"Fortunately, I have Brother Ye competing for me. Otherwise, if I were to compete in person, I would probably just become the object of everyone's ridicule this time!"
Seeing the embarrassed expressions of the princes, Nangong Qin couldn't help but sigh.
None of these princes' arrows hit the target.
Although they were still standing in the field at this moment, everyone was blushing and wanted to find a crack to get in.
As all the princes finished shooting ten arrows, the scores for this competition were quickly tallied up.
There is no surprise. Ye Lisha, the second prince of the Langya Empire, who was originally on par with Ye Chen, is now one point lower than Ye Chen.
"Ye Chen, don't be complacent yet, there is still an archery competition coming next!"
Yeli Sha was naturally unwilling to admit defeat and cast an indignant look at Ye Chen.
But this time, Ye Chen was too lazy to answer the other party.
All he wants is for the other party to make a mistake.
Since the purpose just now has been achieved, there is no need for him to talk nonsense to the other party.
Because he was confident that he could hit the bull's-eye in the second riding archery game.
Even if Yelisha doesn't make any more mistakes in the future, it's impossible to overtake him.
"when!"
Soon, the sound of the bell for the third archery competition reached everyone's ears.
But now Ye Chen and others did not stand where they were. Instead, they each rode a horse and stopped on the other side of the martial arts arena.
Because the next archery competition is riding archery!
You need to charge on a fast horse and shoot arrows at the target one mile away.
Moreover, the speed of the horse must reach a certain level.
If the horse's speed is too slow, even if it hits the bull's-eye, you will either get no points or start over.
Therefore, the difficulty of this last archery competition is definitely much higher than the previous two.
You must know that horses will bump up and down when running, and the people riding on the horses will definitely be greatly affected.
Under such circumstances, you can imagine how difficult it is to hit the bullseye one mile away.
"I'll go first!"
A prince with poor archery skills was aware of himself. Before Ye Chen and others could say anything, he was the first to rush out on horseback.
When he reached the shooting range, he immediately released the bow string.
result……
"call out!"
The arrow did shoot out quickly, but it hit the ground a hundred feet away.
Everyone seemed to have expected this. Except for some people who had some pity and sympathy, most people showed a smile of gloating.
Even Yelisha is no exception.
Although his biggest competitor is Ye Chen, the other princes participating in the competition are also his potential competitors.
The worse the opponent's performance is, it will only serve to highlight his superior archery skills in disguise.
The competition is still going on in an orderly manner.
It's just that the difficulty this time was too high. Even if the prince performed well before, at least half of the ten arrows he shot would miss.
Even if a few of the arrows hit the target, they rarely hit the bullseye.
Next, it was finally Yelisha's turn to appear.
I have to say that his archery skills are indeed superb to the point where even Ye Chen has to stand in awe.
Even while riding on a wildly bumpy horseback, except for one arrow that missed the second ring, the other nine arrows all hit the bullseye.
Such an achievement simply made everyone present pay attention.
However, when they saw Ye Chen's next performance, these people who cheered and encouraged Ye Lisha understood what it meant to have someone outside the world and a sky outside the world.
Because all Ye Chen's ten arrows hit the bull's-eye.
At this time, not only did everyone praise Ye Chen to the heavens, but Ye Lisha, who was extremely hostile to Ye Chen just now, actually came over, clapped his chest with one hand, bowed to him, and said sincerely: "Mr. Ye,
I was a little blind and arrogant just now, which made you laugh!"
"Um?"
Ye Chen couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Originally, he thought that Yelisha would become angry after losing to him in the archery he was so proud of, and then secretly take action to eliminate him quickly.
Unexpectedly, the other party came to apologize to me.
Especially the tone and attitude of the apology were extremely sincere, without any trace of reluctance or perfunctoryness.
"Prince Yelisha, are you... apologizing to me?"
"Yes!"
Yeli Sha nodded.
"Why?"
Ye Chen asked.
"Although I lost to you in archery, it was a rare lesson and inspiration for me!"
Seeing that Ye Chen still had a confused look on his face, Ye Lisha said to himself: "To be honest, before I met Mr. Ye, I have always been arrogant and arrogant!"
"But today, you made me see my shortcomings for the first time!"
"From today on, I will realize my shame and become brave again. I will work harder to practice archery, and strive to reach your current level one day, Mr. Ye!"
"Of course, if I can surpass you, that would be even better!"
After saying that, he even smiled.
This smile appeared from the childish face, and suddenly became so innocent and simple.
At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly realized that the person who had been competing with him was just a young man who had just grown up.
"This young man has a promising future!"
Ye Chen muttered secretly, "I just don't know if it will become a major disaster to the Yong'an Empire in the future?"
Thinking like this in his heart, he just smiled on the surface and said, "Prince Yelisha is so humble. I was just lucky enough to beat you just now!"
"You are the one who is truly humble!"
Ye Lisha smiled bitterly and said: "Although you just deliberately disturbed my mood, if you lose, you lose. If I use this as an excuse for myself again, I will be deceiving myself!"
"after all……"
He changed the subject and added: "Whether it is a competition or a life-and-death showdown, there is no absolute fairness. No matter what means are used, as long as you can win, the ultimate goal is!"
"So, I don't blame you, I just blame me for not being deeply involved in the world and my state of mind needs to be improved!"
"And today, you taught me a good lesson. If there is a chance in the future, I will compete with you again. I hope you won't shirk it!"
After saying this, Ye Chen couldn't help but look at Ye Lisha more highly.
It was enough of a surprise to him that he failed in the archery skill that he was most proud of and did not become angry.
Unexpectedly, Yelisha could immediately realize his shortcomings and calmly prepare to correct them.
With such a mind, if he can grow up smoothly, he will definitely be a great person.
"If one day you feel that your archery skills have improved, you can come to Yong'an Empire to find me at any time!"
Ye Chen smiled casually and said: "Of course, the premise is that you don't regard me as an enemy, and don't lead the army to attack the Yong'an Empire!"
"Even if I think about it, our Wolf Fang Empire doesn't have the strength and courage to do so!"
Ye Lisha smiled bitterly and said: "It is said that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if your Yong'an Empire declines again, it is not something that a small country like us can shake!"
"Especially since the Yong'an Empire still has talents like you, we will not dare to act rashly!"
After hearing this, Ye Chen felt a little more fond of Ye Lisha.
Just when the two were deeply engaged in chatting, the final results of this round of archery competition were announced on the host stage.
There is no doubt that Nangong Qin, the fifth prince of the Yong'an Empire represented by Ye Chen, won the first place.
Yelisha, the second prince of the Wolf Fang Empire, ranked second.
As for the other princes, although they were only ranked behind Ye Chen and Ye Chen, the difference in final scores between them and Ye Chen was as huge as a world of difference.
"I wonder what the next competition will be?"
After returning to sit down next to Nangong Qin and others, Ye Chen asked expectantly.
Although he didn't want to be Nangong Qin's puppet, one of the reasons why he participated in Princess Sarah's marriage was to help him get the fairy root.
Based on this alone, even if he is asked to fight for Nangong Qin all the time, he is still very willing.
However……
"This prince has something to say!"
Just when he was fully anticipating the arrival of the second round of competition, one of the princes suddenly stood out from the crowd, pointed at him and shouted: "I object to Nangong Qin, the fifth prince of the Yong'an Empire, allowing his entourage to compete on his behalf!"