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Chapter 7 Wild Boar Hunting

Erchong Mountain is where most of the veteran hunters go in groups.

On the one hand, it’s because it’s dangerous and they want to take care of each other.

Another thing is that if you really hit a large item weighing several hundred kilograms, someone will always be needed to help lift it down.

Over time, a small group will naturally form.

If you want to join this group, it’s best to have someone you know to lead the way.

Otherwise, if someone were to get greedy for money and stole the body in the deep mountains and forests, we might not even be able to find it.

"You're going to Erchongshan?"

Zhao Qiao was a little surprised: "Little Stone, how many days have you been hunting?"

"My family hasn't paid this year's taxes yet."

Chen Sanshi said frankly: "Apart from Erchongshan, where else can we get three taels of silver in such a short time."

"Ah~"

Hearing this, Zhao Qiao couldn't help but sigh.

These days, harsh government is as ferocious as a tiger.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, but let me be frank. If you come back empty-handed, you can't blame me."

"That's natural, Uncle Zhao, don't worry."

Chen Sanshi nodded.

On the way up the mountain, Zhao Qiao began to talk about precautions: "It is true that goods can be transported in the deep mountains, but people often die. If you encounter a big insect or a black blind, it is best to run away quickly.

"And the most important point - 'avoid brocade clothes'."

"Avoid the Jinyi?" Chen Sanshi asked.

"Correct."

Zhao Qiao explained in a deep voice: "Those who come to the mountains to hunt in brocade clothes are either martial artists from martial arts schools or the sons of wealthy families. We cannot afford to offend them.

“In the past, there have been cases where hunters and masters have competed for prey, resulting in the loss of their lives.

“So later on, our hunters’ activities were limited to the south of Erchong Mountain. Few people dared to go to the north. Just remember this.

"Finally, if you hunt something too big to carry yourself, you can shoot a signal arrow into the sky, and nearby unarmed hunters will come over to help carry it down the mountain. Of course, you have to pay them based on the situation."

"That's all I have to say. In short, be careful. The villagers may also cheat you."

He took out a round-headed arrow from his quiver and handed it over.

The crocodile-headed arrow, like the whistling arrow, is a whistle arrow, but the arrowhead is not made of iron, but of wood, with a hollow inside. It makes an extremely loud sound when fired, but has no lethality.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhao."

Chen Sanshi is very sincere.

It's definitely a good deal to exchange a few salted duck eggs for these words.

While they were talking, the two had already arrived at the foot of the second mountain.

To avoid competing for prey, hunters usually act separately unless they agree to hunt wild animals together.

The second mountain is deep and dense.

The moment Chen Sanshi stepped into the forest, he found many traces of animal feces hidden in the soil, footprints under the grass, etc. within a radius of ten kilometers.

“Some hounds can’t do what I do!”

"Although I don't have a hound, I am better than a hound!"

“This is just the beginning!”

He was at full firepower, carrying a bow and arrow and moving through the jungle, not missing any movement.

There are a lot of prey in Erchong Mountain, but most of them are small animals such as rabbits and pheasants, and large animals are also hard to find.

Coupled with years of poor harvests and excessive hunting, the hunters in Erchong Mountain could barely make a living, and it was common for them to go down the mountain empty-handed.

According to Uncle Zhao, the place with the most prey is on the north side of the mountain, but that is the hunting ground for the upper class. The poor people don't dare to go there because they don't have martial arts skills.

“Even hunting is going to be oppressed?”

Chen Sanshi was in no hurry to hunt.

With his current level, he can hunt rabbits and the like at any time, but it would be better to look for something bigger, even a roe deer.

Focus fully.

Instead of feeling tired, Chen Sanshi felt that the world was becoming clearer and clearer in his eyes, as if he was about to enter another realm.

Sure enough, after breaking through the critical point, the panel emerged like water waves. [Tracing and Hide (Mastery)]

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[Effect: Amazing insight, light as a swallow]

After the mysterious feeling, Chen Sanshi felt that his five senses had been elevated to a higher level.

Now he can even clearly observe the animal hair on the ground!

Some wild animals will deliberately hide their feces.

But they can't hide the hair they accidentally shed!

And insight is not only used in hunting, archery also requires excellent eyesight.

The bull's eye is the size of a palm, and there is only a black dot eighty meters away, but if he can see smaller things clearly, he can naturally shoot more accurately.

These skills can complement each other.

"Combined with the photographic memory that comes with reading, it's like I've opened Sherlock Holmes' memory palace, only it's a version specifically for hunting."

Chen Sanshi bent down and picked up a black hair from the grass under his feet.

'This hair is half a finger long, relatively hard, and not corroded, which means the owner was nearby not long ago.'

Almost every ten or so steps, you can find some similar hairs, and after about a hundred steps, clearly visible footprints begin to appear.

He began to follow the clues.

The rugged and complicated mountain road was extremely easy for Chen Sanshi to walk on. He walked at an incredibly fast speed without making any unusual noise. He was truly as light as a swallow.

'I don't know if this counts as Qinggong.'

'There's movement!'

He slowed down his pace outside a bamboo forest and moved towards the direction where the sound came from.

A strong wild boar with a black body suddenly came into view.

There were five little pigs following the wild boar. The wild boar was digging in the mud to find food, and the little pigs were following behind with grunts. The family of pigs were having a great time and were completely unaware of the approaching danger.

"Sent!"

"This sow weighs at least 300 kilograms, and the piglets are even more valuable!"

Chen Sanshi seemed to see the white silver waving at him. He suppressed his excitement and got as close to the wild boar as possible.

It is true that he can shoot far, but of course the closer the distance is, the greater the power. This is especially true when dealing with something like a wild boar, which has thick skin and flesh. It is difficult to be fatal if you are too far away.

Chen Sanshi stopped at a reverse slope until he was only about twenty steps away from the wild boar.

He gently took off the longbow behind him and put on a brand new double-edged barbed wolf-tooth arrow.

The four-force bow now felt light in his hand. He could fully draw it with almost no effort. It felt like he could break it with a little more force.

The bow string drops and the arrow is shot, arriving in an instant!

"chatter------"

Because it was a sneak attack from behind, the arrow went straight into the wild boar's buttocks, causing a sharp scream and large flocks of birds to fly away in panic.

Perhaps because the bow was too light, the arrowhead only penetrated about three inches into the flesh.

The wild boar did not run away. Instead, it went into a frenzy and rushed towards this side, grunting, regardless of the blood flowing from its body.

Wild boar is actually a kind of ferocious beast.

If an ordinary person is hit by a wild boar, he will have to lie in bed for half a month if he doesn’t die!
Chen Sanshi looked calm and the second arrow had already been shot.

"Hululu——"

The boar was hit by another arrow and paused visibly, but it did not stop and just continued to charge at a slightly slower speed.

The third arrow followed and pierced directly through its head.

This time, the wild boar finally lay down straight and died.

The five little pigs nearby were frightened and ran away in different directions.

The surrounding terrain is complex and the piglets are small in size. If it were an ordinary hunter, there would definitely be a few that slipped through the net, but Chen Sanshi's archery skills were extraordinary.

"咻咻咻咻——"

In just a few breaths, all five little pigs were pierced by arrows and were dead.

The arrows in Chen Sanshi's quiver had just been used up.

(End of this chapter)