Customizing the Heavy Bow

After all matters were settled, he tucked the silver into his money pouch. The sky was already growing dark.

Zhao Qiao and the other two hurried back.

"That cult has been causing a lot of trouble lately, people are dying every day. Let's hurry home. Shi Ge'er, you be careful too."

The Witch God Cult.

Chen Sanshi found it strange.

Logically, this group should have been lying low in Poyang, so why were they still daring to cause trouble?

He didn't know when they would be found.

With the silver in hand, Chen Sanshi went to the pharmacy, but it was already closed.

Not only Yunhe Pharmacy, but also Cloud Crane Pharmacy was shut.

"Came too late?"

He wasn't in a hurry, though. Tomorrow would be the same.

Rushing home, he saw Gu Xinlan and Xu Bin's Wife, Tong Shi, in the courtyard, making insoles. When they saw someone rush in covered in bloody tiger skin, they were so startled their flowers trembled and they shrieked continuously.

"Shi Ge'er..."

Gu Xinlan's heart pounded. She said in disbelief, "You killed a Great Worm?"

Chen Sanshi awkwardly dropped his things and apologized to Tong Shi, "Sister-in-law, I didn't know you were here."

"It's fine, it's fine."

Tong Shi looked at the blood-covered youth. She didn't dare to stay any longer and left in a hurry.

"Shi Ge'er, you really..."

After Gu Xinlan recovered, she came over to help unload the spoils. "Sister Tong is pregnant, you know."

"My fault."

Chen Sanshi took off his armor. "Lan Jie'er, please cook the Tiger Heart and Tiger Meat. And when you have time, deal with the Tiger Skin and make it into a blanket or something."

It was late autumn, and the days were getting colder. Tiger skin could be used to ward off the cold.

"Okay, you go wash your face first."

Gu Xinlan turned and busied herself in the kitchen.

At the dinner table, dishes were served one after another.

The Tiger Heart and Tiger Meat were a given, along with beef, salted duck eggs, and white rice. A soup made with Blood Replenishing Medicine completed the feast, making it very rich.

Chen Sanshi grabbed the Tiger Heart and started eating.

"Shi Ge'er, eat... eat a little less," Gu Xinlan urged hesitantly, biting her lip, her cheeks flushed.

"Hm?"

Chen Sanshi froze.

He recalled that after eating Bear Heart last time, he had seemed to have too much vital energy and had tormented Lan Jie'er quite a bit.

"It's fine."

Chen Sanshi ate heartily. "I'm not like I used to be. I can control myself."

Buying Tiger Heart alone would cost at least thirty taels of silver, and even then, it might not be available.

After all, Great Worms weren't like rabbits; they weren't found everywhere in the mountains and fields.

After a few bites of Tiger Heart, Chen Sanshi's body felt like it was on fire, even more potent than the effect of Bear Heart. On top of that, he felt a sense of ferocity.

It was as if he were that ferocious tiger, wanting to madly shed blood and kill.

Seizing this momentum, Chen Sanshi stuffed a few mouthfuls of beef into his mouth to fill his stomach, then drank the finished Blood Replenishing Soup. Afterward, he picked up the Reed Leaf Spear and went into the courtyard to practice.

It was late autumn, and there were many trees outside their house. Dry leaves were blown into the courtyard by the wind, covering the ground.

The spear whistled, stirring up the withered yellow leaves in the courtyard, like thousands of butterflies dancing around the youth. Yet, these butterflies exuded an endless killing intent. They flew faster and faster, almost turning into a tornado, wanting to shred everything that came close.

The killing intent was fierce, yet it was also breathtakingly beautiful.

Gu Xinlan watched, mesmerized.

How long had it been?

A little over a month ago, their family was still worrying about how to pay their taxes.

Now, not only was their family well-fed and clothed, but her man had also learned a great martial art. It was like a dream.

One practiced martial arts, the other watched.

Unknowingly, the red sun set in the west, and the sky gradually darkened. Stars lit up in the night sky.

Chen Sanshi, soaked in sweat, finally stopped.

"Hoo..."

He let out a long breath and directly planted the long spear under the plum blossom tree in the courtyard.

``` Skill: Basic Soldier Spear Technique (Proficient)

Progress: (120/1000)

Effects: Fierce spear momentum, astonishing stamina, abundant vitality. "This tiger meat is truly effective!"

"I'll buy more replenishing medicine tomorrow, and within half a month, I'll definitely break through to Minor Accomplishment!"

"Hiss..."

Even after practicing the spear technique for several hours, Chen Sanshi still felt the tiger heart meat and blood replenishing soup continuously taking effect, making his blood boil, but his muscles genuinely needed a little rest.

"Here, let me wipe your sweat."

Gu Xinlan had already prepared a towel and was patiently and meticulously wiping the young man's forehead: "You must be hungry, what do you want to eat, ah!"

Her slender wrist was suddenly grabbed.

"Shi Ge'er, what are you doing?"

"Doing it!"

Chen Sanshi directly picked up Lan Jie'er by the waist and headed straight for the bedroom.

"I told you, don't eat so many beast hearts!"

The next day.

When Chen Sanshi arrived at the military camp entrance, he happened to encounter a group of people returning, covered in dust.

The leader was Luo Dongquan, on horseback.

In a prisoner cart in the middle of the procession, a man was imprisoned.

The man wore the clothes of a Sheng Dynasty commoner, but his appearance seemed somewhat different, looking out of place.

Luo Dongquan glanced at him without a word and led the group into the military camp.

"Commander Xiong."

Chen Sanshi found Commander Xiong at the end of the procession: "This person, could it be..."

"Yes, from the Witch God Cult."

Commander Xiong grumbled: "This brat is incredibly bold, they were searching the entire city for them, and he still went to Chunman Tower to find a girl!"

"That daring?" Chen Sanshi asked.

"Indeed!"

Commander Xiong said: "If I hadn't happened to be next door competing with him for Miss Ruyan, who would have known? What a case of 'the brightest light hides in the dark'!"

"..."

Chen Sanshi didn't care about this.

What he cared about was the Immortal Treasure: "Were all the Witch God Cult members captured?"

"Not all."

Commander Xiong rubbed his nose: "But it will be soon. If we catch one, we're not afraid of not finding out where the others are hiding? It's just a matter of these few days."

Chen Sanshi breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the matter wasn't over, it meant the Immortal Treasure key hadn't been found yet, and there was still a chance.

Of course, he would act according to the situation and wouldn't risk his life for it.

Anyway, the box was in his hands, he just needed to know who had the key and then proceed slowly.

Watching the procession enter the military camp, Chen Sanshi also got busy with his own affairs.

He went to the craftsman's forging workshop and stated his needs.

The person in charge was named Niu Gai, a bare-chested middle-aged man with impressively muscular arms.

He stopped his work and wiped the sweat from his head with a rag: "How heavy a bow do you want?"

"Ten shi."

Chen Sanshi didn't have much tiger bone left, only a few of the harder parts.

"Tiger bone?"

Niu Gai picked up a skull and felt it in his hand: "It's good for making the bow riser, replacing ox horns or hardwood, but it lacks toughness for the bow limb. I suggest you use mutated Purple Gold Bamboo over fifty years old. Even so, it's difficult to make a ten-shi bow, at most six or seven shi."

"Six or seven shi?"

Chen Sanshi asked: "How can I make a ten-shi bow?"

He still hoped to make a heavy bow that would be effective for training, so he wouldn't have to keep changing bows and arrows.

Niu Gai explained: "Generally, bowstrings are made from ox horns and sinews, which have limited potential. Even if you force a ten-shi draw weight bow, its combat effectiveness will be poor. Tiger sinew won't work either, unless it's from a mutated beast like an ox, or something even better."

"Deer?"

Chen Sanshi paused: "I mean, a mutated White Deer."

"Deer sinew is flexible, especially from a mutated beast, of course it can be used."

Niu Gai said: "If you can truly find a mutated deer, I will definitely craft a bow exceeding ten shi for you."