Chu Youwei chided Yu Ziyang, "Not everything is better when you fight and scramble for it. Protecting someone doesn't mean foolishly protecting them like that, either."
Yu Ziyang's face immediately flushed red, and he timidly retreated behind Liao Minmin.
Those words left Liao Minmin feeling rather embarrassed as well.
Chu Youwei took an arrow from her storage device and gestured to Liao Minmin. "Since you said you know archery, use this arrow to hit that small black stone piece on the Vine Ball."
Liao Minmin accepted the arrow Chu Youwei handed over. Its make was ordinary, merely a little tougher than the ones she usually used, so it was not difficult to handle.
Only, the material of the arrowhead was somewhat inscrutable. It seemed rather similar to the small black stone shard tied to the Vine Ball.
Fang Ya, listening nearby, could not help crying out in astonishment, "That's all?"
Chu Youwei nodded. "That's all. This will count as her assessment."
"This isn't fair!" Fang Ya puffed up her cheeks indignantly. "I thought you were so kind, but you can't play favorites like this."
Fang Ya was so aggrieved that her nose stung.
Chu Youwei smiled knowingly at her words, then put on a stern expression. "The unfairness you speak of—is it that you think passing after shooting one arrow is too easy? Then why don't you do it?"
"I..." Fang Ya muttered aggrievedly, "I don't know how to use a bow."
"Good that you know!" Chu Youwei said coldly. "Do you think the archery she has practiced all these years, the hardships she has endured, came easily?"
Fang Ya froze. Only then did she realize how different Liao Minmin was from herself. Strictly speaking, the latter could be considered to have arrived with a skill already in hand. She