As a holy place for stargazing since ancient times, the night sky of Suyan in Lingxi should be full of bright stars and pleasant moonlight.
However, there is no town or city in the desert. Once the dark clouds cover the sky and the stars and moon lose their light, the vast night sky turns into a huge purple-black cover, making everyone who looks up at the sky feel despair.
Xiao Nanhui tried hard to keep his eyes open, but his eye sockets were sore from dryness.
Her ears first caught a slight sound in the air, and then she saw the strange black mass.
The black mass looked like a small dark cloud, and if you didn't look closely, it would be no different from the sky. However, its speed was terrifyingly fast. Accompanied by a sharp scream, it came much closer in an instant.
Her back tensed, and she loosened her fingers to release the first arrow.
The black smoke was changing, and the arrow feathers seemed to pass through a layer of black fog, without leaving any trace.
She nocked her arrow and shot two more times, but the result was the same.
Lu Songping whispered, "Don't stop."
Xiao Nanhui's heart was beating like a drum, and her chest cavity contracted violently, forcing the blood to rush to her arms and head.
Draw the arrow, nock the string, aim, and shoot quickly.
The hard arrow feathers flowed between her fingers, turning into silver lights and flying into the dark night sky.
The dim light of the night made her pupils dilate, but the focus of her eyes trembled rapidly with the movement of the black shadow, and sweat seeped out from between her brows.
How could it be...I couldn't hit the target at all?
In order to become the legitimate owner of Xiao Jun's white bow and arrow, she practiced archery diligently in her spare time. Even though she could not compare with the eagle-eyed sharpshooter, she considered herself first-rate.
But she couldn't even shoot at the damn thing in front of her.
The black shadows tangled together, growling sharply, as if they knew she had no way to deal with them, and moved forward arrogantly at a high speed.
As long as the target flies over this hill, they will lose their best range.
Lu Songping finally moved. He pulled the longbow that he had prepared long ago. Xiao Nan glanced at the arrow on the bow and couldn't help but stop for a moment.
It has long, narrow wings and inward-curled tail feathers. The arrow shaft and arrowhead are almost integrated, silver-white, slender and straight. When it stops on the string, it is as steady as a ray of light breaking at dawn.
Silently, Lu Songping shot the first arrow.
The arrow flew past the black shadow, breaking it into several black dots.
Xiao Nanhui finally saw the true face of the black shadow.
With membrane-shaped wings and sharp teeth, and ghostly appearances, they are a group of nocturnal ghost-faced bats.
They tangled together and approached the entire mountain. The sound of their wings rubbing against each other was loud and fine, like scraping against human bones.
The next second, she noticed that one of the night bats seemed to be different, with something hanging on it.
That was their goal tonight.
The flying formation of the night bats was disrupted and quickly regrouped. She quickly shot another arrow to separate the night bat from the others.
Lu Songping's second arrow followed closely, but the beast dodged it by flipping over. However, it scratched its wings, slowing down its speed and making it move further and further away from the bat group.
Xiao Nanhui fired another arrow, but when he reached out to touch the quiver again, he found nothing.
Her quiver was empty.
She looked at Shikamatsuhira.
There were only three arrows in Shikamatsuhira's quiver from the beginning.
Two have been fired now, and only the last one remains.
She didn't dare to speak, her breath caught in her chest.
Shika Songping's hand was still very steady. If it weren't for the arrow tip that was moving slowly following the target, he would almost look like he was completely still.
The swarm of bats has passed the top of the mountain, and only the last one is left, which is about to disappear from sight forever in the night.
Lu Songping's tightly clasped fingers finally loosened, and a thin silver arrow flew out silently, like a silver snake swimming into an ink pool.
Only half a blink of an eye passed, but it seemed to be frozen.
Xiao Nanhui choked when he saw the fast-moving black shadow, which fluttered and fell like a leaf, and the breath that was stuck in his throat finally let out a long sigh.
The two men took two steps at a time and walked towards the fallen night bat, but unexpectedly, the beast was not dead yet. It struggled and rolled to the side of the steep slope, and was about to fall into the valley on the side.
At the critical moment, Xiao Nanhui quickly pulled out the string and threw it backhanded.
The flat string flew out with a sound of breaking through the air, and with a "clang" sound, it nailed the struggling night bat to the ground.
Lu Songping looked at her while panting, his expression finally changed a little, and he spoke briefly.
"Good marksmanship."
After saying that, he stepped forward, picked up the dead night bat, and checked what was wrapped around its feet.
She followed closely and looked carefully at the beast with a hateful face and sharp teeth.
"This thing is comparable to the night owl in An Daoyuan. It's very difficult to deal with."
Lu Songping glanced at her and spoke truthfully, "Night bats are no match for night owls, but they're more elusive. They're especially troublesome when they're in a swarm. When used to deliver secret messages, they can be used as cover, giving them a good chance of escape."
"From what you said, you have fought before?"
Lu Songping snorted in agreement, then pulled out the silver arrow that had pierced the night bat's body, wiped it, and carefully put it back into the quiver.
"If we haven't fought before, how could you be willing to use three Cloud-Stepping Arrows right out of the gate?"
Xiao Nanhui stared at the arrow and curled his lips, thinking: It turns out to be a precious item. No wonder he only uses it himself, but gave her an ordinary bow and arrow.
But the next second she immediately understood: Lu Songping had already foreseen the possible situation and made such arrangements.
He didn't expect her to be able to hit that thing at all, so he asked her to shoot the heavy arrow with the King's Bow to stir the air and force the Night Bat to change its trajectory. Then he would intercept and kill it with the Cloud-Stepping Arrow in his hand.
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