Myths Begin From Boys' Gong

Shortly after the brothers Ma Tianyi and Zhao Zhen were plotting to murder Ma Shaokang, the young master of Majiazhuang, accompanied by several farmers, rode on horseback to hunt in Hengqu Mountain, sixty miles outside Majiazhuang.

On the day of the horse racing meeting, a majestic and ferocious beast will be used to cheer for the opening of Majiazhuang!

Ma Shaokang is a heroic young man wearing a white tight-fitting outfit, with an ox-horn longbow astride his body. On the side of his horse's back hangs a steel knife and three quivers. He is tall and strong, with a pair of knife-shaped eyebrows that give him a stern and imposing look. Although he looks young, he gives people a sense of sharpness.

The several farmers around Ma Shaokang are not very old, about the same age as Ma Shaokang. They are all the right-hand men chosen by Ma Ruzhen for Ma Shaokang. They were brought to Majiazhuang to live when they were young. They have good aptitude for martial arts and have received martial arts education and mental brainwashing since childhood. They are loyal to Ma Ruzhen and Ma Shaokang and his son, and will be the backbone of Majiazhuang in the future.

This time, Ma Shaokang did not bring anyone else, only a few young people, which also shows his trust and importance in them.

"Young Master, the most famous beast in Hengqu Mountain is the golden-winged, blue-eyed eagle. It is extremely powerful and can stir up strong winds. It can come and go without a trace and leap into the sky. If we can hunt this beast this time, you will be very happy!"

Hengqu Mountain is not a large mountain range, but it has dozens of peaks and stretches for two hundred miles. There are wild beasts roaming around, ferocious birds flying, and flowers and willows blooming and green. It has a very wild atmosphere and scenery.

As the most powerful force in the vicinity, Majiazhuang has a very good understanding of Hengqu Mountain. It has also set up multiple stations at the foot of Hengqu Mountain to develop and utilize the many precious medicines, fierce beasts and ferocious animals in Hengqu Mountain as an income for Zhuangzi.

Among them, the golden-winged and blue-eyed flying eagle is the most famous and the most difficult beast in Hengqu Mountain. There are not many of them, and they do not live in groups, but they are as fast as lightning, their bodies are harder than steel, their claws are sharp, and they can even control the strong wind to kill the enemy, making them very difficult to deal with.

This time, Ma Shaokang’s first goal is to hunt the golden-winged and blue-eyed eagle. Only if he fails to kill this ferocious beast will he consider other things.

For this purpose, he specially borrowed an ox-horn python tendon bow from a good friend of his. The bow has amazing shooting power. Combined with the warrior's true qi and specially customized arrows, it is indeed a powerful weapon for hunting ferocious beasts.

Of course, if there were a killing weapon like the imperial court's large crossbow, then using it for hunting would be a piece of cake, but it is difficult to find such a channel.

Ma Shaokang was full of confidence. He waved his whip, galloped on his horse, and laughed loudly.

"No matter how powerful a beast is, it is still a beast. This time I borrowed a strong bow and used the continuous arrow technique taught to me by Master Liu Wu. It is easy for me to hunt the golden-winged and blue-eyed flying eagle. However, I would rather catch a live one and use it in the horse racing meeting. By then, it will definitely make a big splash!"

The people around him hurriedly flattered him, but in fact it was not really flattery. Ma Shaokang believed that he had the ability to do so, and the so-called praise was just a statement of facts.

However, what outsiders don’t know is that the reason why Ma Shaokang was so determined to hunt such a difficult beast, and even capture a living creature, besides showing off his martial arts, he had another purpose.

He had long known that Ma Tianyi and Zhao Zhen were both powerful in Majiazhuang, and he was also well aware of Zhao Zhen's choice to drift away from Ma Ruzhen and Ma Tianyi.

He knew very well that because of his young age, diligence in practicing martial arts, and seldom appearances in public, the entire Majiazhuang did not know much about him. If Ma Ruzhen wanted to pass the position of the owner of the manor to him in the future, although it would be legitimate, it was estimated that many people would pretend to obey and underestimate him.

Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this horse racing meeting to make a stunning appearance.

When they arrived at the foot of Hengqu Mountain, they took dry food, clean water and medicine at the station set up in Majiazhuang, and then they hurried into Hengqu Mountain.

However, what Ma Shaokang didn't expect was that as soon as they entered the mountain, two people followed them. As they moved along, the prey in the mountain was killed like a whirlwind sweeping fallen leaves. They followed the nest of the golden-winged blue-eyed flying eagle marked on the map. Ma Shaokang and his party did not encounter any danger because they were well prepared.

With a whooshing sound, the sharp arrow pierced through the eyes of a leopard with white and grey markings and went straight into its brain. Despite the buzzing sound, the leopard's fur was not damaged at all.

"Excellent archery skills! Young Master's continuous arrow skills are probably about to be perfected!"

One of the farmhands greased his feet, used his lightness skills, came to the leopard, took a look, and exclaimed in admiration, saying that in terms of qualifications, the young master was indeed the best among all the people in the village. Even the owner of the village was extremely satisfied with the young master and seldom was he harsh on him.

As he was speaking, he suddenly discovered that Ma Shaokang shot another arrow in his direction. The speed and power of this arrow were even more powerful than the previous one, which scared the farmhand.

It was not until the wind from the arrow hit his face and stung his cheek that he realized something. He quickly looked to the side and saw a small emerald green snake nailed to a big tree by the arrow. Its strong vitality ensured that it was not dead even after being shot by the arrow. It twisted its body and sprayed green blood with a hissing sound of corrosion.

Zhuangke felt relieved for having escaped death. He didn't even notice when the little snake came to him. If it weren't for Ma Shaokang, he would have been poisoned to death by the little snake.

"Everyone, please be careful. Although there are no particularly powerful beasts in Hengqu Mountain, poisonous insects and snakes are extremely secretive. If you are not careful, you will be attacked. You must not be careless."

Ma Shaokang warned, his eyes solemn and he looked around cautiously. He clearly did not see anything unusual, but for some reason, since entering Hengqu Mountain, he felt as if he was being pressed down by a stone, heavy and very unwell.

This feeling gave him an intuition that there was no way back, but he was clearly here just to hunt ferocious beasts. Could there be danger?

Ma Shaokang certainly knew that warriors could act on impulse. Although he was not a top-notch warrior, he absolutely believed in his own perception. Besides, he would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. As long as there was the slightest abnormality, he would be on high alert.

At this time, they had already gone deep into Hengqu Mountain. If there was any crisis, it would be very difficult to get immediate feedback and help from the outside world.

This is also one of the reasons why Ma Shaokang is always uneasy.

Now, he is like a turtle caught in a jar, of course, the premise is that there is really someone who has bad intentions towards him.

And it was Ma Shaokang's caution that made him suddenly realize that something seemed wrong with the surrounding environment.

Quiet, too quiet.

This is abnormal! (End of this chapter)