"How are your archery skills?" the middle-aged man asked loudly, clapped his hands, and an armored soldier ran to Li Muchan and handed him a bow and a pot of arrows.
Li Muchan took the bow and pulled it a few times, first gently, then slowly and harder, until it turned into a full moon shape. The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Come here, give him a two-stone bow!"
The armored soldier from before quickly ran over and handed Li Muchan a bow.
Li Muchan tried it, and the buzzing sound was louder. It was indeed much harder than before. He tried it several times, took out an arrow, nocked the arrow on the bow, and relaxed his hand.
"Bang!" With a sound, the arrow hit the target fifty meters away.
Although he had no internal strength, his eyesight was still there, and he could see clearly that the arrow hit the target.
"Shoot ten arrows!" the middle-aged man shouted.
Li Muchan took the bow and shot arrows one after another, and released ten arrows. All ten arrows were in the bull's-eye. Thanks to his hard training in flying knives since childhood, his accuracy was extremely high. Later, he practiced flying cloud arrows, so his archery skills were excellent.
"Haha, good! What a great arrow!" The middle-aged man clapped his hands and laughed, and a dozen people around him were also smiling. The atmosphere in the venue was harmonious and warm.
An old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Captain, today is a good day. I am very lucky. I have such a good young man. Congratulations to the Commander, congratulations to the Commander!"
"Haha... It's too early to say it, it's too early to say it!" The middle-aged man smiled with a smile on his face, but with a polite mouth, he shouted: "Take ten more steps back and shoot ten arrows!"
After Li Muchan took ten steps back, he shot ten more arrows. The arrows hit the bull's-eye, which caused a group of people to cheer. It was not easy to hit the bull's-eye from such a distance.
The middle-aged man shouted loudly: "Can you ride a horse?"
Li Muchan raised his voice and said: "I have ridden before, but I am not proficient in it."
"Try it!" the middle-aged man shouted loudly.
An armored guard led a horse to Li Muchan. Li Muchan handed over the bow and arrow, took the reins, jumped on the horse, and ran two laps along the martial arts field.
"Catch the arrow!" The armored guard suddenly threw the bow and arrow at Li Muchan.
Li Muchan stretched his arms to take it, put up a bow on horseback and shot arrows. With a banging sound, six out of ten arrows hit the bull's-eye, and although the rest missed, they were not far behind.
This caused people to cheer again and ask the middle-aged man for help.
A middle-aged man said warmly: "Captain, let him join our sharpshooting camp! His shooting skills are so good, with a little more training, he will definitely be a sharpshooter!"
He has a slim build, slender hands, slightly sunken eyes, as sharp as an eagle, but speaks slowly and unhurriedly.
"Captain, he has good riding skills, he'd better join our brave cavalry camp!"
"Captain, he is very strong. Why not go to the barracks? He will be a good hand with a halberd and a sword in the future!"
Everyone started talking and fighting over each other, all trying to get Li Muchan into their account.
"Okay, don't fight, let's see again!" The captain waved his hand and said loudly: "Okay, dismount and let's see how your martial arts are!"
Li Muchan stopped the horse and jumped off the horse. For a moment, he felt comfortable all over. The pleasure of galloping at high speed was really moving.
"Little monk, you are practicing the stick method, right? What stick method?" asked the middle-aged captain.
Li Muchan came closer, picked up the black stick again, and said respectfully: "Captain, this is the crazy magic stick technique!"
The middle-aged captain smiled and said: "Young monk, you can see six ways and hear all directions...Okay, then you can use a set of crazy magic stick techniques to see."
Li Muchan raised his stick and saluted, and then unfolded it. The crazy magic stick technique whirred, and the shadow of the stick in the sky covered his figure, making it impossible for water to splash in.
Everyone shook their heads and smiled, disapproving of it. Obviously, this crazy magic stick technique was very ordinary in their eyes.
The middle-aged captain nodded and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad. It seems that you are very strong and can bring out the power of this stick technique. Very good!"
After eight moves, Li Muchan put away his stick and stood up, breathing evenly and not panting heavily.
The middle-aged captain asked warmly: "Little monk, what kind of soldier do you want to be? Cavalry, infantry, crossbowmen, archers?"
Li Muchan thought for a moment and said, "Let the captain make the decision!"
"Haha, the little monk is quite well-behaved!" The middle-aged captain smiled, stroking his beard. After thinking about it, he said, "Looking at your excellent archery skills, let's become a knight!"
"Yes!" Li Muchan tithes.
"Captain Li, come and get us!" the middle-aged captain said loudly.
A stout man stood up from behind the table, jumped over the table, landed firmly, thump thump thump, came closer in three or two steps, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Captain, have you returned to our Xiaoqi camp?"
"Well, this is a good hand, don't waste it!" said the middle-aged captain.
The stout man patted his chest and said loudly: "Don't worry, I'll keep it with Lao Li! Haha!"
He couldn't help but burst out laughing, causing everyone to yell and scold him.
The sturdy man paid no attention to the scolding. Instead, he glanced at the crowd triumphantly and said with a smile: "Our brave knight camp can finally drink oral soup!"
A burly man said in a rough voice: "Li Luoquan, how about I trade a group of people for this little monk?"
"No change, no change, let alone a group, even a team, I won't change, haha!" The sturdy man shook his head, proudly.
Li Muchan followed him. Seeing that he had bowed legs, no wonder he was called Li Luoquan. He must have been riding for too long. He could feel the excitement in this man's heart through his mind.
There are ten people in a group and fifty people in a team. He said this. Li Muchan was a little flattered. He has no martial arts skills now. Although his archery skills are powerful, he can't compete with so many people.
Following Li Luoquan, Li Muchan remained silent and made up his mind to talk less. After a while, he came to a martial arts training ground. Kuan Kuang was even better than the previous training ground.
The sound of horse hooves thundered on the martial arts training ground, and a dozen knights were galloping across the field. Arrows were shot out one after another, and landed on the two dozen straw men in the west.
After the dozen knights finished shooting, they turned their horses and ran to the north. At this time, another dozen horses ran out from the south. The knights on the horses flew arrows and shot at the twenty straw men. They ran back and forth four times, killing
After shooting the arrow, the hanging head ran to the north, and a dozen more riders rushed out from the south.
Li Muchan took a look and saw that each of these knights had extraordinary riding skills and cooperated tacitly with the horses at their crotches. The horses were like their own legs, and they were obviously well-trained.
Li Luoquan stood on the sidelines and coughed twice. Immediately, the knights dismounted and gathered in front of him. They quickly formed a square formation. Li Muchan swept away and there were about two hundred people.
Li Luoquan straightened his body, his eyes were bright and scorching, and he shouted: "We have a new person today, whose name is Mingkong. From now on, he will be our colleague and a family member! ...Zhao Shengli!"
"Yes!" A burly man stood up and responded loudly.
"Mingkong is under your command!" Li Luo circled.
"Yes!" Zhao Shengli said loudly, and said coldly to Li Muchan: "Little monk, come here and stand still!"
Under more than two hundred looks, Li Muchan walked to him silently and stood beside him, looking calm and silent.
Zhao Shengli's sharp gaze turned on his face, he snorted and said nothing.
Li Luoquan said loudly: "The requirements of our Xiaoqi camp are too strict, it is difficult for new recruits to come in. It is rare to have one this year, everyone should take good care of them!"
"Yes! Captain!" everyone shouted.
Li Luoquan waved his hand: "Okay, let's break up. Let's all train... Don't be lazy. Whoever comes last should clean the stables!... Mingkong has just arrived, and the results will not be counted within half a year!"
"Alas..." Everyone lamented, very dissatisfied.
Zhao Shengli waved: "Little monk, meet your accomplices!"
The rest of the people dispersed, leaving three men who did not move, looking up and down at Li Muchan.
Li Muchan was startled, wondering why there were only three people left, and there were only ten people in the group.
Zhao Shengli shook his head and said: "It is difficult for our Xiaoqi battalion to recruit new members. If one of them dies and one of them is missing, it is no big deal if the group is dissatisfied!"
Li Muchan nodded and titheted: "Little monk Mingkong, I have met all of you elder brothers."
Zhao Shengli waved his hand: "Little monk, there is no need to be polite. We are all rough people, so let's call you monk... He is Li Zi, Da Kun, Xiao Cai!"
He pointed at the three of them respectively, and Li Muchan smiled and nodded.
Li Zi is dry and thin, with a silly smile on his face. His real name is Li Baolu, and Da Kun's real name is Feng Dakun. They are tall and round, with a round face and an indifferent expression. They just nodded.
Xiao Cai has a handsome appearance and a big nose, but he is polite and scholarly, with a gentle smile. Li Muchan can tell at a glance that he is gentle on the outside but ruthless on the inside.
Zhao Shengli turned around and walked towards the tent and said: "Monk, you just came today. Let's settle down a place to live first and then find you a horse."
As he spoke, he came to a tent, opened the curtain and went in. The smell of sweat suddenly hit his nose. Li Muchan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Now that I'm here, I can't compare myself to being in Canghai Mountain, nor can I compare myself to being free outside. Suffering is inevitable.
He quickly changed his mind and followed Zhao Shengli in. He saw that the tent was very spacious, more than ten meters in diameter, with four low couches placed in a row in the center.
A few boxes were placed at the end of the couch to serve as tables. The tent was very tidy, except for some messy things piled up in the west corner.
The couch was very clean, and Li Muchan's sharp eyesight glanced at the clothes hidden under the couch.
Zhao Shengli walked to the west corner of the tent, squatted and played with it for a while, then took a few sticks to the center, played with them for a while, and a bed was formed.
He brought over two more quilts, spread them out, and patted them hard: "Okay, this is your nest, come and take a look!"
Li Muchan walked closer and pressed it. It was very strong. Although the mattress was too thin and a little uncomfortable, it was good. After all, we were not at home.
Zhao Shengli breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands and said, "You will sleep here from now on. You may not be used to it when you first come here. Xiao Cai snores very loudly, so you have to get used to it for a while."
Li Muchan nodded: "Thank you, captain."
Zhao Shengli's face sank and he said angrily: "Look, you are here again. We are a family. Don't say these things to outsiders!"
"Okay." Li Muchan smiled.
"Put your things down and let's go get the horses!" Zhao Shengli said.
Li Muchan put down his baggage and long stick and followed him out of the tent, wandering around. He must have gotten lost if he changed his mind. Following the neighing of the horses, they came to a horse stable.
There are more than a dozen horses in the pen, with different postures. Compared with folk horses, every horse here is very impressive.
"Old Zhao, what are you doing here?" An old man was feeding the horse. When he looked up and saw Zhao Shengli, he hummed, "Are you here to return my horse again?"
He has a horse face, which looks a bit ugly, with gray hair. He looks to be about fifty or sixty years old. His eyes are gentle, not like a soldier, and he exudes a gentle aura.
Zhao Shengli laughed: "Haha, Old Wangtou, it's a mistake this time. I'm not here to return the horse, I'm here to pick one up!"
"Oh——?" The old man chuckled and said, "God has opened his eyes and finally sent you a new man?"
"Not bad!" Zhao Shengli couldn't help laughing and said, "That's the little guy!"
"A monk?" The old man looked at Li Muchan strangely.
Li Muchan titheed and said nothing, but Zhao Shengli spoke and said in a loud voice: "What's wrong with the monk? Can't the monk serve his family and his country?"
The old man chuckled and said: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and pick the horse!"
Zhao Shengli glared at him, then turned to Li Muchan and said: "Monk, you pick the horse, whichever one you like, you will be your companion in life and death from now on!"
Li Muchan nodded, walked to the manger, and touched their foreheads one by one. Finally, he chose a bay-red horse with a white diamond on its forehead.
The horse is tall, as tall as his shoulders, with smooth fur, like silk and satin, shining brightly, eyes like agate, agile and energetic, strong muscles and bones, and hoofs as big as bowls.
As soon as Li Muchan's hand touched its forehead, he could vaguely feel its emotions, so he selected it. It was the smartest among these horses.
"Well, little monk, you are very discerning!" The old man nodded and looked at the horse with a doting look on his face: "His name is Chiying. He is very fast, but he has a bit of a bad temper. You have to be careful."
Li Muchan stroked the white hair on its forehead and thanked it with a smile.
"Okay, Old Wangtou, hurry up and put on a saddle!" Zhao Shengli said.
The old man entered the tent next to him and quickly took out a piece of clothing and put it on Chiying. He moved neatly and skillfully and finished it quickly.
Li Muchan jumped on his horse and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Wang... Captain, I'll go back first!"
After saying that, he shook the reins, and with a long hiss, Chi Ying rushed out, turning with great flexibility. Li Muchan moved a little, and he understood that he was very smart.
In a blink of an eye, I arrived at the martial arts training ground, and when I arrived at the south side, I gathered with Li Baolu and three others.
The three of them were talking and laughing together. When they saw him coming, Li Baolu said enthusiastically: "You picked a good horse so quickly?... This is Red Shadow, how did you pick it!"
He was so surprised that he shook his head: "The gang leader didn't even try to persuade you. Chi Ying is too hot-tempered and has caused a lot of trouble!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "I fell in love with it, so I chose it."