"stop?"

Why should I stop?

As he spoke, Chen Sanshi had already nocked a wolf-tooth arrow onto the bowstring of his Kaiyuan Bow.

"You have such a strong bloodthirsty nature!"

The martial arts students exchanged bewildered glances and involuntarily took several steps back: "We didn't even try to hurt you, so why are you shooting at us right away?!"

"Yes."

Someone retorted, "We made you stop because it's private property!"

"Private property?"

Chen Sanshi was skeptical.

The martial arts disciple continued, "The valley ahead is our Tianyuan Martial Arts School's herb garden, isn't that private property?"

The medicinal herb garden of Tianyuan Martial Arts School?

Chen Sanshi had previously heard Physician Jiang mention that many suitable lands for growing medicinal herbs nearby had been sold to martial arts schools, and it seemed that he had stumbled upon them by chance.

Tianyuan Martial Arts School is the Liang family's territory.

Tianyuan Martial Arts School doesn't do much in the medicinal herb business, but that doesn't mean his family doesn't have their own medicinal herb garden.

It's a really big valley.

The fact that someone surnamed Liang is able to strengthen his bones at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six means he must have consumed a lot of medicinal herbs.

"What's the commotion?"

"Master!"

A young man in brocade robes carrying a folding fan walked over, and the disciples quickly made way for him.

It was Liang Zhan, the eldest son of Tianyuan Martial Arts School.

"Master!"

The disciple complained, "A garrison soldier came, and we didn't do anything to him, but he came up and tried to shoot us with an arrow. He was nine-tenths arrogant!"

"Oh, Brother Chen?"

Upon seeing the newcomers, Liang Zhan shouted at his men, "You dare to stop my brothers? You deserve to be shot!"

"Young Master, it's him..."

"Snapped!"

Liang Zhan tapped his disciple on the head with his fan: "Step back!"

"Yes!"

The martial arts school disciples all withdrew.

"Brother Chen, how have you been?"

Liang Zhan clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I apologize for my abrupt visit last time."

"No need."

Chen Sanshi was too lazy to argue with this man, so he put away his bow and arrows and left.

Killing him is not an option for now.

The other party wouldn't dare to make a move against him easily, so there's no need to waste time here.

"..."

Liang Zhan did not stop them, and quietly watched them leave.

"Master!"

The disciple stepped forward and said, "Are we just going to let him go like this?"

"nonsense!"

Liang Zhan cursed, "You've offended him, aren't you afraid of attracting the soldiers from the garrison? Use your brains in the future, or I'll have to come out and smooth things over for you. By the way, what's he doing in Medicine Valley?"

The disciple guessed, "Recently, people all over the mountains and fields have been searching for the white deer."

Looking for Bai Lu?

Liang Zhan waved his fan and said, "I remember that you need a precious mushroom to find the white deer. Do we still have any hundred-year-old precious mushrooms in our medicine valley? If so, we can pick one and send it to him later."

"Master?!"

The disciple exclaimed in surprise, "A hundred-year-old treasure is worth several tens of taels of silver!"

"I'll deliver it just because I told you to!"

Liang Zhan turned and walked into the valley.

The news that Chen Sanshi had mastered the minor skill of blood cultivation in just over a month of martial arts practice had already spread from the military camp.

He always thought things through carefully before acting, and his only regret was offending Qin Feng by helping him.

The problem is, who the hell would have thought that a poor hunter from the countryside would be a martial arts genius?

The scariest thing is that this kid holds grudges!

Furthermore, he came to our door and questioned us in a coercive manner, which solidified the grudge between us.

The thought that Qin Feng's remains had not yet been found sent chills down Liang Zhan's spine.

Should we just kill him?

I'm not tired of living yet.

Not to mention Fatty Wang protecting him.

Xiang Tingchun was also in need of manpower.

If he dares to touch Chen Sanshi, Xiang Tingchun will dare to forcibly send him to the grasslands to die as a vanguard next year!

Now I'm afraid that as the days go by, that kid's cultivation will soar to an unshakeable level.

In comparison, what does spending some money matter if we can resolve our grievances in advance?

Even if we can't solve it, now is not the time to turn against them. We need the right opportunity to take action.

……

"What is that guy surnamed Liang doing hiding in the deep mountains and forests?"

"Whether it's gathering herbs or planting, there's no need for the young master to come in person, especially with so many people around him, not letting anyone get close even from two miles away."

"etc……

"Could the disappearance of the hunters in the mountains be related to them?"

A terrifying thought suddenly arose in Chen Sanshi's mind.

However, there are logical inconsistencies.

Why would a martial arts school kill someone if they have nothing better to do?

"I'm overthinking it."

Chen Sanshi refocused his search for the white deer.

Unfortunately, by late afternoon, there had been no results whatsoever.

"It seems we still have to use Baozhi as bait."

"Let's hunt for other things and exchange them for some silver first!"

Exotic beasts are hard to find, but ferocious beasts are plentiful.

In a dense forest, Chen Sanshi found the paw prints of a large feline on the ground.

“Rustle—”

As soon as he stepped into the territory, he heard light leaping sounds overhead, rapidly approaching from the four directions of east, west, south, and north.

In the dim forest, patches of eerie green light appeared.

Those are the pupils of a cheetah!

Five cheetahs stood atop the treetops, looking down at the intruders on the ground from a distance.

"Ow—"

They attacked simultaneously, rushing towards the hunter in the middle at incredible speed, forming a pincer movement.

Cheetahs are born incredibly fast.

A distance of forty or fifty zhang (approximately 33-40 meters) takes them only four or five seconds.

For an ordinary hunter, such a short time is only enough to shoot one or two arrows.

The target is still a fast-moving target, and it is not certain that you can hit it. Once you are attacked at close range, you will either win by hand or become food for wild beasts.

on the ground.

Chen Sanshi took a deep breath.

Then, the bowstring twanged like thunder!

"咻咻咻咻——"

He transformed into a hunting machine, continuously firing arrows in different directions, each arrow piercing the target's heart with unparalleled precision.

In just over three seconds, the four cheetahs fell to the ground.

Only a cheetah behind them, shielded by trees, was able to approach. It leaped from a tree, displaying its sharp claws, but was pierced by a cold glint and remained suspended in mid-air forever.

Chen Sanshi's reed-leaf spear had been waiting for a long time.

Simply hunt a leopard.

[Tracing the Clues and Hiding the Trail (Minor Success)]

【Progress: 105/1000】

……

[Skill: Archery (Minor Mastery)]

Progress: (190/1000)

Of the five leopards, the most valuable parts were kept for personal use, while the rest could be sold for thirty or forty taels of silver.

With the addition of the family savings, they barely managed to scrape together enough money to buy Baozhi.

Chen Sanshi put all the leopards into the rope net he had brought, then carried them on his back and returned the way he came.

Beside the stream.

Zhao Qiao and his group had been waiting for a long time.

Their income was meager, consisting of only a few pheasants and rabbits.

They were used to seeing teenagers shoot down cheetahs.

Are you in danger?

Chen Sanshi asked.

"No."

Zhao Qiao shook his head: "The three of us stayed together and didn't encounter any danger."

"Uncle Zhao, the villagers are missing, it's not just the hunters who went up the mountain, is it?" Chen Sanshi pressed.

"That's not it."

Wu Da interjected, "Many people were at home the night before, and disappeared the next morning."

“Not only in the countryside, but people are also going missing in the county town, but the number is not as high as in the countryside.”

'Am I just overthinking it?'

After glancing in the direction of Medicine Valley, Chen Sanshi stopped lingering and went down the mountain with the others, pondering to himself.

There must be a secret behind this.

'It can't be explained simply by the bloodthirsty nature of the Witch God Cult.'

He thought of lamp oil that could ignite a crimson flame.

Could it be related to lamp oil?

After all, it all started when the fairy treasure appeared in Poyang.

Before this, Poyang County was a desolate place, where would all this trouble come from?

Even if the possibility of a connection between the two is slim, Chen Sanshi will still try to investigate.

Having a magical treasure but not knowing how to use it is a frustrating thing.

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