Tome of Troubled Times

Chapter 44: Lady of the village

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"Whoosh!" A stone flew by and accurately shot down a sparrow.

Zhao Changhe strode forward to inspect it, his expression filled with joy.

The arrival of Yue Hongling made up for all his shortcomings as a bandit from a mountain village. He would not trade her for ten thousand real wives.

Theoretically, if one's inner strength is trained well and one's visual and auditory abilities are enhanced, then the so-called positioning by sound and long-range killing of enemies can be figured out by oneself, but it is completely different if someone has taught you.

Hidden weapons are not just about power and accuracy, but also about technique and skills. There are even special hidden weapon skills - Yue Hongling taught her her own unique skill, Falling Feathers and Flying Feathers. The stone was thrown out with a whistling wind, and it reached the target as soon as it left the hand. Zhao Changhe felt that the bird-shooting gun was just like this...

Yue Hongling leaned against the tree with his arms folded, looking at the wound on the sparrow on the ground, and said in amazement: "I didn't expect that your real talent is actually this. It takes almost no practice to get this accurate."

Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "I have played with bows and arrows before. As for the accuracy, once you master it, you can master it in many ways."

Bows, crossbows, and armor are all banned in Daxia. Pedestrians can carry swords but not crossbows. However, this obviously has nothing to do with the mountain bandits. There are a lot of homemade bows and arrows in the mountain village. Yue Hongling didn't care and nodded, "If it's not inconvenient to travel around, carrying a bow is actually much more powerful than throwing hidden weapons."

In fact, Zhao Changhe did not play with the bow in the mountain village. He had only learned martial arts for a short time and had too many things to practice. He had not had time to get involved in this. He practiced bows in modern times. He was a member of the archery club... Although his level was not very good at that time, he had a foundation and saved the process of learning from scratch. Now that he has the blessing of internal strength, his eyesight is clear and his hands are stable. His accuracy is naturally as if he has reached the highest level in an instant. He can hit whatever he points to.

After hearing what Yue Hongling said, Zhao Changhe stroked his chin and imagined that in the future he would have a knife on the left side of his waist and a wine gourd on the right side, a longbow slung over his body, a bag on his back, and a quiver sticking out above the bag... When he goes out, he will be like a walking weapon rack, and he will never be able to walk out of the door.

It's really impossible. What a pity, in this era, bows and arrows are definitely useful...

But it should be useful at certain times... Zhao Changhe happily ran to the warehouse: "What is the best bow in our village?"

"The best one is a three-stone bow. It was used by Instructor Sun, but he didn't take it with him because it was too troublesome. Now, no one in the village who likes to play with bows can pull it, so it has been left here. It is quite troublesome to maintain it... Boss, I think it would be better to sell it."

"Old Sun, you are my real father!" Zhao Changhe was overjoyed: "Why sell it? I want this bow!"

Yue Hongling followed behind and saw Zhao Changhe run to the warehouse and then run to the martial arts field. She took an arrow from the sidelines and shot an arrow at the target.

There was a "boom" sound, like the beating of a drum. The target was shot with a huge hole, and it was swaying on the sidelines.

The bandits who were practicing martial arts on the field were stunned. Is this the strength of their boss

"It felt so good! I almost came all myself! Oh shit...hiss..."

Yue Hongling put her hands behind her back and looked at the idiot with an expressionless face as she squatted on the ground while rubbing her shoulders: "I think I have a cramp..."

"Can you not smoke?" Yue Hongling said coldly, "You just overdrawn your energy last night, and you just barely recovered some strength after a night's rest. Do you really think you are so full of energy? You even put all your strength into one arrow. It felt great to shoot it, didn't it? Do you feel good now?"

Zhao Changhe's face twitched and he lay there motionless: "Come here, help me rub it..."

A group of bandits looked at each other, and then at Yue Hongling.

Who dares to come up and help you rub it? You are stealing your sister-in-law's job. Won't you be beaten to death by your sister-in-law

Zhao Changhe said angrily: "Why are you all looking at her? What does it have to do with her... Ouch..."

Everyone retreated.

What kind of vinegar is this? I curse at the sight of it...

Yue Hongling found it funny, so she went over and grabbed Zhao Changhe by the collar and dragged him up: "Come back with me, you are embarrassing yourself."

A group of people watched helplessly as a tiger was carried back like a cat, as if in a dream... This sister-in-law is so strong! That's how she can be the wife of a bandit leader, right

"Sister-in-law is awesome!" After a moment, there was a roar: "It's time for someone to teach our boss a lesson!"

"Hey, you want to die? If the boss hears you, he will skin you alive."

"What are you afraid of? I'm praising my sister-in-law. How dare you say anything? Do you know what 'suppressing a village' means? It means the village leader is suppressed so much that he dares not say a word!"

"You understand the wife of a chief." The voices were heard in the crowd, and vaguely drifted into the village chief's house. Yue Hongling threw Zhao Changhe on the bed with an expressionless face, and reached out to rub his shoulders with an expressionless face.

Zhao Changhe lay there, not daring to say a word. He stole a glance at Yue Hongling's expression, but could see nothing.

"What are you looking at? Can I kill them? Isn't that just making things worse?" Yue Hongling said woodenly, "Anyway, I've said I'm numb. You can say whatever you want. They don't know this is the real Yue Hongling. Just don't let Cui Yuanyong go out and talk nonsense."

Zhao Changhe thought about it and realized that if he were Yue Hongling, he would have no choice but to pretend to be dead and pray that Brother Cui, who really knew it was her, would not go out and tell a big story.

Yue Hongling said with a straight face: "Tell me what you are so excited about. You are shooting randomly for no reason."

"Because this is a powerful weapon for fighting against opponents of higher rank. If it is used well, it can make many people suffer. I thought of some ways and was excited for a while..."

"You must have a very clear goal, and it is something you cannot deal with at the moment." Yue Hongling said: "Do you need my help to solve it?"

Zhao Changhe turned to look at her, but Yue Hongling still had no expression on her face.

Zhao Changhe suddenly smiled: "No need, Zhao Changhe doesn't eat free meals."

Yue Hongling raised her eyebrows: "You..."

Zhao Changhe interrupted: "Sister Yue."

"Ah?" Yue Hongling was stunned for a moment, forgetting what she wanted to say. Why did he suddenly yell this again? It was a bit strange...

"In fact, half of your so-called coming to me to recuperate is true, but the other, more important reason is that you have been observing me for a long time, and you feel a little guilty. You think this young man has a good nature. If you had agreed to my request to be my disciple, I would not have ended up as a bandit today. So you came here under the pretext of recuperating, but in fact you came here to teach me."

Yue Hongling listened and gradually lost in thought. After a while, she said, "Maybe."

"Maybe you haven't thought about it very clearly in your heart, but you just instinctively feel that you should do this. The so-called repair of the heart of Tao, the thoughts are clear." Zhao Changhe whispered: "The time for you to leave is not to recover from your injury... Whether your injury is healed or not, you will definitely teach me everything you want to teach me, and then you will leave."

Yue Hongling thought absentmindedly for a while, then smiled brightly: "You understand what I'm thinking better than I do."

"In that case, your expectation should be that Zhao Changhe can use what you taught him to break free from his shackles and emerge as a potential dragon. Rather than borrowing your power to help me eliminate the enemy."

Yue Hongling nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Very good."

Zhao Changhe rubbed his aching shoulder, sat up straight, and said seriously: "I'm sorry that their misunderstanding has caused you trouble. I hope that sister will not bother with us rough people and continue to teach me. In my heart, Yue Hongling is like a teacher and a sister, and I have no other thoughts."

It turned out that he saw that I had a stern face and thought that I was going to leave, so he was trying to keep me... I talked so much in a serious manner.

Yue Hongling suddenly felt a little amused, but for some reason she said something like this: "What do you mean by 'ru shi ru jie'? I am two months younger than you."

Zhao Changhe, who had been talking eloquently, was dumbfounded this time. He sat there dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond for a long time.

"Take good rest." Yue Hongling patted his shoulder, stood up and left: "Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood, and you must not be impatient when practicing martial arts. As the saying goes, winter hides and spring gives birth. Now that the cold winter is over and the spring breeze is coming, your practice will have a great progress. The second level of Xuanguan is just the beginning for you."

Zhao Changhe watched her leave blankly. He thought he had figured out her psychology, but why did he suddenly not understand it anymore

Women are such trouble!

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!" The younger brothers' voices came from outside: "Leader Fang sent someone to reprimand the boss for not going to pay New Year's greetings on New Year's Day. Tell the boss..."

"What is there to say? You old... Oh, our boss got injured while practicing martial arts, and you saw it all, but you still went to wish him a happy new year? What a nobody, you think a mere branch leader is an official, even heroes on the street are using bureaucratic tricks, it's disgusting."

"Sister-in-law is so domineering! We'll go back now!"

Zhao Changhe in the room was stunned for a long time and then burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)