With the Plum Blossom Manor and archery range now completed, Lin Feng eagerly invited Jiang Xiaoqi to try out the 'feel' of the archery range.

Jiang Xiaoqi changed into a set of shorts that were easy to move in, and called Wenbin and Li Mo, two boys, to join him. One was not yet seven years old, and the other had just turned eleven, which was the perfect age for them to practice martial arts.

Jiang Xiaoqi informed Lin Feng, and Lin Feng agreed immediately without hesitation, since it didn't matter whether he was herding one sheep or three.

He should focus his main energy on the Seventh Young Master, and incidentally train two capable assistants for him. This doesn't require any extra effort.

"Master Lin, these are Wenbin and Lin Mo. What do you think of their qualifications?"

"We are Wenbin and Lin Mo, and we pay our respects to Master Lin!" Lin Mo and Wenbin stepped forward to greet him.

Lin Feng nodded, stepped forward and massaged Li Mo's bones. Wen Bin had already seen him before, so he already knew what was going on.

"Your foundation is not bad. Have you trained before?" This was said to Lin Mo.

"In response to Master Lin, I used to go hunting in the mountains with my father and grandfather, but I haven't practiced anything else."

"Hmm, I can see some marks from archery. You can improve your riding and archery skills in the future." Master Lin then turned to Wenbin, who was standing to the side: "Your body is a bit weak. You should start by strengthening your physique."

"Yes, Master Lin, I will do my best!"

Jiang Xiaoqi was quite curious about Plum Blossom Manor. After all, she had only ever seen martial artists move nimbly in it on TV before. Now that she had seen the live version, she was eager to try it out.

Lin Feng seemed to see through Jiang Xiaoqi's thoughts, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Sure enough, scholars still take martial arts for granted."

Just when Jiang Xiaoqi thought she could experience Plum Blossom Manor, Lin Feng, looking radiant, took out two small buckets, each filled with more than half a bucket of water.

As she lit another incense stick, as thick as an adult's finger, Jiang Xiaoqi suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Hold a bucket in each hand, squat in a horse stance above this incense stick, and only put the buckets down after the incense has burned out!"

Jiang Xiaoqi: As expected!

Li Mo: "Master Lin, I'm the oldest, let me go first!" Li Mo noticed the somewhat frightened expression on his young master's face, and that's why he volunteered.

"No need to fight, all three of you together!" With that, he magically produced four more buckets and two incense burners, arranging them side by side with the previous incense burners.

Jiang Xiaoqi glanced at Plum Blossom Manor standing to the side, resignedly picked up the two buckets: Wow! They're really heavy!

Seeing that the young master had already picked up the buckets, Wenbin naturally followed suit, picking up his own bucket and squatting in a horse stance. The last two slightly larger buckets were naturally left to Li Mo, who was the tallest and oldest.

As time went by, the three men's clothes were gradually soaked with sweat, and the incense stick, as thick as a finger, seemed to burn forever, its smoke curling upwards, making the three men sweat and weep at the same time.

Sweat mixed with tears dripped down his face, Jiang Xiaoqi's legs began to tremble, and his arms became sore and weak. He had originally estimated that he could last for ten minutes, but now he estimated that only five minutes had passed.

Wenbin's face grew increasingly pale. He had never taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill, and his physique was that of an ordinary child, even worse than Jiang Xiaoqi's. He had clearly reached his limit.

Li Mo appears to be performing the best so far, with a firm and steady gaze, and he is sweating significantly less than Jiang Xiaoqi and Wen Bin.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that even if he were beaten to death, he wouldn't last until the incense burned out. He felt ashamed of the boast he had once made.

I shouldn't have made those boastful remarks to Master Lin back then. I was careless and reckless!

With a loud crash, the bucket fell to the ground, spilling water everywhere.

Lin Feng turned around and saw this scene, then shook his head and said, "Pack yourself up and go rest over there."

"Yes~" Wenbin replied in a mosquito-like voice. He felt ashamed of his young master for only lasting a short while. Looking at Li Mo, who was still steadily carrying the bucket of water, his sense of crisis was even greater than before.

The young master is so much younger than me and has never done any heavy work since he was a child, yet he lasted longer than me. I am really so useless!

Wenbin walked to the side to rest, and just as his bottom was about to touch the step, there was another loud "bang!" Wenbin immediately looked up, "Uh! It's Young Master~"

Jiang Xiaoqi grinned, scratched his head helplessly, and tried to ease the awkwardness.

Li Mo was still persevering, while Jiang Xiaoqi, panting, fanned herself and wiped her sweat with the hem of her clothes.

He sat down next to Wenbin on the steps, but his eyes were fixed on Li Mo.

Wasn't Li Mo tired? Just as I was thinking this, I saw Li Mo sway, and finally couldn't hold on any longer, so he put down the bucket.

Seeing this, Wenbin felt a little smug. Hmph~ So everyone's pretty much the same.

Lin Feng looked at the three of them and shook his head slightly, not very satisfied with their performance.

However, since it was their first class, he couldn't be too discouraging. They were just children, unlike the soldiers in the barracks, so he needed to be more patient.

Looking at the water spilled all over the ground, the overturned buckets, and the three incense sticks that only suffered minor injuries, Lin Feng told himself, "Don't rush, don't rush, take it slow, take it slow!"

"Ahem, that's already quite good. Alright, let's move on to the next item: drawing the bow."

Lin Feng clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the three, and said, "Li Mo, you've hunted with your family before, why don't you give a demonstration first?"

"Yes!" Li Mo took a few steps forward, picked up a bow that was neither too big nor too small, then spread his feet shoulder-width apart and leaned his body slightly forward.

He gripped the bow handle with his right hand, his fingers naturally curved, holding the lower middle part of the handle. He inserted the arrow's fletching into the groove on the bowstring, ensuring the fletching was tightly against the bowstring. With his left hand, he held the bowstring and pulled it back.

Lin Feng only asked him to draw the bow, not to shoot the arrow, so Lin Mo remained poised and ready, waiting for Lin Feng to speak.

"Alright, put it down. You two have seen that Li Mo's posture is very standard. Next, you two practice drawing the bow. Li Mo, go to the side and start practicing shooting!"

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't feel anything, after all, it was beneficial for him to have capable people. Wenbin, on the other hand, felt a pang of bitterness, as he had once again been outdone by Li Mo.

I've only just begun to draw my bow, while others have already started improving their archery accuracy. If I fall behind even slightly, I'll fall behind at every step. I have to step up my game, or my position as the young master's number one companion will be taken away sooner or later!

Wenbin made a silent vow, ignoring his aching arms and numb fingers: I can't give up! I must be the most capable and trusted person in front of my master, just like my grandfather!

Jiang Xiaoqi was dazzled by the sudden fierceness in Wenbin's eyes. She glanced at Li Mo, who was shooting arrows, and although he didn't hit the bullseye every time, he was pretty close.

There are still quite a few Marrow Cleansing Pills in the space. The system also kindly gifted me thirty more last time. I still have to carry on with my cheating to the end. I must keep working hard and cheating until my physique improves.

Li Mo tirelessly shot arrows from the side, and Lin Feng watched Wen Bin and Jiang Xiaoqi practicing drawing their bows seriously and not slacking off at all, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

He could tell that Li Mo was the most talented of the three, but Wen Bin and Jiang Xiaoqi had the advantage of being unwilling to admit defeat and having a bit of a ruthless streak. As long as these kids were willing to work hard, they might all amount to something in the future.

Time ticked by, and dusk settled. Finally, when Jiang Xiaoqi and Wenbin felt their arms were completely useless, Lin Feng signaled that they could begin trying to shoot arrows.

The two were pleasantly surprised. They shook their sore arms and focused intently on the task at hand: nocking the arrow, drawing the string, aiming, and releasing the arrow. The movements they had practiced a thousand times in the air were now executed flawlessly with the arrow fletching.

The setup was impressive, but the arrows were nowhere to be seen, leaving the target completely clean.

It missed the target!

Li Mo's father came over with a candle to light the training ground in the backyard. Only then did Lin Feng realize that a lot of time had passed, so he quickly told the three of them to stop.

Three hours have passed since we started practicing horse stance in the afternoon. If we continue, it will be 7 PM, which is long past dinner time. Madam Li didn't dare to urge us, so she could only keep the food warm.

Lin Feng scratched his head: "Ahem, that's enough for today. Tomorrow, Seventh Young Master has to go to the clan school. Wenbin and Li Mo will come to the training ground at dawn. Seventh Young Master will train alone after school."

"Yes, Master Lin!" The three of them responded in unison, clasped their hands in greeting, and dragged their weary steps back to the front yard.

The hungry group didn't care about master and servant or appearances anymore; each of them grabbed a large bowl and ate their fill.

"Wenbin, after you finish eating, go to Master Lin's yard and tell him that I have something to discuss with him later. Tell him not to go to sleep yet and to wait for me."

"I understand, young master. Master Lin won't rest so early. He practices boxing and sword dancing every night, and by the time he finishes all of that, it's usually past midnight."

After spending the past few days together, Wenbin knew Lin Feng's daily routine. His residence was not far from Lin Feng's, and he could hear the sounds coming from Lin Feng's yard every day.

"That's good, but I should still let you know, it's already impolite to bother you so late."

"Yes, young master, I've finished eating, I'll go now!" Wenbin wiped his mouth, put down his chopsticks and ran out.

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