"Your Highness, are you really going to go first? Or should we let someone with better skills go first, so that everyone can have a good look and get off to a good start?"
Just as everyone was looking at Su Liluo in surprise, Su Wanshi spoke up to offer advice.
She thought Su Liluo knew she couldn't play the game of pitch-pot, so she wanted to be the first to go.
Since she's the first one, there's no one to compare her to, so no matter how embarrassing she is, no one should laugh at her.
On the contrary, if she were to play later, and all the other girls had already played and everyone had seen the skilled ones, then seeing that Su Liluo couldn't score a single point would make everyone secretly mock her.
Su Liluo glanced at Su Wanshi. How could she not understand the meaning behind Su Wanshi's words?
This is practically a direct insult: you're not good at this, so you should learn from others first!
Su Wanshi wanted to see herself make a fool of herself. She thought that seeing others shoot well would mess with her mindset, causing her to lose face and making her the last one to be punished.
"Why can't I go first? Was the Second Princess's question just a waste of time?"
Su Lilu smiled and asked lightly.
"That's not what I meant. I was just asking casually. Since the Crown Princess insists on this, then just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Seeing Su Liluo's firm attitude, Su Wanshi could only shake her head with a wronged expression.
Since she wants to be first, then let her be first!
Anyway, her ranking doesn't change the fact that she's terrible, and she'll definitely be last!
The second princess also glanced at Su Liluo and sneered, "Then the Crown Princess would better work hard! At least get off to a good start, lest you fail to score a single goal."
"Thank you for your auspicious words, Your Highness. I will certainly make today's competition a great success, a feat that will never be repeated!"
Su Liluo pretended not to understand the Second Princess's sarcasm, and instead smiled and said.
"Quick-witted and eloquent!"
You'll be the one who embarrasses yourself later!
The second princess snorted coldly.
Then, Su Liluo walked generously into the quiver, drew out four arrows, and stood at the designated distance.
She stood there relaxed and at ease, without a trace of tension on her face.
Su Wanshi stared intently at her, thinking that she was just being shameless. If she didn't hit a single shot later, or if she was lucky enough to throw a stray arrow, then she would secretly lead everyone to laugh at her.
All eyes turned to Su Liluo, who took out an arrow with her right hand, her hand gestures were standard and precise. She glanced at the mouth of the pot and then released the arrow without hesitation.
With a whoosh, the arrow fell to the ground.
"The first one has a pierced ear!"
A servant's loud voice rang out beside her. Su Wanshi couldn't believe her eyes and rubbed them hard.
This... this must be luck, right?
No, this...this is just too lucky!
The first arrow hit the ear right away, that's a perfect score!
Even she, just to be on the safe side, usually aimed her first arrow at the mouth of the pot, hoping for a good start, and she actually hit it!
There is a first-time piercing!
This must be luck!
luck!
Soon, people around her began praising Su Liluo.
The second princess narrowed her eyes, pondered for a moment, and thought of what Su Wanshi had told her before. She also felt that Su Liluo's success was definitely due to luck.
Only Chu Yan was genuinely happy for Su Liluo. She praised Su Liluo from the side, "Luo'er, it's been so many years, you've become so much better! Keep it up, let's see if you can hit the 'Guan'er' tune in a row!"
Su Lilu smiled slightly at Chu Yan, and then threw the second shot.
"A perfect strike!"
The servant shouted again in a loud voice.
"Wow, that's amazing! You even hit the earlobe twice!"
"I never expected the Crown Princess to be so good at pitch-pot. She's hitting the bullseye every time. Even if the people behind her are very skilled, the Crown Princess definitely won't be in the last three!"
"I think the Crown Princess can at least be in the top three, since the last three are so difficult. The 'Guan Er' is much harder to throw than the 'You Chu'. If the Crown Princess can throw it, she should be able to throw the next 'Hu Kou' too!"
"That's right, even if we can't throw the 'yigan' (a type of pot), we can at least throw the 'langhu' (another type of pot)!"
Hearing the whispers around her, Su Wanshi's expression began to falter.
If Su Liluo isn't among the last few today, what's the point of this pitch-pot game?
The reason Su Wanshi played pitch-pot was because she had thought a lot about it and felt that Su Liluo definitely wouldn't know how to do it, so she wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate her.
But now...
Just as Su Wanshi was on the verge of a mental breakdown, Su Liluo threw a third and a fourth arrow.
"Wow! It's the dragon's tail! You hit the dragon's tail! That's amazing!"
"I never expected the Crown Princess to be such a master of pitch-pot! The last time I saw her hit the dragon's tail was three years ago!"
"Hey, look! The dragon's head! The dragon's head! The last arrow has hit the dragon's head!"
"The Crown Princess has truly broadened my horizons! She actually hit the dragon's head! I've never seen a woman hit the dragon's head before, and it's rare even for men. I've only ever heard of the General hitting it before!"
"Is there any point in continuing this competition? The Crown Princess is definitely in first place. Who can surpass her now!"
"What are you thinking? You think you can surpass the Crown Princess with this? I don't even dare to vote for her. She's already crushed us all from the very beginning!"
They've completely ruined the game!
The people who came after had no interest in playing anymore. The first place had already been decided, so who could compete with them?
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