The bow and arrow were still the same bow and arrow from ten days ago, and the person shooting the arrow was still the same person from ten days ago. However, the atmosphere was different.
The smile on the young man's face disappeared. He placed his finger on the arrow and looked straight at the center of the grass target. The clouds just now dispersed, and the scorching sun shone on his face. It was unusually hot in summer, and a drop of sweat slowly rolled down his forehead.
The drop of sweat was crystal clear and was about to roll into his eyes. It made people's hearts tighten for no reason, and they wanted to reach out and wipe the drop of sweat away. However, the young man did not move at all, as if he was a piece of Shi Tou. He did not feel anything and did not notice the drop of sweat. His gaze did not waver at all.
The bow was slowly pulled open, a part of it, half of it, until it was fully pulled. Everyone's hearts followed suit. Just as they were about to suspect that the bow was going to break in the next moment, the young man stopped what he was doing. He was caught off guard and let go of the arrow in his hand.
The arrow was like a meteor that cut through the night sky. Only a gust of wind could be felt, and it aggressively rushed towards the target. With a "bang" sound, the target fell down! And this time, the target was brought further away, making it impossible for people to see the arrow on it clearly.
She shot the target down just like Wang Ba.
Someone exclaimed.
Eleven days ago, He Yan stood here and could not even pull the bow open. Ten days ago, He Yan could only pull the bow open a small part. Now, she was here, and the bow was fully drawn, and the target fell to the ground. Her strength had improved greatly in these ten days.
But He Yan was not a child prodigy. How could things like strength grow with the wind?
"A He Ge is amazing!" Xiao Mai shouted, laughing and jumping. "A He Ge won!"
"What won?" A recruit who bet on Wang Ba's victory felt sorry for his biscuit and said unconvinced, "He only hit the target, but it doesn't mean that he hit the center of the target. If he didn't hit the target, he still won!"
When he said this, everyone remembered that they weren't watching He Yan's performance of drawing the bow as far as he could draw the bow. It was probably because she was too thin and weak in the past that she couldn't even pull him apart. Now that she was surprised by the growth of He Yan's arm strength, she even forgot to check her aim.
"I'll go take a look!" Someone volunteered to run to the target.
Wang Ba looked at He Yan. The young man was standing under the scorching sun, his lips full of smiles … It was this same smile again. He had been like this ever since he met him. He didn't seem to be worried at all. He was always so confident and disgusting.
But … Wang Ba looked at his own hand. Why was he also wavering?
He was an orphan without parents. When he was young, he was taken away by a wolf. When someone rescued him from the wolf's den, he was still lying on the mother wolf's body and drinking its milk. He had been a bandit for many years, and countless birds and beasts had died under his bow. He was able to hit the target because he had been touching a bow since he was seven years old. It had been more than twenty years since then.
This little kid was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Even if he had been playing with a bow since he was born, it had only been ten years. How could he be compared to him? Moreover, ten days ago, He Yan didn't seem to be pretending that he couldn't pull the bow. Therefore, it was impossible for him to be an expert with a bow since he was young.
Thinking of this, Wang Ba calmed himself down and calmed his slightly restless heart. He Yan definitely couldn't win against him. There was no doubt about it.
At this time, the person who took the initiative to look for the target had already run to the target. He lowered his head to look at the target and didn't answer for a long time. Then, he suddenly squatted down, picked up the target and ran back.
The target was made of straw, so it was easy to pick it up. He quickly ran to the front and threw the target with the arrow on the ground. He shouted, "Everyone, take a look for yourselves!"
Wang Ba's heart suddenly thumped.
Everyone looked at the straw man and saw that the center of the straw man was pierced through by an arrow. It steadily and accurately hit the bullseye.
It was exactly the same as Wang Ba.
Wang Ba's forehead was dripping with sweat. The shocked discussions of the surrounding people seemed to gradually fade away. He saw Liang Ping staring at He Yan in surprise. The young master in brocade clothes beside Liang Ping was also full of joy. He Yan stood beside his friend. He didn't look very surprised. He just smiled faintly, as if he had already expected this.
"You …"
He Yan smiled and said, "You let me win."
"You didn't win against me." Wang Ba stared at him. "You and I have the same result. How can you say you won against me? At most … at most it will be a draw."
Both of them had shot down the grass targets, and both of them had hit the grass targets right in the middle. It was indeed very difficult to determine a winner. But for Wang Ba, such a result was expected. But He Yan was different. At first, he looked like a good-for-nothing. Now that he could do this, it was impressive.
After He Yan heard Wang Ba's words, he didn't become flustered and exasperated. He didn't even argue with Wang Ba. Instead, he nodded and said, "I think so too."
Wang Ba heaved a sigh of relief. Admitting a draw was also very good. At least … at least he didn't lose. Those recruits also wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Who would have thought that He Yan would hit the target in the end? If it wasn't a draw, they would have lost their biscuits in vain. A draw was good. A draw was just right. No one lost or won. They could just treat it as watching a new exciting show.
The next moment, everyone's rejoicing was broken by He Yan's words.
She said, "But I made a bet with you that day. Today, I will definitely win against you. Now that the winner hasn't been determined, naturally, we will compete until I win. "
"He Yan!" Wang Ba gritted his teeth. What did this mean? Was he so sure that he would win? Just now, he was just lucky. What was this brat saying? What did he want to do?
Liang Ping also stared at He Yan in surprise.
"In the crossbow competition, you can casually propose a competition. I will accompany you to the end until I win. How about it?" She asked with a smile.
"You think too highly of yourself." Wang Ba coldly stared at her.
"I don't think highly of myself. I just believe in my luck." She carelessly blew the strands of hair on her forehead. "You have to know that luck favors those who are prepared." And she was always prepared.
"This is what you said. In the crossbow competition, we can casually compete?" Wang Ba slowly asked.
"Absolutely."
"Okay." The knife-scarred man nodded. Suddenly, he lifted the huge crossbow from the stage and carried it on his back. He took two steps forward and said with his back facing her, "What's the point of shooting a dead grass target? On the battlefield, the enemy won't stand still for you to shoot. If you really want to shoot an arrow, shoot living things. Birds and beasts are just perfect for practicing the sound. "
He actually wanted to use living things as prey.
Everyone was stunned. Shooting living things was much more difficult than shooting a target. In ancient times, there was a saying that one could shoot a willow leaf from a hundred paces away. However, that saying was not as agile as a living thing.
"A He, you can't fall into his trap. Don't agree to it!" Hong Shan anxiously signaled He Yan with his eyes.
He Yan looked at Wang Ba. A trace of appreciation flashed through his eyes. She nodded and said in a straightforward voice.
"Okay."
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