Immortality begins in Goose City

Chapter 57 The Invitation from the Girls' University

Through the binoculars, Huang Shujian could clearly see that there was a brand new bullet hole in the center of the chest of the human-shaped target in the distance!

Rings 10!

A hint of surprise flashed in Huang Shujian's eyes.

This shot was definitely not a fluke.

If this Murong Xue was truly firing a gun for the first time, then she must have a natural talent for shooting, or she must have extremely fine control over herself and a steady hand to be able to hit the bullseye with one shot.

Immediately afterward, Lu Yu pulled back the bolt and ejected the spent cartridge almost without pausing, then raised his gun again.

"Bang!"

The second shot!

In the telescope's field of view, the target jolted and hit the bullseye. Although it wasn't a perfect 10, it was still very accurate.

"Not bad, this gun."

"I've only ever handled pistols in Wanghai before; this is my first time handling a rifle like this."

"I studied nursing and emergency care, and shooting and operating are pretty much the same; you have to have a steady hand."

Murong Xue put down her gun, her eyes sparkling.

She turned to Lu Yu and urged, "Xiao Yu, why don't you give it a try?"

Lu Yu quickly waved her hand: "I...I can't."

"Give it a try! It's not shameful to miss."

Without saying a word, Murong Xue shoved the still-warm rifle into Lu Yu's hand.

Lu Yu was forced to take the heavy rifle, looking somewhat bewildered.

Huang Shujian stood aside, picked up the binoculars handed to him by the servant, and looked at the target in the distance.

Under Murong Xue's guidance, Lu Yu picked up a rifle, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The target didn't move at all; it missed.

Lu Yu's body jolted, and he almost dropped his gun.

"It's alright, fire two more shots," Murong Xue encouraged.

"Bang! Bang!"

The gunshot rang out crisply, hitting the target on the first shot.

Lu Yu put down the gun, rubbed his shoulder, which was a little sore.

"Wow! Xiaoyu! You're amazing!"

Murong Xue clapped her hands exaggeratedly, looking very encouraged.

"I was just guessing," Lu Yu said, somewhat embarrassed.

Murong Xue then turned her gaze to Huang Shujian, her eyes filled with cunning and anticipation:

"Young Master Huang, it's your turn! Let us see your marksmanship!"

"We all hit the target, you can't be worse than us!"

Huang Shujian glanced at her, said nothing, and took the rifle.

The gun still retained the slight warmth of the girl's palm.

He weighed the gun in his hand, without even aiming carefully like a normal person would.

"Bang!"

A clean and decisive shot.

Gunshots echoed across the firing range.

Murong Xue immediately picked up the binoculars, and the target in the distance was also intact.

"Huh?" She put down her binoculars and looked at Huang Shujian with a puzzled expression.

"Young Master Huang, your marksmanship can't be that bad, can it? How come... you didn't hit the target?"

Huang Shujian handed the rifle to the servant beside him and patted the gunpowder off his hands.

"If you two aren't in a hurry to go back for lunch, you can stay at the Huang family's house."

"Try it... Cordyceps stewed goose."

He had barely finished speaking.

"Puff puff puff—"

A sound of flapping wings came from afar.

A plump, greyish-brown goose plummeted from the sky, landing heavily on the grass not far from them with a thud. Its wings twitched twice, and then it lay still.

On the neck of the goose, there is a clear bullet hole, from which blood is seeping out.

Murong Xue stared at the wild goose descending from the sky, her mouth slightly agape. She was stunned for a long while before she suddenly realized what was happening!

"My God!" she exclaimed, pointing at the wild goose on the ground, then looking at Huang Shujian with disbelief on her face.

"You...you just shot...you shot it?!"

She then realized that Huang Shujian hadn't missed the target at all; rather, the target wasn't a dead target on the ground!

Instead, they are geese flying at high speeds in the sky!

One shot to kill!

This marksmanship is more than ten times harder than shooting at a stationary target.

Huang Shujian smiled faintly.

He was already a skilled marksman, and possessed the talent of "microscopic perception," allowing him to have perfect control over every inch of his body's muscles. In addition, he had just opened up his five acupoints this morning, forming a small circulation...

Nowadays, marksmanship is so good that hitting a target from a hundred paces away is no problem.

Murong Xue became excited and shook Lu Yu's arm beside her: "Xiao Yu! Did you see that?"

"Young Master Huang is amazing! He shot down Fei Yan in one go! His marksmanship... is incredible!"

Lu Yu also saw the wild goose, and a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes as well.

She turned to Huang Shujian, her tone distant yet polite: "Thank you for your hospitality, Young Master Huang. However, we should head back now, so we won't bother you any longer."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue's face showed regret, and she pouted, "Ah... you're leaving so soon? I wanted to..."

"Xiaoxue," Lu Yu interrupted her, saying hesitantly, "we should go back."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Murong Xue had no choice but to give up, making a face at Huang Shujian: "Alright, alright. Young Master Huang, I'll come find you to play again next time!"

Huang Shujian nodded, without trying to stop him.

Lu Yu nodded slightly to him as a farewell, then turned and walked back the way he came.

Murong Xue quickly followed.

After taking a few steps, Murong Xue suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around abruptly, and jogged back to Huang Shujian.

She rummaged through her small cloth bag, pulled out a rough receipt, and stuffed it into Huang Shujian's hand without saying a word.

"Young Master Huang, this is for you!"

Huang Shujian looked down and saw a ticket for a performance at Xingliyuan Theater. It read "Acrobatic Show" and had a date printed on it: tonight.

"There's a variety show at Xingli Garden tonight!"

Murong Xue's eyes sparkled.

"I've seen many plays in Wanghai, but this is the first time I've seen a vaudeville show!"

"I heard this troupe has a lot of amazing performances planned!"

She counted on her fingers, "There's a beautiful snake! There's a monkey jumping through a ring of fire!"

"The most amazing thing is that there's also a crane that can talk! It can tell fortunes! It's so much fun!"

She looked at Huang Shujian, her tone encouraging: "Shall we go take a look together tonight? Xiaoyu and I will both go."

Huang Shujian held the theater ticket, a slight thought stirring in his heart.

The variety show troupe from Xingliyuan...

He remembered that the troupe leader had mentioned that a variety show troupe had been hired to save the day.

Later, because of Lan Xiaodie's "miracle," Xingliyuan became popular again, but according to the rules, the invited troupe could not be turned down casually, otherwise it would cause enmity.

A talking crane?

He remembered the crane essence blood needed for the evolution of the White Crane Technique on the panel...

That's... I have no choice but to go.

"it is good."

Huang Shujian put away the theater tickets and agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Murong Xue's smile widened, and she waved to him, "Then it's settled! See you tonight!"

After saying that, she turned around and jogged to catch up with Lu Yu ahead of her. The two walked side by side into the distance.

Outside the Huang family manor, two carriages belonging to the Lu family slowly drove away.

In the carriage ahead, Lu Ningyuan leaned back on a soft velvet cushion, his face no longer bearing the smooth smile he had at the Huang family's house, but instead filled with gloom.

He tapped his knee unconsciously with his fingers; clearly, his meeting with Huang Silang today had not achieved his intended purpose.

Behind them was a carriage carrying Murong Xue and Lu Yu.

The carriage swayed slightly. Murong Xue leaned closer to Lu Yu, lowered her voice, and spoke with a mixture of curiosity and amusement:

"Xiaoyu, I have this feeling... you seem to have a particularly strong opinion about that Huang Shujian?"