Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 8: Hunting Skills

The ink in my sight becomes more and more dense.

Under Shen Qing's gaze, it turned into lines of text.

[Skills: Archery (Proficient)]

[Progress: 11/200 points]

[Status: cannot be upgraded]

[Note: Heaven moves vigorously, so a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself! Continuous practice can lead to breakthroughs in skills. ]

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[Skill: Hunting (Proficient)]

[Progress: 103/100 points]

[Status: Upgradable]

[Note: Hunting is a broad and profound art, involving identification, tracking, concealment, traps, baiting, slaughtering, and other minor skills. Continuous practice will lead to breakthroughs.]

Shen Qing has been hunting frequently recently, and his hunting skills have improved significantly. Unknowingly, he has met the conditions for a breakthrough.

Shen Qing said without any hesitation: "Breakthrough!"

A familiar feeling suddenly came over me.

Countless hunting techniques poured into his mind mercilessly, like a surging wave.

His head felt as if it had been hit by a club and began to swell slightly.

Pit, lasso, net, poison, trace, hide...

Some key points in hunting kept flashing through his mind.

Such complicated information made him feel a little dizzy, and he took several breaths to recover.

After calming himself down, Shen Qing subconsciously glanced at the ink writing in his sight.

[Skill: Hunting (Minor Achievement)]

[Progress: 3/200 points]

[Status: cannot be upgraded]

[Note: Continuous practice can lead to comprehensive breakthroughs. There is a certain probability that some hunting skills will undergo transformation.]

Shen Qing looked at the note and felt a little surprised.

You know, the experiences stored in his mind now would be difficult for ordinary people to know without the guidance of an experienced master.

With such skills, he can go to many mountains.

I didn’t expect that hunting skills could continue to evolve.

If he continues like this, even if God doesn't give him any help, he will probably be able to clean out the mountain.

Shen Qing's spirit became very excited.

He looked down at the footprints beneath him, and his expression suddenly became much calmer.

Shen Qing thought about it carefully for a while, and several ways of tracking emerged in his mind.

He didn't delay any longer and followed the footprints confidently.

I don’t know if it’s because of the breakthrough, but at the moment of setting off, Shen Qing discovered that there were many subtle changes in his body.

He was clearly walking very fast in the snow, but there was no sound at all, and his figure was extremely light.

He could also hear everything around him clearly, and his ears and eyes became sharp.

The hunting skills after a small achievement really have some skills.

Hard work pays off.

After some tracking and searching, Shen Qing saw a dark shadow in the forest from afar.

It was a majestic roe deer, with brown hair exuding a charming luster.

Shen Qing was overjoyed.

Wild roe deer are animals that live in the sparse woods on small hills. Not only is their meat delicious and nutritious, but they are also very expensive in the county town.

Its fur is also the raw material for high-end leather goods.

A wild roe deer with no external injuries can be sold for 1,200 wen.

If there are any external injuries, even if the value of the fur is reduced, it can at least be sold for more than 800 coins.

For hunters like them who make a living in the mountains, this is undoubtedly a big deal.

Shen Qing didn't dare to be careless.

He knew that animals living in the wild were extremely alert, and any negligence at this moment might disturb the roe deer and cause it to escape. Shen Qing calmed his mind, held his breath, and approached quietly.

The male roe deer was concentrating on foraging with its head down, unaware of the impending danger.

Without alarming the wild roe deer, Shen Qing shortened the distance between himself and the roe deer to within a hundred steps, which was within the effective killing range of the bow and arrow.

Shen Qing sniffed the air, reached out his hand to feel the wind direction, then slowly took out a bow and arrow from behind, lightly put a feather arrow on it, and quietly tightened the bowstring.

His gaze, breathing, and heartbeat were all in one, and when the right moment came, he suddenly let go.

call out!
The bowstring vibrates.

The arrow cut through the sky like a meteor and shot straight towards the roe deer.

After shooting the arrow, Shen Qing did not hesitate at all. He quickly wiped the quiver, hooked out an arrow with his little finger, put the bow on, and shot another arrow.

After shooting two arrows in succession, Shen Qing ran quickly.

While running, he continued to put the arrow on the string.

The roe deer seemed to have noticed something, but it was obviously too late for it to react.

The arrow travels thousands of miles and arrives in the blink of an eye.

Under Shen Qing's gaze, it pierced through the roe deer's body with incredible precision.

The powerful aftereffect caused its body to shake and it fell to the ground.

The instinct for survival made it get up desperately.

But it didn't have time to get up.

Whoosh.

The arrows followed closely behind, piercing its chest and thigh.

Bright red, warm blood splattered all over the ground.

The wild roe deer had just stood up when it was pinned to the ground by an arrow.

It stared at its limbs and struggled to get up, but it was already at the end of its strength.

A distance of one hundred steps would only take a dozen breaths if you sprint at full speed.

Shen Qing had already caught up. He excitedly pulled out a dagger from his waist, held the wild roe deer's neck tightly, stabbed it skillfully, and began to slaughter it.

"Pfft!"

The wild roe deer's strong skin was cut open, and the dark red flesh was turned inside out, revealing a hole.

Hot and fishy blood gushed out from the hole, splashing all over Shen Qing.

Seeing the hot and fishy blood spurting out, Shen Qing hurriedly took the quiver, poured out the arrows, and then collected the blood.

Roe deer blood can be eaten or sold to pharmacies in the city for some money.

For a low-level hunter like him, no point can be wasted.

Realizing that it could not escape, the wild roe deer struggled even harder.

But how could Shen Qing, who had already succeeded, let it go as he wished?
Shen Qing used the weight of his entire body to clamp down tightly on the inexperienced wild roe deer until it stopped moving.

After a while, Shen Qing loosened his sore arms and a look of joy appeared on his face.

It is difficult for even experienced hunters in the village to catch such a large wild roe deer.

Unexpectedly, he was lucky today and hunted one.

Although he suffered some damage and had to pay a lower price, he was already content with such a harvest.

Shen Qing estimated in his mind that as long as he continued to reap the rewards like this, it wouldn't be long before his life would become visibly better.

When he has saved enough money in the future, he can move to the county town with his elder sister.

Stay away from this rural area full of troubles.

Just as Shen Qing was happily dealing with the wild roe deer, two figures appeared in the woods not far away.

"Brother, look, it's Shen Qing."

Chen An has a keen eye and recognized him at a glance.

They were searching nearby following the footprints, but they never thought it was Shen Qing.

Chen Tai was surprised and said, "It turned out to be a wild roe deer. This kid is really lucky."

At this time, Chen An looked at Shen Qing in front of him, fell silent, and did not respond.

After a while, he suddenly said in a cold voice: "Second brother, I heard that his sister has no opinion. Big brother has not been able to persuade her, but this kid stopped her. Do you think if he died in the mountains, his sister would agree to big brother's suggestion?"

(End of this chapter)