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Only few could survive an arrow from Tang Yueshan’s bow, unless they were lucky enough to avoid being hit.
If the Imperial Son-in-law had used a Tang Family bow to shoot him earlier, he wouldn"t have needed Gu Jiao to treat his injuries, as his leg might have been crippled on the spot.
Tang Yueshan had always cherished his bow, to the extent that he would be reluctant to let anyone touch it, even if it was Tang Ming.
Tang Yueshan concentrated on wiping his bow for a long time. When he glanced up, he was astonished to find Gu Jiao sitting nearby, also cleaning a bow.
Where had this girl obtained a bow?
"From the saddle." Gu Jiao suddenly said.
"Imperial Son-in-law"s bow?" Tang Yueshan instinctively asked.
"Mm, perhaps." Gu Jiao replied. After all, it was his horse, and things on the horse should be his as well.
Gu Jiao diligently wiped the bow in her hand with a technique that was an exact match to Tang Yueshan"s.
The corner of Tang Yueshan"s mouth twitched. Girl, you"re copying the way I clean the bow!
Upon seeing the look in Tang Yueshan"s eyes, Gu Jiao’s eyes whirled swiftly and she said seriously, "I’m not copying you."
Tang Yueshan finished wiping the bow and began to clean the bowstring. After completing it, he lightly dusted the string with a cloth.
Gu Jiao, mimicking his actions, dusted the string as well.
Tang Yueshan: “...”
Gu Jiao, with nothing else to do, started to pull on the bow.
Tang Yueshan was left-handed, which meant he held the bow with his right hand and drew the bowstring with his left.
Tang Yueshan was absolutely certain that Gu Jiao used her right hand for things like holding chopsticks and wielding the long spear, but here she was using her left hand to draw the bow. Tang Yueshan felt the corner of his mouth twitching again.
And she said she wasn’t copying him! Wasn’t copying him huh!
Anyway, whether she copied him or not, he wouldn’t teach her anything.
Tang Yueshan held his bow and leaned against the wall of the cave entrance, closing his eyes to rest. He patiently waited for the anti-inflammatory pill in his throat to slide down.
Gu Jiao wasn"t actually shooting arrows, just practicing drawing the bow, so the noise wasn"t particularly loud. It didn"t even wake Gu Chengfeng.
However, Tang Yueshan, as an archer by trade, was highly sensitive to the sound of bowstrings. He could tell simply by the sound that Gu Jiao was doing it wrong—— her strength and posture were both off.
Tang Yueshan turned his body slightly to the left as he embraced his own bow, ignoring Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao continued her practice.
Tang Yueshan then turned his body slightly to the right, still embracing his bow.
Only the heavens knew how many times Tang Yueshan tossed and turned. The sounds of Gu Jiao drawing the bow incorrectly were driving him crazy!
It was like a teacher trying to teach "failing to educate one’s child is the fault of the father," while a foolish student kept reciting "failing to educate one’s child is the decline of the father."
The teacher couldn"t stand it!
Tang Yueshan couldn"t stand it either!
"You!" Tang Yueshan sat up straight, glaring angrily as he opened his eyes to look at Gu Jiao, "That"s not how you draw the bow!"
He immediately regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. If this girl asked him how it should be done, alas, should he teach her or not?
No, he wouldn’t teach her!
He absolutely wouldn’t teach her!
This stinky girl had harmed Tang Ming and then poisoned him afterward. He was a donkey if he taught her!
"This is how I want to draw it." Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and said.
Tang Yueshan: “...”
Gu Jiao continued drawing the bow!
For every moment she pulled the bowstring, Tang Yueshan"s patience eroded away.
Finally, Tang Yueshan had reached a point of breakdown where he couldn’t break down any further. If he endured it any longer, he would go completely bald from the frustration!
He stood up, walked over to Gu Jiao, and took her bow. He demonstrated the correct way to her, "It"s drawn like this! Your hand should grip it here! The string should not be too far out; it should be close to your face, but not too close. Like this!"
The Supreme Commander, who galloped valiantly on countless battlefields, had become a donkey for the first time in his life.
By the time Tang Yueshan realized it, it was already too late. Or perhaps, compared to enduring Gu Jiao repeatedly drawing the bow incorrectly, being a donkey didn"t seem so hard to accept after all.
Gu Jiao picked it up quite quickly. With a few pointers from Tang Yueshan, she had basically grasped the basics.
Tang Yueshan looked at the quiver on the saddle and said, "Try it with an arrow."
Gu Jiao fetched an arrow and nocked it onto the bow, pulled back the string, and shot it towards a large tree outside the cave with a swish!
The arrow hit the left side of the tree trunk, a bit off-center, but considering it was her first night of learning, this result already impressed Tang Yueshan.
It was worth noting that when Tang Ming first started learning archery, he spent a whole month just on the posture alone.
Of course, this was partly because Tang Ming was very young at the time, and his strength and comprehension weren"t as developed as that of an adult.
However, the fact that he had taught this girl to shoot like this in just one night made Tang Yueshan feel a great sense of accomplishment.
Tang Yueshan cleared his throat and said, "Not bad, at least you hit the target."
It was all thanks to his excellent teaching. As the world’s best archer, even a pig could be taught by him!
Gu Jiao blinked and raised her right hand, pointing towards another tree nearby, "I was aiming for the tree next to it though."
Tang Yueshan: "..."
……
Inside Lingguan City, the man in the silver fox fur cloak returned to the Prefect"s Mansion with his remaining subordinates.
"My Lord!"
The soldiers on duty saluted him, and the man in the silver fox fur cloak hurriedly entered the mansion, devoid of any expression.
He didn"t go anywhere else, and went straight back to his own courtyard.
"Leave." He ordered the servants in the room.
"Yes." The servants all withdrew.
"Come out." Said the man in the silver fox fur cloak.
A black-clad figure leaped down from the rafters and saluted the man in the silver fox fur cloak, "Master."
The man in the silver fox fur cloak held his side, his face paling as he sank into a chair.
The black-clad figure changed expressions, "Master!"
The man in the silver fox fur cloak raised his hand, signaling the black-clad man not to be agitated, "I"m fine... Just a bit injured..."
Not only did that youth’s red-ta.s.seled spear cut his belt, but it also slashed his waist and abdomen.
He endured it all the way without saying anything because they were facing a formidable enemy, and every move he made would affect the morale of his soldiers.
"Who injured you, master?"
His master"s martial skills were exceptional, and the black-clad man couldn"t fathom who could have wounded him.
The man in the silver fox fur cloak thought for a moment and said, "It was the a.s.sa.s.sin from that night."
The black-clad man frowned, "Those two young men who rescued Old Marquis Ding"an? Is master talking about them?"
"It’s the younger one." The man in the silver fox fur cloak recalled. "He"s quite peculiar. He had the State of Yan"s black gunpowder and weapon."
The black-clad man asked, "Could it be... The State of Zhao has sought the backing of the State of Yan?"
The man in the silver fox fur cloak squinted his eyes, saying, "If the State of Yan is truly backing them, they would’ve already sent out their million-strong army to attack us. Do you think the State of Yan"s ma.s.sive army is just for show?”Raz P."s Thoughts
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