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An afternoon had passed, and Zhushi Jiu had finally acquired another skill – the Multiple-Shot Technique in flower-style archery!

Although it was only a beginner’s attempt, Zhushi Jiu’s corrected posture made it look like he had some flair.

“Your talent is truly exceptional. Are you sure you don’t want to consider becoming a professional archer? I think you have the potential to compete, at least better than me.”

Du Fei’s expression was a mix of admiration and frustration.

Zhushi Jiu just smiled wryly: “Forget it, archery is just a hobby for me.”

“Don’t waste your talent!” Du Fei patted Zhushi Jiu’s shoulder. “And don’t try to catch arrows bare-handed; no one can do that.”

“Haha…”

Zhushi Jiu forced a laugh, then packed up his bow and arrows, preparing to leave.

“Oh, by the way.”

Du Fei suddenly seemed to remember something.

“I have some advice for you, regarding your archery technique… actually, I’ve wanted to tell you for a while, but I was afraid you wouldn’t listen.”

“What?”

Zhushi Jiu thought, _Could it be that Du Fei still has something to teach him after all these weeks?_

Du Fei sighed: “To be honest, your arrows are too rigid and lacks passion.”

“Huh?”

Zhushi Jiu looked puzzled.

“Maybe I’m speaking too much, but from my perspective, your arrows lack enthusiasm, which isn’t the right attitude for learning archery. If you keep learning like this, you’ll never shoot an arrow that’s truly creative.”

It seemed Du Fei had said something similar last week, but this time, she was more explicit.

“Creative arrow? What’s that? Is it a level of archery technique?”

It sounded quite profound.

“No, it’s not a level,” Du Fei shook her head. “Archery needs passion. As long as you have passion, even an ordinary beginner can occasionally shoot an exceptional arrow –”

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“—like a blue bird flying across the clear sky, a young sprout growing in a forbidden zone, or the first drop of rain on a hot summer day. It’s an arrow that makes you feel like it’s truly ‘inspired.'”

“But if you can’t break out of your comfort zone and only focus on the target, even if you’re really calm and accurate, the best result you can achieve is just ‘hitting the mark.'”

“Although it’s satisfying to finally reach your goal after struggling through thousands of difficulties, that’s just a normal response from heaven to your efforts. But isn’t it more exciting to shoot an arrow that surpasses your own level?”

Isn’t that what Zhushi Jiu was pursuing?

He needed an arrow that exceeded his own level, not some perfect technique that required thousands of deaths to master.

Zhushi Jiu asked: “Did your grandfather teach you this?”

Facing Zhushi Jiu’s question, Du Fei flashed a white eye: “No! This is what I figured out myself!”

At this moment, Zhushi Jiu realized he still had a long way to go in understanding Du Fei’s archery essence.

As he pondered, Zhushi Jiu’s movements slowed down, and he wondered if he should spend a week or two learning from Du Fei.

But Du Fei didn’t seem to have any ulterior motives, and when she saw Zhushi Jiu’s slow movements, she casually asked:

“What’s wrong? Don’t you have something to do?”

“I…”

“If it’s something urgent, go do it first. I’ll be here whenever you’re ready. You can even sign up for a course at the Archery Club, and I can give you systematic training. If you become a member, the price can be discounted to seven-tenths…”

Zhushi Jiu was speechless. Du Fei was actually trying to sell him a course?

As they parted ways, Zhushi Jiu bid farewell to Du Fei: “See you next time. You probably won’t recognize me then.”

Du Fei flipped her black hair: “How could I not remember you?”

The two parted ways in the small woods.

Zhushi Jiu said goodbye to Du Fei, who still had a lingering affection for him, as if she was reluctant to part with a valuable client.

Zhushi Jiu finally said: “I’ll come back tomorrow.”

But that was for the next cycle.

…

Could he succeed in counter-attacking the black-clothed men this cycle? Zhushi Jiu’s inner self was quite pessimistic about it, and his repeated deaths had taught him humility.

Actually, he had more tricks up his sleeve last cycle, but they all failed because of his flawed plan.

Unless he could overcome the black-clothed men’s freakish reaction speed, there was no point in discussing further plans.

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In the process of repeated rebirths, Zhushi Jiu noticed Du Fei’s emphasis on a particular phrase.

At the beginning, Du Fei said, “If you think about how to hit the target every time you shoot, you’ll probably miss most of the time.”

After learning about “stillness,” Du Fei said, “Even if your heart is calm and your aim is accurate, the best result you can achieve is just ‘hitting the mark.'”

Du Fei’s point was that one shouldn’t intentionally aim, which Zhushi Jiu understood. But now, Du Fei’s words made him wonder…

— Did he really need to aim for his opponents?

Every time, he knew his opponents’ positions, and it had already cost him so many lives just to memorize that. Did he still need to aim?

To put it simply, even if he couldn’t see anything, he knew which direction to shoot. Why not utilize that?

Could the black-clothed men, even with their exceptional strength, aim and shoot in the same situation where he couldn’t see anything?

…

After dinner, Zhushi Jiu used his remaining money to buy a few things.

The fake model and pocketed clothes he used last cycle, as well as the cheapest 100-yuan phone from a street vendor.

These were the most cost-effective tools that could successfully deceive the black-clothed men, as proven by his experiments.

Next, he bought the backup plan he didn’t use last cycle – firecrackers.

Originally, he was planning to use them against the support personnel after defeating the two warning teams, but it didn’t go as planned. This time, he decided to use them directly.

Finally, Zhushi Jiu bought two fire extinguishers.

“Bastards, I’m back!”

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