High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 42 The People of Gu Family Village?

This unexpected conversation immediately attracted the attention of others.

"Old Liu, what did you just say? What did you mean by the one with black hair?"

"Yeah, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"I overheard a bit of it. It sounded like Lao Liu asked Xiao Fan if he had a woman he liked. Xiao Fan didn't understand, and then Lao Liu said, 'I know everything. It's the one with the black hair.'"

"What? Really?!"

At this moment, even Chen Guodong, who was walking in front, looked over.

"Uncle Liu, what are you saying?"

Chen Fan was at a loss for words, both laughing and crying.

"Keep pretending, I can see right through you."

The bald man said smugly, "I noticed it yesterday. You were staring at her. Just now when we were leaving, you looked at her again, making the young lady feel embarrassed."

"!"

Everyone was startled, their gazes falling on Chen Fan, and their smiles became ambiguous.

"It's not what you think."

Chen Fan shrugged, looking somewhat helpless.

Explanation is just a cover-up; he's afraid that explaining it will only make things worse.

"Yes, yes, that's definitely not what we thought."

"Is that what we thought?"

"That's right, Xiao Fan, we didn't say anything."

"Don't worry, we'll keep it a secret."

The group looked at each other with knowing expressions, and one of them nudged the bald man with his shoulder and whispered, "What does that girl look like? Is she pretty?"

Chen Fan shook his head helplessly.

Watching others gossip is a universal human trait, so let them be. After all, there aren't many other forms of entertainment available.

The noise was quickly replaced by boredom, and to conserve their energy, the group silently continued their journey through the wilderness.

An hour passed, then two hours. Under the blazing sun, Chen Fan's brows furrowed slowly. Could it be that his luck wouldn't be as bad as yesterday's?

After walking for so long, we haven't encountered a single decent prey.

Just then, a dark figure appeared three or four hundred meters away.

"We've got prey!"

The others also noticed this, and like parched land receiving timely rain, they were instantly invigorated.

"It looks like an armored rhinoceros."

Chen Fan's voice rang out, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

"What? An armored rhinoceros?"

"An armored rhinoceros?"

Upon hearing this, the group deflated like punctured balloons. Nevertheless, they continued forward and confirmed that it was indeed an armored rhinoceros.

"As expected of an archer, Xiao Fan, you have a really good eye." The bald man gave him a thumbs up.

Chen Fan smiled. After all, he was at the third level of Body Tempering. With his improved physical fitness, he could naturally see further and hear more clearly.

"Let's take a detour."

Chen Guodong said sullenly.

It's best to avoid provoking such a large creature if possible.

Chen Fan gripped the longbow tightly, a surge of urge to shoot an arrow at it welling up within him. With his current strength, killing such a behemoth shouldn't be a problem. He would not only gain a large amount of experience points, but such a massive prey could also feed the village for many days.

The only concern is that the other party is too big, like a heavy truck. Even if you are shot, it will be difficult to kill it immediately. If it goes berserk and chases after others, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Forget it, let's look for other prey."

Chen Fan's clenched hand loosened again.

I'll wait until I reach the Flesh Refining Realm and am confident I can kill someone with a single arrow before making any moves.

"By the way, was that armored rhinoceros the same one we encountered last time?"

Someone muttered, "Why does it look so much like that one?"

"Who knows?"

Gao Yang swallowed hard and muttered, "These beasts all look the same, who can tell them apart?"

"Yes, fortunately we discovered it in advance this time, so it was a close call."

"If we walk for another hour or so and still haven't caught any prey, let's sit down, have a meal, and rest for a bit," Chen Guodong said.

"Um."

Everyone nodded.

"Xiao Fan, how are you feeling? If you're tired, take a rest for a bit?" The bald man smiled at Chen Fan.

"It's alright, Uncle Liu, let's keep going."

Chen Fan smiled.

A physical fitness score of 46 is no joke; at least the long journey of more than two hours had little effect on him.

After walking for about another hour, this time they caught some prey: two wild rabbits.

Chen Fan felt somewhat helpless.

With so little prey, it's far from enough to go around in trade.

"Two hares are alright, at least enough to feed the villagers for a day or two," Chen Guodong seemed to have seen through Chen Fan's thoughts and offered some words of comfort. Then he looked at everyone and said, "Let's have lunch here and get some rest. Maybe we'll have some prey this afternoon."

The group sat cross-legged, took out dried meat from their bags, and ate it slowly with water.

Since they had nothing better to do, they started gossiping again.

"Old Liu, I remember now. The girl you mentioned with the oval face and long hair, her surname is Meng and her name is Meng Yu," Gao Yang nodded.

"Xiao Meng?"

A middle-aged man with a high nose next to him blurted out, "I know her! Why didn't you say so earlier? This girl is really pretty. Xiao Fan has good taste!"

Chen Fan rolled his eyes.

"You know Lao Qin? That's great! When are you going to take Xiao Fan there? Tell them that our Xiao Fan is a handsome and talented man, skilled in both literature and martial arts."

"That's right, that's right."

The bald man looked like he was enjoying the spectacle.

"I remember, this girl came alone," Qin Ming recalled.

Are you alone?

"So you're referring to her parents?"

"Um."

Qin Ming sighed, "She probably had an accident on the way, leaving her all alone. This girl has had a tough time."

"Yeah, Xiao Fan, what are you standing there for? Why aren't you seizing the opportunity? You're a grown man, what's there to be shy about?"

"Exactly, that's right, you only have stories if you take the initiative."

"Not only that, but you can also have children."

"..."

Chen Fan was speechless.

Suddenly, he noticed something and turned to look southeast, where he saw a group of people walking towards him.

"Someone's coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bald men who had been joking around just moments before also turned serious, picked up their weapons from the ground, and looked in the direction the weapons were pointing.

However, after seeing it clearly, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"They are from Gujia Village."

As Chen Guodong looked around, he explained, "It's a small village with only thirty or forty people. The leader is called Gu Jianghai, and he's a decent guy."

Just then, the group opposite them also noticed the people resting there. They waved to each other as a greeting, and then the Gu family group changed direction and headed forward.

Clearly, they were only nodding acquaintances, and in the desolate wilderness, they were still quite wary.

"what?"

Just then, Chen Fan noticed one of the people holding a bow and arrow, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Because he was also a young man, and looked to be about the same age as himself.

The young man seemed to sense something, exchanged a glance with Chen Fan from a distance, then turned his head and walked forward.

"This guy's not simple, is he?"

Chen Fan thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)