The competition is divided into two groups, one for men and one for women.
The men's competition is relatively difficult, divided into three rounds, with different rules for each round, increasing difficulty, and different rewards. The women's competition has only two rounds, which is more interesting than the men's competition.
The attendant, dressed in a red and black cross-collared narrow-sleeved shirt, walked into the center of the racecourse, holding a gong, knocked it, and said in a loud voice: "The first round of competition is about to begin. Gentlemen who want to participate, please choose your horses at the stable!"
Xiao Tuo and Lin Zhengyu looked at each other.
Xiao Tuo stood up and said with a smile: "Don't lose to me every time, it's embarrassing."
Lin Zhengyu sat next to Xiao Tingyi, turned his head and said something to her, then stood up: "Don't be so arrogant, it's still uncertain who will win or lose."
Xiao Tuo walked over, hooked Lin Zhengyu's neck, and whispered in his ear: "If you win this time, do me a favor."
Lin Zhengyu frowned and tilted his head slightly in surprise, and saw Xiao Tuo's eyes full of coldness, so he knew he was not joking.
He put his ear close to him and heard Xiao Tuo's low voice, which implied murderous intent.
This was the first time that Lin Zhengyu had heard such a tone after being brothers with Xiao Tuo for so many years.
He nodded, turned over with Xiao Tuo, and walked to the stable.
Chu Huan was walking towards the stable when he saw Xiao Tuo standing up and talking to Lin Zhengyu about something. He chose a black horse.
Xiao Tuo noticed Chu Huan approaching and smiled faintly without looking back: "Mr. Chu has recovered really fast."
He was beaten to the point of vomiting blood that day, but he ran out to cause trouble a dozen days later and almost caused Yuan Yi to fall into the water.
Chu Huan frowned and saw Xiao Tuo turned around, holding the horse. There was no concealment of ruthlessness in his dark eyes. He smiled and said: "I hope Mr. Chu's riding skills are not as bad as your kung fu."
This time, the horse riding competition is not Cuju, but archery. There are three rounds in total. The first round is a fixed target, fifty steps away. The second round is a moving target, shooting the flying disc. The third round is to compete for the flower ball. The bouquet was hung on a tall wooden pole at the westernmost end of the horse field.
The guards of the Xiao family had already stood at the sidelines to avoid being accidentally injured by stray arrows.
The young masters took the bows and arrows handed over by the servants beside them, pulled the longbows, and slightly closed one eye.
A crisp sound of a gong rang out!
"Bang--!!"
Several arrows were shot out at the same time, making a sharp sound of wind, and then followed by the sound of arrows hitting the target!
The sound was neat and sharp, which made people excited. Mingyue lifted the bamboo curtain, stood outside, and shouted: "Brother Xiaotuo! Win!"
Xiaotuo turned around and looked at Jiang Yuanyi standing behind Mingyue, raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said in a hearty voice: "Good!"
Unrestrained and high-spirited.
The best look of a young man.
Jiang Yuanyi stood behind the bamboo curtain, looking at him, and was a little stunned.
After the arrow hit the target, the guards on the side immediately stepped forward to check. Xiao Tuo, Lin Zhengyu, and Chu Huan all hit the bull's eye. After
the attendant finished reading, Xiao Tuo took the arrow, pulled the string, and with the sound of the gong, he immediately released the arrow!
The sound of "Swish--" rang out, and dozens of arrows shot at the target, and the tails of the arrows kept shaking.
Xiao Tuo smiled and looked at Lin Zhengyu: "Your shot is not good."
Lin Zhengyu smiled: "It's a little better than Mr. Chu."
The attendant read: "Xiao Tuo! Hit the bull's eye!!"
Chu Huan still had a smile on his face, and turned to look at Xiao Tuo: "You are worthy of being a member of the Xiao family."
This time, except for Xiao Tuo, no one hit the bull's eye.
Xiao Tuo raised his eyebrows: "If Mr. Chu is afraid, just admit defeat in advance."
Chu Huan narrowed his eyes, pulled the bow, and said softly: "Who knows until the last moment?"
"I know," Xiao Tuo took the arrow, strung the bow, and said lightly, "Between us, I win."
His eyebrows were raised, full of sharpness. Chu Huan narrowed his eyes and did not answer.
After the gong sounded, a sharp sound of breaking wind rang out. Everyone looked up and heard the attendant's loud voice: "Xiao Tuo, Chu Huan! Hit the bull's eye!"
The third prince was excited and shouted: "Chu Huan! Beat Xiao Tuo!"
This was the first time that the two most famous young men in the capital met. The girls only knew that Chu Huan was talented and handsome, but when they saw that he was also good at archery, they felt that he was even more brilliant.
Xiao Tuo's reputation outside was always bad, but at this time, he was sitting on the horse, with a rogue smile on his handsome face, and his moves were clean and neat, not as annoying as the rumors said.
The tall young man sat on a black horse, looking unrestrained and powerful. He had a completely different temperament from Chu Huan, but he was equally eye-catching. His youthful spirit made people's hearts beat wildly.
Xiao Tuo turned to look at the third prince and said with a smile, "Third prince, why don't you beat me to win? You will win without any loss."
The third prince and Xiao Tuo had a grudge since childhood, so it was impossible for him to stand on Xiao Tuo's side. He shook his head, snorted and laughed, and turned around to sit back. In
the fourth archery, Xiao Tuo, Chu Huan, Lin Zhengyu, and the two young masters all hit the bull's eye.
So far, Xiao Tuo has hit all four times, and Chu Huan has hit three times.
If Xiao Tuo misses the last time and Chu Huan hits, it will be a draw.
Xiao Tuo took the arrow from the servant and held it in his fingers. He turned his head and looked at Chu Huan with interest: "Master Chu, do you think I will hit the target next time?"
Chu Huan said lightly: "Master Xiao has superb skills, of course."
Xiao Tuo closed his eyes slightly and pulled the bow: "Then Master Chu loses." He remembered something and smiled: "Master Chu, don't miss again this time, otherwise you won't be able to enter the next round."
Chu Huan slowly aimed at the center of the bull's eye: "Don't worry, Master Xiao."
"Bang--!!"
Dozens of arrows were shot out at the same time. From Jiang Yuanyi's perspective, she saw several long brown needles flying in the air, and the white arrow feathers dragged out shallow traces. She was far away and couldn't see the final result clearly.
"Xiao Tuo! Chu Huan! Lin Zhengyu! Wei Qing! Li Quan! Hit the bull's eye!"
"First round! Xiao Tuo hit all the targets, Xiao Tuo wins!"
Ming Yue jumped up excitedly and jumped to Jiang Yuanyi's side: "Brother Xiao Tuo is so awesome!"
Jiang Yuanyi smiled and nodded, and for some reason there was a hint of pride in her sparkling eyes: "Of course."
Xiao Tuo gently pinched the horse's belly, walked forward a few steps, and said, "Next one, come on."
The next round was a moving target. Xiao Tuo took the quivers handed over by the servants and placed them on both sides of the horse's back. He also carried another quiver on his back.
A man walked to the center with a gong and said in a deep and loud voice, "Second round of moving targets! Throw out the frisbee, and the one who hits it wins! The frisbee is thrown in an irregular position, so please pay attention, gentlemen!" As soon as
these words came out, everyone cheered.
If the moving target is not in a fixed position, everyone in the field will be in chaos and shoot arrows at any time according to the position of the thrown frisbee. In other words, it is not just the spectators sitting on the sidelines who may be injured by stray arrows, but those in the field will be in greater danger.
The Xiao family sent three times more servants to stand outside.
Xiao Kangyuan stood up abruptly when he heard this: "Who changed the rules?!"
Xiao Tingyi frowned. It must be Atuo.
The original rule was to throw the frisbee in a fixed direction and form a group of three. That way there was no danger.
There were many children of the royal family present today, and the few in the field were also very rich. Xiao Kangyuan was just about to take action to stop them when he heard Princess Mingyue running out excitedly and said with a smile, "The rules this time are so interesting!"
The third prince, who loved to join in the fun, also stood up and said excitedly, "Let's start quickly!"
Xiao Tingyi pursed his lips and smiled, and said to Xiao Kangyuan, "Father, the rules have been made clear. Those who don't want to participate can withdraw on their own. Besides, those who can play have some kung fu, so blocking an arrow is not a problem."
Xiao Kangyuan stroked his beard, walked back and sat down, drank a sip of tea, lowered his eyes to think for a while, then looked up at Xiao Tingyi: "Today's rules were changed by Xiao Tuo. Are there any of his enemies in the field?"
Xiao Tingyi was stunned, wondering why his father suddenly thought of this. She probably knew something about the conflict between Xiao Tuo and Chu Huan. She didn't nod or shake her head. Xiao Kangyuan withdrew his gaze from Xiao Tingyi's face, with a faint smile on his face: "This kid is finally not as stupid as before."
Xiao Tingyi and Xiao Yuning looked at each other: "..."
He always said that his grandmother doted on him, but he was also...
"This competition is somewhat dangerous. You can withdraw now."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, most of whom were women. Which man in the field could save face and leave at this time.
"The young masters who stayed behind all voluntarily. If any accidents happen, you will bear them yourself."
Xiao Tuo turned and looked at Chu Huan: "Mr. Chu, if you are afraid, just withdraw. There is no need to force it."
His voice was loud and Jiang Yuanyi could hear it clearly, and he knew that Xiao Tuo was deliberately provoking him. Chu Huan seemed to be humble and gentle, but in fact he was arrogant and conceited.
Chu Huan put away the quiver, pinched the horse's belly and walked forward, saying with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, you worry too much." "
Dong!!"
The sound of the gong rang loudly!
A sharp whistle sounded in the southeast. Everyone turned around, rode their horses, put arrows on the strings, and drew the bows decisively. When the arrows flew out of the strings, they found that the four flying discs had been shot one after another, and the debris was flying in the air!
"Two Xiao Tuo!"
"One Lin Zhengyu!"
"One Chu Huan!"
The young masters at the back slowly put down their longbows in disbelief: "How is it possible to hit two at once..."
"Too amazing..."
"Isn't it said that he does nothing all day and is a waste?"
"..." One of them twitched his mouth: "...He is a waste, then what are we?" The
group of people did not say anything and dispersed one after another.
The women sitting in the tent could not help but look at the young master who moved neatly and cleanly.
Those people who were present just now did not see it, but they saw it clearly.
When throwing the frisbee, a whistle was used as a reminder. When the whistle sounded, Chu Huan and Lin Zhengyu turned around to shoot arrows. A moment after the whistle sounded, the other young masters shot arrows one after another. Only Xiao Tuo turned back decisively when the frisbee was thrown, so he had time to hit two.
Such hearing, such accuracy and power are simply incredible.
Xiao Yuning nodded in appreciation and looked at his father: "This kid has not been indulged in the capital all these years."
Xiao Kangyuan was very happy in his heart, but he still looked serious on the surface and nodded lightly: "That's it."
Xiao Yuning and Xiao Tingyi looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
Xiao Tuo trotted on his horse, and when he passed by Lin Zhengyu, he suddenly winked at him.
Lin Zhengyu understood, ran away from Xiao Tuo, and ran to the side and behind Chu Huan.
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