Mountain and River Festival 211. Archery on the stage, sharp edge revealed

The ring was placed on the street diagonally opposite Ningxiang Pavilion. Ye Li walked over and saw from a distance the dagger inlaid with gems placed in the center of the ring. If the opponent was not really confident in his archery skills, then he had money but nowhere to spend it. Let's not talk about how good this knife is, just look at the various rubies, sapphires and emeralds inlaid on the handle and scabbard. The gems on the scabbard alone are worth a fortune.

"Qin Feng." Ye Li said softly.

Qin Feng, who was following behind him, came forward and whispered, "Princess, what do you want me to do?" Ye Li glanced at the middle-aged man on the stage wearing Beirong warrior uniform and said, "Check this man's background."

Qin Feng glanced at the people on the stage and nodded, "Yes, sir."

The three of them stood on the stands behind the crowd. Yun Ting, who was in front, had already jumped onto the stage. He looked at the Beirong man proudly and said, "Tell me, how do we fight in this stage?" The Beirong man looked Yun Ting up and down and said with a smile, "This young man looks fair and clean, and he wants to fight in the arena too? Don't be too weak to even draw the bow. Our Beirong's strong bows are not bigger than yours.

"I don't know what it means to be here." Yun Ting sneered and said, "If I'm not going to fight, what am I doing here? Just to chat with you?" He walked to the side where bows and arrows were placed, picked up a bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at a bowl-thick pillar beside the arena. With a clang, the arrow was nailed into the pillar three inches deep. The spectators below cheered.

The Beirong man also clapped his hands and smiled, "Okay, I didn't expect this young man to be such a master. In that case, let's get started."

Yun Ting snorted, looked down at the bow and arrow in his hand and ignored the other party. The Beirong man didn't care and smiled, "The rules are very simple. I heard that you people in the Central Plains have a term called "shooting a willow through a hundred steps". We Beirong people don't like those elegant things, so let's forget about "shooting a willow through a hundred steps". Sir, please look over there." Following the direction of his finger, he left the ring.

There was a towering tree about 70 or 80 steps from the platform. Countless threads were hanging from the tree, and a copper coin was hung at the end of each thread. It was night, and even though the lights on the street made it seem like daytime, it was still not as bright as the real day. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even see the threads hanging the copper coins.

I couldn't see clearly. The evening breeze blew the copper coins, which occasionally made crisp sounds. The man said, "There are a total of thirty copper coins on it. As long as you shoot them all down, the sword will be yours. You only have half an incense stick of time, ten arrows." That is to say, you have to shoot down thirty copper coins with ten arrows within half an incense stick of time.

"Yun Ting..." Chen Yun frowned. He was no worse than Yun Ting in terms of archery, but in his opinion, it was impossible to shoot down these thirty copper coins with ten arrows. These copper coins were hung at different heights and in a staggered manner. It was hard to imagine how difficult it would be to shoot down several of them with one arrow. Compared to the so-called "shooting through the arrows at a hundred paces", this was much more difficult.

Many times less. Yun Ting stared at the tree a few dozen steps away for a while, snorted coldly, raised his hand and put an arrow on it. Under the gaze of everyone, the arrow flew out of the bowstring and shot towards the copper coin under the tree. With a few crisp sounds, a copper coin was pierced through the middle. The huge impact of the arrow shattered the copper coin into several pieces and dropped them to the ground. The arrow continued to shoot and broke another copper coin.

Then he inserted another silk thread with copper coins hanging from it into the tree.

"Good!" The audience couldn't help but cheer again. In such a dark night, he could still hit two targets with one arrow. This archery skill is definitely not worse than the so-called "shooting a bow through a bow from a hundred steps away". The Beirong man standing on the stage did not look surprised. Yun Ting and Chen Yun on the stage did not say anything. People who know archery know that the further you shoot, the harder it is to hit the target. Yun Ting's archery skills are good, but he is also

It might not be possible to shoot all the thirty copper coins. Seeing Yun Ting aiming again, everyone's eyes were fixed on the copper coins under the tree.

When Yun Ting shot the seventh arrow, there were still fifteen copper coins on the tree. Qin Feng quietly appeared behind Ye Li, which surprised Yao Ji who was following Ye Li. Ye Li glanced at Qin Feng, and Qin Feng whispered: "This middle-aged man is indeed from Beirong, but he is not an ordinary Beirong. He is a capable general under the command of Beirong Helian Zhen, and he is also

He is known as the best archer in Beirong. Moreover, the knife he received as a prize was not simple either. It was given to him by the King of Beirong when Helian Zhen was still favored. It is said that it is so sharp that it can break hair.

"Oh?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "The best archer in Beirong came to Ruyang to show off his skills?" Qin Feng smiled and said, "His presence has nothing to do with the King of Beirong. Since Helian Zhen lost favor, although there were several forces that wanted to win him over, he rejected them all and even gave up his original position in the army. So he is just an ordinary soldier now.

As long as he does not violate the laws of the countries, no one cares where he sets up his stall. "Because when the prince was just born, Ruyang City had already announced that people from all over the world were welcome to come to the northwest for business or sightseeing, so these days there are many martial arts masters, tourists, and even talented poets who set up a stage for competitions.

Of course, there are more businessmen and tourists who come here because they have heard the news from all over the place.

Ye Li turned around to look at him and asked with a smile, "So he is Yeluye's man?"

Qin Feng nodded and said, "You can say that." Ye Li sneered, "What a Yelu Ye, and the Seventh Prince of Beirong!" Yelu Ye clearly knew that Ruyang was where the Mohist Army and the Black Cloud Cavalry were stationed, but he sent such a person to cause trouble. Isn't it just to let people know that the archery skills of the Mohist Army and the Black Cloud Cavalry are just like this? Seeing Ye Li angry, Qin Feng asked in a low voice: "King

Princess, shall I send a few men to deal with him?" Not many Qilin can do such demanding archery skills, but fortunately there are some. Now, among hundreds of Qilin, seven or eight can be picked out to fight. But in his opinion, there may not be anyone else in Beirong who has the strength of the man in front of him, otherwise why would he be the number one archer in Beirong? Ye Li shook his head and said lightly: "This kind of stuff doesn't need Qilin to take action. Maybe Yelu Ye just wants to see Qilin?" Can Qilin be seen by anyone who wants to? The so-called special forces are synonymous with mystery in any era. If everyone can guess their fighting ability, what's the point of having a secret trump card?

"Captain Yun is probably going to lose." Qin Feng pointed at Yun Ting who was preparing to shoot the last arrow. There were still thirteen copper coins hanging on the tree, and there was no way Yun Ting could shoot them all down with one arrow.

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "It's a good thing for young people to be aggressive. It's not unfair for him to lose to the best archer in Beirong."

Qin Feng nodded and said, "That's right, Princess."

Yun Ting's last arrow shot down three copper coins at once, but even so, Yun Ting obviously lost this round. The handsome face of the young man was as cold as ice, with a trace of barely perceptible frustration. The Beirong man smiled and said, "My lord, you lost. Fifty taels." Yun Ting took out fifty taels of silver ingots from his pocket and handed them to the Beirong man, then turned around and jumped off the stage.

"I wonder if there is any other expert willing to come up and give it a try?" The man put away his gold ingots and said to the audience with a smile on his face.

"If even the Mohist Army can't win, who else can win?" Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Yun Ting. The man on the stage laughed and said, "Oh? So this young man is a soldier of the Mohist Army? How disrespectful. I heard that the Mohist Army are all excellent archers. I wonder if there are any other soldiers of the Mohist Army willing to come on stage to learn from them? How about this young man?" He looked down at Chen Yun beside Yun Ting, and there was already some obvious provocation in his voice. Chen Yun and Yun Ting's archery skills can be said to be equally good, but at this moment, it was neither good nor bad. Yun Ting's face darkened, and he realized that it was his arrogance that implicated Chen Yun. Just as she was about to step forward to speak, Chen Yun reached out and held her back. Chen Yun thought for a moment and was about to speak when she heard a clear and pleasant voice coming from behind, "In that case, may I give it a try? General Huyan of the Northern Rong?"

Everyone was stunned. They had just focused on Yun Ting shooting arrows on the stage. Because it was night and Ye Li and Yao Ji were standing at the back in an inconspicuous position, the people in front of the stage did not notice that there were two beautiful women in the crowd. At this time, when they heard Ye Li's words, everyone turned their attention to Ye Li, and some people looked at the Beirong people on the stage. It was understandable that the Beirong people had hostility towards Da Chu, so no one took the previous provocation of Chen Yun seriously. But if it was a great general who was once famous in Beirong and the best archer in Beirong who provoked a young general who was unknown in the Mohist Army, it would be a bit unreasonable.

"Meet the princess!" Half of the people in front of the stage were residents of Ruyang City. When they saw Ye Li, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute and made way for her. The others naturally followed suit. Although they were not under the command of the Mohist Army or Prince Ding's Palace, they were guests and had to show some respect to the host.

The Beirong man was also startled when his identity was exposed. He saw the beautiful and elegant woman in green walking out of the crowd, with a smile on her lips, just like every famous lady from the Great Chu. But that smile made him feel a chill in his back for no reason. He smiled at Ye Li, "So it's Princess Ding. I don't quite understand what you're talking about, General Huyan." Ye Li smiled faintly, and in the eyes of everyone, he jumped lightly onto the stage, and said faintly: "Huyan Lu, the former number one archer of Beirong. Although some of these children under my command are not very good, it would be a waste of talent for me to personally teach them as a general. I will definitely thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Beirong later." The implication was that Huyan Lu had been famous for a long time, but he provoked two young generals of the Mohist Army in public, which was clearly bullying the weak. Ye Li looked at Huyan Lu with a smile, and there was a hint of coldness in her calm eyes. Did Huyan Lu think that no one would recognize him after leaving the Beirong Army for many years? Even if others don't know him, the Prince of Beirong will definitely know him.

Hu Yanlu was startled and forced a smile, saying, "Since the princess wants to come to the arena, I welcome you. Please come in." He was planning to use his identity as an excuse. Ye Li didn't care. She glanced at the gem-studded short sword in the center of the arena and said with a smile, "The gift from the King of Beirong must be extraordinary. I won't be polite." Hu Yanlu's face darkened and he said, "Let's wait until the princess wins."

He stepped aside, took the bow and arrow and handed it to Ye Li. Huyan Lu did not make it difficult for Ye Li to use the bow and arrow. He was not a fool. If he took a strong bow that even a burly man could hardly draw in front of everyone, he would only be considered to be bullying the daughter of Princess Ding and deliberately making things difficult for her. It would be better to choose a suitable bow and let her defeat herself. Huyan Lu had absolute confidence in archery, and naturally did not believe that the graceful and weak woman in front of him could be a master archer who could hit the target every time. He had also heard about the story of Princess Ding who scared Princess Lingyun to tears with one arrow, but in his opinion, Princess Ding at that time could only be considered to be barely able to shoot arrows.

Ye Li calmly took the bow and arrow that Hu Yanlu handed over, tried it out, and said with a faint smile: "Good bow."

Hu Yanlu said proudly: "The bows produced by my Beirong are naturally good."

The copper coins were hung on the tree a few dozen steps away. Huyan Lu said, "Princess, you can come closer before shooting." Ye Li smiled and said, "Thank you, General Huyan, for your kindness." If it were someone else, they might really accept Huyan Lu's kindness, but Ye Li knew that archery was not the closer the better. For example, in the current situation, if you stand directly under the tree, let alone being a one in a hundred archer, you will definitely not be able to shoot down all the copper coins even if you are one in ten thousand.

Under the gazes of the crowd, Ye Li calmly reached out and picked up three feather arrows, put them on his shoulders, and drew the bow. Everyone gasped. Princess Ding actually intended to shoot three arrows at the same time. Ye Li skillfully drew the bow, slightly moved the position, and then let go without hesitation. The feather arrows flew into the air, and three silver lights shot out under the lights and ran towards the big tree in the distance. Then there was a crisp sound of copper coins falling to the ground. Ye Li did not stop, and did not even check how many of the first three arrows hit. He picked up three feather arrows again, hooked the string, drew the bow, and shot--

There was another crisp sound, and before I could come to my senses, I saw Ye Li had already drawn her bow again. This time, she spun around, squatted on the ground, and shot three arrows from bottom to top.

But in a flash, only one arrow was left out of the ten. Everyone looked down at the tree and saw five copper coins hanging on it. Many people were already worried about Ye Li, but no matter who won or lost this battle, no one would doubt the archery skills of the Mohist Army anymore.

In a room of Ningxiang Pavilion not far away, the open window just faced the ring below. Two men sat opposite each other, looking at the ring below with complicated expressions, "Prince Li, what do you think of Princess Ding's last arrow?" Mo Jingli raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and said coldly: "What does Ye Li's win or loss have to do with me? The reputation of the Mo family army is not mine, and the Xiaoyue sword is not mine." Hearing this, Yelu Ye couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Prince Ding is so lucky. If he can marry such a woman, it will be the greatest blessing in the world."

Bang! Mo Jingli placed the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table, shaking the wine pot and plates on the table.

Yeluye smiled as he looked at Mo Jingli's gloomy expression and said, "Speaking of which, Princess Ding was originally the fiancée designated by the late Emperor of Great Chu for Prince Li. What a pity..."

Crack... The wine glass in Mo Jingli's hand shattered, leaving only a handful of fragments.

In another room, Lei Tengfeng and King Zhennan were also paying attention to the arena opposite. Lei Tengfeng smiled and praised: "I didn't expect Princess Ding to improve so quickly. I remember that two years ago, Princess Ding was not even very skilled in archery. Father, who do you think will win?" King Zhennan seemed to be oblivious, just staring at the woman in green on the arena, with a strange light flashing in his eyes. Lei Tengfeng didn't say much when he saw this, and he lowered his eyes quietly, and I don't know what he was thinking.

On the stage, Hu Yanlu stared at the woman in green in front of him while hiding his shock, "Princess Ding, this is the last arrow."

Ye Li smiled slightly and calmly took the arrow. This time she was not in a hurry, but slowly aimed the arrow. Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and look at the few copper plates left on the tree. Ye Li suddenly stepped forward, stopped on the table behind her, and then jumped up, and quickly drew her bow and shot an arrow in the air. Whoosh——

The arrow was nailed to the tree. Everyone stared at the empty tree in front of them. The copper plate that was originally hanging from the treetop had disappeared. People with sharp eyes saw several lines of exactly the same length still hanging on the tree. Princess Ding's last arrow actually cut the rootless and thin line. How could such archery and eyesight not make people astonished? Ye Li looked back at Hu Yanlu, whose face was pale, and smiled faintly: "Same rules, if General Hu Yan can do the same, then I will lose!"

Everyone was shocked. Previously, it was Hu Yanlu who had set up the stage to challenge everyone, but now it was Princess Ding who was challenging Hu Yanlu, the best fighter in the Northern Rong. Everyone in the audience was talking about it. Yun Ting, who had a cold face just now, was very excited at this moment. "What do you think, General Hu Yan? You are not afraid to accept the challenge of our princess, right?"

Hu Yanlu's face turned pale. He really didn't dare. Hu Yanlu was known as the best fighter in Beirong. He must have real skills. If he was given some time, he might be able to do the shooting method that Ye Li just used, but now he was powerless. He could shoot arrows one by one to ensure that he could shoot down all the copper coins within ten arrows, but he couldn't control three feather arrows to shoot down seven or eight or even more copper coins at the same time. Ye Li obviously knew this, so she gave him this difficult question.

"General Huyan?" Ye Li reminded with a smile.

"I give up!" Hu Yanlu gritted his teeth and raised his hand, causing a loud booing. Ye Li walked to the center of the arena, picked up the short knife decorated with gems on the shelf, and pulled it out. A chill immediately hit her face. The bright blade was dazzling, and the sharp and cold blade showed that this knife had drunk countless blood. Ye Li waved his hand casually, and the table where the precious sword was placed in front of him suddenly broke into pieces. Ye Li sheathed the sword and praised: "It is indeed a good sword. Thank you, General Hu Yan."

Seeing the precious sword that Ye Li put into her sleeve, Hu Yanlu's face turned pale but he had nothing to say. He could only watch Ye Li walk off the stage with the precious sword that he was so proud of.