RPAGF Chapter 474 Archery, one of the Six Arts
Chapter 474 Archery, one of the Six Arts
Chapter 474 Archery, one of the Six Arts
As Xie Ming finished speaking, a cheer erupted from the crowd.
This scene left many people in disbelief, after all, it was extremely difficult for one scholar to withstand the attack of three scholars.
"Let's fight together."
Kong Ling seemed to have realized that this was no longer a battle between him and other human scholars, but a battle between him and the Ghost Scholar.
Among the demon race, there are quite a few ghost scholars. They even have a kingdom specifically for ghost scholars.
Therefore, there are reasons why humans hate them.
"Yes, let's deal with them first, then we'll fight."
Ye Ru nodded, then took a deep breath and looked at Yan Jin, whose face was somewhat pale.
The latter looked at Ye Ru, his eyes narrowing slightly, a cold glint flashing across them, then his lips moved as he said:
"Hmph, your human race has no chance of winning. It's only been two matches, don't be too happy yet."
"You can try it. You traitor to the human race, willing to sell out your master for wealth and glory. You've wasted all those years of studying the classics."
"Moreover, you lost both of these two matches. It seems you don't have any advantage."
Ye Ru shrugged indifferently, showing no anger on his face, but instead delivered a sarcastic remark without leaving a trace.
"We'll see."
Yan Jin clenched his fist and slammed it onto the table, muttering to himself.
"Alright, now that two items have been completed, based on the score, Ye Ru should be first in both items, with a total score of ten."
"And Kong Ling's number of tokens is nine."
"As for Yan Jin, Yan Feng, and Yan Ming, their scores are tied for eighth place."
……
After stating the number of chips everyone had, Xie Ming said again:
"Now we begin with archery, one of the Six Arts."
"As everyone knows, archery has existed in ancient my country. In primitive times, our ancestors used bows and arrows to hunt. As times have progressed, bows and arrows have played a significant role in society at that time, and have also increased our ability to conquer nature."
"By the Xia Dynasty, an institution for practicing archery had emerged. The Book of Rites, in the section on royal regulations, states: 'The elders all went to the temple to pay homage on the first day of the month to practice archery and report their achievements.' This shows that archery was one of the main contents of education in schools at that time."
"Even now, shooting remains a key weapon we use to protect our country and people. For a scholar, talent is the most important thing, but what if you don't have talent?"
What if there's no paper?
What if we run out of ink?
"This time, we will be competing in archery skills. Come on, I believe that none of you who are able to participate in this literary gathering are ordinary people. Don't think that archery is only required for ordinary soldiers."
Xie Ming's words caused a great uproar in the area, and everyone couldn't help but nod, as if they understood something.
After Xie Ming finished speaking, the scene changed again. A vortex slowly appeared in the sky and eventually pulled everyone into it.
"Now let's talk about the rules of the game. There are many prey here, and these prey are marked. You just need to shoot these marks, but you must not kill them. Otherwise, the marks will disappear, and these prey will also attack others. If you feel that your life is in danger, you only need to recite any sentence from the Analects, and it will protect you and help you get out."
This strange scene surprised Ye Ru, but he was even more shocked to discover that he had lost all his talent.
"This place is truly magical. It even blocks my talent. As a result, scholars have no way to fight each other and can only complete the mission."
'Of course, if you want to kill someone, you can use your bow and arrow.'
Thinking this to himself, Ye Ru glanced at Kong Ling and Yan Jin and the others. There was no longer any fluctuation of talent in their bodies, and their demonic power had completely disappeared.
This put his mind at ease.
"Alright, you can snatch your prey from each other. Of course, you can't kill each other with bows and arrows, but you are allowed to fight."
Xie Ming spoke slowly, then with a flick of his sleeve, a bracelet appeared in everyone's hands:
"This is a storage bracelet. You can put your prey in here, and the bow and arrows are also in this bracelet. As for the rest, it's all up to you."
After Xie Ming finished speaking, he fell silent, and everyone else prepared for the competition, holding bows and arrows, carrying arrows on their backs, and looking around warily.
"Alright, let the match begin!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone began to scatter in all directions, each searching for their own prey.
"We need to be careful here, otherwise we might be ambushed at any time, and these three won't let us go so easily."
Ye Ru hid in the bushes for a long time before slowly emerging. He then cautiously looked around and breathed a sigh of relief after finding no danger.
"Let's go find some prey first."
After saying that, he disappeared again.
……
In the dense forest, a deer kept looking around before starting to eat leaves from the trees, seemingly unaware of any danger.
However, it did not notice that a pair of eyes were constantly watching it from the shade of the tree.
He has a five-pointed star-like mark on his body, which looks just like the mark Xie Ming mentioned.
Tread!
Just as the deer was about to turn around, a sudden tremor ran through the shade of the tree, and then a sharp arrow shot out directly from the tree. By the time the deer realized the danger, it was too late.
call out!
The arrow was so fast that the deer didn't even have time to react before it struck the five-pointed star.
Then the pentagram shattered, turning into a stream of light that shot directly into the forest, while the deer quickly left the area.
rustle.
A person jumped down from the woods, sunlight shining on his face; it was none other than Ye Ru, who had entered the area earlier.
"It's really troublesome to get the mark without harming them."
Spitting out a leaf and touching the spot on his forehead where the five-pointed star had fallen, Ye Ru looked around again. Just as he was about to leave, the distant woods rustled, and three figures appeared in the shadows in the distance.
As Ye Ru watched the three figures, his expression gradually darkened, and a chilling voice echoed in his ears:
"It's truly a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind..."