Yi Chenli did not argue with Yi Chenqi about these things.
He took An Yuan'er's hand and left him.
Yi Chenqi looked at their clasped hands and felt a pang of sadness.
Today, he wants to win first place in archery. Besides wanting to obtain the Divine Arrow and gain his father's approval, he also wants to win because Xiao Yuan'er is here today.
He also wanted to show her, in front of everyone, just how outstanding he was. Choosing him was definitely not a wrong decision.
Yi Chenqi was already quite talented, and in the past month, he had been practicing archery every day at the archery range. His archery skills had improved by leaps and bounds, and among the many people present, his strength was definitely among the best.
Yi Chenqi is very confident.
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Before long, all ten targets for today's competition had been set up.
The Emperor and Empress attended in their finest attire and sat side by side.
The Empress was in an exceptionally good mood today. As soon as she entered, her eyebrows were full of smiles, which suggests that she was very satisfied with her son's abilities.
Consort Li sat below the Empress's seat. She glanced at the eldest prince and felt much more at ease.
The two appeared to be on good terms, but they were secretly vying for power. It was still uncertain who would emerge victorious today.
The eunuch shouted in a shrill voice, "The martial arts competition officially begins today."
The ministers and their wives knelt on the ground, saying, "Greetings to the Emperor and Empress. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!"
The Emperor spread his hands and said, "Today is a grand martial arts event. My beloved ministers, please do not be reserved. Come and watch this grand event with me. Rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone finished their greetings, they obediently returned to their seats.
The eunuch, carrying the Emperor's decree, announced: "Today's martial arts competition will be held in two sessions. Each round will have ten opportunities to shoot arrows, starting from a target 10 meters away and progressing sequentially until the target reaches 100 meters, which will earn a perfect score of one hundred points."
When everyone first saw the target, they had some guesses about the rules. The scoring method was not much different from what they had imagined.
But—
Someone in the crowd asked, "There are two rounds. What's the second round about?"
The eunuch only announced the rules for the first round, without mentioning the rules for the second round.
The Emperor spoke up: "Not everyone will have the opportunity to participate in this second round. Only those who hit the bullseye with all ten arrows in the first round will have the chance to participate."
The second round is about selecting the best of the best, hitting the bullseye on a target 100 meters away, which is not easy. After the first round, the vast majority of people will be eliminated in the first round.
Archery may seem simple, but when it comes to actual competition, it's incredibly fierce.
Even before the official competition began, the air was thick with tension.
An Yuan'er stood next to her older brother, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Brother, can you go into the second round?"
The older brother said modestly, "I'll give it my best."
"Will you cheer for your brother later?"
An Huai had barely finished speaking, and before he could get a reply from his sister, she ran away from him again, just moments before.
He saw his sister push through the crowded throng and run to Yi Chenli's side.
An Huaishou sighed bitterly.
His younger sister was far too biased towards the sixth prince; as his older brother, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
The princes and nobles participating in the archery competition were carrying their targets and preparing to line up at the training ground. Yi Chenli walked unhurriedly at the back of the line in his wheelchair.
An Yuan'er chased after him like a little tail, following behind Yi Chenli and accompanying him to the training ground.
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