From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed since Chen Xun's first hunt.

During the seven days, Chen Xun only went up the mountain alone once; the rest of the time he practiced archery in the bamboo forest.

On that trip up the mountain, Chen Xun, relying on his minor-level archery skills, hunted two rabbits and three pheasants.

He kept one pheasant for himself, and took the rest of his prey to the market to sell.

He sold them for a total of 420 coins, which was only a little over 100 coins less than Chen Xun's previous earnings.

Afterwards, Chen Xun took out 100 coins, bought some sweets that children like to eat, and visited his aunt's family.

"Xiao Xun, why waste this money?"

Chen Yumo said reproachfully.

"My nephew has been able to earn money recently, this is a token of my nephew's appreciation."

Chen Xun explained.

Seeing her two children enjoying their meal, Chen Yumo didn't say anything more.

But she still advised, "Xiao Xun, don't waste money like this in the future. It's not easy for you to earn money, so save more. You still need to save it for getting married."

"understood."

Chen Xun had no choice but to nod in agreement.

In the bamboo forest, Chen Xun put down his bow and arrow and exhaled a breath of stale air.

A hundred paces away from him, beneath a target the size of a fist, lay a pile of wooden arrows.

Further ahead, you can see some wooden arrows stuck in the soil.

Those were off-target.

From a hundred paces away, Chen Xun's current archery skills are not enough to hit the target 100% of the time.

But each time he hits the target, he gains 5 archery experience points.

Therefore, although many of his shots missed the target, Chen Xun's archery progress actually increased instead of decreasing.

Archery (Minor Success 75%)

On average, you can improve your progress by 6 points per day.

Judging from this, in another four days, his archery skills will be upgraded again, reaching an even higher level.

After resting for a while, eating some dried meat and drinking some water to replenish his strength, Chen Xun picked up his bow and arrow and continued practicing archery.

The fact that he could see progress in his training made it anything but boring for him; instead, it filled him with a great sense of accomplishment.

Suddenly, Chen Xun's ears twitched slightly, as if he had heard something.

The next moment, he turned the arrow around and, relying on his sense of touch, shot an arrow towards a corner of the bamboo forest.

The arrow hit its target precisely.

When Chen Xun walked over, he saw a long snake, its body pierced by a wooden arrow, pinned to the ground.

The snake wasn't quite dead yet, and kept writhing its body.

Seeing this, Chen Xun quickly fired another arrow, which pierced the snake's head.

"A triangular snake's head, and it's a venomous snake."

Chen Xun frowned slightly.

He didn't recognize the venomous snake, nor had he ever heard of venomous snakes in the bamboo forest.

"Could it have run down from the mountain?"

"Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's perfect for making snake soup."

Chen Xun didn't pay any attention to this matter.

As evening approached, after finishing his archery practice for the day, he picked up the long snake and went home.

This scene, witnessed by someone, shocked them greatly, and their face suddenly darkened, becoming extremely ugly.

"Failed again."

"Damn, how come he's so lucky?"

This man was Chen Xun's uncle by marriage, Chen Ji.

That venomous snake was also secretly released into the bamboo forest by Chen Ji.

In every village, there are several snake catchers who make a living by catching snakes.

Chen Ji had some connections with a snake catcher in the next village. After learning that the catcher had captured a red-lined snake, he quickly contacted him and spent three qian of silver to buy a live one.

This red-striped snake is extremely aggressive; it will not run away when it hears noise, but will instead take the initiative to attack.

Therefore, although it is not the most venomous snake, it is the one that kills the most people.

The bamboo forest was quiet, and Chen Xun usually practiced archery there alone. If he released a red-lined snake in, the result would be self-evident.

What Chen Ji didn't expect was that Chen Xun did indeed encounter the Red Thread Serpent, but it wasn't Chen Xun who died, but the Red Thread Serpent.

"hateful."

Chen Ji was furious and felt very sorry for the three qian of silver he had spent.

On the road, Chen Xun encountered Chen Jin.

"Uncle Jin".

"It's Xiao Xun."

Chen Jin greeted him warmly.

Their relationship grew much closer after they went hunting and ate together.

"Hey, Xiao Xun, where did you find this red-striped snake?"

Chen Jin looked at the red-striped snake corpse that Chen Xun had placed on the bamboo and asked in surprise.

"Is this snake called a red-striped snake?"

"you do not know?

"I don't know," Chen Xun shook his head. "I encountered it in the bamboo forest."

"How could such a snake appear in a bamboo forest?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jin frowned.

"It might have run down from the mountain."

"Impossible," Chen Jin decisively rejected Chen Xun's guess.

"This red-striped snake is ferocious and likes to attack humans. It has poisoned and killed quite a few people from Chenjiabao."

"Later, the elders issued an order for the martial artists to go out and clear out all the red-lined snakes on White Tiger Mountain."

"Now, several years have passed, and the red-striped snakes on White Tiger Mountain have long since disappeared."

After listening to Chen Jin's words, a thoughtful look flashed in Chen Xun's eyes.

"If it didn't happen naturally, then it's man-made."

"Who could have released a poisonous snake into the bamboo forest?"

"And what is the purpose?"

When Chen Xun's gaze inadvertently swept over the somewhat furtive figure a hundred meters away, he instantly connected everything together.

"It's him, Chen Ji."

Chen Xun recognized the figure from behind at a glance.

"He shouldn't be here at this time."

Thinking of this, Chen Xun's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

He realized that Chen Ji was behind it all.

"Old man, so it was you who did this."

At this moment, Chen Xun's heart was filled with murderous intent, but his face remained calm.

Afterwards, Chen Xun bid farewell to Chen Jin.

Chen Jin still couldn't understand why red-lined snakes would appear in the bamboo forest.

Chen Xun naturally wouldn't tell the other party his guess.

Back home, Chen Xun lit a fire to cook, then quickly disposed of the snake carcass in preparation for making soup.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Xun lay on the bed, thinking about how to kill his cheap uncle.

Killing them directly is definitely not an option.

He only knows archery, so he would definitely need to use archery to kill Chen Ji's family.

As a hunter from Chenjiabao and Chen Ji's nephew, he would certainly receive special attention.

Then Chen Xun thought of using fire, and burned down Chen Ji's entire family.

But then I thought about it and gave up.

Arson leaves traces and is easily identified as deliberate. Given the heinous nature of the crime, Chenjiabao will undoubtedly launch a major search for the suspect.

If Chen Ji is lucky enough to survive being burned to death, then Chen Xun will be in big trouble.

He didn't have any deadly poison on hand, let alone any poison that could kill someone.

Highly toxic substances are controlled substances; you can't buy them without connections.

After much thought, Chen Xun still couldn't come up with a good solution.

"It's really difficult to kill someone silently."

Chen Xun sighed and simply went to sleep.

The next morning, Chen Xun was still cooking when he heard a knock on the door.

Upon opening it, I saw it was a young man.

"It's Ping-ge, what's up?"

The person who came was Chen Ping, a hunter who belonged to the same team as Chen Xun, both being members of the Third Hunter Squad.

"Chen Xun, the captain sent me to call you. Hurry up and get ready, we're going to hunt tigers at Cuiping Mountain with the fourth and sixth hunter teams."

Chen Ping said.

"Tiger Hunt!"

Chen Xun was very surprised to hear this.

But he quickly realized what he meant and replied, "I understand. I'll pack up and head over right away."

After delivering the message, Chen Ping left in a hurry, clearly indicating that he wanted to inform more than just Chen Xun.

After Chen Ping left, Chen Xun sped up his cooking, then quickly finished his meal. He grabbed his bow and arrows and some dry rations and hurried off to the hunter's camp, the place where he would take the hunter's assessment.

When he arrived, a large crowd had already gathered there.

"Xiao Xun, over here."

Chen Wang waved to Chen Xun.

Chen Xun quickly went over.

As they approached, they heard Chen Wang lower his voice and warn, "Xiao Xun, you need to be careful during this operation. If anything happens, run away immediately. After all, life is the most important thing."

"I've heard that this time the prey includes three tigers."

"One male, one female, and a tiger cub."

"Xiao Hu wants to be captured alive, so he can sell it for a higher price."

"Besides our three hunter teams, there's also a warrior team; they're the main force."

"What we need to do is distract the tiger, assist the martial artists, and create opportunities for them to kill the tiger."

As soon as Chen Wang finished speaking, a group of imposing people walked in.

It was the martial arts squad that accompanied them on this trip.