Chapter 102: Can This Really Work? (First Update—Please Vote)

After a long moment of stunned silence, Li Lizhi finally came to her senses from the shock.

“Yigan!”

“It’s actually Yigan!”

“Then... doesn’t that mean we’ve definitely won now?”

Li Lizhi cheered wildly with joy.

She glanced at the perfectly upright Yigan arrow in the pot, then looked at Li Yi’s calm expression, suddenly feeling as if she were in a dream.

She rubbed her large eyes and blinked, but the Yigan arrow was still there, clear as day. She wasn’t dreaming.

“Li Bo’an, was that Yigan really your throw?” Li Lizhi asked in astonishment.

Originally, she had been playfully bargaining with Li Chengqian, hoping to “trick” the prize away, but unexpectedly, Li Yi quietly threw a perfect Yigan!

She had already prepared herself for defeat, yet Li Yi had given her an enormous surprise.

This sudden and dramatic turn of events left Li Lizhi feeling a hundred times more amazed inside.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi humbly cupped his hands and bowed slightly, smiling as he said, “Princess, I only had the good fortune of being blessed by your presence, which brought me some luck, so I was just fortunate enough to throw a Yigan.”

However, Li Yi’s flattery only earned him an incredulous eye-roll from Li Lizhi.

“I don’t believe you!” she thought disdainfully.

Yet, a smile lit up her cheeks as she said cheerfully, “Li Bo’an, what you said is absolutely right. With me cheering you on, the two of us together will definitely beat Prince Chengqian!”

Li Lizhi laughed heartily, no longer caring about victory or defeat at this moment.

Receiving Li Yi’s “praise” was worth more than anything to her.

Nearby, Li Chengqian couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, glancing at Li Yi and Li Lizhi, feeling an inexplicable urge to mock them.

“Luck?” Li Chengqian didn’t buy Li Yi’s nonsense and muttered in disbelief, “If luck alone could throw a Yigan, why don’t I try it? What a joke...”

Li Yi’s flattery was far too blatant, and Li Chengqian found it hard to watch.

“Li Bo’an,” Li Chengqian suddenly called out, his expression serious but with a smile, “be honest with me—are you really a master at pitching arrows into the pot?”

Li Yi was momentarily stunned, then shook his head very seriously.

“Your Highness,” he bowed slightly to Li Chengqian and spoke earnestly, “I dare not hide anything from you. Today, I was indeed lucky, which is why I ‘fortunately’ threw a Yigan.”

“...” Li Chengqian’s mouth twitched again, his face twitching uncontrollably.

The more Li Yi insisted, the less Li Chengqian believed him.

Li Chengqian knew very well that to throw a perfect Yigan required real skill.

Even if he himself threw a hundred or two hundred times, he might never hit it.

Anyone who could throw a Yigan was undoubtedly a highly skilled master at pitch-pot.

He didn’t believe in luck.

“Li Bo’an, don’t fool me. I’m not a child,” Li Chengqian said, staring directly at Li Yi with a smile. “How about this—if you really had good luck, why don’t you try throwing another one?”

As he spoke, Li Chengqian picked up the remaining arrow from the quiver and handed it to Li Yi, nodding encouragingly for him to try again.

Li Yi looked at the arrow in his hand, suddenly feeling like cursing.

Damn it!

Honestly, no one believes me?

Is there any justice left in this world?

Is it so hard to be an honest person?

It wasn’t that Li Yi was lying; he simply wasn’t familiar with pitch-pot.

The reason he managed to hit the Yigan just now was purely because he relied on his physics knowledge to make detailed calculations and stumbled upon it by accident.

The chance of hitting a Yigan a second time was almost nonexistent.

Fortunately, before Li Yi could explain, Li Lizhi stepped in front of him.

“Prince Chengqian, are you... planning to admit defeat just like that?” Li Lizhi looked up slightly, smiling sweetly as she interrupted their conversation.

Li Chengqian smiled awkwardly and waved his hand dismissively. “I really can’t throw a Yigan. Admitting defeat isn’t shameful. But I do want to see how Li Bo’an managed to throw it.”

Li Chengqian simply didn’t believe Li Yi wasn’t a pitch-pot expert.

If Li Yi could throw another Yigan this time, it would prove he was not just lucky but truly skilled.

Since he started playing pitch-pot, Li Chengqian had never seen anyone hit a Yigan.

He had been talking to Li Lizhi earlier and hadn’t witnessed the throw, so he was eager to see it with his own eyes.

Li Lizhi’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Li Yi, then smiled and said, “Perfect, I want to see it too. Li Bo’an, why don’t you throw again?”

Li Yi was speechless.

“Princess, Your Highness, I really am not a pitch-pot master,” Li Yi said with a wry face, earnestly explaining, “I was just lucky. I haven’t played pitch-pot many times at all, and hitting it earlier was a complete accident.”

However, both Li Lizhi and Li Chengqian shook their heads in unison.

“I don’t believe you!”

Li Yi was truly at a loss for words, feeling like a thousand wild horses were galloping through his mind.

“Remove the arrows from the pot,” Li Chengqian ordered loudly before Li Yi could speak.

“Yes, Your Highness,” a servant grinned and immediately cleared the arrows away, then stepped aside with eager eyes fixed on Li Yi’s upcoming throw.

Looking at the pitch-pot now cleared, Li Yi felt trapped.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at the two of them and said plaintively, “In that case, I’ll give it a try. If I miss, please don’t blame me, Princess and Your Highness.”

“We won’t blame you,” Li Chengqian and Li Lizhi nodded together with smiles.

Li Yi sighed with a helpless smile, shook his head slightly, and abandoned any calculations this time.

He glanced casually at the pot’s opening and tossed the arrow with a flick of his wrist.

All eyes were fixed on that single arrow.

Li Yi had no hope at all. As soon as the arrow left his hand, he stepped aside.

But before he could even settle, a sudden wave of applause erupted—

*Clap! Clap! Clap!*

“Incredible! Yigan! Another perfect Yigan!”

“Li Bo’an is truly amazing, throwing two flawless Yigans in a row!”

“Yes, it’s unbelievable! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it!”

Cheers and thunderous applause filled the air around Li Yi.

Turning around, Li Yi was dumbfounded.

Damn it, how is this even possible?

Having just finished this chapter, I’m posting it now and going to sleep. Good night, everyone! I’ll continue during work tomorrow, QAQ…

(End of chapter)