"Zhou Li·Bao Shi" records that the third of the six skills of a gentleman is called "Five Shooting", which is the five shooting methods during the archery ceremony, and "White Arrow" is one of the skills.

Annotations by Jia Gongyan of the Tang Dynasty: "If the arrow is white in the clouds, the arrow will hit the marquis and pass through the marquis, and you will see that the arrowheads are white."

"Hou" is the archery target, which is usually made of cloth or leather, with patterns painted on it, and the center is called "zheng".

The so-called "white arrow" simply means shooting through the target with an arrow to reveal the arrowhead.

"Very good! Very good!"

As soon as Mr. Bai on the stage finished speaking, the audience immediately became agitated, cheering in unison and in high spirits.

Seeing the eagerness of these talented people to try, Situ Xi understood at this moment: human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same.

"Ms. sir, what's wrong with you?"

In the crowd, Zhong Lixin noticed that Situ Xi beside him was a little uninterested, so he asked him aloud.

"fine."

Situ Xi felt helpless after deciding not to tell Zhongli Min that he was not good at shooting.

Archery? He has never even touched a bow since he was a child.

But let’s give it a try first. His body was like that of a prince before. Maybe he has some muscle memory or something, and maybe he is an archery genius?

…

The shooting range was in an open space deep in Taoyuan. Everyone followed Mr. Bai in on foot. When they entered, they saw Zuo Chenyan, the crown prince of Prince Mi, and his cousin Zuo Yu, who were sitting on the stage.

Situ Xi looked at the Crown Prince. He was currently wearing a gorgeous red uniform that could only be worn by the royal family, but he did not look majestic. He had a warm smile on his face and welcomed the members of the poetry club and guests.

Wave your hands so that everyone doesn't have to be polite.

"It's a great honor for all of you, Shen Yan, to be invited to participate in my Taoyuan Poetry Society..."

It was another boring scene. His words were quite modest, which made the audience feel at ease.

"You must have heard that the Poetry Society has set up a new game at today's Poetry Club... Although it is a competition, peace is the most important thing when having fun. Don't hurt the harmony and ruin the fun. This game was proposed by me

, naturally I will give you a sample. Come on! Please take a step and take a look."

After introducing the rules of the game to everyone again, Zuo Chenyan took the lead and came to a stand. He took a curved bow, then retreated to a distance, turned around, stretched the bow and nocked an arrow on it.

The talented and beautiful people in the field stood aside to watch, looking forward to his demonstration.

"Erlang, you go and wait by these cloth princes and record your results." Zuo Chenyan asked Zuo Yu to stand behind the target.

"Yes, brother!"

Zuo Yu was standing nearby eating lychees. When he heard his brother's instructions, he immediately walked to a peach tree behind the row of cloth targets at the front and leaned against it.

When he was ready, Zuo Chenyan held his breath, took aim slightly, tightened the arrow and relaxed the string.

There was just a soft "whoosh" sound, and before Situ Xi could catch the arrow's trajectory, the bow arrow had already passed through the cloth bullseye, leaving only a hole in it, and it actually passed through the heart.

"color!"

Everyone's praises came one after another, and Zuo Chenyan was also very satisfied with his accuracy. These targets were made of thin cloth and were easy to penetrate, but it always took some luck to hit the center.

"Everyone, please come forward and give it a try."

…

"Brother, can you stand aside? I'm not good at bows and arrows. I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you."

The long bow was still a bit heavy when he got it. When Situ Xi put the arrow on the bow like the others before him, he looked at Zuo Yu who was standing under the tree in front of him and motioned him to stand aside.

I still feel a little worried about my own skills.

The Chu State should have highly respected archery.

There were about fifty or sixty people in the Taoyuan Poetry Club, the majority of whom were men, numbering in their thirties or forties. The people in front of him, even those with the worst grades, could still hit the edge of the target steadily.

"Not good at bows and arrows? Which family does my brother belong to? It doesn't matter, you can just draw the bow. I am far away from this Buhou, so there is no need to worry." Zuo Yu looked at Situ Xi, bit a lychee in his hand, and used another

He supported the peach tree on the side with one hand, signaling Situ Xi to operate with confidence.

There are also nobles in Dachu who are not good at shooting? Is this man modest or does he mean something else?

I understand, I probably want to deliberately hide my clumsiness first, and then show off my skills. I am following the path of suppressing first and then promoting. This seems to be the way it is written in the scripts I have read recently.

"Brother, actually..."

"Stop nagging, I'm not afraid, so why should you be afraid? Quickly draw the bow and shoot!" Zuo Yu looked at Situ Xi's extraordinary posture and demeanor holding the bow, and felt that his guess was right. He began

Urged Situ Xi.

Yes, there is still such a long distance, no matter how far you go, you shouldn't be able to hurt anyone else, that's all, let's give it a try.

After stepping back a certain distance, Situ Xi held the bowstring with his fingers and pulled. Fortunately, it was not very strenuous.

How to do it? By the way, set up the arrow, then draw the bowstring, aim, and release——

"Whoosh"——

The sharp arrow pierced the air, and the imaginary sound of penetrating the cloth did not appear.

"ah!"

A few lychees rolled to the ground. Zuo Yu, who was next to the tree at the front, sat down on the ground, shouted loudly, and was shocked. An arrow stopped on the ground two feet to his right, and the arrow penetrated into the soil at an angle.

This high breath attracted the attention of everyone present. The women who were throwing pots on the other side also stopped what they were doing. When Zhongli saw that the person who was shooting arrows was his husband, he immediately ran to his side quickly.

"Ms. sir, what's wrong?"

…

"Stop screaming, Erlang, this arrow is still far away from you."

Something happened on the court, and Zuo Chenyan immediately stepped to his cousin's side and helped him up with his hands.

Looking at the arrows on the ground on one side, he squinted at Situ Xi holding a long bow in the distance.

"Erlang, what's going on?"

"Brother, I just saw the arrow flying towards me, and I was a little scared. I don't blame him. He told me in advance, but I didn't expect his archery skills to be so bad." Patted his butt.

Dust, Zuo Yu looked at the arrow. It was actually six or seven meters away from him, but anyone would probably be panicked if he saw an arrow with a sharp arrow flying towards him.

"Who is that person in the field?" Zuo Chenyan asked the steward next to him who was greeting guests at the door.

"His Royal Highness, this person is Duke Huaiming, Situ Xi."

"Situ...it's the proton!"

"What?! He is a Chu State hostage? Brother, let's not get too involved with him." When Zuo Yu heard this name, he didn't care about the episode that just happened. He reacted quite strongly and seemed not to want to be with Situ Xi.

touch.

"The visitor is a guest."

After thinking about it, Zuo Chenyan put on a smile and walked towards Situ Xi.

"I don't know if the nine kings are meeting you in person, but you are far away."

"Just call me by my name. I'm really sorry. I'm really not good at bows and arrows, which frightened His Royal Highness's friends." Situ Xi looked at Zuo Yu in the distance apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, Brother Situ informed him in advance." Zuo Chenyan waved his hand. It was obviously not intentional to the extent just now, and it was far from an accident. Zuo Yu himself didn't care.

"Brother Situ is not good at bows and arrows. I think there are some cultural differences between the two countries. Don't worry too much. But brother Situ, you should not be able to escape from this preface to tonight's poetry meeting. In my opinion, there is no need to hold a competition between men and women. You

I just shocked a lot of guests, so I should apologize."


Chapter completed!