Chapter 34 Systematic Learning of Archery Gu Chan closed her eyes tightly, looking a little nervous, "Hurry up, this is my first time, you have to be gentle." "Hahaha……" Qin Xiang came back to her senses and couldn't hold back any longer, so she held her stomach and laughed out loud. It was not until then that she realized that after all this time, it was Gu Chan who misunderstood her. Gu Chan opened her eyes and looked at Qin Xiang, who was laughing so hard that she was out of breath, with an awkward expression. "Boss lady, is it so funny? I admit that I have no experience in this area, but you shouldn't laugh at me so brazenly, right?" "You little brat, you are young but you have a lot of ideas. When did I ever say I wanted to kiss you and hug you?" Qin Xiang stopped laughing and asked back happily. "..."Gu Chan. Qin Xiang winked and teased, "Why, do you think I like you and want to take you in as a child husband?" "Isn't this what many widows in Tiancang Country are doing now? It's very normal!" Gu Chan spread her hands, looking harmless.
"You're overthinking it. My man is in the military camp and still alive! He's not dead, why would I accept a child husband?" Qin Xiang explained speechlessly. Gu Chan was suddenly embarrassed and wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into. At this moment, she was cursing Ma Zheng in her heart. It was all his fault for talking nonsense. Otherwise, she would not have thought about it in this way. Qin Xiang laughed, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'll tell you the truth. I saw that you were so young, but you could pull a sixty-stone heavy bow, so I wanted to find out who you are." "I am considered an entry-level practitioner." Gu Chan replied, suppressing her embarrassment. Qin Xiang was immediately relieved and all the doubts in her heart were resolved. She said that it was impossible for Gu Chan, at such a young age, to pull the sixty-stone heavy bow with strength alone. Now it seems that when she pulled the heavy bow before, she must have used the power of a sorcerer, otherwise she would never have been able to do it so easily. At this time, she also looked up to Gu Chan and praised him, "In Tiancang Country, all men can practice magic, but not every man has the talent to become a magician. Some men cannot become a magician even after practicing for their entire lives. You can be considered to have excellent talent since you can practice magic at such a young age." "Thank you for the compliment, boss lady. Maybe I'm just lucky." Gu Chan said modestly. "Then let me ask you, which family are you from?" Qin Xiang asked. Gu Chan didn't think much about it, "I am the grandson of Old Man Zhang from Jiuyang Village." "Tell the truth." Qin Xiang's eyes were sharp. How could an old man named Zhang from a poor mountain village have such an outstanding grandson? She could tell at a glance that Gu Chan was lying, or she was deliberately hiding it. Gu Chan had to admire Qin Xiang's piercing eyes. In this situation, it was impossible for her to hide any longer, but she didn't have the original owner's memory, so she could only make up a story. "Hey! I really can't hide it from your sharp eyes, boss lady. Then I'll tell you the truth. I'm actually from a pretty good family, but my family was brutally killed by our enemies, so I was forced to live in hiding in the countryside!" "Which family in Tiancang Country is your family from?" "My last name is Gu, I should be from the Gu family of Tiancang Country!" "Gu family? I've never heard of this family. It shouldn't be a big family." Qin Xiang frowned when she heard this. She really had never heard of the name Gu family. Gu Chan smiled secretly, finally feeling relieved. What she feared the most was that Qin Xiang knew something about the Gu family, which would be disadvantageous to her. Now that Qin Xiang didn't know about her family, she could relax. Without saying more about her own life experience, Gu Chan quickly changed the subject, "Boss, you have to keep the secret for me! Otherwise, I'm afraid that when the enemy comes, I will be killed and our Gu family will be extinct. I'm still counting on passing on the family line and continuing the incense!"
"Don't worry, I keep my mouth shut. I promise not to spread this matter to anyone." Qin Xiang patted her chest and promised. "Then can you teach me archery now?" Gu Chan asked. Qin Xiang said shrewdly, "Well, you just need to give me five taels of silver as tuition. This way, my teaching won't be in vain, and I can even give you lunch." "Okay, that's settled then." Gu Chan agreed readily and immediately took out five taels of silver and handed it over. Qin Xiang took the silver and put it away, then began to teach Gu Chan archery. "There are seven points in archery, namely: fighting posture, holding the bow, nocking the arrow, positioning, aiming, releasing the arrow, and closing the posture. I will first tell you about the first point, the standing posture." "Ah? So there are so many details to archery?" Gu Chan was surprised. Yesterday in the forest, Zhao Erniu was so busy showing off that he didn't explain things to her in detail. Besides, she was able to draw the bow and shoot arrows with brute force at that time, so she thought that archery was not difficult as long as she had hands. But now that she has studied it systematically, she finally understood that behind this seemingly simple archery, there is actually such profound knowledge hidden. Qin Xiang said seriously, "Since you want to learn archery, you must learn it comprehensively so that you can hit the target every time you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy." "No, no, no, I just want to learn archery and hunt." "Go away, you are useless. You can't learn archery just for hunting. A real man should be loyal to his country. Learning archery is of course for killing enemies on the battlefield and defending your country." Qin Xiang glared at Gu Chan and scolded him. Gu Chan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. A real man? She is just a little girl! How can she have such great abilities and ambitions? Now that she has learned archery well and can kill a mysterious beast and have a bite of meat, she is already satisfied. Qin Xiang ignored her and immediately taught her how to stand. As she taught, she said, "There are three basic standing positions in archery, including parallel, open, and closed. The most common parallel stance requires the body to stand straight and sideways facing the target, with the feet shoulder-width apart, the line connecting the two toes perpendicular to the target, and the center between the two feet." "Oh!" Gu Chan remembered and began to stand according to her instructions. Qin Xiang continued, "The second point is to hold the bow firmly but relaxedly. There are two methods, high-position method and low-position method. The high-position method is to push the bow grip with the base of the thumb, with the hand and forearm forming a straight line, and the fingers hanging naturally; the low-position method is to touch the grip with the base of the thumb to the thenar eminence." Gu Chan followed the instructions and began to train in bow holding. Seeing that Gu Chan was serious about learning, Qin Xiang also taught seriously, "When nocking the arrow, the index finger should lightly clamp the arrow, and the thumb should cooperate with the index finger to prevent the arrow from falling, but don't clamp it too hard. When it comes to positioning, it is divided into cheek positioning and chin positioning, pull the string to the side of the lip corner or the center line of the chin." "Boss lady, if we really want to master archery, how long does it usually take?" Gu Chan asked as she put the arrow to her chin and positioned it. Qin Xiang smiled faintly, "It's hard to say. It depends on personal talent. Some people are smart and can improve in a few months, but some people are stupid and may not be able to hit the target even after three to five years. With your talent, I believe you can achieve success quickly." When Gu Chan heard Qin Xiang's words, her eyes immediately became determined. (End of this chapter)