13 Making A Mockery Of Yourself

The moment the arrow was off the string, all eyes were on it, they watched it fly through the sky and begin its descent towards the target.

Boom!

Everyone's eyes became wide. Even without being told, they could tell that he had got a good score.

This arrow was enough to illustrate Tang Yan's ability.

9 points!

When the number was reported, everyone including Li Lao were stunned.

9 points!

The diameter of the arrow used in this competition was 7.6mm, the width of the gold ring was only 6.1cm inside of which were the 9-point ring and the 10-point ring.

This made the ability to shoot 9 points or 10 points very difficult.

In fact, only a small number of athletes could stabilize their shooting to 9 points after a long period of training. As for consistently shooting 10 points, it was extremely difficult.

But an 18-year-old child, without private training, had just shot a 9 pointer, this was hard testimony to his ability.

"Xiao Yan, do you have anything else to say?" said Li Lao with a smile.

Tang Yan's performance was completely out of Xiao Yan's expectations. He was stunned. However, he had been a head coach for several years after all, so he buried his surprise in a flash. Hearing Li Lao's question, he laughed and said: "Li Lao, this doesn't prove anything. After all, it was probably just a lucky shot."

When Xiao Yan said this, the other head coaches scrunched up their faces.

Archery wasn't like playing dice where you could succeed just by relying on luck.

At 30 or 50 meters maybe but not at 70 meters, without skill, even if you shot a hundred arrows, you would be lucky to even hit the target let alone shoot a 9 pointer. The probability of doing so was minuscule.

Shao Ping was about to argue when he was stopped by Sun Yan, who looked over in the direction of Li Lao.

Sure enough, Li Lao spoke up with a tinge of frustration, "Xiao Yan, you should have a degree of restraint when doing things."

Xiao Yan smiled but didn't reply. Although he was only the head coach of a city team, Yuhang City was different from the other cities, and as the capital, they held a lot more power.

Although Li Lao was highly respected in the Zhejiang Province, he wasn't his direct superior. Plus he needed Yuhang City as much as they needed him; therefore, he could afford to tread the line with Li Lao.

Seeing Xiao Yan not backing down, Li Lao naturally didn't either and the scene once again fell into a stalemate.

Tang Yan seeing this scene sighed a little. Then he took out a second arrow from the arrow pot.

Seeing Tang Yan's movement, their eyes couldn't help but lock onto him again.

It would be far more convincing to shoot another arrow.

Xiao Yan's palms couldn't help but begin to sweat. This Tang Yan's performance had really exceeded his expectations. If this arrow was another 9 pointer, he would have no choice but to back down.

Shao Ping's face was flushed red with excitement and anxiety. This Tang Yan was really too brave.

In fact, not only Shao Ping but the other head coaches were also infected by the aura around Tang Yan. Such heroic behavior was always admirable.

Tang Yan took a deep breath, with the experience of the previous shot, his movements were smoother. After the arrow was nocked and the bowstring drawn, he aimed a few centimeters up and loosened his hand.

Twang!

The arrow flew out with a clear sound.

Boom!

Seeing the drop of the arrow, many head coaches began to applaud. They could tell this shot was even better.

10 points!

After hearing the number of points, the head coaches cheered, and Shao Ping waved his fists around.

The audience also burst into cheers. They had no idea of the situation down there, but after hearing the score, they cheered anyway.

After shooting, Tang Yan released a sigh of relief. He knew that his ability had improved after the upgrade, but he didn't expect it to increase so much.

At 50% unlocked, he could shoot 70m but only 7-pointers mostly, with the occasional 8 pointer, 9-pointers were rare as eclipses and 10's, well he had never shot one. He averaged 47-48 points with 6 arrows.

But now, he could shoot a 9 pointer and a 10 pointer indicating that his level had increased to that of the 50's. This level was around the provincial level.

This ascension was much more terrifying than he had expected, his base rate per arrow should be 8 points per arrow.

He smiled.

After putting down the recurve bow, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Xiao Yan.

He said with a smirk, "It seems I have the luck of the God's on my side today, wouldn't you say Coach Xiao?"

Suddenly the scene froze; the smell of gunpowder filled the air.

Dammit, this kid was so bold.

He actually mocked a head coach of a city team.

Xiao Yan's stern eyebrows furrowed up. He appeared to be gnashing his teeth, as though he wanted to attack Tang Yan.

Tang Yan looked back at him with a calm smile. Although he tried not to get involved in drama in order to stay focused on achieving his goals, he wouldn't just take abuse. After all, even Buddha had a temper let alone him.

Since they didn't respect him, what need was there for him to respect them?

Xiao Yan was fuming. How dare this kid mock him!

"Li Lao, now Tang Yan has proved himself, so there should be no problem right?" said Shao Ping, trying to conclude the matter.

He was currently filled with glee, he hadn't felt so refreshed in years.

"Wait a minute, I suspect that Tang Yan's glasses have problems!" said Xiao Yan desperately, unwilling to let this go.

"Coach Xiao, I don't wear glasses," Tang Yan said faintly.

"..."

Realizing his mistake, Xiao Yan quickly said, "I meant contact lenses, yes, that's it, he must be wearing contact lenses!"

"Enough!" shouted Li Lao infuriated.

Xiao Yan calmed down.

"Xiao Yan, do you think this is some sort of joke? Do you take us for fools?" screamed Li Lao.

Seeing Xiao Yan silenced, Li Lao snorted and strode away from the competition area.

"Li Lao, Li Lao..." The coaches behind him seeing Li Lao so angry, shouted and immediately chased after him.

Tang Yan looked at Xiao Yan, who was staring at him hatefully, ignored him and strode after Shao Ping, leaving the competition area.