The large Goose North Hall is quiet and silent at this moment.

  The girl's back was straight as a pen, her figure was petite, yet seemed to contain infinite power, and with every move, she had an air of trampling all things underfoot.

  Cai Lin was speechless for a moment.

  Shen Miao was right. If they shot arrows at each other, the most dangerous one should be him. Because Shen Miao didn't know anything about archery, if he slightly missed his target by a fraction of an inch, the arrow might pierce his own brain. But Cai Lin didn't think that much, he thought it was simple, as long as he shot first, with Shen Miao's temperament, he would definitely be scared out of his wits and beg for mercy with tears streaming down his face. Then he could humiliate Shen Miao thoroughly, and naturally, Shen Miao's reputation would be ruined, which would avenge Shen Yue's grievances.

  As for what happened afterwards, Cai Lin didn't even think about it. In his mind, Shen Miao would naturally be so scared after he shot the arrow that she wouldn't have the strength to shoot an arrow back at him. Moreover, a woman who had never even held a bow before was probably unable to even draw the large bow, and it was all just a joke.

  Cai Lin thought so, but she alone miscalculated Shen Miao's reaction. She just quietly looked at her opponent, and the calmness that surpassed her age suddenly made Cai Lin feel ashamed and angry. Shen Miao's gaze was as if looking at a child playing tricks, pitiful and laughable.

  They are all at an age when they are most prone to acting on impulse. Cai Lin didn't say another word and said, "What am I afraid of? If we're destined to die, then so be it!"

  "Ah!" Mr. Cai, who was sitting in the male spectator's seat, let out a sigh of exasperation. He wished he could rush forward and give his unfilial son a good scolding. Previously, he thought Cai Lin was just being stubborn, but he didn't expect him to actually challenge Shen Miao. As for the life-or-death duel, Mr. Cai wasn't worried about his own son's safety, but rather that Cai Lin would really make it impossible for Shen Miao to retreat with dignity, or worse, miss his shot and hurt Shen Miao. Not everyone could withstand a confrontation with someone as powerful as Shen Xin.

  "Xiao Wu's sister, how can you make a life-and-death vow? It's just an assessment, why take it to such extremes? This won't do."

  "Yes, Fifth Sister, how can you be so unreasonable?" Ren Yuanyun frowned: "How can you say such things on a whim, what if something goes wrong?"

  She didn't mention that Cai Lin had forced Shen Miao to make this choice, but attributed everything to Shen Miao's reckless behavior. Chen Ruoqiu shook her head and sighed softly: "After all, she was too proud."

  They were concerned about Shen Miao's "calm and gentle" attitude, while Shen Miao was anxious, and the men at the table naturally found this interesting.

  Yu Qin Wang stared at the purple-clothed girl on stage, his turbid eyeballs emitting a lustful gaze. It was as if a wild beast had spotted its prey, but that gaze made one feel nauseous.

  "This Miss Shen is really reckless." Zhou Wang pointed out: "She even signed a life-and-death contract, doesn't she know that if something goes wrong, Shen Xin won't be able to speak up for her?"

  "It's probably for the sake of maintaining the Shen family's reputation." Fu Xiuyi looked at Shen Miao on stage: "After all, no one wants to hear bad things about their own family."

  "Unfortunately, even so, it can't change the fact." Jing Wang shook his head: "It's really too impulsive. No wonder they say she's ignorant and stupid."

  Pei Lang picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He also felt that Shen Miao's actions were too impulsive. Although he knew that Prince Yu's words just now were indeed excessive, if Shen Miao really wanted to think for the Shen family, she should have thought of a way to retreat with dignity. Although it might be temporarily talked about by others, it was better than being humiliated in public later on.

  "Dad, she's definitely going to win." Su Minglang clenched his small fist and expressed his stance to his father.

  Mr. Su glanced at his youngest son and felt that Su Minglang was paying extra attention to Shen Miao for some reason. Mr. Su thought, probably because he had caught Su Minglang's eye by chance. Since the last time when Su Minglang reminded him and made the Su family retreat in a hurry, Mr. Su had been more gentle with his youngest son. Now he didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm either, so he vaguely followed along with his words: "Not bad, we will definitely win."

  Su Minglang and Su Lao's attitude Su Mingfeng didn't know, if he knew, he would definitely sneer at it. At this moment, he was sitting on the building, looking far away at the verification platform and couldn't help but say: "Miss Shen has a big temper, she even set up a life-and-death statement, is it because General Shen often tells her about military camp affairs? Does she think she's competing in the army? This is too lacking in heart."

  Su Mingfen spoke to her good friend without hiding anything, but today she didn't hear her most critical friend echo her words, and couldn't help but turn around and glance at the other person.

  The young man in purple clothes held the hawthorn in his hand, tilted his head and fell into deep thought. The sunlight was just right, and the gentle breeze blew the tassels on his dagger slightly, while his eyebrows and eyes were handsome and heroic, making people sigh that the young master was unmatched.

  "Thanks, San. What are you thinking?" Su Ming Feng couldn't help but ask.

  Xie Jinghang stuffed that haitang into his bosom, suddenly stood up and smiled: "Interesting, let's make a bet, shall we?"

  "What's the bet?"

  "Let's bet——" Xie Jinghang pointed to the stage with a smile that was hard to describe: "Who will win?"

  "It's naturally Cai Lin." Su Mingfen frowned: "Could it be that you think there's another choice?"

  "I bet Shen Miao will win." he said.

  The stage is already being prepared.

  Today's martial arts shooting is enough to lift everyone's spirits on the scene. This is not a test of courage, but a gamble with one's life.

  Guang Wentang really made people write a life-and-death statement, the blood-colored words on the snow-white fabric were particularly eye-catching. Shen Miao picked up her pen and wrote her own name, she wrote it extremely elegantly, as if she hadn't taken this matter weighing over a thousand catties seriously at all.

  That's natural, she had written her own name countless times. When Fu Xiuyi wrote a letter of surrender to the Xiongnu, when she voluntarily became a hostage of the Qin state, when Wanyu got married, when the crown prince was deposed... The two words "Shen Miao" represent all the blood and tears, the hardships and difficulties that no one can understand.

  In comparison, Cai Lin didn't have it so easy.

  Although the young man was at his most competitive, it was after all his first time signing a life and death contract. Cai Lin was just a child who had been protected by his family too well, not even mature enough. Shen Miao's calmness only made him more fearful in his heart.

  His strokes weighed more than a thousand catties, and his writing was difficult. He himself was crooked and twisted, forming a sharp contrast with the name Shen Miao.

  After finishing, he couldn't help but ask: "Shen Miao, aren't you afraid that I'll miss the first shot? If I'm afraid that in the second round you'll hit me, then I can naturally hurt you in the first round."

  Shen Miao was about to go pick some fruit when she heard this and turned around, staring at Cai Lin: "Is that what you think, Young Master Cai? I don't think so."

  "She said, 'Everyone knows that Cai Gongzi's marksmanship is unparalleled. If he missed the shot, it must not be an accident, but intentional. Cai Gongzi intentionally wanted to kill me, but I didn't. Everyone knows that I'm clueless about this, if I missed the shot, it would also make sense.'"

  Cai Lin was taken aback, then stared blankly, and a deep sense of powerlessness surged up in his heart.

  Yes, he missed on purpose, whereas Shen Miao's miss was unintentional. He couldn't even afford to make a mistake, because... that way everyone would be able to tell that he did it on purpose!

  He made Shen Miao enter and exit Weigou Valley, and Shen Miao immediately returned it as is.

  Whatever is wrong.

  "Tsai Gongzi, to avoid being shot by me in the second round, could have also taken a deep breath and killed me directly in the first round. The life-and-death stakes are set, if you kill me, it's just the outcome of the trial, apart from the saliva of the people under heaven, there is no need to bear any responsibility."

  "I'm right here, dare you kill me?"