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

Ye Zhengtang's intuition was correct.

Lu Fengnian used more than thirty bamboo arrows to finally raise his archery skills to level four.

The text above the system panel has undergone a surprising change:

Archery: Level 4

Proficiency: 1/1000000

Number of learnable skills: 0

With a level four archery skill and a terrifying proficiency level of one million times, this is the kind of skill that's going to cripple Lu Fengnian.

After his archery skills were upgraded, just like before, Lu Fengnian's physique was greatly enhanced, and his five senses also improved significantly.

As for how much his archery skills had improved, he didn't know yet; he might as well test them out on Ye Zhengtang.

With a whoosh, the bamboo arrow flew out, its target aimed directly at Ye Zhengtang.

As soon as the first arrow flew, Lu Fengnian immediately took out the second arrow, drew the bowstring taut, and released it rapidly.

The second arrow followed closely behind, whistling as it flew out.

Although the two bamboo arrows were not connected end to end like a string of arrows, the distance between them was no more than half a foot.

Then came the third, the fourth...

After his archery skills were upgraded to level four, his physical strength increased significantly, but due to the limitations of the hunting bow, the force of the arrows was not much different from before.

However, his speed in drawing and releasing arrows has increased significantly compared to before, and his accuracy and precision have also improved markedly.

He fired six arrows in one go; although they weren't fired in quick succession, they were just as fast as if they were fired in quick succession.

After firing six arrows, Lu Fengnian still had energy left, but he stopped.

Ye Zhengtang swung his sword repeatedly, cutting down five arrows in one go, but he was unable to stop the sixth arrow.

With a hissing sound!

The sixth bamboo arrow grazed past Ye Zhengtang, tearing his clothes and leaving a shallow bloodstain on his shoulder before embedding itself heavily in an old tree behind him.

At the same time, under the pressure of the six bamboo arrows, Ye Zhengtang retreated again and again, retreating a full ten steps.

After regaining his footing, he glanced at his bleeding shoulder and stared at Lu Fengnian with a mixture of fear and apprehension.

Lu Fengnian said calmly, "If I exert all my strength, I can still shoot at least two more arrows."

"If we had used iron arrows instead of bamboo arrows, your arm would definitely be ruined."

Ye Zhengtang's gaze turned serious, and his breathing became increasingly heavy.

Lu Fengnian added, "There are still more than ten zhang between us. When you come to me, it will be enough time for me to shoot the remaining six arrows."

"In your current state, you can block four bamboo arrows, but you can't block two iron arrows."

Ye Zhengtang remained silent, staring intently at Lu Fengnian with his eyes.

He knew very well that what Lu Fengnian said was true.

Footsteps could be heard outside the woods; it must be the two constables from the official road approaching.

"Don't come in, wait outside!" Ye Zhengtang shouted.

In the current situation, his two subordinates would not be of any help and would only distract him.

Upon hearing this, the footsteps outside the woods abruptly stopped.

Lu Fengnian said in a deep voice, "Chief Constable Ye, the reason I didn't continue shooting arrows just now was because you didn't try to kill me in the first place."

If you continue to pester me, I won't hold back anymore.

Ye Zhengtang said in a low voice, "I can sense a significant difference in the quality of your arrows. What could be the reason for this?"

Lu Fengnian quickly responded, "I just said that I have already shown mercy."

Leading you into the woods is a way to save face for you in front of your subordinates.

Chief Constable Ye, I'll say it again: let us go, and we'll live in peace, how about it?

Ye Zhengtang's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "Lu Fengnian, with your qualifications, to have mastered archery to such a level, you must have either had an extremely powerful master or an incredible stroke of luck."

Lu Fengnian said in a low voice, "You shouldn't be thinking about this right now?"

Ye Zhengtang pondered for a moment, "Even if you manage to leave my grasp today, it will be as difficult as climbing to heaven to take your mother and sister away from Qinghe County."

Wang the Cripple saved Ma Hui's life; his limp was caused when he saved Ma Hui.

You killed Wang the Cripple, Ma Hui will not let you off the hook.

Now, the arrest warrant has been issued throughout the entire county, and Ma Hui is mobilizing all available resources to apprehend you.

They were riding fast horses. Your mother had injured her leg, so how could she possibly outrun a fast horse with your wheelbarrow?

It won't be long before you're overtaken.

"No matter how skilled you are at archery, you're only one person. How can you possibly protect your mother and sister?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fengnian fell silent.

Ye Zhengtang continued, "Lu Fengnian, you and your mother and sister will never be able to leave Qinghe County."

I can control my own constables, but I can't control Ma Hui's men. If they catch up with me, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If you still insist on going forward, I will not stop you, nor can I.

However, by doing this, you could very well endanger your mother's and sister's lives.

Lu Fengnian's brows gradually furrowed.

If what Ye Zhengtang said is true, it would indeed be difficult for him to leave Qinghe County with Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu.

This grove of trees is about sixty miles from the border of Qinghe County.

If Ma Hui's men chased after them on horseback, the wheelbarrow would definitely not be able to outrun them.

Ye Zhengtang suddenly sighed, "Since we've come this far, I won't hide it from you anymore."

Before I went out of town to arrest you, Manager Fang of Fuyuan Leather Shop came to me, hoping that I could show mercy.

I have some connections with Manager Fang, and I can't refuse to give him face.

However, I have my duties to fulfill and cannot let you go because of personal reasons.

My plan was to arrest you without resorting to violence, then try to smooth things over and lessen your charges.

At this point, he gave a wry smile, "Who would have thought that your archery skills would be so formidable? It wasn't that I held back; rather, it was you who spared my life with your arrow."

Hearing this, Lu Fengnian was slightly surprised, then bowed slightly to Ye Zhengtang, "I was very rude just now, please forgive me, Chief Constable Ye!"

Ye Zhengtang waved his hand, "I admit I'm inferior in skill. You're so young, yet you've mastered such archery; it's truly admirable."

Unfortunately, I've run into such a tricky situation.

Lu Fengnian added, "I wonder if Chief Constable Ye has any way to help my mother and son leave Qinghe County. If Chief Constable Ye is willing to help, I, Lu Fengnian, will definitely repay this great kindness in the future."

Ye Zhengtang sighed, "You are a rare talent. If I can help you, I will naturally not refuse."

However, Ma Hui wielded immense power in Qinghe County and had never gotten along with me.

The people hunting you down now are mainly his men; there's nothing I can do about it.

Lu Fengnian was in a dilemma. He had not expected that the manhunt in Qinghe County would come so quickly and on such a large scale.

Given the current situation, it is almost impossible to safely bring Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu out of Qinghe County.

"Lu Fengnian, if you trust me, I can show you a way," Ye Zhengtang suddenly said softly.