From early in the morning, King Yang of Qi locked himself in his room and saw no one. He had received the news that King Jin had been named King Yong, which made all his thoughts despair. His dreams were shattered at this moment. He
He felt that his life path would become dark from now on, and he would walk alone in the endless darkness.
"Your Highness!"
At noon, the voice of the chief worshipper Zhang Zhongjian came from outside the door, "I have something important to say to His Highness."
Yang ignored him, as if he hadn't heard anything. He was still staring at the wall in a daze, and his heart was still struggling in the boundless darkness.
"Your Highness, please let me come in!"
"Your Highness, things are not as bad as you think."
Yang suddenly woke up from the darkness, "Come in!" he said hoarsely.
The door opened, and Zhang Shenjian's burly figure appeared at the door, "Your Highness!" He bowed and said, "Close the door, I don't like the light.
Zhang Zhongjian closed the door, took a few steps forward, knelt down in front of Yang, and whispered: "Your Highness, there is still a chance!"
Yang slowly raised his head and stared at Zhang Zhongjian in surprise, "What chance do I have?"
Zhang Zhongjian smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, think about it, how old is your Majesty this year, and how many years can King Jin live?"
Yang's frown slowly opened and his eyes lit up, as if he saw a bright light on the dark road.
"Yes! How could I not have thought of that?"
Yang suddenly jumped up, his heart suddenly enlightened, and a sudden joy made his heart almost explode, "Why didn't I think of that!"
He burst into laughter, and the laughter echoed in the room. Even the guards outside were so impressed that Zhang Gongfeng was so awesome. He only said one word when he entered, and His Highness King Qi felt as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.
Yang finally calmed himself down. He suddenly felt that Zhang Zhongjian's red beard was actually full of wisdom. He had never taken this beard to heart. He only worshiped him because of his strong martial arts. He didn't expect that he had something that ordinary people didn't have.
vision.
"Zhang Gongfeng, how many years do you think he can live?"
"I have seen him. He is too fat. Maybe the Holy One thinks that if he becomes the prince, he will lose weight if he takes good care of him. I can only say that the Holy One is too wishful thinking. King Jin's obesity is actually a disease. This
This kind of obesity is common in Sogdia, I have seen it too, and it usually doesn't live past the age of twenty-five."
"You mean, the Sogdians can cure his disease?" Yang frowned again.
"No! There is no cure." Zhang Zhongjian shook his head resolutely.
Yang breathed a long sigh of relief and nodded approvingly to Zhang Zhongjian: "You are very good. I will listen to your opinions more in the future. Although you don't say much, you can always get to the point. Unlike that Xue Ju, who has
You are foolhardy and let me down."
"I don't dare to be humble. In the past, I was too lazy to serve His Highness. I am ashamed to be humble."
"Don't mention the past anymore. I only look at the future." Yang smiled and patted his shoulder.
At this time, the guard came from the door and said, "Your Highness, Yang Yuanqing is outside the palace. He said he has made an appointment to have an archery contest with Zhang Chongfeng."
Yang was stunned. He looked at Zhang Zhongjian and asked suspiciously: "Have you made an appointment with Yang Yuanqing?"
Zhang Zhongjian laughed bitterly. He made a joke that day, and Yang Yuanqing was really here. He quickly said: "I met him on the street two days ago, the second day of Princess Leping's birthday party. I said that I would like to ask him for advice on arrows when I have time."
Shu just said it casually, but I didn’t expect him to take it seriously.”
As soon as Zhang Zhongjian finished speaking, a thought suddenly popped into his mind. Could it be that he had discovered the clues to the assassination of the King of Jin that night?
Yang was silent for a moment, and a fierce murderous intention slowly burst out in his eyes, "Kill Yang Yuanqing!"
At the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion, dozens of guards were holding shields and knives, staring nervously at Yang Yuanqing not far away. About twenty steps away, Yang Yuanqing was leaning on a big tree, his eyes indifferent, chewing a stick in his mouth.
The tree branches looked like an amorous young man waiting for the girl next door to come and meet him, which was in sharp contrast to the guard's intimidation.
The King of Jin ordered him to investigate the assassination case. Zhang Zhongjian was undoubtedly the biggest suspect. Of course, Yang Yuanqing was not investigating the case for the King of Jin. He was no longer interested in the assassination case of the King of Jin. The only thing he cared about was Niu Niu. What happened to that slender figure that night?
Is it Niuniu?
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and Zhang Zhongjian appeared from the side on horseback. He rushed over and shouted from afar: "Yang Yuanqing, you are provoking in front of Prince Qi's palace, don't you want to live?"
"I'm just here to find you, it has nothing to do with anyone else!"
Yang Yuanqing slowly walked onto the street and stared at Zhang Zhongjian, who was rushing towards him. Zhang Zhongjian was fully armed, wearing soft armor, carrying a long knife on his waist, and holding a 15-foot-long spear across his side. His bow and arrows were hung on the Anqiao.
above, but what Yuan Qing paid attention to was his arrows.
What surprised Yang Yuanqing was that Zhang Zhongjian's arrows were no longer wild duck feathers, but became feathered arrows.
When an archer is accustomed to one type of arrow, he will never change it easily, which will affect the feel and thus the accuracy. Especially when an assassin is an assassin, he cannot change arrows easily, which will directly affect the assassination effect.
If Zhang Zhongjian did not change his arrows and still used his wild duck feather arrows, Yang Yuanqing was not sure, but with this change of arrows, he was 60% sure that this person was most likely the assassin that night, but Yang Yuanqing had to at least do something
It can only be confirmed with more than 80% certainty.
Zhang Zhongjian's horse stopped five steps away. He glanced at Yang Yuanqing coldly, "Do you want to compete with me in arrows?"
"It's not about archery, it's just a competition. Brother Zhang, go to Chongrenfang Campus!"
Zhang Zhongjian took a deep look at him, spurred his horse, and galloped away from the square. Yang Yuanqing also got on his horse, spurred his horse, and sped towards Chongrenfang.
In the Chongrenfang school grounds, a group of more than 300 Zuowuwei soldiers were training cavalry. When they heard that there was an archery contest, the soldiers gave up the field and gathered around on both sides, waiting to watch the battle with interest. During this period, in the capital
Warriors gathered together, and contests of archery and martial arts became a common practice. In the capital's large and small school grounds, warriors competing against each other could be seen everywhere...either in groups of three or five, or duel between two people.
At first, this kind of competition attracted many people to watch the battle, but as time went by, as the competition became more and more frequent, the people in the capital became accustomed to it, and few people came to watch anymore.
Therefore, when Yang Yuanqing's carriage rushed into the school grounds, there were only a dozen idle people squatting beside the school grounds... There was no longer the huge crowds like when he was competing with He Ruobi.
However, more than 300 Zuowuwei soldiers became excited. They recognized Yang Yuanqing, who was actually the best arrow in the world, and they all rushed to the school field on horseback, fearing to miss this rare spectacle.
"Yang Yuanqing, how do you want to compete?" Zhang Zhongjian asked loudly.
"According to the grassland method...we each shoot three arrows at each other...win or lose, this matter is over."
"Okay, you come first!"
Zhang Zhongjian turned his horse's head and ran dozens of steps away. Yang Yuanqing slowed down his horse and drew an iron arrow. He usually would not use iron arrows easily, more out of deterrence, but today in order to provoke Zhang Zhongjian
Going all out, he decided to use an iron arrow for the first shot.
Yang Yuanqing suddenly accelerated his horse... He opened his bow and shot an arrow, and the arrow was very fast... The force was so strong that it shot straight at Zhang Zhongjian, who was sixty steps away. Zhang Zhongjian had seen Yang Yuanqing's iron arrow in Prince Qi's Mansion. He was extremely wary because the arrow was too fast.
, before the arrow whizzed over, he turned aside, drew his sword and struck... 'Dang!', there was a loud sound, the sword and arrow hit... The iron arrow was knocked away by the sword, but Zhang Zhongjian's arm was also shocked and numb, and the sword
Almost escaped.
Zhang Zhongjian was secretly frightened. He had been in the world for nearly ten years and had fought against countless archers, but this was the first time he encountered someone who used iron arrows. Although Yang Yuanqing's arrow speed was fast, it was faster than Yang Yuanqing's.
He has also seen many people. In his memory, Yang Yuanqing's arrow speed can only be ranked between five and six.
But no one could compare to Yang Yuanqing in terms of the power of the arrow. His sword almost flew away. This was unprecedented. Zhang Zhongjian suddenly realized that he had underestimated the enemy.
At this time, Yang Yuanqing was seventy steps away. He sneered, and this time he pulled out two bamboo arrows instead of iron arrows. He opened his bow and nocked an arrow, pulled the string like a full moon, and fired two arrows at once.
He shot at Zhang Zhongjian like lightning, taking down horses and people with one arrow.
This time Zhang Zhongjian fell into a small trick. Although he was vigilant and did not dare to underestimate the enemy, the experience left to him by Yang Yuanqing's first arrow almost killed him. If the power of iron arrows lies in their strength, then
The power of bamboo arrows lies in their speed. The focus of Zhang Zhongjian's defense lies in strength. When he saw the black spots in the sky, he instinctively slashed with his knife at an angle, using a method of releasing force, but he was half a beat too slow, and the arrow
In an instant, he was in front of him. He went up and down, and the arrow went down to grab the horse's neck, and the arrow went up to grab his throat.
Zhang Zhongjian was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. This was an arrow speed he had never seen before, and it was a double dragon shooting out of the water. The speed, accuracy and ruthlessness of the arrow technique made him amazed. He had no time to think about it and could only rely on instinct to defend.
The war horse was frightened by Yang Yuanqing's arrow and screamed violently. It raised its front hooves and the arrow turned to shoot into the horse's belly. The moment the arrow was about to hit the horse's belly, Zhang Zhongjian kicked out with his right foot, extremely fast.
The foot kicked the arrow tail away, and the arrow missed the horse's tui.
But Zhang Zhongjian couldn't dodge the deadly arrow. The arrow had already hit his face. Almost without thinking, he opened his mouth and bit the arrow. "Crack!" With a sound, his teeth burst out and the arrow entered his mouth.
In this moment of life and death, the tip of the arrow pressed against the inner palate of his mouth and stopped.
The soldiers watching all around screamed, thinking that Zhang Zhongjian would definitely die. Zhang Zhongjian slowly pulled out the arrow from his mouth and spit out two bloody teeth. At this time, he was covered in cold sweat and almost collapsed. He felt that he was
He turned back from the Palace of the King of Hell.
He has been out in the dang for ten years, and there have been no less than twenty such archery contests, but it has never been as dangerous as today, with his life hanging by a thread. Not only because of Yang Yuanqing's superb archery skills, but more importantly, Zhang Zhongjian was fooled.
Yang Yuanqing's first arrow left a deep impression on him because of its powerful force, but he ignored the speed of the arrow. However, the next two arrows were changed to speed, which made him ignore the weakness of speed and almost killed Zhang Zhongjian on the spot.
Zhang Zhongjian spat out two bloody teeth. This was an unprecedented setback for him. He suddenly became a little angry and pulled out an arrow. It was his turn.