Silver Bow Falling Leaf and Shocked Weak Su

　　The imperial martial arts tournament runs on quite a tight schedule. Some matches are decided in just a few mere moves, while others may duke it out for an entire day and still not reach a conclusion.

　　To avoid such situations, some plans are set in place beforehand. For example, when one bout ends, another is started immediately. As such, as soon as Jia Yunfeng lost, the next two took to the ring in less time than it takes to make a hot cup of tea.

　　The emperor sighed from where he sat for Hua Shan’s sect leader’s loss.

　　“Jia Yunfeng… Why doesn’t he train properly when he’s the sect leader of a major sect in the martial world?! My imperial martial arts tournament has just started and the orange prince’s manor has already lost a skilled member. How ominous.”

　　He looked around and his eyes found their way to the orange prince. He slowly smiled and asked: “What do you think, Cheng’er?”

　　The orange prince met the emperor’s gaze. Without revealing any misleading expression, he respectfully said: “Jia Yunfeng isn’t diligent towards practice. I had wanted to get rid of him for some time now. I can now use this as a reason to subst.i.tute him. Thank you for asking, father.”

　　“That Xiang guy’s strength truly is incredible though.” Shen Yiren interrupted. She chuckled coldly: “Beyond the Heavens Edge is incredibly sharp while Hua Shan’s sect leader is powerful, and yet he wasn’t even able to cut him.  You sure are very competent to be able to find such talent, your highness.”

　　The orange prince suddenly felt a jab to his heart. He naturally understood everything that took place in the ring just then, but because today was an important day, he was afraid the girl from Liu Shan Men would see through his ploys and thus changed the topic.

　　“Xiang Baitian is a quick learner. It is an honour for him to receive your praise, Vice-captain Shen.”

　　But he just saw the emperor shake his head with a dejected look. The orange prince hesitated for a moment but still decided to ask: “What’s wrong father?”

　　“I’m fine.” The emperor waved his hand and in a tone showing he wasn’t too accepting of the results, and said: “It’s just that I thought Jia Yunfeng would last until end. I made bets with a few people beforehand. I just lost three pieces of suet jade to your maternal uncle because of the two of them.”

　　Orange prince: “……”

　　Does he suspect me or not? The orange prince was spinning.

　　The emperor’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Oh? Who are the two girls entering the the ring next?”

　　Two peerless beauties attracted the gaze of the emperor and the crowd. One had a bow, and the other a sabre. The bow was all silver. Rarely is there ever anyone who enters a ring-fight with a long-distance weapon. The sabre emitted a bright light and a cold aura. The cold energy was no less than Hua Shan’s famous weapon, Beyond the Heavens Edge. As a matter of fact, it was sharper.

　　The orange prince took a look and without surprise said: “One of them is part of your entourage, Ye Luo, a specialist in archery with outstanding martial arts skills. She’s made a name for herself in the last two years. The other one……”

　　Shen Yiren continued: “You have met the other contest, your majesty. He is my subordinate, surname Su, first name Xiao. He is currently Liu Shan Men’s Bai Hu.”