“Alright, it’s a deal then!” Gu Jingchun said, then looked at Shen Hechuan, “We ask Your Majesty to be our witness!”
Shen Hechuan nodded.
Immediately, everyone formed a circle, surrounding Gu Jingchun and Li Yunba in the middle.
But Li Yunba suddenly spoke up.
"Wait a minute!"
Gu Jingchun looked up.
"You haven't said what will happen if you lose?"
Gu Jingchun curled the corners of his lips into a smile.
"I will not lose."
General Li burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"How arrogant!"
"If you lose, then you shall leave the palace and never interfere in any state affairs again."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun blinked gently and then looked at Shen Hechuan.
Sure enough, Shen Hechuan looked unpleasant and stared at General Li with great dissatisfaction.
Gu Jingchun: "This... is fine."
She doesn't really care, but some people are going to be annoyed.
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, everyone looked at the tray in her hand.
The eunuch Xiao Yingzi, who was beside Shen Hechuan, stepped forward, took the tray, and then slowly opened it.
Suddenly, a small and exquisite crossbow appeared in front of everyone.
"Is this a crossbow bolt?"
"It's so small!"
General Li was surprised for a moment when he saw the crossbow, and then he carefully examined Gu Jingchun.
He had assumed that Gu Jingchun was incapable of producing anything worthwhile.
Surprisingly, the product was quite well-made; however, it was still far inferior to the products in his military camp.
"I admit that your crossbow is small and exquisite, and very easy to carry. However, a smaller crossbow bolt will inevitably have less power."
Gu Jingchun continued to laugh.
"In that case, General, why don't you bring out the best crossbow in the camp, and we'll have a contest?"
"good!"
A moment later, the group arrived at the training ground.
Gu Jingchun and General Li each held a crossbow and stood in front of the target, aiming at it simultaneously.
"put!"
At Shen Hechuan's command, the two of them pressed the mechanism simultaneously.
In an instant, both of their crossbow bolts were fired simultaneously.
"Bang--"
"Bang--"
With two soft clicks, the two men's crossbow bolts landed on the bullseye one after the other.
General Li looked at Gu Jingchun in disbelief.
"How is this possible?"
"How could that crossbow bolt be faster than me?"
Gu Jingchun chuckled, "General, how about we have a contest of strength?"
"good!"
After that, another competition ensued.
General Li's eyes widened as well.
"This...this is impossible!"
"How can such a small crossbow bolt possess such immense power?"
Gu Jingchun looked at General Li, his smile deepening.
"Then, General Li, next I'd like to compete in rapid-fire. Is your crossbow up to the task?"
General Li's eyes widened instantly.
"How is this possible?"
"How can a crossbow fire in rapid succession?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jingchun fired three arrows in quick succession from his crossbow.
It immediately drew cheers.
Gu Jingchun looked at General Li.
"General, there are things you don't know."
As she spoke, she pressed the trigger again, and instantly, three crossbow bolts shot out simultaneously.
This drew cheers from those around them!
"It can even fire three arrows at the same time. Miss Gu's crossbow is definitely not an ordinary thing."
General Li's face turned pale and then red, his expression filled with disbelief.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
He said, "This is definitely not something a woman like you could make!"
"His Majesty must have found it for you from elsewhere and specially given it to you so that you could gain fame."
"Yeah?"
After saying that, Gu Jingchun immediately disassembled the crossbow in his hand.
She pushed all the accessories in front of General Li.
"General Li is very knowledgeable; do you know how to install this crossbow?"
General Li's face instantly turned bright red.
"I……"
"This isn't mine, so why would I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Jingchun took the object from his hand and quickly loaded the crossbow bolts.
Moreover, she kept her eyes on General Li the whole time, without ever looking down at him.
Such skill, such speed, such familiarity with weapons—absolutely no one who doesn't know anything about them could achieve this.
Even General Li, who had spent many years on the battlefield and was constantly accompanied by crossbows, could not achieve this level.
He was so shocked that he opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.
Gu Jingchun, however, placed the crossbow bolt in his hand directly into General Li's hand.
"General Li, never look down on women. You should know that without women, you would not exist."
"Women may be inferior to men in some aspects, but given a chance, they will do much better than men."
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, General Li blushed instantly.
Gu Jingchun then took out a small weapon from his pocket.
"If this crossbow bolt is not enough to convince General Li, then let's take a look at this hidden blade."
As Gu Jingchun spoke, more than a dozen hidden arrows shot out simultaneously from his sleeve.
This drew gasps of amazement from those around them.
But Gu Jingchun showed no arrogance on his face, as if he were talking about something very ordinary.
"Of course, if General Li would like to discuss other weapons, I am happy to assist you."
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