Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

"It's not me." Rina was still standing behind the counter, not moving a step.

"Who is that?" Jiu Yue opened her eyes and looked back.

"It's me." Instructor Xiye raised a wicked smile.

"Master, Master!"

September was so frightened that she immediately jumped up from the old man's chair, like a frightened kitten, as if possessed by Riko.

"Master?" Xingjian, Rina and Xiaoting asked in confusion at the same time.

Shouldn't Instructor Xiye of Yunlan Village be Wu Ren's master? Why is he also Jiu Yue's master?

"It's been three years since we last met. Jiuyue, you've grown up quite well." Xiye smiled and rubbed Jiuyue's short hair.

Rina was shocked. This was the first time she saw Jiuyue so well-behaved and not daring to resist when being touched on the head.

It's true that one thing brings down another thing.

Xiao Ting asked dissatisfiedly: "Sister Jiuyue, why is your master this old woman?"

Jiu Yue grumbled, "It's all your dad's fault."

"It was Gao De who asked me to do it." Instructor Xiye recalled and flicked Jiu Yue's head. "He asked me to teach this girl archery, even though it was only for a month."

In the past ten years, the only time Instructor Gao De took the initiative to contact his ex-wife's sister was for Jiu Yue's future.

It was September, his father had disappeared, and his mother had just passed away. Filled with rage against dragons, he aspired to become a hunter on his own.

In order to help this stubborn girl survive longer in hunting, Instructor Gaode made an arbitrary decision based on the cards left by Jiu Yue's father and helped her choose a long-range bow and arrow as her hunting weapon.

However, none of the hunters in Yunxue Village could use long-range weapons at that time, and they were all reckless men.

So Gao De thought of Xi Ye, who was serving as the instructor of Yunlan Village at that time.

Even though the two villages were at loggerheads, the relationship between Gaode and Xiye was, after all, special. Instructor Xiye therefore didn't reject his old lover's request after ten years.

He taught Jiuyue everything he knew and trained him in archery for a month.

Although it was only a month long——

"It was a month of hell."

When Jiu Yue thinks back on it now, she can't help but shudder, and has been deeply traumatized by Instructor Xiye.

"I never thought that the little girl who had trouble drawing a bow would become a hero capable of defeating the Ice Claw Dark Dragon."

Despite all the intense training, she was able to master the bow and arrow in just one month. Even Xiye had to marvel at Jiuyue's terrifying talent; she was a natural hunter, inheriting her father's genes.

Perhaps it is only a matter of time before hunters like Jiu Yue become the pillars of the entire village.

But no one expected that the death of Instructor Gao De would bring this day so soon.

"If it weren't for your cold legs, Master, I wouldn't have gotten my turn."

Jiu Yue naturally knew that Instructor Xiye could not go up the snow mountain due to problems with his prosthetic limbs.

"So, Master, you came all the way to Yunxue Village. Are you here to exaggerate me, or to reminisce about the past?"

"Can a distance of one kilometer be called a long way?" Xiye said helplessly.

The two villages are indeed not far apart, it’s almost as if they are one village.

What is far is never the distance, but the human heart.

"Goro asked me to discuss work. You'll understand later."

"Wu Lang, oh, you mean the boss."

"It's the village chief!" Rina wanted to correct Jiuyue countless times. His bad habit of calling the village chief "boss" made him look like a gangster.

"Boss, you're so slow. Could it be that you haven't gathered enough money?"

"How much do you plan to charge in September?" Xingjian asked.

The issue of remuneration is also something Xingjian is very concerned about.

After all, this concerns the quality of life of the two people in the future, whether they will be hungry one day and full the next, or eat chicken and stew one day.

"How can I have the nerve to take the initiative to talk about something like this?" Jiu Yue, who had blown up the village chief's 22 yuan property, shrugged helplessly.

"Regarding the reward," Rina said with a wry smile from behind the counter, "I advise you not to expect too much."

"The boss is back!" Xiao Ting, who is easily led astray, also followed Jiuyue in calling him the boss.

The old village chief, who was over sixty but still stood tall and straight, pushed open the door of the guild with one hand, and in the other hand, held a long object wrapped in an old cloth.

"This doesn't look like a bag for money." Jiu Yue felt something was wrong and whispered to Xing Jian's ear: "Xing Jian, go and give the boss a little warning."

"Leave it to me." For the sake of future quality of life, Xingjian decisively took the task, walked up to the village chief, and stretched out his white and delicate hand.

"Village chief, give me money!"

"Huh?" The sudden straight shot stunned the village chief.

Jiu Yue quickly pulled Xing Jian back. "I told you to hit him, not to hit him in the face!"

As the contestants took turns, Jiu Yue rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "Um, Boss, oh no, respected village chief. Regarding the reward for our subjugation mission, how do you plan to pay it?"

"Oh, about this matter." The village chief's deep voice echoed in the guild of only a few people: "I'm sorry, I don't have a penny left."

"Hey, are you running a scam?!"

Jiuyue thought that she would get a little less at most, but she didn't expect to get no compensation at all.

In fact, Rina was not surprised by this ending. After all, considering the financial situation of the old bachelor, the village chief would have needed a loan just to buy the 22 attribute arrows that were blown up.

"In lieu of reward for the subjugation mission, I'll give this to you, September."

"What is it, is it worth money?"

"It's more valuable than money and the most important thing to me."

The village chief handed the mysterious object wrapped in old cloth to Jiu Yue.

Chapter 55: The Bow of Inheritance - Li Yi

"What is it, is it worth money?"

You should know that the market price of commission rewards for defeating monsters above level 50, even those that are not very ferocious, is generally over .

Not to mention the Ice Claw Dark Dragon, a bloodthirsty, brutal, and extremely dangerous dragon, and it was an emergency commission.

A remuneration of 30,000 is a must.

Jiu Yue glanced suspiciously at the long object wrapped in an old cloth in her hand.

Judging from the amount of dust on the cloth, it must be quite old.

Is this worth 30,000 yuan?

The old guy wouldn't just pick up some junk from his home and lie to me that it was an antique to offset his payment, right?

What else is more valuable than money?

September carefully untied the tattered strip of cloth.

However, when he finally saw the items inside, Jiu Yue's pupils contracted instantly, as if he was deeply attracted by an invisible force.

What appeared before her was an extremely brand new mechanical structure, which formed a sharp contrast with the old and dilapidated cloth strips.

Calling it "brand new" may be a bit of an understatement of its value, because it has gone beyond the category of "new" and reached the level of "advanced".

It seems as if it has just traveled from the future. The mechanical structure is precise and complex, and every part seems to have been carefully polished and carved, shining with a cold metallic luster.

Even though Xingjian had just seen the instruments inside the Liuli Card-making Workshop, he was also surprised by the mysterious object in Jiuyue's hand, which seemed to be a folded precision mechanical structure.

"Boss, what is this?"

"Unfold it and you'll see."

"Unfold, how do I unfold?"

"Hold this."

"Oh?"

Jiu Yue gently grasped the center of the folding mechanism with her slender fingers. There, a silver-gray lever seemed to be the lifeblood of the entire mechanism.

He touched it lightly with his fingers, feeling the cold metallic texture, and then September applied a little force with his palm.

At that moment, the entire object seemed to be injected with life, as if some mysterious switch was triggered.

Accompanied by a burst of crisp and pleasant mechanical collision sounds, the complex mechanical structures that were originally tightly folded together began to slowly unfold and deform, and each part moved precisely.

Finally, a silver-gray bow appeared completely in September's hands.

It exudes a light metallic luster, and the lines of the bow are smooth, elegant and full of power.

When fully extended, the bow length is exactly two-thirds of September's height, which can be said to be the most perfect proportion.

The position where Jiu Yue's hand initially grasped the bow was exactly in the center of the silver-gray mechanical bow.

"Wow!" The sci-fi-filled unfolding scene caused several members of the guild to exclaim in surprise.

The village chief said, "Jiuyue, your bow and arrows were damaged during this hunting expedition. As a reward, please accept this bow."

"Boss, you still have such good stuff! It must be expensive!"

My mood took a 180-degree turn in September.

A bow and arrow that can be stored, transformed, and unfolded is much more convenient to carry than an ordinary bow and arrow. Not to mention that this complex device is likely to have other functions.

It looks very expensive, maybe even more expensive than the reward of 30,000 z.

"As I said, this is worth more than money. September, you have protected the village, so I entrust this bow to you."

The old man can't even use a bow and arrow, but he collects such an advanced mechanical bow and arrow and regards it as a treasure.

This is indeed puzzling.

September's curiosity was completely ignited. She carefully observed the structure of the entire bow, trying to find the answer.

Through the midday sunlight, September vaguely saw two words in familiar handwriting from inside the bow.

"This bow was not originally mine."

The two words engraved on the inside of the mechanical bow seem to be a symbol of sovereignty left by the original owner of the bow.

Just like students writing their names on their books.

——Li Yi.

"It's hers." The name reflected in September's gray eyes was the mysterious girl trapped in the lava of the snowy mountains.

"Village Chief, who is Li Yi to you?" Jiu Yue didn't hesitate and asked directly, "This bow is hers, right?"

Li Yi's name naturally attracted Xingjian's attention.

"Oh, did you see the name on the bow? Yes, Li Yi is an old friend of mine, and this bow is hers."

"Old friend..."

Since the old man regards the bow left by the girl as the most important treasure, they must be more than just old friends.

Jiuyue is very interested in Liyi's past.

However, now, because of the involvement of the ancient dragon and Xingjian's challenge to the ancient dragon, it might arouse more suspicion. Jiuyue privately decided that now was not the right time to delve into the matter of forty years ago. At least she should first consult with other elders in the village to determine the general situation.

Furthermore, Yunlan Village's instructor, Master Xiye, was still here. He had come specially on the village chief's behalf. It seemed like something important was going on.

The village chief spoke first: "So, Xiye, how is the matter I asked you to do?"

"Hehehe." From Xiye's helpless laughter, one could tell that he was very dissatisfied with the task entrusted by the village chief: "I almost lost my life."

"What kind of mission could make you, Master, almost lose your life?"

"Hmph." Xiye tilted his head, raised his thumb, and nodded at Xingjian with his thumb: "Your good partner."

"Xingjian? What happened to Xingjian?"