High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Chapter 14 A Bit of a Surprise, but Not Much

Inside the house, the woman looked furious, while Chen Guodong sat aside, his face full of worry.

The little boy watched helplessly at this scene. At that moment, a figure appeared at the door, and he immediately ran excitedly towards Chen Fan, hugging his leg tightly.

"Brother, you're back!"

"Yeah."

Chen Fan smiled and patted his little head, then looked at his parents in the house and curiously asked, "Dad, Mom, what happened? I just heard you mention Li Family Stronghold while I was outside. Did someone from our village have a conflict with them? Was anyone hurt?"

"Don't worry, no one was hurt."

Chen Guodong shook his head.

"How can it be fine?"

The woman couldn't help but say, "The prey was snatched by them; these people are simply robbers!"

"Alright, let bygones be bygones," Chen Guodong frowned and signaled the woman with his eyes. Xiaochen doesn't understand things, while Xiaofan is different. Letting him hear this would only add to the worries.

The woman opened her mouth, "Let's eat first."

Chen Fan furrowed his brows, no one could accept things left in the middle of the discussion.

Moreover, this matter seemed quite important.

"Dad, Mom, what exactly happened? Am I not a part of the village? Besides, if Mom already knows, then many others should know too. I can just ask others later, right?"

The woman looked at Chen Guodong with some resentment, the latter hesitated for a few seconds before finally sighing, "Alright, I'll tell you, but after hearing it, don't act impulsively."

After hearing Chen Guodong's narration, Chen Fan finally understood what had happened.

It turns out that his father led the Hunting Team out of the village to check the traps in various places. They had no harvest until they reached the last trap, where a startled wildebeest suddenly ran towards them.

This type of horse, nearly two meters tall with a single horn on its head, is famous for being one of the largest low-level fierce beasts.

At first, they were happy, but then they sighed helplessly, as a wildebeest in its prime has no means of long-range attack, leaving them unable to do anything.

Upon seeing them, the wildebeest was naturally terrified and changed directions, falling into a trap they dug, which was like manna from heaven, making everyone smile broadly.

However, Chen Guodong had a bad feeling. It was clear the wildebeest was chased by someone, perhaps they were just behind, but slowed down for now. They needed to get the prey out of the trap quickly, or unforeseen complications might arise.

Unfortunately, while they were still busy, people from Li Family Stronghold appeared, leading to an argument. The other party claimed they spotted the wildebeest first, wanting a share, which the village people of course didn't agree to.

However, the people from Li Family Stronghold soon realized they were outnumbered, as even the Wei Brothers weren't around. Fourteen against eight, almost double.

Thus, Li Family Stronghold decided to take everything, leaving not a scrap of meat. Previously, when both sides were evenly matched, they would split the prey half-and-half.

Now with Wei Brothers absent and fewer people, if a fight broke out with archers on the other side, their own village would suffer the loss, ending up with no prey and injured people.

In this world, what injuries mean is self-evident.

Therefore, the village people could only watch those from Li Family Stronghold destroy the trap and leave with the prey, cynically mocking them before parting.

"That's how it happened, my fault." Chen Guodong sighed, originally not planning to speak about it to avoid demoralizing everyone.

But on the way back, someone from the team, feeling very angry, spoke out, letting many know.

People always need an outlet, he understood.

"Dad, I think you did the right thing."

Chen Fan nodded, "If we clashed with them, the best outcome would be mutual destruction. Worse could be our total annihilation and then the villagers left would not survive without you all."

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