Jin Bi Han's heart knot, Hua Ying comes to snatch people

  "Stellar Sacred Shooting Ceremony? The first-place team, each person will be rewarded with 80 academic credits?" Jin Bi Han shook her head, her face pale and uninterested, saying softly, "What's the use of getting these 80 credits? Even if I were to master the 'Shaking Nine Heavens', what would it accomplish? I have no power or influence, just one person, how can I turn the tide for the declining Dunhuang Kingdom?"

  She looked dejected, these days, every day seeing rumors and gossip about Dunhuang State.

  Jin Bi Han's heart was already heavy with no room for more.

  She suddenly realized that guarding the throne was an impossible task. The enemies standing in front of her, which one wasn't a high-ranking minister or general, holding tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of soldiers?

  Is it just relying on the "Zhen Jiu Xiao" demon-suppressing technique?

  "Brother Shi, cheer up! Since you've been assigned the task of arranging 'Zhen Jiu Xiao', there must be a purpose behind it from the imperial family. You can't lose your fighting spirit." Chu Yun consoled.

  Jin Bi Han let out a deep sigh: "Having learned the 'Shake Nine Heavens', it seems I can add a bit more confidence to opening the imperial tomb's secret chamber. But even if there are endless treasures within, what use is that to me, alone and unaccompanied?"

  Chu Yun furrowed his brow, realizing the situation was somewhat severe. Jin Biyue had already lost her will to fight. A person without a will to fight, even if they held an invincible divine sword in their hand, what use would it be?

  However, he also understands Jin Biyuan.

  After all, she is just a 13-year-old kid, how can her mental strength be comparable to mine? It's already incredible that she has held up like this so far. At least if it were my past self, I wouldn't even be able to compare to her.

  Jin Bi Han's recent changes, Chu Yun has seen them all, but there is nothing she can do. Mental problems still need to be solved by oneself.

  "Anyway, I've already signed you up. The 20 people are also gathered, let's work together." Chu Yun said.

  Jin Bi Han slowly shook his head: "I'm out, I don't know archery at all. It's better not to drag you down."

  "A member of the royal family, archery is a basic requirement, how can you not know?" Chu Yun smiled and patted Jin Bi Han's shoulder, "It's settled then."

  How could Jin Bi Han possibly be bad at archery? It's just that in his memories, it was too wonderful, often shooting arrows with the Crown Prince and the Emperor on the target field.

  Beautiful memories, but now they have become cruel pain. As soon as she picks up the bow and arrow, she can't help but think of her father and brother. The pain in her heart, combined with her powerlessness over reality, makes her not want to face it.

  Dongshan Bed Chamber

  "Chu Yun gathered a team, aiming to be the first in the Star Saint Grand Shooting Ceremony? Haha." Upon receiving this news, Hua Ying smiled. A pair of peach blossom eyes that were usually carefree and elegant now sparkled with sharpness.

  Since being defeated by Chu Yun, Hua Ying has been working hard to improve himself, knowing shame and then bravery, and has already practiced archery to the realm of great accomplishment.

  "Chu Yun, our scores are not yet settled. You think you can rely on your archery skills to win first place at the Star Saint's Grand Archery Ceremony? Have you forgotten that I am the young master of the Hua family?"

  Tian Ge Shu Yuan, Archery Field.

  Ding ding ding......

  A flock of emerald doves, soaring in the sky above the target range. Don't be fooled by these little pests, with their delicate bodies and bright green feathers, making a crisp, wind-chime-like sound as they fly through the air. In reality, they eat everything, breed quickly, and are the greatest disaster for farmland on the Starry Island Group.

  "White feather." Chu Yun shouted, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow. The arrow exploded in mid-air, forming a sheet of glowing feathers that swept away the flock of wind chimes pigeons with a whoosh, leaving only two or three birds escaping in disarray.

  A burst of white light, the bird's corpse formed a crystal in the process of falling. Finally, it fell to the ground with a pattering sound, as if a rain of crystals had fallen.

  "A flash of starlight." Chu Yun turned around and shot another arrow.

  A blue spark flashed in the air and immediately landed accurately on the seven inches of a spiral blind snake.

  Spiral blind snake, with a whole body of black and red spiral stripes, mysterious and beautiful. It has no distinction between head and tail, both ends are spiral cone-shaped structures, most skilled at digging holes in the ground. Its recovery ability is extremely strong, even if it is completely cut into two segments, it can grow on its own. The only weakness is the seven-inch mark. Only by hitting there can one kill with a single shot.

  Under Chu Yun's blow, the Spiral Blind Snake was killed instantly and transformed into a demon crystal.

  "Good archery!"

  "One move is fatal, and it's no wonder he's the president."

  At this scene, a burst of applause came from around me.

  Chu Yun turned around and looked at the 18 people behind him. These were all people he had gathered together to form a team to participate in the Star Saint Archery Ceremony.

  Lian Jinbi and himself made exactly 20 people.

  With a faint smile, Chu Yun explained in a gentle voice: "Everyone must know that the Star Saint's Grand Shooting Ceremony has three rounds. The first round tests the range of archery skills. At that time, the Academy will release tens of thousands of light feather wind chime pigeons. Whichever team can shoot down more demon crystals will pass and qualify for the second round."

  "In the second round, we will be tested on our archery skills. 20 spiral blind snakes will be released, and each of us can only shoot once. The two teams with the most collected demon crystals will proceed to the third round."

  "In the third round, the killing power of archery is assessed. The released demon beasts change every year, and they all have strong recovery and defensive powers. Only two teams are left, with each person taking turns shooting arrows in rotation. After the demon beast dies, whoever absorbs the most demon crystals wins."

  "We have many old students here, the Starlight Grand Shooting Ceremony is your final farewell ceremony. It's also a starting point for your career, please work hard. Make a good start in life! 80 credits are also a very generous reward, our goal is to be the first!"

  "First!" "First!" "First!" Chu Yun's words sparked a resonance among the crowd. They couldn't help but raise their arms and shout, their morale soaring.

  "Let's start practicing then." Chu Yun nodded and stepped aside.

  Arrows flew like rain for a while.

  The archery skills of the crowd are uneven, but overall, they are very good. It is the top level in the academy, and it has a great chance of leading this team to win first place.

  "The only flaw is that Shi Jiaming has been stubborn. Young Master, can't you persuade him either?" Yan Que stood beside Chu Yun, gazing at the scene of people practicing archery while asking.

  "The knot in his heart can't be untied by a few words from outsiders. Shi Jiaming is a strong-willed person, and he has taken on too much burden for himself. All we can do is to take care of ourselves and trust him." Chu Yun replied slowly, suddenly furrowing his brow. He saw a man in a pink scholar's robe, carrying the Hundred Flower Bow, walking into the archery range with an air of elegance.

  He has a clear and elegant appearance, with a slightly delicate complexion. His movements are unrestrained and elegant, his writing is refined and flowing.

  It's just flower buds.

  "A hundred flowers bloom in confusion." He lightly drew five arrows and shot them out with elegant posture. In an instant, the sky was filled with endless flower rain, not only completely annihilating the light feather wind chime pigeon group, but also destroying all the arrow branches flying in the air.

  "Hua Tian wrong." He then drew out another extremely slender, spiral-headed and featherless flying arrow. The bow was bent and the arrow shot out with a "whoosh".

  The arrow branch turned into a pink silk thread in mid-air, entwining and lingering. It didn't fly in a straight line at all, as if it was drifting with the wind, galloping freely in the sky. The pink thread wrapped around ten spiral blind snakes, triggering an equal number of white lights, leaving only ten demon crystals on the ground.

  The whole audience fell silent.

  Hua Ying's magnificent archery skills left people in awe.

  Chu Yun's eyes also couldn't help but condense, deeply looking at Hua Ying for a moment, knowing that after the opponent's defeat, he had worked hard to make a breakthrough. Now, he finally broke through the bottleneck and pushed his archery skills to great success.

  "The first test of the Star Saint Archery Competition is a range attack. However, the targets are not just pigeons, but also the arrow shafts of rival competitors. The second test is to test accurate shooting. But under pressure, anyone can make mistakes. At this time, having an archer in the team who can hit multiple birds with one arrow, what's the effect? Think about it."

  In the midst of everyone's astonished gaze, Hua Ying put away the Hundred Flowers Bow and walked calmly to the front of the crowd, wearing a confident and composed smile.

  "In the past, at the Star Saint Grand Shooting Ceremony, there would be at least three national masters present. All of you seniors, if you can perform exceptionally well at that time and are summoned by the national master for a face-to-face examination and questioning, then rising to prominence will naturally not be a problem. Think about it, this opportunity is how rare."

  Hua Ying's words went straight to people's hearts, hitting the nail on the head, and immediately caused the old men to start talking to each other in hushed tones.

  When the timing was almost ripe, Hua Ying finally revealed his true intentions and spoke out his purpose: "As a three-year-old veteran, at this last juncture, I am willing to take all of you to the top together. Those who want to follow me, please come with me."

  After finishing, Hua Ying smiled and looked at Chu Yun. Her eyes sparkled with a teasing and mocking gaze. She actually wanted to disband Chu Yun's team in front of him and steal his people!

  "Your great archery skills, indeed make people feel reliable. I'm sorry to say this, but as a three-year-old senior student, I have to plan for my own future." The first scholar walked out and apologized to Chu Yun before walking to Hua Ying's side.

  "Sorry, if there's a big breakthrough in archery skills, I believe the chance of getting first place will also be greater."

  "I've also decided to be with Hua Ying."

  With the first one, there was a second and third. Soon, nearly ten scholars stood beside Hua Ying, most of whom were three-year senior students, with archery skills much more mature and stable than new students.

  "Despicable! This Flower Ying actually snatched someone away right in front of us." Yan Que cursed, but couldn't find any weakness in his opponent. In terms of understanding human nature, he was not as good as Flower Ying. In terms of analyzing the overall situation, Flower Ying was also not as good as him.

  Chu Yun smiled slightly and stepped out: "Hua Ying, three days without seeing each other should make us look at each other with new eyes. Your archery skills have greatly improved, congratulations. In terms of archery alone, you are indeed the first person in Tian Ge Academy. At that time, at the Grand Archery Ceremony, you will surely shine brightly. However, it's a pity that you are the young master of the Hua family, what a pity. With a family business to inherit, even if the monarch takes a liking to you, it would be of no concern to you."

  Hua Ying's expression stiffened, and the mocking smile in her eyes disappeared.

  The scholars standing beside Huaying's face also changed slightly. Some of the restless scholars who had stayed behind suddenly calmed down.

  Chu Yun's words are very insightful.

  Chu Yun superficially praised Hua Ying's archery skills, but in reality, he pointed out that being on the same team as Hua Ying would overshadow his own abilities with Hua Ying's exceptional marksmanship. How could he bring out his own value?

  On the contrary, in their own team, there are many people showing off their soil and environment.

  Yan Que's ears were itching, just a little bit more and he would have burst into applause on the spot. Chu Yun's words had turned the tables, turning Hua Ying's advantage into a disadvantage with a combination of subtle and overt attacks.

  "Haha, your words are sharper than your archery skills. Let's see about that, Chu Yun." Hua Ying coldly smiled twice, seeing no further gains to be had, and unwilling to entangle herself further, turned and left.

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