Suddenly, a faint stream of light flashed, and the arrow deviated from its path, its force suddenly diminished and it fell to the ground midway. It landed several meters away from Qu Tan'er, far from hitting the apple on her head.
Then...
"Cough! Good archery!" Mo Jingxuan saw the arrow land and applauded warmly in celebration.
The irony was palpable!
"Is Fourteenth Prince mocking me?" Yun Youlian, seeing the arrow fall far short of its target, even halfway, was momentarily bewildered. Obviously, she hadn't expected such a result. Upon hearing Mo Jingxuan's sarcasm, her face darkened. Even if she was foolish, she understood that someone had tampered with the arrow.
"Knowing is enough, no need to be direct," Mo Jingxuan laughed heartily.
"Mistress." Seeing that Qu Tan'er was unharmed, Jingxin immediately rushed to meet her. However, Qu Tan'er walked over leisurely, biting into the apple, appearing more relaxed and content than if she were taking a leisurely stroll.
Qu Tan'er gave Jingxin a gentle smile and shifted her gaze to Yun Youlian, asking with a light smile, "Are you satisfied with the performance just now?"
Yun Youlian awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth. "Queen Sister, forgive my incompetence. Today's trial made me realize how poor my archery skills are."
"Not surprising at all. I'm quite terrible myself," Qu Tan'er said with a calm smile, glancing at the bow and arrows. She continued with interest, "By the way, I also feel a bit itchy. As the saying goes, reciprocity is the essence of propriety. Later, I'll let you see."
"Princess jiejie can also do archery?" Yun Youlian was surprised; she hadn't expected Qu Tan'er to say that.
"Don't be in a hurry, whether I can do archery or not will be revealed later," Qu Tan'er said with a nonchalant smile.
"What about it, Lady Yun? Are you unwilling?" Mo Jingxuan lazily stood up, smiling.
No need to guess; he had long-sided with Qu Tan'er.
"I..."
Mo Jingxuan raised an eyebrow disdainfully. "Reciprocity is fair. Are you afraid, Lady Yun? When you asked Eighth Sister-in-law to go just now..." He didn't finish the sentence, but it was evident that Yun Youlian, who was afraid to go herself, would force others to do so.
Qu Tan'er smiled slightly, patiently waiting for Yun Youlian to make a move.
"Since Princess jiejie spoke up, I won't say anything more." Yun Youlian was reluctant, but realizing that she initiated this, she had no choice but to turn towards the direction of the target.
"Wait a moment," Qu Tan'er called out to her. Then, she took another apple from the fruit plate, smiled, and handed it to Yun Youlian, kindly reminding her, "Take it, pay attention to balance, and don't move randomly."
"..." Yun Youlian's face changed suddenly, spitefully taking the apple and turning away.
"Oh, and I forgot to tell you, I've never been good at archery. However, I do have quite a bit of brute force," Qu Tan'er said casually. Although her words were light, Yun Youlian's departing figure visibly stiffened. The next moment, she had no choice but to force herself to move forward.
While Yun Youlian had only taken a few steps, Jingxin, seeing Qu Tan'er pick up the bow and arrows, inquired with a glance, "Mistress, do you really know archery?"
"No." Indeed, she had only seen arrows but never touched them.
"Then, Mistress, do you still want to... shoot? Aren't you afraid of causing harm?"
"Just for fun, no need to be too serious. It probably... won't cause any harm." Qu Tan'er playfully handled the small bow in her hands, smiling with a somewhat eerie charm.
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