Li Ye and Mu Mu were sitting on the bow of the merchant ship, looking at the scenery on the banks of the Fuchun River. They had never been on a boat, and they had to admit that in terms of comfort and the beauty of the scenery, it was naturally better than the bumpy ride on a carriage.

Mr. Fenglingdu sent the carriage back to Fengyun City and bought a lot of food in the town. He also bought two boxwood bows used by hunters in the mountains and hundreds of bamboo arrows for Li Ye and Mu Mu.

So he spent ten gold coins to find a merchant ship and sailed down the river directly to the Eastern Region and the Central Region.

The destination of the merchant ship is Baiyu City, which is exactly where Mr. Li Yehe is going.

The boat is not big, and including the boss, the waiter, and Li Ye, there are only about twenty people in total.

As we passed among the famous mountains along the river, the eloquent boatman would explain the history of each famous mountain from time to time.

The source of the Fuchun River is the Tianshan Mountains. It is divided into two rivers and leads directly to the East China Sea and the North Sea. The Fuchun River goes all the way down to the entrance of the North Sea. I know these things very well.

Mu Mu was not in the mood to listen to this, but Li Ye listened very seriously.

The Fuchun River is extremely beautiful, and the returning spring swallows are flying around the bow of the boat. This reminds Li Ye of the poem:

Wild grass and flowers beside Zhuque Bridge,

The sun sets at the entrance of Wuyi Alley.

In the old days, Wang Xietang was in front of Yan,

Fly into the homes of ordinary people.

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The husband made tea in the cabin and called Li Ye and Mu Mu in to drink tea.

The boss of Shangban, whose surname is Xie, is a fat man in his forties with a rich look on his face. He is also sitting next to Mr. Xie, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.

Li Ye looked at Mr., smiled, sat opposite him, and asked, "Sir, this ride is indeed much more comfortable than a carriage."

Li Hongxiu, who was sitting next to her, smiled and said, "As soon as you say this, I know you have never been out."

Mu Mu sat down next to Li Ye and didn't say anything. She just picked some melon seeds from the table and ate them.

Boss Xie said with a smile: "Our ship is considered small. It would be more stable, comfortable and faster to take the official ship of Zhongyu."

The husband poured a cup of tea for Li Ye, looked at the boss and said with a smile: "We are going out for fun, we are not in a hurry."

Li Ye smiled, picked up the teacup, and said, "The days are long and we are not in a hurry."

After saying that, he took out the box of peach cakes given by the woman in red dress yesterday from the space ring. He opened it and put it on the table. He picked up a piece and handed it to Mu Mu. He said with a smile: "Try this, you haven't eaten it before."

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Li Hongxiu looked at the peach cake on the table, reached out and picked up a piece, and said with a smile: "I've never seen you buy anything? Where did this come from?"

Mu Mu grabbed two pieces and handed them to her husband and the boat owner. She hugged Li Ye and pouted and said, "It's really crispy and fragrant. It's different from apricot cake."

Li Ye looked at Li Hongxiu, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "Someone gave it to me on the road yesterday. I guess I can meet him again in a few days and introduce him to my wife."

Boss Xie took the peach cake from Mu Mu's hand and took a bite.

He was surprised and said: "This is the authentic taste of the Central Region. It should be made by Baiyucheng Huamanlou. How can the little brother have this? You must know that their pastries are not sold for takeout."

Mr. Xie glanced at Boss Xie, put the peach cake in his hand into his mouth and savored it carefully. After a while, he said: "It's not bad, it tastes like Hua Man Lou."

Li Hongxiu patted Li Ye's shoulder and said with a smile: "The little guy is pretty good. Not long after he went out, he hooked up with a girl all over the house."

Li Ye blushed and murmured: "I just chatted with someone on the roadside. Maybe she took pity on me and gave me a box of cakes."

Mu Mu smiled and said, "Brother, it's really delicious, but there's just too little."

The teacher nodded and said, "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. That's the truth."

Li Hongxiu touched Mu Mu's head and said, "Don't be afraid. When you get to Bai Jade City, my wife will take you to eat. It's enough!"

Boss Xie smiled and said, "Speaking of which, our firm has some business dealings with Huamanlou. I can introduce some of them to you when we get to Baiyu City."

Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "No need to bother senior, there is someone waiting for me there."

The gentleman was startled and said, "Is there anyone waiting for you in Huamanlou?"

Li Ye touched Mu Mu's braid and said with a smile: "That day, my husband took my wife to go shopping. I met an interesting person in the inn. He said he was a disciple of the Tianshan Sword Sect and insisted on recognizing me as his brother.

If you go to Baiyu City, you can find him at Huamanlou."

Li Hongxiu took out a silk scarf and wiped Mumu's mouth, and then carefully wiped off the oil stains on her hands.

He smiled and said, "It seems that sir, you have gained a lot after letting you run with the carriage for a few days."

He put away the silk scarf, looked at the scenery outside the boat, and sighed.

"I remember when I passed by there, the boss of Huamanlou got drunk with me for two days. How many years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Boss Xie looked at Li Hongxiu, then at Li Ye, and said: "It seems that several of the guests are also from the world. Xie is disrespectful."

Li Hongxiu stretched out her hand to gently push back the hair that had slipped out of her forehead, and said with a faint smile: "We have not been in the world for many years."

The gentleman carried the teapot and poured hot tea for several people, and said calmly: "Drink tea."

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Li Ye sat on the bow of the boat, quietly looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, holding a bamboo arrow in his hand.

The gentleman sat next to him, holding the scroll of scripture in his hand.

"Sir, you bought so many bamboo arrows at Fenglingdu. Do you want me to learn archery from Mu Mu again? I haven't mastered my swordsmanship yet." Li Ye frowned lightly.

The gentleman stretched out his hand, and a long black sword appeared. Li Ye recognized it as Ye Wuya's sword.

"The ancients said that the sword is an extension of the hand. As long as your hand can reach it, the sword can reach it. The attack distance is naturally longer than that of your fist. But it is not enough. For example, where your eyes can see

, but your sword may not be able to reach it."

Li Ye nodded and replied: "Disciple has learned the lesson!"

"But arrows are different. As long as you have enough power, as long as you want, your arrow can shoot wherever your eyes can see." Xingsheng looked at him and said seriously.

Li Ye was thoughtful and did not reply.

The gentleman looked at him, pointed the sword in his hand to the shore and said: "If someone shoots you with an arrow from the shore at this time, what will you do? Do you jump out of the boat and swim to the shore? Before you can swim to the shore, they will

Will shoot you into a hedgehog."

Li Ye nodded and asked, "Can't I fly a sword?"

The gentleman smiled, took back his sword, and said softly: "The rules of heaven and earth in this world limit many realms. How many people can wield a sword? Even if you can wield a sword, you only have one sword, while others have millions of arrows.

Zhi, how do you deal with it?"

Li Ye was startled and said, "Is it possible to just use arrows against arrows?"

"Isn't it?" said the gentleman.

"It seems like this is the only way." Li Ye smiled.

The gentleman looked at the distant scenery on the shore and said: "Another example: two armies are fighting. You are on the city wall. There are hundreds of thousands of enemies below the city. Are you going to jump off the city wall and fight them to the death?"

Li Ye thought for a moment and said, "If an arrow can reach it, then of course it will be with an arrow."

"That's the truth. Every weapon has its reason for existence. Think about it carefully, maybe you will use it one day." The gentleman put Ye Wuya's long sword into the space ring and smiled.

Li Ye looked at the bamboo arrows in his hand, thought for a moment, looked at his husband and asked: "Sir, how can I practice archery? Do you have any experience?"

The gentleman faced the wind, waved his hand, and said: "What experience did you have in practicing swordsmanship?"

"I don't have any experience. It's just hard training. If not, Mumu will accompany me to practice the Leaf Flying Sword for some days." Li Ye said with a smile.

The gentleman nodded and said: "Archery is no different from practicing swordsmanship. All you have to do is focus. Your body is not lacking in strength and power now, it's just that it lacks training."

First: Standing and holding the bow, every shooter stands sideways to the target.

Second: Nocking the arrow. Using the three-finger shooting method, the arrow is placed on the archer's side of the bow handle.

Third: Hook the string and push the bow. The nock rod is between the index finger and the middle finger. The ring finger assists the middle finger to keep the string hooking hand stable. Some practitioners like to hook the string with two fingers. This habit is very bad!

Fourth: Open the bow. Push with the front hand and pull with the back hand. The bow is still split from top to bottom, and the front hand draws an arc in the front and upper part of the body. Step 5. Full bow posture.

Isn’t it in the poems you studied: Can you hold a carved bow like the full moon?

These are just the basic knowledge for beginners to learn archery. By the time you finish practicing these hundreds of bamboo arrows, you will have mastered the common sense of archery.

If you can get a good bow, you can even shoot the arrow farther than your eyes, to the distance that your consciousness can see. This is what Buddhism calls no distance.

If you have nothing to do on the boat these days, just practice. There are many trees on the two banks, which can be used as reference objects for your autumn shooting.

After listening to his husband's story, Li Ye finally understood his hard work. It turned out that he was trying to teach himself more skills in different ways to prepare for the various difficulties he would face in the future.

"Before you practice archery, practice drawing the bow. Once you can draw the boxwood bow in your hand like a full moon, retract and release it freely, then nock an arrow to find a target and shoot. You should be able to enter the White Jade City before you get there."

The husband clapped his hands, stood up and walked into the cabin.

Li Ye thought for a while, put away the bamboo arrows in his hand, took out the boxwood bow, held the bow in his left hand, and hooked the string made of animal sinew with his right hand. He used his arms to pull the bow into a full moon, and looked at the shore.

The peak of the mountain, released his right hand...

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On this day, he sat on the bow of the boat and drew the bow for two hours. Although the string was empty, every draw made it become a full moon.

Li Hongxiu in the cabin looked at the stunned Li Ye on the boat and said with a smile: "You think he has nothing to do, so you want him to practice archery again?"

The gentleman turned back, looked at her, and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Do you want to try it too? There is another bow here." After speaking, he took out another boxwood bow and handed it to Li Hongxiu.

Li Hongxiu was not convinced, took the bow, took Mu Mu's hand, and said, "Mu Mu and his wife go to the bow of the boat to practice archery."

Mu Mu clapped her hands and stood up, holding Li Hongxiu's hand, and said with a smile: "If my brother can practice, Mu Mu can do it too."

"Mu Mu, do you also want to learn archery?" Li Ye, who was standing on the bow of the boat, turned to look at her and said seriously.

"As long as it's from my brother, Mu Mu has to learn it, isn't it okay?" Mu Mu followed Li Hongxiu and glared at him.

"Do you dislike us two?" Li Hongxiu looked at him and said with a smile.

Li Ye shook his head and looked at the two of them with strange eyes, wondering what was so interesting about archery.

"Brother, I'm here, let's see which one of us is stronger." Mu Mu took the wooden bow in Li Hongxiu's hand, looking unconvinced.

Li Hongxiu glanced at Li Ye with disdain, but saw her husband nodded in agreement. He looked at Li Ye with more and more satisfied eyes and said, "You all have a try."

Li Ye watched with wide eyes. Mr. Xindao was not afraid of big things at all.

"Master Wife, your realm is higher than mine. Come and teach Mu Mu how to archery. From now on, Mu Mu and I will learn from you." Li Ye thought to himself that your realm is so high, why can't you be good at archery?

"Brother, Mu Mu must learn first. We can't let my brother learn archery by himself from his husband and his wife."

Mu Mu, who was standing behind Li Ye, snatched the wooden bow from his hand and looked at it carefully.

"Sister, archery is also a practice. It not only requires hard training, but also requires experience in the outside world. When we go to Fangcun Mountain, I will take you to hunt in the mountains." Li Ye looked at her and said with a smile.

"Okay, what my brother said makes sense. When we go to Fangcun Mountain, in addition to practicing, I must follow my brother to hunt in the mountains and grill meat for my husband and his wife." Mu Mu looked at him and said proudly.

"Mumu, you are awesome, I admire you!" Li Ye was completely speechless, looked at her and smiled: "Don't worry, you will definitely be able to practice archery even better than the master wife."

"Why don't you worry? Her cultivation level is higher than yours, and her archery skills may not be better than yours." Not to be outdone, Li Hongxiu looked at Li Ye and said.

"Hongxiu! These children are practicing archery, and you are also playing with them?" Li Hongxiu wanted to say something else, but her husband frowned and said, "Then let's practice together."

"I'm just bored and want to play with these two little guys." Li Hongxiu looked at her man, thought about it and laughed shyly.

Mu Mu looked at her and said loudly: "Master, come quickly, let's compete."
Chapter completed!