With a "whoosh".

The arrow flew like a shooting star, striking the throat of the cloud pine rabbit that was grazing on the grass.

Before transmigrating, Zhou Chen was a hardcore player of a game called "Call of the Wild," and he was very familiar with the vital points of various common animals.

Of course, this is on the premise that the biological structures of this world are almost identical to those of the previous one.

Uncle Sun, standing to the side, nodded in approval as he watched Zhou Chen find the Cloud Pine Rabbit's vital spot and shoot without needing any prompting from him.

"As expected of Brother Zhou's son, he does have some talent after all."

Just then, before the two could rejoice, an arrow suddenly shot out from another direction, striking the foraging cloud pine rabbit first.

puff...

The sharp arrow, carrying immense force, pierced through the hind leg bone of the Cloud Pine Rabbit.

Although it didn't hit a vital spot, the immense force caused the cloud pine rabbit to roll several times on the ground before it died.

Because of this arrow, the arrow that Zhou Chen shot, which should have hit Yun Song Rabbit's throat, missed and stuck in the grass.

"Who?"

Uncle Sun's pupils contracted as he looked at the arrow that had pierced through the hind leg bone of the Cloud Pine Rabbit. Although the Cloud Pine Rabbit was small, its bones were exceptionally hard.

That arrow pierced right through his hind leg bone; the archer must have been someone who had entered the realm of martial arts, and whose strength was no less than his.

"rustle……"

A rustling sound came from the grass, and two or three figures emerged from the bushes on the other side.

Those men were tall and had fierce faces; they did not seem like kind people.

The leader was particularly ugly, exuding a menacing aura that kept strangers at bay.

"Oh ho, isn't this old man Sun who's lost his big backer?" The man stepped forward, picked up the Cloud Pine Rabbit as if no one else was around, and then sneered at Uncle Sun.

"What's wrong? Why are you also struggling to make a living in these outer mountains like us? Why don't you go to the inner mountains and seek wealth and status?"

Upon seeing the man, Uncle Sun frowned and asked, "Zhang Dazhu, when did you break through to the Skin Refinement stage?"

The ugly man called Zhang Dazhu was not annoyed that Uncle Sun did not respond.

He swung the Cloud Pine Rabbit around a few times, then glanced at Zhou Chen, who remained silent to the side, and said, "Naturally, it's all thanks to Brother Xiong's guidance."

"Well, I heard he's been liking rabbit meat lately, so I thought I'd hunt a few rabbits to treat him."

When Li Xiong was mentioned, Zhang Dazhu's face lit up, as if he were talking about some extraordinary person.

"If you ask me, you have the strength of a skin refiner, yet you're still so poor, it's because you have too few connections."

"If you're willing to work for Brother Xiong, I can put in a good word for you," Zhang Dazhu chuckled smugly. "But don't drag this burden along anymore."

After saying that, he put the Cloud Pine Rabbit into the basket on his back and led the others away in a carefree manner, without worrying at all that Uncle Sun would suddenly make a move.

After all, Old Man Sun is a very family-oriented man. If a fight breaks out, he might be fine, but his family of one adult and two children would be completely under his control.

Uncle Sun watched Zhang Dazhu swagger away, his grip on the longbow tightening and loosening repeatedly before finally letting out a helpless sigh.

He gave Zhou Chen a bitter look and said, "This guy had some issues with me before, but now he's somehow hooked up with Li Xiong, and he's become even more lawless."

"Li Xiong?"

In the original owner's memories, his father was invited by this person to explore the most dangerous core area of ​​Cloud Pine Mountain, which is why he disappeared.

Now, this man is still living a life of tyranny in the village, while his father has disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that Uncle Sun's face was gloomy, Zhou Chen knew it was not the right time to ask questions, so he could only suppress his doubts for the time being.

As they continued their journey, the atmosphere between Uncle Sun and Zhou Chen grew increasingly somber.

Only when encountering what appeared to be traces of prey or trap marks set by other hunters in the mountains would Uncle Sun stop and patiently explain to Zhou Chen.

Setting traps in these vast mountains and forests is an essential skill for hunters.

Even those who are naturally thin and weak can become excellent hunters if they master the art of setting traps.

"I saw what looked like wild boar tracks here a while ago. They set a trap here, and these two trees with cross marks carved into them are the markers," Uncle Sun said, pointing to two large trees about waist-thick.

Zhou Chen looked in the direction the finger was pointing and saw that the ground between the two trees was flat and covered with countless fallen leaves. If it weren't for Uncle Sun's reminder, he would never have been able to see that there was a trap hidden below where a huge animal like a wild boar was hunted.

[Received instruction from a seasoned hunter and learned the art of trapping!]

[Trap (Beginner, 50%)]

After Zhou Chen discovered that the trap here was different from the normal plots around it, another piece of information about the collection popped up on the panel.

"Another skill." He looked at the two newly added skills on the panel and felt a surge of joy.

If I were to improve these two skills to the basics, it should be more than enough to make a living.

The two searched Yunsong Mountain for a long time, until dusk fell, but still found nothing.

Zhou Chen looked at Uncle Sun's somewhat empty expression and knew how he felt.

It was just like in his past life when he led a newly recruited angler to go wild fishing, only to find himself "blank" after a whole day.

Here, there's no market where you can buy fish to save face.

Even worse, if they don't catch any prey, the whole family might go hungry.

Uncle Sun looked up at the approaching dusk and said with some disappointment, "Xiao Chen, we should go back."

Hearing Uncle Sun's disappointed words, Zhou Chen also felt resentful, "It was I who dragged Uncle Sun down."

As he traveled along the way, he knew that Uncle Sun usually hunted in the inner mountains of Yunsong Mountain, which was the territory of experienced hunters.

However, due to his weak health, Uncle Sun had some concerns and did not go deep into the area today.

Uncle Sun waved his hand and grinned, "Enough of that, we need to hurry on our way."

"Winter is approaching, and it gets dark quickly. If we leave the mountain too late and run into those powerful monsters in the core area, we'll be in trouble."

"A demonic beast?"

Uncle Sun said in a deep voice, "Humans can cultivate, and so can beasts. During the day, most of those demonic beasts lurk in the core area to rest, waiting to come out at night to absorb the moonlight."

"And my father?"

"Great terrors often bring great opportunities. Rumor has it that the core area contains rare spiritual herbs that can instantly allow mortals to break through to the Bone Forging level after consuming them!" Uncle Sun said to Zhou Chen with some regret. "He went to find the herbs for you."

"To find medicine for the original owner?" Zhou Chen was full of doubts, but a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

"What exactly is the 'Bone Forging Level'?"

Uncle Sun glanced at Zhou Chen, said nothing, and suddenly pushed off the ground with his right foot, shooting into the sky like an arrow, just managing to climb onto the trunk of a large tree.

Zhou Chen's eyes widened as he watched Uncle Sun leap to a tree branch four or five meters high with a single push of the ground.

"this……"

Uncle Sun fell from the tree branch, his footsteps creating two deep pits in the soft ground.

"This is what a martial artist is like," he remarked.

"Martial artists are divided into the realms of Body Tempering and Internal Strengthening. The Body Tempering realm is further divided into Skin Tempering, Flesh Tempering, and Bone Tempering. I recently broke through to the Great Perfection of Skin Tempering, which is why I have this strength."

"The Zhang Dazhu we met today should have ended his martial arts career at his age. I wonder what kind of powerful medicine Li Xiong used to enable him to enter the Skin Refining Realm."

"When a martial artist enters the Skin Refinement stage, ordinary swords and blades are difficult to injure him; when he enters the Flesh Refinement stage, his blood and qi are as vigorous as a furnace, and he has the strength of five hundred jin."

"And the bone-forging level is even stronger, with the ability to be immune to all diseases and impervious to heat and cold."

"The strength of a thousand catties?" Zhou Chen was astonished upon hearing Uncle Sun's words.

Even in his previous life, with its professional training methods, such strength was an inhuman achievement.

"What if one cultivates to the point of internal strength?" he asked curiously.

Uncle Sun shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know either. Since the village was founded, Cangsong Village has never produced a great figure in the Inner Strength Realm."

"Those kinds of people live in the county town, why would they be begging for food with us here?"

Zhou Chen couldn't help but think of the "Qi" and "Spirit" attributes on the panel.

Does the existence of martial arts true energy and the ability to develop the soul truly exist in this world?

The two returned empty-handed, but their speed was extremely fast. Before the light of day had faded, they could already see the ancient pine tree in Cangsong Village and the wisps of smoke rising from cooking fires.

"Xiao Chen, let's go into the mountains again tomorrow and hunt a big one."

Upon entering the village, Zhou Chen parted ways with Uncle Sun at the courtyard gate.

Following the direction Uncle Sun was heading home, a robust woman was seen holding a three- or four-year-old child in her arms, with Sun Xiaohua standing beside her, who had come to greet him early in the morning.

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