The nine princesses of the East Palace

The medical officer came to show Gu Xiaowu the injury, and I realized that he was really seriously injured. A piece of flesh on his left leg was almost torn off. Although it was bandaged briefly, it was still flesh and blood. Fuzzy, I was scared when I looked at it, and it was hard to imagine how he fought with wolves.

The medical officer cleaned and sewed up the wound. During this period, he didn't say a word. If I didn't see the blue veins on his hand, I thought he was in no pain.

I asked him over and over again, how did he kill the white-eyed wolf king, and he still repeated the few words he said before lightly, so I didn't bother to ask afterward.

I know that although Ah Weng kept him, he was still dissatisfied with him, and many warriors in Danchi were also dissatisfied with him. They didn't think he could really kill the white-eyed wolf king.

And I was very disturbed.These days when I came to Danchi, Ah Weng told me that Zhongyuan and Shuobo both sent people to marry me, and it was very difficult for Dad to be in the middle. He knew that I had fled to Danchi, so he wanted Ah Weng to replace me as soon as possible. Find a good husband, when the raw rice has been cooked, Zhong Yuan and Shuo Bo will have nothing to say, and he will pick a suitable princess to complete the mission of marriage for me.

But I haven't known Gu Xiaowu for a long time, and he never said he likes me. Do I really want to marry him?

"Princess, why are you still here? The competition is about to start." A'Du came in from outside the tent, pulled me up and was about to go out.

I asked, "What competition?"

A'Du pulled me and said as we walked: "Gu Xiaowu killed the white-eyed wolf king. Everyone wants to see his skills, and my brother is the number one warrior in Danchi. They want to know which one is Gu Xiaowu and my brother?" Even more powerful, I want them to have a competition, because Gu Xiaowu’s injury has not yet healed, my brother proposed to wait until dark to go to the river to shoot bats, to see who can shoot more and shoot faster, King Tiedar has already agreed.”

Shoot the bat?That thing is not easy to shoot. I am good at shooting arrows, but I really can't shoot bats. I can't shoot a few of them with a stick of incense.

The news that Gu Xiaowu is going to shoot arrows with He Shibi must have spread in Danchi, adults and children know about it, and many people rushed to see it with us.

Vaguely, it can be heard that they are more optimistic about He Shi. After all, He Shi is Dan Chi's number one warrior. Although Gu Xiaowu killed the white-eyed wolf king, most people are not convinced. They don't want me, the ninth princess of Xizhou, The granddaughter of King Danchi Tiedar married a Central Plains tea merchant.

I have never seen Gu Xiaowu shoot an arrow, so I don’t know how he rides and shoots. I have seen He Shi’s skill. He shoots every arrow without fail. He is Dan Chi’s marksman. I also think Gu Xiaowu wins. not him.

"Princess, if Gu Xiaowu loses, will you still marry him?" A'Du asked.

I didn't expect that she would ask such a question, and I was immediately bewildered, I just hesitated and said: "Who said I'm going to marry him?"

"But, during the few days when Gu Xiaowu wasn't here, you kept talking about him and worrying about his injuries. You talked more about your master Gu Jian than before. I thought you liked him."

"Who likes him?" I bulged my cheeks and gave A'Du a look.

"That's it, that's just right. He loses the arrow competition with my brother later, so there is no reason to stay in Danchi anymore. King Tiedar will find you a better man."

What A'Du said seems to make sense, but if Gu Xiaowu is driven away, wouldn't I lose sight of him?

I didn't know for a while whether to let him stay or not.

The place where the arrows were compared was already full of people, and the people of Danchi took this competition very seriously. The priests of Danchi sang praises, poured the blood of sheep into a large bowl full of wine, and then handed the bowl to The two heroes who were about to compete, took the bowl and drank it down. The Danchi people who came to see the competition were already ready to move, and they could not wait for the competition to start immediately.

I didn't feel anything along the way, but now I'm extremely nervous. If Gu Xiaowu wins, will I really want to marry him?Does he really like me and is willing to marry me?What if he loses?

He Shi went to Xizhou to pick me up that day, his right arm was seriously injured, this time he decided to compete with his left hand, he is also very good at archery with his left hand.

The warriors beside A Weng had already brought arrows, one hundred each, and put them in the quiver next to He Shi and Gu Xiaowu's feet.

He Shi took his own bow, but Gu Xiaowu was empty-handed, He Shi said, "I'll give you my bow."

Just as Gu Xiaowu nodded, Ah Weng said: "Dan Chi is so big, is there only this bow in the camp?" After finishing speaking, he asked the warrior to fetch an iron bow, and asked Gu Xiaowu to compete with that iron bow.

That iron bow is not an ordinary bow, it is very heavy and not strong enough to pull it open, let alone attach an arrow to shoot it out.Gu Xiaowu looked at Wen weak at first, I was really worried that he couldn't even draw his bow.

He Shi also thought of this, so he said to Ah Weng: "Let brother Gu use my bow, and the king will give me this iron bow."

A Weng shook his head, "You can't even draw a bow, so you still want to marry my granddaughter?"

There was bursts of laughter around, and the onlookers looked at Gu Xiaowu without blinking, as if they were waiting for him to make a fool of himself.

Gu Xiaowu didn't seem to be in a hurry, took the iron bow, and stretched out his hand to gently pluck the strings on it, like playing a piano, making the bowstrings clank.The laughter around him grew louder, full of contempt, but he was gentle and fair, and everyone felt that he was just like those Central Plains musicians bought by the nobles of Danchi, who could only play the piano and had no strength.

It was getting dark, and there were more and more bats by the river, flying all over the sky, densely packed.A Weng said: "Let's begin."

Heshi first drew his bow and started to shoot the bats in the sky. Although he used his left hand, he was fast and accurate with the bow and shot arrows. He shot down several bats in a short time, which attracted applause from the crowd.

Gu Xiaowu was not in a hurry, he took out five arrows from the quiver, and slowly put them on the bowstring.

"Gu Xiaowu!" I couldn't help calling out to him, "Arrows need to be shot one by one, so don't mess around." Whether he can shoot arrows or not, I'm really worried about him.

Gu Xiaowu glanced back at me, didn't make a sound, but laughed, then turned his head back, and pulled the bowstring easily, and the five arrows went out in unison, so fast that people could see Unclear, those arrows seemed to be obedient, they all hit the ground, and five bats fell to the ground at his feet.

The people around were startled and started screaming in shock, even Ah Weng stared at him intently.

"Lianzhu arrows! Lianzhu arrows!" Someone said something, and the exclamation of the crowd became louder.

I have heard of Lianzhu Arrow. It is said that it is a very powerful archery technique in the Central Plains. A few decades ago, a general in the Central Plains used this Lianzhu Arrow to kill King Zuo Tuqi of Danchi at that time.

Although Heshi struck first, he moved very quickly, but Gu Xiao fired five arrows in succession five times, and the quiver containing a hundred arrows was empty at once, and black bats were all around his feet. It was like a rain of arrows.

After a while, He Shi finished shooting a hundred arrows.The cousin got A Weng's instructions and asked some slaves to start shooting bats.

Although the bat looks small, so many bats with arrows are piled up together, just like two hills.

The slaves finished counting, and there were a hundred bats on both sides. However, Gu Xiaowu finished first, and Heshi was slower.He Shi said, "I lost."

The author has something to say: I misplaced it, I put Chapter 10 up before, please modify it.Feel sorry.