The news that there would be a competition in the Youth Garden spread quickly. People from all over the world rushed to the Youth Garden, for fear of missing the competition.
In particular, the two competitors were the Young Master of the Middle Border City and Lu An, who was at the peak of his power. Needless to say, everyone knew about the grudge between the two. Therefore, the competition would be very aggressive, and neither side would hold back.
Although the Youth Garden was built on a lake, and there were bridges and pavilions on the water everywhere, there was a large round platform in the middle of the lake. The round platform was much higher than other places, and it was often used by people to enjoy singing and dancing performances. Unexpectedly, it would come in handy today.
More and more people entered the Youth Garden. Whether it was the periphery of the lake, the bridges, or the pavilions, they were all crowded with people. People looked up at the round platform, for fear of missing any details.
Compared with this competition, the so-called lanterns, riddles, and ice sculptures were nothing. This was the highlight! Everyone was excited because of this sudden program. Everyone was talking about it, clearly expressing their own opinions.
"I heard that the competition will be divided into five categories, namely archery, smelling incense, weapon refining, alchemy, and dice! And Wang Wei can send different people to compete in these five categories, but only Lu An can compete! "
"Isn't that a bit too difficult? None of these five tasks could be done well just because one was strong. Even archery is the same. That requires a lot of skill! "
"That's right. And smelling incense. How many people in the Middle Border City can smell incense? Only Wang Wei's subordinates can concentrate on this kind of thing! "
"Weapon refining and alchemy are the same. This guy has such a high cultivation at such a young age. He must have put all his energy into cultivation. How can he know alchemy and weapon refining? Not to mention the dice competition at the end! "
"…"
For a moment, everyone was complaining about the injustice for Lu An. No matter how they looked at it, Lu An could not win this competition.
However, some people also felt that it was strange. So many people felt that it was impossible to win, so why did Lu An agree? Could it be that he was a fool?
The discussion below the stage was extremely noisy, but on the round stage, people from both sides had already taken their places. Lu An and Han Ya stood on the west side of the round platform, while Wang Wei, Wang Xue, and four other people stood on the east side. Both sides looked at each other from afar and waited patiently.
Lu An frowned as he looked at the four people. If there were only four of them, it meant that Wang Wei had to do one more task.
"If you lose, my family will pay for it." Han Ya's cold voice suddenly rang out from the side. She was very firm.
Lu An was stunned for a moment before he turned to look at Han Ya. He could not help but smile as he said, "There's no need for that. Moreover, Senior Apprentice Sister, don't think that I will definitely lose."
Han Ya was startled and looked at Lu An strangely, because even she didn't have any hope for Lu An.
At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly strode onto the platform. Lu An had never seen this person before, but Han Ya directly said, "This person is the owner of the Lantern Garden."
Lu An came to a sudden realization.
The middle-aged man strode to the center of the round platform and looked around with a smile on his face. He said in his loudest voice, "Today is the Lantern Festival. Wang Wei, the young master of the Middle Border City, and Lu An, the honored guest of the Han Family, will compete here. It is the honor of my Lantern Garden!"
"As the owner of this place, I also feel very happy. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, I will personally preside over this competition. There are a total of five rounds, namely, archery, smelling, weapon refining, alchemy, and dice! Three out of five rounds, the winner must be willing to accept defeat! "
As soon as these words came out, the audience suddenly burst into warm applause, whistles, and cheers. Everyone looked extremely excited. Needless to say, they were already looking forward to this competition.
The middle-aged man also knew that he didn't need to warm up the audience at all, so he said loudly with a smile, "Then I won't spoil everyone's mood. The first round is archery!"
After that, a few people suddenly brought up a shelf from behind. On the shelf were two longbows and two quivers, which were full of bows and arrows.
At the same time, on the other side of the Youth Garden, someone suddenly jumped up, flew directly to the ice sculpture in the lake with a target, and fiercely inserted the target into the ice sculpture!
"The two bows and arrows in the first round are provided by my Lantern Garden. I guarantee that both longbows and arrows are exactly the same. There is no difference between the two!"
"This target is exactly 500 feet away from here! The winner of the first round is also very simple. Whoever hits the target with three arrows first will be the winner! If two people hit the target with three arrows at the same time, the one who is closer to the bullseye will be the winner! "
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of exclamations.
In the army, the effective shooting distance of an archer or cavalry was 500 feet, and the ice sculpture was exactly 500 feet away from the round platform. However, the target was only four feet in size, which was actually very small from 500 feet away!
Some people just happened to be under the round platform, and they felt that the target was pitifully small from afar, let alone shooting arrows. The effective distance was one thing, but accuracy was another!
Moreover, this longbow was obviously not a special bow, and was exactly the same as the bows used by the army. Even if it was a cultivator, if he used too much strength, it was very likely that the bowstring would break. At that time, he wouldn't even need to shoot the target and could just admit defeat.
As the middle-aged man's voice fell, he looked to the left and right and raised his hand. Immediately, Lu An started walking towards the center, and beside Wang Wei, a man with a particularly strong physique walked out.
Even the heavy winter clothes couldn't hide this person's strong muscles. When he walked, he was like a strong warrior. When both of them came to the center, their sizes and figures were in sharp contrast.
This big guy looked at Lu An and snorted coldly, his eyes full of mockery. If it was a competition of strength, he was definitely not Lu An's opponent, but if it was an archery competition, this kid would go back and practice for a few more lifetimes!
Someone in the audience recognized this person and quickly said, "This person is the sergeant in charge of training the soldiers in the City Lord's Mansion. He can be said to be the best archer in the City Lord's Mansion!"
When the surrounding people heard this, they were shocked. If that was the case, then it was even more impossible for Lu An to win!
The middle-aged man looked at the two people on his left and right and said with a smile, "The two of you can try the bow first."
Hearing this, Lu An took the longbow from the shelf. The bow was very light in the hand, but with Lu An's current physical strength, even a piece of iron would not be heavy in his hand.
He really didn't shoot arrows much, but when he was hunting wild beasts in Tabukal, he used the crudest self-made arrows to shoot. However, he had seen people shoot arrows once or twice, and that was when he was at the dock. There were rich people shooting arrows on the deck of the ship, and he had seen it from afar.
Other than that, he had no experience.
"No need to try!" The big man directly waved his hand and said loudly, "Let's start now, I don't have time to waste with this kid!"
The middle-aged man was startled. He glanced at the big man and then looked at Wang Wei in the distance, only to see Wang Wei looking at him with a gloomy face. He couldn't help but be shocked!
"Good." The middle-aged man coughed and then said loudly, "The competition starts now!"
Lu An was startled. The competition started without any warning, and he didn't know how to react. On the other side, the big man had already taken out an arrow from his quiver and placed it on the bow. He pulled the string and aimed at the target in the distance.
To be honest, such a long distance was also very challenging for him. Even in teaching, he had always said that if he wanted to shoot someone accurately, he had to be within 300 feet. If he wanted to shoot from 500 feet away, there was no need to ask for accuracy.
Taking a deep breath, the big man pulled the longbow even more, as if the bow was about to break. When he took a deep breath, he instantly held his breath and then released the string. The arrow flew out of his hand!
Whoosh!
The long sword was like a rainbow, with a powerful force, it went straight to the target in the distance!
Everyone's eyes immediately followed the movement of the arrow. They saw the arrow draw a subtle arc in the air, with enough power, it flew half the distance in an instant!
When it was halfway, the bow began to drop slightly.
Even so, the arrow still carried a strong gust of wind as it flew straight towards the target. Everyone looked at the accurate path and couldn't help but feel nervous!
Could it be that the first arrow would hit the target?
It was getting closer.
It was getting closer.
Whoosh!
When the crowd saw that the arrow was flying close to the target, their hearts immediately calmed down. Then, they sighed and felt sorry for the arrow.
Just a little bit more and he would have hit the target!
However, there were so many arrows in the quiver. If the first arrow could be so accurate, wouldn't the rest of the arrows hit the target?
Just when everyone was sighing, they suddenly saw that on the round platform, the young man also took out an arrow from the quiver and placed it on the longbow.
When everyone saw this, they gasped! The big man's first arrow made them excited. How would the young man's first arrow be like?
Just when they thought of this, Lu An on the stage frowned and in an instant, the arrow left his hand!
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