Chapter 57 It’s the Regent’s Arrow!
"Bear!"
"General Chang actually hunted such a big bear!"
"This size... must weigh over a thousand pounds!"
Chang Zongyan was seen carrying a huge black bear alone and walking out step by step!
"Hiss... I've heard that General Chang is extremely brave and strong enough to lift a tripod, but I thought it was an exaggeration. Today I realize that his reputation is well-deserved!"
"It seems that the team destined for Daliang is the Regent's team!"
Xiao Zirui's face turned completely black. He was already angry enough just because he shot a pheasant, but he didn't expect the Regent's team to be so exaggerated!
I just felt like my face was being slapped to the ground.
Several other princes came forward to congratulate:
"Congratulations to the Emperor's uncle for returning with a great reward!"
"Uncle Emperor is so brave, we are ashamed of ourselves!"
"The team of destiny must be led by the emperor's uncle!"
Xiao Zirui looked at the two people who were in high spirits on the white horse with hatred. Suddenly, he saw Yun Qingqing looking at him with indifferent eyes, and then looked away nonchalantly.
He suddenly remembered what Yun Qingqing said to him with a smile before they set off, "Be careful not to break your leg."
…It turned out to be her doing, otherwise how would she know about it in advance!
Xiao Zirui was so angry that his teeth were almost ground!
Amid the praises for the Regent, the Queen suddenly saw a few eagles circling in the sky and her eyes lit up.
She stopped the emperor who was about to announce the result and said:
"Your Majesty, wait!"
The emperor was stunned: "What?"
The Queen pointed at the eagle in the sky and said happily:
"The Imperial Master has long said that if an eagle appears during the hunting season, it is a great blessing for the country!"
"Oh?" The emperor became interested. "What do you mean?"
The Queen laughed and said:
"If the eagle doesn't come out, then the fate of the army will be decided by the beasts we hunt. But if the eagle comes out, then whoever can shoot down the eagle will be the true leader of the fate of the army!"
When she said this, everyone was a little surprised.
"So if you want to win the title of Master of Destiny, you have to shoot down the eagle?"
"And it will only count if the leader of each team shoots it..."
"So, no matter how many prey there are, the team whose leader shoots down the eagle will win."
The queen smiled and nodded: "That's right!"
The emperor pondered and said, "Since that is what the Imperial Master said, then let each team compete again."
Chang Zongyan was not happy when he heard this:
"Your Majesty, if this happens, all the prey we hunted before will be wasted! How can this be possible!"
"General Chang is wrong!" Xiao Zirui said, "Today's competition is not about competing for personal gain, but about selecting the most suitable person to lead the army to fight the enemy! It's for our country, Daliang!"
"If the Eagle hadn't appeared, the competition would have naturally been conducted according to the previous rules. But now that the Eagle has appeared, to ensure that the Master of Heaven's Will does not deviate, we should have another competition. Isn't this what we, as subjects, should do? How can we stop it just because of our own honor and disgrace?"
Chang Zongyan was so angry that his eyes widened.
But Xiao Changheng raised his hand to stop him from continuing to attack, and said calmly:
"No problem. Since one more fight will convince everyone, let's have it."
The Queen seemed to have just remembered this and looked at Xiao Changheng apologetically:
"Look at my poor memory. I even forgot that the Regent has a problem with his eyesight. But the Imperial Master said that the leader must shoot down the eagle for it to count... What should I do?"
Chang Zongyan and his generals looked increasingly grim.
Isn't this a deliberate attempt to squeeze the prince? This is simply too much.
The emperor saw that the atmosphere was a little strange, so he coughed twice to smooth things over and said:
"Everyone, please be patient. It is still unknown whether the eagle can be shot down. If no one shoots down the eagle in the end, the winner will naturally be determined by the prey."
"And no matter what the final result is, I will reward you according to the amount of prey you catch, and I will never let your hard work go in vain!"
The other teams immediately echoed that Your Majesty is wise!
They already had no hope of winning, and now they were back to the same starting line. Moreover, their biggest competitor, the Regent, was a blind man. They were so happy about this rule that there was no way they could object to it.
Since the emperor had spoken, Chang Zongyan and others had nothing to say.
But they still complained in their hearts. Who cares about the reward? They hated the injustice done to the prince!
Only Xiao Changheng showed no emotion at all. Instead, he suddenly asked:
"Brother, I heard there are only two eagles in the sky. If the person in front shoots both down, won't the person behind be at a disadvantage?"
When the emperor heard this, he felt the same way and became worried again.
Xiao Changheng smiled calmly:
"Why don't all the leaders hunt at the same time, each relying on their own ability, and then see whose arrow shoots down the eagle in the end?"
The emperor slapped his thigh:
"This method is very good! Let's do it this way!"
The royal family holds various competitions in the autumn hunting every year, so each mansion has its own exclusive arrows with its own mark, which are easy to identify and are just right for this competition.
Soon, all the princes and the regent held bows and arrows in their hands, waiting for the emperor to give the order to start.
Xiao Zirui's leg bones had been fixed and he could only sit on a chair, but this time he was confident and glanced proudly at the blindfolded Regent.
He has always been the most accurate shooter among all the princes, and he has definitely shot this eagle!
On the other hand, the regent is a blind man who had only relied on his subordinates to hunt so many prey. In the archery competition, he is just a waste!
Under everyone's nervous gaze, the emperor waved his hand:
"The competition begins!"
The princes all drew their bows and drew arrows.
However, just when everyone was aiming, they suddenly heard a clear sound of a bow, followed by the sound of a bow breaking through the air and soaring into the sky!
Who fired the first arrow so quickly?
The princes were shocked at first, and then they sneered. How could someone hit the target with such hasty aiming? Whoever it was was too impatient...
"Hit it!" someone exclaimed loudly.
……Um?
"Both of them fell down!"
"Oh my god! Kill two birds with one stone!"
...Are you kidding?
The arrow in someone's hand fell off the string.
The princes stared at the sky in amazement, and sure enough, two eagles fell down!
"I didn't see it wrong... There was only one person just now, and he drew his bow and shot an arrow right from the start!"
"Really? The person who went to check has returned. Let's see whose arrow it is."
"I got it back!"
"Report - Your Majesty, it was the arrow shot by the Regent! Killing two birds with one stone!"
"What!" Xiao Zirui turned his head suddenly and stared at Xiao Changheng in disbelief.
But he was seen riding on Qianlixue, holding a hundred-stone bow in his hand, standing proudly with his head held high.
The white veil in front of my eyes had disappeared at some point, my dark eyes were looking at the sky intently, and the corners of my lips were curled up in a winner's smile!
His eyes actually recovered!
"Royal brother, are your eyes...healed?" The emperor also widened his eyes and looked at the regent in disbelief.
"How is that possible!" Xiao Zirui was so upset that he could hardly control his emotions. "If the emperor's uncle's eyes had healed long ago, why did he still cover his eyes with a white veil and pretend not to see!"
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