Chapter 449: Some Training
Chapter 449 Training Below
"What’s happening?" Shen Qi asked in a low, vigilant voice.
"Shh—there’s a mountain stream not far ahead." Mengyu said, noticing the baffled looks from everyone, she added: "There’s a group of wild boars heading towards the stream."
Wild boars coming to drink water?
Everyone’s nerves immediately tensed up. Weren’t they venturing deep into the mountains to hunt?
Xiao Hua excitedly said, "Big sister, shall we use arrows?"
Mengyu knew she was thinking about hunting wild boars; she shook her head, decisively pulled out a longsword from her ring and handed it to Shuiyu, gave a large blade to Xiao Hua, took the bow and arrow herself, and gave one arrow to each Shen Qi and Wu Jiangshan.
"There are five wild boars in this group, all adults, each of you four take one down. The remaining one is mine, go ahead!"
Shuiyu was a bit scared: "I can’t do it."
"In a narrow path, the brave wins. Even if you think you can’t, you must! Otherwise, what’s the point of learning martial arts?"
Wu Jiangshan, however, was dazed with the arrow in hand: "How do I kill a wild boar with one arrow?"
Shen Qi also looked at the arrow, his brow furrowed.
"Why not? If I didn’t give you an arrow, would you not fight the wild boar barehanded?"
As Mengyu spoke, she leaped up onto a large pine tree, drew her bow, and shot an arrow at the biggest boar in the group.
The arrow pierced through the boar’s eye and deeply embedded into its brain. The boar immediately collapsed.
However, it didn’t die right away but squealed a few times instead.
The other wild boars instantly sensed danger, raised their heads one after another, and started looking around. Soon they spotted Shen Qi and the others, and with agonized barks, charged towards the four.
There was no room for them to back away now.
Xiao Hua reacted the fastest, brandishing her blade and charging forward. She had previously killed a wild boar on her own, and although the one she faced now was bigger than the one she had slain before, she wasn’t in a hurry since she had experience.
She kept jumping and dodging, tiring the boar with her movements while effortlessly evading its advances, not allowing it to land a hit on her.
Shen Qi quickly took position; holding that arrow he charged forward, engaging with the boar. He soon found that the arrowhead was extremely sharp, easily slashing a few wounds on the boar, bleeding it.
Even though Wu Jiangshan was not as quick-witted as Shen Qi, when the real fight started, he was very nimble, quickly getting the hang of it, playing with the boar he faced.
Only Shuiyu, holding the treasured sword against a big sow, was extremely nervous; she encountered several dangers, all of which were overcome thanks to Mengyu throwing coins to drive the boar back.
The wild boar Xiao Hua fought was the second to fall.
Xiao Hua wanted to throw her head back and call out in victory, but as soon as she started lifting her head, she was stopped by Mengyu’s shout: "Don’t shout, go help Shuiyu! You are only allowed to protect her, not kill the boar."
Xiao Hua ceased her not-yet-started cry and went to aid Zhang Shuiyu, who was being overwhelmed by the boar.
Shen Qi originally wanted to take his time sparring with the boar to refine his martial power. Seeing Xiao Hua topple her boar, he hurriedly stopped toying with the boar. When the boar charged again, he didn’t dodge until it was nearly upon him, then nimbly stepped aside and plunged the arrow into the boar’s eye.
This boar also fell.
Just as Shen Qi’s boar fell, Wu Jiangshan’s boar was also taken down, leaving only the wild boar fighting Zhang Shuiyu still standing.