Chapter 71 I Discovered Mu Feng’s Secret
After hearing Mu Jiangge's suggestion, Mu Feng stopped him and said, "You are making trouble again. The prince is so young, how can he compete with his father!"
If the old man wins, it would be bullying the weak. If he loses, wouldn’t he lose all face?
Although there is no such possibility, we should not listen to Mu Jiangge's evil ideas.
The old general glanced at Mu Jiangge and said, "You are such a naughty girl. How about this, Mu Feng, you and Chu Li should compete with each other!"
Mu Feng's eyes lit up. Last time he heard that Chu Li was an excellent archer, but he had never actually seen it.
Now is also a good opportunity.
However, his archery skills were taught by the old general, so he would definitely not lose to Chu Li.
Chu Li had no choice but to agree.
The Mu family is a family of military generals, and the martial arts arena is ready. Chu Li and Mu Feng each hold a bow and arrow and prepare for the competition.
Mu Jiangge came up to Grandpa Mu and said with a smile: "Grandfather, my cousin can drive a group of lions and is also good at archery. Maybe he can beat my uncle!"
Mr. Mu raised his eyebrows, "You just don't trust your uncle?"
Mu Jiangge sighed, "Not really, it's just that Grandfather, you didn't go to the hunting ground that day, and my cousin stood in front of the lion, looking so heroic and domineering!"
Old Master Mu shook his head. Mu Jiangge rarely praised Chu Li before, but she liked Chu Chu very much. Now that she has grown up, she appreciates Chu Li even more.
He looked at Chu Li and Mu Feng, "Each of you shoot three arrows. The one who hits the bull's eye with all of them wins!"
Chu Li and Mu Feng drew their bows and loaded arrows. They shot their first arrows at the same time, and with a thud, they hit the bull's eye at the same time.
Old Master Mu looked at Chu Li's archery posture and suddenly became stunned.
Mu Feng's eyes fell on the bull's eye that Chu Li shot, and he actually hit it right on the bull's eye.
He suddenly remembered that he had personally taught Chu Li archery. Chu Li didn't need him to teach him archery at all!
Mu Jiangge clapped his hands excitedly, "Great, great, great, cousin, great archery skills!"
After Chu Li shot the arrow, she suddenly thought of the unborn baby in her belly.
After drawing the bow and loading the arrow for the second time, Chu Li did not dare to use so much strength, and the arrow went a little off target, but it still hit the center of the target.
General Mu was observing clearly from the side. If Chu Li had not retracted some of his strength just now, this arrow would have definitely hit the bull's eye!
Mu Feng curled his lips and looked at Chu Li, "Your Highness, don't worry about my face. Using all your strength is the only way to respect your opponent!"
Chu Li: “…” Uncle, if you hadn’t been as strong as an ox and given birth to a baby, I would have shot the target apart!
Mu Jiangge cheered from the side, "Cousin, try harder, no need to give face to uncle, he doesn't want that thing!"
Mu Feng: “…”
Chu Li drew her bow and loaded the arrow. She used all her strength to shoot the last arrow. With a thud, the arrow hit the bull's eye again.
Mu Feng was just like her, hitting the bull's eye three times.
Chu Li said modestly: "My uncle won!"
Mu Jiangge put his hands on his hips and shook his head repeatedly, "Cousin, did you let your uncle go on purpose?"
Chu Li shook his head, "No, my uncle's archery skills were taught by my grandfather, but I am a wild one, so it's different."
Mu Feng raised the corners of his lips and looked at Chu Li with admiration in his eyes, "If you hadn't made any mistakes just now, your archery skills would definitely be better than mine!"
This was the first time he praised Chu Li sincerely. It turned out that what Mu Jiangge said was true. Chu Li's archery skills were indeed amazing.
Mu Jiangge rushed to Chu Li, hid behind her and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Cousin, can you teach me, teach me secretly?"
Without waiting for Chu Li to answer, Mr. Mu looked at Mu Jiangge behind Chu Li and reprimanded him sternly.
"You're just making trouble all day long. Your cousin is the crown prince and is very busy every day. Don't bother him!"
"Oh!" Mu Jiangge curled his lips and walked out from behind Chu Li.
General Mu's eyes fell on Chu Li. The way she drew the bow just now was particularly similar to that of Luo Changhe, the leader of the four great masters in the world.
However, Luo Changhe has been living in seclusion in the mountains with his two junior brothers and one junior sister.
They are elusive and have tens of thousands of followers, but he never accepts any closed-door disciples. Why do Chu Li's archery movements resemble Luo Changhe so much?
He asked Chu Li, "Did you really learn archery by yourself without any guidance from others?"
Chu Li smiled obediently, "Grandfather, you know, my uncle is the only one who taught me archery. I must have learned the true art from both my uncle and grandfather."
Old Master Mu didn't quite believe Chu Li's polite words. Chu Li deliberately concealed his true level of archery skills because he was afraid of embarrassing him.
Although he felt comfortable being flattered by Chu Li, he had seen too many people's archery skills. It would be impossible to achieve Chu Li's level of archery skills without twenty years of practice!
Even Pei Ye, the commander of the imperial guards, would probably find it hard to tell who is better!
He became more and more curious about who Chu Li learned archery from!
Someone must be secretly giving advice!
He was lost in memories, and still remembered that when Chu Li and Chu Chu were ten years old, his second daughter, Mu Xinyue, Chu Li's mother, took the two children to travel to the south of the Yangtze River.
Was it that year that the brother and sister met that hidden master and received some pointers from him?
"Li'er, when you went to Jiangnan when you were ten years old, did you have any adventures?"
Chu Li was confused by the question, her memory was shattered.
She couldn't answer that question either.
She could only lower her head and pretend to be sad and not answer the question.
Mu Feng noticed Chu Li's mood change. He coughed lightly and changed the subject, "Father, lunch is ready."
When General Mu saw Chu Li’s sad expression, he suddenly remembered the year his granddaughter Chu Chu passed away.
He also felt sad in his heart, "Mu Feng, treat Li Er to a meal, I'm not hungry."
General Mu turned around, his eyes were already red. He looked at the pear tree in the yard. The pears on the tree were all old, but he had not let anyone pick them yet.
I still remember that when Chuchu was a child, he loved eating pears the most, and I always saved the biggest one for him.
Mu Feng looked at the old man's lonely back, he looked at Chu Li and murmured: "Since Chu Chu passed away, the old man has not allowed anyone to pick the pears from this tree."
Chu Li remembered that she loved eating pears when she was a child.
The original owner was happy and had a grandfather who truly loved her.
Unfortunately, she cannot recognize her grandfather yet.
Mu Feng called Chu Li, "Let's go and have lunch together."
Chu Li followed his footsteps. She was not hungry, but the baby in her belly was hungry.
Mu Jiangge suddenly pulled her sleeve, avoided Mu Feng and said, "Come on, cousin, I want to tell you something."
Mu Jiang was a very powerful singer, and Chu Li could only keep up with her.
She watched Mu Feng walk away before she said, "Cousin, I discovered Mu Feng's secret."
Chu Li's heart skipped a beat. Could this matter have anything to do with her?
Mu Jiangge said mysteriously, "I discovered that my uncle had a secret meeting with a woman during the palace banquet last night, and he didn't come back for a long time!"
Chu Li's mind suddenly exploded.
Mu Jiangge continued to speak heartlessly: "It must be that some noble lady likes Mu Feng. I knew it, Uncle Mu Feng is already 24 and still hasn't gotten married. It turns out that he is quite playful in private!"
Chu Li was confused and asked tentatively, "How do you know that my uncle and the lady are having a secret meeting?"