"Father, Mother!" Teng Qingshan strode into the courtyard.
In the living room, his father, Teng Yongfan, smiled and said, "Qingshan, we're waiting for you. Actually, six to eight hours of spear practice every day is enough. " At this moment, Teng Qingshan, Yuan Lan, and Teng Qingyu were sitting around the wooden table. Teng Qingshan put down his spear against the wall and sat down to eat.
"I know." Teng Qingshan ate two mouthfuls and raised his head, saying, "Father, Mother, I want to join the hunting squad."
"Hunting squad?" Yuan Lan looked at her husband, Teng Yongfan, hesitantly.
Teng Yongfan frowned and said, "Qingshan, you're only nine years old and you want to join the hunting squad?" The hunting squad was made up of the bravest men in the village. Led by Teng Yonglei, they often entered the Great Yan Mountain to kill animals so that every family in Teng Jia Village would have meat to eat. Moreover, the furs of wild beasts could be sold for money.
"My strength should be among the top ten in the village." Teng Qingshan said with a smile.
Speaking of this, Teng Yongfan couldn't help but smile.
During the Nine Year Ceremony, Teng Qingshan lifted a 600 Jin boulder. Obviously, that wasn't Teng Qingshan's limit. In terms of strength, Teng Qingshan could indeed be among the top ten in Teng Jia Village.
"Haha … You're talented, so you should train yourself!" Living in this cruel world, Teng Yongfan was open-minded and said with a smile, "From tomorrow onwards, you will join the hunting squad! I'll talk to your grandfather in the afternoon. Tomorrow morning, you will go to the training field and meet up with the hunting squad! "
"Thank you, Father!" Teng Qingshan was overjoyed.
Yuan Lan, who was at the side, couldn't help but glare at Teng Yongfan as if she was angry that Teng Yongfan had agreed to her son's request.
"Brother, can you bring me a little wild rabbit?" Qingyu's pair of big, pure eyes stared at Teng Qingshan.
"No problem." Teng Qingshan said with a smile.
"Brother treats me the best." Qingyu giggled.
"Qingshan." Teng Yongfan suddenly said, "I see that you often carry a few flying daggers with you. Do you often practice flying daggers in the forest in the west?"
"It's just a casual practice." Teng Qingshan smiled. His father was a blacksmith, so it was very easy for him to go to the blacksmith's shop to get ten flying knives. In his previous life, he had spent a lot of time and effort on flying knives. Now, he only played with flying knives when he was taking a break from practicing his spear to maintain the feeling.
After all, the flying dagger could be used as a long-range attack, and it could be used together with his spear.
"I'm just reminding you that if you want to practice something, you need to focus," Teng Yongfan said casually.
*****
The next morning, the sky was just starting to brighten.
Teng Qingyu was still sleeping soundly, while Teng Yongfan, Yuan Lan, and Teng Qingshan were already in their own courtyard.
"Qingshan, although you are talented, and your spear technique is not bad, but you are not a match for me. However, there are many ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes on the Great Yan Mountain. You must be careful. When you are really fighting with ferocious beasts, you must not be timid. " Teng Yongfan solemnly advised. He was very clear that many people had great strength and spear technique, but when they encountered a life and death battle, they would be so scared that their legs would go soft at the sight of blood. How could they fight?
If they were so scared that their legs went soft, they wouldn't be able to display their strength!
"Qingshan." Mother Yuan Lan also advised, "Don't show off. Stay with the other clansmen. Come, put on this animal skin coat."
He wore a pair of leather boots and an animal skin coat. This animal skin coat was peeled from some thick-skinned wild beasts and processed to make it. Wearing this animal skin coat was equivalent to wearing a simple armor. It had a protective effect.
"Don't worry, Father, Mother! I'll leave first. "
Teng Qingshan held a green spear and strode out of the courtyard.
… …
On the training field, because it was still very early, and the sky was just starting to brighten, there were not many people on the training field. However, the members of the hunting squad had already begun to gather. Many people were laughing and talking loudly. Each of them were very forthright and at ease.
"Haha … Our Teng Jia Village's future number one hero is here!" Just as Teng Qingshan entered the training field, he heard voices from afar. He couldn't help but laugh and walk over.
"Qingshan!" Teng Yonglei walked over with large strides and laughed loudly. He heavily patted Teng Qingshan's shoulder and said, "Good boy, joining the hunting squad at the age of nine. In the history of our Teng Jia Village, you are the first! "
"I joined at the age of thirteen. Qingshan is really powerful." A sturdy young man, who was more than seven feet tall and also wore an animal skin coat, said with a smile.
"Cousin." Teng Qingshan greeted with a smile. That person was Teng Qinghu.
There were other clansmen training hard on the training field. Those clansmen looked at the members of the hunting squad with a trace of envy in their eyes. To be able to become a member of the hunting squad, they were definitely heroes with a bit of fame in the clan. Every one of them had strength that could not be underestimated.
The hunting squad, including Teng Qingshan who had just joined today, had a total of 32 people.
"Okay, everyone is here. Let's go!"
The 32 hunters of Teng Jia Village, each holding a long spear, carrying a longbow, and wearing an animal skin coat, left Teng Jia Village.
"Qingshan, after we go up the mountain, you must not fall behind. Many people get lost on the first time they go up the mountain. Moreover, there are some dangers that they don't understand. This is your first time here, so you must observe and listen more! "Teng Yonglei guided Teng Qingshan along the way. Teng Qingshan listened attentively.
Actually, in his previous life, the ability to survive in the wild was something that an assassin must learn.
However, Teng Qingshan wasn't sure if the forest in this world was the same as the forest in his previous life. Therefore, he didn't dare to be careless.
*****
In the early morning, the Great Yan Mountain was quiet. A hunting squad advanced towards the depths of the mountain.
"There aren't many ferocious beasts on the outskirts of the mountain. Most of them are wild hares and pheasants. The real ferocious beasts are in the depths of the mountain!" Teng Yonglei spoke along the way. Just as he spoke, a small hare in the thistles and thorns at the side seemed to be frightened by the group of people and wanted to run away with a 'whoosh'.
Teng Qingshan's eyes brightened. The long spear in his hand was like a poisonous snake as it rapidly pierced towards the hare.
"Bang!" The spearhead pierced the side of the hare's body. The spearhead then shook and bounced onto the hare's body, causing the hare to roll on the ground. Teng Qingshan rushed forward and reached out his hand to catch the hare.
"Good spear technique." Many of the surrounding clansmen sighed in admiration when they saw this.
Catching a hare without injuring it was definitely difficult.
"Why are you catching it alive?" Teng Yonglei laughed.
"Uncle, my family's Qingyu asked me to bring a hare for her to play with." As Teng Qingshan spoke, he tied up the hare and put it into the bag on his back.
The surrounding clansmen couldn't help but laugh. They hadn't reached the depths of the mountain yet, so the clansmen were obviously very relaxed. Along the way, they had also shot and killed two pheasants. After nearly two hours, the hunting squad finally entered the dangerous area, which was also the area with the most prey.
"Everyone, stay alert!" Teng Yonglei said in a low voice.
Noon.
In the depths of the Great Yan Mountain, a group of Teng Jia Village hunters were near a water source and roasting a Maned Wolf.
"Today's luck is really average. Up until now, we've only gotten two pheasants, a Maned Wolf, and a Warthog." Teng Qinghu muttered. Teng Qingshan glanced at the Maned Wolf that had already been skinned and roasted. "As expected, it might be because of the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and Earth. The ferocious beasts in this mountain, even if they are of the same species, are bigger than the wild beasts in my previous world."
In his previous world, a Maned Wolf was around 50 to 60 Jin, but this Maned Wolf was over 100 Jin.
The 32 clansmen ate more than half of the Maned Wolf's roasted meat.
"Rest for a while, then continue." Teng Yonglei touched his nose. "Hmph, we should at least kill two or three wild boars and bring them back." Teng Jia Village had more than two thousand people, so the amount of prey they had now was not enough to share. A wild boar weighed a few hundred Jin, so two or three would be enough.
Wild boars were large in size and had good meat quality, but it was also difficult to kill them.
After all, the wild boars in the mountain were no weaker than fierce tigers in attack power.
"Eh?" Teng Qingshan's ears twitched. He couldn't help but turn his head to look not far away, only to see a white shadow flash by.
"It's a snow ferret!" The clansmen cried out in alarm.
"Quickly chase after it!" Teng Yonglei leaped up.
The 32 clansmen, along with the Warthog they had hunted earlier, scattered, and chased after the white shadow!
That was a snow ferret!
An ordinary ferret's fur was worth a thousand taels of silver in the city, and an intact snow ferret's fur was worth at least three thousand taels of silver. If they could kill this snow ferret, it would be equivalent to killing a hundred big wild boars. Encountering a snow ferret in the mountains was something that could only be encountered by chance. The 32 clansmen all fought to be the first to chase after it.
"Xiu!" "Xiu!" "Xiu!" … …
While running, the clansmen shot arrows, but the snow ferret was extremely nimble and easily dodged the arrows. The snow ferret was getting further and further away.
"Catch it!" Teng Yonglei anxiously yelled.
"We can't catch up." Teng Qinghu's face was also filled with anxiety. The snow ferret was too nimble.
At this moment, the only one who could barely keep up with the snow ferret was Teng Qingshan! At this moment, Teng Qingshan was as nimble as a monkey, jumping and shuttling with extreme speed. His eyes were sharp as he stared at the thistles and thorns in front of him. The snow ferret was constantly running away from the grass. No matter where the snow ferret ran to, Teng Qingshan could follow it closely.
"This is the time!" Teng Qingshan's eyes lit up and he swung his right hand!
"Xiu!" A cold light instantly streaked across the sky.
The intelligent snow ferret squeaked and its speed unexpectedly increased again. However, it was too late. A flying knife directly pierced its hind leg.
"Good job." Not far away, Teng Yonglei and the others, who were chasing at high speed, excitedly cheered. It should be known that the entire Teng Jia Village paid an annual tribute to the White Horse Gang only 1000 taels of silver a year. However, this ferret was worth at least 3000 taels of silver, which was equivalent to 30,000 strands of coins, or 3 million copper coins. Each copper coin could buy a meat bun.
This was a huge windfall!
"Still want to escape?" Teng Qingshan leaped and grabbed with his right hand.
"Chi — —" The snow ferret suddenly turned around and bit. Its teeth were as sharp as a saw and could completely bite through swords.
Teng Qingshan flipped his palm and easily dodged the bite. His palm directly slapped the snow ferret's head.
Blood seeped out of the snow ferret's mouth and it powerlessly fell down.
Pulling out the flying knife from the snow ferret's leg, Teng Qingshan grabbed the snow ferret and straightened his body. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha … … Qingshan, good job." The other clansmen had already arrived. Each and every one of them stared at the beautiful snow ferret with excited smiles on their faces.
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