Flowers Bloom from Battlefield

Lan Gao Ya steps forwards and smiles to change the topic.

"What if we watch the show?"

Jun Hua eyebrows rose. The show? Is it interesting? She looks towards Yamin who is also looking at her, waiting for her instruction.

"Then, let's go."

Lan Gao Ya eyes moved towards 'Jun Min'. She wants that attention towards her. The boy eyes are always looking for his sister and he didn't bother looking at her.

The show location is not far. It's a simple show of dancers which Jun Hua didn't have much interest at. Her eyes started to wander around when she looks at the two men who are walking leisurely and quickly hides her face. She remembers that Soujin told her that they are going to meet in the festival, but she doesn't really want to see him.

The people started to move which makes the four of them separated. Jun Hua can easily detect where they are, but she didn't bother looking for them and moved back from the crowd. Lan Ping appeared before her and stared at the girl before him.

She was still wearing a veil, blocking most of her face. But, that fair complexion on her skin and those crystal clear eyes are truly beautiful. This is the first time he pays close attention to her and noticed just how pretty she is.

"Jun Hua."

If only she didn't come from Jun Family and have connection with that annoying general, he might be able to get her. Unfortunately, he could only resort to petty tricks if he really wants to get her.

Jun Hua stared at the man. "General Lan Ping, don't you know proper manner?"

Lan Ping laughed. Why should he know proper manner in front of her? Somehow, he feels that this girl is not bad. But will Jun Min does something to him if he were to do something to her?

Before he could do anything, an item passed between them.

Jun Hua eyes narrowed slightly because she knows that the distance between that item, which she recognizes as a dart, and Lan Ping is merely a few millimeters. If that man walks just a little more, he would get hurt by the sharp blade.

"Who's there?" Lan Ping asks angrily. He is one of the young promising generals in Ming Kingdom, who dares to hurt him?

Unknown to them, Soujin has been standing near them for some time already. He looks towards the two of them calmly. "I didn't know that the Lan family has failed on guiding their son to the point of showing disrespect towards a princess."

He had noticed the eyes Lan Ping held when he looks towards Jun Hua, that was the eyes of a beast. As a man, how can he do not know the meaning behind that gaze? Inside his heart, he vowed that he wouldn't let him get any closer to this girl.

Lan Ping looks at Soujin. "Just because you have a title as prince, it doesn't mean you're invincible."

He's genuinely angry. If Soujin have the slightest intention to hurt him, he won't be able to stand here anymore. That dart has clearly showed their difference in power.

"If you have the capability, why don't you try taking the title from me?" Soujin arched his eyebrows, provoking the other party.

The offer from Soujin tempted Lan Ping very much. He wants to have the title as a prince because he knows that it's the greatest honor he could receive. However, he is not that naïve to think that he could beat Soujin with his martial arts and leading capability. After all, the fact showed that he had lost against the other party.

"Will you really be willing to part with that title?" Lan Ping asks.

Soujin stares back, his eyes as deep as the ocean, "Why don't you try?"

His voice is filled with confidence that he won't lose against the other party. Lan Ping knows that he might not have any chance to beat the other party, but this is a chance that he doesn't want to miss no matter what. That title is not something that can be given so lightly!

"What do you want to compete in?" Lan Ping asks, indicating that he accepted the other party challenge.

"You can challenge me in anything you want," Soujin answered back.

Seeing these two men suddenly having a bout, Jun Hua feels rather speechless. It is one thing for them to have bad relation with each other and a different thing to actually clash against the other party in the middle of a day like this.

Does the two of them have blood feud? From what she remembers, they only have bad relationship because Soujin is far better than Lan Ping. Did she miss the news again? She is pretty sure that she had heard everything that happened during these times...

Oblivious that she is the reason Soujin provokes Lan Ping, Jun Hua moves slightly behind Soujin. She doesn't really want to see that annoying Lan Ping and his annoying eyes that he uses to look at her previously.

"What about archery?" Lan Ping eyes gleamed. He hears that Soujin is a general who uses sword, but never the others. If he challenges the other party with archery, he might have a chance to win.

Soujin's expression didn't change as he nodded, "Sure. Let's go there."

Lan Ping nodded and the two of them started walking towards the pretty spacious area where they could battle. Jun Hua looks around and after ascertaining that Yamin is not near here, she decides to follow after these two. Their battle might be something interesting to look at.

The two of them borrowed the bow and arrow from the nearby stands. Lan Ping looks towards the bow in his hand with furrowed brows. He's not really familiar with a bow this heavy, but he should be able to lift it easily for a couple of minutes.

"What would you do if you lose?" Soujin put his title as the stake, but there is no way Lan Ping can put his puny title on the stake.

Lan Ping looks towards Soujin, "What do you want?"

"For you to never bother with us anymore and half of your store," Soujin answered leisurely.

Lan Ping mouth twitched a little. As the future successor of Lan Family, he had gotten a hold of numerous stores despite they are only a portion of his family wealth. If he lost half of them, he cannot imagine what his father is going to do to him.

Wait… he said 'us'. Lan Ping secretly looks towards the little girl and wonder what does her relation with Soujin could be. She didn't look close with him. Could it be he's doing this because of Jun Min? After all, the little boy had saved him on a battle previously.

Weighing the pros and cons, Lan Ping finally nodded his head, "Deal."

"Shall I go first?" Soujin asks.

"The one who goes first have the disadvantages, you know?" Lan Ping doesn't want this man to give him handicap. His pride is not that cheap.

"I want to go first not to give you an advantage," Soujin prepares his bow and aimed towards the mark dozens of meters away, "I'm just saving you the effort to try."

"What are you…?" Before Lan Ping finished his sentences, Soujin already shoot his arrow towards the target. Within seconds, the arrow reaches the target and pierces it deeply. In the next seconds, the target cracks and break with the arrow as the center.

'What a terrifying power,' Jun Hua thought in her mind as she looks towards that arrow. If the distance is not this short, that one arrow might not break the target. However, even she herself doesn't have the confidence to shoot that hard. This arrow truly crushed all hope for Lan Ping.

Lan Ping gnashed his teeth. With this result from Soujin, he knows very well that there is no way he could defeat Soujin. His arrow has never broke the target in this distance. Then he remembers the wager from before… his heart bleeds at the thought of the stores he had lost. He was obviously being conned.