Chapter 396
: Strong Counterattack! Sister Lan's Gun Skills [Update 2]
Chapter 396: Strong Counterattack! Sister Lan's Gun Skills [Update 2]
His voice attracted the attention of others.
The guests attending the dinner today are not only people from Beilu, but also locals from the Xingman Federation Empire, the Southern Ming Principality and the Global Center.
Ye Wanlan, Yan Tingfeng and Xiang Shaoyu were the only three people from Shenzhou at the banquet.
"Why are they attending the Beilu court banquet?"
"Alas, they still think they are the Divine Land of three hundred years ago, and they keep saying 'all nations come to pay tribute'. They really think highly of themselves."
"You know what, Shenzhou has been developing quite well in the past few years. Last year, it ranked third in gold medals at the International Games, and it seems that it has also won gold medals in several competitions."
"What's the point of this? Aren't we still being suppressed by the Global Center?"
The sarcastic voices were everywhere, and the smile on Matvey's face grew bigger and bigger.
Public opinion can kill people.
Today, whether Xiang Shaoyu participates in this shooting game or not, he is already the loser.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, something cold pressed against Matvey's forehead. His body stiffened instantly and cold sweat broke out.
There was an exclamation.
Ye Wanlan held a pistol with her finger on the trigger. She asked nonchalantly, "You always talk so much nonsense? Did we say we wouldn't participate?"
Matvey never thought that the female maid brought by Xiang Shaoyu would dare to attack him directly in front of everyone.
But he didn't see how Ye Wanlan took out the gun, nor when he came to him.
Matvey could clearly see the girl's index finger tapping the trigger again and again, and with each tap his heart would stop.
If the trigger is actually pulled...
"Stop!" A stern voice rang out, "Madam, please put down the gun in your hand, what do you want to do?!"
The one who spoke was the captain of the palace knights. The knights stepped forward and surrounded Ye Wanlan.
"It's just a joke between friends." Ye Wanlan was not panicked. "It's not time to shoot yet."
She moved the gun away. Matvey's clothes were already soaked with cold sweat.
He stared at the oriental girl in front of him, murderous intent already forming in his heart.
Yan Tingfeng caught this faint murderous intent almost the moment the thought came to his mind. He slowly raised his hat, and his beautiful eyebrows seemed to have no change.
Matvey wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "Master Shaoyu, what does this mean?"
However, Xiang Shaoyu did not speak.
"If winning only means being received by the Queen, then this shooting game is meaningless." Ye Wanlan turned the gun in his hand and smiled faintly, "Or are you so poor that you can't even come up with a good bet?"
A few words turned the situation around in an instant.
Matvey’s smile froze, obviously he didn’t expect Ye Wanlan to say such a thing.
He looked at Xiang Shaoyu, and seeing that Xiang Shaoyu still had no reaction, his expression darkened, and he spoke through his teeth: "So what do you want?"
Ye Wanlan smiled slightly and said, "If we win, I will choose ten Shenzhou antiques from your family and take them away."
"Ten pieces?" Matvey was surprised and angry. "Why don't you just go and rob them?!"
"You're right. These antiques were indeed stolen by you back then." Ye Wanlan said calmly, "It's not too much to return them to their original owners now, right?"
The Petrovich family, to which Matvey belonged, originally started out as bandits.
Three hundred years ago, when China fell, the Petrovich family sent many people to take advantage of the situation.
After returning to the North Land, some of the antiques were sent to the North Land Museum, and the other part was hidden in the private treasure house of the Petrovich family.
The current head of the Petrovich family specially organized several exhibitions and invited people from all walks of life to visit the family collection.
In addition to antiques from the Ning Dynasty, there are also many cultural relics from the Shun Dynasty and the Yong Dynasty, which are extremely precious.
"I tell you, this is impossible!" Matvey's body was shaking violently because of extreme anger. "And I can't promise you."
Ye Wanlan nodded: "A servant cannot represent the entire Petrovich family."
"Matvey, call your master." Xiang Shaoyu finally spoke, "You are not qualified to negotiate with us about what is to come."
“You guys…” Matvey clenched his hands into fists.
He didn't want to lose the limelight, but when he thought about the ultimate purpose of this dinner, he could only bear it and report to the patriarch.
After a while, the old man, the current head of the Petrovich family, Oliver Petrovich, returned with Matvey. "Shao Yu, I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown up so much." Oliver smiled kindly and said in Chinese, "When you were little, I held you in my arms. Your grandfather and I are old acquaintances."
"Grandpa said that the last time you came to the Xiang family, you were caught by the guards near the Qianyuan Treasury." Xiang Shaoyu also laughed, "Luckily the guards found you, otherwise you would have accidentally touched some trap and died on the spot. Grandpa would not be able to explain to the Petrovich family."
This happened in the early 20th century, when he was just born. He also heard about it from Mr. Xiang later.
Oliver's smile disappeared, and he simply said something polite, and got straight to the point: "I already know what Matvey said, and I agree to add this prize. If you win, you can take away ten cultural relics at will."
Xiang Shaoyu didn't comment: "What if I lost?"
Oliver smiled again, "If you lose, Shao Yu will have to make amends for the people you brought with you."
After hearing this, Xiang Shaoyu showed a hesitant look on his face.
"How about this? Let's add some more prizes." Oliver persuaded, "You can take away 100 antiques. How about that?"
Xiang Shaoyu agreed immediately: "Okay, no problem."
This was what he was waiting for.
"These are the players participating in the shooting game today." Oliver coughed a few times, "If Shaoyu is ready, you can start at any time."
To Oliver's left, there were a dozen people, all wearing black uniforms.
Among these people, there are several familiar faces.
"That guy seems to be the sharpshooter who got in the top ten at the Global Center last year?!"
"Not only that, there's also that one who's ranked fourth in the world!"
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Ye Wanlan and the other two, all with a look of pity.
The Petrovich family was obviously well prepared and had hired shooting experts to participate in this game.
"For the sake of cultural relics, Master Shao Yu entrusted his life and property to a little girl. I really admire him." Matvey smiled and said, "Then I wish Master Shao Yu can really bring back a hundred antiques to Shenzhou."
Xiang Shaoyu glared at him: "You did it on purpose!"
"Well, that's not the way to say it. This is just a deal between us." Oliver smiled like an old fox. "Let's go to the shooting range and see Shenzhou's shooting skills."
After Xiang Shaoyu turned around, all the expressions on his face disappeared and he returned to his calm.
Yan Tingfeng stroked the thermos cup with his slender fingers and said slowly, "Good acting."
"The weakness I showed earlier was indeed an act, in order to force them to come up with better conditions." Xiang Shaoyu pressed his temple, "But after I saw the gunmen they brought with them, I was really worried."
"There's nothing to worry about." Yan Tingfeng raised his eyebrows, with a soft and faint smile in his eyes, "Xiao Wan has stood up, so she must be sure to win."
Xiang Shaoyu was slightly stunned: "Have you ever seen Miss Ye shoot a gun?"
"No."
"Then you still-"
Yan Tingfeng interrupted him: "I just believe in her without reservation. Go and take a look, and you will know."
The shooting range was full of people, and Ye Wanlan also changed into a black shooting outfit.
Including her, there are a total of eleven people participating in this shooting game.
"Oh!"
The first person fired the first shot.
A number quickly popped up on the screen -
9.5 rings!
10 rings is a full ring, and 9.5 rings is already a very high number.
Next, several others opened fire in sequence.
The scores of these people in the first shot were all above 9 rings, and one person even got a score of 9.9 rings.
Ye Wanlan was the last in line. Her expression did not show any fluctuation. Instead, she was wiping the gun in her hand, looking very calm and steady.
"Oh!"
The second to last person got the first ten rings!
Each of these ten people is a good shooter and has extremely strong psychological qualities.
Ye Wanlan finally picked up the gun and pulled the trigger.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"
It turned out to be... six shots fired in a row!
See you tomorrow~~
(End of this chapter)