Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Wu Wuji
At this moment, some memories flashed through his mind, telling Qin Mubai that his martial arts skills were the worst among the three brothers since he was young. This was undoubtedly the most embarrassing thing for the descendants of the General Sect. Not only that, “oneself” had always been naughty and rebellious since childhood. Wen could not be considered a martial artist. He only loved flying eagles, running dogs, fighting chickens and gambling. His conduct was also somewhat bad. He was a rich second-generation playboy who did not understand anything at all.

The Qin Family had always been strict, so Qin Shubao and his two stepbrothers were somewhat disappointed and bored with him. No wonder they had been kicked out of the family and thrown into the army, and they hadn’t returned home for three years and hadn’t received any hajj promotion.

“Alright, this competition will be my first battle to justify myself after Qin Mubai returns!”

With a smile on their faces, Qin Mubai and his two brothers took the bow and arrow from the weapon rack and put it on the quiver. They walked into the archery field.

“Hehe, Daddy, do you think Third Brother’s return this time is completely different from before?” Qin Shuang’er whispered, “Shuang’er sees that he is much more sensible than before. He is less Meng Lang and more calm. Look at his current leisurely and confident bearing. He has the demeanor of a father!”

“Si Ya’er’s mouth is sweet, but you can’t just protect your third brother. He’s eighteen or nineteen years old, so he should be sensible. When he was his age, he was already commanding the army to pull out the city and the stronghold.” Qin Shubao stroked Qin Shuang’er’s head, but his pair of eagle-like eyes stared at the three people in the arena. He said indifferently, “To a martial artist, having a True Chapter under him is the root. Otherwise, no matter how good his bearing is, he would still be putting on an act.”

Qin Shuang’er pouted in protest, “Daddy, why do you hate Third Brother so much? It’s really unfair!”

“Do you hate it?” Qin Shubao laughed, patted her head and said, “Stop arguing, watch your three brothers compete in archery!”

Qin Mubai examined the bow and arrow in his hand carefully. The traditional Chinese composite reflective bow was slightly different from the modern bow he had used in training and competitions in the 21st century. The bow was made of high-grade boxwood mixed with the horns of animals. It had a very long and strong range and required about a hundred kilograms of strength to pull it apart. With the current military success of the Great Tang, this was the standard infantry “longbow”.

Qin Mubai believed that if he could shoot this kind of arrow well, he would only be able to use a bit more strength than before. After he crossed over, his strength explosively increased by almost twice as much as that of an ordinary person. It was a small matter to pull out this one-stone bow.

“Brothers, how can we compete?” Eldest Brother Qin Tong said.

“I’ll listen to elder brother’s arrangements.” Qin Mubai and Qin Bin both said this.

“Alright. Father has just mentioned the Six Arts, so let’s compete according to the standards of the Six Arts Archery.” Qin Tong said, “Let’s compete in the competition.”

“Alright.” The two of them answered at the same time. Qin Mubai drummed in his heart, “What is ginseng?” The archery of the six arts of Confucianism was truly complicated. Forget it, I’ll see if they shoot first.

“Big brother, please go first.” Hence, Qin Mubai said.

“Yes.” Qin Tong replied with a smile of superiority on his face. He picked up the bow and shot an arrow at the target tens of meters away.

With a “Du” sound, he hit the bull’s eye.

Qin Mubai’s heart trembled, “Good archery!” Who said that the ancients would lose to the present? In the cold weapon era, it was not difficult for archers to become professional archers in modern times!

Immediately after, Qin Tong fired three more arrows in a row, all of them hitting the target. The four arrows were lined up neatly, just like a stroke of the word “one”.

“Big brother’s archery has always been the most exquisite. How can Third Brother and I have a chance of winning?” Qin Bin said from the side, his words clearly carried envy and admiration.

‘”The four arrows are lined up one by one after the target. So this is’ Ginseng Lian ‘. I used to play with my teammates in the past. Not only did I shoot the word’ One ‘, I even shot the word’ One ‘.” Qin Mubai smiled inadvertently and thought to himself.

“It’s your turn, Second Brother.” Qin Tong laughed and clapped his hands.

“Little brother, it’s better to obey orders with respect.” Qin Bin turned around and looked at Qin Shubao. He confidently picked up the bow and shot four arrows in a row. He also shot out a beautiful four-stalk ginseng.

“Haha, Second Brother’s archery skills are really strong!” Qin Tong laughed and patted Qin Bin’s shoulder. The two brothers were obviously extremely intimate.

A smile appeared on Qin Shubao’s face not far behind him and he nodded slightly.

Qin Shuang’er pouted and whispered, “It’s obviously not fair! Big brother and second brother have always been good at joining together since they were young. This has always been Third Brother’s weakest point!”

Qin Shubao smiled faintly and said, “You should strengthen yourself even though you know that you are the weakest. If you don’t even have much strength in archery after three years in the army, then your third brother is really a useless playboy.”

“Humph! Daddy, you knew you were biased towards Big Brother and Second Brother!”

On the other side, Qin Mubai pulled the bowstring and prepared to shoot. Qin Tong and Qin Bin stood at the side with their hands crossed across their chests, looking at him with a smile that was not a smile. Qin Tong also said, “Third Brother, you have been in the army for three years. You should have made some progress in archery, right? No matter what, you can’t lose to Second Brother Congwen, right?”

“The two brothers have inherited their father’s talent, but the younger brother’s aptitude is poor. If he loses, he should. The two brothers must not laugh at him.” Qin Mubai smiled and casually shot an arrow.

The arrows flew like streaks of water, flying stars flying month by month!

With a “Du” sound, he hit the bull’s eye!

“Wow, Third Brother is awesome!” Qin Shuang’er jumped up and cheered loudly. Qin Tong and Qin Liang’s faces trembled neatly as they said in unison, “Third Brother is really good at archery!”

Only Qin Shubao remained silent.

Among the six arts of Confucianism, archery was not focused on killing enemies on the battlefield, but on cultivating the temperament and moulding the demeanor of a gentleman. This “Shen Lian” archery was all about one “Qi”-it wasn’t that he didn’t hit the bull’s eye, but whether the three arrows behind him could be lined up neatly with the three arrows in front of him.

The Confucian profundity of “Cultivating Qi and Governing Peace” was also embodied in this archery.

However, Qin Mubai’s casual posture of throwing the bow and shooting the arrow earlier, and his confidence that an arrow would inevitably hit him, really lit up the eyes of Qin Shubao and the others.

“There are still three more arrows. Third Brother, shoot!”

“Alright.” Qin Mubai replied with a faint smile. He held the bow in his left hand and picked up the arrow in his right. He casually spread out his fingers and picked up three arrows. He raised them casually and put them on the bowstring neatly like flowing clouds and flowing water.

Qin Tong and Qin Bin’s eyes suddenly widened in surprise-what did he want to do? Three stalks?

It wasn’t that there weren’t no people who fired three arrows at the same time. It was possible to see such archers in the army. However, the problem was … the competition was now about “participating in the competition”, requiring four arrows to be lined up side by side in one word!

Who could guarantee that the three arrows fired at the same time would line up on the target in such a situation? !

Over my dead body!

“Perhaps only a peerless divine shot like Father’s can do it?!” Qin Tong and Qin Bin thought at the same time.

‘”Ah” Qin Shuang’er cried out in shock, pointing at Qin Mubai and saying excitedly, “Father, look! Third Brother is going to use three hairs in a row!”

Qin Shubao sneered, “I don’t know the height of the vertical. How can three stalks of ginseng be consecutive at the same time?”

Before he could finish speaking, three crisp sounds came from the side of the target!

The dust settled.

Qin Tong and Qin Bin were dumbfounded, their wide mouths almost swallowing their fists.

“Wow!!! Too beautiful! Third brother is so powerful! What a neat ginseng!” Qin Shuang’er cheerfully jumped up.

Qin Shubao stood up and stood up!

Qin Mubai put down his longbow and smiled. He inadvertently turned around and saw his father, Qin Shubao, standing up. A pair of sharp and astonished eyes landed on his body with accuracy, as if a blade had been wiped away.

“Third Brother … this … is really a divine shot!” After a while, Qin Tong and Qin Bin came back to their senses together, took a neat breath, and said in shock.

“Little brother, you’ve made a fool of yourself.” Qin Mubai cupped his hands and smiled indifferently.

Qin Shubao slightly knitted his brows and sat down again. Qin Shuang’er’s face turned red with excitement as she chirped around Qin Shubao, “Daddy, you saw it, hehe! Third Brother really did it! Three hairs in a row, so neat!”

“Mm” Qin Shubao gave a soft hum and didn’t say anything else.

“Daddy, why don’t you praise Third Brother!” Qin Shuang’er leaned over and pinched his shoulder while whispering in his ear.

“Could it be that a man learns archery for the sake of fame and reputation? Since he is from the sect, he should be punished if he shoots the arrow well.” Qin Shubao’s expression did not change as he said indifferently, “However, Sanlang seems to have made some progress compared to a few years ago. Go, call them over.”

“Yes! Hehe!” Qin Shuang’er jumped over as if she had won the lottery. After chatting and laughing with her two brothers, she held onto Qin Mubai’s arm and whispered, “Third brother, daddy praised you!”

“Is that so?” Qin Mubai chuckled.

The three brothers put down their bows and arrows and walked in front of Qin Shubao to salute him.

“Wen Wuyi is the first and Wu Wuyi is the second. Saburo won today’s archery contest.” Qin Shubao didn’t say much. He stood up with his walking stick and said, “Father, you three brothers are tired. Go get busy!”

“Yes, father.”

Qin Shuang’er helped her father walk, laughing along the way, like a lively bird that made Qin Shu Bao laugh from time to time.

“Three days apart, look at each other in a new light.” Qin Tong looked at Qin Mubai seriously and said, “Third Brother, I didn’t expect your archery skills to improve to such an extent. Your bearing is even more unparalleled. You look like a great general of your father. In contrast, Fool Brother is really embarrassed. It seems that Fool Brother will have to practice hard. Goodbye today. We’ll have another chance to compete with each other.”

“Father wants to rest, then I’ll leave as well.” In contrast, Qin Bin, who was from Wen, had a bit more scholarly aura, and his expression was gentler. He said, “Third Brother, you should serve your parents well at home and be filial to them. If you have time, you might as well read more books. The ancients said, ‘Wu Ding Guo Wen An Bang’. Now that things are peaceful and prosperous, it’s not a bad thing for you to learn more. Farewell, fool!”

“Little brother, remember, send off the two brothers respectfully!” Qin Mubai cupped his hands and said, “Now, the way they look at me and talk to me is quite close.” Evidently, after a small archery contest, my father and brothers looked at me with new eyes … After all, blood is thicker than water. Perhaps they don’t really hate me, but they just hate the stubborn and useless Qin Mubai in the past.