Chapter 468: The Underworld’s Fake Heiress Rises to Archery Champion (21)

Chapter 468: The Fake Gangster Princess Rises to Archery Champion (21)

“Is she an amateur? It looks like Tang Qing’s archery gear isn’t very high-quality.”

As if knowing exactly what the audience wanted to see, the screen promptly zoomed in on Tang Qing’s archery chest guard.

The leather surface looked somewhat rough at first glance, with visible fraying at the edges.

What stood out the most was the advertisement logo printed on Tang Qing’s chest guard:

"Panshan Tianxiu Archery Training Range Contact: XXXXXXXXXXX"

“Truly ‘Tianxiu’—cringe-worthy.”

“Probably rented last minute? I can even find this shop’s name online.”

“Scarily amateur.”

She’s the picture of relaxation.

Amid a sea of professional athletes and high-end equipment, Tang Qing stood out like a sore thumb, making the whole scene look almost comical.

Even the commentator, Chen Feng, remarked: “Well, our contestant Tang Qing here does seem rather…”

After a long pause, he finally settled on a word: “Unusual.”

What did “unusual” mean?

It was like a chicken had somehow wandered into a flock of proud peacocks—completely out of place.

Chen Feng continued, “Folks, the athletes have now reached their designated positions. Next up is the first round of archery!”

The 17 archers each stood at their assigned firing lines.

There would be six ends in total, and within the allotted time, each archer had to shoot all 36 arrows in their quiver.

“Beep—”

The whistle blew!

The camera operator promptly shifted the focus to the athletes, giving several elite archers individual close-ups.

Chen Feng provided commentary: “This is former national team athlete Hua Xiao. Hua Xiao is still in top form—you can see the absolute confidence in her eyes that she’s determined to win this competition!”

“Look at her bow-holding form—so fluid and expert.”

“Hua Xiao is already lining up her first shot; she’s adjusting her bowstring…”

Before Chen Feng could finish, an arrow suddenly zipped across the screen!

It wasn’t Hua Xiao!

Who shot that?

Who drew and released so quickly?

The first arrow had already been shot?

The camera immediately followed!

It was actually that former elementary division champion?

Contestant No. 17, Tang Qing.

The cutaway shot swept across Tang Qing's composed expression at that moment; the screen captured this strikingly beautiful contestant with commanding presence!

Her drawing posture looked effortless. Tang Qing didn't constantly adjust her stance like the other contestants. She slightly lifted her chin, aimed—

Draw... release!

This was Tang Qing's second arrow!

Without hesitation.

She released it with that same decisiveness.

Chen Feng was also astonished: "Contestant No. 17 is actually the first to shoot!"

"This contestant acts very decisively. It seems Contestant No. 17 is also an instinctive shooter."

Without seeing the results, just hearing Chen Feng's description, the audience could tell that Chen Feng had no faith in Tang Qing.

Indeed.

Rather than decisive,

Tang Qing's approach seemed more like phoning it in.

In the eyes of the relatively professional individuals present, this Contestant No. 17 was probably just a troublemaking clown, making a spectacle for attention, merely a laughingstock.

No one had any expectations for Contestant No. 17's performance.

Right at this moment!

The impersonal electronic voice in the venue suddenly announced Tang Qing's results. Hearing the results announcement clearly, everyone in the venue widened their eyes in disbelief!

"Target No. 17, ten ring once."

"Target No. 17, ten ring twice."

No way!

Still thinking it might be a hearing problem, the next second, Tang Qing's two arrow targets had already appeared on the big screen!

A true ten!

And dead center in the ten-ring at that!

A collective gasp went through the crowd!

Chen Feng was stunned.

His first reaction was to immediately verify the target number—it was indeed Target No. 17.

How could this be?

Does this archer No. 17 shoot like a damn elementary schooler playing ring toss? And she actually nailed the bullseye?

Holy crap! And from 70 meters away!

Unbelievable!

But what’s even more unbelievable is yet to come.

At the center of the discussion, Tang Qing paid no attention to the stunned crowd around her and kept drawing her bow like nothing happened.

She still had four arrows left.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Qing picked up an arrow.

Aimed.

Drew the bow!

No form was visible—just pure, terrifying intuition. Her movements were crisp and decisive as she shot four consecutive arrows.

Target number 17.

Ten!

Another ten!

In the first round, Tang Qing scored a perfect, mind-blowing 60 points with an absolutely dominant performance!

Not a single miss.

With such an astonishing hit rate, Chen Feng’s words became hesitant: "Another... ten."

"This contestant No. 17 is truly... absolutely astonishing."

"She actually scored an incredible 60 points!"

From the very beginning, everyone had misjudged her—this was no amateur jumping in for fun; this was a freaking heaven-sent prodigy!

"I’m speechless..."

"I don’t know much about archery, but didn’t the commentator say earlier that a ten is really hard to hit? And No. 17 just casually nailed 60 points?"

"Is this the standard of a freaking elementary school champion? Are kids these days just this ridiculously good?"

Contestant No. 17, Tang Qing.

The only record that could be found:

An elementary school championship from over a decade ago.

A sketchy and almost laughable competitive record.

Yet now, Tang Qing was single-handedly dominating a group of highly skilled competitors, creating intense pressure on the 70-meter range.

A perfect 60-point sweep.

Every arrow, a perfect ten.

And this performance came from a total unknown...

Hua Xiao, who should have been brimming with confidence, now completely lost her composure after seeing Tang Qing's results.

She never expected that such a top dark horse would emerge in what should have been a slam-dunk amateur tournament.

After adjusting for a long time, Hua Xiao's aiming form kept wavering slightly.

She simply couldn't shake her astonishment!

Within the allotted time, she had to get all six arrows off.

Even though she knew her current state was not ideal, Hua Xiao tried to pull herself together, but her heartbeat, which shouldn't have been erratic, now hammered wildly!

Hua Xiao stiffened her spine and drew the bow.

She loosed the arrow!

Hua Xiao's first arrow: a 7!

The veteran's stumbled!

Chen Feng's voice also tightened as he commented, "Hua Xiao still couldn't stand up to the pressure."

"It's understandable, especially since Contestant No. 17 is standing right beside her."

"So unexpected..."

If even the veteran was nervous, the others were even more so.

In the first round, due to the emergence of the dark horse Tang Qing, the remaining contestants turned in mediocre performances, with Fang Limin being the only one who stood out somewhat, posting 50 points total.

Even that was a full ten rings behind Tang Qing's result!

With this comparison, viewers could now see:

This Number 17—

Out of this world!

Absolutely unreal!