Chapter 29 - Golden Opportunity (2/2)

Lei Xing's restrained herself from smiling widely like an idiot and tried to maintain a straight face and nodded, ”That is great judgment.”

...I feel like such an idiot right now, feeling both happy and ashamed T_T)...

The emperor looked at her and smiled and then held his hand for an arrow, ”I will go first then.”

”Ah No, I'll go first.” Lei Xing stepped forward with a smile, he raised his eyebrows at her and then passed her the bow.

...I don't need to see a pro in action...it'll just make me nervous...

Ah Jin walked up with Lei Xing to the front with arrows and Lei Xing took one and got in position, pulled back and fired. It plopped to the ground and didn't even go halfway to the target.

...It's okay, that was beginner's luck...I mean beginner's pitfall...there's still 9 left...

She took aim again, when she heard the emperor's voice from the side, ”Your posture's wrong.” She glanced to the side and saw he had walked to the front as well, she straightened up a bit more and then fired.

Fail.

Next: Fail. Fail.

She took aim again. The emperor spoke up again, ”Your arm should be higher.” Lei Xing frowned a bit annoyed but she still adjusted her arm.

Fail. Fail. Fail.

Fail.

Lei Xing took a deep breath, her situation was looking grim, not to mention her arm was really hurting.

...This is really not easy T_T)...Suck it up! We have to win this!...

She rolled her shoulder a bit and took another arrow and took aim and fired.

Fail. At least it looked like it made some progress and went farther

She took a deep breath and took another arrow and took aim. Then the emperor said from the side again, ”Do you want me to help you?”

Lei Xing kept her eyes forward and said, ”It's a fair competition.”

”Fair? It really is.” He said laughing again. Lei Xing frowned and ignored him, concentrated on the target and released.

The arrow plunged to the ground with momentum.

Lei Xing let out a breath, rolled her shoulder again. Took her last arrow, glanced to the side and saw the emperor smiling at her. She ignored him and looked forward, focusing on the target.

...Okay, last one...last one's the charm...we can do this...Arrow you must make it, I have faith in you...

Lei Xing took a deep breath, closed her eyes and exhaled. Opened her eyes and took aim, pulled back the arrow with all her strength ignoring the burning pain in her arm and released.

Fail. It went far, but not far enough.

Lei Xing closed her eyes and hung her head. The emperor came up to her and took the bow with a smile ushering her to the side, ”My turn.”

As expected he hit all bullseyes. Splitting them up across the five targets. Lei Xing glanced to the side.

...Showoff...

When he finished, he smiled at lei Xing, who couldn't even muster up a fake smile at the moment, ”It was a good game, you have potential.”

Lei Xing rolled her eyes in her mind.

...Potential my a** -_-)...

She mustered up a small obvious fake smile, ”Good to know.”

The emperor snorted, ”I mean it, you have good hand and eye coordination, but lack strength. Strength can be acquired but good coordination may not.”

Lei Xing was a tiny bit happy with the praise but her unhappy loss could not be surmounted by anything right now, so she was still in a sour mood.

”So I won. What I want...” The emperor said, drawing out his words.

Lei Xing looked at him suspiciously and quickly interjected, ”It has to be within moral reasoning...and upright.”

The emperor smirked, ”I don't recall those terms being part of the agreement...” and took a step towards her.

Lei Xing took a step back and said, ”They were implied...” and looked at him with a guarded expression.

The emperor saw her expression and laughed, ”You siblings are too easy. If you can play the game, you have to be prepared to accept your loss.”

Lei Xing frowned, ”Of course I know that...”

”Good...” The emperor nodded.

Lei Xing interjected again before he could continue, ”...but as reasonable people, we have to operate from a basis of morality.”

The emperor raised an eyebrow at her and smirked, ”I assure you it is also considered highly moral...what I want...” Then he looked off at the targets seemingly in ”deep” thought, ”...what I want...”

Lei Xing frowned.

...Get to the point a**h**e -_-)'...

He looked back at Lei Xing and smiled, ”What I want is...I haven't thought about it yet, when I think of something I will send for you.” Then he shoved the bow in her hands and walked off with his retinue.

Lei Xing glared at his back.

...I really ended up playing right into this a**h**e's hands...Ahhh, this is definitely going to be troublesome T_T)...