The autumn wind is always refreshing and elegant, but at this moment, due to the tense atmosphere, even the fragrance of flowers seems to have become more intense.

  Shen Yue covered her mouth, somewhat surprised: "This... Fifth Sister is a girl, how can someone choose this item?"

  "Not bad," Chen Ruoqiu also worried: "Wu Niang, don't force yourself, although your uncle is a martial general, you've never been good at these things since you were young."

  Chen Ruoqiu's words were clever, saying that Shen Xin was a military general, and as his daughter, Shen Miao wouldn't know how to shoot with her feet. It would be fine if she didn't understand martial arts, but the reason she gave was that her family didn't like dancing with knives and guns, which was also acceptable. However, not understanding martial arts and not being proficient in literature either was really quite unfortunate. Everyone knew that Shen Miao didn't understand music, chess, books, or painting, and now they had to say again that she wasn't good at martial arts either, which meant that Shen Miao was being degraded as someone who was completely useless. This also led to the whole house of Shen Xin being looked down upon.

  "But... the rules of this trial are unchangeable," Shen Qing's face was anxious, but his tone was sarcastic: "Once chosen as an opponent, regardless of which category, one must complete the trial. However, everyone will choose the best person from each category to compete, so why did Cai Lin single out you, Fifth Sister? Did you hold back a trick?"

  What she said was really unpleasant to hear. But Ren Yuanyun didn't stop her, and instead smiled and said: "Elder sister is talking nonsense. Wuniang doesn't know how to do these martial arts things. Wuniang, if you don't want to go on stage for the test, I'll personally talk to the examiner, and since you're still young, they won't make it difficult for you, even considering your uncle's face."

  Although Ren Yuanyun's words sounded kind and were meant to help her, upon closer thought, it wasn't that simple. After all, no one had ever broken the rules on this stage in all these years. Now that Shen Miao had set a precedent, who knows what rumors would spread among the people of Jing tomorrow? Moreover, bringing up Shen Xin's name might not necessarily prevent people from saying that Shen Xin was abusing his privileges due to his own merits. After all, there are both advantages and disadvantages to having a certain status, and rumors can be quite damaging.

  And she would never allow anyone to say no to Shen Xin.

  "Thank you, Second Aunt, no need to," she said as she stood up from the women's seat and slowly walked towards the stage. The scene gradually quieted down, with only the girl's voice clearly audible, stirring up a considerable commotion in the audience.

  "This battle, I will take."

  Cai Lin's eyes moved slightly. He did this just to vent for Shen Yue. In the martial arts world, men challenging women was a first. But he was used to being reckless and would probably get scolded by his parents when he got home. However, thinking that he could vent for Shen Yue made Cai Lin extremely happy from the bottom of his heart. He thought it was great, if Shen Miao didn't dare accept this challenge, he would mock her mercilessly.

  It was unexpected that Shen Miao actually accepted the challenge. Moreover, she did so with such calmness and composure. As he watched her walk slowly onto the stage in her purple dress, Cai Lin felt a strange sensation rising up within him.

  It's as if she wasn't afraid at all.

  But how is this possible? Shen Miao wouldn't know, he's clearer than anyone. Someone who has never practiced martial arts before would naturally be clueless about it. Shen Miao might not even know how to hold a bow, let alone face something he's not good at, or even tried before, no one would not be nervous.

  She's actually able to pretend to such an extent?

  Cai Lin was deep in thought, when he suddenly felt a gaze on him. He turned his head and met Shen Yue's eyes from the women's seats. Shen Yue looked at him coming over, and again became shy, lowering her head. Cai Lin's heart skipped a beat as he was being watched.

  Every young man has a heroic dream of saving the beauty in his heart. Now, Cai Lin sees himself as the heroic young man who saves the beauty, while Shen Miao is the evil and ugly villain.

  No matter whether she fights back today or not, he will definitely make Shen Miao Yan lose face and be at a loss in front of everyone.

  To make her never dare to be arrogant in front of Shen Yue again!

  Generally speaking, the "challenge" is set by the challenger, who dictates how to challenge and the challenged person can only accept. Because no one knows what will happen next, this round every year is always the most eye-catching.

  Shen Miao walked onto the stage.

  The chief examiner was also somewhat embarrassed, Shen Miao was after all a delicate little girl, this woman and man's martial arts class was also passable, but the problem was that Cai Lin deliberately wanted her to lose face.

  "This play is great today." Zhou Wang clapped his hands, seemingly very interested: "The reputation of the Shen family's main house may fall by a thousand feet again."

  The King shook his head and sighed, "General Shen's reputation earned on the battlefield is being tarnished by his daughter who doesn't live up to expectations." He thought to himself that she was not only disappointing but also incredibly foolish. Today, whether she chose to fight or not, it was all wrong, and now with this attitude, what comes next will be even more laughable.

  Cai Lin's mouth curled up in a pleased smile: "This year I thought of an interesting rule, every year being honest and shooting arrows is too boring. This year's archery challenge, I'll shoot with you. You put the fruit on your head, I'll use my arrow to shoot it, then I'll put it on my head, and you can use your arrow to shoot me. How about that?"

  As soon as this was said, the whole room erupted in an uproar!

  The inspector was also startled, this is going to be a disaster. Shen Miao is after all Shen Xin's daughter, if something really happens, who can bear the responsibility when Shen Xin comes back at the end of the year?

  He hastily said: "Cai Xuesheng......"

  "Sir, Guangwentai has never made exceptions for anyone. The rules have always been the same: whatever the challenger says goes. What, is even the great General's daughter also a timid little mouse?"

  Shen Yue lowered her head, covering up the corners of her mouth that had curled up. Feng Anning furrowed his brow, but didn't know what to do next.

  "Not bad." The voice was a bit hoarse, but it came from Yu Qinwang, who had been closing his eyes on one side. A strange smile appeared on his ferocious face, and he said, "Of course, there's no need to change the rules for someone. Unless, of course, General Shen is going to flee in defeat because the enemy is too strong? That would be understandable." After finishing speaking, he seemed to find it amusing and burst out laughing.

  Shen Miao's eyes suddenly became sharp and piercing.

  These people who were mocking her with their voices were all Shen Xin, and they really thought she was the weakness of the Shen family. She looked at Cai Lin's gaze that was watching the show, and then swept a glance at the malicious ridicule of the crowd on the seat, and the anger that had been accumulated for a long time finally burst out.

  The reborn Shen Miao could endure, but Empress Shen, the mistress of the harem, was a person who would surely retaliate.

  She said coldly, "My father shed blood and fought bravely outside to protect our home and country, which is why we have today's grand chrysanthemum feast and the students' vibrant display of a hundred flowers blooming. Her eyes flashed with sarcasm: "Winning this competition today doesn't count for anything; only those who have been on the battlefield and killed people can talk about it. As for your rules, why should I be afraid?"

  Everyone was stunned.

  "Why am I afraid? Your archery skills are excellent, and you will naturally hit the grass fruit. My archery skills are not good, if I miss the target, it's your life that should be worried about."

  She smiled faintly, her voice seeming to come from a distant place, yet like thunder exploding in everyone's ears.

  "In that case, sign your life away then. If you get hurt or die, it's on you."

  "How dare you? Cai Lin."