“You’re the standard talented type of student. It’s just recently when you just started practicing shooting, but within a brief span of a few months, you have already eliminated students who have trained for several years. This talent is rare.”
“Even if you were to compete against Ruoyi, it’s unknown who will emerge as a winner.”
Gu Qingjiu quickly shook her head. “Big Boss Yin is already taking part in international competitions this year. I’m nowhere comparable to him.”
“You don’t have to be modest.”
Elder Gong laughed heartily. “Back then, K also took part in international competitions a month after she appeared. That didn’t hinder her from eliminating more experienced competitors at the international battleground. A second K can appear.”
“K?”
It confused Gu Qingjiu. “K is…?”
“Oh, I nearly forgot. Younger people probably know K as Sheng Ming.”
Sheng Ming?
Sheng Ming was K?
It felt like this person carried a lot of secrets.
That person took part in competitions under the name Sheng Ming. But why did Elder Gong address her as K?
It sounds like there was a story behind it.
However, Elder Gong didn’t seem like he had the intention of harping on this subject. He continued, “There’s a shooting range in front. You can choose a hundred-meter moving target and practice with it. I will ‘listen’ to your outcome.”
Elder Gong seemed like he wanted to test Gu Qingjiu on her capabilities.
Of course, Gu Qingjiu obliged and went to the front.
After choosing a hundred-meter moving target, she chose a gun she usually trained using.
After pressing the start button, Gu Qingjiu consecutively fired several shots, just like what she usually did during practice.
Not bad. She hit the bullseye for all of those shots.
Elder Gong, who listened at the side, nodded his head lightly. Although his murky eyes couldn’t see a thing, they seemed to move.
“What do you rely on to judge if you will hit the bullseye?”
Gu Qingjiu gave the question some thought, then replied, “The confidence from frequent training, and… my intuition.”
“So Ruoyi was right when he said that you rely more on your intuition. Can you hit the bullseye regardless of how fast the object is moving?”
“Can’t be certain of that. It depends on the distance and the surface area of the object. As for speed, I have never tested that.”
Gu Qingjiu didn’t dare to make big claims.
Elder Gong smiled and took two steps, then said, “Actually, this isn’t a talent. Sharpshooters who practice to a certain level will achieve that. For you to achieve that now, you can take fewer detours compared to other shooters. But it’s nothing miraculous. It’s not enough in an international battle arena.”
Gu Qingjiu was speechless.
She never expected to hear such a thing from Elder Gong. She was quite stunned as she remained rooted to her spot.
This wasn’t a talent?
For some reason, Gu Qingjiu didn’t feel so good when she heard this.
Just like that, something she had been proud of was denied by others suddenly.
And that person denying her talent had absolute authority, rendering her powerless to rebut.
This was because she didn’t have that deep an understanding of this field yet. Hence, her words didn’t carry as much power as this Elder Gong.
“Disappointed? Suddenly doubting everything you’ve worked for?”
Elder Gong spoke once more, that same old benevolent and amiable smile on his face. Yet, his tone of voice sounded cold and stiff.
“I went blind when I was young.”
He turned his head in another direction, then sighed as he recounted his past.