"I am right here. Do you dare to kill?"
Cai Lin stared at the young female in front of him as if it was the first time they met and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
He was used to doing whatever he wanted in Guang Wen Tang and was pampered till he could do whatever he wanted. As for Shen Miao, he only wanted to teach her a lesson today. Who knew that not only was Shen Miao not afraid, she even went against him? To actually say such words at this moment, it seemed that he was the one at a disadvantage.
Did Cai Lin dare?
Not to mention if he had the guts, even if he dared, could he do it? The Young Master of the Cai family could do things on a spur of the moment but what about the Cai family? If Shen Miao was really killed by him today, not to mention a life for a life, it was possible for Shen Xin to behead the entire Cai family and personally beg for forgiveness.
Moreover, he did not dare.
He only knew how to talk glibly and had never been on the battlefield before, not even being stained with blood. Even though his archery skills were very good, but he only shot at fruits or animals and not people.
But how could he shrink back now? Shen Miao was a female and was not afraid, so if he, a male, were to shrink back, one fear that he would not have the face to leave the residence tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Cai Lin arrogantly said, "Whatever you say, we'll see what you've got on the shooting range. You speak happily now but who knows if you would be scared witless later. "His words were extremely rude and one did not know if he was trying to cover up his panic. The calmer Shen Miao was, the more uneasy he was. After all, he wanted to see the other party's flustered look as if only that could calm his guilty conscience. Thus he only hoped that his words would make Shen Miao feel embarrassed.
If it was a normal female, when a male spoke to her in such a ruthless manner, she would naturally feel ashamed and act coy or even cry. But when Shen Miao heard it, she only glanced at him faintly and her heart was as still as water, making Cai Lin feel that everything was just him messing around.
He was somewhat stunned and suspected that he had made a mistake today. Why would he feel guilty when facing Shen Miao, this idiot?
Shen Miao had already gone to the examiner to take the fruits. That fruit was about the size of an adult male's fist and it was square at the bottom and round at the top. Shen Miao stood at the most eastern side of the stage and placed the fruit on top of her head.
The arena gradually became noisy.
"At this moment, she must be pretending to be calm, but in reality, she is scared out of her wits." Yi Pei Lan smiled and said, "I really can't wait to see her scared to tears."
"Since the Ming Qi academy examinations, there has never been a female who was challenged by a male in terms of martial arts." Jiang Xiao Xuan raised her little finger and tilted her head, "This Shen Miao can be considered as the first time. It's just that it's scary to be humiliated in front of so many people. "
"Aiyo, why is Fifth Lady still standing there? What if it misses the Young Master of the Cai family? "Ren Wan Yun said. Her heart was in a difficult position. If anything happened to Shen Miao, no matter how well Shen Xin treated the Shen family, he would not spare her.
"What is Second Sao worried about?" Chen Rou Qiu said lightly, "After all it is just children playing around. The young master of the Cai Family wasn't a child who didn't know anything. As long as Wuniang admits defeat and begs for mercy, I naturally won't make things difficult for her. I just hope that Wuniang won't fight on impulse. "
She described this kind of life and death matter as' children playing around '. After all, Ren Wan Yun was the one in charge of the family and if anything happened, Ren Wan Yun would be the one to bear the responsibility. But her words had hit the bottom of Ren Wan Yun's heart. It was all because Shen Miao wanted to fight on impulse. If Shen Miao properly begged for mercy and said some soft words to Cai Lin, naturally she would not end up in this situation.
"Don't worry." Chen Rou Qiu said, "I think that Gentleman of the Cai family only wanted to scare Fifth Lady. In this kind of academy examinations, everyone is fighting for poise so it is impossible to stop now."
"Mother need not worry." Shen Qing also said to Ren Wan Yun, "Cai Lin's marksmanship is very good. No matter what, he would not miss."
Shen Qing was still thinking that Shen Miao was blocking her dream of becoming a Prince's Consort and now she could not wait for Shen Miao to lose all her face. One heard that some people would pee and poop when they were so shocked, one did not know what would happen to Shen Miao.
If Cai Lin really missed … It would not be bad to ruin her face. Shen Qing thought.
Shen Yue did not think as far as Shen Qing. She only wanted to see Shen Miao kneeling and begging for mercy, as if that would be able to regain her self-esteem. She glanced at Cai Lin from afar but Cai Lin did not look at her.
Cai Lin held the longbow in his hands as he faced Shen Miao who was three Zhang away with cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
Shen Miao stood there quietly as the wind blew up the corner of her wide cloak. As her purple clothes fluttered, her brows and eyes were similar but that kind of dignified bearing, as if she had experienced a great storm and calmness, gilded her entire person with a layer of dazzling brilliance.
Cai Lin slowly pulled the bow. He thought, as long as Shen Miao begged for mercy, as long as she shed a tear and said a few words, he would be able to take the opportunity to humiliate her and there would be no need to be in such a dilemma.
Unfortunately, his wish ultimately fell through. Shen Miao's expression was calm, as if she did not put him in her eyes.
Shen Yue frowned.
Why did the scene of Shen Miao crying and begging for mercy not appear? Why did Shen Miao look calmer than Cai Lin?
There were already quite a number of people who discovered this point and their impression of the original idiot was quietly changing. Not every young lady could stand in front of a person with a bow and arrow and if one were to say that she inherited Shen Xin's composure in front of the enemy, it could only be said that a tiger father would not have a dog daughter.
Cai Lin's hands started to tremble. Usually it was an easy matter for him to shoot the fruit from three Zhang away but today it was exceptionally difficult. That distance seemed to be very far.
And Shen Miao's words lingered in his ears, "I am here. Do you dare to kill?"
Did he dare? Did he dare? Did he dare?
With a 'xiu' sound, the arrow fiercely streaked across.
But it only swayed in midair before falling down.
It did not even reach the corner of Shen Miao's clothes, as if there was not enough strength, much less shoot the fruit.
The audience burst into laughter.
There was even a classmate who teased, "Cai Lin, could it be that you have tender and protective feelings for the fairer sex? Normally one could shoot from ten Zhang but today one cannot even shoot from three Zhang?"
He wiped the sweat on his forehead and immediately started to shoot. The second arrow was shot at Shen Miao's feet.
The third arrow brushed past Shen Miao's hair and knocked down the fruit on Shen Miao's head. Shen Miao's hair was scattered and a head of black hair flowed down to her shoulders.
However even when the arrow narrowly brushed past her cheeks, her expression did not change at all.
Black hair, purple clothes, the young female's snow-white skin and beautiful appearance stood straight in the wind.
Cai Lin's hands softened and the bow and arrows fell to the ground. The audience was silent.
Even a fool could see that the person who was afraid was not Shen Miao but Cai Lin.
I am here. Do you dare to kill me?
Do not dare.
I dare.
She smiled faintly, and a tinge of cruelty appeared in her eyes that were like those of a cub's. Coupled with her face that was still somewhat innocent, there was a strange sort of beauty to it.
"Now, it is my turn."
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