With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

When Princess Mingyue heard this, she became even angrier.

"Humph, even though you say it's so good, I still don't believe it! Unless you bring her here for me to see!"

Lu Yan was a little embarrassed, "This... I'm afraid it's inconvenient."

"What's the inconvenience?" Princess Mingyue said arrogantly

"If you don't bring her here, I won't leave!"

"Your Highness, love cannot be forced. This humble servant and that girl are in love with each other, and I hope Your Highness will grant us your blessing."

"Help me? Why should I help you?"

Princess Mingyue's tears came suddenly, and the big tears rolled down her fair cheeks, making her look pitiful.

"There's nothing I haven't gotten since I was a kid, and the same goes for you!"

Lu Yan sighed in his heart, he really is spoiled.

He patiently explained:

"Your Highness, your father has come here to seek peace, not marriage."

"Besides, even if it's for a marriage alliance, it should be discussed between the two countries. How can the princess have the final say?"

"I don't care! I'm going to marry you!"

Princess Mingyue simply refused to listen to Lu Yan's explanation.

She believed that Lu Yan was looking for an excuse to reject her, and she felt even more indignant.

She started making a big fuss in Lu Yan's study, crying, making a fuss, and then throwing things.

Lu Yan had a splitting headache because of her noise, but he was helpless and could only let her do whatever she wanted.

"Lu Yan! You're such a heartless man! You lied to me! If I had known, I wouldn't have come back!"

Princess Mingyue cried and picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan dodged quickly, and the inkstone hit the wall with a "bang" and broke into pieces.

"Your Highness, calm down!"

Lu Yan's tone also began to become stern.

"I'm not calm! Not until you promise to marry me!"

Princess Mingyue continued to cry like a unreasonable child.

Lu Yan complained in his heart, it was really difficult to deal with.

While dodging Princess Mingyue's "attack", he was racking his brains for a countermeasure.

Suddenly, an idea came to his mind.

"Your Highness," Lu Yan said mysteriously.

"Hey, Princess, actually, it's not that I don't want to marry you, it's just..."

"I have a secret. If you knew it, you would probably chase me down with a 40-meter-long sword on your shoulder for 800 miles without stopping!"

When Princess Mingyue heard this, she stopped crying and asked curiously:

"What secret?"

Lu Yan leaned close to Princess Mingyue's ear and whispered:

"Well, actually... I have a hidden illness and cannot... perform the Zhougong ritual."

Princess Mingyue widened her eyes and looked at Lu Yan in shock.

"You...what did you say?"

Lu Yan sighed with feigned sadness.

"This is absolutely true, and we have been forced to conceal it until now."

"Princess, now that you know my secret, I'm sure you won't want to get married anymore, right?"

Princess Mingyue was stunned for a moment.

Then he suddenly burst out laughing.

"Lord Lu, do you think I'm a three-year-old? You think you can deceive me with such a clumsy lie?"

Lu Yan: “…”

"Well, it seems this trick doesn't work."

Lu Yan shrugged helplessly.

"Then, Your Highness, what do you want?"

Princess Mingyue put away her smile and said seriously:

"I want to challenge you to a duel! If you win, I will give up marrying you; but if you lose, you must marry me!"

Lu Yan secretly groaned in his heart. This little princess really won't give up until she achieves her goal.

"Your Highness, what do you want to compete in?"

"Let's compete in horseback riding and archery!" Princess Mingyue's eyes sparkled with excitement.

"This princess grew up riding horses, and her riding and archery skills are top-notch. If you lose, don't regret it!"

Lu Yan looked at Princess Mingyue's confident look, and suddenly felt a little amused.

"Alright, then let's do as the princess says and compete in horseback archery!"

When the two arrived at the training ground, Princess Mingyue had already changed into a tight-fitting outfit, looking heroic and particularly charming.

Lu Yan also changed into riding clothes, climbed on his horse, and rode side by side with Princess Mingyue.

"Master Lu, are you ready?"

Princess Mingyue drew her bow and aimed at the target in the distance.

Lu Yan smiled slightly, "Princess, please."

Princess Mingyue let out a sweet cry, and the arrow flew out of the bowstring and hit the bull's eye.

Lu Yan was not to be outdone. He drew his bow and shot an arrow.

With a "bang", the arrow actually split Princess Mingyue's arrow in half!

Princess Mingyue widened her eyes and looked at Lu Yan in disbelief.

"How can this be?"

Princess Mingyue stood there in a daze, as if petrified.

She rubbed her eyes in disbelief and looked at the arrow that was split in two.

Looking at Lu Yan, who had a calm expression, he was speechless for a long time.

"This...how is this possible?"

Princess Mingyue finally found her voice again.

"how did you do it?"

Lu Yan smiled modestly.

"It was just luck, it was just luck. Your Highness, thank you for the compliment."

"Lucky? You're kidding!"

Princess Mingyue curled her lips, "Again! I won't believe it!"

Lu Yan readily agreed, "Okay, let's play a few more games."

In the next few competitions, Lu Yan fully demonstrated his amazing archery skills.

Sometimes the arrow hits the bull's eye accurately, and sometimes it hits a fast-moving target.

It can even change the trajectory of an arrow while it is in flight.

Princess Mingyue was stunned and completely convinced.

"I lost."

Princess Mingyue said dejectedly.

"How on earth did you develop this skill?"

Lu Yan smiled mysteriously.

"It's just years of hard training, nothing to worry about."

Of course, he would not tell Princess Mingyue that his archery skills were actually based on modern people's knowledge of physics and precise calculation ability.

"Humph, forget it if you don't say it."

Princess Mingyue said she gave up, but her heart felt itchy like a cat scratching it.

I am extremely curious about Lu Yan’s “secret”, it is even more tempting than the new honeydew melon smoothie in the palace!

Her mind was full of Lu Yan's amazing archery skills, and she wished she could learn it immediately.

Then ride on a Ferghana horse with Lu Yan and see the world!

So, she turned on the "clingy" mode and stuck to Lu Yan like a piece of taffy.

Sometimes I asked him about the material of the arrow, sometimes about his bow drawing posture, and sometimes about his aiming techniques.

Those big watery eyes flickered as if they could speak.

She stared at Lu Yan, which made him feel uneasy.

"Master Lu, please teach me. I want to be as powerful as you!"

Princess Mingyue pulled Lu Yan's sleeve and acted coquettishly, her voice so sweet that it was sickening.

Her little hands tightly grasped Lu Yan's sleeves, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

Lu Yan felt like his arm was about to be torn off by her, and he secretly groaned in his heart:

This is really getting more and more difficult! Your voice wasn't this high when we first met, right?