Shen Miao stared at him motionlessly.

  She had reminded Xie Jinghang, and naturally she was also prepared for Xie Jinghang to take the stage, but she didn't expect it to be like this now, and her heart was a bit overwhelmed with emotion. This seemed like Xie Jinghang deliberately helping her out of the situation, but that wasn't actually the case.

  Xie Changwu did not expect Xie Jinghang to suddenly rush out. He came today just to please the Cai family, thinking that since Shen Miao had already offended the Cai family, as long as he let Shen Miao lose face and replaced the Cai family in teaching Shen Miao a lesson, the Cai family would naturally be filled with good feelings towards him. Although it seemed that Shen Miao's archery skills were indeed not bad, the strength between men and women was unequal to begin with, let alone Cai Lin's failure was due to his underestimation of the enemy.

  Ke Xie Chang Wu was not a man who underestimated his opponents, and if possible, he would even make some subtle moves on the arrow, anyway Shen Miao was not a frequent martial arts practitioner, so she definitely wouldn't notice.

  He calculated so well, but never expected his brother to kill him halfway through.

  Not only were the two Xie brothers stunned, but the others in the audience were also shocked. If Lin An was present today, he would probably be stunned as well. Every year during the assessment, Xie Jinghang had never participated, but despite this, everyone knew that his literary and martial skills were not bad, especially his martial skills, which although not comparable to others, had been impressive in several battles. If it weren't for being too showy, it would be hard to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion. Xie Jinghang's reputation on the battlefield was even comparable to that of veteran generals.

  However, he did not participate in the annual verification, but it was not to dispel the royal family's taboo. It was simply because he was a person who didn't care about trivial matters, as if he had a few rebellious bones, or perhaps he deliberately went against his father, anyway, he looked down on the performance of the verification. Precisely because he did not participate, everyone could only focus their attention on the two illegitimate sons of the Lin'an Hou Mansion, Xie Changwu and Xie Changzhao also worked hard every year, and the annual verification could always get a few first-class results.

  This year, Xie family's most arrogant and spoiled young master will be compared with his two outstanding half-brothers. Who will win in the end?

  Although Xie Jingxing's reputation was well-known, people always preferred to accept what they saw with their own eyes. Xie Jingxing had never showcased his talents in the capital city. The women could only learn about this young man's brilliance from their husbands' occasional words, but hearing is not as good as seeing, and they still harbored some doubts.

  Those same young men, although they envied Xie Jinghang's freedom and ease, also felt a little jealous. Now that they saw an opportunity to curb Xie Jinghang's arrogance, they were somewhat delighted. Moreover, the two brothers of the Xie family were originally good at getting along with people, and many of those who interacted with them on a daily basis were biased towards helping Xie Changwu and Xie Changzhao.

  It was the girls who had already blushed at Xie Jing's handsome face, and when they looked again, they saw that he had an extraordinary bearing, a kind of heroic spirit that was completely different from the soft and weak quality of the young masters in the capital. It seemed to be accompanied by a cold ice-like blood energy, but it just so happened that he always smiled with a sly charm, which made him even more extraordinary. That's why the girls were all focused on Xie Jing.

  Shen Miao took in the expressions of everyone on the scene, and roughly speaking, these people all thought that Xie Jingxuan coming up to challenge his two younger brothers at this moment was just a whim, a spoiled rich kid throwing a tantrum. However... Shen Miao smiled slightly, Xie Jingxuan wasn't someone easy to deal with, and since he had already stepped onto the stage of this trial, there was no way he would let his two younger brothers retreat unscathed. The difference between Xie Jingxuan and her lay in that although she appeared reckless on the surface, she still had a method to her madness, knowing that she needed to plan carefully in order to achieve her goals.

  Ke Xie Jinghang, relying on the Lin'an Houfu behind him, was fearless.

  But after his death, was there only a Lin'an Marquis Manor?

  Just then, Xie Changwu spoke up from under the stage: "Big brother, this... probably isn't good."

  "What's wrong?" Xie Jinghang glanced at Shen Miao, then at Xie Changwu, and suddenly smiled. He said: "Is it that you think Shen Miao is more challenging than me?"

  A loud "hoh" sound, and everyone below burst out laughing.

  Xie Jingxing continued to scrutinize Shen Miao: "No internal strength, no martial arts skills, yet you challenge her to a shooting match. You're also a martial artist, challenging an unskilled woman is pointless, I don't understand it either." He suddenly smiled, his voice low and magnetic: "However, the little girl looks good, if you're choosing based on appearance, then it's justified."

  At this moment, those boys with a smirk on their faces couldn't help but burst out laughing, some even threw ambiguous glances at Shen Miao. Indeed, now that Shen Miao had shed her silly and foolish image, her entire face seemed to be radiant, she was originally not bad-looking, with a delicate and lovely appearance, yet so calm that it was mesmerizing, this contrast made people unable to look away. It's just that her previous image was too stubborn, for a while, people couldn't change their impression of her. But Xie Jinghang's one sentence seemed to have opened up the floodgates, and the boys also unhesitatingly acknowledged that Shen Miao was a very special little beauty.

  The girls, however, were not pleased. Xie Jinghang's words were clearly praising Shen Miao's appearance. Shen Yue and Shen Qing both changed color, although they now admired Fu Xiuyi, but there were many handsome men in the world, not just one Fu Xiuyi. A young man like Xie Jinghang, who was unique in Dingjing City, even in the entire Mingqi, praised that rustic package, making Shen Yue and Shen Qing, who were already proud, jealous to no end.

  Yi Peilan furrowed her brow and muttered: "Xie Xiaohouye must be blind, how could he think Shen Miao looks good?"

  "It must be that Shen Miao has used some trick to bewilder him." Bai Wei bit her lip and stared fixedly at the young man on stage: "Shen Miao is truly shameless, in the past she clung to Ding Wang like a shadow, now she's come to cling to Young Master Xie Xiao Hou again."

  They didn't know that Shen Miao was being gossiped about, but even if they did, it would just be a laugh. Because she knew that Xie Jingxuan's purpose in saying this was not to tease her or help her out of the situation, but to force his two brothers into action in a way that they couldn't refuse.

  To be frank, the two brothers of the Xie family naturally did not want to confront Xie Jingxuan. Regardless of who wins or loses, Xie Ding has always doted on his eldest son. If the younger and elder sons were to compete on the testing platform, Xie Ding would only think that it was a case of brotherly discord. And being biased, Xie Ding would definitely be dissatisfied with both brothers.

  It's a good thing that Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao will definitely think of an excuse to decline, but Xie Jinghang is also a clever person, he doesn't force them either, and directly provokes them.

  Yes, Xie Changwu was unwilling to challenge Xie Jinghang, but instead wanted to challenge Shen Miao, who had no power in her hands. It's too strange. His private thoughts were almost clearly shown in front of everyone.

  To dispel everyone's idea, to prove that he didn't want to climb up the Cai family, Xie Changwu had no choice but to go on stage himself and have a match with Xie Jingxuan. This was a helpless move, but after agreeing, his plan to use Shen Miao to climb up the Cai family also fell through, that is, he lost.

  He gritted his teeth and got up: "Since brother has spoken, how can younger brother not obey?"

  Xie Jinghang would never give him a chance to complain about himself. On the battlefield, whoever he made lose would absolutely lose without any mercy.

  "One person is not enough," he raised an eyebrow: "Third brother, let's go together."

  Digression

  The thesis defense is over! Next, I'm going to take graduation photos~ (≧▽≦) ~/