blueteamnovel Chapter 46: Archery Mastery, Multiple Arrows, One Heart!
Chapter 46: Archery Mastery, Multiple Arrows, One Heart!
"The strength of the Golden Light Mantra is now comparable to the strength of my body in the late stage of the Body Refinement Realm."
"In other words, my defense has now doubled."
Wu He was very satisfied.
Let's call it a day tonight.
For the rest of the time, Wu He was burdened with debts from five martial arts studies, keeping him extremely busy. He wished he could spend eleven hours a day practicing.
Fortunately, his deputy captains were capable, allowing him to be a hands-off manager in the army. Moreover, they obtained over a thousand catties of precious beast meat on that hunting trip, so he didn't have to worry about food shortages.
So just do one thing.
practice!
Five days passed in a flash.
At noon that day, the sun shone warmly.
It was already early March, and the winter cold had completely receded, with greenery beginning to appear in Waqiao Camp.
The soldiers' shouts were loud, the sand and dust swirled, and their armor gleamed.
Swish!
Wu He, wielding the Plum Blossom Blade, unleashed his final strike.
[Progress completed (Blade Splashing Technique maxed out): 500/500]
[The art of splashing knives has reached its peak; this volume will be temporarily stored away.]
You have been granted one opportunity to pre-draw your sequence sword technique.
[Progress has been completed]
【Mastering the Dragon Smash Technique: 250/400】
[The Great Success of Flying Geese: 200/400]
[Minor Mastery of No-Return Arrow Technique: 180/200]
[Golden Light Mantra: 80/100]
The Book of Heavenly Debt shone brightly, and after many days, it finally finished practicing the Splashing Blade Technique, which it had been practicing for two months.
In addition, other martial arts skills have also made varying progress.
Wu He wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling genuinely satisfied.
After mastering the Splashing Knife Technique, he can go to Li Bo to learn new knife techniques.
In fact, for most martial artists, mastering a single martial art to its fullest extent is enough to make a living in the martial world and use it for a lifetime.
But those are people with mediocre talent. They're lucky if they can master one martial art to perfection in their lifetime. For people with exceptional talent, of course, the more the better.
Besides the Splashing Blade Technique, there are many other more powerful sword techniques, and Wu He cannot be complacent.
Sheathing his sword, he picked up the fifteen-stone bow and prepared to practice his archery skills again.
"Wu He".
At this moment, Wen Qiaoniang came looking for her.
She wore a simple, unadorned gray long gown with the sleeves rolled up, her long, flowing hair styled in a bun at the back of her head, a few stray hairs fluttering around her fair neck, and her pure, clean face appeared slightly radiant.
Since staying by Guo Guiyuan's side, she has become an anomaly in the camp. Because of the traitor Wen Xin, many people have a lot of complaints about her.
Guo Guiyuan was the soul and essence of the Xiongzhou garrison. Ever since he learned that Wen Xin was a wolf in sheep's clothing, and because he couldn't find him, his hatred for him was transferred to Wen Qiaoniang.
On several occasions, some drunken soldiers even tried to kill her with knives, but fortunately, Guo Guiyuan's confidant Liu Qing sent people to protect her secretly, thus saving her from harm.
"Thank you so much for saving my life." Wen Qiaoniang bowed deeply.
Wu He raised his hand: "There's no need for such formalities between us."
"want."
She nodded firmly, her eyes slightly moist: "You saved me, twice. I can never repay your life-saving grace. If you ever need me again, I will go through fire and water for you."
Wen Qiaoniang's words were sincere.
She knew that Wu He had risked offending so many people to vouch for her, which allowed her to escape death this time.
To be honest, based solely on our previous relationship, this is far from enough.
Therefore, this kindness was immense, and Wen Qiaoniang had long harbored the idea of repaying it with her body.
But then he thought that he was now the target of public criticism, and getting too close to Wu He would definitely affect his career.
Therefore, she didn't know how to repay him.
Wu He sighed softly and said, "That's enough. How is General Guo doing now?"
She said, "The toxin from the bone fungus has been stopped with acupuncture and is no longer spreading. From now on, I only need to take medicine to gradually detoxify. If all goes well, I can recover within three months."
"Three months?"
Upon hearing this, Wu He was slightly surprised, not expecting it to take so long.
Wen Qiaoniang explained, "The poison Wen Xin administered has already fused with General Guo's internal organs. If it were an ordinary person, they would have died long ago. General Guo's strong blood and qi have allowed him to survive until now; three months is not a long time."
Wu He nodded slightly, agreeing that it was indeed true. This poison had been administered by Wen Xin over several years, and it was already quite good that it could be cured in three months.
He finished speaking in a few words and then went to the shooting range with his bow.
With the selection of Imperial Guards imminent, all the soldiers who wish to participate are training day and night, making the shooting range extremely lively.
Wu He found a spot, put down his quiver, and began practicing archery.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
At this point, Wu He's archery skills had reached a minor level. The arrows he shot were faster and more powerful than those of the others around him, and the sound of his fifteen-stone heavy bow exploding was like a thunderclap.
[Progress completed (Minor Mastery of Return Arrow Technique): 181/200]
……
evening.
One side of the firing range.
Du Jianlian, shirtless, was practicing with an eight-stone bow in hand.
The arrows he shot were different from others; they had a smooth arc and an unpredictable trajectory, clearly indicating that they were also a kind of archery martial art.
"Xiao Lian, rest for a while and have some fruit."
In a makeshift bamboo shed not far away, her older sister, Du Mei, with her fair, snow-white hands, was slicing peaches and beckoning to customers.
Du Jianlian put down his bow, followed the sound, took the cloth handed to him by the maid next to him to wipe the sweat off his body, grabbed a handful of cut fruit and stuffed it into his mouth, the juice splashing as he ate.
The cool, sweet and sour water sprinkled in the air, making some of the soldiers training nearby thirsty and filled with envy.
He was the only one to receive such treatment.
Who can blame him when he's the governor's brother-in-law?
"Look how impatient you are, you must be so thirsty."
Du Mei smiled, then complained slightly, "Your brother-in-law is really something. It would have been so easy to make you an officer in the Imperial Guard with just a word, but he made it all so complicated."
"Sister, you don't understand, brother-in-law has his reasons."
Du Jianlian sat in a rattan chair and sighed, saying, "It's already a great favor that I was allowed to enter the Imperial Guard without taking the exam. I can't just appoint officers above that level so easily."
"What's so difficult about that?"
"Disaster."
He said slowly, "Although my brother-in-law has risen to the rank of Commander of the Palace Guard and holds great power, the Imperial Guards are watching him all the time."
"If things are done behind closed doors, and Zhang Yongde and his gang find something to hold against me, then my brother-in-law's job will be in trouble."
"After all, the Imperial Guards are His Majesty's confidants, and he cannot tolerate any dissent."
The Imperial Guards were under the supreme command of the Emperor and were composed of his trusted confidants, all of whom were elites from various armies. It was too risky to try to operate secretly under his nose.
Moreover, the Imperial Guards are divided into distinct factions, with the Palace Guards and the Imperial Bodyguards being irreconcilable enemies. It's best not to do anything that could give the opposing commanders leverage against you.
Therefore, no one dared to tamper with the selection of Imperial Guard officers this time.
Du Mei, being just a woman, didn't understand these things, so she could only show a hint of helplessness on her pretty face: "Well, it's good that you have such spirit, I believe in you..."
Before they could finish speaking, a chorus of exclamations erupted from the shooting range not far away, drawing their attention.
"Great, Chief Wu!"
"Three arrows in one shot, all hitting the bullseye—such archery skills are rarely seen!"
"Tsk tsk, I've been practicing with that fifteen-stone bow for two hours now, and you haven't even broken a sweat. No wonder you're at the late stage of the Body Refinement realm."
……
Half of everyone's attention was focused on Wu He, while the other half was focused on the three bullseye targets a hundred paces away.
Just now, they hit each other at the same time!
Wu He slowly lowered his aching arm, a smile on his face, with the Book of Debt floating in front of him.
[Progress completed (No Return Arrow Mastery): 1/400]
An afternoon of practice has already made up for the progress of minor archery skills and has advanced to major archery skills ahead of time.
Many arrows aimed at one goal, shooting stars fill the sky!