High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Unlock, Basic Archery

When Chen Fan followed the sound to the scene, he saw a small house surrounded by people. Among the crowd, discussions were rising one after another.

"Why did Xiao Hong lose her mind and hang herself?"

"Alas, her husband didn't come back yesterday, her child died years ago, leaving her alone. She probably felt life was meaningless and decided to end it."

"What a pity."

"In these days, with food uncertain, death can be a form of relief."

After these words, most people fell silent.

Yes, rather than struggling to survive, death might seem like an end to all pain. But dying takes courage.

"Make way, make way."

A voice rang out, and two adult men appeared using a makeshift stretcher to carry the corpse of a pale, extremely skinny woman.

The woman's tongue stuck out grotesquely, a horrifying sight.

At least for Chen Fan, his heart pounded wildly at first glance.

However, the others were used to it, or perhaps numb to it, even the children under ten years old stared unblinkingly.

Chen Guodong was the last to come out, looking extremely remorseful. If Zhuzi hadn't died yesterday, this woman might not have lost hope.

In a hoarse voice, he first consoled the crowd, then looked at several adult men and said, "Get ready, we go hunting in half an hour."

The men looked at each other and nodded.

The deceased are gone, the living must continue their days.

"When did you get here?"

After the crowd dispersed, Chen Guodong approached Chen Fan and asked.

"Not long ago."

Chen Fan still felt a lingering fear from the appearance of the corpse.

Chen Guodong nodded and turned to leave.

"Dad."

Chen Fan suddenly asked, "Do we have any spare bows? I want to learn archery."

Chen Guodong turned around, somewhat surprised. In his impression, his son was introverted and timid. Asking him to fight fierce beasts was like sending him to his death.

What changed today?

"I want to become stronger."

Chen Fan said sincerely, "I don't want to starve to death."

Chen Guodong showed a fleeting look of comfort in his eyes.

"We have bows. Go to the warehouse and find Uncle Zhang. Tell him I sent you. There's a few bows inside, find the smallest one and give it a try."

"A few bows?"

Chen Fan was startled.

He thought last night that iron bows were scarce in the camp, otherwise, why were only two or three people equipped? Now, hearing his father's words, seemed like there were quite a few bows?

Chen Guodong glanced at him, seemingly guessing his thoughts and said quietly, "Archery isn't as easy as you think. It's hard to practice. If practiced well, you can shoot a fierce beast twenty or thirty meters away. If not, a saber might be more useful."

After saying this, he turned and left.

Chen Fan felt a bad premonition, like he was being too optimistic, but the words were already said, so he could only bite the bullet and try.

The warehouse was located northwest of the camp. The way there was sparsely populated; evidently, to conserve energy, everyone stayed quietly at home.

When he arrived, he surprisingly found several youths around his age practicing spear techniques in the open space at the entrance.

They were simply holding two-meter-long spears, repeatedly thrusting them forward.

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