Gu Yuan's appointment was issued by the Ministry of War. Under normal circumstances, they could not replace him at will.

However, if Gu Yuan accidentally got injured and could no longer wield the bow and sword, he would naturally not be able to perform his duties in the Shenji Camp.

At that time, his uncle would take the initiative to sincerely request a replacement from the Ministry of War, and then go to the commander of the Shenji Camp to "negotiate". This matter would have an 80% to 90% chance of success. After all, Murong Yong was a fifth-rank military general like Gu Yuan, and was also in the Shenji Camp.

It is not easy to get promoted in the military as it depends on military merit, but transfer is not that difficult. As long as both you and I are willing and your superiors turn a blind eye, then things will be done.

Gu Jian's lips moved slightly, and he muttered silently to himself: "This is for the Gu family."

Because of Gu Ce's mistake, their Gu family was almost destroyed. This is what the eldest branch owes to the Gu family.

Gu Jian repeated it silently, not sure whether he was speaking to himself or to someone who was not there.

Gu Yuan in front was concentrating entirely on this arrow.

When the bowstring was fully stretched to its limit, Gu Yuan also felt a bit exhausted and his whole body was tense.

His body seemed to be one with the bow and arrow, and he became a part of the bow and arrow. As a martial artist, his instinct told him that the bowstring was about to break...

but--

The arrow is already on the string.

If he just released the arrow like this, the string would break the moment the arrow was shot out, and the power accumulated in the bow would not be able to fully act on the arrow, and would inevitably rebound to the bow holder.

The power stored in this five-stone bow is equivalent to a weight of three hundred kilograms, which is enough to break the bones of his shoulders and arms. Moreover, the broken bowstring is like a sharp sword that can cut hair, and it will most likely cut his hand...

Even if he wanted to retract the bowstring now, it was too late.

The bowstring has been stretched to the extreme, like a person walking on a wire high in the air; if he deviates even slightly, the original balance will be broken.

That is to say, the string will break as well.

What's worse is that he can't maintain this posture forever without moving...

More and more beads of sweat were visibly oozing out of Gu Yuan's wheat-colored forehead, and even the lines of his neck were stretched to the extreme.

A line of cold sweat slowly flowed down Gu Yuan's cheek, and the small drop of sweat dripped down his chin and fell towards the bowstring...

At this moment, time seemed to be slowed down infinitely.

Suddenly, a little bit of faint white light appeared on Gu Yuan's forehead, at the place where Gu Yanfei had drawn the talisman before.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the white lights of the stars are not noticeable.

The white light quickly flowed from his forehead to his right hand, and then flowed from his fingertips to the entire bowstring. The bowstring glowed slightly, and the light flowed everywhere...

Gu Yuan opened his eyes slightly, feeling as if there was a subtle electric current flowing between him and the bowstring through his fingertips. A spiritual intuition told him to release the arrow.

The next moment, the bowstring was released from his fingers, and the feather arrow flew out at the same time, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

The tip of the third feathered arrow still hit the red heart of the target steadily, and even split the shaft of the second arrow in half from the tail of the arrow.

“Bang!”

The teacup in Gu Jian's hand slipped out of his hand and fell straight to the ground.

The teacup broke into pieces, and the scalding tea and scattered porcelain pieces splashed everywhere, splashing onto his shoes and the hem of his robe. A piece of the broken porcelain even scratched the back of his hand, leaving an inch-long blood mark.

The ground was a mess and tea was spilling everywhere.

"..." Gu Jian was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes. How could this be possible? !

The amulet she drew for her elder brother was of course very effective. Gu Yanfei glanced at Gu Jian with a half-smile, took a piece of maltose from Gu Yuan's purse and stuffed it into his mouth, with the corners of his mouth curled up.

Mmm, so sweet!

As for Gu Yuan, he didn't pay any attention to what was happening over there with Gu Jian.

He heaved a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with one hand, thinking to himself that he was very lucky that the string did not come off, otherwise he would have been embarrassed in front of his sister just now.

The next moment, Gu Yuan hurriedly looked at Gu Yanfei, and his sparkling eyes were almost writing the five words "Brother is great, right?"

"Brother, you are awesome!" Gu Yanfei smiled and clapped again. The applause was crisp and warm, congratulating Gu Yuan for hitting all three arrows.

She walked briskly to Gu Yuan's side and naturally took the rhino horn bow from his hand. She weighed it and stroked it carefully. "This rhino horn bow is not bad, but it's too heavy."

The crude rhino horn bow looked even heavier and more clumsy in the hands of a young girl like Gu Yanfei.

"This bow is indeed not suitable for girls." Looking at his smiling sister, Gu Yuan raised his thin lips and showed a doting smile, "This is also the first time I try this five-stone bow."

"When my father was alive, he could draw a six-stone bow!"

My father could pull a five-stone bow before he reached the age of twenty, and at his peak, he could even pull a six-stone bow.

Since his father could do it, he would be able to do it sooner or later. He would follow in his father's footsteps and stand tall and proud.

Gu Yuan's eyes became brighter and more determined, like the brightest morning star in the sky.

Gu Yanfei stretched out his hand and plucked the bowstring of the rhino horn bow with interest, and the silver bowstring hummed.

Gu Jian, who was in a daze, just came back to his senses at this moment, and his attention was attracted to that place. He looked at the intact rhino horn bow in Gu Yanfei's hand with an uncertain look for a while... and then he suddenly turned his head, and his sharp eyes stabbed like a knife at the blue-clothed servant who had just gone to get the bow.

He was sure that he had smeared the potion given by the Marquis on the bowstring of the rhino horn bow, and there was absolutely no mistake.

Unless, unless it's a problem with the potion! "My Lord, since this rhino horn bow was once used by my father, can you give it to me?" Gu Yanfei said with a smile, "In a few days, I will go hunting with Miss Wei Jiu and the others..."

"Nonsense!" Gu Jian frowned tightly, walked quickly towards Gu Yanfei, and said in a majestic voice, "This was given by Emperor Taizu, it's not a child's toy."

This rhinoceros horn bow was a gift from the emperor. He showed the bow today to let Gu Yuan know that the title of Marquis' Mansion was his and had nothing to do with the eldest branch of the family anymore.

How could he possibly give the bow to Gu Yuan! !

Gu Yanfei shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Since it is a gift from the emperor, the Marquis should keep it well."

"Here, the jade is returned intact to Zhao. My Lord, please watch carefully, and don't turn around and say that my brother and I broke the bow!"

As she spoke, she smiled and casually threw the rhino horn bow towards Gu Jian, as if she was throwing a hot potato.

Isn't it hot?!

The talisman's effect on the bowstring was already in jeopardy, and now the bow was no different from a fire bomb that would explode at any time.

“……”Gu Jian was horrified and took half a step forward, quickly raising his hand to catch the bow.

The force brought by the heavy bow made his arms slightly numb.

Gu Jian's face froze, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes. He really couldn't understand why Gu Yuan's bowstring didn't break when he pulled the bowstring to shoot the arrow! He didn't move his nose, but he smelled a very faint fragrance.

Yes, there was indeed a smell of potion on the bowstring.

Gu Jian held the rhino horn bow in one hand and touched the straight silver bowstring with the other hand, casually pulling it.

He didn't intend to draw the bow fully, he just wanted to test whether the bowstring would work...

However, his action was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. As he pulled, an invisible layer of armor on the bowstring seemed to shatter in an instant.

“Zheng!”

The bowstring suddenly broke, and the power previously accumulated in the bowstring burst out at the same time, superimposed into a huge, oppressive force, directly acting on Gu Jian.

Gu Jian groaned, and his burly body flew backwards...

“Boom!”

His right shoulder and right arm landed first, hitting the hard stone floor of the training ground.

With a "click", the right arm made a sound of broken bones, which made people's scalp numb.

Gu Jian lay on the ground in a strange posture, and a sharp and creepy scream came out of his mouth, reaching the sky.

"My Lord!" The young servant in green shouted with a pale face, "How are you?!"

The martial arts arena was suddenly in chaos.

The servants and old women around were like ants on a hot pan, and they all gathered around Gu Jian.

Gu Jian lay on the ground wailing in pain. The servant didn't dare to touch him at all. He watched in fear and horror as Gu Jian's right forearm hit the ground and twisted into a frightening angle.

Even without looking closely at the wound on his arm, anyone could see that his bones were definitely broken.

The servant looked terrified.

"..." Gu Yuan raised his eyebrows in confusion.

He felt his cuffs tighten and turned around to see Gu Yanfei pinching his cuffs with two fingers and gently pulling them.

Gu Yanfei quickly blinked her right eye at Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan understood what he meant, and took a few steps forward with his hands behind his back, and shouted in a pretentious manner: "Come here, hurry up and call the doctor, didn't you see that the Marquis fell?!"

With his shout, the young servant in blue finally came back to his senses. He called the other servants around him in shock, “Quick, go find a doctor!”

"You, and you, hurry up and report to the Madam Tai and Madam Hou."

"You, go get a stretcher."

Several servants rushed out of the training ground in a hurry.

The martial arts arena was in chaos and people were restless.

Compared to the impetuousness of others, the brother and sister Gu Yuan and Gu Yanfei seemed calm and composed, standing out from the crowd.

Gu Yuan looked at the broken rhino horn bow lying beside Gu Jian and said to himself in confusion, "…How could the bow suddenly break and hurt my second uncle?!"

"Maybe it's been too long since it was used." Gu Yanfei also lowered his eyes to look at the rhino horn bow on the ground, and said in unison, "Fortunately, when big brother used it just now, the bowstring...didn't break."

Gu Jian, who was lying on the ground, felt a piercing pain in his right arm. The pain was so severe that the blood completely drained from his face, leaving it as pale as paper, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

(End of this chapter)