Chapter 11: Into the Mountain
Shi Yu's cultivation is very fast, not only in terms of cultivation skills, but also in martial arts and archery.
Because he wanted to consolidate his foundation, Shi Yu did not rush to start refining his bones, but continued to temper and polish his flesh and meridians repeatedly, so that Shi Yu's strength had already surpassed the limit that ordinary Tongmai Realm cultivators could reach, and it was still growing.
In addition to the true meaning of the tiger and the shape of the god, the trick skills have also reached the realm of being familiar with the heart and swaying freely, and the difference is only actual combat;
This made Shi Huaqiang, who came to check his progress, not close his mouth for a long time, but in order not to make him proud, he naturally couldn't help but blow and delay the time for teaching archery skills.
"Shooting birds is really nothing, and the real archery masters shoot bees or flies when they practice archery, and they say that if they shoot their wings, they will never shoot their bodies or heads. You're still far from it, keep practicing. ”
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No matter how well the martial arts are practiced, no matter how accurate the arrow shooting is, it also needs to be tested by actual combat, and the best actual combat is to go into the mountains to hunt and compete face-to-face with the most ferocious beasts.
Shi Yu also wanted to go into the mountains for a long time, looking for the tiger in the mountain, looking at its divine form, and comprehending the true meaning of the tiger.
It's just that the mountain doesn't just go in, except for those who don't want to live. Not only did he have to make a lot of preparations before entering the mountain, Shi Huaqiang also deliberately spent half a day giving Shi Yu special training, teaching him a lot of survival skills in the wild, and some things to pay attention to after entering the mountain, and deliberately emphasized three prohibitions.
"No unauthorized action!"
"It is strictly forbidden to leave the team!"
"Don't be curious!"
These three prohibitions are the valuable experience summed up by countless generations of hunters, and they cannot be trampled on, especially for newcomers, any of them are not allowed to enter the mountain in the future.
Because the mountains are too dangerous, if you are not careful, you may die, so you have to be cautious.
Before leaving, her father and mother couldn't help but turn over the advice, Xin'er was even more worried with tears in her eyes, and she held Shi Yu's hand for a long time and was reluctant to let go, for fear that Shi Yu would be in danger and never go back.
"Alright, it's time to go. Shi Huaqiang shouted not far away, this time he led the team, I heard that it was not him at first, but then I heard Shi Yu say that he wanted to participate, and then he was the one who led the team.
"Okay, here we go. Shi Yu responded, and then forcibly took away the hand that Xin'er was holding on his arm and waved goodbye to his family.
There were a total of twenty people from the hunting team in the mountain village this time, plus twenty-one Shi Yu, the number of people was relatively small. Mainly because of the harvest last time, the hunting team is not ready to travel far this time, and another point is that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the prey hunted cannot be stored for a long time, so the time to enter the mountain this time will not be very long, at most three or four days.
There were also seven or eight well-trained hounds, all half a man tall, fierce and fierce.
How can you go into the mountains without a hunting dog, although everyone has a cultivation in the body, and the hearing and eyesight are far beyond ordinary people, but there are still many aspects that are inferior to the hunting dog. And with a hound, the hunter will also be relatively relaxed.
In addition to Shi Yu, a rookie, there are four or five new hunters who have only entered the mountain once or twice, and Da Zhuang is not among them, and he did not follow this time.
This time the departure time is not in the morning, but after noon, and today before dark, the main road is mainly rushing, and you can arrive at the campsite before dark, so there is plenty of time for the newcomers to get used to it.
There are basically no roads in the mountains, and the grass grows luxuriantly, the bushes are overgrown, and the thorns are everywhere, and it is necessary to guard against all kinds of poisons that may be encountered at any time, and to avoid the traps set by hunters, so it is particularly difficult to walk.
Even if the members of the hunting team all have martial arts, they are a little unbearable after running non-stop for two or three hours. Those old hunters were okay, they knew how to save their physical strength, but they were slightly panting, but a few new hunters were not good, one by one panting like a cow, their faces were red, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping from their faces.
Shi Yu was slightly better, but his face was not very good-looking.
"Okay, let's stop and rest for a while, rehydrate, and set off in a quarter of an hour. After coming to a pile of sparse rocks, Shi Huaqiang finally stopped.
"Whew-" Everyone couldn't help but stop when they heard this, and then let out a long breath.
"How is it, is it okay?" Uncle Hua Qiang came to Shi Yu's side and said with concern.
"Well, yes, it's fine. Shi Yu picked up the water bag he carried and took a sip of water, and continued.
"Well, then have a good rest. Uncle Hua Qiang reached out and patted Shi Yu on the shoulder, then turned to look at the others.
Shi Yu took another sip of water, then sat down cross-legged, operated the Dragon God Technique in his body, absorbed the much richer heaven and earth aura in the mountain, and gradually recovered his strength.
Everyone else is similar, except for a few old hunters to let go of the wind and a few hunting dogs to warn, they all sit cross-legged on the spot, run the internal exercises, and recover their strength.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and everyone got up one after another, basically recovering at least half of their physical strength, and Shi Yu not only fully recovered his physical strength, but also improved his cultivation.
"Alright, everyone's almost recovered, it's time for us to get back on our way. But there is not much left to do here, so we can slow down a little and hunt for dinner today. Uncle Hua Qiang looked at the gathered crowd and smiled, and waved his hand after speaking, "Let's go!"
There are a lot of prey in the mountains, and even if they are hunted all year round, in addition to the scarcity of large prey, mountain goods such as rabbits, pheasants, and cans cannot be hunted.
It didn't take long for more than half of the people to have more things in their hands, but Shi Yu was still empty-handed.
"Hey, why don't you shoot? Are you worried that you won't miss? It doesn't matter, there are many prey in the mountains, and if you shoot a few more arrows, you will always be shot. You see, I just shot a pheasant. The purpose of our coming out this time is to experience, and we must dare to shoot arrows. Don't worry about shooting boldly, you will definitely shoot the prey, come on!" Seeing that Shi Yu's bow had been placed on his back, a young man about the same age as Shi Yu finally couldn't help but carry a pheasant with arrows stuck in his body and walked to Shi Yu's side and encouraged, of course, there was no lack of pride, because among the six young hunters who came with him this time, he was the only one who had gained so far, although the pheasant in his hand had three sharp arrows stuck in his hand.
Watching the young man leave, Shi Yu really couldn't cry or laugh.
Is it because Shi Yu has no prey in his hands because he can't shoot because he can't shoot? Of course not. Is it because of the old hunter that he doesn't have a chance to make a move? Of course not.
In fact, the reason is very simple, it's just that he has shot too many hares and pheasants before, and he is not interested in shooting again.
What's the point of shooting hares and pheasants, now Shi Yu has a tiger in his heart, it's not that the big prey doesn't want to shoot.
However, it is indeed a bit unreasonable to put the bow on the back like this, after all, this time it is out to hunt, not to travel. And in case of any unexpected situation, even if you can react to it, it is inevitable that you will be a little in a hurry.
In a word, don't pretend to compare, pretend to be more than being struck by lightning!
Shi Yu took off his bow very neatly, mounted an arrow, and then followed the large army forward.
"Wait, what's that?" Suddenly, Shi Yu's eyes froze, staring at a bush in front of him, something blocked behind the bush to be exact, it was a pair of eyes, eyes with a faint green light.
Shi Yu's abnormality caught the attention of a teenager next to him, who followed Shi Yu's gaze and saw a small piece of fur.
"It's got to be a big guy. This young man has not gained anything so far, so he was very excited after seeing it, and then he couldn't wait to bend his bow and arrow, for fear of being preempted by Shi Yu.
"Wait!" Shi Yu hurriedly said after noticing the movements of the young man beside him, but it was already too late, and the arrow was already off the string.
Shi Yu had the intention to cut it off, but unfortunately his archery skills had not yet reached that point, so he could only watch.
"Whew-"
With a long, mournful wail, the boy shot, but not the vital point of the prey, which sprang out from behind the bushes after being hit by the arrow, and then fled with his way.
"Oops! It's a wolf!" After seeing the prey that had escaped from the arrow, the young man's originally dark face suddenly turned pale.
There is a clause in the hunter's precautions called "Don't hunt when you encounter a wolf", which means that you should not hunt a lone wolf when you see it. Because wolves are the most vindictive, and they are social animals, they are unusually united. If the hunting party encounters a wolf pack and does not provoke it, the wolves will generally not attack the hunting party, because they also know that the hunting party is not easy to mess with.
But if you move the lone wolf, unless it is fatal with an arrow, and let it not make a sound before it dies, it is okay, dig a pit and bury it and quickly stay away, but if you don't do this, let the lone wolf escape or make a sound before death, then wait for the wolves to find the endless revenge.
It is better to provoke tigers than to recruit wolves. This is a lesson from countless painful experiences.
"What should I do now? Die, die. The young man knew that he had made a big mistake now, and said to himself with a panicked expression.
"Who shot the arrow just now?" A loud shout came from not far away, and then Shi Huaqiang walked over quickly in anger.
At the same time, the other hunters also quickly gathered here one by one, and soon formed a circle, looking at the two teenagers inside with unkind faces.
"Say, who shot the arrow just now?" Shi Huaqiang asked loudly again, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the young man who looked a little flustered.
"Shi Jian, what do you say?" Shi Huaqiang said directly.
The young man named Shi Jian couldn't help but shake his body when he heard this, then raised his eyes and quickly glanced at Shi Huaqiang with an angry face, and then the corner of his eye suddenly glanced at the indifferent young man next to him, suddenly gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and pointed at Shi Yu and said loudly: "Yes, yes, it's him!"