Mastering the Throwing Skill

"Let's use that little horse over there as the target. One point for every hit, two points if you hit its head. Dare to play?"

Xiong Zhen took a sandbag from Lackey Number One's basket, pointed at the spring-mounted rocking horse fixed to the ground not far away, and looked at Lin Xuan provocatively.

"Sure. Then Duo Duo can keep score," Lin Xuan said with a smile.

"Me? Okay, I'll go find some colored pens." The moment Duo Duo heard Lin Xuan ask her to keep score, she immediately agreed.

But before she could go looking, Xiong Zhen's Lackey Number Two volunteered and ran off. Before long, he returned with colored pens and paper.

He handed them to Duo Duo with an ingratiating smile.

"Thank you, Zheng Nan," Duo Duo said politely.

"N-No problem," Zheng Nan said nervously.

When Lackey Number One saw Zheng Nan being thanked by Goddess Duo Duo, he immediately looked resentfully at his boss, Xiong Zhen. After all, he was still holding the basket of sandbags.

Otherwise, he would have been the one to fetch the paper and pens. Wouldn't he have been the one she thanked?

Xiong Zhen was actually a little jealous too. After glaring at Zheng Nan, he gritted his teeth and looked at Lin Xuan. "Who goes first? You're younger, so you choose!"

To show off his gentlemanly manners, Xiong Zhen gave Lin Xuan the right to choose the order.

"Then I'll go first. We each get five throws, and whoever scores higher wins. No problem, right?" Lin Xuan walked over to Xiong Zhen's Lackey Number One.

"Fine!" Xiong Zhen replied.

After taking out a sandbag, Lin Xuan tossed it up twice to gauge its weight before aiming at the spring-mounted rocking horse.

"Go!"

Lin Xuan threw it!

The sandbag shot through the air with a whoosh!

Unfortunately, it did not hit the spring-mounted rocking horse. Instead, it sailed right over the target and struck the kindergarten wall far away.

Smack!

The sandbag burst apart the instant it hit the wall!

Xiong Zhen and his three lackeys stared at Lin Xuan in horror, as if they were looking at a monster!

They were at least ten meters away from the wall, while the spring-mounted rocking horse was only five or six meters away from them at most.

The sandbags they were using were small ones specially prepared by the kindergarten for little children. If Xiong Zhen put his full strength into it, he could probably throw one as far as the wall.

But the problem was that Lin Xuan had not merely thrown the sandbag to the wall. He had smashed the sandbag itself to pieces!

What kind of terrifying strength was that?

As though he had not seen the reactions of the three little brats, Lin Xuan picked up another sandbag and threw it again.

Smack!

This time, the sandbag successfully hit the spring-mounted rocking horse and burst apart again, scattering sand all over the ground.

"Gulp!"

Seeing this, Xiong Zhen's legs began to tremble as he swallowed with difficulty.

"Ah, what a shame. I missed the head again. Duo Duo, help me record it. One point," Lin Xuan said, sounding somewhat annoyed.

"Okay!"

Duo Duo eagerly began recording the score.

As he spoke, Lin Xuan had already picked up another sandbag and thrown his third shot!

Smack!

It struck the spring-mounted rocking horse right in the head, and the sandbag burst apart again!

Smack!

The fourth throw also struck the horse's head dead-on. The sandbag burst apart. +2!

Smack!

The fifth throw struck the horse's head dead-on. The sandbag burst apart. +3!

It was worth mentioning that when the first sandbag hit the spring-mounted rocking horse, a panel notification had simultaneously appeared in Lin Xuan's mind:

"After a brief period of adjustment, you have initially mastered the technique of throwing and successfully comprehended the skill Throwing Lv.1 (1/100)."

After the following three hits, more notifications appeared in succession.

"You are practicing throwing sandbags. Throwing proficiency +1."

"You are practicing throwing sandbags. Throwing proficiency +1."

"Through practice, you have gradually grasped the knack of throwing sandbags. Throwing proficiency +1, Constitution +0.01."

Looking at the panel notifications in his mind, a faint smile appeared on Lin Xuan's lips.

I didn't expect throwing sandbags could unlock a new skill too. Throwing... I wonder what changes there'll be after it reaches a higher level.

Seeing the newly added Throwing Lv.1 in his skill list, Lin Xuan was naturally in an excellent mood.

He had only wanted to scare the children a little, so these little simps would stop staring at him all the time and keeping him from grinding experience.

He had not expected an unexpected bonus.

"Xuan Xuan Younger Brother, you got one plus two plus two plus two... That's seven points!"

Duo Duo counted on her fingers and calculated Lin Xuan's total score.

After figuring out that Lin Xuan had actually scored seven points, Duo Duo wore an expression of shared pride as she looked at Xiong Zhen and his two lackeys. "Your turn, Big Bear!"

"N-No need. Let's just say Lin Xuan wins," Xiong Zhen stammered.

Whenever his gaze swept over Lin Xuan, a trace of fear crept into it unconsciously.

Before Lin Xuan could say anything, Duo Duo protested, "What do you mean, 'let's just say he wins'? If you're not convinced, try it yourself!"

"No, no, Lin Xuan wins!" Xiong Zhen shook his head repeatedly.

What a joke. He did not want to provoke a monster like this.

Five sandbags thrown, five sandbags exploded. What kind of absurd strength was that...?

One might have been a coincidence, but all five could not possibly have been coincidences, right?

If he had not wanted to look too pathetic in front of Princess Duo Duo, he would probably have already turned and run.

His two lackeys were much the same, both staring at Lin Xuan with frightened expressions.

Even adults would find it difficult to stay calm in this situation, much less little brats like them.

"Since we're not competing anymore, I'll be going first?"

Lin Xuan clapped his hands and looked at the three little brats as he asked.

The three little brats nodded repeatedly, as if they were afraid Lin Xuan might change his mind.

Lin Xuan shook his head with a smile and turned to leave.

But the moment he turned around, the smile on his face froze.

Not far behind him, Director Huang—the man Lin Xuan found somewhat unfathomable, who wore a yellow plaid shirt and pale yellow sunglasses every day—was leaning against a tree and watching them with a smile.

Clearly, he had witnessed everything that had just happened.

"Hello, Uncle Director."

Seeing that he could not avoid him, Lin Xuan could only walk over and obediently greet him.

"You've really opened my eyes, little Lin Xuan," Director Huang said with a smile. "Has someone at home taught you how to train your strength?"

"My sister placed fourth nationwide in this year's Martial Arts College Entrance Examination."

Lin Xuan simply brought out his trump card.

"Oh? You mean Lin Rou, the Tianbei Martial Arts College Entrance Examination Top Scorer?" Director Huang was quite surprised upon hearing that.

"Mm!" Lin Xuan nodded.

"Then your parents are truly enviable. They have such an outstanding daughter, and then a little mon—"

Director Huang realized halfway through that his wording was inappropriate and quickly changed his words. "So, little Lin Xuan, do you want to practice martial arts like your sister in the future?"