But, she couldn't care less. She couldn't let Lin Shishi get hurt, otherwise how could she live with it.

Just as she was about to ride her horse to Lin Shishi's side, she saw Lin Shishi holding the reins tightly with one hand and squeezing her legs together to prevent herself from being thrown to the ground by the horse. With the other hand, she gently stroked the horse's forehead, trying to calm it down.

The horse seemed to feel its comfort and its emotions gradually calmed down. When she wanted to continue riding forward, she found that Lin Yanyan had already passed the bouquet in her hand to Wang Peiru. She could only try her best to run towards Mu Yan.

When she was about to run to Mu Yan, her eyes were full of guilt. Perhaps because of her, they were going to lose the game.

Mu Yan gave her a soothing look, indicating that she didn't need to blame herself. As time was running out, the two of them did not talk. She took the bouquet from Lin Shishi and rode forward.

The third section of the journey is also different from the previous two. This section of the road is not as flat as the first section. It is a rugged mountain road. It is the most difficult and thrilling of the several sections. Not only are there obstacles, but there are also countless deep pits around.

Mu Yan raised the whip and rode on the horse as lightly as a swallow, with a slender waist, long thighs, and long black hair scattered behind her. Such a stunning back made everyone focus their attention on her.

Even King Xuan sighed in his heart. If Mu Yan had not had her face disfigured, it would have been more beneficial for him to marry her. After all, the Han family's influence in the army could not compare to that of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. However, he had a noble status since he was a child, and he could not accept that he would marry a princess who would be ridiculed by others. Even so, King Xuan could not help but look at Mu Yan a few more times.

The woman on horseback and the horse had a very good understanding of each other. She squeezed her legs lightly and the horse shot out like lightning, perfectly jumping over one obstacle and deep pit after another as if walking on flat ground, trying its best to catch up with Wang Peiru, and soon she was able to keep pace with Wang Peiru.

Everyone present was amazed by Mu Yan's superb riding skills. In the past two years when Mu Yan was not in the capital, Wang Peiru stole the limelight in horseback archery competitions. Everyone knew her riding skills, but no one expected that she could catch up with Wang Peiru even though Lin Shishi had delayed her for so long. This was enough to show her riding skills.

The two of them chased each other, neither of them giving in. Wang Peiru did not expect Mu Yan's riding skills to be so amazing. She did not expect that the Loyal and Brave Marquis had not trained a useless person. She really should not have underestimated the enemy because of Mu Wan's words. At this moment, she dared not relax anymore. She rode her horse with all her strength and crossed the obstacles in front of her like flowing water.

The two were about to reach the finish line. Mu Yan looked around and saw a cliff at the turning ahead. The two had to jump over the cliff to reach the finish line.

"Look!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone's eyes were focused on Mu Yan.

She was seen riding her horse into the air, the breeze lifted her bright red skirt, her long black hair also flew in the wind, and then she fell steadily to the ground. The spring sunshine shone on her, and her figure formed a beautiful silhouette.

"Is she trying to kill herself?" someone exclaimed. Everyone looked at each other, unable to believe that Mu Yan was so bold.

In order to save time on turning, Mu Yan jumped directly from a point at the bend of the cliff to the other side of the cliff. According to the original route, the distance of the cliff was only more than ten feet away, while the distance from Mu Yan's jump to the other side of the cliff was three feet away. He was really not afraid of falling to death.

Even the Crown Prince and King Xuan were so shocked by this scene that they couldn't help but stand up. Only Mo Yuche sat calmly on the chair, but her eyes inadvertently fell on the red figure, who was galloping freely on the horse's back, free and casual, but also giving people a feeling of tenacity. The sound of her horse's hooves landing on the ground was crisp and neat, without any drag, but faintly expressed a kind of hatred and unwillingness.

At this time, Mu Yan had left Wang Peiru behind. She did not slow down. When she was about to reach the finish line, she let go of the reins and controlled the horse with only her legs. She picked up the bow and arrow behind her and prepared to shoot the bouquet in her hand.

"call out--"

Before Mu Yan shot the bouquet out, she heard a slight sound of wind from behind her, but the wind was not coming towards her, but towards the bouquet in her hand. She dodged the bouquet in her hand, and saw an arrow shot past her hand.

It was Wang Peiru who shot the arrow from behind, trying to knock the bouquet out of her hand.

It is not a foul to snatch the bouquet from the opponent during the game, but in order to reach the finish line as quickly as possible, few people will waste time on snatching the bouquet from the opponent, because if they fail to snatch it, they will also waste their own and teammates' time. But Wang Peiru was afraid that she was doomed to lose, so she could only try this way to see if she could delay some time.

Mu Yan ignored her and raised the bow and arrow in her hand again to shoot the bouquet, but Wang Peiru also raised her bow and aimed at the bouquet in her hand. Seeing that Wang Peiru was not giving in, Mu Yan had to put down the bow and arrow and wait for Wang Peiru.

Soon Wang Peiru also arrived at the finish line. Mu Yan didn't tolerate her and rode closer to her, trying to knock the bouquet out of her hand. Wang Peiru blocked the opportunity and slapped her with her backhand.

Mu Yan quickly leaned back to avoid her attack, then raised his leg high to kick her wrist. Wang Peiru threw the bouquet in her hand into the air in pain. She didn't care about the pain in her wrist at this moment, she stood up, tapped the horse's back, rolled upwards and caught the bouquet in her arms, but because the horse was galloping at a high speed, she fell off the horse.

At this time, Mu Yan had already raised his longbow and shot the bouquet into the center of the target.

When a white figure in the audience saw this scene, her red lips curled up into a knowing smile and she murmured softly.

"I was not mistaken. It turns out that the person who broke into the prison that night was you? Could it be that you were also reborn?"

"boom--"

As the gong sounded, the palace maids shouted, "The team of Han Bingjie, daughter of General Han, Mu Yan, daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and Lin Shishi, daughter of the President of the Hanlin Academy, won this round."

Only then did Wang Peiru stand up from the ground, but instead of continuing the competition, she threw the bow and arrow in her hand away with an unwilling look on her face.

Seeing this, Mu Yan sneered, turned around and touched the horse that went to the battlefield with her. She looked down on her behavior. A competition should have a beginning and an end, and even if you lose, you have to be able to afford it.

"Yan'er, how can you be so brave? It's all my fault. If I hadn't fallen into Lin Yanyan's trap, you wouldn't have taken such a risky move." Lin Shishi walked towards her with a worried look on her face, her expression full of guilt.

"You have just recovered from a serious illness. It's amazing that you can maintain this level. How can I blame you?"

Mu Yan gave her a warm smile, her eyes fell on Han Bingjie who was following beside her, the two looked at each other, as if there were thousands of words to say.

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