Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Li Xuan’s handsome face wavered slightly...
Li Xuan's face fluctuated slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, which were originally like stagnant water in a deep pool.
But he quickly snorted, raised the longbow with his left hand, and drew five arrows from the quiver on Li Yian's back with his right hand. He quickly put the arrows on the string, and without any pause, he loosened his slender fingers, and five sharp arrows flew towards the target together.
Of the five arrows, four hit the bull's eye, and one was only a very, very small distance away from the bull's eye.
The spectators in the martial arts arena widened their eyes and applauded.
Although not all of Li Xuan's arrows hit the bull's eye, they were almost there. During the archery process, Li Yian needed at least one to two seconds to aim at the bull's eye, but Li Xuan didn't even aim at the bull's eye and just released the arrow directly.
This kind of courage and decisiveness surpasses Li Yian, and he is worthy of being the famous first warrior prince warrior in the martial arts academy!
Li Xuan only glanced at the target, his handsome face showing no emotion. He put down his longbow, lowered his eyes to look at Li Yian, and said calmly, "You win. What's your name?"
Even when he lost, he remained arrogant and indifferent, his tone still condescending, and asking her name seemed like a favor.
Li Yian was stunned. She originally wanted to finish the competition quickly and leave, but she didn't expect Li Xuan's calm acceptance of defeat, which made her feel very depressed.
But she still nodded to Li Xuan and said, "My name is Li Yian."
Li Xuan nodded, said nothing, and turned to leave. A group of curious warriors watched him leave intently, whispering to each other. Because of Li Xuan's unapproachable and cold temperament, no one dared to approach him and talk to him.
But in Li Yian's eyes, Li Xuan's receding figure is still the most beautiful work of art created by God.
Li Yian spat on himself and pulled out five arrows from the quiver on his back. Without any pause or aiming at the bull's eye, he shot five arrows directly, and every arrow hit the bull's eye.
The whole set of movements was done in one go, almost instantly.
Not aiming at the bull's eye like Li Xuan seems more handsome and decisive, but it is not a good thing for archery competitions.
Because the probability of hitting the bull's eye directly without aiming at it is not 100%, she does not want to do this kind of behavior that relies on probability and luck.
And she wasn't sure if she could hit the target next time if she didn't aim at the target.
Li Yian is serious and focused about martial arts, and is very strict and demanding of herself. So, even though she won, she wasn't proud. It wasn't because her skills were better than Li Xuan's, but simply because she prefers stability and doesn't like taking risks.
She believed that as long as Li Xuan spent one or two seconds aiming at the bull's eye, he would hit it all and even do better than her.
However, he seems unwilling to spend time on things that he thinks are meaningless. He is extremely arrogant, domineering, aggressive, and impatient.
This also aligns with Li Xuan's characterization in the novel: he is the most perfect weapon forged by God, God's sword, God's shield, and God's protector. However, as a weapon, he is soulless; only by uniting with God and receiving His commands can he unleash his full power as a weapon.
"Li Yian, you actually dared to compete with the number one warrior, and you almost won?" Qi Yang walked up in disbelief and patted Li Yian's shoulder heavily, with such force that Li Yian almost fell to the ground.
Li Yian, who had just been secretly proud of herself, was immediately exposed by Qi Yang. She went from holding her head high and chest out to becoming unstable and stumbling. She could only hold her chest to silently recover her blood, and said guiltily, "Every profession has its own expertise." In terms of strength, she was indeed a little behind Qi Yang.
Qi Yang laughed heartily. He really couldn't stand the fact that Li Xuan attracted everyone's attention in the martial arts academy as soon as he came back. When he saw that Li Yian had dampened his enthusiasm, he immediately felt relieved.
He raised an eyebrow at Li Yian, "When will you compete with me in strength training?"
Everyone in the martial arts academy has his or her own strengths. Li Yian is only good at archery skills, while Qi Yang is good at strength and endurance.
If Li Yian competed with Qi Yang in strength training, he would only be beaten badly by Qi Yang. Thinking of this, Li Yian glanced at him and said, "Come on, why don't you compete with me in archery?"
There are a lot of people like Qi Yang and Li Yian who have obvious shortcomings in the martial arts academy.
A person like the number one warrior who is well-rounded and top in all aspects such as archery, swordsmanship, strength, endurance, and fighting is a god-like existence.
This is why the people in the martial arts academy are jealous of and admire Li Xuan.
Qi Yang pretended not to see Li Yian's teasing, touched his chin proudly and said, "You defeated the Prince Warrior, and I defeated you, which is equivalent to me indirectly defeating the Prince Warrior. It makes sense when you think about it this way." After that, he walked away proudly and continued his strength training.
At the same time, everyone who had stopped training because of Li Xuan's arrival, after watching the short game and seeing Li Xuan leave, resumed their intensive training.
Li Yian silently despised Qi Yang's shameless "parallelism" behavior, but she was always serious and solemn, so she really couldn't roll her eyes. She could only take out three more arrows from the quiver and shoot them one by one.
While practicing archery, Li Yian's feelings for Li Xuan gradually calmed down.
"What's the big deal?" Li Yian rested his hands on the stone table in annoyance.
Wouldn't it be nice to travel back to a gay novel and be a bystander, watching the male protagonists fall in love? Why involve her?
We can’t let this disappointing plot continue. The only way to cherish our lives is to stay away from Mu Yang and Li Xuan.
At noon, after Li Yian finished his morning lessons and had no time to rest, he respectfully came to the courtyard of the high priest with the application form.
However, as soon as she arrived at the High Priest's courtyard, she felt a little nervous.
Ah Quan and the others teased her about her secret crush on the High Priest, but she felt that her secret crush was shameful to the High Priest and she would never say such words to him. In her heart, the High Priest was a sacred being, and even a casual YY was disrespectful to him.
Li Yian entered the theological society when she was about nine years old, and despite her frailty, she entered the most rigorous martial arts academy.
She was injured countless times, and when her arms, calves, and knees were bruised and bleeding, it was the high priest who personally wiped the blood, disinfected, applied medicine, and bandaged her.
The High Priest is very old, but his appearance has always remained at the age of twenty. This is something Li Yian cannot understand. Why can't he grow old when he is just a human?
The priest lives in the theological society and has his own independent courtyard. There is a bamboo forest in his courtyard, and beside the bamboo forest are rockery and flowing water. The sound of the rushing water adds a bit of liveliness to this quiet courtyard.
There are three rooms in his courtyard. The room on the left is a study, the middle is a temple, which is also where he often retreats, and the room on the right is an empty room, which is sometimes used to entertain guests.
In her impression, the High Priest was too mysterious. He always wore green clothes, had a thin figure, wore a silver mask, and had waist-length hair tied with a white ribbon at the end. He looked very gentle and mysterious.
Li Yian has always respected him very much. As far as she knows, the priest of the Theological Society is a very wise and mysterious man. In this country where theocracy is declining and the monarchy rules everything, he is able to run the Theological Society into the most influential higher education institution in the kingdom.
Even princes and princesses had to apply to enter the theological academy to learn knowledge and martial arts. Ordinary families, including nobles, fought tooth and nail to get their children into this institution. Even with connections and money, if their children didn't meet the requirements, they wouldn't be able to attend.
It can be said that the theological society gathers almost all the best children in the country, and after completing their studies at the theological society, these children will have the opportunity to seek official positions in the royal palace, which is the promise made by the current king to the high priest.
Li Yian stood in front of the door of the High Priest's study, took a deep breath to make himself less nervous and appear calmer, then raised his hand and knocked on the door.
The door creaked open from the inside, and a man in plain white clothes stood in front of her, less than half a meter away from her. Li Yian's hand, which was knocking down, almost hit his chest.
Li Yian quickly withdrew her hand and looked up to see Mu Yang looking at her in surprise.
Seeing Mu Yang, her forced calmness suddenly cracked. For a moment, she didn't know whether to walk forward or run back.
When Li Yian was extremely conflicted and struggling with her conscience, Mu Yang, who always smiled gently when he saw her, now pursed his lips, lowered his head silently and made way for her.
Li Yian was stunned and hesitated for a moment, but still stepped into the study. As she stepped forward, the distance between her and Mu Yang shortened, so Mu Yang took half a step back.
Li Yian was used to seeing Mu Yang being gentle and kind, but had never seen him so distant. He couldn't help but feel surprised and confused.
She was about to say something, but Mu Yang just whispered "I'm sorry" to her and turned away.
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