The Crazy Son-In-Law

“What are you willing to bet?” A round-faced young man asked.

Xiao Shun thought for a moment and responded, “If I win, your cars will do.”

At that, the crowd erupted in laughter. They thought him ridiculous for staking his dignity on a car. Such an act, they believed, could only be performed by someone from a small, insignificant family.

To these wealthy young masters, nothing was more important than face and dignity. They could not comprehend such self-degrading behavior.

“Alright, I’ll bet with you. Just a car, after all. Keep an eye on this – a Ferrari 812. If you win, it’s yours,” said the round-faced man, holding up the car key before placing it on the table.

One by one, except for Tang Shishi, Kong Yi, and Cheng Yu, the others placed their car keys on the table, their eyes mocking Xiao Shun.

“My dear, keep an eye on things. We don’t want them to renege later,” Xiao Shun said to Tang Shishi, seemingly unfazed by the situation. He saw no shame in winning a car through his abilities.

Tang Shishi didn’t want to acknowledge him. She felt it was humiliating, and losing would be even more so. “Please, do better, big brother! Stop grinning like a fool!”

“Where did Miss Tang find such a weirdo? Better to kick him to the curb. I’m embarrassed for you. Has he never seen a luxury car before?”

“Yu is so good to you, why would you bother with this? When he loses, where will you hide your face?”

A few people around began to stir things up. Xiao Shun strolled leisurely to the shooting position, while Nie Yue was already holding his bow.

“I don’t want to use a bow. Can I throw by hand?” Xiao Shun picked up the bow, hesitated, and turned to ask him.

Nie Yue was taken aback and scoffed, “You’re going to lose either way, so do whatever you want. As long as you can get the arrow on the target, you can even use your foot if you like.” He paused, then added four words with a sneer, “Putting on a show.”

“What? He wants to throw by hand? Is he joking? With a few dozen meters distance, without sufficient explosive power, there’s no way he can even reach the target, let alone hit it.”

“He’s given up on himself, huh, haha!”

“Freaks always do strange things. He’s going to lose anyway. Accepting defeat and bowing down won’t hurt him. At most, he’ll lose face, but he’s nobody, so he shouldn’t fear that. He can just hide at home and never go out.”

The rules were simple: a distance of sixty meters, ten arrows per person, and ten minutes to shoot. Whoever scored more would win.

Despite having had a few drinks, which might affect his performance, Nie Yue was confident of defeating Xiao Shun, a novice. He calmly drew his bow and released.

Whoosh!

“Ten points!”

“Good!”

“Mr. Nie is amazing!”

“Xiao Shun, do you even need to compete? Just admit defeat!”

Cheers echoed around, everyone filled with excitement.

Nie Yue looked at Xiao Shun with a triumphant smirk. Xiao Shun held an arrow in his hand, nonchalantly tapping it against his palm. Catching Nie Yue’s gaze, he glanced at him sideways, raised an eyebrow, and tilted his head towards the target, indicating him to continue. Nie Yue fired another arrow.

“Whoosh!”

“Nine rings!”

A round of intense applause and cheers followed.

Xiao Shun narrowed his eyes, turning his gaze to Nie Yue, he said with a faint smile, “You’ve lost.”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was clear enough for Nie Yue and the audience behind him. If all of Nie Yue’s arrows had hit the ten rings, it would have been a tie. Now that one of his arrows did not hit the ten rings, he lost.

“Whoosh!” A sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded.

Everyone only saw a shadow flash across the sky.

The ten arrows in Xiao Shun’s hand seemed to stick together, gathered, and flashed towards the target like lightning.

“Bang!”

In the blink of an eye, the ten arrows hit the bullseye.

The entire venue fell silent.

After a moment, an incredulous voice echoed, “All ten rings…”

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other.

Using a bow and using his hand felt different to Xiao Shun, just like the difference between touching his wife over her clothes and under them. And he was a master of hidden weapons. Even a coin or a light leaf could be launched with the force of a thousand pounds, let alone ten arrows.

He turned his face to look at the still dazed Nie Yue.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“There’s no eleven rings on the target. You can’t win. Even if all your remaining arrows hit the ten rings, you can’t win.” After speaking, he stretched lazily, walked towards the resting area, and started collecting the car keys from the tables of the young masters.

“Sorry for your loss.”

“Apologies for disappointing. I’ll be taking your cars.”

“Just one car. You wouldn’t hold a grudge against me, right?”

With each key he took, he would say something like this, angering the crowd, but they couldn’t do anything to him.

The previous scene had made it clear to them that this guy was ruthless and not to be messed with.

Tang Shishi was caught between laughter and tears by his actions. He really didn’t leave any face for these people, who usually valued their reputation more than their lives.

Kong Yi looked at him as if he were a monster, remembering how he had initially guided him on how to pose and adjust his breath. It was like trying to teach a fish to swim. His earlier performance far surpassed archery.

“Starting a bet isn’t embarrassing, losing is.” Xiao Shun said with a smile after collecting the keys and placing them in front of Tang Shishi.

He then called out to the young masters, “You are all respectable people. Please handle the transfer procedures as soon as possible. Don’t make me remind you. It would be a blow to your dignity.”

The young masters all had gloomy faces and wished they could just hide in a hole.

Cheng Yu sipped his drink, looking meaningfully at Nie Yue. From just now till this moment, a full two minutes, he just stood there, motionless.

Cheng Yu knew, Xiao Shun had thoroughly angered Nie Yue.

Nie Yue must feel that Xiao Shun was deliberately playing him.

He was so arrogant, how could he admit defeat, let alone kneel down and kowtow to Xiao Shun.

His current state was a prelude to an explosion.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, Nie Yue slowly turned around. His facial muscles twitched a few times. He looked at Xiao Shun and gritted his teeth, “You’re a fraud!”

“Mr. Nie, it’s only fair to honor a bet. You’re behaving rather disgracefully. I asked you at the beginning if I could use my hand, and you said yes. Everyone heard it. How can you say I’m a fraud?” Xiao Shun raised his eyebrows and replied logically, leaving no room for doubt.

“Come over here and kowtow. Call me grandpa. Stop making excuses.” Xiao Shun continued.

“Mr. Xiao, why don’t we leave it at that? We were just joking around and having some fun. Why take it so seriously?” Cheng Yu then interjected.