Chapter 53: Call Boss to hear
In the training ground, He Yan had already strung her bow slowly.
With her eyes covered, she couldn’t see anything. Unable to see her prey, she could only “listen” to it.
But having nothing was actually better than being blind. For without sight, one could hear everything in the world even more clearly.
During the time when she was blind, she had experienced moments of despair. A blind person faced many inconveniences in the world, even taking care of oneself became a challenge. But she had always been determined, compensating for her ordinary aptitude with diligence. However, in an instant, the disaster befell her, wiping away all her efforts, turning even her “ordinary” aptitude into mere illusion.
She remembered feeling frustrated and despondent then. Someone had said to her, “If you’re truly determined to be strong, being blind doesn’t matter. Even if you’re blind, you can still be the most unique among the blind.”
It wasn’t exactly a comforting statement, but for some reason, it had stuck in her mind. She practiced doing things without relying on her eyes, and often thought about being “the most unique among the blind.”
She wasn’t sure if she truly was the “most” unique, but she was different from the usual blind person. She could take care of herself, even taking care of others. She practiced swordsmanship behind her maidservants’ backs, threw dice, played pranks, and secretly carried a slingshot used by children. She even sneaked out to hunt birds.
Being blind, compared to other blind people, she wasn’t living a bad life.
Everything she could do when she was blind, she could still do now, even without relying on her eyes. She was just temporarily returning to that period of time.
The sound of a drum in the woods startled countless birds into the sky, and the outline of the birds was reflected against the blue sky. With a gentle smile, the young girl raised her bow, aimed at the sky, and released an arrow. The arrow followed the trajectory of the birds and soared into the clouds!
A bird chirped in alarm as the arrow struck it, plummeting rapidly to the ground. The green feathered arrow was adorned with a yellow cloth strip tied around the young girl’s eyes, creating a brilliant contrast.
He Yan reached out and removed the blindfold from her eyes. She didn’t even look at where the arrow had landed on the ground, as if she had already known that it would hit its target. She handed the cloth strip to Wang Ba and said with a smile, “Your turn.”
Silence fell over the surroundings. Wang Ba didn’t reach out to take the blindfold from her.
He Yan remained motionless for a while, then Wang Ba drooped his head wearily. He didn’t look at He Yan, he just muttered under his breath, “No need, I won’t be able to do it. You’re amazing, I’m no match for you.”
His words were part frustration and part admiration. He was frustrated that he had lost to He Yan, losing face in front of everyone. But he was also admitting that he couldn’t do what He Yan had just done – shooting blindfolded. Even if he started learning now, there was no guarantee he would do better than He Yan.
One has to admit one’s shortcomings.
The new recruits finally snapped out of their stupor. Instead of cheering and applauding, they began to wail in despair. One voice lamented, “My dry bread, I lost it! How miserable!”
Another voice joined in, “I’m even worse off. I bet ten pieces and lost it all!”
Soon, the sounds of lamentation echoed through the entire training ground. Despite having Xiao Mai and the other two backing He Yan’s dry biscuits, the gains and losses offset each other, leaving them with nothing.
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