Volume 1: Looking Northwest, Shooting the Sirius Chapter 32: The Eagle Archer
"Chai Da Meng, let me try!"
The archery instructor grabbed the Moon Rhinoceros, and Chai Tiannuo said heartbrokenly:
"Be gentle, don't scratch its patent leather!"
After hearing this, everyone grinned and wanted to scratch the patent leather made of dried lacquer, unless the instructor's hands were grindstones!
"Click!"
The first shot was 50% public. Chai Tiannuo nodded secretly. He was really good at teaching archery.
“It’s great, it’s really exciting!”
The archery instructor slowly loosened the string, nodded repeatedly with satisfaction, then took out an iron armor-piercing arrow and set it on it, lowered his waist and squatted on the horse, and his arms suddenly exerted force!
"Open~!"
"Kaka!"
Accompanied by a clicking sound, the bow opened seven points, the fingers trembled slightly, and then released suddenly!
"Bang!"
An arrow penetrated the grass target, leaving only the tail of the arrow swinging slightly.
"A good bow can be called a treasure!"
The archery instructor was full of surprises. Although he couldn't draw a full bow, even with a seven-point shot, his power and accuracy were far beyond imagination.
Especially after being released, the tail tip didn't shake at all. The craftsmanship of the Moon Rhinoceros is beyond imagination and it can be called a peerless treasure!
"Bring it here!"
Chaitino took advantage of the archery lesson to be distracted and snatched the Moon Rhinoceros back. Then he took out a piece of soft deerskin from his arms and wiped it gently. That posture made him disgusted as much as he wanted.
Can you tell me that this bow is a treasure? Is this bow so good?
A group of scholars gathered around and looked directly at the Moon Rhinoceros, trying to figure out what was so magical about this ridiculously beautiful horned bow.
"...I just washed my hands before class, okay?"
The archery instructor couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and then squeezed next to Chaitino with a smile on his face:
"Master Chai Dameng, let's talk about it. Can you lend me your bow for the first half of the year?"
"..."
Chaitino didn't say anything, he just looked at the shooting class with the look in his eyes.
"Then, then three months, at least one month!"
"Not even for a second!"
Chaitino directly interrupted the archery lesson, turned his head and wiped the bow body lovingly.
"...Look, what is this?"
As a last resort, the archery instructor took out a piece of silver and threw it in his hand. Chaitino, who was carrying his back, turned his head and said with shining eyes:
"Hey, teach me, why does this ingot of silver in your hand look so attractive?"
Bian Sheng and Shen Tuzijin slapped them on the face, my Chai Dameng, you are really hopeless!
"This is two taels of silver. If I win, it will be easier for you. Do you dare to give it a try?"
The archery instructor put the money into his arms and asked with a smile. Chai Tiannuo nodded vigorously:
"Dare, you are very brave, as long as you have money, you can compete with whatever you want!"
"..."
The teacher is speechless, he really fell into the eyes of money!
"The rules are very simple. If you hit a twenty-foot target, you will get one point for the red heart. No other points will be scored. If you miss the target, you will lose twenty taels. Do you dare to challenge?"
"dare!"
Chai Tiannuo nodded again. Without saying much, the two separated from each other, held their breaths, calmly nocked the arrows and opened the bows.
"Duh, duh duh!"
"Bullseye, bullseye, bullseye again!"
The scholars gathered around excitedly and kept counting. Half a quarter of an hour later, the two men bowed at the same time. They both scored twelve arrows and twelve points, a tie!
The archery instructor nodded with satisfaction at Chaitino. Such a result was truly astonishing. Even in spring, he could get full marks in the archery test.
"Since it's a tie, let's go to the second round."
He took out the package and asked several people to pull the rope. The archery instructor smiled and said:
"For you and me, the twenty-foot target is not very difficult. This time it will be a little more difficult. Do you dare to challenge the fifteen-foot hanging target?"
Fifteen feet, why is this distance so close?
Chaitino, who didn’t understand what a hanging target was, nodded vigorously:
"Why don't you dare? With the free money in front of you, you can brave mountains of swords and seas of fire!"
"… courageous."
The instructor's face was a little twitchy. He had never seen such a strange student since he entered the martial arts school as an instructor.
The target was pulled up, and many thin lines hung from the hemp rope. At the end of the line was a palm-sized black piece of wood, which swayed gently in the wind.
"It's still a dozen arrows. One point for shooting through a hanging target. No points for shooting through the target. One point and two taels of silver. Let's start!"
After the words were spoken, the archery instructor slowly opened his bow, adjusted his breath to the most stable level, and concentrated on seizing the slightest opportunity.
"..."
Chai Tiannuo's face was expressionless, but he was already cursing the Three Character Sutra in his heart. It turned out that this motherfucker was a target!
There was a light breeze blowing today, and the wood chips were swinging back and forth in the wind. If you wanted to hit the target, you not only had to seize the momentary opportunity, but also had enough anticipation. The difficulty was indeed doubled.
Since learning archery, Chaitino has always practiced with fixed targets. Cao Fu also taught him how to adjust the landing point in the wind, but he was not at all confident that it would be as difficult as a hanging target.
"Duh!"
"one cent!"
"Duh duh!"
"Double arrows in a row, teach the power, two points!"
The scholars cheered in unison. They are all martial artists, so they naturally know how difficult it is to hang a target. If they hadn't compared the two today, they really wouldn't have known that their own teachings were so good.
This is no longer a marksman in the ordinary sense, he can truly be called an unparalleled shooter!
Accompanied by the cheers from around, the archery instructor fired calmly, and each piece of wood was shot to pieces.
It has been two years since I left the military. I never thought that I, the Condor Shooter back then, would find a trace of the past today.
Sun Jingzhong, the former eagle shooter in the army, slowly showed a smile at the corner of his mouth. Those prosperous years in the past were like old wine in the throat, spicy and sweet!
"..."
Chai Tiannuo's eyes trembled three times, he put his mouth to Bian Sheng's ear and whispered a few words, then pushed a few people away, and ran away like a light deer into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Bian Sheng stayed where he was with a dull expression on his face. He was totally stunned. He groaned, how could he still operate like this?
Twelve arrows and twelve points, all the hanging targets were shot to pieces, and the field was filled with thunderous cheers. Sun Jingzhong nodded with satisfaction, he performed well today, and regained some of his former glory.
"Chai Dameng, what score did you get?"
"Hey, where is Mr. Chai Dameng?!"
Archery instructor Sun Jingzhong looked around but didn't see Chai Tiannuo. The hanging target in the distance was also intact. He didn't understand what happened.
"Teacher, Tian Nuorang, let me tell you that your shooting skills are unparalleled. He will admit defeat. Goodbye."
"...What does bye mean?"
"According to what I've learned during this period, it probably means leaving."
"Also, Tiannuo said that he is not a deadbeat. You can just go to Mr. Zhao to collect your gambling money."
"Old Zhao owes him twenty-six taels, but this guy owes me twenty-six taels!"
Sun Jingzhong became angry, and Bian Sheng spread his hands:
"Tian Nuo said that he is a loan shark. The time of burning incense will be doubled. It depends on whether you have the ability to recover the gambling money."
"If you're capable enough, I'll just get your concubine if I can't protect you."
"..."
Sun Jingzhong's face was ashen and his cheeks were trembling. Bian Sheng could only grin bitterly.
In my heart, I kept muttering, Teacher Zhao, Teacher Zhao, I blame you for everything today. If I lose, I will just rub the soles of my feet. Tiannuo's learning ability is so strong, he immediately learned something appropriate!