Since the Chinese New Year is coming soon, Yuhang County is full of festive scenes with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the streets and markets are also very lively with people coming and going. Thanks to the Double Dragon Army, Yuhang County has been very prosperous in the past two years.

People in the county have almost the best life in the world, so people who have a lot of spare money are naturally willing to purchase various things for the New Year in large quantities.

At this time, the streets in various cities and towns are full of excitement and hustle and bustle. Various stalls and vendors sell all kinds of New Year candies and messy items that are hard to see in daily life, which makes people dizzy.

.

Annie was holding up a candy she had pinched with her own hands. She looked a bit ugly, but there was a Q version of Kou Zhong's candy man walking among the crowd. Her eyes kept glancing at everything around her. Her strong curiosity often drove her from time to time.

Stop and take a look.

And the thing in her hand must have been made by herself at a certain candy man stall. Otherwise, even if the stall was given some courage, the other party would definitely not dare to give their Jiangnan Road Chief Manager to him.

Knead it into that shape.

"..."

?(￣??)???

"Eh?"

(???.???)????

Suddenly, after walking out of a market, Annie, who was about to go to another market to take a look, suddenly heard bursts of bow strings and bursts of cheers.

And the key thing is, there seems to be the sound of Kou Zhong and a woman panting and playing in it?

"ha!"

-=????=?????(?)?

Following the direction of the sound, she saw that it was a military camp next to Yuhang City Avenue that was square and square like those in the city and had tall walls and arrow towers. Driven by curiosity, Annie did not say much.

Thinking about it, he immediately ran in under the respectful salutes of the guards.

"Hello!"

|???ω??)??

"What are you doing?"

?(ψ｀▽′)o

As soon as she entered, Annie saw Kou Zhong, Yun Yuzhen and a group of people who were playing with something in an open place from a distance. Then, of course, she couldn't wait to run over and said in a crisp voice.

He asked loudly and naively.

"ah!"

"Master?"

"Why are you here?"

"senior!"

"I've met Senior An!"

Seeing Annie's arrival, Kou Zhong, Yun Yuzhen and others naturally put down their work and saluted respectfully.

"what are you doing?"

|?˙?˙)?

Annie didn't care about them at all, and immediately walked over curiously, wanting to see what they were playing with just now.

"So it's a bow and arrow?"

(*ˉ?ˉ*;)

"..."

(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

However, when she discovered that there were only a few bows and a bunch of arrows on the broken wooden table surrounded by everyone, Anne curled her lips, and then she felt a little bored and was about to turn around and leave.

"Master!"

"This is no ordinary bow and arrow!"

Seeing the disdain on Annie's face, Kou Zhong became anxious and hurriedly stepped forward to explain:

"We traveled thousands of miles to invite archery masters from Northern Xinjiang to help make these two bows. They are definitely treasures that are hard to find!"

"This handle is called 'Sun-thorn'!"

“And this one is called ‘shooting the moon’!”

Saying that, Kou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Because, after the archery master came to Jiangnan and saw the prosperous scene of their Yuhang, he not only agreed to stay; he came to settle down and guide the craftsmen of their Shuanglong Army in making bows and arrows, and also gave these two treasured bows that were originally worth ten thousand gold.

It was given to him free of charge.

"The chief steward is right!"

"Senior, you don't know. The power of these two bows is more than ten times more powerful than ordinary hard bows!"

After Kou Zhong finished speaking, Yun Yuzhen on the side also agreed and nodded.

"oh?"

(⊙o⊙*)

"But aren't all these bows and arrows the same?"

(￢д￢.)

"As long as you have good archery skills, you can shoot accurately with any bow, as long as you have enough strength."

ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas

Yes, from Annie's point of view, this kind of ordinary whiteboard bow and arrow without enchantment is not much to look at at all. It is just that the greater the force required to pull the bow string, the faster and farther the arrow will be shot.

, mainly depends on personal shooting skills and talent.

A person with good archery skills can pierce a tree with a hundred steps with an ordinary bow and arrow, but for a fool like Kou Zhong, no matter how good the bow and arrow are, it is just the same thing, and only the "stationery" of poor students is plentiful and expensive!

This was just like the 'fishing veterans' she had seen on Earth in the 21st century. They had a lot of messy tools, and they were talking eloquently. There were hundreds and thousands of fishhooks, right?

A lot, but as a result, fishing is often carried out by the Air Force. In terms of skills, I guess they are not as good as those old ladies who use needles and threads to hook off the white strips by themselves by the stream!

certainly!

Not to mention compared to her Lady Queen Anne. She just slapped her and all the fish flew up on their own, so why do you need any messy tools?

"You can play by yourselves!"

?(?ω?)?

"goodbye!"

?(?)?

When she saw something she didn't like, Anne certainly wouldn't waste time anymore and was ready to turn around and leave.

"etc!"

"Master, isn't this right?"

"Although archery is indeed very important, the bow is also very important. There is still a difference between a treasure bow and an ordinary war bow. Only a good bow can bring out the maximum power of archery!"

Seeing that the treasured bow he had finally obtained was spoken so badly of by his master, Kou Zhong was of course a little dissatisfied and protested and defended.

"..."

(?~?)

Originally, Anne wanted to leave, but that idiot Kou Zhongdu said so. If she didn't slap him in the face a few times, wouldn't it be very shameful?

"All right!"

ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas

"Then let's compete!"

??(??￣?￣)????

So, while she was talking, she simply turned around and walked back to the long wooden table, and slapped the table and suggested to the plausive idiot Kou Zhong.

"!

"

"OK!"

"Then master, what kind of bow do you have?"

Kou Zhong wanted this very much, so he asked aloud while answering.

"That's it!"

?(??????????)????

In order to prove that she was right, of course Anne took an ordinary war bow from the table and knew it was an ordinary war bow used by ordinary soldiers.

"..."

"..."

Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen first looked at each other, and then looked at the bow held in each other's hands. Feeling that someone was going to be embarrassed today, they looked at each other and smiled, and soon made up their mind tacitly.

Got an idea.

"good!"

"Someone is coming!"

"Fifty steps!"

"Three targets!

"

Therefore, Kou Zhong ordered the soldiers to move the target as far as possible.

After all, if an ordinary war bow shoots flatly, sixty steps is considered very good. Now fifty steps, that distance should be enough to let his little master Anne know that the level of archery will definitely not make up for the gap in the bow itself.

.

"..."

(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

Seeing this, Anne disdainfully picked up the stiff bow in her hand, then easily pulled the bow string, aimed at the target, and prepared to shoot.

However……

Just when everyone thought she was about to shoot out an arrow, she thought for a moment and put it down again. She blinked and looked at Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen. She didn't know what bad idea she was thinking of.

(…)

(●￣?￣●)

"What's wrong?"

"Master?"

Seeing this, Kou Zhong couldn't help but be a little confused.

"You can't be sure that you can hit it at such a close range, right?"

"or!"

"Master, will you use this one of mine?"

Immediately afterwards, of course he proudly handed over the treasure bow in his hand, which was said to be worth ten thousand gold, and said magnanimously like a sheep.

"no!"

(lll￢▽￢)

"Let's compete, but we must have some reward, which is a lottery!"

(????-)

"What do you think?"

(?^▽^?)

That’s right!

In Annie's opinion, the loser must be punished a little, that would be fun.

"..."

"..."

Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen were startled at first, and then looked at each other subconsciously.

"What jackpot?"

"How do you want to compare?"

But soon, the two of them made up their minds and asked crisply in unison.

“It’s easy!”

(゜▽＾*)

"If anyone loses..."

(??ω??)

"The winner will have his butt slapped with that bamboo stick!

"

?(ψ｀▽′)o

While speaking crisply and eagerly, Annie pointed directly at the numerous dry bamboo strips placed next to her that were most likely used as one of the parts of the bow body.

They were trimmed to be smooth and straight, and you could tell they were very elastic at first glance. They seemed to have been dried and painted, but they were not glued and made into bows and arrows. When used to slap someone on the butt, they should be loud.

The kind that hurts?

"this……"

Yun Yu was really embarrassed and looked at Kou Zhong hesitantly.

Being spanked in public was undoubtedly a very shy thing, but compared to that, she was obviously more worried about someone losing and defaulting on a debt, even though she and Kou Zhong might not dare to spank each other?

"Master!"

"Even if we win, we don't dare to hit you!"

"Change it!"

Kou Zhong seemed to see that Yunyu was really worried, and then he thought about it before shaking his head and saying this.

"Then what are you going to do?"

(?╭╮?)

Anyway, Anne didn't think the other party had a chance to win, so she felt that the other party's worries were totally unreasonable!

"Um……"

"so!"

"If we win, we can make a small request to you, such as..."

"Want some skills, secrets, or magical weapons?"

At this time, thinking of the two swords in the hands of Xu Ziling and Shan Wanjing, Kou Zhong suddenly felt itchy in his heart, so he suggested this.

Although he already has Jing Zhongyue, if his master has something better, he will definitely not refuse it.

"OK!"

???(＿＿*)??

"Whatever you say is what you say!"

(???????)

Without even thinking about it, Anne immediately agreed.

After all, there was no way she could lose. If she said she couldn't, she wouldn't, and if she could, she wouldn't! So, naturally, she didn't need to worry too much.

"..."

"..."

Seeing this, Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen quickly looked at each other excitedly, not hiding their secret joy at all.

"Ai!"

At this moment, the elusive witch Huan Huan appeared in the barracks at some point, and was sitting on the weapons rack not far away, her bare feet dangling, and smiling half-heartedly.

Kindly reminded Kou Zhong:

"Husband!"

"Wu'er feels..."

"Would it be better for you not to compete with Master?"

While saying this, Huanwan did not forget to stare at Yunzhen with that meaningful look.

"Why not?"

"Ha ha!"

"Huanhou, why don't you come and get involved in this kind of good thing?"

"You won't mind having more than one master, right?"

Of course Kou Zhong would not listen, he just smiled heartily, and then planned to ask Anne for instructions to turn the competition between three people into a decisive battle between four people.

"don't want!"

"Wu'er is not stupid."

pity!

Weier quickly waved her hands and refused repeatedly, saying that she would never seek death!

"snort!"

"If you want to die, don't drag Wen'er with you!"

You know, if you lose later, you will be spanked in public. Thinking about that kind of thing makes you feel a little shy. Although she is a witch from the Yin Kui sect, she thinks it is better to avoid that kind of thing as much as possible?

"Start quickly!"

?(?`^′?)?

"Get out of the way, others come first!"

o(*｀ー′)o

At this time, Annie became impatient. Without waiting for anything to say from Kou Zhong or Huan Huan who wanted to cause trouble, she took the lead in bending her bow and nocking an arrow, and shot the arrow without even taking aim.

Whoosh~!

→

With a casual flat shot, she easily shot a long arrow and hit the target.

"!

"

"!?"

Seeing this, Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

They really didn't seem to expect that Anne's archery skills were so superb. After all, shooting flatly from such a long distance was almost the limit of that ordinary hard bow.

"..."

→

Whoosh~!

Fortunately, Kou Zhong was not too surprised. He raised his hand and shot an arrow, which easily hit the bullseye of his target.

"..."

→

Whoosh~!

Then Yun Yuzhen also performed normally.

"cut!"

(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

"Move the target twenty steps back!"

(σ???)σ

Soon, after hearing Anne's words, the soldiers in the distance who were watching the fun and not taking it too seriously ran forward impatiently and moved the targets of the three people back twenty steps, reaching a distance of seventy steps.

.

"..."

But this time, Kou Zhong came first.

He was seen concentrating and holding his breath, hesitating for a long time before letting go of the bowstring, letting the spinning arrow shoot smoothly and hit the target.

Then, Annie did the same, and it was a tie with Kou Zhong.

pity……

Na Yunzhen missed the target this time. Although the power of the arrow was very impressive, it was just a few inches away from the target.

"hateful!"

Seeing that the shot missed, Yun Yuzhen couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, but after all, archery was not as good as Qinggong. It was not her specialty, and it was so far away that it was normal for her to make occasional mistakes in her performance.

But...

Snapped!

"Ouch!

"

Next second!

There was a scream of the strips cutting through the air, and then the crisp sound of the strips being slapped on the buttocks, and the swollen buttocks began to vibrate. Yun Yuzhen screamed instantly and blushed for the first time.

He reached out to cover her buttocks and stared at Annie with a look of shame and anger.

Obviously, she never expected that Annie would actually hit her, and also in such a public place?

"good!"

"Well played!"

"Senior Anne is mighty!"

"continue!"

“Come again!

"

"Ha ha ha ha!

"

And when they saw Yun Yu being beaten, the Ssangyong Army soldiers, gangsters and old men who were watching around them started to cheer loudly. They seemed to be even more excited than Annie who had taken action to beat someone?

"hey-hey!"

(?￣?￣?)

"Do you want to continue?"

o(*ˉ︶ˉ*)o

Annie was also a little proud. After all, someone lost in the second round. Then, wouldn't the two of them have to be spanked by her?

"..."

"..."

"Twenty steps back!"

"No!"

"Thirty steps!

"

However, Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen were not the kind to give up easily. They actually gritted their teeth and said after looking at each other.

then!

Relying on the sharpness of the bows and arrows in their hands, the two men once again shot a long arrow and hit the target.

However, this time neither of them was able to hit the target, but even that was rare. After all, they were already a hundred paces away, and ordinary bows and arrows would not be able to shoot at all. And if they were not familiar with the bow, they would only

Are you afraid of hitting the bull's-eye?

"Master!"

"Are you going to admit defeat?"

Saying that, Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen looked expectant.

Because, the distance of a hundred steps is obviously far beyond the range of the hard bow, and once the opponent admits defeat, they can make demands.

"..."

(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

"!

"

?(ψ｀▽′)o

Ship~!

Benedict!

Annie launched it easily, and then the long arrow flew for a certain distance before falling again. By chance, it hit the bullseye, and under the dual effects of speed and gravity, it nailed the red mark on the target deeply and diagonally.

heart.

"..."

"..."

That situation was obviously beyond Kou Zhong and Yun Yu's expectations, so they were stunned.

Snapped!

Snapped!

"good!"

“Good cum!”

"Well played!

"

"continue!

"

"Senior An, come on!

"

"continue!

!”

Immediately afterwards, without saying anything, Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen were slapped by each other again, and then Yun Yuzhen exclaimed again, causing the soldiers and ruffians to start making noises again.

"!

"

"later!"

"Move to one hundred and two..."

"Thirty steps!

"

This time, Kou Zhong had a dark face and gave the order without waiting for Yun Yuzhen's opinion.

He knew that the shooting range of the bow and arrow in Anne's hand was generally only fifty to sixty paces. Beyond that distance, it would be difficult to hit. The so-called "a hundred steps to spread the word" is just a rumor in most cases.

As for the projectile, although it can take more than a hundred steps, in that case, if you want to hit, you can only rely on God's will. Therefore, this time, at a distance of 130 steps, he felt that he and Yun Yuzhen should be stable.

Win the roll?

After all, no matter how bad they are, they can still hit the target, but the same cannot be said for his master.

But...

In the next few competitions, Kou Zhong and Yun Yuzhen were directly refreshed by Annie's amazing archery skills and were deeply shocked.

He discovered that her master was actually an archery master no less powerful than Yang Youji?

Not only can she hit the bullseye accurately, but she can also use projectile, ultra-high projectile and extreme projectile methods to shoot the arrow farther in the breeze, with guaranteed power and accuracy?

Of course, admiration is admiration and shock is shock, but spanking with a bamboo strip is definitely indispensable.

Then, after being beaten more than ten times, Yun Yu couldn't stand the pressure anymore as she watched the soldiers and ruffians enjoy themselves and made noisy noises. She threw away her bow and arrow and walked away in shame and anger.

"..."

Although Kou Zhong felt very embarrassed, he still persisted.

After all, he is Anne's apprentice. It is natural for a master to beat his apprentice, and there is nothing to say about it.

"Master!"

"You are really awesome."

After putting down his bow and arrow and sighing, Kou Zhong apologized to Anne and expressed his resignation.

"Disciple, I admit defeat!"

Of course, even though he said that, Kou Zhong still believed that it was Annie's extraordinary skill that was causing trouble, not the bow. Anyway, if there were good bows available at the moment, he would definitely not use an ordinary hard bow.

Or a recurve bow.

"No more fun?"

(???.???)????

"Then he went to play by himself!"

(=^▽^=)

"See you later!"

?(?)?

She threw down the bamboo strips with satisfaction and did not wait for Kou Zhong to say anything. She looked around, then waved to Huan Huan and walked away, ready to continue shopping on her street.

After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Yuhang is very prosperous and lively. If there is a lot of fun to be had, she definitely can't miss it easily.

"laugh!"

"Husband, can you see?"

"Wu'er has advised you!"

It was only then, when Annie was far away, that Huanwan floated over to her using Qinggong and gloated about her misfortune.

"cough!"

"Aren't you just trying to give it a try?"

"I thought if I could win..."

"cough!"

"What a mistake!"

After waving his hand to tell the noisy soldiers to get out of here, Kou Zhong walked up to Hanhan and asked with a serious frown:

"婠婠!"

"How's the situation?"

Of course he was asking about the situation of the Turks and the heroes of the Central Plains. After all, Huanyuan was in charge of intelligence, and the Yinkui party was very familiar with it, and was much faster and more efficient than the spies in the army.

"What else?"

"There are signs of gathering of Turks in Wuyuan and Yulin. The number is slowly increasing, but the motive is currently unknown!"

"As for Dou Jiande, Li Mi, Du Fuwei, Li Zitong and others in the Central Plains..."

"There is no reply yet!"

"I'm afraid they all refused."

Huanwen sighed regretfully, saying that there was not the good news that Kou Zhong hoped for.

"Is that so?"

"It's too bad..."

"What should I do?"

Hearing Huanwan's words and knowing that the situation was inevitably heading for the worst, Kou Zhong suddenly stopped talking and had a sad look on his face.

"What else?"

"We are not afraid of Jiangnan, but Yingchuan..."

"Anyway!"

"Husband, this is the fault of Li Clan and Cihang Jingzhai. We will settle the score with them later!"

Seeing the sad look on Kou Zhong's face, Huan Huan had no other solution. She could only gritted her teeth and started blowing pillow wind in Kou Zhong's ears, so as to plant a seed in his heart, so that they could fight against each other in the future.

Na Cihang Jingzhai does certain things.

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Chapter completed!