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

Is there a secret in Chapter 53?

After saying this, Gu Jianghai felt a little embarrassed.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that although Chenjia Village has a small population, its fighting strength is formidable, and they always return with a full catch after a hunting trip.

On the other hand, what about them?

They finally got a prey, but it was stolen on the way. Luckily, they ran into the people from Chenjia Village. Compared to them, the difference was huge.

So, on the surface, it seems like they're bringing their own villagers into Chenjia Village, a mutually beneficial and win-win situation. But in reality, they're just clinging to a powerful figure.

But he had no choice.

There are far too few able-bodied men on our side. Every winter, people in the village starve to death, and this year will be no exception. If we were to merge with Chenjia Village, even if we couldn't eat meat, we could at least drink some soup and not starve.

Most importantly, Chen Guodong is a very good person and a trustworthy person.

The atmosphere was somber.

The group from Gujia Village felt their hearts leap into their throats once more, their eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement.

They naturally had no objection to Gu Jianghai's suggestion.

If we could merge with Chenjia Village, that would be a tremendous joy.

But what if the other party is unwilling to agree? After all, they have dozens of elderly, weak, women and children behind them. If they were from Chenjiazhai, they would have to think twice.

In fact, the same is true.

When Chen Guodong and others heard this, they were initially delighted. The Wei brothers had left, taking two or three people with them, and the hunting team was currently short-handed.

The arrival of these people from Gujia Village came just in time to solve their immediate crisis.

Besides, these people are all decent people and trustworthy.

But when he thought about the dozens of people in the other village, he hesitated.

There are still over a hundred people in their own village waiting to be fed. These five game animals will be enough to feed them for a while, but if there are dozens more mouths to feed, the pressure will be too great.

The atmosphere remained somber.

The hearts of Gu Jiazhai and the others sank to the bottom.

Gu Jianghai's smile began to falter.

He glanced at Gu Ze beside him.

He hesitated, wondering whether to reveal the matter. After all, given their current strength, it was to be expected that the people of Chenjia Village would look down on them.

However, at that moment, a young man's voice rang out.

"Dad, I think we can agree."

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Chen Fan.

"It's him!"

Gu Jianghai and the others were overjoyed.

Their impression of Chen Fan surpassed that of anyone else in Chen Family Village, and they never expected that he would agree to their joining.

Immediately, a look of shock appeared in his pupils.

What did he just call Chen Guodong? Dad?

He's actually Chen Guodong's son?

Chen Fan calmly explained to everyone, "Our village is currently lacking able-bodied young men, especially experienced hunters, like Wang Ping and Zhao Feng. Although they are strong, they haven't been trained yet, and it will take a lot of time to train them. The addition of Uncle Gu and the others can solve this urgent problem."

"Xiao Fan is right." Liu Yong nodded, they had thought of that too, "but..."

"Uncle Liu, I understand what you mean. You're worried that with so many people, there won't be enough food, right?"

Chen Fan smiled slightly, "I don't think we need to worry. With more people in the hunting team, the prey they bring back will likely increase as well. There's strength in numbers, after all."

Everyone nodded.

It's not that Chen Fan's words were particularly convincing, but rather that the person who said them was someone who could convince everyone.

"Guodong, since Xiaofan has agreed, we have no objections."

"Yes, if Brother Gu and the others want to join us, then let's agree."

"Xiao Fan is right," someone said bluntly.

Chen Guodong nodded, smiling as he looked at Gu Jianghai, "Brother Gu, have you thought it through? If you really have, then we welcome you to join us."

So, you just agreed?

Gu Jianghai and the others, on the contrary, were a bit slow to react.

They originally thought that even if the other party agreed, it would take some discussion and the majority would eventually prevail over the minority. However, after the young man on the other side said a few words, the people of Chenjia Village unanimously agreed.

"Jianghai, Jianghai."

The man next to him nudged him and urged, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and agree!"

"Yes, Jiang Hai, it will be too late if they change their minds."

Gu Jianghai seemed to wake from a dream and quickly said, "Brother Chen, we've thought it through. We're willing to join your Chen Family Village. From today onwards, there will be no more Gu Family Village."

"Yes, yes, we are all from Chenjiazhai."

The group shouted excitedly.

Gu Ze was shy and a little embarrassed.

"Hahaha, good, good, good, from now on we'll all be from the same village."

Chen Guodong was overjoyed.

Liu Yong and the others all nodded with smiles.

From now on, more people will come out to hunt, and if they encounter danger, the pressure will be much less. Moreover, the village will be infused with fresh blood and become more lively.

Of course, these people also need to work harder, otherwise they won't be able to support so many people.

"Brother Chen, is this young man your son?"

Gu Jianghai smiled and looked at Chen Fan, asking a question.

"yes."

"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young."

Gu Jianghai exclaimed, "So many of us have been swallowing our anger in front of Li Family Village, but this young man managed to take them all down by himself. Amazing, truly amazing."

"Yes, it can actually draw a bow weighing 100 jin (50 kg)."

"More than that, pulling it open more than ten times in a row—is that something an average person can do?"

The other men all praised it highly.

Chen Fan smiled at them, but his smile froze when his gaze fell on Gu Ze on the far right.

Because the latter seemed a little unconvinced.

"It's normal for a young person to be like this," he thought to himself.

"That's right, Xiao Fan is the best on our side."

Chenjiazhai and the others were very proud when they heard this.

Chen Guodong couldn't hide the smile on his face, but he still said modestly, "Brother Gu's son is not bad either. Judging from his age, he should be about the same age as Xiao Fan. Can't he also draw an 80-jin bow? Even we can't do that."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yong and the others' eyes lit up.

Yes, this young man is not bad either. He deserves a lot of credit for Gujiazhai's ability to hold out for so long.

It's just that Xiao Fan overshadowed them, so they didn't notice for a while. Now that they've joined forces, life in the village should get better and better from now on.

"Brother Gu, if we're not mistaken, your son is also a martial artist, isn't he?"

"Body Tempering Level 1?"

They asked curiously.

"this…"

Gu Jianghai stammered, looking somewhat unnatural.

Gu Ze lowered his head slightly, seemingly embarrassed to accept everyone's praise.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Guodong asked doubtfully, "Did I say something wrong? If I offended you in any way, please don't mind."

"No, no, no, no."

Gu Jianghai waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, you didn't say anything wrong. Xiao Ze can draw an 80-pound bow, but there's another reason behind it."

"Is there more to the story?"

Hearing these words, Chen Guodong and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

What does that mean?

Could it be that this young man is hiding some secret?

(End of this chapter)