Mid-May. Yang's Martial Arts School. The wooden target in the shooting range was filled with arrows, all hitting the bull's eye. Liang Qu put down the wooden bow and looked at Hu Qi eagerly. "How long have you been practicing archery?" "About a month." "About a month..." Hu Qi's mouth twitched. He practiced to shoot through the arrows in a month? What's going on?
He remembered that when he touched his bones, he said that his junior brother was suitable for practicing archery, but he didn't expect that the progress would be so fast. Liang Qu bowed: "To be honest, Senior Brother, I came here to ask you for an archery technique, preferably a medium-level one, and a superior martial art would be even better." "Archery technique? Junior Brother, can you learn it? Didn't Senior Brother Xu teach you a spear technique last time?" "To be honest, I have also learned the Green Dragon Spear a little bit." Before the trip to Fengbu County, Liang Qu put more energy into practicing martial arts and increasing his strength as soon as possible. After all, it is not reasonable for the Eighth Grade He Bo to be just a warrior. In terms of fighting, he learned more conventional techniques and had less contact with martial arts. But after fighting with Liu Jie, Liang Qu found that martial arts are still very important. After returning from Fengbu County, he asked Senior Brother Xu for a Green Dragon Seven Killing Spear, and practiced it every day in his dreams. Now he has already learned the threshold. Hu Qi had nothing to say. "Junior brother, you are a natural talent, I am not as good as you. If you want to learn, I will teach you the Falling Star Arrow. After learning it, the arrow will be like a meteor and a gust of wind, with great power. This is what my master taught me." "Falling Star Arrow, is it a superior archery method?" "It is a middle-level martial arts." Hu Qi shook his head, "Junior brother, don't underestimate it. Although the Falling Star Arrow is only a middle-level martial arts, after this archery method is mastered, you will have the opportunity to comprehend the Moon Chasing Arrow and the Sun Penetrating Arrow. The Moon Chasing Arrow is already comparable to the superior martial arts, and the Sun Penetrating Arrow can be firmly ranked at the forefront of the superior martial arts." "Brother, have you ever comprehended the Moon Chasing Arrow and the Sun Penetrating Arrow?" Hu Qi scratched his head awkwardly: "I have mastered the Falling Star Arrow, but I have not yet comprehended the Moon Chasing Arrow, and the Sun Penetrating Arrow is even more distant..." Martial arts are not that easy to practice. In the blink of an eye, life and death are fought, and quality is more important than quantity. Ordinary martial artists who have practiced one or two middle-level martial arts can already be used as a trump card. Liang Qu was a little disappointed, but not much. Middle-level martial arts are much easier to learn than high-level martial arts, and there are few archery techniques like the Falling Star Arrow that can comprehend advanced techniques, so it is worth learning.
"Please teach me, senior brother!" "No problem. The way of weapons can also temper the body. Bending the bow and shooting the arrow is also a high-level method. Junior brother, you are gifted. It will not harm you to learn one more skill. Watch me draw the bow and teach you how to draw the qi!" Hu Qi pulled open his dark red bow. "Hold the bow properly, set the arrow calmly, move the waist secretly, the chest is bright, the navel is facing the ground, and the heart is relaxed... The qi should go from the back, not from the arms, draw the qi from the ground, from bottom to top..." In order to let Liang Qu see clearly enough, Hu Qi moved slowly, and the rhythm between breathing was strange. It was completely different from ordinary archery, and Liang Qu's eyes lit up. Listening intently, the whole morning passed while following Hu Qi to learn archery. The archery is so exquisite that Liang Qu couldn't get into it in a short time. It would take about three or four days to learn. "Don't rush. It took me seven days to get started." Liang Qu nodded. In terms of pure comprehension ability, his talent is not bad. Bang bang. There was a knock on the door outside the courtyard. "Brother Liang, Brother Chen is looking for you." Chen Jiechang? He should be patrolling on the river at this time, right? The spring river is warm, and it's not just ducks and fish that are active. A big crocodile attacked people two days ago, but it almost didn't cause any trouble. Liang Qu put down the bow and looked at Hu Qi. "You go and do your own thing first. I'll go see the other apprentices." Liang Qu followed the apprentice out and saw Chen Jiechang in a dark blue suit. "Brother Shui, Lord Ran of the Hebo Office asked me to tell you that the reward for the last great merit has come down. Go there if you have time." The reward has come down? Liang Qu was delighted. "Let's go to the pier." "I won't go. Li Libo and I are chasing crocodiles." "Okay, you two be careful and try not to go into the water. If you encounter one, just stab it with a spear on the boat." The crocodiles are at least three meters long and at most four or five meters long. The natural advantage of the species is huge and should not be underestimated.
Chen Jiechang and Li Libo only broke through the skin barrier and fell into the water and were bitten by the crocodile. It is not certain that they can beat it. "Don't worry, I went out to fish when I was fifteen years old. I have been fishing for six or seven years. I still know this. It's not like there are crocodiles today." "Yes." When they arrived at the pier, Liang Qu said goodbye to Chen Jiechang and boarded the ship. Ran Zhongshi stood on the deck, waiting for him here early in the morning, bowed and smiled. "The thoughts of a gentleman are as clear as the sky and as bright as the sun, and cannot be hidden from others; the talents of a gentleman are as precious as jade and pearls, and cannot be easily known by others. I was in a hurry to leave Fengbu County before, and I didn't talk to Brother Liang in detail. After that, I went around several counties, plowing the fields and digging holes, and it was not until today that I was busy. Looking at Brother Liang again, he is really a hidden talent who makes a big splash. It is rare to see such a restrained talent as Brother Liang in the imperial capital." "Brother Ran is too flattering. Carving insects and seals is not worth mentioning. I know my own weight and dare not show off in front of others." Liang Qu guessed that the reward would be more generous than originally thought, otherwise Ran Zhongshi would not praise him so much. "Haha, I don't know how many people will be embarrassed by this statement. He Bo has been in Pingyang County for only three months, and I haven't seen anyone get promoted like Brother Liang. Let's go, I'll take Brother Liang to get the new official uniform." Ran Zhongshi didn't keep him waiting, and grabbed Liang Qu's arm and walked towards the filing room. "Today, news came that Brother Liang not only won two great merits in the destruction of the Whale Gang, but also got promoted one level. Now he is already the eighth-rank He Bo, and one step further, he will be the seventh-rank Du Shui Lang, one step away, a real official!" Two great merits, one-level promotion! Finally it's done. Liang Qu felt very relieved. If you don't get the great merits, it's like borrowing money and not knowing when you can get it back. "Then the two flowers I wanted to exchange before..." "Don't worry, the two flowers were brought with the news, so you don't have to wait." In the filing room, Liang Qu took the new official uniform and waist badge from the chief clerk. The official uniform of the eighth-rank He Bo is slightly different from that of the eighth-rank. The auspicious cloud pattern on the original navy blue clothing was on the right half, but now it is on the left half. The waist badge is also different. It is not that there is an extra "eighth rank" engraved on it, which is too low-class, like a nouveau riche, but the pattern is different. The pattern on the waist badge was originally engraved in negative, but now it is engraved in positive. I have to admire people's wisdom. Just by changing one or two details, the difference in rank can be easily distinguished. As for the treatment of the two, there is not much difference except for the salary. Then Ran Zhongshi took Liang Qu to the treasure house and took down a white wooden box with exquisite shape and the size of a palm from a single shelf on the side.
"The two-life flower that Brother Liang wants is in this box, open the box and check it out." Liang Qu took the wooden box and felt nothing strange in his hand. He opened the wooden box slightly, and the heat gushed out, forcing him to take it away. Completely open the lid. The huge fiery red lotus came into view, with petals stacked layer by layer, like a ball of flame. The most peculiar thing is the lotus stamen, with blue filaments swaying, and blue light spots can be seen in a trance. Two-life flower. A strange flower bouquet grown in the crater of an underwater volcano, containing a strong essence of life. Taking it can help improve your skills, enhance your resistance to toxins, eliminate diseases and disasters, and can also be used to forge spiritual tools. "After picking the spiritual objects, you need to store them carefully. The wooden box in Brother Liang's hand is made of jade wood, which can effectively ensure the medicinal properties. If you are not in a hurry to take it, it is best not to expose the spiritual objects to the outside for a long time." Liang Qu immediately closed the wooden box. "Then after I take the two-life flower, do I have to return the wooden box?" Ran Zhongshi laughed. "It is reasonable to return it, but no one will ask you for it." Got it. "Thank you, Brother Ran!" "No need to thank me, but there is something I don't know if Brother Liang is interested in." "What is it that Brother Ran is talking about?" "We have a small party at the end of May. If Brother Liang is interested, you can go with me."