Kill the enemy and get a wife? I'll single-handedly slaughter my way through the Northern Barba

The chestnut horse reared up and began to run around the training ground.

Although the speed wasn't particularly fast, Lin Feng, who was riding a horse for the first time, couldn't help but sway from side to side.

"Raymond Lam! Slow down! Be careful not to fall!"

Liu Ruyan was completely dumbfounded when she saw this.

She simply couldn't understand where Lin Feng got the confidence to make a bet with Li Ping'an and Lü Zheng on archery and horseback riding.

Looking at how he can't even stand up after running a lap, what's the point of talking about riding and archery?

After the horse carried Lin Feng back to the starting point, Liu Ruyan shook her head helplessly: "Lord Lin, your skill level is worse than when I first learned to ride a horse at the age of eight."

"I advise you to admit defeat now, lest you make a fool of yourself."

Lin Feng gently patted the chestnut horse's neck and took a deep breath: "It's only the first lap. Practice makes perfect."

Liu Ruyan was exasperated by his inexplicable confidence and could only nod and say, "Alright, alright! I'd like to see just how skilled Lord Lin can get."

"drive!"

Raymond Lam spurred the horse's belly again.

This time, his body no longer swayed from side to side.

My body coordination and synergy with the horse have improved significantly compared to the first lap.

Liu Ruyan was well-versed in horsemanship and could see through the mystery.

Lin Feng's improvement in this second lap is something that ordinary people can't achieve.

It would take an ordinary person at least a day or two to gain such understanding and progress.

But how could he have improved so quickly?

Liu Ruyan shook her head, forcing herself to calm down.

impossible!

Lin Feng must have deliberately teased her before, which is why she pretended to be in such a disheveled state.

The further Liu Ruyan looked, the more surprised she became, her already large eyes widening in astonishment.

After each lap, Lin Feng would take a short break, close his eyes, and review all the details of the previous lap.

Once you find a mistake, remember it immediately and correct it in the next round.

By the time he entered the ninth lap, he was already able to ride steadily, turn nimbly, and stop abruptly with ease.

Liu Ruyan watched in disbelief as Lin Feng's horsemanship improved at an incredible speed.

"Could he really be an equestrian prodigy?"

Liu Ruyan had seen many skilled riders since childhood, but she had never seen anyone with such terrifying talent as Lin Feng.

He is exceptionally skilled in martial arts and has a brilliant literary talent; now he even seems to have divine assistance in learning horsemanship.

How many skills and secrets does this man still possess that she doesn't know about?

Suddenly, Liu Ruyan became even more curious about Lin Feng.

[Liu Ruyan's favorability +3]

……

Time flies, and the next day, night falls.

The Northern Barbarian army has not attacked for two days.

After sunset, the soldiers of Zhenyuan Army hurried to the small training ground in twos and threes.

The reason, of course, was that the famous Lin Feng, the commander of a thousand households, wanted to compete in archery and horsemanship with Li Ping'an, the young general of Liaodong, and Lü Zheng, the deputy general of Zhenyuan Army.

Who in the army didn't know about Li Ping'an and Lü Zheng's horsemanship and archery skills?

However, Lin Feng's riding skills were notoriously bad.

When he went out of the city to kill Cheng Ye, he couldn't even ride his horse steadily.

The news spread like wildfire, arousing the interest of the entire army.

The soldiers who would normally be heading to the brothel at this time of day have all stayed behind tonight, just waiting to see what the commotion is about!

Furthermore, an "unknown person" secretly opened a betting pool within the military, betting on who would win between Raymond Lam and the two young generals.

For a time, the soldiers competed to participate, each hoping to win the money of those "suckers" who bet on Lin Feng to win.

The area around the drill ground was packed with soldiers, who crowded outside the fence, vying to peek into the field through the gaps.

Inside the small training ground, Lin Feng, Lü Zheng, and Li Ping'an were already fully armed.

Lü Zheng also specially invited Wu Han, who had joined the army, to preside over the competition and serve as the referee.

The venue was filled with torches, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime.

Three fine horses carried three knights, and the soldiers responsible for carrying the archery targets were all in their positions, waiting for the competition to begin.

Wu Han cupped his hands to the three men and said loudly, "Thank you for your trust. I will preside over this horseback archery competition today."

"The competition consists of two rounds. The first round is shooting at fixed targets. There are three targets, each with ten rings. You will ride your horses at full speed and shoot three arrows. The one with the highest total score wins."

"The second round of shooting at living targets will be judged by accuracy and speed."

"Do all three of you understand?"

Lu Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Lord Wu, rest assured, my two brothers and I all know the rules and will certainly not cause you any trouble. In the future, when Brother Lin hosts a banquet, we will definitely invite you to attend as well."

Li Ping'an smiled broadly and said, "Brother Lin is a junior, so let him decide the order of the matches!"

Lin Feng looked toward the target, pondered for a moment, and slowly said, "Brother Lü, go first; Brother Li, next; and I'll go last."

"good!"

With a loud shout, Lü Zheng spurred his horse and galloped away, arriving in an instant eighty paces from the target.

He steadily steered his horse along the pre-drawn white lines, his gaze sharp as an eagle's.

Suddenly, he raised his hand, drew an arrow from his quiver, nocked it, and shot it at the target.

"Whoosh!"

The arrows flew like shooting stars, hitting their mark with a single strike!

"Lord Lü, your archery skills are superb!"

"Beautiful! That shot was at least an eight-ring caliber!"

"Look! The adult won again!"

……

Outside the small drill ground, the soldiers immediately cheered loudly.

Seeing this, Wang Dahu, Zhang Ergou, and the others frowned and looked distressed.

"It's over! Xiaofeng has made a big boast, we're definitely going to lose this time!" Wang Dahu said with a worried look on his face.

Zhang Ergou tried to console himself: "If he lost, he lost. I didn't really expect him to win anyway. Luckily, you only won three taels of silver betting on Xiaofeng. I bet five taels on Lord Lü and the others, so I should at least make a little."

Even Raymond Lam's closest confidants felt he had no chance of winning, but one person remained silent throughout.

That person had ten thousand coins.

He was the one secretly running the gambling operation.

This time, he's betting everything he has, deciding to take another gamble!

He bets that Raymond Lam can create another miracle, just like he did with his previous jade gambling!

After the three arrows were shot, the soldiers immediately carried the target to Wu Han, who recorded the scores.

"Eight rings, nine rings, nine rings, a total of twenty-six rings!"

To shoot three arrows in quick succession from eighty paces away is an exceptionally outstanding archery skill.

However, upon hearing this, Lü Zheng looked displeased and said, "I have been busy defending the city these days, and my horsemanship and archery skills have become rusty. Please forgive me."

Li Ping'an laughed heartily, "Brother Lü, why be so modest? Your skill level is top-notch, even among the Liaodong cavalry!"

With that, he spurred his horse and shouted, "Giddy up!"

Li Ping'an's archery speed was even faster than Lü Zheng's.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The three arrows left the bow almost simultaneously, striking the target with precision like shooting stars.

In a corner outside the small training ground, Prince Li Ji of Zhou, dressed in his everyday clothes, watched this scene and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

"Lord Lü and Lord Li are both outstanding young talents of our Great Qian Dynasty. Their horsemanship and archery skills are clearly the result of hard work. Excellent, excellent!"

He paused, then looked at Liu Ruyan beside him: "Ruyan, why did you drag me along to watch today's competition? Where's the suspense?"

Liu Ruyan gazed expectantly at the arena and said softly, "Your Highness, you'll see for yourself when you see it. Lin Feng will definitely give you a surprise."

Li Ji smiled slightly, his tone calm: "What difference does even the biggest surprise make?"

"Look at Li Ping'an, he hit the nine-ring, nine-ring, and ten-ring with three arrows, for a total of twenty-eight rings."

"Has Raymond Lam only been practicing horseback archery for a few days?"

"Even with his extraordinary talent, he has absolutely no chance of surpassing Li Ping'an."

Liu Ruyan nervously clasped her hands together, eagerly anticipating the miracle that might happen inside.

Inside the arena, as soon as Li Ping'an's score was announced, Lü Zheng cupped his hands and smiled, "Brother Li's archery skills are divine; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority and willingly concede defeat."

"Brother Lin, now that things have come to this, do you still want to continue the competition?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Feng.

However, he confidently replied, "Why not compete? Brother Li didn't hit all ten rings in a row, so I still have a chance!"

Lu Zheng rubbed his forehead and smiled wryly: "Shooting ten rings in a row? In the entire Zhenyuan Army, apart from my father, no one else can do that. Brother Lin, admitting defeat is not shameful, there's no need to force yourself."

Lin Feng removed the hard bow and smiled faintly at Li and Lü: "Admit defeat? I won't admit defeat!"

"Today, I will have a contest with Brother Li!"

"drive!"

Lin Feng spurred his horse onward, and the chestnut horse seemed to understand his thoughts, galloping fast and steadily.

Seeing this, Li Ping'an's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Brother Lin, when did your riding skills become so proficient?"

Previously, Lin Feng had never urged his horse to gallop, so Li and Lü had never witnessed his true horsemanship skills.

Seeing him today, I realized that his riding skills were completely different from yesterday!

Lu Zheng also sensed something was amiss and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Lin's progress overnight is truly astonishing?"

Lin Feng sat firmly on the horse, his posture steady and composed.

The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand, lifted the hard bow, drew the bow and nocked an arrow, all in one smooth motion.

"Whoosh—"

The arrow suddenly left the bowstring and flew to the target in the blink of an eye.

"Knock!"

The arrow struck its target with a resounding thud, causing the target to shake violently before being knocked over by the immense force and slowly collapsing to the ground.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two more arrows were fired in quick succession, faster and more powerful, knocking the other two targets to the ground.

"Bang!"

When Lin Feng's last arrow hit the bullseye, the first fallen target had not yet come to a complete stop.

In an instant, the training ground and its surroundings fell into a deathly silence!