Chapter 67 - Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Archer Xiang Kun (1/2)
Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Archer Xiang Kun
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Chapter Sixty-Seven: Archer Xiang Kun
Tang Baona took Xiang Kun to the same archery range where she and Yang Zhen Er had been five or six times before. It was Xiang Kun and Xia Libing’s first time in an archery range, as well as their first time handling a bow and arrow.
However, Xiang Kun demonstrated an unusual talent for archery. Initially, they all used an 18-pound recurve bow to aim at a 10-meter target.
After receiving basic motion guidance and making a few short distance trial shots, and officially beginning the 12-arrow scoring, Xiang Kun, except for the first 3 arrows that didn’t hit the 10-ring, hit every other arrow in the 10-ring. What’s more, his last 4 arrows hit the bullseye.
Of course, they were beginners, so they used an 800mm target paper and the distance was only 10 meters. The difficulty was not high.
But Xiang Kun, on his first attempt, scored 114 in the first 12 arrows, which is quite rare.
Even the coach thought that his movements were unlike those of a beginner.
After hitting the 10 -ring with each arrow for two rounds of 24 arrows at the 10-meter target lane, Xiang Kun was taken by the coach to the 18-meter target lane, switched to a 26-pound bow, and given a smaller full-ring target paper.
After getting used to the bow’s pulling force and the arrow’s trajectory with 3 arrows, Xiang Kun’s performance stabilized again. Each of his following arrows hit the 10-ring, with even half of them hitting the bullseye XIO.
He shot 36 arrows in a row, always keeping a steady motion.
After switching to a 30-meter target lane, Xiang Kun’s accuracy finally decreased. He was no longer hitting the bullseye with each arrow, so the coach decided to have a tryout with him under the guise of giving instructions and surprisingly, he lost by 2 points.
The young and handsome coach wasn’t outraged. He just believed more firmly that Xiang Kun was not a beginner. He must have undergone professional training somewhere. Otherwise, no matter how talented, his actions wouldn’t be this steady.
Xiang Kun didn’t bother to argue. He just kept practicing with Tang Baona and the others. He wasn’t hitting the bullseye with every arrow. Sometimes it was XIO, sometimes it was 7 or 8 rings, and even 5 or 6 rings occasionally. The previous stability seemed to be just a fleeting individual performance.
When it comes to Xiang Kun’s archery talent, Yang Zhen Er also doubted: “I also feel that Teacher Saitama doesn’t seem like he has never touched a bow before. He might have practiced somewhere before, pretending to not know, becoming skilled in the archery range. Was he playing coy in order to show off?”
Tang Baona shook her head: “From the few times you both interacted, do you think he’s the type to show off in such a way?”
Without lifting her head, Xia Libing put in a word from the side: “I didn’t notice him lying when he said it was the first time he touched a bow and arrow.”
“So you’re saying he really has exceptional learning ability? Or is he a natural-born archer?” Yang Zhen Er asked, frowning.
“Let’s see if he really is that quick of a learner… Let’s go horse riding tomorrow? He probably hasn’t ridden a horse either. Old Xia, are you going?” Tang Baona shifted the conversation and asked Xia Libing.
Xia Libing was still looking at her phone, she confirmed: “I will.”
Yang Zhen Er was stunned, she asked curiously: “But tomorrow is Monday, a working day! Don’t you have to work?”
“I have plenty of unused vacation days. There’s not much going on in the company lately, so spending most of my time at work just playing with my phone,” Xia Libing replied.
Yang Zhen Er looked at her cousin: “Old Xia, what about you? Don’t you have to do your internship at the hospital?”
“I’ve finished my internship period, it doesn’t matter whether I go or not. I’m waiting for the procedures at the Haixi Province hospital to be completed, then I’ll go there,” Xia Libing explained.
“But that’s not right! Whenever I invited you to hang out before, you always found various reasons to refuse! Last time I invited you to play cards, I even had to bring you shoes and clothes before you were willing to come! So why are you agreeing now so easily? Is it because of Teacher Saitama?” Yang Zhen Er widened her eyes, staring at her own cousin.
Xia Libing replied: “Because it’s not interesting to just hang out with you two.”
Tang Baona couldn’t help but laugh: “Old Xia, could you be a little more tactful in your speech?”
Yang Zhen Er was suspicious: “Old Xia, you aren’t falling for ‘Teacher Saitama,’ are you? He’s a potential match for your Sister Nana though… Ah, got it wrong, have you taken him as an object of your research?”
Seeing Xia Libing didn’t respond, Yang Zhen Er quickly stood up, moved to her side, and asked while looking at her phone screen: “Who are you chatting with on WeChat? Usually, you only reply to one message after I send you ten, with whom are you chatting so busily… What!? It’s ‘Teacher Saitama’ again!”
Xia Libing didn’t hide her phone from her cousin, just kept typing on WeChat, replying to Xiang Kun.
Not only Yang Zhen Er, but now Tang Baona also leaned in. One on each side, they watched as Xia Libing chatted with Xiang Kun on WeChat.
“Clinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder… Psychological adjustments after recovering from a long-term disease… The effects of various bodily hormones on psychology and spirit… ” Yang Zhen Er looked confused, “You’re talking about these, and ‘Teacher Saitama’ can keep up with you?” Xia Libing glanced at her: “He was the one who asked.”
Hearing this, Tang Baona pondered: “It seems he’s really planning on making that medical information-related app, starting from the field of mental health? Is he planning on recruiting Old Xia?”
In the slightly swaying subway car, Xiang Kun stood near the intersection of the carriages, typing on his phone with both hands, seeming to lean against the wall of the carriage.
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His body muscles were continuously adjusting with the shaking of the subway to control his center of gravity. His feet seemed to have taken root on the subway floor. Xiang Kun was also training his body in every possible time and opportunity.
While chatting on WeChat with Xia Libing, he collected and quickly judged the voice and scent information of the people in the subway car, hoping that this would become his instinct in the future. When in a new environment, he would
unconsciously collect information tor rapid judgment, just as easily as breathing. It wouldn’t require his active observation, thought, and judgment.
On WeChat, the discussion—or should be said as consultation between him and Xia Libing, was drawing to a close.
It was only today at the archery range that he found an opportunity to slowly start a conversation. From the impact of illness on psychological and mental aspects as a topic, he began to discuss with Xia Libing.
Although his mutation situation was different from ordinary sickness, things like cancer, from a certain perspective, could also be said as results of gene mutation and bodily variation. From the perspective of how physical changes impacted psychology, there might be theories or cases he could refer to.