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November 7, 2045, Zhushi Jiu welcomed a new dawn.
He was going to die again today.
He was very clear about this, but strangely, he didn’t feel panicked, and instead felt an unusual calmness, as if the impending event was just a mundane affair that wouldn’t stir up any ripple in his heart.
He went through his morning routine, brushing his teeth, washing up, and then heading out to grab some breakfast before returning to the inn.
Yesterday, he had spent half the day practicing archery, exhausting himself, and had to find an inn outside of school to rest. This morning, when he woke up, his muscles still ached, but at least he had made progress, going from a complete newbie to a small-time archer.
During his archery practice, he didn’t think about the impending doomsday or how to deal with those black-clothed men, and the pressure on his shoulders gradually eased with each arrow shot.
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This was undoubtedly a spiritual tonic for Zhushi Jiu, who was always on edge with every death.
He chatted with Du Fei, the female coach he had just added as a friend, about archery.
“…According to my experience, if you think about how to hit the target every time you shoot, you’ll mostly miss, because your heart isn’t calm. To hit the bullseye, you need to learn to calm your heart first.”
The two could only talk about archery.
Zhushi Jiu smiled and replied, “I feel like my heart is pretty calm now, but unfortunately, I don’t have a bow, so I can’t try to see if I’ve improved from yesterday. By the way, Coach Du, do you know if there’s a good archery equipment store in Jiangcheng? Can you recommend one?”
“Ha ha, you want a bow? I have a traditional recurve bow at home that I’ve only used for a few years, and I can sell it to you cheap.”
Zhushi Jiu didn’t fear that Du Fei would rip him off, and almost instinctively agreed, “That sounds great.”
“Really?” Du Fei was a bit surprised, as she had only mentioned it casually, not expecting Zhushi Jiu to agree so readily. Did this guy really have that much money to burn?
Du Fei hesitated for a moment before saying, “Let me take a photo of it and show it to you; the condition is still pretty good, and you can see it from the photo.”
Zhushi Jiu pretended to be an expert, replying, “How can I know if the bow is good or not just by looking at a photo? I need to try it out myself.”
“But it’s already 9 am, and I have to go to work soon. Why don’t I bring the bow to the archery range later?”
You’re going to work at 10 am?
Zhushi Jiu, of course, wouldn’t say that out loud, and instead replied, “No problem, I’ll be heading to the archery range later anyway.”
“You’re coming again today? Didn’t you shoot enough arrows yesterday?”
Du Fei was really surprised.
“Take a rest, and don’t exhaust yourself.”
She felt that Zhushi Jiu’s enthusiasm was even higher than yesterday, and she had underestimated his passion.
“Haha, my body recovers quickly, and I can still shoot a few hundred arrows. Can the archery range open earlier?”
As an archery coach, she naturally had the range’s keys, and usually arrived half an hour early, so she thought for a moment and agreed, who could resist the temptation of money?
“Alright, I’ll bring the bow later, and you can try it out.”
Half an hour later, Zhushi Jiu and Du Fei met at the archery range.
Zhushi Jiu saw Du Fei’s bow.
It didn’t have any flashy designs, and the entire body was a dark brown color, with the alloy bow limbs reflecting a calm, gentle light. Zhushi Jiu’s first reaction was “very simple,” and upon seeing the slight wear on the bow, his second reaction was “this is an old bow.”
Seeing the surprise in Zhushi Jiu’s eyes, Du Fei asked, “Disappointed?”
“Not, it’s just a bit unusual, this bow is different from the ones at the archery range.”
“Indeed it is.”
Du Fei nodded, with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes, and gently stroked the bow, answering Zhushi Jiu’s question.
“The bows at the archery range are competition bows, with a structure more inclined towards modern technology’s recurve bows, but this bow is different, it can also be called a traditional bow, possessing both the advantages of modern recurve bows and the characteristics of traditional bows. Before I started using modern competition recurve bows, I always used this to practice my archery skills.”
Zhushi Jiu thought back to what Du Fei had said yesterday, that she had started with traditional bows and only later began using modern recurve and compound bows.
Was this the traditional bow Du Fei had mentioned?
“It’s said that several decades ago, the concepts of recurve and traditional bows weren’t as distinct, and many people liked playing archery, but as time passed, more and more young people went to play firearms, leading to the decline of the archery industry, and many characteristic bows were gradually phased out and disappeared from the industry.”
“From then on, modern recurve bows and traditional bows had distinct boundaries, and this bow, I reckon you won’t find a similar one in the current industry. It possesses both the power of modern recurve bows and the shooting speed of traditional bows, a true masterpiece.”
Du Fei said so.
Zhushi Jiu’s calm eyes finally changed: “May I ask who the master is?”
Du Fei’s face turned slightly red: “It’s my grandfather, not very famous in the industry.”
Zhushi Jiu: “……”
Du Fei quickly added, “But regardless, my grandfather was a true archery expert! My archery skills came from him, and if it weren’t for the competition rules not allowing non-competition bows, I would’ve become a national-level athlete!”
Was this boasting or the truth? Zhushi Jiu couldn’t tell, but he knew he needed to focus on improving his archery skills to counter those black-clothed men.
So he politely asked, “Coach Du, is your grandfather still alive?”
The answer was disappointing: “No, my grandfather has passed away.”
Zhushi Jiu felt a pang of regret, thinking he had met a hidden master, only to find out the master had become a celestial being.
Seeing Zhushi Jiu’s disappointment, Du Fei took out the bow: “Although my grandfather has passed away, he left behind this bow, don’t underestimate it, this bow is an absolute masterpiece!”
Saying so, she seemed to be proving her point, taking Zhushi Jiu to the training area.
Just like yesterday, when she demonstrated her shooting stance with the recurve bow, Du Fei took on an elegant pose, with an air of majesty in her aura.
With almost no aiming, she released the bowstring, and the arrow shot out, breaking through the air!
Bullseye! 10 rings!
“You see,” Du Fei smiled and turned around, “a good bow has a soul, and if it resonates with the archer’s soul, every shot will be divinely assisted.”
This was too mystifying.
But Zhushi Jiu thought to himself, if he could possess the ability to resurrect, why not this level of mysticism?
Du Fei handed the bow to Zhushi Jiu.
“Come, try it out.”
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