From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

three days later.

Chen Xun ate breakfast while checking his progress in archery.

Archery (Minor Success 36%)

This level of archery skill was basically enough for Chen Xun to hit a target from a hundred paces away.

He once tried to hit a fist-sized target with an arrow from a hundred paces away.

However, the hit rate is rather low, only about three out of ten.

If one's archery skills are mastered, one can basically achieve a 100% success rate in hitting a target from a hundred paces away.

After breakfast today, Chen Xun did not rush to the bamboo forest to practice archery, but stayed at home and waited quietly.

He didn't have to wait long before a knock came at the door.

"Xiao Xun, are you home?"

"Yes, Uncle."

Chen Xun quickly opened the courtyard gate and welcomed Chen Wang in.

"Is everything ready?"

Chen Wang asked.

"Ready."

Chen Xun patted the hunting bow on his back and the cloth bag at his waist.

The cloth bag contained dry food, water, a short knife, and rope.

Needless to say, there was dry food and water. The short knife was for self-defense and dissecting prey, and the rope was for securing the prey so it could be transported down the mountain.

"Okay, let's go then, let's meet up with the other two."

Chen Wang checked the contents of Chen Xun's bag, nodded, and then turned to leave.

Chen Xun quickly closed the courtyard gate and hurried after Chen Wang.

Soon, the two arrived at a large willow tree.

The other two were already waiting here.

"Xiao Xun, let me introduce you. This is your Uncle Jin, and this is your Uncle Lu."

Upon meeting, Chen Wang introduced the two to Chen Xun.

Chen Xun quickly greeted them: "Hello, Uncle Jin. Hello, Uncle Lu."

"Xiao Xun, right? I know your father too. Although we haven't had much contact, we're still friends."

"But let me make this clear beforehand: once you're in the mountains, don't wander off or shoot arrows indiscriminately. Follow all instructions."

"Is it possible?"

Chen Jin looked at Chen Xun seriously and said.

Chen Xun looked into Chen Jin's eyes and nodded firmly: "Yes."

"very good."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jin's expression softened, and he patted Chen Xun on the shoulder with a smile.

Compared to Chen Jin, Chen Lu seemed to be less talkative.

She simply smiled at Chen Xun and then remained silent.

Then, Chen Jin continued, "I spotted the prey first, so I'll get an extra 10%. The rest will be distributed according to everyone's contributions. Is that alright?"

After speaking, Chen Jin looked at Chen Xun and the other two.

The three shook their heads: "No."

Chen Jin smiled with satisfaction.

In general, when hunters cooperate in hunting, it is only after one hunter discovers the trail of prey that they can set up a group to hunt together.

Otherwise, blindly going up the mountain will most likely not yield much reward.

If the harvest is divided among several people, the yield will be even less.

This time, Chen Jinfa's prey was a roe deer, a small deer species whose adult weight does not exceed 40 kilograms.

However, it is still quite valuable; a complete roe deer can sell for 2 taels of silver.

Its fur is smooth and valuable, and its meat is delicious; a pound can sell for sixty or seventy coins.

Led by Chen Jin, Chen Xun and his companions went up White Tiger Mountain.

This was Chen Xun's first time climbing the mountain, and he seemed quite excited.

Beside him, Chen Wang taught him the various skills a hunter needs to master, as well as the experience of distinguishing animal tracks.

Chen Xun quickly suppressed his excitement and listened attentively, occasionally asking detailed questions about certain points of knowledge.

Seeing that Chen Xun was studying diligently, Chen Wang smiled with satisfaction.

When he first became a hunter, he wasn't so composed. Back then, he was young and only thought about hunting a large beast and showing off his bravery.

The four walked along the mountain path, with dense bushes and trees on both sides.

Every now and then, startled wild rabbits would dart by, and pheasants would fly around in all directions.

But the other three remained unmoved.

Rabbits run fast, pheasants fly fast, and with their archery skills, it's difficult to kill them with a single shot.

Their target this time was a roe deer, so naturally they wouldn't waste their arrows prematurely.

Chen Xun was quite tempted, because in his eyes, the movements of these wild rabbits and pheasants were as if in slow motion, and he could see them clearly.

This is clearly an ability resulting from the enhancement of the eyes.

He was confident that he would hit the target with one arrow.

Just thinking of the promise he made before going up the mountain, Chen Xun took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to take action.

"Perhaps next time I can come up here by myself."

Chen Xun thought to himself.

After walking for a short while on the mountain path, Chen Jin turned onto a small road, and the three of them followed closely behind.

Then the four of them turned left and right, walking and stopping intermittently, and finally arrived at their destination.

"Look, there's the prey."

Not far ahead, a small deer appeared in front of the four.

A smile involuntarily appeared on the faces of all four of them.

"While the deer was feeding, the four of us spread out and surrounded it."

"That way, no matter which way it tries to escape, it will run into our people."

"When the time comes, you must make sure to keep it."

As he said this, Chen Jin couldn't help but look at Chen Xun.

Clearly, he had little trust in Chen Xun's archery skills, given that he was a novice.

Then, the four began to disperse, each choosing a direction to surround the roe deer.

Chen Xun chose the east direction, which is to the left of the deer.

Of the four directions, the chances of the roe deer escaping in this direction are the lowest, while the chances of it running backwards are the highest.

Therefore, Chen Jin occupied that direction.

Once the four men reached the designated location, they began hunting the roe deer.

The roe deer is very alert. At the slightest disturbance, it immediately stops eating and begins to look around.

Upon closer inspection, the first thing they saw was Chen Lu pressing in from the front.

The roe deer was immediately startled and ran away.

Seeing this from behind, Chen Jin's face immediately broke into a bright smile, and he suddenly shot out an arrow that he had been preparing.

With a "whoosh," the arrow flew out quickly, grazed the roe deer, and stuck into a tree, its fletching trembling slightly.

Damn it.

Chen Jin's smile turned into anger.

Startled by the arrow, the roe deer slammed on the brakes and fled in a panic in another direction.

But before it could run two steps, an arrow struck it precisely in the neck.

A long arrow pierced through the roe deer's neck.

The roe deer let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground.

"Xiao Xun, well done!"

Across from Chen Xun, Chen Wang quickly gave him a thumbs up.

Indeed, it was Chen Xun who shot that arrow. In its panic, the deer chose to run towards Chen Xun.

"Not bad, Chen Xun, your archery skills are quite good."

At this moment, Chen Jin ran to the deer's side, looked at the deer that was still convulsing, and saw the fatal wound, and couldn't help but praise it.

"sharp."

After smiling and saying two words to Chen Xun, Chen Lu fell silent again.

Faced with the three people's praise, Chen Xun simply scratched his head and chuckled, "Luck, luck."

Afterwards, the four of them discussed it and decided that Chen Lu would carry the roe deer on his back, while the other three would guard him, and they would go down the mountain together.

This is where the rope comes in handy. Chen Lu tightly tied the roe deer to his back and ran quickly down the mountain.

If the prey were larger, they would need to use short knives to cut it up, and then the group would take a portion of it down the mountain.

The descent was uneventful and went very smoothly.

White Tiger Mountain has been thoroughly cleaned by Chenjiabao, and there are basically no large wild animals left.

Back in the village, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chen Xun, we owe you a great debt of gratitude for that arrow this time."

"Your contribution this time was significant. How about this: I'll take your 30%, and Lao Wang and Lao Lu can split the remaining 40%. What do you say?"

Chen Jin said to Chen Xun.

"I'm fine."

Chen Xun quickly replied.

"I have no problem either."

Chen Wang and Chen Lu also agreed to this distribution.

After all, Chen Jin found the prey and Chen Xun killed it; they made the biggest contribution, so naturally they deserved a larger share.

After determining the distribution ratio, Chen Lu began to skin the roe deer, Chen Wang removed the meat, and Chen Jin deboned it.

Chen Xun watched from the sidelines, learning their techniques for handling prey.

Finally, we obtained a complete deer hide, eighteen catties of deer meat, and a number of bones and edible internal organs.

The four of them divided the bones and internal organs among themselves, and when they got back, they boiled them in water to make a pot of broth.

The meat and fur were taken directly to the market to be sold.

This was Chen Xun's first time selling things at the market, which he found quite novel.

The roe deer meat was tender and delicious, so it sold out quickly and was soon bought by two martial artists from Chenjiabao.

Then there's the roe deer skin. Because it's freshly skinned and untanned, it's priced about 20% lower than tanned pelts.

In the end, the roe deer meat and hide sold for a total of 1 tael, 8 mace, and 50 wen.

Chen Xun received 555 coins.

After dividing the money, the four of them didn't separate. Instead, they each bought some food and drinks and had a meal together to strengthen their bond.

During the meal, Chen Wang and the other two did most of the talking, while Chen Xun, being the youngest, mostly listened.

To Chen Xun's astonishment, after taking a couple of sips of rice wine, Chen Lu, who was usually taciturn, became surprisingly talkative.

He could talk for half an hour about all sorts of news, rumors, and gossip without repeating himself.

After his initial surprise, Chen Xun listened with great interest.

I must say, these gossip tidbits are actually quite interesting.