Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

When Princess Yingluo saw her accept the challenge, her eyes gleamed with barely suppressed excitement and anticipation, as if she could already foresee her glorious moment of victory.

She eagerly explained the rules of the competition: "You and I will each select palace maids and eunuchs, forming two teams of twenty people each. Each team will have an apple on their head as the target. When the competition begins, whoever can shoot down all twenty apples first will be the winner. But remember, you must hit the apples accurately. If you miss the target, it will not count towards your score."

After saying that, seeing that she didn't react, he immediately asked provocatively, "What does Princess Rui think?"

"No way."

Lingyan parted her lips slightly, and the three words she uttered instantly froze the passion in Princess Yingluo's heart.

Princess Yingluo's expression changed slightly, and her anger was about to erupt, but it was stopped by Lingyan's next words.

Lingyan's smile suddenly became bright and dangerous, like a poppy suddenly blooming in spring, beautiful yet deadly.

"Indeed, it's not very good! This kind of competition is too boring and lacks challenge for me. If we're going to play, we should play the most exciting kind to do justice to our contest today."

Everyone in the hall looked puzzled.

what?

Isn't this exciting?

So what exactly constitutes excitement?

Princess Yingluo clearly shared the same thought and immediately asked, "What insightful opinion does Princess Rui have? I would like to hear it in detail."

Ling Yan was still smiling, but there was something chilling about that smile.

Lingyan looked at Princess Yingluo with piercing eyes, but said very calmly, "Since it's just the two of us competing in archery, we'll naturally use each other as targets. We'll each put an apple on our heads, and each of us will be the bullseye. We'll finish with three arrows. Whoever hits the target the most times after three arrows wins. We can't move an inch during the competition. How about that? Isn't it exciting?"

Princess Yingluo felt a sense of fear upon hearing this.

She was very confident in her archery skills, but Princess Rui was not proficient in this art at all, and might accidentally injure her.

She hesitated.

Lingyan then added fuel to the fire, saying, "What, group leader? Are you afraid? Didn't you just challenge me to an archery contest? No way, no way, does a princess like you, a daughter of the grasslands, not have this much courage? Are you afraid I'll hurt you?"

Princess Yingluo was immediately enraged upon hearing this.

Already feeling unsettled, the stimulus prompted her to act without hesitation.

In a fit of emotion, he shouted back, "Who said I was scared? I was just thinking, what if we both hit the target with all three arrows? How would that be handled?"

Lingyan kindly explained to her, "It's very simple! You can judge it by the accuracy of the arrow and the depth to which the arrowhead is embedded in the apple. It's impossible for two people to have the exact same accuracy and the exact distance the arrow penetrates."

Princess Yingluo was completely out of her mind. Although she was still a little scared, she felt that she was, after all, an envoy from another country.

And with Emperor Jingzhao and everyone else watching, she absolutely dared not hurt or kill her.

Therefore, she immediately replied, "Okay! It's settled then."

Upon hearing her reply, Lingyan's lips curled into a barely perceptible cold smile.

At this moment, an uproar broke out in the main hall.

Many people's expressions changed drastically, and they whispered among themselves, filled with fear and unease.

Others were taken aback by the bold proposal, but then their eyes lit up with excitement.

They were used to seeing conventional competitions, so this thrilling and exciting contest made their hearts race and they couldn't help but cheer with anticipation.

Some of the women present turned pale, gasping in shock as they worried about Lingyan, clutching their handkerchiefs tightly.

Some of the military officers were initially taken aback.

But then he showed an expression of admiration, secretly admiring the Princess Consort Rui's courage.

The entire hall was filled with a mix of emotions, including surprise, worry, excitement, anticipation, and more, creating an atmosphere of extreme tension.

In this atmosphere, the two of them stood at attention.

The two sides were about ten meters apart.

At this moment, apples were placed on their heads, and bowstrings were held in their hands.

Lingyan took the lead.

She looked like she was touching a bowstring for the first time, completely inexperienced.

Then, out of curiosity, they looked around here and touched there.

Moreover, the bowstring couldn't be drawn immediately.

She managed to pull it apart after much effort.

Then Lingyan focused her gaze on the arrow in her hand and slowly aimed the arrowhead at Princess Yingluo.

Although the movements were slow, they were like heavy hammer blows, striking Princess Yingluo's taut nerves one after another.

Her heart was racing, her breathing was rapid, and her nervousness was almost palpable.

Just when Princess Yingluo was about to be crushed by this invisible pressure.

Lingyan suddenly put down her bow and cried out in pain, "Ouch! My back is suddenly hurting so much! It hurts so much!"

Princess Yingluo's tense nerves had relaxed at this moment.

But the next moment, in the instant she relaxed her guard, Ling Yan suddenly drew the bowstring taut with lightning speed, and the arrow shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

Unfortunately, the arrow did not strike Princess Yingluo as everyone expected. Instead, it lost its power two meters away from her and fell limply to the ground.

Princess Yingluo was immediately startled.

He was furious when he realized what was happening.

This woman did it on purpose; she deliberately scared and teased her.

That's right, Ling Yan did it on purpose, so what?

If you're not happy, come and bite me!

Princess Yingluo was furious. The next moment, she drew the bowstring taut, her eyes blazing as she stared intently at Lingyan as she aimed.

At this moment, the hall was unusually quiet.

It was so quiet that the only sound they could hear was each other breathing.

Xiao Muyao, He Jingchuan, and Lu Yanqing were ready to make their move at any moment.

Although they believed that she had come up with the idea for the competition, they were certain that she would win.

But they certainly didn't dare gamble with her life.

Once they sensed a change in the situation, they would immediately intercept the arrows.

Besides them, the Ninth Princess and Consort Liang were also ready at any time.

Of course, Emperor Jingzhao was also prepared, and had the imperial guards around him ready.

After all, don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

Some military and civil officials who were worried about Lingyan were also preparing to act.

Besides them, Chu Xiyao is also making preparations.

It's such a pity that such an interesting person as Princess Rui died so easily!

However, Princess Yingluo was clearly not mentally unstable.

Even if she wished for her death, she wouldn't kill her in front of everyone right now.

Therefore, without any accidents, she easily and accurately shot the apple on Lingyan's head.

She just used a bit too much force.

When everyone in the hall looked at Princess Rui, they found that she remained calm and composed, without the slightest sign of panic or fear, and they couldn't help but admire her.

Then it was Lingyan's turn.

She improved this time compared to her first arrow.

But it still missed.

It shot right at Princess Yingluo's feet.

Princess Yingluo beamed with joy.

She has already won.

Many people in the main hall clearly shared this view.

They had expected this result and were not surprised at all.

The fact that Princess Rui could maintain such composure and grace as a great nation already impressed them.

There's nothing to be disappointed or resentful about.

Then Princess Yingluo confidently shot a second arrow.

The result was as expected.

The same result as the first arrow.

At this point, many people thought the competition was over.

After all, it's a best-of-three series.

Princess Yingluo has already won twice.

But at that moment, they saw Princess Rui draw her bowstring taut once again.

They were surprised and astonished.

Princess Yingluo, also puzzled, asked, "Wasn't the competition already over? The results are in, why are you continuing?"

Ling Yan replied with a smile, "It's not over yet! Didn't the rules say to shoot three arrows? We've only shot two."

Princess Yingluo thought about it and realized it made sense.

It refers to the three arrows, but she had already won in advance, and the result was already clear.

But since she insisted on shooting all three arrows, she would accompany her.

Anyway, the result would be the same no matter how many more arrows you shoot.

Therefore, she nodded magnanimously and replied, "What Your Highness says is true; we should follow the rules."

Lingyan laughed even more happily.

Then, drawing the bowstring taut again and aiming at Princess Yingluo, he said in a low voice, "Group leader, please don't move later, or you'll break the rules."

Princess Yingluo was extremely disdainful.

With her abilities, so weak and powerless, would she be afraid of her?

So she replied nonchalantly, "Don't worry, this princess will not move an inch."

Upon hearing this, Lingyan thought to herself: Okay, you said it yourself!