"Shh, is everything ready?" Hong Xiaoduo asked, pulling out a handful of pebbles.
The five little ones nodded, took arrows from their quivers, nocked them, and took deep breaths, slightly nervous.
Hong Xiaoduo bent down, picked up a piece of dead wood, and threw it into the reeds not far away. The next moment, several wild ducks took flight with a whoosh, and the five boys aimed their arrows and released them with a gust of wind.
Of the eight wild ducks, three were hit by arrows and fell. Even if the children quickly nocked more arrows, the remaining five were too far away to be within their current shooting range.
With a flick of her wrist, Hong Xiaoduo sent all five wild ducks flapping their wings and falling to the ground.
The children wanted to cheer, but fearing they would frighten the wild ducks further away, they suppressed their excitement and went forward to pick up their prey.
"Mother, I hit the target."
"Mother, I hit the target too."
"Mother, this is my arrow."
"And my arrows." Several children carried wild ducks with arrows attached to them to Hong Xiaoduo and whispered excitedly.
Three wild ducks, one of which was hit by two arrows, and the arrows of the six children each had their own markings, so they could be easily identified.
Yao Guang is too young. Although she usually practices archery, she is good at close range, but she doesn't have enough strength for flying. So, she wasn't allowed to participate today. She just carried a bamboo basket and followed along to collect wild duck eggs later.
Feiyan followed, carrying a large bamboo basket to hold the game she had hunted.
Of the five archers, only Tianquan missed his shot. His little face flushed with embarrassment, and he didn't dare to look at Hong Xiaoduo. Yuheng, who was still the younger sister, had already shot down one of them...
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