trust you," Ye Jingchen said without hesitation.
Xie Chang'an: ......
rhetoric!
After a long standoff, he randomly chose a foal and mounted it.
The youngest group, including Xie Chang'an, consisted of only six people competing, but the difference in skill was immediately apparent the moment the competition began.
Xie Chang'an galloped away on horseback in an instant, with Ye Jinghe close behind and Ye Jingyu not far behind. Ye Jingyu saw that his two younger brothers had run ahead of him, so he followed closely behind.
The remaining two six-year-olds finally mustered up the courage to compete, but the result was clear as soon as the competition began.
Not only were they confused, but the viewers were also confused.
Are all these kids under seven? How come this wave is even fiercer than the one over ten?
Especially the one running in the very front, who was far ahead and much faster than Zhang Zhe.
Not to mention the one in the lead, even the second and third runners are about as fast as Zhang Zhe.
But they were so tiny, barely taller than a foal's leg!
Are they seeing things?
"Whose family are they? Does anyone know them?"
"Unfamiliar face, never seen before!"
"I've never seen it either!"
"That shouldn't be the case! If any family's child had this ability, they would have been showing it off all over the capital by now!"
The kids were chattering away, and Ye Jingchen was quite pleased with their praise.
Although he didn't think their learning progress would be inferior to that of the other kids in the capital, he would only know if they could compete or not by comparing them.
If there are students who can rival them, we can take the opportunity to find promising talents; if there are no students who can rival them, it means that their current learning progress is not a problem.
Regardless of the outcome, the comparison is worthwhile.
As for why Xie Chang'an was put on the field for a spin, the main reason was to give these kids some pressure, to stimulate them, and to let them know that there are always people better than them, so they would pay more attention to their studies in the future.
After all, a new emperor brings a new court, and these kids could very well become his inner circle in the future!
The kids watching from the sidelines looked at the game with blank expressions, not even bothering to cheer.
The result of the race was not in any suspense; Xie Chang'an came in first place.
After finishing his run, he gracefully dismounted, threw off the reins, and disappeared into the crowd, quickly vanishing from sight.
Ye Jinghe came in second place and was sullen. He ignored the people who greeted him and, after getting rid of the gazes that were falling on him, went straight to Ye Jingchen in the crowd and threw himself into his arms.
"Brother, I will definitely beat him in the future!" he said unhappily.
Who 'he' is is self-evident!
"I will definitely beat you in the future!" Ye Jingyu said to Ye Jinghe as he walked over, being led by Ye Jingyu.
"A defeated opponent!" Ye Jinghe said disdainfully.
"You are too!" Ye Jingyu retorted.
"Fourth brother, fifth brother, you are both so amazing!" Ye Jingyu looked at them with starry eyes.
We can't compete, we simply can't compete!
The two who had been at loggerheads immediately lost their nerve, unable to continue their fight, and too embarrassed to utter any harsh words.
After three matches, although Yun Shu and her two friends didn't have the best results, they were still the focus of attention among the children.
After all, Zhang Zhe was a minor tyrant, so they didn't dare to take the initiative to speak to him.
They didn't know any of the other high-achieving prodigies, and each one of them was aloof and ignored them. After the competition, they would disappear without a trace, leaving them no chance to express their admiration.
So most people still gathered around Yun Shu and the other two.
Ye Jingchen gestured to Wu Zemin across the crowd as if he were drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.
Wu Zemin understood, cleared his throat, and announced loudly, "Now that the horsemanship competition is over, let's have an archery competition!"
Similar to the horsemanship competition, the archery competition was also divided into three groups based on age, except that there were far more participants in the archery competition than in the horsemanship competition.
After all, horsemanship competitions are somewhat dangerous, while archery competitions are much safer, and they all wanted to compete.
Ye Jingchen didn't plan to let Xie Chang'an use his superior skills in the archery competition, lest he really demoralize these kids.
While horsemanship skills are important, they are also affected by height and strength. However, in this level of archery competition among the youngsters, Xie Chang'an's experience could easily crush everyone.
Of course, even if he wanted Xie Chang'an to participate, there was no way to do so now, because Xie Chang'an had just left after the horsemanship competition.
Ye Jingchen wanted to catch him, but he was worried about Ye Jinghe and the others, so he could only watch him run away.
Since Xie Chang'an would only run back to do things for him, he decided not to punish Xie Chang'an for sneaking out of the group activity!
Compared to horsemanship, archery has a more obvious advantage in terms of talent, and Ye Jingchen really wanted to see if any of these youngsters were particularly good at archery.
Gu Beichen's talent lies entirely in his studies, while Wu Zemin's upbringing has been geared towards becoming a civil official. They also practice archery regularly, and while their results are decent, they are not outstanding.
In the next round of competition, each person has ten arrows, with a range of ten meters, and the winner is determined by the total score.
Wu Zemin has two nine-rings, six eight-rings, and two seven-rings, for a total of eighty rings.
Gu Beichen has one nine-ring ring, seven eight-ring rings, and two seven-ring rings, for a total of seventy-nine rings.
This achievement is outstanding among these kids.
After one round of competition, only Zhang Zhe surpassed the other two.
He actually shot one ten-ring, two nine-rings, six eight-rings, and one seven-ring, for a total of eighty-three rings.
Besides Zhang Zhe, who shot a bullseye, several other kids also shot bullseyes, but some of them were unsteady on their feet and some were not calm on their feet, so their overall scores were not as good as the three of them.
This round of competition reignited the atmosphere, as a closely contested match is always more exciting. Cheers rose and fell, and the training ground became lively once again.
Having apparently discerned Ye Jingchen's intentions, Wu Zemin spoke a few words with those who had shot nine rings or higher.
Ye Jingchen was very satisfied with this. At their age, those who can hit the nine rings with an arrow at a range of ten meters must either be talented or have put in a lot of effort; neither is dispensable.
In the second round of the competition, the target was moved forward by two meters, becoming eight meters.
In this round of the competition, Yun Shu hit two bullseyes, while Ye Jingchen only hit one. However, Yun Shu's arrow missed the bullseye by one point, so in the end, her total score was one point less than Ye Jingchen's, the same as Ye Jingming's.
In this round of competition, some people hit the bullseye, and some hit the 9-ring. Before leaving the field, Ye Jingchen patted Yun Shu on the shoulder and whispered some instructions.
So, carrying a mission, Yun Shu excitedly went to make friends with those outstanding little brats.
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