Now I really have to marry the princess.

As Yang Zhengdao placed his piece and captured several white pieces, Nazha, disregarding her status, suddenly cheered, "Master, that was great!"

Li Tai's expression immediately changed.

He was already frustrated with this game. He clearly had the upper hand, but Yang Zhengdao managed to crush him in the four corners.

As my father once said, those who govern great matters do not concern themselves with small ones, and those who achieve great things do not accomplish small ones.

But Yang Zhengdao won precisely because of his skill.

He glanced at Nazha, but couldn't bring himself to argue with a Hu woman, so he could only continue making moves with a gloomy face.

Only then did Yang Zhengdao belatedly realize that he was about to win.

Li Tai's chess skills seem a bit lacking!

Seeing Li Tai's face, which was practically dripping with tears, he quickly warned Nazha to observe the game without speaking, but inwardly he was already overjoyed.

This adorable little girl is incredibly emotionally valuable.

After another cup of tea's time, Li Tai finally gave up struggling and surrendered.

Li Jingren sighed deeply, feeling quite regretful.

Li Ke gave Yang Zhengdao a meaningful look, thinking to himself, "This cousin is no ordinary person."

Naza covered her mouth, holding back her cheers, but her eyes were filled with adoration that almost overflowed.

At that moment, Aba pulled a pastry out of his pocket: "Ado, this is a reward for you, it's the best one."

Yang Zhengdao looked at the silly-looking Aba, smiled wryly and shook his head.

Seeing this, the others exchanged knowing smiles and chuckled to themselves.

Li Tai let out a heavy sigh of relief, his face relaxed. It's alright, we still have a backup plan.

He didn't care about winning or losing, but he lost because of his chess skills, which he was so proud of, so he couldn't help feeling frustrated.

He glanced at Naza, looking into her crescent-shaped eyes, and deeply regretted not bringing his sweet and obedient Silla maid with him on this trip.

In the second round, he decided to compete in archery because he had never seen Yang Zhengdao hold a bow before.

Li Tai's prediction was correct. Although Yang Zhengdao grew up on the grasslands, as a puppet emperor of a regime in exile, he naturally had little opportunity to learn archery.

At this moment, Yang Zhengdao was debating whether or not to use the lottery opportunity he had obtained in Wugong County.

In the end, he decided to use it anyway, since keeping it wouldn't produce offspring, and who knows, he might get what he wanted.

If we keep going and win another game, we can ride the Lamborghini among horses and the Rolls-Royce among foals.

When Li Tai saw the hesitation on Yang Zhengdao's face, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Cousin Zhengdao, seeing your female guard carrying a bow and arrows, I imagine her archery skills must be quite good. Why don't we have our troops take the lead in this round?"

During the Tang Dynasty, it was customary for servants to carry out such tasks on behalf of noble families, so Li Tai naturally made this suggestion to Yang Zhengdao.

"No need!" Yang Zhengdao's hesitation vanished, replaced by an expression of absolute confidence.

That's right! This time I finally got lucky and everything I wanted came true.

Just now, a message popped into his mind.

You have acquired basic archery skills.

Although this archery technique was labeled "basic," Yang Zhengdao knew that this round was in the bag.

He discovered that any skill labeled "basic" by the system was almost the highest level that ordinary people could achieve.

Of course, such skills cannot compare to those of naturally gifted players. For example, he fought Xi Junmai for dozens of rounds and was only slightly inferior.

But competing with Li Tai shouldn't be a problem.

After all, there's no historical record of Li Tai being skilled in archery. If it were Li Tai's grandfather, Li Yuan, then he would have simply conceded defeat.

Legend has it that Dou Yi was choosing a husband for his daughter, so he painted two peacocks on a screen and agreed that whoever hit one eye with each arrow would be the husband. Li Yuan hit both eyes with both arrows and won the beauty's heart, which led to the later Empress Dou.

There is also an even more intense battle in the Investiture of the Gods, where Li Yuan led a dozen or so riders to encounter thousands of rebels at Longmen. He fired seventy arrows in succession, each hitting its mark, and the rebels were routed.

Putting aside whether the shots hit their mark, the ability to fire seventy arrows in succession is something no ordinary person could do.

Soon the targets were set up, and everyone moved to the open space in the garden.

Yang Zhengdao looked at the target fifty paces away, and the archery skills that had been forcibly implanted in him came alive at that moment.

Countless practice sessions of drawing the bow and shooting arrows, and countless techniques for controlling the string and releasing the arrow, were suddenly mastered.

Li Tai was eager to try, while Yang Zhengdao was confident of victory; both seemed to feel that they had the upper hand.

After some polite exchanges, Li Tai was allowed to shoot first.

He took a sandalwood bow from the guard, nocked an arrow, drew the bowstring taut, held his breath, and finally released the arrow as it shot through the air.

With a "whoosh," it hit the bullseye!

No wonder he is Li Yuan's grandson and Li Er's son.

The guards cheered, while Naza looked worried.

Next, unsurprisingly, Li Tai hit the target with all three arrows.

He smiled and handed the bow to Yang Zhengdao.

Yang Zhengdao took the bow and arrow, and relying on the muscle memory in his arm and the shooting experience directly implanted in the system, he drew the bow and nocked the arrow in one go. The arrow shot out of the air with almost no aiming.

"Whoosh! Bang!"

The arrow was deeply embedded in the target, its fletching vibrating and humming!

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, Yang Zhengdao's second and third arrows were fired in quick succession.

The three arrows almost overlapped, firmly embedded in the bullseye.

Li Tai's face froze instantly, in disbelief.

A look of amazement flashed in Li Ke's eyes, and he couldn't help but nod in praise, thinking to himself, "This cousin of mine has been hiding his true abilities."

Naza, her face full of adoration, once again showered her with emotional support: "Master, you're amazing!"

Meanwhile, the eunuch Jian, who had been observing silently, took out a wooden tablet.

"Zhengdao was a skilled archer; he shot three arrows in quick succession, each hitting the target perfectly."

Li Tai looked at the three arrows tightly connected on the bullseye and was completely dejected.

He didn't care about winning or losing; he simply lost because of his pride and joy in chess and archery. In his heart…

No! I also hit the target with all three arrows, only my firing rate was slightly slower.

Li Tai was unwilling to accept defeat; he felt he would be depressed to death if he just gave up like that.

"Both His Highness the Prince of Yue and Brother Zhengdao have gotten all the answers right. What should we do in such a draw?" Li Jingren stepped forward and asked.

Good brother! Li Tai silently gave Li Jingren a thumbs up in his heart.

Yang Zhengdao immediately smiled and said, "Then let's settle this in the third round."

After all, college students understand society. Since Li Jingren has already brought out the ladder, there is no reason for him to take it away.

Moreover, Yang Zhengdao was certain that Li Tai had not yet learned Li Er's shamelessness at this time.

As expected, upon hearing Yang Zhengdao's words, Li Tai immediately blushed and waved his hand.

"My cousin Zhengdao won this game; his rapid-fire shooting technique was truly divine."

Yang Zhengdao sensed Li Tai's reluctance and suggested, "Your Majesty is too kind. In an archery contest, the one who hits the target wins. Since it's a draw at fifty paces, how about we change it to one hundred paces?"

"Excellent! Excellent!" Li Tai thought to himself, "This Yang Zhengdao is a good man!"

After the target was moved a hundred paces behind, the two men shot three more arrows in succession.

This time, Li Tai was completely convinced. His three arrows barely landed on the target, while Yang Zhengdao's three arrows all hit the bullseye.

He stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting, unconsciously changing his form of address.

"My cousin's archery skills are superb, I admire him greatly! That 'Shadow of the Black Bird' already belongs to my cousin, but I would like to have one last match."