The Magician of Cultivation

Fourteen years ago, Yuexi Village produced two well-known sharpshooters, Li Qing and Zhang Wulong.

The Zhang family and the Li family in Yuexi Village are both good at archery, and their skills are basically on par with each other.

The younger generations of both families also have the desire to compete with each other.

The same is true for Li Qing and Zhang Wulong, who are good brothers and rivals. However, they have been competing since childhood, and it has always been difficult to tell who is better.

Unlike the Li family which had only one son for two generations, the Zhang family had a son and a daughter, and the son was Zhang Wulong's father.

Transportation in Tuofeng Mountain is not very convenient, and people in the mountains seldom go out, so intermarriage between villages is naturally very normal. Zhang Wulong's sister-in-law married into Lugou Village.

Lugou Village is located north of Tuofeng West Mountain, nearly forty miles away from Yuexi Village.

Zhang Wulong's father went to Lugou Village once when his sister got married, and it was during that time that he arranged a marriage for Zhang Wulong.

The geology of Lugou Village is much better than that of Yuexi Village, and is suitable for growing some grains. Although the annual harvest is not very large, it is much better than other villages.

Of course, there were hunter teams, but their archery skills were average. When Zhang Wulong's father arrived, he would definitely come into contact with the local hunters.

Zhang Yushan, as the captain of the Lugou Village hunting team, is about the same age as Zhang Wulong's father, so naturally the two would compete with each other from time to time.

As a result, he lost every game after a few games. Zhang Yushan was also generous and admitted that he was not as skilled as others.

But the two of them became familiar with each other. Most hunters like to drink, and they are no exception.

During the few days in Lugou Village, the two got drunk every day, and the marriage was promised after one of their drunken stints.

After leaving Lugou Village, neither of them paid much attention. The two villages were far apart, and Zhang Wulong and Li Yu's mothers had not yet been born, so they didn't know whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

Besides, even if they could arrange a marriage, it would be more than ten or twenty years later. So after Zhang Wulong's father came back, he did not tell his family.

This matter had nothing to do with Li Qing. Logically, he would never have any contact with the Zhang family in his life, but fate played tricks on him.

One day fourteen years ago, probably around May, it was the season when the grains were about to ripen.

This should have been a happy time, but the villagers of Lugou Village just couldn't be happy at all.

About ten days ago, a large flock of hummingbirds flew in from somewhere.

Grain hummingbirds love to devour grain crops, and although these thieves have occasionally appeared during this season before, this is the first time they have occurred on such a scale.

The hunters in Lugou Village tried every possible means to deal with these hummingbirds, but they were helpless.

The hummingbird is only the size of a palm, but it is incredibly fast. With their archery skills, they can't even touch it.

In the end, they had no choice but to seek support from the surrounding villages, hoping that each village could provide one or two shooters to help.

And they promised that they would give them different amounts of food as rewards based on the number of hummingbirds they shot.

Li Qing and Zhang Wulong were the people sent by Yuexi Village to provide support to Lugou Village. They were received by Zhang Xiao'e, the daughter of Zhang Yushan.

More than 20 years had passed, and the Zhang family in Lugou Village had long forgotten about the child marriage.

However, Zhang Yushan forgot, but Zhang Wulong’s father did not.

Before Zhang Wulong set out, his father told him the whole story and told him that if Zhang Yushan didn't have a daughter or his daughter was already married, then the matter would be fine, but Zhang Wulong didn't take it to heart.

Zhang Xiao'e was the most beautiful girl in Lugou Village. She was naturally pretty and about the same age as them. The three of them developed feelings for each other after spending time together.

Zhang Wulong and Li Qing both like this lively and playful girl, but Zhang Xiao'e has a crush on the slightly dull Li Qing.

On May 15th, a full moon hangs high in the sky

The hummingbird problem in the valley was finally brought to an end with the cooperation of the villages in Camelback Mountain. Lugou Village held a grand bonfire party to entertain and send off the hunters who came to support.

Tomorrow, they will embark on their journey back to their village.

It was also on this day that Zhang Wulong finally made up his mind to confess his love to Zhang Xiaoe.

He liked Zhang Xiao'e and they were engaged, and he believed that this was fate destined by God.

But Zhang Wulong searched the entire bonfire party site and did not find Zhang Xiaoe. He clearly remembered seeing Zhang Xiaoe at the beginning of the bonfire party.

"Could it be that Xiao'e has gone back?" Zhang Wulong thought as he walked towards Zhang Xiao'e's home. He would be going back to Yuexi Village tomorrow. If he didn't tell her today, he might never have another chance.

What Zhang Wulong didn't expect was that at the door of Zhang Xiao'e's house, he saw a scene that he would never forget.

In the night, he saw the familiar figure lying in a man's arms, sobbing softly. The man didn't say anything, but gently patted Zhang Xiao'e's back with one hand, comforting her in a low voice.

"Now that you're gone, I don't know when we'll see each other again. I... I can't bear to leave you," came Zhang Xiao'e's somewhat resentful voice.

Zhang Wulong's body was shocked. He realized that he was a step too late. Zhang Xiao'e must have had a lover. Annoyance and regret immediately filled his heart.

"Xiao E, don't worry. As soon as we return to Yuexi Village, I will ask my father to send someone to propose marriage. Just wait for me," the man's strong voice came, making Zhang Wulong's eyes widen.

He could tell that the man was none other than his good brother Li Qing.

If Zhang Wulong was upset that he acted too late and missed the beauty, then now he was jealous and deeply angry.

A feeling of betrayal was like an invisible hand gripping his heart.

He could not accept the fact that his good brother was with his sweetheart.

A surge of blood rushed up and Zhang Wulong could no longer hold back.

"Li Qing, I'm going to kill you," Zhang Wulong shouted, shocking both Li Qing and Zhang Xiao'e.

Then Zhang Wulong rushed over with a livid face and red eyes, and punched Li Qing in the face.

Li Qing was stunned by the punch. It wasn't until he was hit three times that Li Qing reacted.

He pushed Zhang Wulong away and shouted, "Zhang Wulong, what are you crazy about? Damn it, you want to fight me, right? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

In this way, the two brothers wrestled with each other, punching each other, and soon, blood flowed from the corners of their mouths.

Zhang Xiao'e was so frightened that she screamed, which attracted people to pull the two apart.

"Li Qing, if you are a man, compete with me. Whoever loses will get out of here, and you are never allowed to use a bow and arrow in front of the other person again," Zhang Wulong shouted at Li Qing with bloodshot eyes after being pulled away.

"Let's compete. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Li Qing was not willing to be outdone.

The two brothers then started the competition on the training ground in Lugou Village.