 Six years later , Zhou takes the group to visit his old friend , the abbot of a small Buddhist temple on the " Hill of Dripping Water " . Thirteen @-@ year @-@ old Yue wanders behind the temple and finds the " Cave of Dripping Water " , in which lives a magical snake . When it lunges at Yue , he dodges to one side and pulls on its tail with his supernatural strength , causing it to turn into an 18 @-@ foot @-@ long ( 5 @.@ 5 m ) , gold @-@ plated spear named the " Supernatural Spear of Dripping Water " . When they return home , Zhou begins to drill all of his students in the military arts — eighteen weapons of war , archery , and hand @-@ to @-@ hand combat . After three years of practice , Zhou enters them into a preliminary military examination in Tangyin in which sixteen @-@ year @-@ old Yue wins first place by shooting a succession of nine arrows through the bullseye of a target two hundred and forty paces away . After his display of marksmanship , Yue is asked to marry the daughter of Li Chun ( 李春 ) , an old friend of Zhou 's and the county magistrate who presided over the military exams . Father and son then return home to their village . 
 Six years later , Zhou <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>takes</mark></a> the group to visit his old friend , the abbot of a small Buddhist temple on the " Hill of Dripping Water " . Thirteen @-@ year @-@ old Yue wanders behind the temple and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>finds</mark></a> the " Cave of Dripping Water " , in which <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>lives</mark></a> a magical snake . When it <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>lunges</mark></a> at Yue , he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>dodges</mark></a> to one side and <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>pulls</mark></a> on its tail with his supernatural strength , causing it to turn into an 18 @-@ foot @-@ long ( 5 @.@ 5 m ) , gold @-@ plated spear named the " Supernatural Spear of Dripping Water " . When they return home , Zhou <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>begins</mark></a> to drill all of his students in the military arts <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>—</mark></a> eighteen weapons of war , archery , and hand @-@ to @-@ hand combat . After three years of practice , Zhou <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>enters</mark></a> them into a preliminary military examination in Tangyin in which sixteen @-@ year @-@ old Yue <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>wins</mark></a> first place by shooting a succession of nine arrows through the bullseye of a target two hundred and forty paces away . After his display of marksmanship , Yue is asked to marry the daughter of Li Chun ( 李春 ) , an old friend of Zhou <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>and the county magistrate <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>who</mark></a>presided over the military exams . Father and son then return home to their village . 
Six years later , Zhou take the group to visit his old friend , the abbot of a small Buddhist temple on the " Hill of Dripping Water " . Thirteen @-@ year @-@ old Yue wanders behind the temple and find the " Cave of Dripping Water " , in which live a magical snake . When it lunge at Yue , he dodge to one side and pull on its tail w his supernatural strength , causing it to turn into an 18 @-@ foot @-@ long ( 5 @.@ 5 m ) , gold @-@ plated spear named da " Supernatural Spear of Dripping Water " . When they return home , Zhou begin to drill alll of his students in the military arts ——ed eighteen weapons of war , archery , and hand @-@ to @-@ hand combat . After three years of practice , Zhou enter them into a preliminary military examination in Tangyin in which sixteen @-@ year @-@ old Yue win first place by shooting a succession of nine arrows through the bullseye of a target two hunnit and forty paces away . After his display of marksmanship , Yue is asked to marry the daughter of Li Chun ( 李春 ) , an old homie of Zhou  and the county magistrate presided over the military exams . Father and son then return home to their village .