High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 52 Can we join you?

Gu Jianghai stood there, stunned, his eyes wide open.

Is it not a hallucination?

"Jiang Hai, the people from Chenjia Village seem to be telling us to turn back?" the man next to him asked cautiously.

"I heard that too. It sounds like they're going to return the prey to us?"

"Really? Can something like this really happen?" The faces of the group were filled with disbelief.

Gu Ze didn't speak, but swallowed hard.

If that's the case, then that would be perfect.

Just then, shouts rang out again from behind, this time urging them on.

Now, the group heard it clearly. After exchanging glances, they nervously turned around and looked ahead.

The people from Chenjia Village were standing where Gujia Village and the others had been, looting their spoils, while Chen Guodong was smiling and waving at them.

"Jiang Hai, why don't we go over and take a look? What if it's true?" someone suggested.

"Yes, we have no grudge against them. If they really wanted to harm us, they would have done it already."

"Give it a try, you can't lose anything."

"Then, let's go take a look."

Gu Jianghai was tempted, gritted his teeth, and agreed.

The group approached cautiously, and when they were about twenty or thirty meters away, Gu Jianghai said with a smile, "Brother Chen, were you calling us just now?"

As he spoke, his gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, drifted towards Chen Fan, who remained calm in the distance.

He remembered clearly that it was this young man who had single-handedly wiped out the entire hunting team from Li Family Village; his strength was terrifying.

Chen Guodong smiled and nodded, pointing to the large, half-eaten wildebeest on the ground. "If I remember correctly, this should be your prey, right?"

"Yes, it's ours."

"A man said impatiently."

Gu Jianghai nodded, his heart pounding in his throat.

"Then you can take it."

Chen Guodong answered without hesitation.

"!"

The group from Gujia Village felt as if they had been hit by a windfall.

Isn't this a bit too easy?

"Brother Chen, are you serious? You're not joking?"

Gu Jianghai was still a little uneasy. Even if Chen Guodong asked to take half, he could accept it. After all, if it weren't for them, they wouldn't have been able to get the prey back at all.

"Why?"

Liu Yong, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old Gu, you're quite an interesting guy. Do you think we'd lie to you?"

"That's right, if you don't want it, we'll take it."

"I want it, I want it," Gu Jianghai said, as if his tail had been stepped on.

"Then why are you being so fussy?"

"alright,"

Chen Guodong smiled and looked at Gu Jianghai, "Old Gu, I understand what you're worried about. Don't worry, there are no extra conditions. Whoever owns this prey should take it away."

Upon hearing this, the group was moved to tears.

You could tell from his tone that Chen Guodong was sincere in wanting to return the prey to them.

"Brother Chen, thank you, thank you!"

"Thank you so much. If it weren't for your kind help, we would have gone back with so little stuff, and we wouldn't know how to face the people in the village."

"Yes, this is great, everyone has food now." Several men said, wiping away tears.

Chen Fan watched this scene quietly, finding it somewhat amusing, but mostly heartbreaking. The adult world is anything but easy.

"Old Gu, don't say that."

Chen Guodong waved his hand and sighed softly, "Speaking of which, I should be the one thanking you."

"what?"

The men who had been wiping away tears with their heads down all looked up in astonishment.

Chen Guodong explained:

"When we encountered you before, we didn't help you. It wasn't because we were afraid of causing trouble, but because we were worried about accidentally hurting you. That's why we pretended to run away and lured Li Xiong and his men to chase after us."

This will definitely discourage you, so we didn't expect you to come. Yet you still followed us, probably hoping to lend us a hand later?

Upon hearing this, Liu Yong and the others nodded slightly.

Even Chen Fan was somewhat surprised at the time.

They truly hadn't expected that the people of Gujia Village would have the courage to chase after them.

From this perspective, these individuals are still worth getting to know better.

Of the group from Gu Family Village, apart from Gu Jianghai, the rest were all filled with shame.

So that's how it all is. No wonder they went to all this trouble and chose to run away when they clearly had the strength. Apparently, they were afraid that the arrows would accidentally injure them.

And what about them?

They harbored resentment and wished the people of Chenjia Village would follow in their footsteps. If Jiang Hai hadn't defied public opinion and taken the lead, they wouldn't have chased after them at all.

If that's the case, it's obvious they'll never get their prey back.

Not only that, but every hunt thereafter had to be done with trepidation.

They would not understand the good intentions of Chen Guodong and others.

"Brother Chen, I'm ashamed."

Gu Jianghai's eyes also welled up with tears. "To be honest, we haven't been able to help at all. Why do you need to thank us?"

"Yes, we were so damn stupid! We misunderstood you back then, thinking you were heartless. Now that I think about it, sigh!"

"It's okay, it's all in the past now."

Chen Guodong shook his head and looked at the group of people opposite him. "We're all trying to make a living in the wilderness. It's not easy for anyone. It's only right that we help each other when we meet."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"We should help each other."

Gu Jianghai and the others nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, that's enough for today. The journey back is long, so be careful."

As Chen Guodong spoke, he glanced around. The Li family and their men had been almost completely looted, so they might not have left.

As for these corpses, they wouldn't even last a night before vanishing without a trace.

"Xiao Fan, what are you thinking about? It's time to go."

Liu Yong said with a smile.

"Um."

Chen Fan nodded, his gaze falling on the group from Gu Family Village.

He wondered if now was a good opportunity to recruit the other party. Although there was a possibility of being politely rejected, the probability was probably not high.

Just then, Gu Jianghai's voice rang out.

"Hey, Brother Chen."

"Um?"

Chen Guodong, who had just turned around, turned back again and asked with a smile, "Brother Gu, is there anything else?"

The people from Gujia Village instinctively looked at him.

Does Jiang Hai need to say a few more words of thanks?

However, what the other party said next shocked them on the spot.

"Hey Brother Chen, could we possibly join your Chen Family Village?"

At that moment, all was silent, and time seemed to stand still.

The people of Chenjia Village never expected the other party to say those words.

Chen Fan was overjoyed; things were progressing more smoothly than he had imagined.

With these people from Gujiazhai joining us, it will be much safer, not to mention anything far in the future, even when we go to Songjiabao to exchange supplies.

After a long while, Chen Guodong tentatively asked, "Brother Gu, you just said that your Gu Family Village wants to join our village?"

"No, that's right."

Gu Jianghai was a little nervous but also expectant. "Our village is too small. Winter is coming soon, and life will be even harder then. You don't seem to have many people either. Of course, you are very strong, much stronger than us. However, if we unite, we should be able to survive better."

(End of this chapter)