Liu Tuo's figure was naturally much weaker than that of Hu Dotong, but the speed and momentum of the arrows he shot were faster and more powerful than Hu Dotong's.
Liu Tuo had obviously judged for a long time and had mastered the laws of the raft's shaking. Hu Dutong just didn't grasp the laws well, so the sharp arrow he shot missed. Liu Tuo first estimated and then shot the arrow. At first, everyone felt that
It was a little to the right, but when the arrow peak approached, the sharp arrow and the lantern were almost in line. Everyone screamed and faintly heard a "stab" sound, and the sharp arrow had already shot into the lantern.
Xue Poye nodded slightly. Although Liu Tuo was not a very good person, his intelligence and methods were still good.
I saw the sharp arrow inserted into the left side of the lantern, and the arrow penetrated the lantern. The candle in the lantern flickered and was about to go out, but it finally stabilized and was still flashing red light.
Anyone with any sense knows that although Liu Tuo thought twice before shooting, his judgment was still slightly wrong and he did not shoot the candle.
However, dozens of people tried their arrows, not to mention extinguishing the candle flames, but not one of them even touched the lamp skin. Liu Tuo was not only able to see through the lantern, but even extinguished the candle flames, which was considered extremely impressive. Many people were surprised.
Be amazed.
Liu Tuo frowned when he saw that the candle only flickered but did not go out. His originally smiling face turned gloomy again.
Hu Dutong had already stepped forward and praised: "Master Liu, your archery skills are better than those of Lao Hu. Lao Hu admires you very much."
Hu Dutong spoke sincerely, but Liu Tuo said he was deliberately sarcastic. A slight smile appeared on his face, but there was a hint of murderous intent in his beautiful eyes, and he said lightly: "You're showing off your embarrassment!"
Seeing that Liu Tuo also failed to extinguish the candle, the second young master asked again: "Who else is testing?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Among them, Hu Dutong and Liu Tuo were the most skilled in archery. Both of them missed it. It seemed that no one could get the cold blade that cut iron like mud.
Liu Tuo shook his head unwillingly and suddenly glanced at Xue Poye over there. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said loudly: "Shopkeeper Xue, oh, it should be Mr. Juhua. I heard that you are now a hero in Hangzhou City. In addition to your literary talent,
Feng Liu must be very skilled in martial arts. Why don't you show off your skills and shoot out the candles in the lanterns so that everyone will have no regrets, but I don't know whether Mr. Chrysanthemum will appreciate you?" He called himself "Young Master Chrysanthemum" with a smile.
Great disdain.
Liu Tuo saw that Xue Poye made a big splash in the literary examination. Not only did he defeat all the scholars, but he also took away the precious Night Viewing Buddha. He always had a knot in his heart. After this fight, he immediately concluded that Xue Poye was nothing more than a man.
He just has some talent in literary talent, but he must not be good at bending a bow and archery. If Xue Poye doesn't dare to try shooting or his bow skills are extremely poor, he will have to ridicule him and regain his previous performance.
Xue Poye naturally knew what he was thinking, smiled slightly, and said humbly: "Don't dare, there are so many generals here, Xue doesn't dare to show his embarrassment. What's more, even Mr. Liu's skill can't shoot this candle."
Of course, Xue is even less capable of extinguishing it." He left the thread first, saying that Liu Tuo only shined through the lantern and did not extinguish the candle. If he really missed it and did not extinguish the candle later, when Liu Tuo started to ridicule, he would also have a
Huatou.
Liu Tuo's face darkened, but he was very expressive. The gloom disappeared in a flash, and he still smiled and said: "Young Master Juhua is humbled. He can be called a great hero in Hangzhou City, so he is certainly not an ordinary person. Young Master Juhua can't
Do you want to hide it and don’t want everyone to open their eyes?”
"You bastard!"
Tan Ziqing also said that Xue Poye was not good at archery, so he came out to smooth things over and said: "Poye, you have great literary talent, which is very impressive. There are not many people who practice this archery in Dachu, so there is nothing wrong with not being good at archery."
Everyone naturally heard the protective meaning in his words, and even heard the close relationship between the two, and they all understood in their hearts: "It turns out that the backstage of Shopkeeper Xue is Master Yushi, no wonder he can attend this banquet."
When He Ruhui heard what Tan Ziqing said, he also hurriedly said: "What the Master Yushi said is absolutely true. Everyone has seen the ability of Mr. Juhua. He can be regarded as a literary talent of our generation in Chu. His archery skills are not comparable."
Xue Poye laughed and said leisurely: "Since Mr. Liu wants to see my bow skills, Xue will not dare to belittle himself. If he misses, you should not laugh." After saying that, he slowly stepped forward and took the hundred.
The stone's long bow took out the feather arrows.
Not only Tan Ziqing, but also everyone present was a little surprised. They didn't expect that Xue Poye won the first prize for his literary talent, and this time he competed with arrows. Is it possible that this young man is really good at both civil and military skills?
Liu Tuo's pupils dilated. When he saw Xue Poye holding an arrow, his technique was very familiar, and his whole person was calm and composed. Although he couldn't tell that he was full of confidence, he couldn't tell that he was nervous or uneasy about archery.
To Xue Poye, it seemed normal, no big deal.
Xue Poye walked behind the red line and tried to take a look. Suddenly he lowered his hand and shook his head.
Liu Tuo breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Xue Poye was omnipotent, but it turned out that he was just pretending. Just when he was about to think of some taunting words, he saw Xue Poye suddenly raised his hand, and without thinking, he drew his bow and shot an arrow.
The arrow cut through the air and shot towards the lantern.
Strangely enough, although the sharp arrow was shot, it was not aimed at the lantern, and was much lower.
Although it only happened in the blink of an eye, some people already felt that Xue Poye's archery skills were so poor that he couldn't even aim the lantern, let alone shoot out the candle.
Just as Liu Tuo showed his gloating expression, he heard a "click" and the sharp arrow shot straight into the wooden stick holding the lantern.
Everyone screamed, but most of them screamed with regret.
Xue Poye was able to hit the wooden stick with great accuracy and strength, but he just failed to hit the candle in the lantern and was unable to extinguish the candle. This was really a pity.
Tan Ziqing was also shocked, with surprise in his eyes.
Just when everyone thought that Xue Poye's sharp arrow had only hit the wooden stick, they saw the wooden stick slowly break from the middle, with a "click", and the upper section of the stick fell into the water with the lantern.
Xue Poye wiped the sweat from his forehead under the horrified gazes of everyone, and said, "Thank you for your accurate judgment and shot the stick, otherwise you would have lost a lot of face today."
Although this shot was based on the superb archery skills taught by Ulachi, the raft was floating. It was not easy to judge the law of its floating and hit it with one hit. Liu Tuo's judgment was slightly wrong.
Didn't shoot out the candle.
There was deathly silence at first, and for a long time, Tan Ziqing clapped his hands and shouted: "Excellent shooting skills, good, good, good!"
Suddenly there was thunderous applause and exclamations from all around.
Xue Poye put down his long bow, breathed a long sigh of relief, walked up to the second young master, and said with a smile: "Second young master, you only said that shooting the arrow would extinguish the candle, but you never said that you would hit the candle. Now that the lantern has entered the water,
I don’t know if the candle goes out, is it legal or not?”
The second young master had a look of admiration on his face and nodded repeatedly: "It's in line with the rules, it's in line with the rules, as long as the candlelight goes out, it's in line with the rules!" He raised his thumbs up and was full of admiration.
Han Mozhuang sat on the chair, in disbelief. He never imagined that his disciple would be a good man with both civil and military skills. He felt a little embarrassed when he thought that he lectured on the Analects of Confucius with him every day.
Naturally, Han Mozhuang would not know that although Xue Poye had many excellent works, they were plagiarized from memory. This archery skill was also practiced hard by the prairie heroes. It was a coincidence that if it were to compete with other skills, such as swordsmanship, spearmanship or even
In a fight, Xue Poye probably wouldn't be able to overwhelm everyone, but he still managed to compete with arrows. This was just his luck.
Although it seems that he is both civilized and military, Xue Poye really doesn't understand the "Four Books" and "Five Classics". Even if he tells the truth at this time, I am afraid that others will not believe it. How can such a man who is both civilized and military not understand the "Four Books" and "Five Classics"?
"Five Classics".
Xue Poye turned his head for a moment and saw someone clasping his fists in a salute. He seemed very close to him, and he felt really happy.
Hu Dutong came over directly and patted Xue Poye on the shoulder. He laughed and said: "Master Juhua, you are not only good at archery, but also smart. This wooden stick is much thicker than a candle. It is naturally easier to break the stick than to hit it."
Candles are easier, but you can imagine that. I thought literati were weak people. Look at the two literati who shot arrows before. They couldn't shoot twenty steps away. You, a talented young man, can actually have such archery skills.
"Lao Hu was convinced. Let's have a few drinks alone when we have time. Lao Hu wants to learn about archery skills." He was really straightforward and didn't care about the faces of the two archery testers.
Although Xue Poye is a smart and cunning person, he likes people who are honest and forthright. For example, Wu Lachi is a typical example. Hu Dutong is a very upright person. Xue Poye naturally has a good impression of him. Hearing him like this
He said with a smile: "Hu Dutong has good intentions, and Xue will accompany you someday."
He looked up at Tan Ziqing and saw that he was staring at him with a meaningful expression, smiling and nodding.
At that moment, the second young master enthusiastically took the brocade box containing the cold blade and gave it to Xue Poye. Xue Poye naturally accepted it calmly. The treasure of the cold blade was exactly what he needed. If he took it with him in the future, it might be a good thing.
An excellent self-defense item.
Xue Poye won the first prize in both literary and martial arts competitions, and only won the two treasures Yezhanfo and Hanblade. Naturally, he was envious of others, and his jealousy was naturally filled with great admiration.
Everyone returned to their seats in sighs. They continued to drink and talk and laugh, and the topic naturally revolved around the topic of Xue Poye being both civil and military.dd