Chapter 334: Unparalleled in the world
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
This was a strange scene. However, if it was combined with Princess Shan Yu’s wheat coloured skin, the white animal leather on her body and the five-coloured feathers she wore on her head, there was a uniquely wild and primitive sense of beauty.
However, what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking at this moment wasn’t about beauty. He was thinking…
How powerful is this girl?
What kind of distance would he be able to kill her in once hit? Or, was it that even in close-combat, he had no way of defeating her?
This was a very grim question. Because, Fang Zhengzhi had absolutely no idea how the Southern Mountain Range trained, and how powerful the Southern Mountain Range was.
However, this question determined whether Fang Zhengzhi’s next course of action would be successful, and also determined whether he was able to continue living.
"Somebody come, execute!" Princess Shan Yu lowered her bow at this moment. She turned around and flashed a contemptuous smile at Fang Zhengzhi.
"Roger!" The five hundred Silver Horned Wolf cavalry soldiers instantly acknowledged respectfully.
On the other hand, General Tai and General Mu who stood behind Fang Zhengzhi had already positioned themselves on both sides of him. They reached our their hands and grabbed onto Fang Zhengzhi’s shoulder.
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t resist.
Because, there was absolutely no use resisting.
"Before I die, I have a wish." Fang Zhengzhi’s hands were held down by General Tai and General Mu, but his mouth was still free to speak. Hence, he instantly shouted out.
"Oh? Tell me what wish you have." When Princess Shan Yu heard this, she nodded her head. It was indeed rather normal for a person about to die to have some unfulfilled wishes.
"I wish to see my parents before I die." Fang Zhengzhi said sincerely.
"See your parents? Where are your parents?" Princess Shan Yu was somewhat confused.
"In the Northern Desert of the Great Xia."
"Hmph, what nonsense. Why would I let you go back to the Great Xia? Stop dreaming. Pull him down!" Princess Shan Yu immediately huffed, completely ignoring Fang Zhengzhi.
Wasn’t this just treating her as an idiot?
"Then I have another wish." Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have already expected his wish to be rejected. He wasn’t angered at all, and continued speaking calmly.
"Speak."
"I am still a virgin. Before I die, I want to find a girl."
"Scram, shameless person. Why would the women of my Southern Mountain Range sacrifice themselves for someone like you? Kill him!" Princess Shan Yu was slightly taken aback. Then, she became truly enraged.
"Wait a moment, if both of these wishes cannot be fulfilled, I have a third wish."
"Why do you have so much nonsense to say?"
"My third wish is very simple. I want to know how powerful the person I lost to is." Fang Zhengzhi said with a sincere expression.
"How powerful? Ha ha ha… Alright, I will fulfill your wish and allow you to die content. Using the enlightenment states of your Great Xia Dynasty, my current enlightenment state is the Heavenly Reflection Peak State. However, even if I meet with someone of the Supernatural Beginning State of your Great Xia Dynasty, I wouldn’t be the slightest bit afraid." Princess Shan Yu’s face was fillled with pride.
"Heavenly Reflection Peak State, having the power of a Supernatural Beginning State…" Fang Zhengzhi looked towards Princess Shan Yu and frowned slightly. He had never expected this young Princess Shan Yu to be as powerful. This person wasn’t someone he could capture with ease.
Seems that I have to change my plan.
"How is that? Can you die content now?" Princess Shan Yu laughed delightedly.
"I feel that I can still struggle for a while." Fang Zhengzhi thought for a while and spoke determinedly.
"Struggle? How do you wish to struggle?" Princess Shan Yu asked confusedly.
"First, defeat you and preserve my life." Fang Zhengzhi replied.
"Defeat me? Ha ha ha… you have already lost, how can you win?" Princess Shan Yu immediately burst into laughter when she heard this, with a tender beauty similar to that of a black rose.
"The compet.i.tion hadn’t ended, anything is possible." Fang Zhengzhi’s expression was confident.
"Alright, today, I will let you lose contentedly!" Princess Shan Yu didn’t speak further and immediately picked up the Fire Rattan Bow, drawing it into a crescent shape.
"Wait a moment!" Just as Princess Shan Yu prepared to shoot, Fang Zhengzhi instantly interrupted her.
"What problem do you have again?" Princess Shan Yu’s hand shook slightly. She had almost released this arrow. Luckily, she stopped herself in time, else, she would truly have disgraced herself.
"I want to confirm the rules with you. Is the final winner the one with the most arrows on the target board and the one with the highest accuracy?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.
"Naturally." Princess Shan Yu replied with a definite expression.
"Then, what special privilege does the person who finish shooting first have?"
"It can count as an additional arrow."
"Only… counting as an additional arrow?"
"Yes!"
"Are you sure that it only counts as an additional arrow?"
"Obviously, I never go back on my words!" Princess Shan Yu was filled with impatience. This guy was too annoying. If there weren’t so many soldiers in front of her, she really wanted to just kill off this person.
"Then, let me ask another question."
"You still haven’t finished asking?"
"This is already the last question."
"Alright, ask."
"I want to know how will you deal with me if I win?"
"You have absolutely no chance of winning, furthermore, you have already lost." When Princess Shan Yu heard this, she immediately replied with a disdainful expression.
"What if?"
"Alright, if you somehow won me, I will let you become a teacher in the Southern Mountain Range." Princess Shan Yu thought for a while and then answered.
In reality, when Fang Zhengzhi demonstrated his ability to recite the Law of Dao, she already had this thought. However, Fang Zhengzhi was ultimately a spy of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Hence, a thought was just a thought. Reality was still reality.
"Can I be your personal bodyguard?" Fang Zhengzhi seemed rather unsatisfied.
"Personal bodyguard?" Princess Shan Yu was somewhat confused.
"Yes, the type that follows behind you everyday and a.s.sumes your authority as my own." Fang Zhengzhi explained very patiently.
"Ha ha ha… alright, I will fulfill your wish." Princess Shan Yu was once again amused to laughter by Fang Zhengzhi. After so long, this was the first that she felt that a person could describe himself so lowly.
Most importantly, when this guy talked about a.s.suming her authority as his own, his face didn’t even turn the slightest bit red.
He was truly a talent.
"Princess, you musn’t do this. This person is a spy from the Great Xia, if he becomes your personal bodyguard, it might affect your safety!" When General Tai heard this, he instantly stepped out to prevent this from happening.
"Why, do you think that I will lose?" Princess Shan Yu’s expression immediately darkened.
"I don’t… dare!" When General Tai saw this, beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead. Princess Shan Yu’s domineering personality was notorious in the army. She never allowed people to doubt the decisions she made.
"Then what are you still worried about?" Princess Shan Yu said coldly.
"That’s right, General Tai, what are you worried about?" Fang Zhengzhi also looked at General Tai. A faint smile appeared on the edges of his mouth.
"You… little kid! Princess, I beg to personally kill this guy!" When General Tai saw Fang Zhengzhi’s irritating face, he finally became angry again.
"Alright, I grant you!" Princess Shan Yu nodded with a smile.
"Thank you Princess!" General Tai wiped off the sweat on his forehead and respectfully withdrew.
On the other hand, General Mu released his grip on Fang Zhengzhi’s shoulder and once again returned to his spot behind Fang Zhengzhi. The expression on his face seemed extremely solemn and vigilant.
"Princess had reached first, hence, you should be the first to shoot." At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi modestly gave up his chance.
"Ha ha ha… you want to flatter me? However, I won’t let you off because of this." Princess Shan Yu laughed out once again.
Immediately after, she didn’t waste a single second.
A "Tw.a.n.g!" sounded out from the bowstring of the Fiery Rattan Bow and an arrow glowing with a fiery red light flew out, landing on the bullseye once again.
"Nice! Good archery skills, Princess!"
"Princess is might and powerful!"
"Princess’s archery skills are indeed unparalleled in this world!"
The surrounding five hundred Silver Horned Cavalry soldiers instantly began to shout out. In their hearts, Princess Shan Yu was the G.o.ddess in the army. Not only was she strong and powerful, she was also extremely beautiful.
Even though she was somewhat domineering.
But, she treated her people with care and concern that came from the depth of her heart.
Furthermore, most importantly, Princess Shan Yu didn’t depend completely on her family background to be able to obtain this position she was in today. Instead, it was due to her accomplishments in the military. In many of the previous a.s.saults, she fought at the frontline, charging ahead of the army and personally beheading the enemy general.
Establis.h.i.+ng brilliant military achievements.
Such a princess naturally caused them to vow to follow her till their death.
Princess Shan Yu seemed to have already gotten used to the exclamations around her. Without the slightest bit of hesitation, she drew her Fiery Rattan Bow once again. Her last arrow finally landed on the heart of the target once again.
"Princess has won!"
"Congratulations Princess for winning this compet.i.tion!"
The Silver Horned Wolf cavalry soldiers instantly began to cheer. General Tai and General Mu who were standing behind Fang Zhengzhi also began to express their congratulations.
"Hm, how is it? Are you utterly convinced of your loss yet?" Princess Shan Yu lightly nodded her head. Then, gazed towards Fang Zhengzhi with a dazzling smile on her face.
If it was any other time, she wouldn’t bother taking a single look at her opponent after winning such a compet.i.tion. However, for some reason she didn’t know, when she won Fang Zhengzhi today.
It caused her to feel extremely happy.
The feeling was as sweet as eating a piece of honey.
"I am convinced on the outside, not not the inside." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
"Little kid, I believe that it is only on the outside that you are not convinced, right?" General Tai blurted out sarcastically.
"Are you deaf?" Fang Zhengzhi retorted.
"What do you mean?"
"You don’t understand what other people are saying, how different are you from a deaf person?"
"You… I will kill you now."
"The compet.i.tion isn’t over yet, what the h.e.l.l… h.e.l.l are you anxious for. Don’t tell me you want to go against military orders? Princess, this person wants to rebel!" Fang Zhengzhi very impolitely shot a middle finger towards General Tai, then instantly reported to the princess.
"Little kid you… you are to wrong me! Princess, I am completely loyal, I definitely have absolutely no intention of rebelling!" General Tai jumped in shock. He was extremely angry. His teeth chattered, producing cracking sounds. However, he managed to hold himself back."
"Rise, I am not blind!" Princess Shan Yu replied lightly and waved her hands.
A smile formed on the edges of Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth.
No matter what, he was the Rank Four Sword Envoy of the Great Xia Dynasty. So what if it was Princess Ping Yang? So what if it was Left Prime Minister You Yiping? These people couldn’t exploit or bully me the slightest bit.
How could it be that he would be bullied by a tiny general in the Southern Mountain Range?
Even though a person had to lower his head when under a roof, this room was Princess Shan Yu’s roof. It wasn’t General Tai’s roof. Hence, he had to suppress General Tai.
"What are you waiting for?" Princess Shan Yu looked towards Fang Zhengzhi, whose face was filled with delight, and urged.
"Alright." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
Then, he drew the bow in his hands into a full crescent. From the posture alone, it was actually extremely professional and das.h.i.+ng. After all, his profession hunting in the Cang Ling Mountain for many years wasn’t a fluke.
When Princess Shan Yu saw Fang Zhengzhi’s shooting posture, she was somewhat amazed.
One who knew archery evidently understood the importance of posture.
Even for herself, just for the posture alone, she had practised for exactly three years. Only after that was she able to hit every single one of her shots.
On Fang Zhengzhi’s body, she had actually seen a trace of her own shadow.
Or, it could be said that Fang Zhengzhi’s posture was just as professional as hers.
How was this possible?
Just as she thought, the arrow in Fang Zhengzhi’s hand finally left. The sound of air being pierced rang out at this moment. Even though its momentum seemed not too bad.
It was ultimately too ordinary.
It wasn’t too impressive.
The arrow traced a beautiful arc in the air, then, rapidly landed towards the target board.
Princess Shan Yu’s mouth curved into a slight smile. She felt that she had overestimated Fang Zhengzhi. Such a technique was only for show. At most, his accuracy could be considered not too bad.
However, in terms of power, it was completely lacking.
Not even mentioning people.
It couldn’t even kill an ordinary beast in one hit.
"Truly a waste of ti…" Princess Shan Yu wasn’t even able to complete her last word before the smile on her face completely froze. She stood firmly rooted to the ground.
The Fiery Rattan Bow in her hands instantly landed on the ground with a thud.
Along with Princess Shan Yu, the five hundred Silver Horned Wolf Cavalry and the two generals were all stunned.
Everybody’s eyes turned completely round, their faces filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible?"
"Why would it turn out like this?"
"This… is simply impossible!"
One by one, voices rang out.
Especially General Tai, who was completely stunned at this moment.
He had considered many possibilities. For example, Fang Zhengzhi might be extremely lucky and hit the bullseye. Or, all three arrows would hit the bullseye.
However, he had never imagined.
Fang Zhengzhi’s arrow would hit Princess Shan Yu’s arrow!
"Crack!" Following a crisp snapping sound, the white feather arrow was instantly cut into two. Then, it fell to the ground like a snowflake.
At this moment, the entire world seemed to have fallen silent.
Leaving the slightly cold wind blowing onto people’s faces. That was a wind that could rustle people’s hair. However, n.o.body paid any attention to that. Because, their hearts were just as cold.
The arrow was an ordinary arrow. The bow was an ordinary bow. The power was also a very ordinary and average power. However, the outcome was nothing close to ordinary.
"Coincidence, it must be a coincidence!" General Tai recalled Fang Zhengzhi’s previous performances and simply didn’t wish to believe that Fang Zhengzhi could shoot down Princess Shan Yu’s arrow so accurately.
Compared to shooting the bullseye…
The level of archery required was easily a hundred or thousand times higher!