Transmigration begins with archery training

Since Xiang Tingchun announced the plans for next spring, the discipline of the Thousand Households has become much stricter.

Daily drills will be doubled, and leave of absence must be requested in advance.

Even the centurions were no longer allowed to spend their days eating, drinking, and having fun; they had to keep up with the drills.

However, the military households were all very obedient.

Because they have achieved a life where they have enough to eat and wear.

Those who pursue martial arts can also drink more blood-nourishing soup to improve their martial arts skills.

For ten consecutive days, Chen Sanshi practiced martial arts in the military village.

[Technique: Basic Soldier Spear Techniques (Minor Mastery)]

[Progress: 550/2000]

[Effects: Swift and powerful spear thrusts, incredible stamina, abundant vital energy, and extraordinary blood-related phenomena]

The tiger heart and tiger meat were all eaten, and the Nine-Turned Blood-Nourishing Soup was also completely consumed. Fortunately, his proficiency had greatly improved.

It's also much cheaper to buy medicinal herbs there.

The Nine-Turn Blood-Replenishing Soup is now available in the military camp, and it only costs fifteen taels of silver.

But it's still a money-burning endeavor.

"We're going hunting again."

"It's a bottomless pit!"

If it weren't for martial arts, Chen Sanshi would probably be a wealthy man by now.

"White Deer!"

Even after hunting a white deer and setting aside the portion for personal use, one could still sell it for several hundred taels of silver.

Not only are there enough resources for the minor success of blood cultivation, but the bone cultivation is also almost settled.

But these white deer are not so easy to catch.

"Travels in Mountains and Rivers" is a book from a thousand years ago. After it was written, countless people rushed to capture it in the Tiger Head Mountains. It's a miracle that it hasn't gone extinct.

He had inquired around and it seemed that the Tai Lei Martial Arts School had been searched for half a month without success.

Chen Sanshi arrived at the pharmacy: "Does the military camp sell Ganoderma lucidum?"

White deer love to eat precious mushrooms.

Physician Jiang quickly retrieved a brown Ganoderma lucidum from the storeroom: "A twenty-year-old black Ganoderma lucidum, ground into powder and added to the decoction, can enhance the effect of the Tonifying Decoction. Ten taels of silver."

Do you have any fresh ones?

Chen Sanshi could tell that the Ganoderma lucidum had been dried for a long time.

"Heh, you're lucky, there really is one."

Physician Jiang took out another box containing a fiery red Ganoderma lucidum: "This was just delivered by Yunhe Martial Arts School this morning. It's a thirty-year-old Tongyun Ganoderma lucidum, worth twenty taels. However, it's for healing and doesn't help much with improving qi and blood."

Chen Sanshi said, "It's alright, as long as it counts as Baozhi."

"Baozhi?"

Physician Jiang shook his head and said, "It must be at least a hundred years old. A single plant is worth fifty taels of silver. A twenty-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is not considered a precious plant. Our garrison doesn't have such expensive medicinal materials for the time being. You'll have to go outside to buy them."

"Fifty taels?"

Chen Sanshi was shocked by the price.

The bait alone is worth as much as fifty taels, and there's no guarantee of catching the white deer.

It was only because the Tai Lei Martial Arts School offered such a high bounty that the disciples were willing to go to such lengths to capture him.

Chen Sanshi simply couldn't come up with that much silver at the moment.

He planned to try his luck first, and if that didn't work, he would think of another way.

Having made his decision, Chen Sanshi asked Wang Zhi for leave and left the military camp with his bow and arrows on his back.

"Stone!"

When they passed near Yanbian Village, Zhao Qiao caught up with them.

"Uncle Zhao, you didn't go hunting in the mountains?"

Chen Sanshi was somewhat surprised.

After the harsh winter arrives in the North, heavy snow will block the mountains, making it very difficult to hunt anything.

Hunters should be most diligent in late autumn.

Zhao Qiao said with a bitter face, "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare!"

"Don't you dare?"

Chen Sanshi asked, "What happened? Did someone bully you?"

"It's the Witch God Cult!"

Zhao Qiao's tone was filled with anger and fear: "In the past ten days, people have been disappearing every day in the countryside, especially hunters from the surrounding villages. Many of them have gone up the mountain and never returned."

"Are you sure, Uncle Zhao?"

Chen Sanshi solemnly said, "I personally participated in the previous mission to capture Jinzhong Temple. Ninety-nine percent of the Witch God followers were killed on the spot. Even if one or two escaped, they would never be able to cause any more trouble."

"Could it be that some kind of giant insect or bear has come down from the mountain to eat people?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Qiao said emotionally, "There are no remains, you know, Stone! We can't even find any remains! Even a tiger should have left some bones!"

"Uncle Zhao, please don't get agitated."

Chen Sanshi reassured them, "Did you report it to the authorities?"

"It was reported, why wasn't it reported?"

Zhao Qiao said, "The officials in the county said they would investigate and told us to wait, but so far nothing has happened. Just yesterday, Xiao Li from the next village risked his life to go up the mountain to hunt a wild pheasant to nourish his pregnant wife, and he hasn't been heard from since!"

Chen Sanshi frowned.

Even if there were still one or two followers of the witch god, they couldn't possibly cause such a commotion.

There's clearly another group of people!

Is Jinzhong Temple just one of them?

However, it's also unreasonable for so many people to infiltrate Poyang at the same time.

Moreover, he hadn't heard of any military camp dispatching personnel to investigate and arrest cultists in the past few days.

"Uncle Zhao, don't worry."

Chen Sanshi said, "I will report this to my superiors when I get back."

"There's something else."

Zhao Qiao was a little embarrassed, but he still said, "Stone, could you let us follow you up the mountain?"

“Winter is just around the corner, and we still don’t have enough charcoal or winter clothes for the family. With the current situation, how dare we go up the mountain? You know martial arts and can even kill tigers. We’re not afraid if we follow you.”

It seems he's been waiting on this road for a long time.

It could even take several days before they finally get the chance to go out hunting.

"of course can."

Chen Sanshi readily agreed.

"Thank you, Stone."

Zhao Qiao was somewhat speechless.

A month ago, the other party came to his door with grain, asking him to take it up to Erchong Mountain.

A month later, he found himself needing the boy's protection.

Soon, Zhao Qiao called Wu Da and Zhuang Yi over as well, and the four of them went up the mountain together.

At the same stream, the group parted ways.

Chen Sanshi instructed, "Uncle Zhao, if you encounter any danger, fire a whistle, and I will come immediately upon hearing it."

"Good stone, be careful too, although... we can't be of much help to you."

Zhao Qiao said.

Chen Sanshi turned and disappeared into the mountains.

Isn't it a bit exaggerated that so many people died?

It made him a little nervous.

However, after walking two miles forward, they didn't find anything wrong.

There are still many martial arts school students hunting.

The people at the Tai Lei Martial Arts School are still searching for the White Deer.

"Go back and tell Commander Wang to help investigate."

Chen Sanshi focused his attention and began searching for the white deer's tracks.

Unlike before, when Uncle Zhao could point out the general direction whether it was a big insect or a black bear.

This time I have to rely entirely on myself. Even if there are traces or clues, it will probably be very troublesome.

After all, the book doesn't record where the white deer lives, and the Tiger Head Mountain Range stretches for thousands of miles; it would take who knows how much time to find it.

"Let's look deeper."

Most deer prefer to live in secluded places.

White deer are still deer, and their habits may not be too different.

Chen Sanshi began to traverse mountains and valleys.

By afternoon, he had crossed two hills but had not seen any sign of the white deer. However, the trees and vegetation were becoming increasingly dense, and there was almost nowhere to put his feet.

Looking into the distance, one can see a secluded and deep valley about five miles away.

"Go and see."

Chen Sanshi quickened his pace, preparing to go in and investigate.

Before they could get close, several disciples in long robes rushed out and formed a human wall to block their way.

"stop!"

"Don't go any further!"