"It's my turn" The three words spoken by Shen Miao were light and airy, but carried an inexplicable chill. As if the voice came from the ninth heaven, it heavily smashed in front of Cai Lin.

  Sweat trickled down Cai Lin's forehead as he stared blankly at Shen Miao in front of him.

  Shen Miao stepped forward a few steps, bent down and picked up the longbow on the ground. Everyone in the entire arena was watching her every move, their eyes unwilling to look away.

  This was an unexpected scene. Originally thought that Shen Miao would be scared to faint or lose her composure, but she didn't seem to care at all. On the other hand, Cai Lin was drenched in cold sweat, and not a single arrow was re-shot.

  After a brief silence, the people below the stage began to discuss it one after another.

  "It's really true that a tiger father has no inferior daughter! This Miss Shen is quite bold!" The person who spoke had a good relationship with Shen Xinpeng, and initially heard rumors about Shen Miao being foolish. Today, seeing her, he thought those words were just slander. With such courage and spirit, how could she be foolish? It's clear that someone intentionally tried to tarnish the young girl's reputation.

  "Indeed, you see just now she didn't even blink, if the arrow had been a bit more off target it would have scratched her cheek. This girl truly has the demeanor of a great general, even if it were one of us, we would probably be startled too."

  "Look at her family background! Can General Shen's daughter be bad? It seems that the previous rumors were untrue, no wonder they deliberately slandered her. A tall tree attracts strong winds, and at such a young age, she is so outstanding, no wonder she provokes jealousy."

  Most people in the officialdom still have a good attitude towards Shen Xin, after all, there are many interests involved. Moreover, they spend their days on the court, not as meticulous as the women in the back house, and their perspective on things is different. In the past, Shen was young, but now that she's growing older, she naturally brings out her excellent qualities.

  King Zhou and King Jing exchanged a glance, and King Jing shook his head and sighed: "It seems that both of us were wrong, she really is a bold person."

  "Lao Jiu is now regretful?" Zhou Wang smiled and looked at Fu Xiuyi: "How could such an extraordinary woman have refused him in the first place?"

  "A person can't change overnight like this, either Miss Shen Wu has met a master or she was pretending to be foolish from the start. Either way, you've lost, Old Ninth." said Jing Wang.

  Fu Xiuyi smiled and said, "A gentle and virtuous girl, unfortunately not the one I'm pleased with." Does he regret it? Fu Xiuyi didn't think so, but Shen Miao's calm appearance fell into his eyes, which seemed a bit piercing. He also didn't believe that people could change overnight to become completely different from before, as if they were pretending to be stupid all along, but why would they pretend to be stupid, was it on purpose to make themselves disgusted?

  Pei Langdian put down the teacup, and for some reason, he had just grasped Shen Miao's heart tightly. But she unexpectedly stabilized herself, not only stabilizing herself but also scaring Cai Lin to the point where his usual archery skills were off.

  Shen Miao is actually this formidable?

  "Indeed a wonderful person!" Yu Qin Wang smiled with satisfaction, staring at Shen Miao's figure without letting go: "I wonder... what kind of taste is it?"

  Pei Lang frowned, and Yu Qin Wang's words were probably thinking about something dirty and shameful again. Unfortunately, he was a man of little importance and couldn't do anything about it.

  "You lost." Xie Jinghang said calmly and leisurely, leaning against the window on the upper floor.

  "It's actually turned out like this!" Su Mingfen's eyes were almost bulging, looking at Xie Jinghang and then at the distant stage, asking: "Did you already know about it?"

  "I admit defeat." Xie Jinghang stood up and patted the dust off his body.

  "Alright, I give up! What's the penalty?" Su Ming Feng replied readily.

  "After this duel, let's celebrate with a drink and bury the hatchet of our twenty-year-old daughter Hong's affair."

  "You really are heartless." Su Ming Feng cursed, then suddenly realized something and asked in confusion: "But what's there to celebrate? Is there anything worth being happy about?"

  "There isn't one now, but there will be soon." Xie Jinghang raised an eyebrow: "Something extremely worth being excited about."

  On stage, Shen Miao handed the grass fruit to Cai Lin.

  Cai Lin took over the grass fruit's hand and asked: "Shen Miao, have you ever learned to shoot while walking?"

  "Never." Shen Miao smiled at him: "Today is the first time I've held a bow, but since I can shoot three arrows in a row, even if one doesn't understand, there's always the next one, and eventually I'll learn."

  Cai Lin felt a chill run down her spine and looked at Shen Miao in disbelief: "You're not joking, are you?"

  Just now, Shen Miao's calm and composed expression seemed as if she was used to doing this kind of thing. He mistakenly thought that Shen Miao must be a seasoned pro, after all, Shen Xin was a great general, it was possible that he personally taught his own daughter archery. But now Shen Miao actually said that today was her first time holding a bow?

  How dare she!

  "He said: 'You can't even shoot, how can you hit the target? This grass fruit is clearly not going to be shot down, am I not sending myself to death in vain?'"

  "'Tsai Gongzi is also not immune to ridicule,' Shen Miao said calmly, her voice neither high nor low, just loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. Everyone looked at the purple-clothed girl with lowered eyebrows and eyes cast down, yet she exuded an intimidating aura."

  "Just now when Master Cai invited me to come on stage, he didn't ask if I could shoot with my feet. Just now when he shot an arrow at me, he didn't ask if I was willing to die, so why is it that when it's my turn to shoot with my feet, he asks if I can or not?"

  This remark made Cai Lin speechless, indeed, he just wanted to vent for Shen Yue, so he deliberately chose the step shot that Shen Miao couldn't do. But now it's like lifting a stone and hitting his own foot.

  "Miss Shen, my son is mischievous and disobedient. I apologize to you on his behalf, please don't hold it against him. It's just that you really can't shoot well now, and it's inevitable that something unexpected will happen, which wouldn't be good for you either." Magistrate Cai finally couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly spoke up under the gaze of his wife, who was occasionally giving him meaningful glances. As soon as he finished speaking, his old face turned red, but there was really no other way out - although it was embarrassing, it was better than having his own young son lose his life.

  He even used "this official" to threaten Shen Miao. Although it was not good to bully a little girl, Cai Da Ye also had some complaints about Shen Miao's inflexibility, and his tone involuntarily carried a sense of majesty.

  Where can a talented woman be intimidated by an official? She has dealt with the Xiongnu, the Qin imperial court, and the wise emperors of the Ming dynasty. As for officials, she really doesn't take them seriously.

  Everyone stared at Shen Miao with their eyes wide open, her chin slightly raised. Cai Da Ren was originally standing below the stage, and from a distance, he looked like a minister crawling under Shen Miao's feet. And Shen Miao's words left everyone stunned.

  She said: "Lord Cai, just now I staked my own life, and now it's Cai Lin's turn to stake his. The contract is already drawn up, written in black and white, clear and straightforward. Even if I shoot him dead today, there won't be the slightest bit of relation between us. Whoever loses will admit defeat."

  Before Lord Cai could speak, she continued: "A person without credibility cannot stand, this rule was personally proposed by Cai Lin. Now you're going back on your word, does Lord Cai also have the habit of changing rules when things don't go his way in official circles?"

  Digression

  Guess! The bear child will die!