The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

The voice of the Prince of Zheng was filled with obvious provocation and disdain.

When the classmates around heard this, they all fell silent.

Everyone present knew that Gu Mingzhao did not take part in the imperial examination because the Prince of Zheng broke his leg.

However, the status of the Prince of Zheng was noble, and although the classmates present had their own opinions, facing the arrogance of the Prince of Zheng, they could only choose to remain silent.

Gu Mingzhao's face was calm, but his aura was not diminished at all: "Gu's failure to take the imperial examination was not due to lack of talent and knowledge, but bad luck. What's the harm in waiting another three years?"

"Oh, you speak as if you are so noble!" The prince of Duke Zheng smiled ambiguously, "I heard that you have climbed up the social ladder recently. Did you use this pretty face to deceive the eldest daughter of the Liao family? Is this how you change your so-called 'bad luck'?"

Liao Wei was already dissatisfied with the fact that the Prince of Zheng was the leader of a group that had caused trouble and injured people in his home. Now, when he heard that the other party had openly slandered his sister, he became even more furious.

He stepped forward, his face gloomy: "You are ruining my sister's reputation like this, do you take my mansion seriously? If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude!"

The Duke of Zheng sneered, "Liao Wei, you usually treat your sister like the apple of your eye. I have been studying in your house for so long, and I have begged you so many times, but you refused to let me see her. How come you couldn't guard against this poor boy?"

He went to the Liao mansion to study because he had heard that the girl in the Liao family was beautiful and he wanted to see her.

He originally thought that his background was enough to earn him some special treatment, but he never saw Miss Liao in the entire three years of school.

He never expected that the poor scholar whom he had always disliked could actually become Miss Liao's teacher. How could he not be angry!

The prince of Duke Zheng and the legitimate son of the prime minister, both sides were prominent figures with prominent status, it was like a fight between gods. Others all retreated, no one dared to interrupt, let alone step forward to persuade them to stop fighting, for fear of being accidentally injured.

Gu Mingzhao did not back down. He looked at the prince of Zheng and said, "You have a dirty mind. Don't judge others by yourself and tarnish Miss Liao's innocence."

"You dare to do it, why are you afraid of what I say! What right do you, Gu Mingzhao, have to be a teacher to others?" The Prince of Zheng shouted angrily.

"Mr. Gu is the top student in the school, and he is not worthy of it, so how can you be worthy?" Liao Wei was completely impressed by his shamelessness.

The prince of Zhengguo stiffened his neck and said, "Does being good at studying mean everything? Let's compete if you can!"

The sudden challenge made the air around them freeze. The voice of the Prince of Zheng echoed in the air, and everyone around was waiting for Gu Mingzhao's reaction.

"You decide what we're competing for." Gu Mingzhao remained calm and accepted his challenge.

"Let's compete in archery!" A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Prince of Zheng, and he chose to use this competition to prove himself.

The six arts of a gentleman are etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and numeracy.

In the Liao family school, all six arts were taught.

Gu Mingzhao nodded in agreement and went to the archery range.

The crowd watching also began to whisper:

"Although Master Gu is proficient in all six arts, I'm afraid he would be at a disadvantage if he only competes in archery."

"That's right! Duke Zheng's family has been military commanders for generations, and the prince's archery skills are superb. Isn't this clearly bullying?"

"Hey, why do you want to provoke the prince of Zhengguo for no reason? Why don't you just hide away?"

"That's right, Master Liao is still here, and he won't let Miss Liao suffer any loss. Why would he take the initiative to do this?"

Everyone was optimistic about the Prince of Zheng, which made him very proud.

He walked confidently to the archery range, raised his bow, put the arrow on, and then pulled the bowstring steadily.

With a crisp sound of the string, the arrow went straight to the center of the target.

The first arrow hit the target accurately!

He followed with two more arrows, each of which hit the bull's eye.

The crowd watching burst into exclamations.

——The archery skills of the prince of Zheng are indeed well-deserved!

Gu Mingzhao stood quietly aside, his eyes as calm as water.

He walked to the archery range and took the bow and arrow. There were no fancy or unnecessary movements, but there was a unique calmness and composure in his movements.

He nocked three arrows and slowly drew the bowstring.

Everyone was shocked, holding their breath and focusing their eyes on Gu Mingzhao's hands.

Gu Mingzhao suddenly released the bowstring, and three arrows shot out at the same time, like meteors in the night sky, streaking through the sky and heading straight for the bull's eye.

Three arrows hit the bull's eye at the same time!

This scene stunned everyone present.

After a brief silence, thunderous applause broke out from the sidelines.

The face of the Prince of Zheng became extremely ugly.

He didn't expect that Gu Mingzhao could defeat him in the field he was best at!

how can that be!

Gu Mingzhao put away his bow and arrow, turned to face the prince of Duke Zheng, and said calmly: "The way of archery is not only about superb skills, but also about the archer's mentality. I was lucky enough to win today, which should prove that I am indeed qualified and capable to be Miss Liao's teacher. I hope the prince can apologize to the Liao family."

The prince of Zhengguo was unwilling to give in. A fierce look flashed across his face, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You also know that archery is a test of the archer's mentality. Do you dare to let a living person hold the target? Let's have a good comparison of mentality?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd around him burst into an uproar.

Using living people as targets for archery competitions was a cruel entertainment favored by the nobles of the previous dynasty, but it has now been banned.

Liao Wei frowned, his voice full of anger and dissatisfaction: "Ridiculous! Using living people as targets and disregarding justice and morality is no different from beasts!"

Facing the condemning gazes of the crowd, Prince Zheng didn't care at all. All he had in his heart now was the desire for victory.

He sneered and ordered his servant to stand on the archery range holding the target.

The servant's face was filled with fear, his hands kept shaking, and his eyes revealed deep despair.

In full view of everyone, he was forced to become a part of this cruel game.

The prince of Zheng shot an arrow, and the arrow flew towards the target with a whistling sound.

The servant was too nervous and subconsciously dodged.

The arrow missed the target by just two inches.

The Prince of Zheng's face suddenly turned gloomy and he kicked the servant angrily.

"Why are you moving around so much? Can I fail?"

The boy covered his stomach in pain, but ignored the pain and bent down desperately to admit his mistake, feeling lucky to have been saved.

Although it was a little off, the Duke of Zheng was still very proud: "How about it, do you dare to compete? Oh, look at my memory, you are a poor scholar, you don't even have an attendant, you can't even find the target!"

Gu Mingzhao did not respond.

He couldn't accept such a cruel game.

"This is called power, do you understand? Even if you are better than me in reading and archery, so what? When I give an order, there are many people who will fight for me. And you are destined to be an ant for the rest of your life. You will never be able to defeat me. Just admit defeat."

The Prince of Zheng pushed Gu Mingzhao, his tone full of contempt.

"I am willing to be Mr. Gu's target"

A clear and firm voice penetrated the wall of people and reached the ears of everyone present.