Chu Qingluan was stunned, but did not show any panic.
She suddenly turned her horse's head and galloped in the opposite direction of the target.
There was a sudden gasp at the scene!
"Is she crazy?!" everyone exclaimed.
However, at this moment, she suddenly turned around while running.
“Whoosh!”
A sharp arrow shot out from the air, piercing through the back of the target at an extremely fast speed and hitting the bull's eye!
Before everyone could react, the second arrow and the third arrow were shot one after another, and each arrow penetrated the center of the bull's eye with incredible accuracy!
The whole place was in dead silence!
The next second, someone started clapping, and then thunderous cheers broke out!
"good!"
"The princess is mighty!"
"The princess will win..."
Cheers and applause came one after another, and the scene seemed to be boiling.
Qin Jialuo's eyes suddenly widened, his face full of disbelief.
——She actually lost!
This realization was like an ice-hardened arrow, piercing deeply into the barrier of pride she had built up since childhood.
She tightly grasped the longbow in her hand, and the sandalwood bow became slippery due to the sweat from her palms.
She saw it clearly just now. Chu Qingluan's three arrows penetrated the center of the bull's eye with an almost impossible arc, and all in the same position.
She believes that if it were her, she would not be able to achieve such precise angle and strength.
Qin Jialuo lost this round and began to get anxious, gnashing his teeth secretly.
She was careless before, she must not lose this last round!
"The third round, horseback archery competition—"
Following the loud announcement from the ceremonial officer, Qin Jialuo quickly took the stage first.
She looked up and around, took a deep breath, and finally pulled out a peculiarly shaped arrow from her quiver.
The tail of the arrow has a hidden mechanism that can slightly adjust its direction in mid-air. This is the secret "wind-chasing arrow" of the Qin Dynasty. It was originally a sharp weapon for killing enemies on the battlefield, but now she is using it to cheat!
The competition in this round is to ride a horse at full speed and shoot arrows at the target while moving. The one who hits more targets wins.
When the onlookers saw Qin Jialuo's arrows, they all spoke out to resist.
"This arrow violates the rules of horseback archery. If we use it in a competition, what difference would it make us be like a scoundrel?"
"That's right! A princess of the Great Qin actually resorts to such treacherous means!"
Qin Jialuo turned a deaf ear to him and climbed onto the horse. She grabbed the horse's mane and whispered into its ear, "This time, you have to save my face."
Before she finished her words, she clamped her legs against the horse's belly, and the black horse rushed out like an arrow from a bow.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
As she stepped over the three railings one after another, she fired three arrows at the same time.
In the end, every arrow grazed the edge of the bull's eye and just hit it!
"good!"
The members of the Qin delegation cheered.
Among women, such an achievement is actually considered quite good.
Because women's arm strength is usually not as good as men's, it is difficult for them to keep the arrow path stable while galloping, let alone hit all three arrows around the center of the bull's eye.
Although the onlookers felt a little reluctant, they won in the end and had to accept the result.
Qin Jialuo reined in the horse and looked at Chu Qingluan proudly, "Princess Zhaoyang, it's your turn!"
Chu Qingluan estimated the target in front of him, and then urged his horse forward.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on her. This game directly determined whether Da Chu could win.
It is also the deciding game.
Her eyes suddenly flashed, and she spurred her horse into a gallop, like a flash of white lightning, and easily passed the first fence.
"drive!"
But just as she was about to cross the second guardrail——
“Crack!”
The fence suddenly broke apart, and the sharp wooden spikes pierced the horse's belly.
It seemed that Chu Qingluan and her horse were about to fall over, but there were sharp wooden spikes on both sides. No matter which side she fell on, it would be an unpredictable disaster!
Everyone held their breath, staring at the scene in front of them without blinking; the entire scene seemed to be replayed in slow motion.
It was clearly a noisy arena, but everyone seemed to only be able to hear their own heartbeats at this moment——
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
One sound after another.
Everyone unconsciously opened their mouths and eyes wide, and some timid women even covered their eyes and couldn't bear to watch any longer, fearing that they would see the bloody scene next...
At this critical moment, a black shadow passed by like a gust of wind.
The next second, Chu Qingluan only felt a pair of strong hands around her waist, holding her up steadily. When she was less than an inch away from the wooden spike, she bent at an angle and barely avoided it!
It’s Pei Yuan.
I don't know when he had already flown down from the stands, and with one hand he grasped Chu Qingluan's waist, and lifted her up from the falling air. At the same time, with the other hand he took the sword from the guard, and a cold light flashed!
“Crack!”
The broken fence was split in half with a sword!
"Bang!"
At the same time, Chu Qingluan's white horse screamed miserably and fell heavily to the ground, but she fell steadily into Pei Yuan's arms.
The whole audience was in an uproar!
Pei Yuan looked at Qin Jialuo with a cold gaze: "You are looking for death!"
Qin Jialuo's face turned pale. Before he could explain, Pei Yuan shot an arrow back.
"puff!"
The arrow suddenly pierced her right shoulder, and the blood instantly dyed her fiery red riding clothes!
"ah--"
Qin Jialuo screamed and quickly fell off his horse.
The Qin envoys suddenly fell into chaos. Ge Zhong's face turned pale. He stood up suddenly and almost fell down.
Meng Ping drew his sword and glared, but was forced back by Pei Yuan's eyes.
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