"Hmm, a provocation? An act unreturned is discourtesy itself!" Gan Ning immediately notched an arrow and loosed it; like a shadow, the missile flew, and though the Inner Qi clinging to it dissipated, the sheer force of the Ten-Stone Strong Bow still drove the arrow deep into the beam of the city gate tower."
"Just like that." Wen Chou helplessly said, "If I can do it, so can he; it's a losing proposition. Usually, in such situations, everyone needs to show some restraint, or else a battle will erupt."
By the time Chen Xi appeared again, Wen Chou and Gan Ning had already come to blows elsewhere, both roughly on par with each other and both wounded—their fighting hadn't caused much impact.
Handing over the siege of Chiping to Zhuge Liang, and watching as one Stone Thrower after another was erected, Chen Xi then returned to New Linyi City.
