From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Chenjiabao, the garrison of the guard.

Now, the scene is no longer one of wounded soldiers everywhere, but rather a group of skilled martial artists standing there.

These martial artists were divided into four teams.

Each team consists of ten people, all of whom are martial artists.

Previously, each team had a maximum of 15 members, totaling 60 people.

However, the last attack by the Black Wind Bandits resulted in heavy losses for the guard team.

Besides those who died, there were also many team members with broken legs, broken arms, and serious injuries.

In the end, they had to borrow a group of martial artists from the patrol team to gather the forty martial artists they needed.

Of the four teams, three of them were originally guards.

There is only one captain, who came from the patrol team and was temporarily transferred here.

Chen Xun also knew this team leader.

It was Chen Ye, with whom he had a conflict.

Chen Xun stood in Chen Hu's group, looking straight ahead without glancing to the side.

He was wearing a guard uniform, with a standard-issue knife from the guard at his waist.

Although he had never learned swordsmanship, he had already mastered the "Bull Demon Mighty Fist" to a certain extent, and could almost unleash his full power.

With a casual slash, the force of seven hundred jin bursts forth; in the Stone Skin Realm, how many people can withstand it?

Besides the knife, Chen Xun also carried a bow on his back.

This bow was not the two-stone bow from Chen Xun's house, but the five-stone bow that Chen Hu lent him.

Five-stone bows are not common, and ordinary bow makers do not have the skill to make such powerful bows.

According to Chen Hu, this bow was Chen Long's trophy.

However, Chen Long was not skilled with a bow and arrow, so he kept the powerful bow at home.

If Chen hadn't sought out Chen Hu to help him borrow a powerful bow, even Chen Long might have forgotten that he had such a bow in his collection.

The bow is named Tiger Fang, and the name is engraved on the bow.

The Tiger Fang Bow comes with ten long arrows made of fine steel, which are extremely sharp.

Clearly, ordinary bows and arrows cannot withstand the force of the Tiger Fang Bow.

The ten fine steel arrows were also lent to Chen Xun, who placed them in a leather quiver and carried them on his back along with the Tiger Fang Bow.

"Gentlemen, today we are to escort a batch of medicinal herbs to Ping'an Town."

It was Chen Long who spoke.

He stood before the crowd, clad in black leather armor, wielding a decapitation sword, his face solemn, imposing and domineering.

Because the imperial court prohibited civilians from forging iron armor, many martial artists with some wealth would make themselves a set of leather armor.

These leather armors, of course, also vary in quality.

Leather armor made from the tanned fur of ordinary wild animals is just ordinary leather armor, which can be bought for at most one or two hundred taels of silver.

There is another type, called Beast Leather Armor.

Mythical beasts are equivalent to martial artists among humans, possessing abundant vital energy and terrifying strength.

Their fur is incredibly protective.

Even the fur of the lowest-grade, first-tier, low-level exotic beast has a defensive capability exceeding that of ordinary iron armor.

The leather armor Chen Long was wearing was clearly made from the hide of a mythical beast.

Just by looking at the envy in the eyes of Chen Hu and the other three captains as they gazed at the leather armor, one could tell the truth.

It should be noted that these team leaders themselves were also wearing leather armor.

The difference between ordinary leather armor and regular leather armor is not significant, so there is absolutely no need for them to show such envy.

"Last time, the caravan we were escorting was targeted by the Black Wind Bandits, who ambushed us and caused heavy losses to our escort team."

"This must be the work of the Blood Hand Gang."

Speaking of the Blood Hand Gang, Chen Long gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.

"Our transport of medicinal herbs this time will definitely not escape the notice of the Blood Hand Gang."

"They will definitely send more people to intercept and kill us."

"Therefore, this escort mission will be very dangerous."

At this point, Chen Long glanced around at the guards.

"Does anyone want to quit?"

Upon hearing this, the members of the guard team couldn't help but exchange glances.

Some eyes held hesitation, some held determination, and some were filled with excitement.

But no matter what they were thinking, in the end, not one of them said anything about quitting.

"Very good, this is the kind of son of the Chen family."

Seeing this, Chen Long nodded in satisfaction.

"Since no one is dropping out, let's get going."

Chen Long is decisive and efficient in his work.

With a wave of his hand, he led his guards out of the camp and headed towards the outskirts of Chenjiabao.

Inside the fortress, the Grand Elder, along with a group of people, saw off the guards.

"Be careful, the lives of the Chen family men should be our top priority."

The elder held Chen Long's hand and gave him some instructions.

"Elder, I understand what to do."

Chen Long looked at the Grand Elder and answered seriously.

Seeing this, the Grand Elder felt somewhat relieved and then released his grip on Chen Long's hand.

"Elder, we're off."

"Go."

The Grand Elder nodded.

Watching the guards' retreating figures, the Grand Elder couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh, if only our Chen Family Village could produce a martial artist at the Blood Exchange Realm."

"In this way, we can have the confidence to face the Medicine Gang and the Blood Hand Gang without getting caught up in their struggles and becoming pawns in their hands."

The Grand Elder thought to himself.

Meanwhile, led by Chen Long, the guards arrived outside Chen Family Fort.

Here, a convoy is waiting for them.

This caravan consisted of twenty oxcarts, pulled by yellow oxen.

The entire caravan consisted of twenty-one people: twenty drivers and one steward who managed the accounts.

This manager is also quite skilled in martial arts.

He's just too old; he probably doesn't have much fighting ability anymore.

After Chen Long made arrangements with the manager, he began to assign tasks to his subordinates.

Two people guard each oxcart, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiching the oxcart in the middle.

Accompanying Chen Xun was a young man named Chen Xu, who was also a member of Chen Hu's team.

Chen Xun wasn't familiar with him, and since they were on opposite sides, they didn't have much interaction.

Once the personnel were arranged, Chen Long shouted, "Let's go!"

So the entire convoy began to move.

Twenty oxcarts and sixty-two people formed a long line, trudging through the snow towards Ping'an Town.

Chenjia Village is more than 20 miles away from Ping'an Town.

The entire route was a muddy dirt road, and with the added snow, it was even more difficult to travel.

Every now and then, the ruts of oxcarts would get stuck in the mud.

Fortunately, the martial artists in the caravan were all very strong and could easily drag the oxcart out of the mud pit.

Chen Xun also helped push it a few times.

During this process, he gradually began to have some exchanges with Chen Xu.

During his conversation with Chen Xu, Chen Xun learned that Chenjia Village had been helping Yaobang plant various medicinal herbs.

The cultivation of medicinal herbs requires professional personnel and fertile land.

The most fertile hundreds of acres of land in Chenjia Village have been turned into medicinal herb fields, planted with various medicinal herbs.

The professionals who provide guidance on the cultivation of medicinal herbs are sent by the medicinal herb association.

These people never interacted much with the Chen family; they only directed the Chen family to cultivate medicinal fields, sow seeds, weed, and fertilize.

Every year, a batch of medicinal herbs matures in the medicinal fields and is then transported to the medicinal herb trading companies for sale.

Although it was called a sale, Chenjia Village actually had no bargaining power at all.

The medicine guild sets a price, and you can only sell it for that price; you cannot sell it to other factions.

Once discovered by the Medicine Gang, they will face retaliation and attacks from the Medicine Gang.

Furthermore, even Chenjia Village itself cannot use it at will.

You need to buy it from the pharmacy.

The price is 70% of the market price, which they say is a discount.

In reality, the price that Chenjia Village sold medicine to the Yao Gang was only 20% of the market price.

The blood-activating powder and blood-tonifying powder that Chen Xun used both required these medicinal materials.

If Chenjia Village could freely use those medicinal herbs, the number of martial artists in Chenjia Village would increase several times over.

It's even possible that one or two Blood Exchange Realm warriors might appear.

Unfortunately, the medicinal herbs in the herb field are limited, and the people of Chenjia Village dare not act recklessly.

Besides Chenjia Village, Lijia Village and Liujia Village also contributed their most fertile land to help the Yao Gang grow medicinal herbs.

The medicinal herbs grown in these three villages are one of the main sources of medicinal herbs for the Yaobang (medicinal herb gang).

The medicine enthusiasts themselves have also cultivated hundreds of acres of medicinal herb fields near Ping'an Town.

Their own cultivated medicinal fields grow even more precious herbs, and many martial artists patrol and guard them day and night.

It can be said that Chenjia Village has been exploited by the Medicine Gang and the Blood Hand Gang for many years.

In addition, a considerable amount of tax revenue had to be paid to the imperial court each year.

Chenjia Village dared not refuse to pay this tax.

The fact that Chenjia Village dared not pay the Blood Hand Gang's annual tribute was due to the intimidation from the imperial court.

No matter how arrogant the Blood Hand Gang is, they only dare to ambush and kill members of the Chen family outside, and dare not directly storm into Chen Family Village.

Otherwise, if they were reported, it would be considered treason, and the small Blood Hand Gang would be wiped out in an instant.