Soon, the news that Hua Ying came out again and became a master of archery spread in the academy.
There is no doubt that Chu Yun immediately became the favorite to win the championship. Even though Chu Yun's prestige is growing, Star Saint Grand Archery Rite is not just a competition. It only tests archery skills.
Hua Ying has a great level of archery skills, while Chu Yun's archery skills are no more than a small success. Moreover, Hua Ying's amazing performance at the shooting range was also fueled by interested people and spread throughout the academy.
"Damn it, two more people left the team today." Yan Que gritted his teeth and reported to Chu Yun when they gathered for training in the morning.
Chu Yun looked indifferent. He had also expected this situation. He shook his head helplessly and said calmly, "Hua Ying This person is good at taking advantage of people's hearts. Moreover, he is indeed powerful. All the old students will leave the academy to find a future. As a Student Council elder, I will naturally not take it into consideration."
After a pause, he continued, "Gather people together and replenish the team. Each team only has a quota of 20 people, so we won't be able to recruit all of them."
Yan Que sighed helplessly, "That's all."
"The reason why Hua Ying succeeded is that in the final analysis, I am not strong enough. If I had an advanced level of archery, would I still be afraid of him?" Chu Yun looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was sighing in his heart.
However, it is impossible to achieve great archery skills in a short period of time.
This requires talent, and more importantly, the accumulation of practice. Chu Yun's master sword technique was mainly developed through more than 20 years of hard work in life and death in his previous life.
"You can't reach Dacheng Archery, but your own archery skills can also be improved. If you can train Meteor Arrow Art, you can greatly close the gap with Hua Ying!"
Inspired by Hua Ying, Chu Yun then trained even harder. However, mastering the legendary Meteor Arrow Art seems to be more difficult than Dacheng Archery.
At the end of each day, when Chu Yun returned to his dormitory, his arms were blue-grey. This was caused by pulling Star-Setting Bow apart many times and being soaked by the cold air on the bowstring.
"Why are you doing this?" Jin Bihan looked at Chu Yun's arms, his eyes dim, "Let me quit, I don't want to touch bows and arrows, and I don't want to participate in Star Saint Grand Archery Rite."
Chu Yun laughed, "The quota has been registered for you, so why not participate once? It's good to feel the atmosphere once."
The night wind howled, making the window frames make a sound. Jin Bihan sighed quietly, huddled in the thin quilt, and said with a hint of weakness in his tone, "I can't do it, and I really don't want to drag you down."
"Is it okay? I will know the answer after working hard." Chu Yun said.
Jin Bihan did not speak again, and the night passed peacefully.
"Alas, three more people left today. Ning Yiyi, Ma Youcai, and Wei Qie also announced that they would join Hua Ying's team. The opponent's team has been set up, and most of them are old students. They are very strong." Early in the morning, Yan Que said to Chu Yun with a heavy look on his face.
Chu Yun smiled and patted his shoulder, "The other team's team is full of 20 people. Isn't that good? Let's recruit people in a big way."
Yan Que nodded, he had quite a wide network. On the second day, 20 people were recruited. However, the overall level was still far behind the previous team.
"My goal is to be first. It has never changed. Even if Hua Ying stands in the way, it will not reduce my determination. I know that many of you are not confident. Many people think that second place is more realistic. However, when a man is born in the world, he should rule the world. If you don't fight and work hard, how will you know that you are not good? The country is picturesque, and there are so many heroes! Let us show our strength and determination in front of all the kings!"
13- and 14-year-old boys are all full of the most fervent fantasies and passions about life, dreams, and fame. Chu Yun's light and delicate words immediately made everyone's blood boil.
For three consecutive days, Chu Yun led them and practiced hard.
"It's useless to just act temporarily. With your strength, how can you be our opponent? Maybe in a year or two, you can reach our level. But now, you - you can't!" Ma Youcai shook his index finger and spoke loudly in front of Chu Yun and others.
"This bastard is so arrogant!" someone was dissatisfied.
"How are you talking! Can you talk? Boy! I want to call you senior, senior!" Ma Youcai's eyes widened and he roared. After all, he is one of the four giants among the wealthy scholar forces. When he gets angry, it really puts pressure on the freshmen of the first and second years...
Seeing Chu Yun being captured by his momentum, Ma Youcai snorted proudly.
"You are clamoring like this, do you want to eat Blood Qi Pill? If you want to eat one, just say so. I will give it to you." Chu Yun came over at this time, his face was very calm.
Ma Youcai's expression suddenly froze, and his expression turned fierce. When he heard the word Blood Qi Pill, his eyes suddenly burned with blazing anger, but he did not dare to explode.
He dared to be angry at other people, but he didn't dare to show off his power in front of Chu Yun.
"Chu Yun, you should think about yourself carefully. In Star Saint Grand Archery Rite, a team of 20 people must participate. You only have 19 people now, and you might not even be qualified to participate in the end!" Hua Ying then appeared. He smiled confidently and calmly, and his tone was full of ridicule.
He does have a pair of eyes that can see through people's hearts. As soon as he said this, everyone behind Chu Yun immediately started whispering.
The smile at the corner of Hua Ying's mouth widened by two points, and he said slowly, "I know junior Chu Yun, and I hope Shi Jiaming will participate in this shooting ceremony. But I seem to have heard that he seems to have been hit hard recently, and he stays behind closed doors all day long. He never seems to be good at archery! I advise you to get rid of such people as soon as possible, so as not to implicate yourself and everyone else."
Chu Yun's eyes narrowed, and he immediately felt that everyone on his side was in a commotion.
Hua Ying laughed and walked away leisurely.
"President, is what senior Hua Ying said true? Is the last person the same Shi Jiaming?" Someone asked immediately.
Chu Yun nodded and said frankly, "That's true."
Everyone groaned and looked at each other, feeling that the future was not right.
Among them, a three-year old student said eagerly, "President, how is Shi Jiaming's archery strength? Can he participate in the training camp?"
Chu Yun told the truth, "I don't know much about his archery skills. I haven't seen him with my own eyes. I'm trying to persuade him to participate in the training camp."
"President, from this perspective, it is better to eliminate this unstable factor. You must know that the day after tomorrow, the quota will be determined and cannot be changed." The old student immediately suggested. After all, it is related to his performance in the big shooting ceremony and his future.
Chu Yun glanced at the other person, then scanned everyone, and said firmly, "I will not eliminate him."
His tone was slow and calm. But everyone felt his determination, and they were silent for a moment.
At night, Chu Yun once again dragged his almost frozen arms and gritted his teeth back to the dormitory.
Jin Bihan looked deeply at his hands and said in an incomprehensible tone, "Why are you working so hard? Can you defeat Hua Ying in archery?"
"No." Chu Yun said.
"Do you think that the overall strength of your team is superior to Hua Ying's team?"
"It's possible if you join." Chu Yun smiled.
Jin Bihan asked with a feeling of venting, "I will not join. I said I want to quit! What's the use of putting in more efforts when it is obvious that it will fail?!"
Chu Yun looked serious and said in a gentle voice, "If you don't work hard, how do you know it's not working?"
"You are going to fail, don't you dare to admit defeat?" Jin Bihan's voice gradually became louder, more like shouting to Chu Yun than to himself, "No matter how hard you try, you will still fail. There is no possibility of success! If you don't exclude me, you won't even be qualified to participate!"
Chu Yun was silent for a moment and said, "In the past, there were failures everywhere in my life. Now in my dictionary, the word failure has disappeared."
"Then you are just waiting to fail!" Jin Bihan threw this sentence away angrily and stopped talking.
The atmosphere in the dormitory fell into an unprecedented depression.
That night, neither party spoke.
On the second day.
The three-year old student expressed his intention to leave politely to Chu Yun: "I am about to leave the academy, and Star Saint Grand Archery Rite is an opportunity in my life. Maybe you still have time to play, but I can't afford it. I hope you can understand, President."
Chu Yun nodded and let him leave.
"Alas..." Many people sighed.
"Without him, our strength will be even worse." Many people looked at the leaving figure of this three-year old student with regretful eyes.
"Okay, let's start today's training session." Chu Yun shouted.
Not to mention a day of hard training, after a night, it was early morning at the shooting range.
The sky was gloomy, the wind was blowing, and the dark clouds were thick.
Jin Bihan appeared in the public eye for the first time.
"Wow, look, Shi Jiaming has finally appeared!"
"He is finally willing to come to training!"
Everyone cheered quietly, and even Yan Que's face showed a hint of joy.
Only Chu Yun frowned slightly.
"I'm here to tell you that Star Saint Grand Archery Rite doesn't want to participate in this event. Today is the last day to determine the quota! I'm really sorry for excluding me, which has dragged everyone down these days." Jin Bihan bowed to everyone. His words were like a basin of cold water poured into everyone's hearts.
The scene fell silent.
"Shi Jiaming, don't you know what's good and what's good!" After a few breaths, someone roared.
"That's right, the president is so interested in you, what are you doing?" Many people were dissatisfied.
"I wish I had kicked you out earlier." Someone said bitterly.
"Shut up and go to training." Yan Que shouted. Everyone was angry and unwilling to obey.
Chu Yun stepped forward. "Brother Shi..."
"Leave me alone, I want to be quiet." Jin Bihan waved his hands, with a look of pain on his face, and left alone.
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