At this moment, Liua Ruolei pushed through the crowd and gave Liua Yuanrui a hard pinch: "Brother~ just give in a little, you don’t really want to embarrass Brother-in-law, right? Be careful or sister will deal with you later."
"Oh, my dear sister. I’m just standing up for sister, aren’t I? This is a traditional thing among noble families, and our Liua Family is well-known, we can’t lose this custom." This pinch completely deflated Liua Yuanrui’s smug mood.
"I don’t care, it’s sister’s wish anyway." Liua Ruolei snorted cutely, "If you don’t listen, I’ll go inform sister right now."
Liua Yuanrui couldn’t help but shiver; he knew full well his sister Liua Ruolan’s temperament. Don’t be fooled by her graceful, gentle, and virtuous appearance, if you really anger her, it’s a serious matter.
If it came to that point, not to mention Liua Yuanrui, even if his father Liua Gaowang came to persuade her, it would be of no use, he would be finished.
Liua Yuanrui was quite helpless, and simply said alright alright, I’ll lower the difficulty for Brother-in-law.
"Brother-in-law, you just need to shoot down those three Large Copper coins from within half the distance, that’s five zhang, with consecutive arrows to win."
"That’s more like it." Liua Ruolei said with slight satisfaction, "Sister said, this kind of outdated custom is not good."
"Ruolei, I’m also an elder brother, don’t just say ’sister said’ all day." Liua Yuanrui protested slightly with a glare, "If you’re so capable, persuade those in-laws when I get married later."
"Hmph, like I care about your well-being." Liua Ruolei rolled her eyes slightly, "Anyway, don’t bully Brother-in-law."
With Liua Ruolei issuing the decree, the rest of the brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law trembled all over and immediately changed their stance. They felt that, hmm, reducing by half was about right, otherwise, it would be too much bullying of Brother-in-law.
Liua Yuanshan, though his cultivation and other aspects were mediocre, he was the top archery expert among the Yuan generation.
Moreover, he was already forty years old.
Brother-in-law is only nineteen, how could he compare?
The brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law all began to change their tune quickly, shifting to sympathizing with Brother-in-law’s position.
Such a rapid change in wind direction left Wang Shouzhe somewhat apprehensive, as his wife whom he hadn’t met seemed quite formidable.
Just by having Ruolei pass on a message, those fierce-looking kids were all behaving?
Could his wife be a tigress?
"Hey hey, Brother-in-law, what are you thinking?" Liua Yuanshan urged, "Are we still competing? Don’t worry, for Little Sister Ruolan’s sake, I will make sure you lose without any resistance, cleanly and neatly."
Wang Shouzhe was speechless, this face-saving gesture was really special.
No wonder at forty, he still hadn’t married a wife. Serves him right!
But while he was grumbling in his heart, he politely cupped his hands and said: "Brother Yuanshan, please."
The Liua Family was large and prosperous, and there were too many people in the Yuan generation, Wang Shouzhe didn’t even know what rank this one held.
Liua Yuanshan didn’t hesitate, and after a cheeky smile, he unfastened his bow and arrow.
Right from ten zhang away, he took aim and shot arrows.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~ Three arrows almost simultaneously shot out with a sound.
The arrows were as fast as lightning, so fast that even the ordinary person’s vision could barely track them.
With three consecutive loud bangs.
Three Large Coppers were almost simultaneously shot, shattering on impact. The arrows continued forward, embedding themselves firmly half a foot into a tree.
"Good, good archery!"
The surrounding sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law cheered loudly.
Obviously, they were all very satisfied with Liua Yuanshan’s archery, looking sharp and impressive, truly worthy of Brother Yuanshan, with such archery skills he could dominate most of the Qi Refining Realm.
But how could Brother Yuanshan, who was so good at archery, not find a wife? Sigh~~
Liua Yuanshan himself was also slightly proud, glancing at Wang Shouzhe with a look.
Just as he boasted before shooting, he wanted to make Wang Shouzhe lose cleanly and neatly, without any resistance.
"Brother-in-law." Liua Yuanrui calmly chuckled, "As long as you can do the same as Brother Yuanshan within that half distance, you pass. If you can’t, then just admit defeat, I’ve already given Brother-in-law enough face."
Is this giving face to Brother-in-law? You’re just afraid of being beaten by sister, aren’t you? Wang Shouzhe secretly pondered a sentence about him.
Then, he calmly and brightly smiled: "Hmm, I’ll still stick to the same words, giving in to the wife is no big deal. But I want to give it a try. As for that half distance, no need to yield, otherwise it would truly be admitting defeat."
"Okay, Brother-in-law is bold, then bring Brother-in-law the bow and arrow."
On Liua Yuanrui’s command, someone quickly brought over a strong bow.
Wang Shouzhe tested the feel, although the bow was a bit soft, making it ineffective against stronger fierce beasts, it was still usable for the competition at hand. Read full story at 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍
"Brother-in-law, you can do it." Liua Ruolei cheered from the side, "Stay steady, shoot well, just hitting one is enough."
As soon as Liua Ruolei spoke, the other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law also joined in, shouting: "Brother-in-law, take your time, no rush. Brother Yuanshan has been single for forty years, he had plenty of time to practice his speed, you’re still young, it’s different."
Liua Yuanshan’s heart skipped a beat, Little Sister Ruolei’s words were quite hurtful. Also, what does being single have to do with practicing speed? He was confused, feeling that something was off.
At that moment, Wang Shouzhe stood under the gaze of everyone.