The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1155 Archery Skills

"It's really good quality!" After getting the Purple Cloud Bow, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but praise it.

No wonder she was surprised. The bow in her hand weighed only a dozen taels. She could easily swing it into a sword flower, which was easier than the long sword she used when she was learning.

She had been in and out of the private vault of the old Duke Sheng since she was a child, and had seen many weapons, no matter they were big or small, long or short, sophisticated and complicated, with simple craftsmanship, for single-soldier combat, or for group attacks... She was not surprised by them. But she had never seen such a strange bow and arrow before.

"The ancestor of the Qi family really had a keen eye!" Sheng Yuan stroked the bow made of rosewood and lightly touched the bowstring with his fingers. Suddenly, a long and ancient vibrating sound rang in his ears.

Sheng Yuan listened carefully to the echo, and felt the wave-like echo swirling layer by layer, and it took a long time before it became quiet.

This made Sheng Yuan's eyes brighter.

Most people who practice martial arts have a strong interest in weapons.

For Sheng Yuan, it is no exaggeration to say that he was delighted to encounter this bow.

Therefore, Sheng Yuan, who felt the extraordinary power of the longbow, immediately pinched the bowstring, raised his arm and exerted force... and pulled the twelve stone bows to perfection!

"Wow!!!"

Instantly, there were bursts of exclamations and gasps from the audience.

Right in front of Sheng Yuan, Qi Hanyuan and the assistant who witnessed her effortlessly drawing the bow were dumbfounded and speechless: "!!!"

My goodness, this "she"... is she really a person?!

Can a mortal have such great strength? !

  Isn't this something that only exists in legends?!

Qi Hanyuan was so shocked that he didn't even bother to blink, his heart was filled with turmoil.

He had heard of many powerful generals in history since he was a child, and for a long time he was full of admiration and yearning for these legendary brave men.

But after he went into battle and led troops himself, and after he met too many talented soldiers, his childhood faith began to waver.

If his family didn't have a thousand-jin bow handed down from generation to generation, he would have regarded those legends as vernacular stories.

But even so, he subconsciously didn't think that anyone could pull this bow open by themselves!

  Until now, until this moment!

Regardless of the noisy exclamations around him and the buzzing in his head, Qi Hanyuan's mind kept replaying the words his grandfather used to scold his father: "... you idiot! You actually said that the heirloom is just for decoration, it's just a toy! If you have the ability, pull the toy apart! Humph! Even if you brothers work together, you may not be able to easily bend the bow!

People often say that there is always someone better than you! If you can't do it, it's because you are incompetent, how do you know that others can't do it?! You say you have never seen anyone do it, it's because you are short-sighted! How can you think that no one can do it just because of your incompetence and short-sightedness?!..."

"Sure enough, what grandpa said... is right!" Qi Hanyuan murmured after a while. His voice was so soft that even the clerk standing shoulder to shoulder with him could not hear it clearly.

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Sheng Yuan ignored the cheers and admiration that were surging around him, and didn't even notice the shock of Qi Hanyuan and the assistant in front of him.

She was so excited at the moment that the only thing she could see was the bow in her hand.

Sheng Yuan was pleasantly surprised by the smooth and comfortable feel when drawing the bow.

She had never seen an ancient bow that fit her hand so well before, and she might not be able to get one in the future. In this case, if she didn't use it now, she would miss the opportunity.

Sheng Yuan, who has always known how to cherish opportunities, naturally would not let it go.

In a flash, Sheng Yuan drew out several feather arrows without hesitation, drew the bow and aimed at the target a hundred steps away.

As soon as she loosened her slender fingers, the arrows that had been stretched to the extreme flew off the string in an instant. Six feathered arrows flew and whirled, leaving large afterimages.

At this moment, the noisy cheers suddenly fell silent, and everyone present almost held their breath.

Until the whistling arrows pierced through the six bull's eyes in a row and rushed towards the boulder behind without slowing down. In the blink of an eye, the six feather arrows were nailed together at the upper side of the boulder.

"..." Suddenly, the scene became a little quieter than before.

  Six feather arrows shot out simultaneously, piercing through the six bull's eyes in the same row, yet they continued to charge forward with undiminished power;

It would have been fine if the momentum had not decreased, but the six scattered arrows suddenly gathered together and flew towards the same place!

It would have been fine if they were sprinting towards the same target, but in the end, these six arrows actually penetrated three-quarters of the stone! They were like nails into tofu!

This, this, this... this doesn't sound realistic!

If you break down the process and talk about any one of them individually, it doesn't sound like the real thing, let alone when all three are combined together!

Unbelievable! Unbelievable!

The audience reacted and burst into thunderous applause!

Qi Hanyuan's thoughts were once again distracted by the deafening exclamations and applause.

But just as he was about to step forward to talk, he saw Sheng Yuan quickly pull out another arrow and aim.

As soon as one arrow leaves the bow, another arrow gathers power and flies out; as soon as the second arrow flies out, the third arrow has already caught up with its afterimage... thirty-six arrows, one after another, flying rapidly.

At this moment, everyone saw with their own eyes the spectacular sight of the shadow of the sharp arrow composed of thirty-six feather arrows piercing through the twenty targets in a row in an instant!