To be honest, he really wanted to shoot Jiang Fan straight in the head with an arrow.
But reason told him that he absolutely could not do that.
Even if he later argued that it was a mistake, he still ended up with a life, which might affect his martial arts exam.
If that's the case, then he'll have suffered a double loss, hurting the enemy a thousand while also losing eight hundred of his own.
Thinking of this, Jiang Youtian slowly lowered the bow and arrow, aiming the sharp arrowhead at Jiang Fan's shoulder.
Jiang Fan is currently at the same level as him, in the Middle-Stage Martial Apprentice apprenticeship. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be confident of getting into a regular martial arts university. With the martial arts exam approaching, if Jiang Fan gets injured, affecting his qi and blood and causing him to fail, then his goal will be achieved.
As for Jiang Fan's life... once he gets into a martial arts university and becomes Martial Artist, killing Jiang Fan will be as easy as crushing an ant.
Jiang Youtian's lips curled into a sinister smile, and he eagerly shot the arrow nocked on the bowstring.
Hearing the sound of something cutting through the air behind him, Jiang Fan suddenly stopped, turned around sharply, raised his hand, nocked an arrow, and shot it in one swift motion.
With a "whoosh!" sound, the sound of the arrow piercing the air carried a sharp and chilling aura, directly passing through the oncoming arrow hole, and without slowing down, it flew towards Jiang Youtian's face.
The sudden turn of events caught Jiang Youtian completely off guard. He was terrified as he watched the incredibly sharp arrow hurtling towards him.
He tried to dodge, but the arrow was too fast; he couldn't react at all.
"Whoosh!" The arrow grazed his cheek and, by sheer coincidence, landed on the target not far behind him.
Hit the bullseye!
quiet.
At this moment, Stadium No. 2 was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and even breathing could be heard.
The next second.
shock!
A storm raged in everyone's hearts.
With a "thump," Jiang Youtian's knees buckled, and he uncontrollably knelt on the ground, his lips trembling and his face deathly pale, as if he had suffered a great shock.
"What... what happened?" someone finally managed to say, coming to their senses.
With someone taking the lead, those who were still in shock gradually came to their senses, their suspicious gazes sweeping back and forth between Jiang Fan and Jiang Youtian.
Wei Cangyue walked over and stood between Jiang Fan and Jiang Tianyou.
What exactly happened?
Jiang Youtian was jolted awake. After fully recovering, he immediately started to complain.
" Instructor Wei! It's—it's Jiang Fan! He tried to kill me!"
Wei Cangyue frowned. "You're saying Jiang Fan wants to kill you?"
"That's right! You all saw it. If that arrow hadn't missed, I'd probably be dead on the spot!"
Jiang Youtian excitedly got up from the ground, pointed at Jiang Fan, and roared.
" Jiang Fan! I know you hate me for taking away your status as the young master of the Jiang Family, but that wasn't my decision. It was Dad who kicked you out of the house. I know you hate me, but I never expected you would try to kill me!"
His words caused a great stir, and the students were once again taken aback by Jiang Youtian's words.
"No way? Really? Jiang Fan really intends to kill Jiang Youtian?"
"I think it was just a mistake, right? This is a school, and Instructor Wei is here too. Even if Jiang Fan hates Jiang Youtian, he wouldn't be so stupid as to shoot Jiang Youtian in public, would he?"
"Perhaps Jiang Fan was thinking the same thing, doing the opposite so he could then claim it was accidental killing, because he wasn't stupid enough to kill Jiang Youtian in front of so many classmates."
"Hearing you say that, it's truly terrifying to think about. Does Jiang Fan really intend to kill Jiang Youtian? Hiss—how horrifying."
"Quiet!" Wei Cangyue's words instantly silenced the stadium.
Wei Cangyue turned to look at Jiang Fan and found that the boy had the same expression from beginning to end, as if the matter had not stirred up the slightest ripple in his heart.
It must be said that, in terms of mental fortitude, he quite admired Jiang Fan.
" Jiang Youtian said you deliberately killed him, what do you say?"
Jiang Fan calmly replied, "He's got it backwards; he's the one who wants to kill me."
What?
Everyone was stunned again.
Jiang Fan said Jiang Youtian wanted to kill him?
But Jiang Fan's arrow just now almost pierced Jiang Youtian.
Jiang Fan stepped forward, picked up the arrow that had been pierced into several pieces, and handed it to Wei Cangyue.
" Instructor Wei, this is the arrow Jiang Youtian just shot at me from behind."
Wei Cangyue's pupils trembled as he took the arrow.
He wasn't shocked by the facts or the truth, but rather by how the arrow had become like this.
Looking at the arrow that was embedded in the bullseye not far behind Jiang Youtian, the arrow that hit the bullseye was the same one that Jiang Fan had shot earlier.
As he looked, his wise eyes narrowed.
"Nonsense! Jiang Fan is talking complete nonsense!" Jiang Youtian tried to overwhelm the truth with his imposing manner.
"I don't know who shot this arrow, but it certainly wasn't me. Besides, does Jiang Fan have the ability to pierce through an arrow shot by someone else? Who does he think he is? A master archer?"
Sharpshooter!
These three words immediately struck Wei Qi was watching the show.
He suddenly looked at Jiang Fan, whose handsome but Little White was still as annoying as before. He then looked at the arrow in Wei Cangyue's hand that had been shot open, and finally his gaze settled on the arrow that had hit the bullseye.
I don't know what he was thinking, but his mouth kept opening wider and wider, his jaw almost dropping.
Finally, he shook his head violently, so violently that his image blurred, and then raised his hands and slapped his face hard.
What nonsense are you thinking? How could Jiang Fan possibly be his Brother Fan?
My Brother Fan is now Late-Stage Martial Apprentice! And he's an incredibly skilled archer who never misses a shot!
Not far away, Lan Shengxue was also watching all of this. Her long eyelashes were half-drooping, casting shadows over her eyes and adding a touch of mystery, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
The students' whispers and murmurs grew louder and louder.
"I also think Jiang Fan is bragging. Is he really that good? Can he pierce through an arrow shot at him with a single shot?"
"He's definitely bragging. If he were that capable, he would have shown it off long ago. I think he's just making excuses to escape punishment."
"Sigh, Jiang Fan is really too foolish. The martial arts exam is just around the corner. If this gets out of hand, I'm afraid his status as a candidate will be revoked."
"He's foolish, but it's understandable. Being kicked out of his own home by his own parents, and then having them publicly sever all ties—I remember it quite clearly. The Jiang Family patriarch stated in the live stream that Jiang Fan Jiang Fan, and the Jiang Family is the Jiang Family. Whether Jiang Fan falls on hard times or becomes successful in the future, it has nothing to do with the Jiang Family. Listen to how resolute that is, especially since it was his own father who said it. Anyone would be deeply affected by that."
"So Jiang Fan retaliated by planning to kill Jiang Youtian?"
"Isn't the truth obvious?"
As Jiang Youtian listened to all the words of support for him, a smile crept onto his lips, but he quickly suppressed it.