Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

As Minghui said, the archery target has already been set up outside the forest, and many young masters and friends who have no intention of hunting in the forest gather here, laughing and greeting each other, clamoring for a competition.

With a quick glance, Ming Tan recognized a few familiar clansmen and high-ranking officials' children, all of whom were vain and had no real skills, no wonder they could only come here to shoot at archery targets.

Thinking of this, doubts abounded in her heart, and she glanced in Minghui's direction calmly.

Her second elder brother is a good hunting player, and he will show off when he returns to autumn hunting... But this time, he was not in a hurry to ride into the forest, but insisted on pestering himself to compete in shooting. What kind of mind is it?

Ming Tan frowned, thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out what Ming Hui's intention was.

...Forget it, let's see what he wants to do.

Just as Ming Tan was thinking, they finally came to a row of archery targets.

The soldier on duty standing by the archery target was from the Imperial Army. When he saw Ming Tan approaching, he immediately smiled and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "I have seen Princess Nine!" He paused, glanced at Ming Hui next to him, his tone He immediately became less enthusiastic and said, "I have seen the second prince."

Minghui frowned imperceptibly, but didn't say anything.

Ming Tan didn't care whether he was neglected or not, he stretched out his hand, patted the soldier's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Gourd baby, are you on duty here?"

The soldier she jokingly called "Gourd Baby" was named Lu Hu, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and raised his head and said, "Thanks to the princess, I just got promoted a few days ago, otherwise I wouldn't be qualified to be on duty in this Dongfeng paddock."

"You were promoted because of your own ability, what kind of blessing is it for Princess Toben?"

Ming Tan praised him, and did not continue to chat with Lu Huoduo, and said directly: "Today, my second brother got interested and wanted to compete with me in target shooting. Please go and get me a bow, and then Clear out a place for the venue... Well, let's show the adults next to me a seat, the sun is shining, so don't tire these delicate and expensive pillars of the country."

Hearing this, the courtiers gathered in a pile couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

They came here specially to join in the fun.The second prince has studied the six arts of a gentleman since he was a child, and archery is of course not a problem; while the ninth princess is just a female generation, even if, as the former said, she has practiced martial arts for a period of time, she will definitely not be the same as the second prince. Enemy...

That being the case, it is self-evident whose excitement they are watching.

"..."

All the ministers looked at each other, but in the end they were not thick-skinned enough. They were about to decline politely, but they heard Lu Xun suddenly snorted coldly and said with dissatisfaction: "Princess Ninth's kindness, the last general appreciates it. It's just that the last general, as a military officer, and' The four characters "delicate body and expensive" have nothing to do with it, and I dare not ask you to wait for me!"

"...Uh, what Lu Canling said is true."

Although the focus of attention seems to be different, after the corners of their mouths twitched slightly, the others hurriedly refused: "You can just stand aside, don't bother the princess."

Ming Tan chuckled lightly and said lazily to Lu Hu, "Then don't worry about them, just give Miss Lin a seat - remember to be smart, put it under the shade of a tree, don't get too hot People."

"Yes, yes, yes," Lu Hu glanced at the uneasy officials beside him, obviously seeing something, and said with a bow, "How dare a humble official neglect Miss Lin! Let's do it!"

After saying that, he simply turned around and left.His movements were extremely nimble, and he quickly completed all the matters that Ming Tan had given him.

"Princess, the bow and arrow you want."

Lu Hu handed over a longbow and a quiver, and said with a smile: "Commander Geng heard that you were going to shoot a target, so he untied his own bow and arrow without saying a word—this is a famous yew bow, and the arrow is also made of Made of refined iron——Commander Geng usually treasures it very much, but this time, no matter what you say, I will let the humble staff bring it to you!"

When he heard the word "fine iron", in a corner where no one could see, Minghui raised his eyebrows lightly, and a light flashed quickly in his eyes.

But in this room, Ming Tan didn't notice it, reached out to take the bow and arrow, weighed it, and said with bent eyes: "Commander Geng has a heart, next time I will bring him a jar of good wine as a thank you!"

Not far away, there were also two soldiers walking quickly carrying a soft seat, and when they were about to place Lin Shurong directly under the shade of a tree, the latter stopped him and said, "Please put it here, both of you." .”

Lin Shurong smiled and pointed to the diagonally opposite corner of the target.

That place is an excellent viewing point, where you can fully see the trajectory of the two people shooting arrows, but it is also some distance away from the trees, which cannot block too much sunlight...

The little soldiers looked at each other blankly, and tentatively said: "But Princess Nine just now..."

"It's okay, Your Highness won't mind, you two just listen to me." Lin Shurong replied.

Thinking about the position of the eldest lady in the eyes of the princess, the soldiers finally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly moved the seat to the place pointed by the other party.

The officials who were left alone stood aside, sweating profusely from the heat, and couldn't help but glance at Lin Shurong, feeling envious and regretful in their hearts.

Sigh, although I will also be exposed to the sun, but it will be much more comfortable than being punished...

If I had known earlier, I might as well be shameless.

After the preparations were completed, Lu Hu led people to clear the field, and many young masters were invited to the side, looking with interest at Ming Hui and Ming Tan who were standing far away in front of the target.

"Isn't this the Second Prince and the Ninth Princess? They both hold bows and arrows. Could it be that they are trying to shoot a target?"

"Eh, Princess Nine, a girl, actually knows how to ride and shoot?"

"Hahaha, what can a woman understand? Let me see, I'm afraid she might not even be able to draw a bow!"

"Tsk tsk, the second prince competed with her, didn't he intend to make the ninth princess embarrass herself in public..."

There were constant murmurs around, but Mingtan seemed to be deaf to them.She flicked the bowstring, casually took out a feathered arrow from the quiver, turned her head to Ming Hui and said, "Senior is the order. Please, brother."

"Brother Huang will not be polite to Xiaojiu."

Minghui nodded gently, raised his arms, drew his bow and set his arrows, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon.He squinted his eyes, aimed at the distance, and suddenly let go of his fingertips, and the long arrow shot out immediately.

"Whoosh-"

The sharp arrow pierced through the air, and was nailed right into the bull's-eye more than ten meters away, even a few tail feathers were shaken off.

Those good-for-nothing young masters were taken aback for a moment, and hurried to the target, rubbed their eyes in disbelief, and said loudly: "Ten rings!"

To be able to hit with one arrow from such a long distance, is indeed His Royal Highness the Second Prince who is known for being good at archery!

However, under the pressure of the opponent's ten rings, Ming Tan's attitude seemed very calm.She lowered her eyes and clasped the feather arrow on the bowstring with two fingers, as if effortless, she easily pulled the bowstring to the full moon.

"Huh!"

The knowledgeable person was surprised immediately: "That's a yew bow, it's extremely hard! The Ninth Princess has such great strength!"

Before his final sound hit the ground, the feathered arrow left the string and rushed straight towards the red heart in the center of the target——

At this moment, countless people subconsciously held their breath.

Looking at the trajectory of this arrow, it seems that it will directly hit the tenth ring just like the second prince just now...

However, before they came back to their senses, there was a "boom" from the target.

When he took a closer look, he saw that although the feathered arrow missed three points, it only landed in the outermost ring, which was a thousand miles away from the target. This circle of grass and vines hadn't even been painted.

"...!"

Lin Shurong's eyes froze after witnessing the trajectory of the arrow.

Just now the arrow was clearly aimed very steadily, and it went straight towards the tenth ring, but now how could it-

"Hey, Second Ring!"

A young man's voice was heard, and he elbowed his friend beside him cheaply, "My lord, have you missed your mark? I have already said that the Ninth Princess is a female generation, how can she be compared with the Second Prince... ..."

"Alright, alright."

Beside him, Prince Yu, who had just applauded the posture of the nine princesses Zhang Gong, frowned, feeling a little annoyed in his heart.

His dad had a similar yew bow, which was really hard to draw.Just seeing how light and light Princess Nine is, she opened a full moon, and thought she had some skills—but now, looking at it now, the accuracy is so poor?

Could it be that he really went astray?

And how did he know that even Mingtan himself was very unbelievable about this result.

The distance of 50 meters is indeed very far, but it is not that she has never tried it.It is indeed an exaggeration to get ten rings, but seven or eight rings and above are a sure thing. How can you shoot such a terrible result as the second ring?

It shouldn't be!

Ming Tan frowned, and looked at Lin Shurong who was beside the target, and seeing that the latter also had an unconcealable shock on his face, his heart sank even more.

Sure enough, even Qingqing felt that something was wrong...

"With such a long distance, it is normal to miss for a while, Xiao Jiu must not lose."

Seeing her unpredictable expression, Minghui suddenly smiled, interrupted her thoughts, and said in a very understanding tone, "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, if Xiaojiu is still unwilling, why not compare again?"

"..."

Ming Tan's pupils trembled slightly, and he was silent for a while as if he couldn't accept it, before he said eagerly: "I want to come again!"

"Okay. Then you will come first this time." Minghui Shi Shiran lowered his bow, and said in a warm spring breeze, "According to the usual practice, there are five arrows in total, counting three wins and two losses. How about Xiao Jiu?"

"Yes." Ming Tan nodded.

Immediately, as if she couldn't wait, she picked up her bow and set her arrow again, pointing at the bull's-eye—but, the arrow still stopped at the same position as before, still at the second ring.

But Minghui looked calm, and got nine rings again.The grades of the two of them were like the difference between clouds and mud, which immediately made the laughter around them even more unscrupulous.

... There is one more arrow, another loss will determine the outcome.

Ming Tan silently took a breath, suppressing the surging anger in his chest.

She was sure that there was nothing wrong with her aiming, Commander Geng's bows and arrows were the same as usual, and there was no strong wind in the paddock to disturb the trajectory of the arrows—then, after other factors were excluded, the only flaw could only be on the target.

target...

The positions of the two arrows landing at the same time are so similar...

In an instant, Ming Tan's eyes narrowed slightly, and it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed in her mind, splitting her complicated thoughts suddenly.

There must be something strange in the target!Maybe it's a magnet!

Geng Jing's feather arrow is made of fine iron, if it encounters a magnet, it will be more easily absorbed than ordinary iron!

In this way, I will definitely not be able to use this target anymore——

She bit her lip, looked up at Lin Shurong, and was about to point at the tip of the arrow to tell him what she thought.

But when Lin Shurong looked at Ming Tan, he first showed a comforting smile.She stretched out her hands tucked in her sleeves, and under the cover of her clothes, without anyone noticing, she quietly made a "look up" gesture to Ming Tan.

Ming Tan was slightly stunned, blinked, followed her fingertips to raise his eyes, and happened to see a grey-green cuckoo bird standing on the top of a tree.

The color of this rhododendron is so ordinary that it almost blends in with the leaves.When Ming Tan looked over, if the former hadn't happened to flap his wings, she might not have found a bird standing there.

"..."

Ming Tan suddenly realized, and immediately understood Lin Shurong's intention.She withdrew her gaze, looked down at the feather arrow in her hand, and couldn't help but clenched her teeth tightly.

To be honest, that tree was farther than the archery target, plus factors such as concealed color, shading leaves, etc., even she couldn't be sure that she could hit the cuckoo...

Changing another target might solve her current predicament, but since Minghui intends to humiliate her, Mingtan doesn't believe that the other party will be negligent here and give himself a chance to turn things around.

The other archery targets must have been manipulated as well.

In this way, only the cuckoo may give her a chance to avenge her shame.

Ming Tan secretly clenched his fists, bit the tip of his tongue, fixed his eyes on Lin Shurong's face, and indeed got a smile full of encouragement.

"You will."

Perhaps seeing Ming Tan's hesitation, Lin Shurong stood up, and Yuan Yao gave the former a mouth-shape.

The smile on her lips was clear, her eyes were gentle, full of pure trust and firmness, and only Ming Tan was in her eyes.

Under such gazes, Ming Tan's tense mood could not help but slowly eased down.

She closed her eyes, let out a breath, clasped the arrow tail with two fingers, and stretched it forcefully on the trembling bowstring.

Then, beyond everyone's expectations, she suddenly moved the tip of the arrow up, away from where the target was, and aimed it at a point on the treetop that was farther away.

At the same time, the cuckoo fluttered its wings again, and it was about to take off into the sky——

It's now!

Before everyone could react, Ming Tan saw the right moment and suddenly let go.The long arrow shot out through the air, like a meteor from the sky, and went straight to the cuckoo standing on the branch!

At this moment, even if he was as calm as Lin Shurong, he couldn't help holding his breath subconsciously.

In the next second, there was only a shrill cry of "chirp", and something indistinct suddenly fell from the top of the tree and hit the ground with a slight muffled sound.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Why did the Ninth Princess suddenly shoot an arrow into the tree?

What did you shoot?

Prince Yu, who had all his eyes on Ming Tan's arrow, was taken aback for a moment, and he was the first to react. He rushed under the tree in three steps at a time, held the arrow tail and lifted the thing——

"This is... a cuckoo bird?!"

From this, everyone could clearly see that in his hand, a small gray-green bird was hanging on the tip of the arrow, with its feet stretched out, apparently dead on the spot.

The birdsong just now clearly came from the tree—how could this be possible!

As if they had seen a ghost, they looked at the tree where Du Juan was originally, and then at Mingtan who was almost twenty feet away, who was putting down his long bow with a calm expression, and they were all dumbfounded.

This this……

At such a long distance, to be able to shoot a small bird the size of a palm with only eyesight and aim is not much more convincing than hitting the ten rings?

——It is clear at a glance who wins and who loses.