What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 92: More Than a Decade Without Standing Out
That Miss Wei would only dare to provoke Tang Xiaobai when Tang Jiaojiao wasn’t around, how could she have the courage to mess with Tang Ziqian? She immediately showed a retreating expression and shook her head at the man beside her.
Before the man could respond, Tang Ziqian added, "Young Master Zheng’s fiancée doesn’t look bad either..."
The man’s face flushed with embarrassment: "Tang Ziqian, mind your manners! This is Miss Wei, daughter of Minister Wei from the Ministry of Justice!"
"Oh?" Tang Ziqian glanced lightly at Miss Wei, whose face was blushing, "Hearing it from Young Master Zheng, she’s not much," he said, then shifted his gaze to the jade pot in the stall owner’s hand, "Leave the Thousand Mechanism Pot, and you can leave."
The provocation had reached this point, how could the man possibly leave?
"This Thousand Mechanism Pot was won by Zheng in a fair and square competition, why should I give it to you?" He laid particular emphasis on the words "fair and square."
Tang Ziqian laughed, "Isn’t it just fair and square? Would you like a match with me?"
The man surnamed Zheng sneered coldly, about to speak—
"Sister Wei, you should persuade Young Master Zheng! He can’t possibly beat my brother! But in front of you, his fiancée, any man would be embarrassed to say no. If you don’t persuade him, he’ll have no choice but to use the stall owner as a shield!" The young girl said worriedly.
Miss Wei: ...
Young Master Zheng: ...
Tang Ziqian looked amusingly at his sister and raised his eyebrows at Young Master Zheng, "Does Young Master Zheng plan to concede directly or insist on first come, first served?"
Young Master Zheng gave Tang Xiaobai a fierce glare, "Compete it is!"
...
To pitch arrows was not strange, but to increase the difficulty, at Tang Ziqian’s request, they used a pot with a narrow mouth and extended the distance from twenty paces to fifty.
The problem was, although the booth was not small, it didn’t have a depth of fifty paces, so the target pot was placed outside the tent.
Tang Xiaobai tiptoed to look, but couldn’t see the pot.
Judging by Young Master Zheng’s expression, he seemed to be struggling too.
As for Tang Ziqian—
He was accepting five arrows from the stall owner, and without looking or asking any questions, he threw them directly.
All of them.
"All hit! All hit!" the crowd outside the tent shouted in uproar.
Tang Ziqian gave an antagonistic smile to Young Master Zheng, "Can you manage?"
At this moment, even Tang Xiaobai felt a bit sympathetic towards the two facing them, "Sister Wei, don’t mind too much about winning or losing, my brother isn’t here for the win or loss."
He’s here to humiliate you.
...
The Thousand Mechanism Jade Pot snatched from Young Master Zheng hadn’t even warmed in Tang Xiaobai’s hands before Tang Ziqian took it and tossed it to a servant, then pulled Tang Xiaobai along to follow Wei and Zheng, determined to pester them.
Young Master Zheng, aware they were following, walked quickly in annoyance, suddenly stopped by Miss Wei.
Miss Wei whispered a few words to him, and he glanced in a certain direction, turned back, and gave Tang Ziqian a cold smile.
Tang Xiaobai, sensing danger, tugged at her brother’s coat, "Brother, he’s provoking you!" There’s definitely a plot!
Tang Ziqian chuckled, took his sister’s hand, and continued to follow.
When they got closer, Tang Xiaobai realized the two had another plan.
It was still a game booth, but this time it involved archery.
Colorful knots hung from the top of the tent, with wooden plaques bearing the names of prizes hanging below each.
The knots varied in size and distance, and the rules were simple: hit them with an arrow to win.
The top prize was a Luminous Pearl the size of a pigeon egg.
Luminous Pearls are rare to ordinary people, but not much to the Duke Yan Mansion. They have even bigger ones, and even Tang Xiaobai’s bed canopy is adorned with a few.
While not rare, it was still a contest worth fighting for.
Young Master Zheng already had a bow and arrow in hand, turned his head to smile smugly at Tang Ziqian, "General Tang, care to give it a try?"
Tang Xiaobai quickly pulled Tang Ziqian, whispering, "Brother, you’re still injured!" You just pretended to be weak before the emperor!
Tang Ziqian felt insulted, "Even cut ten more times, I can still handle this slingshot!" Then loudly shouted, "Bring the bow and arrow—"
Before he finished speaking, a "whoosh" sounded, like an arrow leaving the string.
"Snap!" The wooden plaque fell.
Suddenly, silence fell over the surrounding area.
The stall owner picked up the fallen plaque, looking at Tang Ziqian with a complicated expression, almost laughing and crying, "It’s, it’s the top prize..."
Fewer people may know Young Master Zheng, but many recognized Tang Ziqian.
The eldest son of Duke Yan Mansion, a young general with outstanding military achievements, known to be untouchable.
Yet someone dared to shoot the top prize before this formidable young general could compete.
Just who would dare to challenge Little General Tang like this?
The crowd’s gaze fell on the teenager in the crowd who had just set down the crossbow, and they were stunned.
It was just a teenage boy, not fully grown. His fingers holding the bow were slender and fair, not like those of an archer.
And his face—
It was hidden by a large animal-themed mask, covering even the chin, revealing only a pair of eyes, dark as ink, twinkling like a galaxy.
Tang Ziqian laughed lightly, threw away the bow in his hand, his gaze turning slightly cold as he looked at the boy.
Not showed off for over a decade, got pent up, didn’t you?
...
"How did you..." Tang Xiaobai started to ask, but didn’t know which question to ask first.
How did you go to the archery? How do you know archery?
"Self-taught during free time." Li Mu handed her the Luminous Pearl he had just won.
Not wanting to attract attention, Tang Xiaobai accepted it and hid it in her sleeve, muttering, "You have that much free time?" Clearly, everyone has to read and write, so how did he have time to learn driving, horseback riding, and archery?
"Doesn’t take too much free time."
Tang Xiaobai was momentarily speechless, then asked, "But where did you get the bow and arrows?"
"Made them myself."
Tang Xiaobai, half-believing, examined him twice, then said, "Can you make one for me too?"
He suddenly looked up, murmured "Hm," and a trace of a smile seemed to pass through his eyes.
Tang Xiaobai was about to ask another question when she noticed Tang Ziqian had finished speaking with the Gu Family and Tang Jiaojiao, and was walking towards them.
As he approached, mysteriously, he easily took the Luminous Pearl from Tang Xiaobai’s hand.
He tossed it in his hand, drawing out his words, "A Luminous Pearl—"
His gaze turned to Li Mu, "Join me at the training grounds tomorrow?"
Li Mu looked at him calmly, "Alright."
Tang Ziqian smiled, placed the Luminous Pearl back in his sister’s hand, and gently took her hand, "Let’s go, brother will take you to Pingkang Village to see the singing and dancing!"
The Lantern Festival, also Tang Xiaobai’s birthday, naturally couldn’t be wasted all on picking a fight.
Tang Xiaobai quickly left those two behind, happily following her brother, taking in the bustling sights along the way.
Suddenly, she froze in her steps, clutching Tang Ziqian’s hand tightly.
Tang Ziqian, seasoned in battle, was keenly aware of danger, and without her saying a word, his eyes found the scene within the crowd—
