Chapter 17: Assassination on the school grounds
In the front palace of Liuyun Palace, on the school field of the soldiers.
The soldiers who were not on duty all stood on the sidelines, and they were all very excited.
Yue Qingrou sat on a soft chair on the steps at the entrance of the main hall, and behind her were several guards.
Wanrong stood on the sidelines of the school as a referee.
Several targets had been placed in place, and Yun Qing and Chen Xun, the marksman in the Moon Soft Army, were already standing on the sidelines of the school.
"Come on, get a bow for Yunqing." Wanrong saw that Chen Xun was ready, and immediately waved his hand to signal the soldiers on the sidelines.
An officer stood up, walked straight out, and quickly took a bow back and handed it to Yun Qing.
"Okay, let's get started. Chen Xun, you come first. Wanrong waved her hand to begin.
Chen Xun pulled his bow and arrow, and with a whoosh arrow shot out, hitting the bullseye a hundred steps away.
"Okay."
"Let the Imperials see the power of the marksmen of our Night Moon Kingdom."
"A few more arrows, so that he doesn't even dare to lift his bow."
Chen Xun hit the bullseye with an arrow, and the surrounding soldiers shouted one after another.
I saw Chen Xun pull his bow again, snap two arrows in a row, and hit the bullseye of the other two targets respectively.
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly ran in from outside the door: "Report to the Duke." The messenger of the Drifting Snow Palace has arrived. ”
"Drifting Snow Palace? Leng Ling'er? What did she send people for? Bring it in. Yue Qingrou nodded in surprise.
The person who came was a man in light armor. His face was full of weather, and his arms were muscular, telling that his master had extraordinary arm strength.
"I've seen the Duke." The person who came knelt down on one knee: "Feng Xiang, a subordinate of the Duke of Xueyuan, was ordered to come to meet and compete with the Duke's subordinates. ”
"Competition? Hahaha...... Leng Ling'er's subordinates are defeated, and they are not my opponents. Do you want to compete among your subordinates this time? Well, I'll say yes. Tell me, what do you want to compare? Yue Qingrou laughed, she didn't think that her subordinates would be any worse than Leng Ling'er's subordinates.
"Lord Duke, I'm from the Floating Cloud Kingdom. Therefore, I am good at bows and arrows, so I hope to be able to test my bow and arrow skills with the Duke's subordinates. Feng Xiang replied in a flat and confident tone.
Drifting Cloud Kingdom? Yue Qingrou's expression was slightly stunned: "I really didn't expect that Leng Ling'er actually had such a capable marksman of the Floating Cloud Kingdom." No wonder she was so confident that she took the initiative to send you. ”
The Drifting Cloud Kingdom has always admired the art of bows and arrows, and they are best known for their longbows. This longbow system is complicated, but it is very powerful, and it can shoot up to 300 paces away. Able to shoot through normal armor within 100 steps.
The Drifting Cloud Kingdom once relied on longbow troops to resist the attacks of the Tianhua Empire many times in a row.
And most of the martial arts masters of the Drifting Cloud Kingdom are also good at bows and arrows, even in close combat, they can rely on an iron bow to compare with other martial arts powerhouses.
Most of the people in the Drifting Cloud Kingdom are from the Shuiyun Clan. The national talent of the Shuiyun Clan is called the Celestial Eagle Divine Eye. This talent is also one of the reasons why they have so many marksmen. In addition to their eyesight, which is far superior to that of other peoples, when the Celestial Eagle Divine Eye is highly concentrated, the speed of what they see in their eyes will slow down.
And in the case of martial arts masters, this is even more decisive, which is also one of the reasons why the martial arts powerhouses of the Drifting Cloud Kingdom can compete with other powerhouses in close quarters.
"That's just right, we're about to compete in archery, and you're here at the right time. Chen Xun, you come to compare with him. ”
"Yes, Lord Duke." Chen Xun took two steps forward and saluted.
"The one who comes is a guest, Chen Xun, you come first." Wanrong ordered.
Chen Xun looked at the five targets in front of him with a stern expression, and his hands were like lightning bolts.
Whew...... All five arrows are in the middle of the heart.
This is not over, Chen Xun immediately took the arrow again, and the next five arrows were all nailed to the tail end of the five arrows in front.
Bang Bang Bang ......
"Good archery." Feng Xiang applauded: "Since coming out of the clouds, I have rarely seen anyone with this kind of archery technique." ”
"Hmph, how about letting me teach you your archery skills?" Chen Xun snorted.
Feng Xiang laughed: "Okay, no problem." ”
As he spoke, he took out five arrows at the same time and shot them out with a whoosh, and these five arrows were all nailed to the tail end of the arrow shot by Chen Xun just now.
Three arrows pierced through the sugar gourd.
The audience fell silent.
Yun Qing watched the performance of the two, and secretly praised it in his heart.
It's amazing, the hunters in the village are not as good as them. My hands itch when I see it. Yun Qing thought as he picked up his bow and wanted to shoot a few arrows.
But as soon as he drew his bow, his brow furrowed.
It turned out that this bow was not only not good wood, but also a little loose bowstring. Not to mention competing with a master like this with such a bow, it is a little difficult to even shoot accurately.
I see, I said that the guy who gave me the bow just now had such a strange expression, it turned out that he had a ghost here, and he brought the bow in question. But if you think I can't help it, you're underestimating me. Yun Qing thought disdainfully in his heart, and pulled his bow and shot an arrow.
The arrow shot diagonally and then landed directly on the ground.
This arrow also broke the silence completely.
It's just that in exchange for ridicule of Yun Qing, after all, just now there were two sharpshooters with excellent archery skills who competed, but now there was suddenly this crooked arrow, which didn't even hit the target.
"Look, that kid has been bragging all day, now it's not going to work, right?"
"It's just that, what is it just by mouth, and you have to rely on strength to be a qiē."
"Shut up, Yunqing's archery skills we saw with our own eyes that day, this time it must be an accident." Da Hong and a few other soldiers who had a good relationship with Yunqing retorted.
Even the two of them frowned, a little puzzled why Yun Qing would shoot such an arrow.
But Yun Qing didn't care about the surrounding Qiqi at all, and shot a second arrow.
This arrow shot much farther than the previous one, but still missed the target.
"Hahaha......"
"It's a shame."
Chen Xun and Feng Xiang looked at each other in surprise, and they didn't know what Yun Qing meant.
But then Yun Qing shot a third arrow.
This arrow was beyond everyone's expectations, cutting through a high arc and hitting the bull's-eye.
"Huh? This must be blind......"
"That's right, blind...... Yes? ”
The doubts were not over, and the next few arrows hit the bullseye of the other four targets.
At this time, all the soldiers were quiet, once it can be said that they were blind, but five times in a row, that is the real strength.
Yun Qing took out the arrow again, and was about to continue, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a shadow on the city wall.
The shadow sneakily touched the side of the siege crossbow used for defense on the city wall. Not only that, but he had even adjusted the direction of the siege crossbow and aimed it at Yue Qingrou, who was sitting in front of the main hall.
Hmph, even if you shoot again, it's not interesting. These guys are choking enough to think that I win, so shoot you. Yun Qing's eyes rolled, and an arrow shot out.
The soldiers were waiting for Yun Qing to continue, but suddenly saw Yun Qing's body turn around, and an arrow shot out of the air, and they were all stunned.
Is this guy crazy? How do you shoot randomly?
But there was a scream from the city wall, and the assassin was directly shot through the wrist by Yun Qing's arrow, and he was immediately unable to control the siege crossbow, and with a whoosh, the huge crossbow arrow he had put on **** came out, and the target was directly at Yue Qingrou.
The long sword that Yue Qingrou put on her lap suddenly let out a loud sword groan, and a violent wind raged, but the siege crossbow was too powerful, and the wind did not play a role, and the castration did not weaken in the slightest.
At this time, Yue Qingrou had just stood up, and she hadn't had time to dodge.
"No......" Wanrong rushed towards Yue Qingrou with a pale face, but she couldn't catch up anyway.
Rumble......
A loud bang came out, and the crossbow arrow shot directly at the position one step away from the left side of Yue Qingrou, and the entire crossbow arrow was half submerged into the bluestone, which shows the great power of this siege crossbow.
Yue Qingrou looked at Yun Qing thoughtfully, but saw that there was no panic on his face, and he was taking out an arrow and putting it on the bow.
"There's an assassin, catch him." Only then did the soldiers react.
All at once there was complete chaos, and all the soldiers rushed to the city wall with a roar.
"Archery, archery. Shoot him. ”
The Assassin turned and fled, and since he was already on the wall, he quickly escaped the range of his bow and arrows.
Just as he had escaped more than two hundred paces, an arrow shot through his ankle in the darkness of the night.
"Ah......h
Wanrong rushed to the steps at this time: "Qingrou, are you okay?" Did it hurt anywhere? In the excitement, he forgot even the title of Lord Duke, and called him when he was in the Moon Immortal Tower.
"I'm fine. He must have seen that the bolt wouldn't hit me at all. Yue Qingrou shook her head calmly, looking at Yun Qing, who had just shot an arrow into the assassin in the distance: "Wanrong, let everyone be quiet." It's not a big deal, it's just a moment. You're finally willing to call me by name again. You're going to call me that way in the future, do you hear?? ”
"This ...... Not really, Lord Duke. Wanrong flatly refused.
"If you don't agree, then I'll fire you." The moon is soft and gentle.
"This ...... Well, I promise. Although Wanrong knew that Yue Qingrou was bluffing, and it was basically impossible to fire herself, she still agreed to Yue Qingrou.
"Hahaha...... That's great. Let's take a look at the man who discovered and stopped the Assassins. Yue Qingrou was in a good mood, and she jumped towards Yunqing like a little girl.
Yun Qing shot the assassin with an arrow, and immediately lowered his bow, and it didn't take long for him to see Yue Qingrou jumping over.
"Duke Beauty, are you alright?" Yun Qing said with a grin.
"It's okay, didn't you see early in the morning that the bolt didn't hit me? Just look at your indifferent expression. Yue Qingrou patted Yun Qing's shoulder fiercely: "I want you more now." Really reluctant to stay? ”
Yun Qing replied with a grin: "I think I have already answered you." But if you really want me, just marry me. ”
"Hmph." Yueqing Rouqiao's face was slightly red, and she snatched the bow in Yun Qing's hand: "You guy can shoot more than two hundred steps with the bow in our army, I really don't know how you did it." Well? ”
She pulled the bow as she spoke, and then her face turned ugly: "Chen Xun, Liu Liang, you come over to me." In other words, who did such things is simply a shame for our army. ”xh118