"This sounds more like some kind of nonsense" Mu Qing thought to himself, tightly clutching the wooden bow in his hand. Who would have thought what this simple trip with his highness Xie Lian and Feng Xin would turn out to be for him..... Having learned that in the kingdom that borders them, there will be a kind of competition for the hand and heart of the local princess, Xie Lian, or rather his parents, were very interested in this proposal, deciding to send him there. Well, where would he be without his assistants and part-time friends Feng Xin and Mu Qing. But anyone who wanted to could take part in the competition, the main criterion was that the participant had to be the eldest child in the family, which did not prevent Mu Qing from also taking part, since he was completely alone. He himself would never do something like this in his life, but Xie Lian, not very interested in the hand and heart of the princess, laughing and smiling, offered his friend to take part anyway, at least for the sake of fun and practicing his abilities. Mu Qing simply could not refuse him. Probably only now, standing in front of a huge crowd of onlookers who came to watch the competition and other competitors, he realized that his decision was rash. There was nowhere to go. The princess and her parents were about to appear to watch this, besides, the princess had already chosen in advance that they would compete in archery. His heart was pounding wildly in his chest, and his palms were sweating. unlike him, Xie Lian seemed very relaxed, and did not strive to win. Now it seems even more stupid, because he has neither money nor fame, his mother works as a seamstress, and he himself serves the prince. The only thing that calmed him down was the thought that all this would just be training for him. At this time, the musicians solemnly beat the drums, announcing the arrival of the royal family.