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As soon as Zhushi Jiu held the bow, he felt a distinct difference.
It wasn’t some incredible sense of resonance, but rather “lightness”! There was no extraneous design, as if everything was for practicality, achieving the simplest state of the bow.
This “lightness” also became Zhushi Jiu’s first impression of the bow.
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His second impression was the soft and gentle touch when drawing the bowstring.
He didn’t know if it was because his technique had improved compared to yesterday or if it was psychological, or if it was indeed like Du Fei said, that this bow was a masterpiece. In any case, Zhushi Jiu had only just drawn the bowstring and already sensed the soft touch from his fingertips.
This experience was very novel, and if he had to describe it, it was like yesterday’s draw was biting into a hard, cold biscuit, while today’s draw was like eating a freshly baked soft, fluffy bun.
This time, Zhushi Jiu didn’t choose to quickly shoot the arrow from his hand like he did yesterday, but instead took a moment to aim at the target twenty meters away.
It felt possible.
Zhushi Jiu let go.
“Whoosh~!”
Just now, when he was observing, he hadn’t noticed, but now that he was holding the bow, he realized that the bowstring produced a clearly different vibration sound from other bows, pleasant to the ear and soothing. He didn’t need Du Fei to explain; he could tell that the bowstring material was exceptional.
After savoring the feeling, Zhushi Jiu finally looked at the electronic scoreboard.
“Big 7 rings, almost 8 rings!”
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Du Fei was visibly surprised.
This score was much better than yesterday’s situation where he would hit the target once or twice before missing.
In reality, the bow’s effect was not just his imagination, but a proven fact.
Zhushi Jiu stroked the bow in his hand, and now he was truly interested.
As Du Fei said, a good bow was crucial for an archer, especially for the current Zhushi Jiu, whose life depended on it. It might even save him a few lives.
So, Zhushi Jiu asked directly, “Does this bow have a name? How much does it cost?”
“This bow is called ‘Dark Shadow’.”
“It’s one of my grandfather’s proudest creations, and it’s a second-hand bow I used to own. I’ll give you a discount, so it’s 998 yuan.”
Not much of a discount, really.
Zhushi Jiu couldn’t help but laugh; his card was empty, and he had spent almost all his money on courses. Adding the hotel stay from yesterday, he was now penniless.
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When Du Fei saw Zhushi Jiu’s hesitant expression, she said, “Don’t look at the nearly 1,000 yuan price tag; when my grandfather was alive, this bow’s price was almost five times the current price.”
Five thousand yuan for a bow; at that time, her stubborn grandfather refused to compromise, saying that even if no one bought it, he wouldn’t sell it cheap, and it had to be at least 5,000 yuan to let it go. This led to no one being interested in the bow. Although Du Fei also believed this bow was excellent, it had been left untouched for years.
During that time, she had recommended it to many people, but each one thought it was too expensive.
Originally, this bow wasn’t for competition, and its design wasn’t flashy, so it was even more uninteresting to people.
Until now, Du Fei sincerely wanted to find an owner for this bow and recommended it to Zhushi Jiu again.
In fact, when Zhushi Jiu wanted a bow with both power and speed yesterday, Du Fei had almost thought of this bow at the same time, but they were strangers then, so she didn’t mention it. Now, she brought it up, mostly because Zhushi Jiu’s enthusiasm for archery had moved her.
Du Fei was willing to believe that Zhushi Jiu, as a wealthy patron, would take good care of this bow.
Unfortunately, Du Fei was mistaken; Zhushi Jiu was penniless.
But he was still smitten with the bow, and after checking the time, he asked, “Is it really okay to sell it to me for 998 yuan, considering it’s your grandfather’s masterpiece?”
He was worried that Du Fei might not be willing to sell it next week.
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However, to his surprise, Du Fei replied, “Oh, it’s no big deal. My grandfather’s masterpieces aren’t limited to this one; I still have several at home, collecting dust.”
Zhushi Jiu: “……”
Du Fei asked, “How about it? Do you want it?”
A good bow doesn’t need much introduction; she could see that Zhushi Jiu was a connoisseur, and the compatibility between him and the bow was evident. Zhushi Jiu’s gaze when looking at the bow also revealed his affection for it.
This again reminded Du Fei of her own excitement when she received this bow, and she sensed that Zhushi Jiu was someone like her.
“I want it, but not now.” Zhushi Jiu stroked the bow, didn’t explain why, and asked, “Can I try the bow again?”
Du Fei’s eyes flashed with disappointment, but she didn’t take back the bow.
“Please go ahead.”
Zhushi Jiu drew out an arrow, pulled the bowstring, and searched for the same feeling as before.
In his heart, he recalled Du Fei’s words, “To hit the red center, first, you must learn to calm your heart.”
What kind of calmness was required to be a qualified archer?
The 10 o’clock alarm on his phone rang.
Zhushi Jiu released his hand, and the arrow flew out smoothly.
……
When he woke up from bed, Zhushi Jiu’s mind was still replaying the last shot.
Whether he hit the target or not was now meaningless to him.
He had transformed from someone who knew nothing about archery to a novice archer who could occasionally hit high scores, all in one day. To others, it was as if he had suddenly mastered archery skills, learning how to shoot an arrow, which was the greatest gain of this week.
Being able to repeat the same day also meant he could improve his abilities to the limit through repeated practice.
Even if his talent wasn’t exceptional, what if he kept practicing?
Just like playing games, the more you played, the more your instincts would kick in, allowing your body to complete a perfect operation at critical moments.
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“I’m incredible! Five kills! I’m unbeatable today!”
——Just like Li Hua now.
This ordinary student from the Zu’an district could get five kills; what was stopping him from countering the black-clothed men?
Like last week, Zhushi Jiu went out.
With a clear goal in mind, this time Zhushi Jiu’s target was distinct.
……
“You want to buy a bow from me?”
In the archery range, Du Fei looked at the university student in casual attire with a perplexed expression.
She didn’t know why, but she felt an unusual sense of familiarity with him, as if they had met before, although it was their first encounter. But he wasn’t even a member of this archery range, and he didn’t attend her course, so how did he suddenly find her?
“I heard you have a bow called ‘Dark Shadow’, and I want it.”
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Du Fei frowned.
“Where did you hear that?”
She had recommended “Dark Shadow” to several people, but they either thought it was too expensive or too plain, so the bow had been left untouched for years.
She still remembered the last time she recommended “Dark Shadow” was more than a year ago, and that person didn’t seem very interested either.
Zhushi Jiu shook his head, “Where I heard it doesn’t matter; what’s important is whether you’re willing to sell it to me?”
Du Fei sized Zhushi Jiu up, then said, “I can sell it to you, but why don’t you sign up for a course at our archery range, and I’ll take a look at your archery skills? Then we can discuss the price, how about that?”
Zhushi Jiu smiled calmly, exuding a mature air.
But what he said wasn’t so “mature”.
“My budget is limited; if I sign up for a course, I might not be able to afford your bow. You think about it; if I report the course, the archery range will take a large portion of the money, but if I use all my money to buy your bow, you’ll earn more.”
Du Fei was taken aback, surprised and stunned.
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After a while, she asked, “So, what’s your budget?”
“One thousand,” Zhushi Jiu replied.
According to Du Fei’s previous quote, Zhushi Jiu’s price was extremely close to the bottom line.
Unfortunately, there was no emotional foundation between them, and Du Fei was still suspicious of Zhushi Jiu, so she was hesitant.
“Let’s do this: you come back this afternoon, and I’ll let you try the bow. If you feel it’s suitable, we can continue discussing the price. If not, I won’t force it, and you can refuse my offer. How about that?”
Du Fei raised an eyebrow, looking at Zhushi Jiu, thinking, Is this guy a master?
As it happened, it was almost lunchtime, and this afternoon would be a good time to bring the bow for him to try.
Actually, 1,000 yuan was very close to her psychological price, but she still felt she could negotiate a bit more.
After leaving the archery range, Zhushi Jiu took out his phone and looked at the time.
When he felt the time was right, he called the number he had been ignoring all along, Bro CD’s phone.
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“Hello? Who is this?”
A familiar voice came from the phone.
When Zhushi Jiu heard this voice, he smiled inwardly.
Sorry, but from now on, I’ll have to keep playing you along.
He thought this while saying the same lines as before.
“Bro CD? I have something to talk to you about……”
Reset, which means repeating a already-determined outcome.
As long as his actions didn’t deviate too much, the result would unfold as he expected.
Including tonight, when Bro CD would be ambushed, and he would talk to Bro CD, and Bro CD would go to the empty classroom on the first floor of Teaching Building A1, and those black-clothed people would send a team of eight men to ambush Bro CD……
And what he needed to do was to bring the “Dark Shadow” bow, lie in wait on the path the black-clothed men would certainly take, and launch a series of deadly attacks.
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