The results of the eighth round of the competition, there is no doubt that Lin Ruichen won the first place in this game and qualified to enter the finals.

The contestants in the ninth round of the competition were all young soldiers from the eastern suburbs, and because Liu Shijun was sticking to his post, he did not participate.

The winner of this round was a lieutenant general about twenty years old, who was tall and powerful, with great arms, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dark complexion, and he was never heard to speak or laugh from beginning to end.

Even when Gonggong Qi announced that "Cheng Hu of the Eastern Suburbs has won!", he did not show a trace of strangeness, as if all the honor had nothing to do with him.

Lin Wan, the contestant in the final round, had never seen any of them, but the general led by Lin Wan made Lin Wan feel familiar. It was a middle-aged man who looked very steady and resolute, wearing a black armor, like a general.

Lin Wan frowned slightly, turned her head to look at Ning Wuwu, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Wuwu, who is this person?

Ning Wuwu's face was a little solemn, nodded slightly, and said: "This person is Liu Shikui, the general of Xiping, who has been guarding Xiping Chengguan for so many years, no wonder you don't know him." If your brother hadn't mentioned it to me, I wouldn't have thought it was him. ”

Lin Wan thought for a while, and then asked, "Sister Wuwu, what did my brother tell you? What is the purpose of Liu Shikui's return this time? Why didn't the generals of the Quartet Army come back, only he came back? It wasn't to rush back to participate in the hunting ceremony, right?"

Ning Wuwu smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said, "I don't know either." Your brother also got the news yesterday, and this Liu Shikui is said to have returned to Beijing on the emperor's dictation. Moreover, the matter was very secretive, and it was not until Liu Shikui secretly returned to Beijing with a personal guard yesterday that the news came out. Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that Liu Shikui was disguised yesterday and was recognized by a veteran under your brother when he entered Beijing from the South City Gate, I am afraid that everyone would not know that General Xiping had returned until now. ”

Lin Wan took a deep breath and couldn't help frowning, secretly wondering in his heart, what was Zhou Chang'an calling Liu Shikui back for at this juncture?

Zhou Changan's tolerance for the Liu family over the years, his reuse of Liu Qingyuan, and his love for Liu Jinghua all stem from his trust and reliance on Liu Shikui, the general of Xiping.

Lin Wan didn't know much about Liu Shikui, only knew that this Xiping general had saved Zhou Changan's life, and he had made great contributions at important moments such as Zhou Changan's accession to the throne and King Wu's rebellion, and he was Zhou Changan's real and completely trusted confidant.

Thinking of this, Lin Wan couldn't help but have some doubts, Zhou Changan didn't trust his mother, wife, and son, but he only believed in this Xiping general, is it true or false? Or is there any unknown reason?

Lin Wan was in a daze, when he suddenly heard Father-in-law Qi's sharp voice sound, and he proclaimed loudly in a long voice: "The tenth round of the competition begins!"

There was a sudden silence in the field, and everyone's eyes were focused on the twenty players in the field, to be precise, they should all be gathered on Liu Shikui.

Lin Wan raised his eyes and saw that Liu Shikui shouted, "Ride!" With a wave of the whip in his hand, the tall and mighty war horse under his seat suddenly rushed out like an arrow off the string, unstoppable.

Liu Shikui quickly circled the field, and like Lin Ruichen, he stopped under the high platform farthest from the arrow target, and before the audience could react, the big bow in his hand was raised, and then put down, and the arrow in his hand had been shot, shooting at a speed that could not be seen by the naked eye.

The arrow hit the red heart, and instantly shot through the target to the opposite mountain wall, and then stuck straight into the solid rock, and most of the arrow feathers were sunk into the rock. Everyone was stunned, and the audience who was a little closer, and the better eyesight, could only see the little vermilion mark left on the arrow feathers beforehand.

There was a sudden burst of applause and cheers in the middle of the field, and at this moment, the other nineteen players had just finished circling the field, and they stood silently in the backcourt, holding their bows and waiting for the excitement of the audience to slowly recover, and their eyes were cast on them again.

These nineteen players are all elites brought back by Liu Shikui from Xiping City, and from their proud and convincing eyes for Liu Shikui, it can be seen that they admire and be loyal to Liu Shikui.

Liu Shikui gave an order, and nineteen arrows were shot at the same time, hitting the red heart at the same time. There was another cheer in the field, but there was no change in their faces, as if it was just a daily practice of riding and archery.

Gonggong Qi was also very happy, and announced loudly: "The winner of the tenth round, Liu Shikui, the general of Xiping!" Then, he read the list of ten players who participated in the finals, and then began to announce the rules of the finals.

For these ten people's riding and archery kung fu, such a simple competition is certainly not enough to show their true level. Therefore, the final is divided into two rounds, the first round tests riding skills, and the second round tests archery.

If someone wins both rounds, then that person is the undisputed No. 1 warrior. If the winner of the two rounds is not the same person, then the emperor will personally test the third round, and the winner will be awarded the honor of the first warrior in the sixteenth year of Yongsheng.

In the first round of the riding competition, the ten competitors rode their mounts into the opposite woods, and then after arriving at the cliff mountain, each of them picked a black morning glory unique to the cliff wall. Whoever comes back first will be the winner.

Moreover, there are guards and sentry posts on the way from here to Cliff Mountain, and everyone's performance cannot escape Zhou Changan's ears and eyes, let alone any opportunistic opportunities.

Ten players were soon ready, among which the highest voice was Liu Shikui, the general of Xiping, followed by three young generals, Feng Zhigang, a young general in the Yulin Army, Lin Ruichen in the southern suburbs and Cheng Hu in the eastern suburbs.

With an order, ten horses galloped wildly, and in an instant they had already rushed into the woods on the opposite cliff mountain.

Lin Wan looked at Lin Ruichen who disappeared into the woods on the other side, couldn't help frowning secretly, turned his head and asked Ning Wuwu worriedly, "Sister Wuwu, what is in the woods opposite? Will there be any danger? How long will it take for them to come back?"

Ning Wuwu also frowned, shook his head, and said, "I don't know, although I have long heard that there are many fierce beasts on the Cliff Mountain, the terrain is steep, and people are injured in the hunting ceremony every year. However, it was also my first time participating, so the specifics were not clear. ”

When Lin Wan heard this, she was even more worried in her heart, and she always felt that some things would not be so simple.