Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage: Chapter 48

April 21, 2017 By in CNovel, Translation Tags: , 126 Comments

Only 1 additional chapter this week.

Edited by Tnyhy

Chapter 48: The Third Arrow

On and off stage, everyone was frozen as if the entire scene was a painting.

The person who broke the painting was Cai Lin. He raised his hands and touched his left cheek. The arrow that just brushed pass left a little trace of dark red blood behind.

Everyone was stupefied.

Shen Miao actually dared to shoot and not to let the arrow fall halfways nor purposely missed it way off. She shot it not far away nor near the fruit but just brushed it exactly past Cai Lin’s cheek.

Cai Lin shouted out loudly, “Shen Miao, what are you doing!” His voice hardly left when the second arrow was released and it swept pass leaving a slight wind. It also exactly brushed past his right cheek, not even slanted a little. Cai Lin suddenly felt a burst of fiery pain in his right cheek and when he raise his hands to touch, he was surprised to find that there was a trace of blood.

He has almost gone crazy. He stared at Shen Miao incredulous and even Cai Daren also wanted to stop it but Prince Yu of the First Rank was sitting in front, so he did not dared to move.

Ren Wan Yun suddenly stood up, “Has Fifth Lady gone crazy? How could she dared to injure the Young Master of the Cai family?”

“Your residence’s Fifth Young Lady is really powerful.” Yi Furen pretended to be surprised, “How would an ordinary female have such courage? To injure the Young Master of the Cai family, would not both Shen masters because of this, have poor relations with some colleagues?”

These words spoke into Ren Wan Yun’s and Chen Rou Qiu’s hearts. They were previously thinking that it was only Shen Miao making a fool of herself, and who knew that Shen Miao not only did not embarrassed herself, but she also injured Cai Lin. If the Cai family started to criticise the Shen residence because of this, since the Cai family took the literary official route, wouldn’t the two brothers, Shen Gui and Shen Wan, be any better after offending the Cai family? Thinking of this, Ren Wan Yun became incredibly anxious and wished to immediately drag Shen Miao to the Cai family to apologise. Just as she wanted to shout out to shop Shen Miao’s actions, Chen Rou Qiu’s hands pressed her down.

“Younger Sister, what are you doing?” Ren Wan Yun spoke unhappily, “Just watch Fifth Lady causing trouble? Later when Master questions, who can take this responsibility?”

Chen Rou Qiu practically admired this Second Sao. Her identity was much noble than Ren Wan Yun and self-boasted to be from a scholarly lineage. Thus would not have performed such secular actions and naturally was not on board on Ren Wan Yun’s idea of stopping this in front of everyone. She said, “Second Sao’s thoughts are not bad, but just now one would have also heard that even Prince Yu of the First Rank had also spoken. Else why would Master Cai not say a single word till now and only watch his own son being injured? Even if Second Sao speak, can it be decided? Instead it is better to wait and see and if questions were asked, just take it as kids playing around.”

“Don’t tell me that one can only just watch as it unfolds?” Ren Wan Yun’s heart knew that Chen Rou Qiu’s words were rational but she could not help to worry, “If Fifth Lady does not know the severity of it and create a big mess? Life and death agreement is one thing but Ding capital’s rumours are another matter in itself.”

“What is there to be afraid of? Did you not see how Fifth Lady’s shot?” Chen Rou Qiu laughed, “She obviously know how to pull the bow and did it only to bring him down a peg and retaliate. But she should know the seriousness and propriety of the matter, else it would not be just a simple scratch of the cheeks.” Chen Rou Qi sighed, “Anyhow people would be offended and since that is the case, let nature take its course. If Fifth Young Lady is really ruthless, one would fear that she would bear a reputation of being vicious and malicious.”

The sisters-in-law words were heard by the two sisters, Shen Qing and Shen Yue, without missing a single word. They were still young and do not understand things of the official circles thus they only heard the last sentence. Shen Yue looked at Shen Miao who was wearing a wide sleeved dress and saw she was cool and composed today and had created a stir that was very hateful. She was thinking that if Shen Miao shot Cai Lin to death, it would be good. Then Shen Miao would have to pay for it with her life. With such a vicious person, who would dare to marry or get closer to her?

Now this kind of scratch was only powerful but not vicious at all.

While thinking thoughts like this, something flashed across Shen Yue’s eyes. The safety of Cai Lin, who single heartedly made things difficult for Shen Miao because of her, had been thrown to the back of her mind as she was wishing for Cai Lin to use his own life to solidify Shen Miao’s vicious reputation.

Although the audience below the stage was discussion, but because of Prince Yu’s face, they did not dare to speak out, even the husband and wife of Cai family, was at the moment so anxious like their hearts were burning but could only watch their own son standing on the stage, becoming a target.

“Shen Miao, what exactly are you trying to do?” To shoot two arrows successively and scratch the cheeks, making the entire face burning up in pain, Cai Lin felt that other than anger towards Shen Miao, there was also a trace of fear. He suddenly discovered that there was nothing that Shen Miao didn’t dare to do. She was evidently mad, she dare to do anything!

Even though there was a distance, Shen Miao’s voice was a little vague and did not flow out to the audience but was enough to be transmitted to Cai Lin’s ears. Her voice was light and flowy, as if it came down from the clouds and made one not dare to look up.

She said, “Teaching you a lesson.”

Suddenly Shen Miao raised her voice, “There still the last arrow!”

Everyone in the arena was staring straight at the arrow. Cai Lin’s legs was almost soft and he had to bite himself to not fall. Because he had seen that Shen Miao’s arrow was aimed at his head.

He was very scared and that was a life fearing trauma of the Shen family. This kind of fear was so menacing that it grabbed all his attention at the moment. He really wanted to flee from this academy examination’s stage but Shen Miao’s arrow was aimed at him as if it will chase him to the ends of the earth.

“Young Lady of the Shen family is just too competitive.” Even though the darens at the male side of the banquet admired Shen Miao calmness, they were also distraught by her current performance. One had to know that it was not a good thing for a female to be too competitive. Now she hang onto Cai Lin and not left go, just to take the revenge of the provocation that Cai Lin gave to her. But Cai Lin did not create any harm to her, whereas Shen Miao was currently injuring Cai Lin’s face. Even though males are not as pampered as females and it would not be any issues of having a scar, but to have it on one’s face… It was after all not good looking.

“This is then like General Shen’s daughter.” There were some who were cheering on Shen Miao, “If one only know how to be bullied by others and not retaliate, then if General Shen knows he would be so angry.”

“But look at her now, the tip of the arrow is aiming straight at Cai Lin’s head. This is an intent to end Cai Lin’s life and is just too vicious.”

Both Cai Lin’s legs kept trembling as he viewed that purple clad young female afar like the devil. Her looks were gentle, warm and beautiful and her eyes were clear with some touches of naivety. But the actions that she took did not have any hesitation at all.

Shen Miao lightly said, “The third arrow.”

Her hand loosen and the arrow projected forward as the sharp killing intent charged towards Cai Lin’s forehead, frightening Cai Lin so much that he knelt down with a ‘pu-tong’ sound as he scream out, “Help!”

“Lin-er!” Cai Furen and Cai Daren simultaneously shouted out in shock.

Everyone stood up and stretched their necks to look at the situation on stage.

Cai Lin collapsed onto the ground and there was that fruit rolling around that had and arrow shot through, cleanly making a hole in it.

126 responses

  2. ~(OoO)~ I would be as jelly-like as CL if I ever had to face someone shooting an arrow through a fruit on top of my head…(not that I’d ever do anything to get myself into such a situation) Thanks for the update!

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  5. Thanks for the chapter. The step sisters piss me off so much! It would be better if she could shoot an arrow through their malicious hearts (the step sisters).

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  12. Whoaa… That’s totally uncool, uncles..
    You didn’t talk for SM when Cai Lin that obviously is a man trying to bully her, but when she’s bully him back, you call her ‘too competitive’?

    BURN THEM ALL SHEN MIAO.

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  20. Ohh ohh I got a song for this,

    So who’s the idiot who got screw up?
    It’s Cai Lin, Cai Lin~ ohh.
    So who’s pride got destroyed?
    It’s Cai Lin, Cai Lin~ ohh.
    Now who’s peeing in the floor?
    It’s Cai Lin, Cai Lin~ ohh ohh ohh~

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  21. Haha She definitely is savage. She just like I expected. The first two arrows were to teach him a lesson and the third shot the apple. xD It’s clear she knows how to aim her bow. But I don’t know about this rumor that would spread of her being vicious, but perhaps she doesn’t really care. No one would dare offend her after this.

    Thank you for the chapter update! Thank you also to the sponsors!

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  22. 😭 Another cliffy….. Really liked the twist the author gave. This move defeats CL in so many ways :

    1. He got hurt(Even when she hurt him she showed off her skills in archery )
    2. He was shamed (because of his cowardly behaviour in the last round)
    3. He was defeated in the challenge.

    Next all I hope is she’ll make it so the people will respect and fear her but not think her to be vicious…..that is make a favourable reputation for herself and her family (not her extended family )

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  23. o.o I guess there amazement of knowing that SM can shoot an arrow accurately was overshadowed with her maliciousness and viciousness.

    Thank you for the chapter / ( ÒㅅÓ)＼fuuuu

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  27. |　 THANKS FOR THE CHAPTER!!!
    |￣””‘、
    |ω｀ |
    ⊂ 　;ﾞ Just finish binge eating the chapters!!!(─‿‿─) 　
    | 　 / This story is amazing and thrilling!! I really like the MC
    |Ｕ”” I prefer this rather than the princess WY or was WC cause it’s more fun to read and the characters are more lively. Plus, there is a prominent male lead…
    I don’t really like multiple male leads story nor any harem genre…

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  31. YAY!!! ❤ Our empress finally opened these idiot's dog eyes. She is not bullied so easily!!! Who cares if everyone thinks she's vicious? Better than being thought of as an easily bullied idiot! Be glad she took the time to teach that bastard a lesson that he will never forget.
    Big Sis Miao, aim your bow at that b*tch "fairy" next!!! She wanted Cai Lin to trade his life just to ruin her reputation that already is ruined. Which blind idiot called her an "innocent, gentle, and pure fairy"?!?!

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  32. For me, it doesn’t matter if Shen Miao become vicious or malicious, at least she got skill.. Rather than just a good for nothing and always got bullied by others..

    Thank you for the chapter Zazajunnie and Tnyhy..

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  35. Yay! Shen Miao actually shot the fruit. I hope this is the last time Cai Lin angers Shen Miao. Well, if he does anything else he will lose his life. Thanks for the chapter.

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  39. Seriously, every chapter makes me love her more. She knew he’d duck once he sensed the killing intent, making her both win the contest by hitting the fruit, and completely shaming him in the process.

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  41. Hah !! He actually shouted for help and kneeled !!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
    Serves you right , be grateful it was only your pride and not yourself that died today idiot.

    On the other hand
    Thank you very much for the chapter po~~

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  46. Thanks for the chapter.
    I’m hoping that CL opens his eyes and sees how his goddess doesn’t really care about his life. He’s a brat, but he can still be rehabilitated (I hope).

    I wonder if SM knew that he was going to fall and purposefully aimed lower, or if she didn’t care if he actually died.

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    • What I think it actually happens its that she shoot directly to the fruit, but for CL point of view it looked like it was towards his head (well it was) and when hit the target CL felt like it was going to hit him. So he dropped to his knees but the target was already hit.
      An arrow at that distance properly shot its speed its almost instant.

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  49. Ahahahahahaha! 😂😂😂😂😆😆😆 Thank you so much I just cannot stop laughing at this wuss ! Go kick their butts!

    Thank for the translation too ❤❤❤❤❤❤ cannot wait for next chapters so excited! 😍😍😍😍😍

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  50. I finally found time to read this, yay! This was such a good chapter, building up the moment until she finally shoots the last arrow right through the apple. Lol, CL was so scared it’s hilarious, he’s never going to be able to live it down haha! The only thing that makes me want to throw up is that Prince Yu is paying so much attention to our lovely empress ew ew ew! He better keep his meaty paws off my girl!

    And her aunts and cousins’ reactions — lollll! They deserve to be outshined and pushed aside, they think they’re something special when they’re not lmao. Can’t wait to see everyone’s reaction next chapter!

    Thank you for the chapter!!! 💖💖💖

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