Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Just as all the cartoon soldiers on the screen were waiting to see a good show, crowding around the four generals, while the little one rode his horse alone on the side, the second competition began.
The second contest featured three archers who were sixth-rank guards.
Perhaps because the third-rank commander had just won, the others visibly relaxed, sending their lowest-ranking archer to instantly kill the child. The sixth-rank guard who stepped forward was also extremely careless, glancing at the child with contempt, his smugness evident in his eyes.
He lashed the horse’s rump with his whip and rode off.
At the same time, the little one finally started to move, as fast as a galloping horse, almost running alongside the man.
The man was unimpressed. As he drew his longbow, he glanced at the little boy beside him. When his arrow was released, all the cartoon characters on the screen, along with Su Xi off-screen, held their breath. If nothing unexpected happened, the arrow should hit the target. However, judging from its trajectory, it seemed unlikely to pierce the bullseye completely—
However, the strength of this sixth-rank guard should not be underestimated. When marching and fighting, they could accurately hit the enemy’s vitals.
However, at that moment, the scene on the screen suddenly changed.
Suddenly, a sharp arrow flew through the air. The arrow was missing its fletching, which made it fly by very fast.
Although the arrow shot by the official looked completely different from the first one, and its accuracy had increased several times, everyone still thought that this arrow would not hit the bullseye again.
But unexpectedly, this arrow collided with the arrow fired by the sixth-rank guard in mid-air—
Then, with a “whoosh,” it intercepted the arrow from the sixth-rank guard at the waist, piercing through two-thirds of the arrow’s tail!
After the two arrows separated, Lu Huan’s arrow suddenly had a feather tail!
The general’s arrow, however, was cut off at the waist and the feathers were taken away.
Everyone’s expressions froze instantly— Holy crap, you can do that?!
The general’s arrow, having lost its fletching and being deflected, did not travel far before piercing the ground at an angle.
The other arrow, however, flew like a shooting star, tracing a beautiful arc in the air and hitting the bullseye.
After the second match, the entire arena fell silent.
When Su Xi saw the cub throw the glue used to stick the fletching into the bag on the horse’s back, she was speechless.
After this competition, the expressions of everyone on the screen changed. The soldiers and officers were unsure of what would happen next, while the three archers’ expressions changed slightly, and they all became alert and ready for battle.
They were so busy underestimating that kid that they didn’t notice that when he led the third-rank troops out, he used the worst, most unlikely to win— a blunt, top-heavy arrow. And when he appeared as a sixth-rank soldier, he used a broken arrow without a feather or tail.
In other words, the arrow that kid still had was the intact, sharp arrow?!
In this way, the difference between him and the fourth-rank military general was no longer about the quality of their arrows, but simply about their archery skills.
The act of piercing an arrow through another arrow was so astonishing that the last fourth-rank military officer, who had not yet appeared, was already somewhat flustered. However, he tried his best not to show it and still stood up arrogantly, saying “Please” to Lu Huan.
Meanwhile, atop the high-rise pavilion, General Zhenyuan’s brow twitched, and his expression underwent a subtle change.
….
The last arrow.
The fourth-rank military officer suffered another crushing defeat.
Once the deliberate trickery with the arrows was no longer visible, everyone truly saw the vast difference between these individuals and Lu Huan.
Needless to say, the sixth-rank officer was hundreds of times inferior to Lu Huan and had long been defeated.
While this fourth-rank military officer also hit the bullseye, the young man next to him drew his bow and shot an arrow with a light, effortless motion, truly hitting the bullseye from a hundred paces away.
The defeat was a foregone conclusion.
….
At this moment, General Zhenyuan’s expression changed repeatedly on the pavilion. He and the Minister of War also learned about the young man’s subtle strategy in the archery competition.
The lower was above, the middle was below, and the upper was above.
The first round’s hasty performance caused the three generals to lower their guard, but in the second round, he launched a powerful and aggressive attack, seizing the enemy’s arrows with the help of external forces. By the third round, the outcome was already decided!
These three generals were all skilled fighters in General Zhenyuan’s army, each capable of leading independently, yet they were defeated by this young man!
If today’s competition had only consisted of a few archery matches, General Zhenyuan might have simply recognized the young man as an excellent archer. However, the young man had also displayed extraordinary cunning and intelligence, which made General Zhenyuan look at this illegitimate son of Ning Wang with new respect. But on his face— General Zhenyuan’s expression was rather unpleasant as he said, “I have lost.”
Although the Minister of War had never met the heir of the Ning Wang’s mansion, for some reason, his methods of dealing with the Ministry of War over the past month or two made him realize that the man was no ordinary person. Therefore, the Minister of War was not so surprised by today’s outcome.
He stroked his beard, a hint of mockery in his expression, and asked General Zhenyuan, “What does the General think of last night’s suggestion?”
General Zhenyuan looked at Lu Huan on the archery range again, his heart filled with joy, but his face still showing reluctance. He coughed and said with great difficulty, “Fine, let’s do as you say. This boy can be trained.”
….
After the final arrow was used, there was almost no need to compete with the fourth person in the fourth round. If, as General Zhenyuan initially said, Lu Huan would be considered the winner if he could win two rounds, then today, Lu Huan had already won a great victory.
The fourth person was now in a very awkward position— if he didn’t compete, he would lose face; but if he did compete and was outdone by a fifteen-year-old boy, wouldn’t that be even more embarrassing?!
Fortunately, soon someone came from the high-rise building to invite Lu Huan, saying, “Please, young master of the Ning Wang Mansion, take a seat.”
Lu Huan glanced down at the man, then sheathed his bow, leaped off his horse, and let his long, black hair fall down his back. He handed the horse to a guard who had come with him, instructing him to take good care of it, before following the man. Before leaving, he glanced around, as if signaling someone to follow.
After he left, gasps of astonishment rose and fell across the archery range.
Various dialog boxes for A, B, C, and D kept popping up on Su Xi’s screen.
“The third match was won so quickly, I didn’t even see what happened!”
“What’s truly astonishing was the second round. How could Young Master Lu have severed the fletchings of our general’s arrow so easily?!”
“It’s over. The officers are all pale with fright. When they get back to camp today, we’ll probably get another round of drills.”
“Who called the Assistant Minister away just now? Was it the Minister of War? I heard that the Minister of War’s unmarried daughter has arrived.”
….
Su Xi watched as the generals looked grim, while the soldiers and clerks chattered away, showering her son with compliments. They were laughing so hard they were practically dumbfounded in front of the screen. A sense of pride, like that of a proud mother, welled up inside her. She hadn’t helped her son at all during this mission.
It seems that the little one’s tireless practice of stake training, archery, swordsmanship, and push-ups over the past month or two had had a significant effect, as the little one’s martial arts skills appeared to have improved considerably since the time at Qiuyan Mountain.
She was planning to enjoy the amazement of these cartoon soldiers a little longer, but the little one, who had already followed the guards up the long staircase of the high building, couldn’t help but keep looking to her side, her dark eyebrows furrowed, as if wondering why she hadn’t caught up yet.
Su Xi had no choice but to pull the screen away and tug at the baby’s sleeve.
The little one’s brows finally relaxed.
She was still very excited because she had witnessed the whole process of her son’s great victory. So after tugging at her son’s sleeve, she couldn’t help but tug at the longbow in his right hand.
Her baby is so handsome!
The cub seemed to have guessed why she was so excited, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly with a smug look, but when she looked over, the corners of the cub’s mouth quickly and nonchalantly fell back down.
The pavilions and towers on the high-rise buildings were not part of the barracks, and Su Xi could not unlock them for the time being.
So after she accompanied the baby inside, she left the interface to wait on the embankment.
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