Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166 -165: Good Calculation_1

Xiao Ruohai lowered his gaze to look at Bai Jinzhi, who was shorter than Bai Qingyan. Seeing the little girl’s red-rimmed eyes, he softly assured her, “The Eldest Young Lady knows what she’s doing. Fourth Young Lady, don’t worry.”

Bai Jinzhi was not unfamiliar with the iron sandbags. All the Bai family children had used them during martial arts training. But she had never used such heavy iron sandbags.

With Eldest Sister’s frail body, could she handle it?!

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Late in the fourth watch.

The cold wind howled as a few scattered snowflakes began to fall in Baiwo City.

In the training ground, the flames roared fiercely inside the high-raised fire bowls, swaying vigorously in the wind.

Amidst the silence of the night, the sound of arrows tearing through the air kept ringing, falling, then rising again, striking the straw targets, and falling once more.

Sweat dripped from Bai Qingyan’s chin. Her clothes in the front and back were soaked through, making her look as if she had been fished out of the water, steam rising from her body in the bitter cold of the night.

She regulated her breathing, her calm gaze fixed intently on the red dot of the straw target under the firelight. She pulled the bow to its full draw again, straining, biting her teeth, drawing the bowstring to its limit. The bow made a subtle creaking sound.

Her father had taught her archery personally. Her father… he was an unmatched marksman in the Jin Kingdom, and so was she!

Lonely snowflakes landed on her long eyelashes. She let go…

“Whoosh—”

Unable to hold back his excitement, Xiao Ruohai clenched his fist and said in a restrained but thrilled voice, “Mr. Bai, it’s a hit!”

Right on the mark!

Accuracy was something Bai Qingyan always had confidence in. However, her strength was still lacking since Xiao Ruohai had moved the straw target closer.

Bai Qingyan caught her breath for a moment and drew another arrow from the quiver. Just as she placed it on the bowstring, her eyes darkened. She turned abruptly, putting all her force into drawing the arrow on the bowstring to its limit, aiming at the newcomer.

Not ten paces away, Xiao Rongyan stood in the wind and snow, accompanied by only one guard. His dark, calm eyes watched the slender figure with the elegant and swift posture of drawing the bow and nocking the arrow.

The fiercely shaking firelight made her sharp eyes appear with an intimidating killing intent at that moment, the arrow’s cold shine becoming apparent.

“Mr. Bai…” Xiao Rongyan bowed to Bai Qingyan from afar.

She lowered the bow, “Mr. Xiao, you’re up early.”

Xiao Rongyan, unperturbed, walked softly towards her, watching the sweat trickle down her smooth, long neck into her collar. He averted his eyes and smiled gently, “May I have a look at the Sun-shooting Bow in Mr. Bai’s hands?”

She handed the Sun-shooting Bow to Xiao Rongyan.

Xiao Rongyan examined the bow carefully by the firelight and remarked, “This Sun-shooting Bow was crafted by the now-deceased Grand Marshal Tang Yi of Yan Kingdom. It was once a gift for the Crown Prince on his fifteenth birthday from the Great General Tang Yi to Empress Ji’s firstborn son. The Crown Prince had discarded it. Who would have thought the Sun-shooting Bow would gain fame in Mr. Bai’s hands? If General Tang Yi knew, he would surely be gratified.”

Bai Qingyan, who had earned the title of Young General Bai after following her grandfather to war, was well-known for three things: her swift white horse, her red tassel spear, and her flawless archery with the Sun-shooting Bow.

However, her protective horse had died, and both the red tassel spear and the Sun-shooting Bow had been put away when Bai Qingyan was injured.