Chapter 264 No Way, Brother
"How do we compare?"
The middle-aged man with a face full of flesh looked at Lin Heng and asked.
Lin Heng glanced at the man, thought for a moment and said, "Let's just compete in the simplest target shooting game, to see who can shoot more accurately at a distance of fifty meters."
The middle-aged man with a face full of flesh in the distance shook his head immediately upon hearing this: "I disagree. Target shooting is fine but it must be at a distance of 70 meters. Fifty meters is for kids in ripped pants. In addition, I suggest adding a moving target, so that it will appear more professional."
He felt that Lin Heng's limit must be fifty meters, so he asked for target practice at fifty meters. However, he could shoot rabbits at seventy meters, so naturally it would not be as Lin Heng wished.
"How about this, 70 meters, 100 meters, and a 70-meter moving target, best of three?"
Lin Heng originally wanted to finish it quickly and get his horse back, but if the other party wanted to play around, then that was fine.
"Are you sure?"
The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard Lin Heng's words. He thought the other party would not agree to seventy meters, but he did not expect that the distance would be directly mentioned as one hundred meters, and there was a moving target of seventy meters.
"What's wrong? You don't dare to come?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
"I don't dare? I have never been afraid of your Master Liu since I was born!"
Liu Laoer, with a face full of flesh, patted his chest and laughed angrily.
"Come on then." Lin Heng didn't waste any words and motioned them to come back and find a place, while asking his eldest brother to pay attention to the old man's actions.
Liu Laoer and his father led the horses to the riverside, and the three of them quickly set up the targets. The fixed targets for the 70-meter and 100-meter races were drawn directly on the beach by the river, with one ring being one meter in diameter and the tenth ring being a circle with a diameter of ten centimeters.
The moving target has not been set up yet. It will be set up if the two players are tied.
This target lying flat on the ground is much more difficult than a vertical target, and the inclination angle must be considered when shooting.
"I'll go first."
As soon as it was done, Liu Laoer rushed to speak.
"To be fair, let each person try once first." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Because the competition here only has one chance, it is not the kind of competition that counts the total number of rings. It is just one arrow, whoever shoots more accurately wins.
Therefore, those who start first have less psychological pressure.
"Okay, how about I go first with 70 meters and you go first with 100 meters?" Liu Laoer said to Lin Heng.
Lin Heng nodded and agreed: "Then I'll do the 100-meter run first."
Liu Lao Er was stunned and sneered, "Are you giving up on yourself?"
He was not sure about hitting the 100-meter target, and he thought Lin Heng certainly couldn't do it either. Going first would be tantamount to giving up on himself.
"I started it, didn't I? Don't deny it if you lose."
Lin Heng smiled gently and looked at Liu Laoer's father beside him.
"You can start now. I, Liu Laoer, am not a person without credibility." Liu Laoer nodded.
Liu Laoer's father also glanced at Lin Heng and nodded, "Go ahead and shoot. We keep our word."
His ancestors were all hunters who played with bows and arrows. The reason why he let his second son play with the bow and arrow was partly because he was too old to do it, but the more important reason was because his skills were better than his own.
Therefore, he was full of confidence in his second son. In his opinion, Lin Heng was just a half-baked one, how could he compare with his second son who had been learning archery since childhood.
Lin Heng nodded, picked up the compound bow, aimed at the target one hundred meters away for about three seconds, then released the release and shot out instantly.
The black carbon arrow flew out with a whoosh, and landed on the beach a hundred meters away in almost a straight line.
"Hit?"
Liu Lao Er and Liu Lao Tou were both shocked and their eyes widened at the same time.
In their opinion, Lin Heng couldn't even hit the target at a distance of 100 meters, but this result was far beyond their expectations.
The two of them hurriedly ran closer to take a look, but after seeing clearly they were stunned where they were, because Lin Heng's arrow was clearly stuck in the second ring.
This result is unbelievable.
"Don't look anymore. It's your turn, Liu Laoer." Lin Heng said with a slight smile. This was why he wanted to run the first 100 meters. He saw these two thieves sweating and getting angry.
"It's just luck. Don't let him influence you, second brother."
Old man Liu came back to his senses and snorted. If it was five rings, he would believe it was skill, but two rings was definitely luck, a young man couldn't be so accurate.
"Yes, it must be luck." Liu Laoer was awakened and quickly regained his confidence. Even if he lost the 100 meters due to bad luck, he was confident that he could win back in the 50 meters and moving target.
The two men walked back, and Liu Laoer picked up the Mongolian bow and shot at the target one hundred meters away. The arrow drew an arc in the air and landed at the ten-ring position, actually hitting the target.
"This is the real skill, not luck." Liu Laoer laughed disdainfully.
Lin Yue wanted to retort but Lin Heng stopped him. He spread his hands and said that weakness and ignorance were not obstacles to survival, but arrogance was.
After Liu Laoer finished speaking, he walked to the side and began to aim at the target 70 meters away. He aimed for about ten seconds before shooting an arrow, which hit the second ring.
Liu Laoer smiled when he saw the result. He was sure to win the 70-meter target. The next step would be to win the moving target. Then he would get a good horse for free. He could also proudly say in the village that he won it. This was simply too cool.
"Young man, do you see this? This is real strength, not luck."
Liu Laoer looked at Lin Heng and laughed.
"Have you seen this? Bow and arrows don't rely on luck." Old Man Liu smiled calmly.
The father and son thought from the beginning to the end that Lin Heng was just lucky, because even people like them who had practiced archery since childhood could not do the 100-meter second ring, and they did not believe that a young boy like Lin Heng could do it, and thought it must be luck.
Lin Heng glanced at the two of them, smiled slightly, picked up the bow and arrow, looked at the target, and shot an arrow that flew out and accurately hit the ten rings, the circle with a diameter of only ten centimeters fifty meters away.
As Lin Heng's arrow fell, the expressions of the father and son froze instantly. They could no longer smile and stared blankly at the target in the distance.
Liu Laoer's arrow was still stuck in the ground, and the difference became clear after comparing the two.
"impossible!!"
Liu Lao Er shook his head repeatedly, unable to believe this result. He was unwilling to believe that he was defeated by a young boy, and lost so thoroughly.
But he already knew in his heart that this was the truth, because Lin Heng only took one or two seconds to aim, so it couldn't be just luck.
Old Man Liu's arrogance was completely shattered, and he could no longer remain calm. He carefully recalled Lin Heng's two shots, and finally remembered something unusual.
The arrows shot from Lin Heng's strange iron bow were almost all in a straight line, and they penetrated deeper into the ground. The curve was barely noticeable to the naked eye, while his son's arrows were in a very obvious arc, and penetrated shallower into the ground.
This shows that although both are archery, the initial velocity of Lin Heng's arrows is ridiculously high, which leads to such a result. His iron bow and arrows are even more powerful than the Mongolian composite bows inherited from their ancestors.
Without arrogance, Old Man Liu showed a normal level of quality.
"What kind of bow and arrow is that?" Old man Liu asked, staring at Lin Heng's modern compound bow.
Lin Heng looked at the compound bow in his hand and said expressionlessly, "What? Are you planning to default on your promise? We agreed at the beginning that each of us would use our own bows and arrows."
The next moment, Old Man Liu threw the porcupine over and asked, "Where did you buy this bow? Can you tell me?"
Lin Heng glanced at the porcupine and didn't pick it up, then shook his head and said, "No."
Liu Laoer finally realized that Lin Heng's bow was better than his, and said unconvincedly: "I was wondering why you were so confident, it turns out that your bow is better than mine."
Lin Heng said disdainfully: "You don't think that just because you have good bow skills, you'll be good?"
Lin Yue also felt very comfortable and said loudly: "You have such good archery skills and you still laugh at others as being a young boy. Go home and herd cattle as soon as possible, and don't play with bows and arrows anymore."
"you!!"
Liu Laoer was speechless and sweating profusely.
"Second brother, let's go."
Old man Liu glanced at Lin Heng, said something and turned around to walk back. He knew that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he could only go back and ask.
What they don’t know is that the modern compound bow was invented by foreigners and is not currently manufactured in China.
Liu Lao Er glanced at Lin Heng, his eyes full of dissatisfaction: "I may not lose to you with the same bow and arrow."
Lin Heng shrugged his shoulders and didn't care. This is also part of strength. Who told you not to have it? Liu Laoer was so angry that he snorted and left. Lin Heng kept watching them and only relaxed when the two walked away.
"It was so scary. The red dates were almost stolen away." Lin Yue took a deep breath, then patted Lin Heng on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you are awesome. Now you have brought back an extra porcupine."
Lin Heng shook his head: "These two people should be from that village. We have to change places. This place is not safe anymore."
He estimated that the two men also wanted to hunt bears, otherwise it would be difficult to encounter one in such a big mountain. As for the porcupine he won, he didn't care much about it. This thing is very rare in Qinling Mountains, but the meat quality is just average.
Lin Yue looked at the sky and said helplessly: "I'm afraid we don't have time today, and we haven't found a good location."
Lin Heng nodded: "Go cook, and skin this porcupine while you're at it."
I rubbed Xiongba's head, picked up the porcupine and led the red dates back to the shelter. I was in a bad mood today. I wasted a lot of time because of these two thieves.
After tying up the red dates and feeding it with cut grass, the two began to kill pheasants and porcupines. The cat of this male pheasant was very beautiful, so Lin Heng pulled it out and stuffed it into a plastic bag and took it back.
It can be used to make feather dusters or some decorations. Generally, the feathers of male pheasants and golden roosters are not thrown away directly.
It was also troublesome to handle the porcupine. Without a big pot to boil water to scald the fur, Lin Heng could only skin it. The skin was not easy to peel, so Lin Heng gave up after a while and decided to eat first and then do it slowly.
The dough kneaded in the morning was still there. Lin Heng fried the mullet in oil, then added water to cook it into fish soup. He then pulled the noodles into small balls, stretched them into strips and threw them into the water. After a while, a simple pot of fish soup and sauerkraut noodles was ready.
The combination of the freshness of the mullet and the sourness of the sauerkraut was so appetizing that the two of them ate so much that there was no soup left.
It was already eight o'clock when they finished skinning and gutting the porcupine after dinner. Originally, Lin Heng planned to explore the river today to see if there were any good things, as he was also itching to go fishing.
But now they were in no mood at all, and they retreated to the simple shelter they had been in to continue resting. This shelter was a bit depressing, and it was very uncomfortable not being able to turn over freely, so they both decided in their hearts that they must build a better tall shelter tomorrow.
The whole night passed in silence, with only the whistling of the wind in the silent forest.
The next morning, the two got up at 5:30 before dawn, made a fire and roasted some porcupine meat.
"This thing tastes pretty good." Lin Yue said in surprise.
Lin Heng nodded: "Indeed, save some for my family to taste."
They had never eaten porcupine before and thought the meat would be rough, but unexpectedly it was very delicate, with a special aroma and a unique flavor. It also had little fat and did not taste greasy.
"Well, we do need to leave some. We can just eat the rest of the internal organs." Lin Yue agreed.
After dinner, it was already dawn at six o'clock.
The two men packed up everything, led Hongzao up the mountain, and finally stopped in a forest beside a pond one kilometer above. There was plenty of grass and fodder here, which was suitable for Hongzao to rest.
The main problem was that they couldn't go any further up. There was a slanted stone surface above the pool. They could walk, but Hongzao's hooves couldn't climb up.
So they could only settle it here temporarily. They went up to take a look at the specific situation of the black bear's footprints, and then decided where to go next.
And this time they took care to erase Hongzao's footprints, so ordinary people couldn't tell where he went.
"Let's go."
After taking a look, Lin Heng took Xiongba and walked upstream.
The journey was the same as yesterday, with no new changes. After walking another two kilometers, the two arrived at the open valley where they had been yesterday.
Lin Heng first looked at the woods on the other side where the civet cat appeared. There seemed to be no special traces, so the civet cat should not have come over last night.
After walking a little further up, Lin Yue said disappointedly: "We came early enough today, but the bear still hasn't appeared."
Lin Heng shook his head and said, "Let's continue to go up and find out more."
I ignored any other animals on the way here and just focused on the bear.
Xiongba explored in front and the two followed behind. After walking about one kilometer, the river split into two. The two rivers were almost the same size and it was no longer possible to distinguish between the mainstream and the tributaries.
"Brother, look, there's movement over there!"
Lin Yue noticed that Xiong Ba stopped and discovered the movement ahead.
There was a lot of noise in the bushes by the river ahead, definitely caused by a large animal.
Lin Yue picked up his gun and Lin Heng took out his bow and arrow, and the two were just about to grope forward when the large animal rushed out of the bushes and slapped into the water with a thud.
"Damn! Why is it this thing?" Lin Yue didn't know what to say.
Lin Heng also put down his bow and arrow helplessly: "Brother, why are you coming here to eat fish? Isn't your bamboo delicious?"
He has encountered this kind of guy twice. Aren’t they said to be almost extinct? Why do he always encounter them?
The last time was in Sanchagou, and this time was at the foot of Taibai Mountain. I really have a connection with this guy.
(End of this chapter)
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