Chapter 13: Bow and Bow

Facing Thunderfall, Leadstring floated backwards quickly, Thunderfall looked at Leadstring's face, and ran forward fiercely.

But the lead string is like having eyes behind it, and it doesn't look at the road, so it floats backwards, but the thunder always can't catch up. After chasing and drifting, I passed through the dense forest and soon came to the side of the trail down the mountain. The lead string is still so floating, moving down the mountain, this shift, from top to bottom, I am afraid that there is a distance of more than ten meters. Thunderfall was completely carried away by the anger, lost his mind, learned to lead the string, and rushed down.

Lei Luo didn't notice at all that he didn't feel a trace of pain when he jumped from such a high place.

Seeing that the thunder fell and jumped down a distance of more than ten meters, Yin Xian laughed twice, and this laughter actually had a feeling of satisfaction. But the next sentence made Lei Luo even more angry, he said: "Come on, come on, continue to ......"

Chasing and floating, running out of the mountain road, running on the country road, Lei Luo didn't think about the direction at all, nor did he think about what was under his feet, just with a wave of anger, he kept chasing, and the mounds, ridges, and rivers in front of him were quickly left behind by Lei Luo.

Whenever the lightning falls close to the trigger, the speed of the trigger increases by one step. Lei Luo chased harder, but no matter how hard he tried, the distance between the lead strings was eight to nine feet, and he could not surpass.

I can't tell you how long I ran like this, the wind was whistling in my ears, and there was wind and thunder in the soles of my feet, and I ran all the way. The sky gradually turned white, the sun gradually turned into the middle, and then the west sank, but the thunder fell unaware, and only thought about grasping the lead string, until the lead suddenly shouted to stop, and the thunder fell shook and stopped. Yin Xian looked at Lei Luo and laughed again, nodded his head in satisfaction a few times, and then jumped up, rose from the ground, and disappeared into a mountain wall—looking up, the dead branches of the ancient kite tree were still swaggering on the mountain wall.

Oh my God, how many laps have I run and I'm running back here.

Looking at the smooth cliff, Lei Luo's heart is overturned. How long did you run with the lead?How far did you run?Can't you feel hungry?As soon as the cold wind blew and your mind calmed down, Lei Luo decided to run again, this is the best way to find the answer.

The sun was rising in the east and setting in the west, and it was already dark, and it was getting foggy, and the fog was getting thicker and thicker, and although the fog was so thick that you couldn't see your fingers, you really couldn't see anything from a few meters away. Thunderfall opened his eyes wide to see the road clearly, but he could only see a cloud of white mist. Thunderfall tried to walk forward slowly, but the road in front of him suddenly became clearer, Thunderfall's gaze seemed to be penetrating, the road became clearer and clearer, and Thunderfall could even see the dust of the dirt on the ground.

Could it be that the current self can open the power of the heart and eye without closing his eyes?

As soon as he was excited, Lei Luo quickened his pace, and the rhythm of his legs became faster and faster, and he gradually heard the sound of the wind in his ears. The mountain wall is retreating, the bamboo forest is retreating, the trees are retreating, and Lei Luo clearly feels that his running speed has exceeded his limit, but he does not feel tired at all. The more I ran, the more I wanted to run, and soon I arrived on the path out of the village, running across the path like the wind, thundering through the undulating wheat fields, and coming to Mr. Xuanqing's private school.

There was silence in the private school, and with the power of his heart's eye, Lei Luo felt that the worries were not there, and Xuanqing was no more. Worrying is naturally in Chopping Jade's home, and he is in danger, so where did Teacher Xuanqing go?

His heart moved, and Lei Luo ran towards the Chopping Jade family. Whether you can help or not, you can't stay out of it.

The speed of the thunder fell so fast that the wheat seedlings in the field were blown by the wind generated under the feet when the thunder fell, and they shook their heads and kept shaking. Thunderfall was sure that he had had some kind of adventure and gained a supernatural power.

Along the way, the dense fog gave Lei Luo the best cover, and Lei Luo avoided all the people who could see him, running like the wind between the fields and paths, in the snow-capped mountains and forests......

I don't feel tired, I don't feel tired. Because the warm current in the chest flows through the whole body at any time. Before that, the warm current was like a mountain stream, but now it has grown like a babbling river.

Thunderfall runs, vents, runs to an unknown fate, runs to a foggy future.

Finally found the snow peak of the Jade Chopping Family, and Lei Luo stopped. Looking around, I couldn't find the path through the snow peak.

Lei Luo knew very well that he was definitely not looking for the wrong place, there was a stone path, through the snow peak, was the Chopping Family Villa, that piece of paradise, but now, where it should have been a trail, was a cliff, with some coniferous shrubs, swaggering in the night wind.

"Not good. A strange feeling came from behind, Lei Luo secretly snorted, turned around suddenly, and when he turned around, he found a pair of vicious eyes, staring at him fiercely. Although the eyes were small, they exuded fierceness and greed. In the hinterland of this snow-capped mountain, Lei Luo didn't expect that he would encounter a snow bear.

The snow bear was snow-white, as strong as an ox, and was approaching the thunderfall step by step.

When Lei Luo was young, he encountered a black bear in the forest, and at that time, his newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and he wanted to catch a bear back, but as a result, he almost lost his life......

"Whew!" a low, fierce roar came from the snow bear's mouth, and the voice carried an irresistible majesty that made people shudder from the depths of their souls.

Looking at those eyes, Lei Luo trembled inexplicably, and touched his hands on his back, oops, without a bow.

Those eyes made Lei Luo return to the terrifying memories of his youth.

Lei Luo has eaten a lot of food since he ate whole grains, and when he was six or seven years old, he had the amount of food that an adult man ate. There is enough food at home, but there is too little meat. The father felt uncomfortable when he saw his son's yellow and thin face, so he often went to the river to catch fish for his son. In the deep mountains and old forests, the fish are particularly fat, and the fish has become the staple food on the table at home.

My father originally wanted to go to the mountains to catch some game, but in the wilderness of the mountain village, there were no hunting tools, and Boss Lei was already weak, so he could only sigh when he looked at the hares and pheasants, and finally had to give up.

Once, my father took the little thunder to work in the field, and a hare came out of the oblique thorn, and my father waved his hoe with a pick, and the blind cat touched the dead mouse, and actually hit it squarely. Lei Luo's eyes lit up, and the taste of the hare was really delicious, and the little Lei Luo made a small calculation in his heart.

The first to suffer was the pheasant that roamed the mountainside.

Much of the villagers' farmland is on the side of the mountain. The villagers erected a fence at the edge of the field to prevent the animals from coming down to destroy the crops, but they could not stop the pheasants.

Lei Luo's field is on the side of the mountain, and pheasants often cross the fence to feast in the field. These pheasants have been stealing food for many years, and have accumulated a lot of experience in fighting guerrillas, and Lei Luo's mother often beats her chest because she can't catch these pheasants.

Catching pheasants not only protects crops, but also improves life, killing two birds with one stone. Thunderfall has since embarked on the path of a "hunter". In order to catch pheasants effectively, Thunderfall had to build tools at his disposal. Lei Luo is the only person in the Lei Huang Village who has read a book, whether it is seen from the book or suggested by the teacher of the private school, this tool points to the only answer - the bow.

According to what Lei Luo learned, this bow should be one of the earliest weapons used in human history. In the earliest bone inscriptions, this bow is a curved wavy line, to the oracle bone inscription unearthed by Yin Shang, the word "bow" is like a drawing, drawing a bow, with a bow frame, also has a bowstring, is a hieroglyph, it can be seen that before human beings have written records, our ancestors have begun to use bows. At this time, the bow was only used as a hunting tool, and later, human beings continued to fight, and the arrows of bows and arrows shifted from prey to people.

In the earliest Chinese dictionary, "Shuowen", it is explained: bow, soldier also, so the arrow. In ancient mythology, the legend of Hou Yi shooting Jiuyao has always been popular, and this is also the most effective advertisement about the power of bows and arrows

The bow really came to the stage of history because of the huge role it played in warfare.

During the Warring States Period, Zhao Wuling, the king of Zhao - Zhao Huan, implemented the "Hufu Cavalry Shooting" in China. The army was uniformly dressed and practiced the art of archery on horseback, a move that greatly improved the fighting power of the Zhao state. This cavalry of the Zhao State also became the earliest regular cavalry team in Chinese history.

Emperor Yingzheng of Qin felt the powerful power of the art of mounted archery, so he ordered the army to practice archery hard. During this period, bows and arrows were greatly developed in terms of shape, size and function, and strong bows and crossbows emerged in an endless stream. Yingzheng "King Qin swept Liuhe, and looked at He Xiongzai." "Although it's not all because of the bow and arrow, this strong bow and hard crossbow really contributed a lot to King Qin. The great patriotic poet Qu Yuan wrote in his "Nine Songs of Chu Ci 61": "With a long sword, you will not be punished if you take a long sword and hold a Qin bow. At this time, Qin Gong was already a "well-known brand" that was famous throughout the Warring States.

By the Three Kingdoms period, a generation of gods Zhuge Kongming also studied the bow - Zhuge crossbows still appear in the playground today.

In the splendid period of Chinese culture, in the Tang Dynasty, the poet Du Fu did not hesitate to praise the bow and arrow.

"Hold the bow as a strong, use the arrow as a long, shoot a man before a horse, capture a thief before capture the king." In "Former Exit", Du Fu made a concise summary of the role of the bow and arrow, and this poem has been passed down through the ages.

"The chariots, the horses, and the pedestrians have bows and arrows at their waists. "The bow and arrow in "Soldier Chariot Travel" is no longer simply a weapon for long-distance shooting, but initially has the role of close-range self-defense.

Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, said, "In order to repay the city, follow the Taishou, shoot the tiger in person, and watch Sun Lang." Will hold the bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot the wolf. Passionate and heroic, the heroic spirit not only expresses his "old man is in the bush, aiming for thousands of miles", but also reveals that whether it is a literati or a soldier general, they all have a soft spot for bows and arrows.

"A generation of Tianjiao, Genghis Khan, only knows how to bend the bow and shoot eagles. "The great founding leader also left a place for bows and arrows in "Qinyuan Spring 61 Snow".

To create a good workmanship, the process is cumbersome and complicated, "Examination of the work" believes that "bow making to dry, angle, tendon, glue, silk, lacquer, collectively known as the "six materials" is important. It is necessary to get the stem of the six materials, the corners of the six materials, the tendons of the six materials, the glue of the six materials, the silk of the six materials, and the paint of the six materials. "to make a strong bow.

Where can this be done by Thunderfall?

The first bow that Lei Luo made was made of bamboo strips. Cut off the lower half of the old bamboo in the mountain, cut it into strips, bake it with fire, and tie the nylon rope at home to the two ends and pull it to become a bow. Then cut out a few arrows with bamboo strips, and also took care to paste a few chicken feathers on the back of those bamboo arrows, and named the first bow in his life "Chicken Hunting Bow", and those few arrows with chicken feathers are naturally called "Chicken Hunting Arrows".

It's a pity that this bow not only didn't even catch chicken feathers, but it didn't even shoot a bird. The little thunder fell without any air, thinking that his archery skills were too poor, so Bai Hei kept practicing all night. All kinds of melons and fruits in the village have been hit by seedlings, pears on the trees of the Guan'er family, winter melons of the second judge's family, pumpkins behind the village chief's house, and eggplants that have fallen into their own homes...... have become the souls of thunderous arrows. In a fit of rage, my father turned the thunderous "Chicken Hunting Bow" into ashes.

suffered such a setback, Lei Luo was very sad, hugged his mother and cried. That year, Lei Luo was twelve years old and graduated from elementary school. It was during that summer vacation that Thunderfall had a bow in the true sense of the word.

That year, something big happened in the village, the whole village vomited and diarrhea, and the doctors were helpless, and finally Yu Lao solved the problem perfectly. Lei Luo has admired Yu Lao so much since then, so he asked how to make a good bow. When Yu Lao heard that Lei Luo wanted a bow, he showed a look of relief, and told Lei Luo that on the seventh day of the seventh month, in the middle of the day, the back mountain will be returned to the top of the soul.

Between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., the beginning of the day, the beginning of the day, the dawn of the day. But this Leihuang Village is located in the deep mountains, the day comes late, and there are often some cows, ghosts, gods and snakes in the back of the mountain, the people are inaccessible, Lei Luo can't help but beat the drum in his heart, the name of the top of the mountain is scary enough, why go there to meet: what medicine is sold in this old gourd?

After a long wait, tomorrow will finally be the seventh day of the seventh month of July. It can be said that he has not slept all night, and when he heard the rooster crowing behind the house, Lei Luo knew that the time was almost up. Sneakily dressed and sneaked outside the house, the sky was full of stars, where there was dawn.

According to Yu Lao's instructions, Lei Luo took his father's scimitar for cutting bamboo with him, and was about to go out, when the strong man screamed. At that time, the strong man was still a little small, but he was very alert, and when he saw that the little master was going out so early, he had to follow behind. Lei Luo touched the strong man's head and whispered: "It's okay to go with me, if you dare to bark, be careful that I castrate you and let Uncle Li's beautiful be a widow." ”

The strong man seemed to understand, and followed behind him, not running around, let alone screaming.

There are strong men following, and Lei Luo is even more bold. With the starlight of Tanabata, Lei Luo came to the top of the soul.

The starlight in the sky was sprinkled on the ground through the dense shade, and the whole forest was shrouded in a misty mist, and a few wild beast wails came from time to time in the dense forest, after all, Lei Luo was a half-old child, where had he seen such a posture, and he was afraid in his heart, so he retreated: "Strong man...... I said strong man, that feather ...... Yu Lao must have forgotten the time, let's go...... Let's go, let's go back......"

"What?" Yu Lao's voice came from the front, "I've only stayed for so long, and I'm afraid?"

"Who's scared! Just kidding!" Lei Luo patted his chest, "I just saw that you didn't come for a long time, so I ......"

"Less bragging. Yu Lao still only heard his voice and didn't see him, "You really have the guts, you came to me." ”

"Just look for it, you're not afraid of a bad old man, I'll be afraid of thunder?" But no matter how far he goes, Yu Lao always speaks out in front of him. Unconsciously, I have entered the deep mountains and Forte, and the artemisia grass around me is more than one person high, and there is no way to go.

"Yu Lao, are you playing hide and seek?" Lei Luo bent over and took a few breaths, "It's almost dawn, I won't play with you......"

"Hehe, boy, if you don't endure hardships, how can you be a master?" Yu Lao said with a smile, "Through this piece of artemisia grass, you will arrive." ”

Lei Luo still believed in this old man, took out his father's scimitar, walked all the way and cut all the way, through the artemisia grass, and suddenly opened up in front of him, a large tree more than 20 meters high stood in front of him alone. The tree was not any tree that Lei Luo had ever seen, with lush foliage and bent branches, like little dragons, crawling all over the tree.

At this time, it was the time of starfall and sunrise, and the last rays of starlight, and the first rays of sunlight, were sprinkled on this strange tree, and the mist evaporated from the tree, and the mist shimmered in the starlight and daylight......

"Child, the branches of this tree are the most suitable materials for bows you can find. "Yu Lao is still nowhere to be seen," and there is still a quarter of an hour before the end of 'Stars and Sun Shine Together'. After this moment, the branches of the tree are useless......"

Lei Luo was not a hesitant person, who was afraid of wolves and tigers, picked up the scimitar and rushed forward. The strong man behind him kept jumping and shouting, as if he was cheering.

Thunderfall circled around the tree, but found not a branch suitable for a bow, so he pinned the scimitar to his waist and climbed up. There are many branches and lost, bent knots, very easy to climb, thunderfall while climbing and watching, finally found a branch in the middle section, this branch is like specially prepared for thunderfall, no matter the length or shape, it is perfect to make a bow. As soon as Lei Luo was excited, he picked up his scimitar and slashed it.

The branch fell to the ground, and the strong man kept circling around the branch. Thunder had dropped the branches and leaves, peeling off the bark, which was still faintly glowing. Trying to bend the branch, Lei Luo couldn't help but laugh, this branch, with a little baking, is simply the only material for making a bow.

When Lei Luo returned to the village with the branches, Yu Lao was already at home. From beginning to end, Yu Lao never appeared.

No matter what, Lei Luo borrowed firewood from Yu Lao and baked it carefully, trying to bend and shape the branch, but unfortunately failed - no matter how it was baked, the branch would return to its original shape.

Yu Lao gave Lei Luo a rope and said that he could use this rope to bend and fix the branches and soak them in the well water for seven days, and then they could be used. Lei Luo did what he said, and finally got a hard job.

This time, Lei Luo didn't dare to use the vegetables in the village as a target anymore, so he went to the mountains every day to shoot birds, and there were dozens of bamboos cut by making arrows. Gradually, more and more birds were shot back by the thunder, and the parents stopped blaming, and the mother cleaned the birds, burned them for the children, and improved the diet.

Finally, one day, Thunderfall shot those cunning pheasants back. Since then, the thunder has been out of control, and the prey that has been brought back is pheasants, hares, and badgers...... The families in the village, including Yu Lao, can occasionally eat some prey sent by Thunderfall. Lei Luo is the savior of the village, so everyone is even happier with Lei Luo.

That year, Wan'er's father died, and Guan'er's family fell into a desperate situation. Lei Luo relied on the bow in his hand to help the Waner family go through the most difficult period.

Thunderfall grew bolder and hunted, and finally entered the depths of the primeval forest - finally, he encountered a bear.

The kind of bear that Lei Luo encountered, commonly known as the dog bear, is also called the black bear. I often hear people say, "If you can't be a hero, you can be a bear." "Bears have always been synonymous with guts, and Lei Luo didn't know that this bear was so terrifying.

Lei Luo thought that if he could get the bear back, not only would the whole village have a tooth sacrifice, but the bear skin would also be able to make clothes for Wan'er. It's a pity that Lei Luo was too naïve, and none of the arrows he shot could be inserted into the bear's body. Even if it is inserted, it is a shallow layer and does not pose a threat at all. The arrow ran out, and the bear rushed up like crazy......

Lei Luo has never seen a bear that moves so quickly, and crawls down the mountain to escape for his life, if it weren't for the warmth in his chest to save his life, I am afraid that he would have become the ghost of the black bear under his claws. Not only was the bear not blind, but the fierce light in his small eyes left Lei Luo with a permanent tremble.

Afterwards, Lei Luo asked Yu Lao why his arrows couldn't kill the bear, and Yu Lao told Lei Luo that although the wood used to make the bow was of the highest quality, Lei Luo was missing an excellent bowstring, and if he wanted a bowstring, he had to borrow it from the Long family in Wolongchang, more than a hundred miles away. First, it was too far, and second, it was unnecessary, so Lei Luo gradually forgot about it.

But the fierce light in the eyes of the black bear is still fresh in the memory of Lei Luo, not to mention, at this time, the fierce light appeared in front of him again.