The nearby young members of several families pressed in aggressively, surrounding William Bennett.

　　"Bullying with numbers?"

　　William Bennett sneered, glancing—perhaps intentionally—at Emily Bennett.

　　John Bennett and the others' expressions changed.

　　In front of a genius beauty like Emily Bennett, they naturally wanted to show some class; ganging up on one person was hardly honorable.

　　"Fine, fine, fine!"

　　John Bennett's eyes flickered as he quickly came up with a plan, chuckling, "We won't bully you with numbers... If you can beat me in archery, you don't have to apologize."

　　"That's right! Since we're all archers, let's let our skills do the talking."

　　"Emily can be our witness."

　　Everyone chimed in, shouting in agreement.

　　John Bennett secretly laughed to himself—this was truly a plan that killed two birds with one stone.

　　Through an archery contest, he could justifiably make William Bennett apologize, without losing face.

　　Moreover, he could show off his archery skills in front of Emily Bennett, and maybe even win her heart.

　　"An archery contest?"

　　William Bennett looked a bit helpless. "Alright, let's let our skills do the talking."

Chapter 008: Superb Archery

　　At this point, William Bennett had stirred up public anger and couldn't explain himself, so he might as well just agree.

　　"Good! You do have some backbone."

　　John Bennett was overjoyed that his plan had succeeded so easily.

　　He had originally thought William Bennett would try to deny it and put up a fight, but unexpectedly, the other party agreed so readily.

　　Thinking about it, if William Bennett lost the archery contest and then apologized, at least he'd have a way to save face.

　　"Emily, why don't you be the judge and act as our notary?"

　　John Bennett said to Emily Bennett with a smile.

　　In terms of talent and cultivation, Emily Bennett was one of the best among them, and was certainly qualified.

　　"Alright."

　　Emily Bennett nodded, but didn't seem particularly interested.

　　In her view, John Bennett was one of the top three archers in the clan—there was no way William Bennett could beat him.

　　Soon, a section of the archery field was cleared.

　　John Bennett and William Bennett, each holding a bow, stood at the center of the field.

　　Dozens of clan youths gathered around to watch the excitement.

　　"With Emily here today, John Bennett will definitely show off his best skills."

　　Some of the archers were full of anticipation.

　　As for the outcome of this contest, everyone thought it was a foregone conclusion.

　　Rather than a real competition, it was more like a personal performance by John Bennett.

　　"Someone, come here!"

　　John Bennett called over a few youths to bring four targets.

　　Soon, four targets were lined up in a straight line ahead.

　　Each target was ten meters apart.

　　"What's he doing..."

　　William Bennett was completely puzzled.

　　He didn't know much about archery—he'd only started learning today.

　　"Since so many people are here to watch, I'll show off my unique skill, the 'Long Eagle Arrow Stream.'"

　　John Bennett smiled.

　　Long Eagle Arrow Stream?

　　The surrounding clan youths all looked excited and expectant.

　　Even Emily Bennett showed a hint of interest.

　　Under everyone's gaze, John Bennett walked to the front of the four targets.

　　Since the four targets were lined up in a straight line, from a normal angle and with regular archery skills, you could only hit the one in front.

　　John Bennett took a deep breath and drew four arrows from his quiver at once.

　　Was he really going to...

　　Everyone was shocked.

　　At that moment, John Bennett's longbow was drawn almost to a full moon, angled toward the sky.

　　All four arrows were placed on the bowstring at once.

　　Hiss!

　　Many people gasped.

　　In the next instant—

　　Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—

　　Four arrows shot through the air, tracing four sharp, whistling arcs in the sky, soaring high before swooping down like eagles.

　　Thud! Thud! Thud!...

　　Almost simultaneously, all four arrows struck dead center in the bullseyes of the four targets.

　　My god!

　　Everyone was stunned, exclaiming in shock.

　　"So the arrows didn't fly straight, but in arcs—rising into the air, then falling under gravity to hit the targets..."

　　William Bennett's left eye clearly saw the trajectories of all four arrows.

　　The final result left him deeply shocked.

　　Long Eagle Arrow Stream!

　　Everyone was shaken, unable to calm down for a long time.

　　"What amazing archery!"

　　A look of surprise appeared in Emily Bennett's beautiful eyes.

　　"Sorry to have shown off in front of everyone."

　　John Bennett noticed Emily Bennett's expression and was secretly delighted.

　　"Kid! It's your turn!"

　　After John Bennett finished his demonstration, all eyes turned to William Bennett, with a hint of mockery and pity.

　　No one believed William Bennett's archery could compare to John Bennett's.

　　"Alright, let me think..."

　　William Bennett picked up his bow and arrow, recalling the key points of "Meteor Arrow Stream" in his mind.

　　He quickly concluded that if he wanted to beat John Bennett in archery, he'd need a few days to fully master "Meteor Arrow Stream" before he had a chance.

　　Since that was the case, he couldn't win against John Bennett using conventional methods.

　　William Bennett glanced at the sky, then at the archery field, and soon made up his mind.

　　"Alright, I'm ready to begin."

　　William Bennett slowly took an arrow from his quiver.

　　"The first arrow."