Chapter 147 Extreme Exaggeration

In order to play the role of Mu Guiying well, Hu Xiaoxiao not only practiced real gun skills, but also practiced archery.

Mu Guiying was taught the art of flying arrows and knives by the Mother of Mount Li. Archery and knife skills are her unique skills, so Hu Xiaoxiao must learn them.

A flying knife was in her hand. Hu Xiaoxiao had experience with fans, so she spun it around like an acrobat. A flying knife could be used as a knife to chop, slash, and cut, or it could be used as a hidden arrow to hurt someone.

Hu Xiaoxiao also put a lot of effort into learning archery. There are several scenes in the script that describe Mu Guiying's superb archery skills.

Nie Jinlong specially found an archery teacher for Hu Xiaoxiao. Hu Xiaoxiao learned quickly and soon became a master. The teacher looked at her with regret: "Why do you want to be an actor? It would be much better to be an athlete. Maybe you can win an Olympic gold medal for Baogang."

Hu Xiaoxiao declined the offer, "There are so many things I can do well, I'll just be a good actor first."

After practicing with the bow and arrow from the props team for a few days, Hu Xiaoxiao approached Nie Jinlong and said, "The bow and arrow the props team prepared isn't working for me. Is there any way we can get a heavier bow? A heavier bow will feel better in my hands and appear more powerful on camera."

Nie Jinlong weighed the bow Hu Xiaoxiao was currently practicing with and said, "This bow is perfect for you. I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to hold a heavier bow for long."

In the film, Hu Xiaoxiao had to run up and down with the bow, get on and off the horse, and even carry it on his back while galloping on the horse, which was not an easy job. The lighter the weight, the easier it would be to film.

Hu Xiaoxiao replied: "You know nothing about my power."

Facing Nie Jinlong's suspicious gaze, Hu Xiaoxiao found a table, beckoned Nie Jinlong over, and said, "Let's arm wrestle and compete."

Nie Jinlong couldn't help laughing at Hu Xiaoxiao's behavior. "Xiaoxiao, are you sure you want to arm wrestle with me? Do you know that I've been practicing martial arts for over thirty years? I can easily knock down even a burly man, let alone you. No one in the company dares to compete with me in strength."

"He's just a big guy. I can lift him up with one hand." Hu Xiaoxiao said.

Nie Jinlong thought Hu Xiaoxiao was just bragging. Since he had nothing to do, he walked over and wanted to let Hu Xiaoxiao see the real strength of a man.

The commotion here attracted the attention of many artists in training. When they learned that Teacher Nie Jinlong was going to arm wrestle with Hu Xiaoxiao, no one thought that Hu Xiaoxiao would win, but they all came over to watch the fun with great interest.

"Teacher Nie, how can a grown man like you bully a woman? If you want to arm wrestle, come to me instead of Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao is so weak, how can she have the strength?" Some male artists couldn't stand it anymore and came over to seek justice.

Nie Jinlong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "It's Xiaoxiao who wants to arm wrestle with me, not me who wants to arm wrestle with Xiaoxiao."

Hu Xiaoxiao clarified to Nie Jinlong, saying with a smile, "Don't get me wrong, I was the one who suggested the arm wrestling. Teacher Nie thought I was too weak, so I wanted to prove it to him. It's a perfect opportunity for everyone to be a witness together."

The artists who came to watch did not take Hu Xiaoxiao's words to heart, thinking that Hu Xiaoxiao was so slim, how could he have any strength?

Someone even signaled to Nie Jinlong to use just a little bit of strength, so as not to make Hu Xiaoxiao cry.

Nie Jinlong nodded calmly, indicating: I know how to do it.

Everyone brought chairs and asked Hu Xiaoxiao and Nie Jinlong to sit down, and formed a circle to watch them arm wrestle.

No one thought that Hu Xiaoxiao could win. Nie Jinlong was a real kung fu master. Not to mention that Hu Xiaoxiao was a girl, even the strongest man among them did not dare to say that he was stronger than Nie Jinlong.

After they sat down, they each stretched out a hand and held it together.

Director Ge also came over to join in the fun and shouted, "Start!"

Hu Xiaoxiao exerted force and Nie Jinlong's hand slammed down on the table with a bang, causing him to gasp in pain.

He was still a little confused by the pain. He had just tried his best, so how could he lose? Was he not prepared?

"Do it again." Nie Jinlong thought that Hu Xiaoxiao had knocked him down when he was not prepared.

Hu Xiaoxiao respected his idea. After he was fully prepared and started to exert force, her hands did not move at all, as if they were welded to the table.

Nie Jinlong was stunned for a moment and looked at Hu Xiaoxiao in surprise.

Ba——

Nie Jinlong lost again.

This time, Hu Xiaoxiao used less strength and did not hurt Nie Jinlong's hand.

But the shock in Nie Jinlong's heart was even more unbelievable than the pain in his hand just now.

“Come again!”

Nie Jinlong didn't believe it and wanted to compete again.

Hu Xiaoxiao met his request and brought him down even faster this time, making Nie Jinlong finally believe that everything before was not his illusion.

“Hehehe——”

Nie Jinlong heard a familiar laugh and turned to see Li Shen, who was supposed to be on the set of "Fan Lihua," had come over to watch the fun. "Aren't you the action director on "Fan Lihua"?"

"The crew is not filming martial arts, they're filming magic. Why would I bother staying here for no reason?" Li Shen said with a smile, "Brother Long, your acting is pretty good. It would be a shame if you didn't become an actor with such good acting skills. Your acting is so real, hehehe——"

Still no one believed that Hu Xiaoxiao had defeated Nie Jinlong.

Only the person involved, Nie Jinlong, knew how miserably he lost and how powerless he was.

Nie Jinlong thought for a moment and said to Li Shen with ill intention, "How about you give it a try?"

"I don't bully women."

"If you win, I'll treat you to a drink at the bar tonight."

Li Shen immediately forgot about his previous words about not bullying women and asked, "Is it a deal?"

"It's a deal!" Nie Jinlong stood up and gave his seat to Li Shen. "If you lose, you treat us tonight."

"How could I possibly lose?" Li Shen said. If there were no stakes, he would have given in, but now that there were stakes, he apologized to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, I apologize for making Brother Long lose money."

Hu Xiaoxiao rubbed his hands and said to Li Shen with a relaxed look: "Just come on."

Nie Jinlong pressed Li Shen, "You haven't told me what to do if you lose."

Li Shen boasted, "If I lose, I'll buy you a month's worth of wine."

Nie Jinlong was very satisfied after hearing this. He crossed his arms and watched them compete calmly. He even took over Director Ge's job and shouted, "Start!"

As you can imagine, Li Shen looked dazed after being knocked down.

"Come again—"

Li Shen doesn't believe in evil.

With a bang, Li Shen lost again.

"Come again——" Li Shen still didn't believe it.

"Bah—"

"Bah—"

"Bah—"

…

Li Shen finally believed it.

He felt a little dizzy at the thought of having to treat people to a month's worth of drinks.

Turning around, he saw the onlookers smiling and not taking it seriously, thinking it was just a performance just like him. Li Shen rolled his eyes and praised Hu Xiaoxiao in an exaggerated manner:

"Xiaoxiao, you are so strong. I have never seen anyone with such great strength. You don't even need a hand to defeat me. You can knock me down with just one finger. Xiaoxiao, you are so amazing. You are simply the strongest man in the world. Even Pangu's strength in creating the world cannot compare to yours..."

The more exaggerated Li Shen's words became, the less people believed him. Soon, he tricked a colleague who paid for a month's drinking expenses into arm wrestling with Hu Xiaoxiao.