70: Competing to be the worst 70: Competing to be the worst “Ladies and gentlen, welco to the match.”
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Luo Peiyun stood up, hands behind his back, and declared loudly, “Today’s competition is not only about the personal victory or defeat of Dong Xianrong and Fang Zhixing but also about the ownership of the position of Archery Instructor.”
He looked at Fang Zhixing and asked, “Fang Zhixing, a bet is a bet, you won’t regret it, will you?”
Fang Zhixing straightened up and spoke seriously, “I am fully confident in my skills and teaching thods, victory will surely be mine today!”
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd varied.
Dong Mingxuan’s lips slightly curled, and Dong Xianrong almost burst out laughing.
Ding Zhigang crossed his arms and chuckled twice.
Lu Anfu sat upright with a lowered gaze, his expression quite amused.
Huang Dashun and his n tensed up, their faces a mix of embarrassnt, nervousness, and helplessness.
Luo Peiyun nodded with a smile and said, “Then let’s begin, who will go first?”
Fang Zhixing and Dong Xianrong exchanged glances.
“Sir, I am the elder and should give way,” Dong Xianrong said as he bowed with his hands clasped.
Luo Peiyun paused for a mont, then replied, “Alright, let Fang Zhixing go first.”
Fang Zhixing had no objections and ordered the ten n, “Fall in!”
Huang Dashun and the ten n imdiately moved to the edge of the enclosure, each took an arrow, set their bows, raised them, aid, and readied their draw.
At the sa ti, soone lit a stick of incense.
Dong~
Accompanied by the sound of a gong, the ten n of Huang Dashun released their arrows without hesitation.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
They continuously pulled their bows and shot arrows into the enclosure.
Soon the incense stick had burned out.
Ding Zhigang and Wen Yuwen walked into the arena; they were the judges who, after tallying the score, announced, “Fang Zhixing’s squad has hit a total of seven rabbits.”
As soon as the results were announced, the venue imdiately beca noisy.
“How can it be so few?”
“Even if they were shooting blindly, ten well-trained archers couldn’t possibly hit only seven rabbits, right?”
“What is Fang Zhixing doing, how did he train these ten archers, such a waste!”
“It’s all over now, I wagered all my spare money on Fang Zhixing.”
So were terrified, faces flushed red while others rejoiced in the calamity, clapping and cheering.
“That’s it, that’s it?!”
“Hahaha, I told you earlier, Fang Zhixing could not win, you wouldn’t believe , now you’ve lost badly, haven’t you?”
“Rumors said Fang Zhixing was a sharpshooter, but seeing is believing, his fa overshadows his true skills!”
“I thought Fang Zhixing had unique talents, but he turned out to be just so-so!”
“Exactly, even I am better than him!”
…
The commotion went on for a while.
Luo Kezhao, Dong Mingxuan, and several wealthy elites looked at one another and couldn’t help but burst into laughter, bending over and rocking back and forth.
They had won, settling everything.
They not only reclaid the position of Archery Instructor, but they also won a large sum of money, feeling utterly fantastic!
“Hahaha, Fang Zhixing, did you expect your trainees to be so incompetent?”
Dong Xianrong was also exhilarated, continuously scoffing at Fang Zhixing, fully indulging in mockery and irony.
Fang Zhixing’s expression was solemn, and he remained silent.
All ten n from Huang Dashun bowed their heads and quietly moved aside, too ashad to face Fang Zhixing.
“It’s my turn!”
Dong Xianrong stepped forward and shouted, “Fang Zhixing, watch closely, today I’ll make you lose clearly and plainly.”
With a wave of his hand, ten archers behind him rushed forward, readying themselves.
A stick of incense was lit, and the gong sounded.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
The air was filled with the sound of arrows piercing through it.
“Shoot!
The more you shoot, the more reward money you get!”
Dong Xianrong called out excitedly, his emotions running high.
“Ti’s up, stop!”
An hour of incense swiftly passed.
Ding Zhigang and Wen Yuwen re-entered the arena to tally the scores.
But this count was staggering.
Ding Zhigang’s heart pounded furiously, his face displaying a ghostly expression as he broke into a cold sweat.
The next mont, Wen Yuwen loudly announced, “Dong Xianrong’s team has hit a total of two rabbits.”
The world suddenly fell silent, silent as death!
“What, how is that possible?!”
Dong Xianrong was utterly bewildered.
He climbed over the barrier, rushed into the arena, and personally counted, only to beco completely dumbfounded.
“This, this…”
Dong Mingxuan stood rooted to the spot, his breathing halted, his face a picture of disbelief.
The dozen or so wealthy magnates around him beca so agitated that they began hopping madly, shocked and furious, surrounding him and shouting.
“Dong, didn’t you assure us confidently that you had fixed this?”
“Only hit two, you’re fooling ghosts here, you must have lost on purpose!”
“Dong Mingxuan, how dare you trick us?”
…
After a mont, Dong Mingxuan gradually ca to his senses, then he burst out of the crowd and went straight to Lu Anfu.
“Hall Master Lu, what is the aning of this?” Dong Mingxuan demanded.
Lu Anfu, equally agitated, spread his hands and said, “How should I know, I didn’t expect things to turn out like this either!”
“Don’t treat like a fool!”
Dong Mingxuan grabbed Lu Anfu by the chest, “Why did you betray , why did you set up?”
“Who set you up?
Don’t falsely accuse others!”
Lu Anfu pushed Dong Mingxuan away, scoffing coldly, “If you gamble, accept the loss.
If you can’t afford to lose, then don’t gamble!”
“You, you…”
Dong Mingxuan fell to the ground, suddenly let out a groan, and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
He lay on his back, unconscious.
Simultaneously, Dong Xianrong madly charged toward the ten archers, his eyes split with fury, and shouted, “What have you done?
Who told you to harm ?”
The ten archers, terrified, scattered and fled.
Dong Xianrong violently grabbed an archer, seizing the man’s throat, lifting him up, and demanded, “Speak, who ordered you?”
The archer, feet dangling off the ground, struggled wildly, his face turning purple, eyes rolling back.
“Uh, help…”
He struggled to cry for help.
Dong Xianrong, however, had no intention of letting him go, tightening his grip even more.
Suddenly, a hand reached over, grabbed Dong Xianrong’s wrist, and flipped it outward.
Dong Xianrong imdiately felt pain and involuntarily released his hold.
The archer fell to the ground with a thump, coughing violently.
Looking up, he saw his rescuer was none other than Fang Zhixing.
“Dong Xianrong, even when beating a dog, one must respect its owner.
He is my soldier; who gave you permission to touch him?” Fang Zhixing said calmly.
Dong Xianrong turned and saw it was Fang Zhixing, his rage becoming uncontrollable, without thinking, he threw a punch with his left hand.
Slap!
A loud smack echoed.
[Burst Skill · Big Force Fight]
Dong Xianrong’s cheek was thrust upwards, his body flung into the air, spinning twice before crashing heavily to the ground.
“Wow~”
Dong Xianrong, dizzy and disoriented, coughed up blood and spit out seven or eight teeth.
His jaw was dislocated, his cheek swiftly swelling, swelling like a stead bun.
This slap was excessively heavy!
It turned his face beyond recognition!
His brain matter even squirted out of his nostrils!
Dong Xianrong tried to get up, just managed to stand, then again wobbled and fell, unable to get up anymore.
Just then, Luo Kezhao rushed over, shouting loudly, “Fang Zhixing, you damn cheat, you dare to cheat in this competition, this doesn’t count!”
Fang Zhixing solemnly said, “Second Young Master, with the Lord County Magistrate present, who would dare to cheat?
I request your clear judgnt.”
Luo Kezhao shivered, and imdiately ran back to Luo Peiyun, saying straight, “Father, Fang Zhixing won by cheating, I can’t accept this!”
Luo Peiyun glanced coolly at his son, responding in a tone devoid of emotion, “The cheating you’re speaking of, does it refer to the Dong Family bribing Huang Dashun’s ten n?”
With those words!
Luo Kezhao’s expression froze, as if turned to stone, his adam’s apple bobbing, but he could not utter a single word.
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