I'm just a dude

Chapter 35

Qi Yuan didn't slow down until he reached Wangyun Tower, his face was flushed, and he was still a little hot.

You Ji had been waiting for him a long time ago. Seeing him like this, he felt uncomfortable, and said worriedly: "The seat arranged for you by the young master is too high, and the wind is strong in Wangyun Tower. Why don't you watch it on the first floor, Brother Qi?" Ask, "Can I get you something to wear?"

"No, no, no!" Qi Yuan came back to his senses, quickly waved his hands and said, "It's so hot today, how could I be afraid of the cold?"

The wind upstairs is quite strong, but he was praised for his good looks!Of course you can't wear other clothes!

Qi Yuan continued to go up the stairs.There are three floors in Wangyun Building. The first floor has the most visitors, and everyone has arranged a chair with a wishful cloud pattern, with a curved back and a sunken window.The spectators on the second floor are all yellow flower pear cloud head armchairs, and there is another table between the two of them, with melon and fruit snacks on it.The third floor has the least number of people, one person, one chair and one table, on which there are three things in a stove, fragrant pancakes, and various fruits and melons.

Qi Yuan moved slightly to the side, and couldn't help but take a second look at those empty tables and chairs as he passed by.

Seeing him curious, You Ji explained: "Those are where the master and his colleagues sit."

Qi Yuan suddenly realized, and was surprised, "Then what about them?"

"They're all in the palace," You Ji said with a smile, "today the emperor gave a banquet at the Meridian Gate, and he also gave a sachet and a magic talisman. The master and the others will come back in the afternoon. The Wangyun Tower is facing the scenery in the front and the lake in the back. It's just in the morning Watch the willow shooting competition, and watch the dragon boat race in the afternoon."

Qi Yuan had never heard Yun Lan talk about dragon boats, and was taken aback for a moment: "There are dragon boats in the north?"

"If there is, you can see it in Chengyuan." You Ji smiled, "This is still the imperial concubine's favorite, and the emperor let the guards in the palace learn it. The lake here leads directly to Taiye Pool. Huadao sailed and turned back here, so I was lucky enough to see a section here."

Although you can only watch a section without beginning and end, this race is for the emperor after all, and everyone can enjoy the scenery halfway here, which is a blessing from heaven.Even sometimes everyone will bet on the quiz again, a small gamble for fun.

Qi Yuan let out an "oh", and stretched out his head to look back.

You Ji saw that he was in good spirits, so he sat on a small stool beside him and looked towards the shooting range downstairs.

There was a burst of cheers from downstairs, Qi Yuan hurriedly followed and looked down, and saw a dozen young people riding out on horseback, each holding a bow and arrow.One of them was tall, wearing a brocade cannon with large sleeves, armor, a gold belt, and a red-tasseled phoenix-winged helmet on his head.

You Ji said: "This is Shi Nan, the imperial guard."

Beside Shi Nan was a handsome young man with a stinky face.

"Is that Luo Yi?" Qi Yuan looked familiar, and then carefully identified it. After confirming that it was the commander of the Dongcheng soldiers and horses, he snorted bitterly, "Looking at his face so smelly, he deserves to have no sachet!"

He was upstairs, still some distance away from the pedestrian, saying this was just to vent his anger.Who would have thought that Luo Yi suddenly turned her head and glanced at him as if she had good ears.

He looked this way, at that time Nan also turned his head to look over, Qi Yuan saw those two people were staring at him, and subconsciously wanted to shrink back, but after thinking about it, this time, Xu Yu let him be here, why are he afraid of them? ?Then he regained his confidence, straightened his back, and raised his chin.

Seeing him like this, Shi Nan and Luo Yi seemed to sneer, and turned their heads together.

Satisfied, Qi Yuan looked for Xu Xuan's shadow again, and searched and searched, but there was no Xu Xuan among the dozen or so people.

A guard has already taken more than a dozen wicker sticks, peeled off the green leaves, tied them with ribbons of various colors, and stuck them in the soil far away.Shooting willows was originally a custom in the former dynasty. Competitors tied their own silk handkerchiefs on the branches as a mark, but today there are so many contestants, and for the convenience of distinguishing, everyone uses ribbons of different colors as marks.

The guards inserted the wicker into the soil about half a foot.Another drummer took his place next to him. For the sake of convenience, the contestants held the bow with their left hand and the rope with their right.There were already two arrows on the bow, so everyone didn't have to carry the quiver, success or failure, this will tell the difference.

Seeing that the competition was about to start, Qi Yuan was secretly anxious, so he heard the sound of horseshoes in the garden path.

Both Xu Yu and Ruan Hong changed into smart clothes, Xu Yu was dressed in dark satin with a white background, her phoenix eyes were stern, and she was indistinguishable from each other.Ruan Hong was dressed in black brocade, with raised eyebrows.

The two entered the arena one behind the other, like the sun and the moon, immediately attracting the attention of others.

Qi Yuan also straightened his neck involuntarily.Xu Yu urged the horse forward, for some reason, she suddenly raised her head and glanced at Qi Yuan, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

Qi Yuan's face became hot again, and he suddenly felt his heart beating like a beating, and almost at the same time, there was a sudden sound of flutes beside him, and the drummers on both sides heard the order and beat the battle drums together, and everyone downstairs cheered and shouted: "Hurry up!" Look! The game has begun!"

Qi Yuan also left his seat subconsciously, ran to the railing and stretched his neck to look up.

The difficulty of shooting willows is firstly archery on horseback. When riding, the horses are galloping, and people and horses have ups and downs. It is extremely difficult to shoot at a fixed point. Second, the bows and arrows used in the competition are all riding bows. Riding bows are not as powerful as stepping bows. Without feathers, it is even more difficult to balance. The third is that the wicker is soft and difficult to shoot.

Qi Yuan didn't know much about this at first, but thought that if he let himself shoot, he couldn't see where the wicker was from a hundred steps away.

The dozen or so people galloped out in an instant, the red-maned horse of Xu Yu in the left hand was far ahead, like chasing the wind, Shi Nan followed closely, but was a few steps behind.

Qi Yuan became excited, clenched his fist and shouted: "Okay!"

He only thought that whoever ran ahead would be the best, but unexpectedly, a middle-aged man next to him said: "This is riding a horse to shoot willows. The faster the horse runs, the harder it is to shoot. Mr. Xu is so big that he ran behind Shi Qianhu's house." Front."

The beautiful servant girl behind that man also laughed: "The brothers of the Shi family have been stationed on the frontier with their father since they were young. It is said that they have learned riding and archery since they were four or five years old. "After speaking, he sighed softly, as if he was very reluctant in his heart, afraid that the third son would be sad.

Qi Yuan was naturally very uncomfortable when he heard that, but when he looked at him in the blink of an eye, he saw that although the man was dressed beautifully, the hem of his clothes was empty, and there was only one left foot in front of the chair, so he couldn't bear to argue with him anymore.I was secretly worried, and followed Xu Yu closely with my eyes.

In the blink of an eye, the red-maned horse under Xu Yu's crotch galloped proudly, and Xu Yu immediately changed to a left straddle, his body turned slightly, and his left hand was stretched high.The riding bow was immediately pulled into the shape of a full moon.Qi Yuan's eyes widened, and amidst the whispers of the crowd, an arrow was shot out quickly, heading straight for Liu Bai in the distance.

After that, Shi Nan also locked onto his own Liu Bai, drew his bow and shot an arrow, and caught up with him.

The two of them had just galloped by, so after shooting, they had to take the horse for another run before they could stop slowly.

Qi Yuan watched Xu Xuan's willow white being shot off, and the guard picked up the wicker before it fell to the ground. He was excited, and was about to wave his hand to congratulate Xu Xuan, when he saw Shi Nan, who was returning on horseback in the distance, suddenly drew his bow, and the first Two featherless arrows were clasped tightly on them, but the arrows pointed slightly at Qi Yuan!

This turn of events shocked everyone upstairs.You must know that today's shooting willows, the participants are either children from aristocratic families or strong players in the army.The spectators on the Wangyun Tower were either rich or expensive. At this time, Nan, as the imperial guard, suddenly shot someone!

What's more, the man from the Shi family practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is known as "the arm of the ape". If this arrow hits the wounded person, he will undoubtedly die.What was the origin of that man on the third floor that allowed Shi Nan to kill him in full view?

Someone exclaimed, and looked boldly and curiously towards the third floor.However, all this happened so fast that Qi Yuan didn't even react at all.The arrow went straight towards him, he was stunned, before he could react, he saw another white featherless arrow suddenly shot out from the stubble, and hit this arrowhead quickly and accurately.

Xu Yu's heart almost jumped out of her throat.

He only took the red-maned horse a few more steps, and when he turned around, he saw the scene just now.This time, I took up the bow and shot the arrow without even thinking about it, but I used ten percent of my skills.Until the two arrows collided and fell one after another, he couldn't wait any longer and galloped to the front of Wangyun Tower.