Chapter 239: Gamble, Her Kiss
Xie Zhuoning was very familiar with that voice.
She turned around suddenly and saw a figure walking in from the backlight, and the outline of the figure gradually became clear.
The beauty is extraordinary, like the bright moon over the mountains and rivers.
His brows were like those of a flying phoenix, yet they were cold and stern, revealing an oppressive chill.
Xie Zhuoning felt a chill down his spine.
Damn it, why is Xiao Jinxuan here?
What a coincidence, he chose to do it when she was in an ambiguous posture with Xiao Bicheng!
When Xiao Bicheng heard the words, he let go of his hand and looked towards Xiao Jinxuan, with an expression of displeasure at having his good thing interrupted.
"Uncle, you are joking. Your archery skills are top-notch. Who is qualified to teach you?"
Xiao Jinxuan walked over, took over Xie Zhuoning's seat, and separated the two without leaving a trace.
"Your Highness, this is too biased. As the saying goes, learning never ends. Everyone can be a teacher. Only by learning from more people can you learn from their strengths and master them."
Such a high-sounding reason is hard to refuse.
But letting Xiao Bicheng, a half-baked one, teach an archery master, wouldn't that be humiliating?
"Uncle, please don't make fun of me. When it comes to archery, how can I be qualified to teach you?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Jinxuan's gaze moved from his face to Xie Zhuoning's face, and he raised the corners of his lips slightly, as if smiling, "But just now, I saw that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was instructing Miss Xie, wasn't he very reasonable?"
Xie Zhuoning gritted his teeth: "..."
He did it on purpose, he must have done it on purpose!
However, Xiao Bicheng seemed to be not afraid of the trouble. He smiled slightly and exaggerated, "Sister Zhuo Ning is different from the emperor's uncle. She is a beginner in archery and there are always some things she doesn't understand. I should help her out of both emotion and reason. But the emperor's uncle is an excellent archer and I really don't have the room to give him advice. If the emperor's uncle really wants to discuss archery, the guards around me know a thing or two."
Is it reasonable?
They had already called off their engagement, so what love could there be?
How can a single man and a single woman not avoid suspicion?
Xiao Jinxuan's eyes darkened, his face cold and calm, "In that case, I will have to learn from you, my bodyguard."
Having said that, he immediately went to the bow wall and chose a crossbow.
He originally wanted to take a twelve-stone bow, but after hesitating for a moment, he put it back and chose an eight-stone bow next to it.
When he raised his arm to take the bow, his sleeve slipped down, revealing his wrist that was wrapped in a bandage and was slightly soaked with blood.
Xie Zhuoning's eyes narrowed and his heart tightened.
When was he injured?
Xiao Bicheng, who was standing by, also saw the scene and asked Xu Yi quietly, "How many crossbows can you draw?"
Xu Yi replied, "Ten stones."
The corner of his mouth curved up, and Xiao Bicheng had an idea in his mind.
He said loudly, "Uncle, a competition without a prize is not acceptable."
Xiao Jinxuan raised his eyes and glanced at him, his eyes were indifferent, "What do you think would be a better prize, Prince?"
"Well..." Xiao Bicheng's eyes fell on Xie Zhuoning, "How about the winner be given a kiss by Sister Zhuoning?"
He knew that his uncle Seventeen was interested in Sister Zhuo Ning, so today, he was determined to put an end to his uncle's thoughts!
And since they are related by skin, why should we worry that Xie Zhuoning will not marry him?
Xiao Jinxuan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at him darkly, like a whirlpool in the sea, with surging waves and a dark and oppressive feeling that was frightening.
What does he think of Xie Zhuoning?
A plaything?
He played with her reputation without caring about her feelings.
It seems that to him, women are just accessories that he can dispose of at will!
How could I have been so blind as to think that such a person could be a good ruler of a country?
"No matter! I will never gamble with a woman's innocence..."
The words of refusal were on the tip of my tongue, but were interrupted by another cheerful voice.
"I think it's good!"
Xie Zhuoning pinched his chin, speaking with a smile on his face, not caring at all that someone next to him was already so angry that he had murderous intentions.
She continued, "But my kisses are not given for nothing. If anyone loses, I will pick one of you to be my follower. How do you think?"
The winner gets a kiss, and the loser gets a follower.
Xiao Bicheng didn't take it seriously and laughed, "Just follow Sister Zhuoning's wishes. What about the Emperor's uncle? Do you dare to compete?"
Turning around and looking at Xie Zhuoning, Xiao Jinxuan instantly understood what she was going to do.
His eyes were blazing, like the moonlight shining into the cold abyss, "Since Miss Xie herself has no objection, I will do it."
"Okay!" Xiao Bicheng clapped his hands. "The old rules, best of three. There are three levels in total, and we only need to win two of them."
Having said this, he immediately winked and asked the servants to get ready.
Xie Zhuoning took the opportunity to move closer to Xiao Jinxuan and asked quietly, "What are you doing here?"
"Then what are you doing here?"
"I want to learn archery!"
Xiao Jinxuan glanced at her and said, "You're lying!"
"I am here to investigate the case."
In the murder case of Song Jian and his wife, Xu Yi is the biggest suspect.
"Eh? Isn't it because you're worried about a weak girl like me falling into the tiger's mouth?"
"no."
Xie Zhuoning curled his lips and said, "You're lying!"
"It's ready." Xiao Bicheng turned around and said with a smile.
Xiao Jinxuan walked forward with a longbow in his hand and said, "Let's get started."
The first curtain opens, revealing the level's contents.
Two maids, about fifteen or sixteen years old, stood a hundred meters away.
They were blindfolded, with an egg held in their hands just above their throats.
Xiao Bicheng proudly introduced the content of the competition he had set up, "You two are both excellent archers, so we won't compete with those common tricks. Do you see the egg? Whoever hits it will win."
After these words were spoken, even Xie Zhuoning had to say, how despicable!
The difficulty of this level does not lie in the level of your archery skills, but in whether you can be ruthless enough.
The eggs are fragile, and the moment the arrow hits the eggs, it will definitely pierce the little maid's throat.
One strike can kill!
Xiao Bicheng is forcing Xiao Jinxuan to kill someone!
What about Xiao Jinxuan? What will he choose?
Should he just give in? Or go against his conscience and kill an innocent person?
Xiao Jinxuan looked at it thoughtfully, and suddenly asked, "What if they all hit the target?"
"If both hit the target, or if neither hits the target, it's a tie. If the next two rounds don't determine the winner, then add another round. And so on, until the winner is determined."
After hearing Xiao Bicheng explain the rules clearly, Xiao Jinxuan nodded, "Okay, I understand."
In order to delay the outcome, Xiao Bichen even had someone light a stick of incense.
Anyone who has not shot the arrow before the incense is extinguished will be defeated.
This leaves Xiao Jinxuan with no way out at all.
Xiao Jinxuan slowly raised the bow and arrow in his hand and aimed at the egg in the hand of the little maid opposite him.
The whole person is like a piece of rock, motionless as a pine tree, with a resolute posture.
Xie Zhuoning stood at the back, with no expression on her face, but her five fingers were subconsciously clutching the hem of her skirt.
Xiao Jinxuan, how will you break the impasse?