Chapter 227 Hundred Stone Bow: Splitting Clouds

Shen Qing looked at the heavy bow in his hand.

This bow was made by him in Taiping County with black iron.

To some extent, it is a good bow, but it is limited to a good bow. Now that his bow skills have broken through, it is time to change to a new 100-stone heavy bow.

Shen Qing hung the heavy bow with a broken bowstring on the horse and turned back to the city.

After handling his daily duties, Shen Qing did not delay and went straight to the most famous Baibing Hall in Yongzhou City.

Yongzhou City has been a thoroughfare for vehicles and boats since ancient times, and it is a place where people gather in abundance.

Therefore, unlike Taiping County, Shen Qing does not need to find a special blacksmith to customize the heavy bow but can buy it directly.

Among all the shops, Yongzhou's Baibing Hall is the most famous, with all kinds of weapons.

It is said that in the Baibing Shop, as long as you have a court certificate and enough silver, there is no weapon that you can't buy.

After Shen Qing finished his shift, he went straight to the Baibing Hall.

As soon as he entered the Baibing Hall, the faint smell of rust and rosin hit his nose.

The various weapons in the store were arranged in an orderly manner, shining with cold light, which was dazzling.

Shen Qing looked around and saw an old man with white hair and beard sitting behind the counter, wiping a long sword carefully, his eyes revealing an obsession with weapons.

"Senior, I am Shen Qing, and I have come to the Baibing Hall to find a heavy bow that can bear the force of a hundred stones. I wonder if your store has such weapons?" Shen Qing stepped forward and asked respectfully.

"A hundred-stone heavy bow? This is not common." Upon hearing this, the old man looked up at Shen Qing, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "To pull a hundred-stone bow, I'm afraid only martial artists at the Yuluo realm or above can do it. People with average arm strength can't even pull the bowstring. I see you don't know me, you're so young, are you sure you want to buy a hundred-stone bow?"

"I still have 20-stone, 30-stone, and 50-stone bows here, do you want to try?"

Shen Qing heard the other party's implication and smiled slightly: "Thank you, senior, but I only want a hundred-stone bow. I wonder if you have it here?"

"Yes, I do. Forget it, bring your certificate and I'll check it." The old man wiped the sword in his hand, put it back into the scabbard, and looked up and said.

Shen Qing was not surprised.

Although the Great Zhou court did not ban weapons, relatively speaking, not everyone could buy them casually.

According to the laws of the Great Zhou, court officials can wear swords and knives, registered martial arts masters can buy them, and the rest of the purchase of weapons is considered illegal.

However, this rule has been in name only in many places in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and people have many ways to get all kinds of weapons.

But Baibingtang is open for business, and Shen Qing is not familiar with him, so he naturally follows the rules.

Shen Qing did not feel offended and took out his waist badge in the Weiwu Division.

The old man took the waist badge and checked it. He found that Shen Qing was actually a Weiwu Division official, and he was a little surprised.

After staying in Yongzhou for so many years, he has rarely heard of officials with the surname Shen.

He did not ask more. Seeing that there was no problem with the procedure, he stood up and said, "You come with me. I happen to have a ready-made Baishi heavy bow in Baibingtang."

Shen Qing did not say much, took back his waist badge, and followed the old man honestly.

Baibingtang is very large.

When Shen Qing entered the interior of Baibingtang, he felt a simple and solemn atmosphere.

The dazzling array of weapons in the store overwhelmed him.

The old man's eyes quickly swept across the rows of weapon racks, and finally stopped at a special display stand.

"That's it."

A magnificent heavy bow of 100 stones lay quietly. The bow was made of an unknown black metal, emitting a faint cold light. The bowstring was taut, and if you look closely, you will see colorful clouds, which looks extremely extraordinary.

Shen Qing was delighted, and he stepped forward quickly to carefully examine the heavy bow.

He gently touched the bow and picked it up.

He found that the bow looked bulky, but it was actually not heavy, and there was no feeling of effort in his hand.

Shen Qing looked carefully and saw two flying dragons carved on the bow frame. The whole bow seemed to contain great power, and he couldn't help but nod secretly.

Shen Qing turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper of Baibingtang standing beside him and said, "Is there any secret to this heavy bow?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "This bow is called 'Liyun'. It was accidentally obtained by my Baibingtang many years ago. I have no idea who forged it. If you want it, you can buy it."

Shen Qing retracted his gaze and said, "Can I try it?"

"Of course, but you can't pull the empty bow, which will easily damage the bow. I have an arrow here, you can try it in the backyard of our Baibingtang."

After saying that, the old man took out an ordinary bow and arrow and handed it to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing took the arrow and walked to the backyard.

There are many wooden pillars in the backyard of Baibingtang, and there are many traces left on them from the trial use of weapons.

Shen Qing gently placed the arrow on the bow arm that was as tight as a string, his eyelids drooped slightly, and a sharp edge flashed in his eyes.

Under the old man's surprised gaze, Shen Qing took a deep breath, lowered his shoulders slightly, and effortlessly pulled the bow to the full moon position: "What a terrible arm strength."

At this moment, Shen Qing suddenly let go.

The arrow cut through the air, bringing a sharp whistle, and flew straight to the wooden target.

Bang!

When the arrow hit the solid wood, it did not embed deeply as expected, but instead a deafening explosion sounded, and wood chips flew everywhere.

The arrow and the wood turned into fragments at the same time.

The old man on the side opened his mouth slightly, revealing a somewhat incredible look.

"This hundred-stone bow named 'Splitting Cloud' is good, I want it." Shen Qing said with a smile.

Just now he did not use the real Heavenly Bow Method, but simply used his own strength to control the bow.

For some reason, he used this bow very smoothly and was very satisfied.

"I wonder how much the shopkeeper wants to sell it for?"

The old man looked at Shen Qing, pondered for a while and said: "I see that you have such a good relationship with this bow, I won't charge you more, just one thousand two hundred taels."

One thousand two hundred taels?

Shen Qing couldn't help but secretly gasp.

He knew that bows and arrows were not cheap, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.

It turned out that he spent almost two hundred taels on the fifty-stone heavy bow, but this hundred-stone bow was more than six times.

This story made him a fool.

"Four hundred taels." Shen Qing quoted a price.

"Are you teasing me?" The old man did not give in on the price: "At most one thousand taels."

"Five hundred taels. If you want to sell it, sell it. If not, forget it. I can find a craftsman to make a bow like this. It just takes a little time."

"Eight hundred taels, not even less."

"I think you are not sincere enough." Shen Qing made a move to leave.

"Six hundred taels, I won't sell it if it's less. You can find a blacksmith to make it."

Shen Qing pretended to be silent for a while, weighed it a few times and said: "Okay, then six hundred taels, thank you for your help."

Six hundred taels is not a small amount for Shen Qing, but he can afford it.

After the transaction, Shen Qing took seven more purple gold heavy arrows from the store and left with satisfaction.