Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

The optimal time to shoot has arrived.

Seeing Lu Fengnian's firing angle, Yang Kai whispered a reminder, "The chest cavity area is larger, making it more reliable."

Zhao Tie added, "The wind is strong now, making it easy for arrows to miss their mark. Shooting at the neck or throat is likely to result in a miss."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Fengnian released his grip on the strings.

With a whoosh!

The iron arrow pierced the wind, drawing a parabola in the air, and fell swiftly like a meteor towards the wild boar that was drinking water.

The wild boar instinctively sensed danger and quickly raised its head.

Just as it raised its head, with a soft thud, the iron arrow pierced its side of its neck and throat with perfect accuracy.

"Great aim!"

Yang Kai couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Zhao Tie, Yang Sihai, and Yang Yunfeng were also full of admiration, and their eyes were filled with a hint of worship when they looked at Lu Fengnian.

On the riverbank, after being shot in the throat, the wild boar shuddered violently, its coarse bristles bristled, and its massive body spun rapidly in place.

It angrily shook its head wildly, trying to shake off the arrow, breathing heavily from its mouth and nose, and kicking and trampling the mud and sand with its limbs.

At the same time, bright red blood gushed out from the arrow shaft, flowing down the rough hide and bristles.

The wild boar's breathing quickly became heavy and hoarse, and it coughed constantly. Its forelegs began to weaken, making it unsteady on its feet and causing it to stagger.

Seeing that it could not shake off the arrows, it turned around and ran towards the riverbank. After running only a dozen steps, its limbs suddenly went weak, and its heavy body collapsed heavily onto the riverbank.

Then, its limbs convulsed violently, its heavy breathing gradually weakened, its life force rapidly dissipated, and finally it lay still.

"It's done!"

"This wild boar must weigh at least 200 pounds. If we carry it back, it will be enough to feed the whole village."

"If we take it to the county, we can sell it for at least two taels of silver."

…………

Zhao Tie, Yang Yinfeng, and Yang Sihai were all beaming with joy.

Yang Kai turned his gaze to Lu Fengnian, "What are our plans for dealing with this wild boar?"

Before Lu Fengnian could speak, Zhao Tie immediately said, "The wild boar was discovered and shot by Brother Fengnian, so it naturally belongs to our Mao'er Village and has nothing to do with your Shangjie Village."

At this moment, Zhao Tie unconsciously changed how he addressed Lu Fengnian, and started calling him Brother Fengnian directly.

Yang Yinfeng immediately objected, "We came all the way through the weeds. It wasn't even decided whether the prey in this location was ours or yours to shoot. How can you assume that this wild boar belongs to you?"

Yang Sihai chimed in, "Since we can't determine who owns the prey, we should of course split it equally."

Zhao Tie snorted coldly, "Why should we? When you were feasting on meat yesterday, you didn't say you'd share it with us!"

……

Seeing that the three were about to start arguing, Yang Kai waved his hand, signaling Yang Yinfeng and Yang Sihai to be quiet, and then asked, "Lu Fengnian, you found the wild boar and you hunted it. You decide how to distribute it."

Before Yang Yunfeng and Yang Sihai could speak, Yang Kai raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Given the situation just now, none of the three of us were confident we could kill the wild boar, no matter who made the move."

Upon hearing this, Yang Sihai and Yang Yinfeng reluctantly shut their mouths, but their expressions were filled with resentment.

Zhao Tie said in a deep voice, "Brother Fengnian, we can send a few people to carry the wild boar back to the village. Just give us instructions on what to do with it once we get back."

After a moment's thought, Lu Fengnian turned his gaze to Yang Kai and said, "Your village and our village each send two people to carry the wild boar back. Half for each village."

There are sixteen of us, so our families received a slightly larger share.

Upon hearing this, Yang Kai was clearly surprised, while Yang Sihai and Yang Yinfeng both showed joy on their faces.

Zhao Tie, however, was somewhat displeased and said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Fengnian, last night..."

Lu Feng interrupted him in a low voice, "Our goal on this trip is to increase the amount of water in the river. Only through sincere cooperation can we achieve our objective."

Compared to solving the water problem for two villages, a wild boar is nothing.

Hearing this, Zhao Tie nodded. "I'll go get someone."

…………

Soon, the men from the two villages drove the road onto the riverbank.

When the group got closer to the wild boar, they realized that they had underestimated its size and weight because of the distance.

This is an old male boar that has been raised for many years; it must weigh at least 300 pounds.

Lu Fengnian circled the wild boar once. "Each village gets a little over a hundred catties. Although no one gets much, at least everyone can have some meat."

Subsequently, Lu Fengnian sent Zhao Tie and another man from Mao'er Village, while Yang Kai sent Yang Yinfeng and another man from Shangjie Village. The four of them carried the wild boar back.

After instructing them to send the wild boar back, they were to immediately come and join the others.

After seeing Zhao Tie, Yang Yunfeng, and the other three leave, the remaining people continued to clear the land and build roads, heading towards the direction of the Old Turtle Cave.

After this incident, the relationship between the remaining twelve people from Mao'er Village and Shangjie Village improved significantly. They started talking to each other and occasionally even smiled at each other.

The atmosphere within the team gradually became more harmonious.

"Lu Fengnian, you are a little different from the others." During a break, Yang Kai deliberately sat down next to Lu Fengnian.

Lu Feng chuckled softly, "How is it different?"

Yang Kai pondered for a moment, "He doesn't have such a narrow-minded view of things; he's more magnanimous than others."

Lu Fengnian's smile remained unchanged. "What's all this talk about being magnanimous? I'm just afraid of trouble."

"As long as the water problem isn't solved, the people in our village will keep bothering us every day."

At this point, he changed the subject, "Who taught you your rapid-fire arrows?"

Yang Kai raised an eyebrow. "That's the question I wanted to ask you too."

Lu Fengnian added, "I asked first."

Yang Kai paused for a moment, "I'm not afraid to tell you this, but a few years ago, I left Qinghe County and went out to beg for food. I almost starved to death on the road."

Fortunately, I met my master, who saved me and taught me this rapid-fire archery technique.

Lu Fengnian listened quietly without saying a word.

Yang Kai continued, "My master was an old soldier who was originally a top archer in the army. Unfortunately, he lost a leg on the battlefield and returned home. He barely made a living with his outstanding archery skills."

I studied under him for five years before I could barely master his rapid-fire archery technique.

At this point, he asked, "Who taught you your rapid-fire arrow technique?"

Without hesitation, Lu Fengnian said, "A couple of years ago, I found a tattered archery manual in a used bookstore in Qinghe County. It had a book on continuous arrows. Maybe I'm just naturally gifted. I practiced blindly according to the manual and actually learned how to do it."

“…………”

Yang Kai was speechless.

After taking several deep breaths to calm himself down, he asked, "Do you still have that archery manual?"

Lu Fengnian shook his head and sighed, "You may have heard that I failed the imperial examination for five consecutive years."

In a fit of rage, I burned all the books in the house, including the archery manual.