From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

"You're Chen Xun?"

Looking at Chen Xun's excessively youthful face, Chen Hu was somewhat incredulous.

"Yes, Lord Chen Hu, I am Chen Xun."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Xun remained unfazed and looked directly into Chen Hu's eyes as he replied.

Looking at Chen Xun, who was full of energy and did not back down under his gaze, Chen Hu couldn't help but laugh twice: "Haha, good, very good."

"Heroes emerge from among the young; they truly are worthy of being from Chenjiabao."

Chen Hu came to Chen Xun's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"How old are you this year? Have you ever learned martial arts?"

"I'm only 14 years old this year, so I can't start learning martial arts until next year."

"Oh, you haven't learned martial arts yet?"

Chen Hu's eyes lit up.

"I have high hopes for you. Would you like to learn martial arts from me?"

Suddenly, Chen Hu extended an olive branch to Chen Xun.

Those around him looked at Chen Xun with envy upon hearing this.

Some people, like Chen Quan, showed signs of worry.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun was taken aback, then cautiously asked, "Isn't it said that one can only learn martial arts at fifteen?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hu couldn't help but smile and explained, "The rule for starting martial arts at fifteen is only for you Chen family members outside the fortress. In reality, you can start trying martial arts at thirteen."

"The Chen family members inside the fort all started learning martial arts at the age of thirteen."

This wasn't a secret, Chen Hu said it outright.

However, the other hunters present all had complicated expressions.

Like Chen Xun, they were all members of the Chen family outside the fortress.

Of course, to outsiders, there is no distinction between "outside the fort" and "inside the fort"; everyone is a member of Chenjia Village.

Then, Chen Hu pulled Chen Xun to a corner of the jungle, pinched his whole body, and nodded.

This action made Chen Xun feel cold all over and he clenched his buttocks.

He tried to struggle, but he was no match for Chen Hu's strength.

Fortunately, Chen Hu wasn't the kind of person Chen Xun thought he was, and he quickly let him go.

Why do you look so pale?

Chen Hu looked at Chen Xun strangely.

"It's nothing, I just remembered some bad things."

Chen Xun forced a smile and replied.

Upon hearing this, Chen Hu did not press further but instead got down to business: "Do you know that when people from outside the fort reach a certain age and enter Chen Family Fort to learn martial arts, they can only learn the most basic Chen Family Fist to comprehend their Qi and blood?"

"If you learn martial arts from me, I will teach you a low-grade Yellow Rank fist technique—the Mighty Bull Demon Fist. This can only be practiced after you become a martial artist. Once you master it, you will be able to sense your Qi and blood much faster."

After hearing the benefits Chen Hu promised, Chen Xun didn't show much joy. Firstly, he was frightened by Chen Hu's previous actions, and secondly, he was wary.

Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.

Before today, Chen Xun and Chen Hu had no relationship whatsoever, and had never even met.

His promises of these benefits clearly indicate that he did not only have faith in Chen Xun.

Thinking this through, Chen Xun didn't hide anything and asked directly, "Lord Chen Hu, what do you want me to do for you by cultivating me like this?"

"Good, you haven't let the benefits cloud your judgment." Hearing Chen Xun's question, Chen Hu was even more satisfied.

He explained, "I do have something for you to do; I've taken a liking to your archery talent."

"At such a young age, your archery skills are already so superb. Given time, you will surely become a master archer."

"If you were also a martial artist, you could compete for the position of captain of the hunting party."

"I want you to become a martial artist, then join our guard team, and take charge of this hunting team."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun instinctively asked, "Who controls the hunting team now?"

"Patrol team."

Chen Hu replied with a meaningful tone.

Chen Xun realized that he was being used as a pawn, a pawn to pry the hunting team's hand from the patrol team.

Chen Xun had heard of the names of the guards and patrol teams.

The guard team is responsible for escorting the Chen family's merchant caravan on foreign trade trips, and therefore consists of powerful martial artists.

The patrol team is mainly responsible for patrolling within Chenjiabao and preventing foreign invasion. Many martial artists also join the team.

They are the two most powerful military organizations in the entire Chenjiabao.

After understanding the whole story, Chen Xun faced two choices.

One option is to refuse Chen Hu, which would mean offending Chen Hu and having to wait until next year to practice martial arts.

One option is to accept Chen Hu's benefits, which would offend the patrol team and make things difficult for him in the future, since the hunting team is still under Chen Hu's control.

The advantage is that you can immediately learn martial arts, and even the more powerful [Mighty Bull Demon Fist].

Without the cheat code "Martial Arts Diligence Record", Chen Xun would have made the first choice.

Because he was unsure whether he had the talent for martial arts or whether he could become a martial artist.

If you lack talent, even if a divine skill manual is placed in front of you, you will be powerless to use it.

But with this cheat system, Chen Xun had no doubt that he could become a martial artist.

It was precisely because of this advantage that Chen Xun preferred the second option.

This would save him several months, allowing him to become a martial artist much faster.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

"I promise you, Lord Chen Hu."

Teach me martial arts.

Chen Xun looked at Chen Hu with a resolute gaze.

"very good."

Chen Hu nodded in satisfaction.

"By the way, Lord Chen Hu, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Go ahead and ask."

"If I can't sense that vital energy, how can I become a martial artist?"

"Don't worry, I just checked your bones. Your aptitude is average. As long as you work hard to practice the Mighty Bull Demon Fist, you will be able to sense your Qi and blood within a month."

Chen Hu laughed.

"Bone manipulation? So you were just doing bone manipulation?"

Chen Xun nodded in realization.

"Otherwise what? What do you think I'm doing?"

Chen Hu looked at Chen Xun with a puzzled expression.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Chen Xun quickly shook his head.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while and agreed to start teaching Chen Xun martial arts the next day.

The two then returned to the place where they had hunted the tiger.

At this moment, a martial artist was holding an unconscious tiger cub in his arms.

The tiger cub had clearly been knocked unconscious by the yellow smoke.

Then came the task of dealing with the two tigers.

Both tigers were very large and incredibly heavy. Since every part of a tiger is valuable, several trees were cut down to make two stretchers. The tiger carcasses were then tightly tied to the stretchers with ropes, and several martial artists and hunters worked together to carry them down the mountain.

On the way back, perhaps because we sensed the tiger's presence, we didn't encounter a single wild animal along the way.

It truly demonstrated to everyone what it means for a tiger to die but still retain its might.

As they passed several hiding places along the way, other hunters came forward to help and drag away the carcasses of their prey.

It's worth mentioning that, unexpectedly, a python was found devouring the wolf carcass at the very spot where it was hidden.

The python was halfway through its meal when Chen Xun and the others arrived, leaving them unable to advance or retreat. Then, Zhao Hu chopped off their heads with a single stroke.

When the group returned to Chenjia Village, almost everyone was carrying a prey on their backs.

The harvest from this trip into the mountains was truly abundant.

Not only did no one die, but they also hunted so many prey.

Everyone received a considerable amount of silver.

Not to mention the outstanding individuals who performed during this period, among whom Chen Xun was the most remarkable.

In the battle to hunt tigers, Chen Xun shot through the leg of one tiger and blinded the eye of another.

Both arrows weakened the tiger's strength to some extent.

Therefore, Chen Hu finally decided to give Chen Xun five percent of the profit, which was five percent of the total value of the two tigers.

The market price of a tiger is on average between two hundred and three hundred taels.

The price difference mainly depends on the completeness of the tiger skin; the more complete the tiger skin, the higher the price.

Even the lowest price of two hundred taels would be four hundred taels for two tigers, and a five-tenths profit would be twenty taels.

That's two years' income for an average hunter.

Not to mention, there are various other revenue sharing arrangements.

In short, Chen Xun made a fortune from this tiger hunt.