Chapter 154: Archery
It was almost noon, the weather was cool, and the clouds in the sky were blown by the wind, sometimes horses, sometimes dogs, and the sun occasionally appeared among the clouds.
Lou Jingshu looked at Yuan Xi and said, "Even if you still have a little courage, okay, since that's the case, I'll let you shoot first." ”
Yuan Xi looked at her: "You made me, then I'm welcome, when I shoot, don't play tricks." ”
Lou Jingshu smiled: "Hmph, with you? ”
Saying that, Yuan Xi opened the bow with difficulty, stretched the bow and set up the arrow, the posture was still very standard, but he knew that he couldn't keep it for long, and his arm was already shaking slightly, so he pushed it hard, the bow and arrow swished, and weakly drew a curve, and fell seven or eight meters in front of the two, not even half of it.
There was a burst of laughter around, and Lou Jingshu suddenly leaned back and turned back with laughter, covering his mouth with joy.
Yuan Xi scratched his head, looking depressed. The face is disgraced. On the Wuhuan side, everyone is good at riding and archery, and the skill of archery is as common as operating computers and mobile phones in later generations. Therefore, seeing Yuan Xi's "good start", even Zhao Yun and Lu Fang desperately couldn't hold back their laughter.
He coughed and said, "Maybe it's not used to it, do you want to come again?" ”
The righteous brother who proposed that they compete was also a little embarrassed, after all, he was a sworn brother, and let the clansmen see such a weak side, and even himself as Shan Yu was implicated.
But the downstairs next to him immediately said: "This doesn't seem to work, the rules must be fair and just, and you can't be partial." ”
His words won the unanimous approval of the clan, especially the single young men of the clan, who immediately enthusiastically supported him. He had no choice but to give up.
Lou Ban said: "Now it's my sister's turn." ”
Lou Jingshu whispered to Yuan Xi: "Han people, you see, this is archery!" ”
She skillfully took out the bow and arrow, pulled it hard for a month and a half, one foot bent in front and one foot propped up in the back, the head of the bow and arrow was slightly angled upward, and then shouted: "Go!" ”
As soon as Yuan Xi's eyes closed, the arrow disappeared, and the bowstring made a slight muffled sound, shaking to himself.
The tiny feathered arrows made a long arc and whizzed towards the target.
There was an unforeseen wind and clouds, and at this time a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the sign hanging on the branch of the tree swayed violently back and forth. Although the feather arrow sent by Lou Jingshu touched the wooden plank, because the wooden board was swinging back and forth, the angle was skewed, and the feather arrow was still bumped down and fell vertically to the ground. And didn't hit.
Lou Jingshu's eyes widened suddenly. It's so accurate, the strength, speed, and angle are all flawless, but I just encountered this kind of thing. It's really capsized in the gutter and wrestling on the ground.
"Hahaha......" Yuan Xi burst out laughing, laughing so much that tears came out, and pointed at Lou Jingshu and said, "Didn't you say that it was impossible to miss?" It's not the same as me, I didn't shoot. ”
Lou Jingshu said disdainfully: "I'm disturbed by the strong wind, you didn't even shoot out half the distance, and you dare to laugh at me?" There are three chances, and this time you are lucky, and the next time you will not have such good luck. ”
Her face is not very good-looking, and the fact that she has to shoot twice to separate the winner from this Han man has deeply hurt her self-confidence.
Yuan Xi said: "Then you shoot twice, and if you shoot once, I will lose." ”
He thought to himself that he couldn't shoot anyway, so it was better to let her shoot, and once she did, he would throw a bow and admit defeat, saving him embarrassment.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the Wuhuan people immediately gave him a thumbs up, because according to the rules, it was to see who shot more.
Lou Ban said: "Brother Yuan is really powerful...... "In their opinion, Yuan Xi should really want to marry the proud daughter of the sky in their clan, in this case, it is not easy to be so generous and free. Who knew that Yuan Xi didn't take the competition seriously at all. He just thought that he wouldn't lose too badly, if he lost too badly, the Wuhuan people would look down on the Han people at that time, so that the cooperation would not be too smooth in the future. And his sworn brother will not be very good at life.
Lou Jingshu said: "Okay, since you say so." As long as I can't shoot, even if you win......" As she spoke, she took out two arrows one after another, put them on the bowstring together, and said, "I'm calling it a double dragon probe, and it sounds in unison, see my two arrows hit the target together." ”
Well, this bearded girl also performed fancy archery in front of her eyes, and she was really confident. However, Yuan Xi saw the angle strength of the first arrow just now, and knew that her boast was not unreasonable, if it was not for the influence of the wind direction, she would have hit the target a long time ago. Then sit back and open your eyes and watch the show.
Lou Jingshu was particularly focused when he shot arrows, and after pulling the bowstring, his eyes stared ahead, and the whole person was like a sword about to be unsheathed, with no edge exposed, but ready to go. Targets, arrows, eyes, three points and one line, just like they are born together. The steps under his feet stood steadily, and the scenery between heaven and earth completely disappeared, as if only that target was left.
There are arrows in the hands, but there are no arrows in the heart.
Yuan Xi remembers that when he used to go to the archery hall to shoot arrows with a recurve bow, the coach there said: "The target is not aimed at with the eyes, but with the heart." I didn't understand it at that time, but when I saw Lou Jingshu's calm and relaxed spirit, I immediately understood.
In the distance, the wooden target swayed slightly in the air, and the arrow flashed in a flash, and the sun came out, and the bowstring contracted rapidly, and the arrow went out.
Yuan Xi felt that the speed of this arrow was so slow for the first time, and he knew that he was not looking with his eyes, but feeling with his heart, so he felt slow. That is, in the blink of an eye, the strings are frightened and arrows.
As if by magic, the two arrows rushed in front of each other and hit the red dot on the wooden card in a volley.
But something strange happened, the first arrow hit the heart, but was smashed down by the second one, and both arrows fell at the same time.
The death-like silence of the onlookers was like death, and everyone opened their mouths wide and watched all this incredulously. The likelihood of this happening is too low.
"Hahaha......" Yuan Xi's shrill laughter broke the silence.
"I'm sorry...... Hahaha...... I didn't mean to laugh...... Hahaha...... I really can't help it......" Yuan Xi laughed so much that his stomach hurt. Let you shoot arrows in fancy style, let you explore the pearls with double dragons, now you know the consequences of high-profile, right?
Lou Jingshu kept his face calm and slammed his bow to the ground.
Badun touched his belly and stood up and said, "In that case, I just said that if I can't shoot, even if my brother wins, then ......"
"Wait!" Lou Ban said: "Brother Yuan hasn't shot an arrow yet, if he doesn't shoot yet, it will be a draw at most." ”
"But, just now, ......"
Lou Ban said: "It's just their joke just now, how can you take it seriously." Let's follow the old rules. ”
A voice suddenly sounded from the audience: "Yes, just follow the original." "Yes, we also have to see the archery skills of the Han people." "Lou Jingshu is obviously the one who wins......"
The Wuhuan people were not satisfied with their own people's loss to the Han people, especially the strength shown by Yuan Xi in the first shot, which was really unconvincing, so Lou Ban's words were widely supported.
He was helpless and said to Yuan Xi: "That brother, please shoot again." ”