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Chapter 1114: Chapter 1120: Just a Coincidence?
After much anticipation, Chen Yiling eagerly took Qiao Duo’er out shopping the very next day. Mansion City was more bustling than White Stone Town and had plenty of fun activities.
Among them, Chen Yiling’s favorite was the arrow tossing game.
The game started by purchasing ten arrows and then throwing them into a narrow-necked bottle. The more arrows you got in, the better the prizes you would receive.
She had played many times, but each time she could only get two or three arrows in, which was nowhere near enough to meet the minimum standard for a prize.
"Duo’er, you’re the best—it’s up to you to redeem my honor."
Chen Yiling clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture.
She even started to think the stall owner was a swindler.
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "Today I’ll definitely reclaim the field for you."
Chen Yiling nodded delightedly and then said to the owner, "Owner, bring over ten arrows."
"Madam, are ten enough? Why not buy more?" the stall owner sycophantically suggested.
He loved it when this woman came by; she never managed to take anything yet always was willing to spend Silver, allowing him to make a tidy profit each time.
Chen Yiling gladly agreed, "Then add twenty more, but don’t make a sour face when it’s time to pay."
If all ten were successful, the reward would be one tael of Silver.
"Don’t worry, I’ve always done business here and definitely wouldn’t do anything to spoil my own reputation," the stall owner confidently asserted.
Soon, Qiao Duo’er was holding thirty headless arrows.
Chen Yiling patted Qiao Duo’er on the shoulder, "Whether I can get back the Silver I lost before is all up to you."
Qiao Duo’er confidently accepted, for she was a trained agent after all. If she couldn’t handle this, she wouldn’t be worthy of her title.
Picking up an arrow, Qiao Duo’er narrowed her eyes.
No wonder the stall owner dared to set the stakes so high; the arrows were made of two different types of wood. The varying weights of the woods meant that their trajectory would be completely different from what was expected.
But she was Qiao Duo’er and was certainly better than most people.
Quickly, the first arrow flew out. Although it hit the neck of the bottle, it eventually went in.
Three kids clapped endlessly; they had been watching for a while now but had rarely seen anyone get an arrow in.
Chen Yiling was even more excited, "Duo’er, you have to get them all in!"
Soon another four arrows flew out.
"Girl, you’re really skilled," the stall owner gave a thumbs-up.
But the smile on his face was strained; she had hit five in a row. With this level of precision, his Silver was as good as given away!
Not just one tael, but a full three taels.
This was a month’s income for him!
As he watched the arrows fall into the bottle one after the other, the stall owner quickly signaled someone mingling in the crowd.
At this point, he could only hope that the person in the crowd could distract Qiao Duo’er.
The ninth arrow steadily made its target, but the following arrow landed near the narrow-necked bottle.
"Sorry, I’m not very accurate," a man apologized.
Qiao Duo’er merely smiled faintly. If his throwing skill was off when aiming into the bottle, it seemed too perfect when targeting her arrow, suggesting she needed to be more cautious.
It was not that she suspected malice in others without reason, but some people just looked dishonest and clearly had bad intentions.
After a feint, the arrow hit the bottle, followed by another person’s arrow also landing.
Chen Yiling rolled her eyes, "What are you trying to imply? Are you deliberately not letting people enjoy the game?"
If it had been just once, she might have believed it was a coincidence.
