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

Upon hearing Lu Fengnian's words, everyone retreated to the foot of the cliff.

As a precaution, Lu Fengnian had everyone untie the hemp ropes from the rafts and tie the three bamboo rafts securely together. He also had everyone else, including himself, tie a hemp rope around their waists, just in case.

"Thank you for your help earlier, Lu Fengnian," Yang Kai said softly.

Lu Fengnian smiled slightly and said nothing.

Just then, the old turtle that had sunk into the water suddenly burst out again, its massive body slamming heavily onto the rock platform, causing it to tremble once more.

The huge hem of the skirt stirred up waves that crashed down on the rocky platform.

This time, Lu Fengnian and the others were well prepared, and they all had hemp ropes tied around their waists.

The old turtle doesn't climb onto the rocky platform; its attack power is limited by the waves it creates.

It thrashed about in the water three times, but seeing that it couldn't do anything to the people on the rocky platform, it dived back into the water.

"No matter how big it is, it's useless if it can't get ashore!" Yang Sihai smiled as he watched the old turtle retreat.

Yang Yinfeng added, "If it dares to come ashore, I'll shoot it through the heart and take it back to make turtle soup."

Zhao Tie curled his lip and said, "With your archery skills, even if the old turtle comes ashore, you won't be able to do anything to it."

"This old turtle is so big, its shell is as tough as tanned leather. If you can't hit its vital spots, shooting its carapace is like tickling it."

Yang Yinfeng retorted, "As if I don't know the old turtle's weaknesses. Neck, eye sockets, skirt hem, the junction of limbs—so many places, how could I not shoot in one spot?"

Zhao Tie added, "This old turtle has grown so big; I wonder how many years it has lived. It's incredibly cunning. You saw how it struggled in the water earlier, always tightly protecting its vitals and constantly wary of our bows and arrows."

Yang Yinfeng raised his voice slightly, "If it goes ashore, it will be slow and can only passively take a beating. No matter how big it is, it will be useless."

Immediately, other men chimed in, "The old turtle is agile in the water, but once it's on land, it's at our mercy."

Yang Kai gently reminded us, "You're right, but you should know that we're in such a small area right now. If the old turtle really comes up, given its size, even if it moves slowly, it can easily knock us off."

Once we fall into the water, we'll be the ones at their mercy.

Upon hearing this, the men's smiles vanished, replaced by tension.

Seeing this, Lu Fengnian added, "Now that the water level has dropped, it won't be easy for it to come up."

However, just in case, let's leave here as soon as possible.

"The riverbank has been breached so badly that if this continues, the entire embankment will collapse. The water supply problem has been solved; we can withdraw now."

At this point, he began to arrange for people to untie the raft, preparing to return the way they came.

Just then, huge waves suddenly surged up at the breach in the riverbank, and the water became extremely turbid.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the river in confusion.

A huge black shadow was slowly moving underwater below the gap; it was the old turtle.

At the same time, the gap that had already been opened was slowly getting smaller.

The old turtle was actually using its body to push against the silt and sand at the bottom of the river, trying to fill the gap.

While blocking the water flow with its massive body, it also stirs its limbs to quickly fill the gap with silt and sand, which is quite efficient.

In less than ten breaths, the gap had shrunk by nearly one-tenth.

If it continues to cause trouble like this, the gap that Lu Fengnian and the others had painstakingly created will be filled back up by it.

Upon seeing this scene, everyone's expression changed.

"That beast is too clever!" Zhao Tie couldn't help but curse.

Yang Sihai frowned. "This river embankment was indeed built by this old turtle. If we leave, this beast will be able to repair it in no time, and our trip will have been in vain."

Yang Yinfeng turned his gaze to Lu Fengnian and Yang Kai, "Brother Fengnian, Brother Kai, what should we do now?"

Yang Kai didn't speak, but looked at Lu Fengnian.

Lu Fengnian pondered for a moment, "We've come all this way, how can we leave empty-handed?"

More importantly, the villagers of Mao'er Village and Shangjie Village are waiting for this water to save their lives.

Yang Kai said in a low voice, "With this old turtle here, we can't destroy this river embankment."

Lu Fengnian narrowed his eyes slightly, "A person can't be bullied by beasts?"

Since it doesn't know what's good for it, let's kill it!

Upon hearing this, everyone clearly sensed a chilling killing intent emanating from Lu Fengnian.

Yang Kai nodded emphatically, "Let's do it this way. With so many of us, I refuse to believe we can't defeat an old beast!"

Others also spoke up, expressing their determination to fight the old turtle to the end.

Lu Fengnian reached a consensus and immediately got the men to get to work.

They selected eight straight and long cedar logs, sharpened and thinned them with a machete, and made them into eight long javelins, which were then handed over to eight men.

Yang Kai, Zhao Tie, Yang Yinfeng, and Yang Sihai, each holding a bow and arrow, selected their best shooting positions and stood ready.

Lu Fengnian, along with the remaining three men, each carrying a piece of cedar wood, continued to poke at the riverbank to attract the old turtle.

Sure enough, Lu Fengnian and his three companions had just poked at the riverbank a few times.

The old turtle that was filling the gap at the bottom of the water immediately floated to the surface.

Lu Fengnian immediately ordered the other three men to retreat to the foot of the cliff.

He then clung to the cedar log and continued poking at the riverbank to lure the old turtle.

Soon, the old turtle floated to the surface of the water.

At that moment, Yang Kai, Zhao Tie, Yang Yunfeng, and Yang Sihai immediately released their arrows.

With a series of whooshing sounds, four iron arrows shot out almost simultaneously, aiming directly at the old turtle's neck, eyes, skirt hem, and the joints between its limbs—its vital organs.

However, the old turtle had lived for countless years and was almost a spirit. As soon as it heard the sound of the arrow being shot, it immediately shrank below the surface of the water, quickly flipping its body to protect its vital parts.

The next moment, a series of thuds rang out as four iron arrows struck the old turtle's carapace one after another, as if hitting leather.

It left only a few faint white marks on the turtle's carapace before it was launched into the water and sank quickly, causing no harm to the turtle.

Seeing the four iron arrows sink to the bottom of the water, Yang Kai, Zhao Tie, and the others all looked pained.

Iron arrows are rare, and each of them only has three or four iron arrows, which they usually don't want to use.

The moment the arrow was shot, an iron arrow was wasted, and naturally everyone was heartbroken.

After the arrow was shot, the eight men holding javelins followed suit, putting all their strength into thrusting their javelins out.

Another series of thuds rang out as the javelin struck the old turtle, causing its body to sink violently downwards, but serving no other purpose.

The turtle's hide is incredibly thick, hardened by years of friction with the silt and sand at the bottom of the river. Any attempt to pierce it without hitting its vital points is futile.