Chapter 1: Peeping

  Zhou Weiqing looked at Xiao Se's purple bow with a curious expression, then glanced at Shangguan Xue'er and asked in confusion: "Captain, what kind of bow is this? Why is it different from ours? Can our army just paint on the bows randomly?"

  Shangguan Bing'er gave Zhou Weiqing a glance and said irritably, "Captain Xiao told you to try it out, what's with all the nonsense?"

  Zhou Weiqing had already taken the Purple Dawn Bow from Xiao Se's hands, and was secretly laughing coldly in his heart. As for this Purple Dawn Bow, he was more familiar with it than an ordinary Starlight Bow. In the past, in order to be able to draw this bow, he had practiced for two whole years. At the Marshal's Manor, he usually practiced with the Purple Dawn Bow. This was also why that day when Shangguan Xue'er let him shoot arrows, he missed - an ordinary Starlight Bow could no longer adapt to his skills. Those two years, every day practicing drawing the bow, his arms had swollen countless times. Even on windy and rainy days, Marshal Zhou would not let him rest. Marshal Zhou's original words were: "Even if you're a useless person, you're still a useless person I, Zhou Wushuang, gave birth to. If you can't even use a bow, I'll beat you into the shape of a bow."

  The weight of the Purple Star Bow is almost twice that of an ordinary Star Bow, a full twenty kilograms, which is quite heavy. Chow Wai-ting looked like he was having a hard time lifting the Purple Star Bow with both hands and asked Xiao Se in confusion: "Captain Xiao, this purple bow is so heavy! How do you use it?"

  "Scoffing, he snorted, 'You think you can even draw my Purple Heaven Bow? Even if you were reborn and drank your mother's milk again, you still wouldn't have the strength. Hold it properly for me, or else don't blame me for not being polite to you.'"

  "Oh." Zhou Weiqing had a rustic look on his face, as if he was an unsophisticated young man from the countryside who had never been tainted by city life.

  On the one hand, he agreed, holding a bow in one hand and pulling the string with the other. The bowstring didn't budge, but his face turned bright red, as if he had used up all his strength, like an infant straining to suck milk.

  Xiao Se looked at him with disdain, not even bothering to glance at Zhou Weiqing again. He turned his head towards Shangguan Bing'er and said: "Captain, did you see that? This little fatty Zhou can't even draw my Purple Star Bow, what qualifications does he have to be your personal guard?"

  Before Officer Bing'er could speak, Deputy Captain Mao Li couldn't help but say, "Captain Xiao, Zhou Xiaopang has just joined the army for a short time. He can use an ordinary longbow, which is already quite good. As for the Purple Bow, let alone him, even among those present, who dares to say they can all draw it?"

  Xiao Se glanced at him with a hint of chill in his eyes, but completely ignored Mauri, treating him as if he were air, and continued to look at Shangguan Bing'er, waiting for her response.

  Shangguan Bing'er now only wants to do one thing, rush up and beat Zhou Xixiao for a while. Although she still doesn't know that Zhou Weiqing can already use the power of his connected pearls, with his physical enhancement after awakening his Heavenly Jewel, it's not just one Purple Heaven Bow, even two or three bows would be easily drawn open by him. His pearl-enhanced strength is full-power, but this guy pretends to be real, looking at his face red and anxious, Shangguan Bing'er's face turns pale with anger.

  "Captain Xiao, Zhou Xioabai has not given up yet, let's wait a bit longer." As she spoke, she also stood up, but did not move forward, only her gaze at Zhou Weiqing became noticeably 'ferocious'.

  Zhou Weiqing only felt a slight itch in his ears, and a faint, weak voice like that of a mosquito had already sounded out, "Dead Zhou Xiao Pang, if you pretend again, I'll beat you until you can't take care of yourself."

  In Shangguan Fei'er's view, after her threat, Zhou Weiqing would definitely not dare to pretend anymore. But who knew that just as she finished speaking, Zhou Weiqing let go instead. Moreover, this guy was panting heavily, with an extremely exhausted look on his face.

  Xiao Se's voice was cold and disdainful: "Camp Commander, you see that, he is not capable of drawing the Purple Heaven Bow. I think it's time for you to take back your order."

  Shangguan Bing'er's fists were clenched tightly, and if she hadn't been mindful of her status, she would have already rushed up.

  "Who says I can't draw this Purple Heaven Bow? I just didn't warm up properly earlier. Let me try again, I'll definitely make it work." Zhou Weiqing said with a huff, his forehead even had a thin layer of sweat.

  Xiao Se laughed heartily, his hands clasped behind his back, revealing his elegant demeanor. "Even if you tried a hundred times, you still wouldn't be able to draw it. Do you think the Zi Chen Bow is something that someone of your low status can use?"

  Zhou Weiqing's face was filled with indignation as he said, "What's wrong with being a lower-class person? Are they not human beings too? Who says I won't be able to do it? I definitely can pull it open. I'm betting with you, if I really can't pull it open, I'll smash my head to death right here."

  This time, Maori also didn't make a sound, because even he could see some clues. Although his contact with Zhou Weiqing wasn't as much as Shangguan Yuer's, he knew that this kid wasn't anything good, and in the morning, he had even tested out Zhou Weiqing's strength which was quite impressive. Even if he couldn't pull the Purple Bow to its full moon shape, pulling it open a bit should still be possible.

  Xiao Se coldly hummed: "Then you can pull again, I want to see if you dare to crash and die here." In his eyes, the death of an ordinary soldier was nothing.

  Zhou Weiqing picked up the Purple Star Bow and was about to draw it, but just as he was about to exert his strength, this guy suddenly seemed to remember something and turned his head towards Xiao Se, saying: "Since it's a bet, there should be stakes, right? If I can draw it open, will you also die here?" He originally looked silly, and now asking such a question made him seem even more childish.

  Xiao Se sneered, "What are you? Can your life be compared to mine? I have the title of Viscount. If you can really draw this Purple Star Bow, then this Purple Star Bow will be my wager. If you can't draw it, I won't take your life either. You kneel here and call me 'Grandfather' three times, and I'll spare you."

  Zhou Weiqing listened to Xiao Se's words and shook his head vigorously, "No way, no way, I'd lose out. My dad said that a man has gold under his knees. This bow is heavy, but it's not as valuable as gold, right? If you lose, you'll have to kneel down and call my grandfather 'grandfather'."

  Xiao Xi sneered, "You think you can't lose? Looking at Zhou Weiqing's stubborn face, he disdainfully said: 'As long as you open it up, what can you do to me? Hurry up, don't waste my time.'"

  "Good." Zhou Weiqing smiled, to others it seemed like a silly smile, but in Shangguan Bing'er's eyes, it was extremely cunning and sly. However, she didn't stop Zhou Weiqing from doing so, and instead found it quite amusing.