Chapter 228 Thunderous Cheers

Chapter 228 Thunderous Cheers

After realizing Great Shen's tactics, the faces of the Dongrong Country’s people were no longer as good-natured as before.

The people from Great Shen, though they didn't understand the specifics, felt that Miss Su’s words must be true when they saw the grim faces of the Dongrong Country’s people.

If this were indeed the case, then Miss Su must be quite capable, even possessing military talent.

In fact, these people had only heard rumors in the past, saying that Su Youyue was a tyrannical and ill-fated star. They never truly understood her.

Anyone who thought about it would realize that since Su Youyue couldn’t walk, she must have spent a lot of time reading.

Since her legs were crippled, Su Youyue mostly passed her time by reading. She had read most of the books in Yanjing Capital, from historical and military texts to folk stories and even some romantic novels. Reading a few military books was nothing unusual for her.

In her previous life, she had visualized many military concepts while learning from Xie Yuan.

People only knew Xie Yuan as a great villain, but how could they know that he was exceptionally strategic and martially superb? How could they understand what kind of person Xie Yuan truly was?

Unconsciously, Su Youyue spoke well of Xie Yuan in her heart. Looking at Prince Bei, whose face had turned serious, she smiled gently. "If Your Highness doesn’t believe me, just wait and see."

Prince Bei, seeing her charming smile, felt both angry and fond. She reminded him of a Persian cat he once kept, sometimes padding its paws on you, sometimes scratching you. No matter if you were a prince, emperor, or anyone else, you meant nothing to it.

Thinking about her broad vision, Prince Bei was even more captivated.

Before, he had merely seen Su Youyue as a beautiful woman, but now, she seemed to be bathed in moonlight.

Seeing that Prince Bei did not respond, everyone was somewhat puzzled. However, the situation on the Martial Arts Field unfolded exactly as Su Youyue had predicted. The Dongrong Country’s people clearly lacked stamina, their movements becoming less fluid, and some even needed to catch their breath after a few strikes. Meanwhile, the people from Great Shen remained composed.

Seeing this, the people from Great Shen finally believed Su Youyue completely.

"Yue'er, you’re too smart. I didn’t see anything earlier," Xiao Feiyan exclaimed in amazement. Compared to Yue'er, she felt like an idiot. How could she become a female official with such a brain?

Despite her words, Xiao Feiyan’s resolve did not waver. She believed that there would definitely be a position for her as a female official someday. She had even started reading books recently, although she still found scholarly texts uninteresting, she had begun reading some military books.

Just as Xiao Feiyan finished speaking, a thunderous cheer erupted around them.

She didn’t have time to hear Su Youyue’s response and quickly leaned forward to look down.

It turned out that two people from Dongrong Country had been knocked off by their own side. This was like hitting two birds with one stone! No, it was kicking two people at once! Brilliant!

Xiao Feiyan heard people shouting "Xiao Silang is mighty" and realized that it was her Fourth Brother who had knocked the two people off. She immediately shouted, "Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother!"

As the first two people from Dongrong Country fell, the rest followed like a string of beads. One by one, they tumbled off the stage.

The cheers from the people of Great Shen were deafening, scaring several rare winter birds into flight.

Finally, when only the barrel-waisted man from Dongrong Country remained, all the warriors from Great Shen exchanged glances and rushed towards him.

The barrel-waisted man tried to resist, but against nearly twenty hands, his strength soon gave out. He was quickly pinned to the ground with a loud thud.

Then, the warriors from Great Shen piled on top of him, one after another.

Xiao Silang was pressed on top of the barrel-waisted man, being the second-to-last layer.

At first, he was excited, but eventually, he began to grimace, laughing and yelling intermittently, making others wonder what was happening.

The barrel-waisted man, still on the ground, refused to give up, trying to shake off the people on top of him. But his strength quickly drained away, and his large hands slammed onto the ground, unable to move anymore. He could only breathe in short gasps due to the weight on him.

Soon, his face turned purple, and he had to surrender, gasping, "Surrender... Surrender..."

Xiao Silang, hearing this, grinned widely. "He said surrender!"

The referee approached, listened again, and confirmed that the man was surrendering. He struck the gong. "This round goes to Great Shen!"

Although the crowd couldn’t hear clearly, everyone could see that Great Shen had won.

"This coward!" Prince Bei cursed. Although he wasn’t entirely confident after hearing Su Youyue’s analysis, he never expected their country’s warrior to surrender.

It was utterly humiliating!

"We won!" Xiao Feiyan and Jin’er clenched their fists and shook them excitedly.

"We won! Great Shen won!" The surrounding crowd cheered, their voices growing louder with each passing moment.

Even the ministers who had been pessimistic before were infected by the joy, their faces filled with emotion and happiness.

They never imagined that Great Shen could match Dongrong Country so evenly.

A deep sense of pride welled up within them, though they didn’t yet realize that this feeling was national pride.

Even the eunuchs and palace maids sometimes forgot their duties, captivated by the spectacle.

Su Youyue also smiled, revealing a faint dimple.

In her previous life, she knew that Great Shen had won the Martial Arts Competition in the year the new emperor ascended, but she hadn’t been present. The experience now was far more moving.

Reading about it was one thing, but witnessing it firsthand was truly stirring.

Unnoticed by others, Su Youyue’s hand unconsciously touched her leg, then gently covered it.

Everything was getting better in this life.

Her legs would surely recover, wouldn’t they?

When that day came, she would walk around and see everything she had read about with her own eyes.

Lowering her gaze, Su Youyue didn’t notice that Xie Yuan, after arranging the warriors who had finished their match, suddenly looked across the Martial Arts Field, his gaze piercing through the stands, toward her direction.