Chapter 64: Sword and Bow
The moonlight was cold and the forest was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
The fresh smell of blood spread in the night wind, so thick that it was nauseating.
Chu Liang fired a total of nine arrows.
After the nine arrows, the wolf demon was already dying, and the entire wolf pack was so frightened that they dared not attack again.
The forest suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
The disciples of the Black Sword Martial Arts School were shocked and looked towards the ridge where Chu Liang was.
"What a strong archery skill! Which master in the county is famous for his archery skills? Why have I never heard of it?"
"I have never heard of it either!"
"No matter what, that master saved us, and we should be grateful."
If Chu Liang had not taken action, the wolf demon would have succeeded.
The injured disciple would not have escaped.
The remaining disciples might not have survived either, and most of them would have been drowned in the endless tide of wolves, and finally ended up being buried in the belly of the beast.
At that moment, they even anticipated their own ending, and also thought of the monster-hunting teams and warriors who had disappeared in the mountains over the years.
"Thank you for your rescue, sir!" The older martial arts disciple said loudly: "We are the martial arts disciples of the Black Sword Martial Arts School in Anping County. If you don't mind, please come down and have a chat."
"Okay."
Chu Liang held the longbow in his hand and responded calmly.
Hearing this voice, all the martial arts disciples were surprised.
So young!
This voice sounded like he was only in his twenties, about the same age as the youngest among them.
On the ridge, Chu Liang climbed onto the donkey.
The donkey cried, and its four hooves flew, stepping on dead branches and rotten leaves, running fast on the rugged and dangerous mountain road, as if walking on flat ground, and soon brought Chu Liang to the mountainside.
Qi Xiaoyu followed with difficulty. His black horse was a high-quality BMW bought on the black market with a lot of money, but on this mountain road, it was actually no match for Chu Liang's little donkey and almost didn't keep up.
The martial arts school disciples were even more surprised to find that Chu Liang and his group consisted of only two people.
Two people dared to travel at night, which showed that they believed in their own strength.
"Donkey, stop!"
Chu Liang shouted.
The donkey stopped immediately and stopped steadily in front of the martial arts school disciples.
There was no obstruction along the way, and the wild wolves around did not dare to intercept Chu Liang at all, and they all avoided him.
Chu Liang held the treasure bow in his hand, turned over and got off the donkey, and his breath was steady.
The oldest martial arts school disciple immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "Thank you for your help, sir. We have no way to repay you for saving our lives."
"It's okay, just killing a monster." Chu Liang replied casually.
"I think you are going to the county town too, why don't we go with you." The martial arts school disciple immediately invited Chu Liang to go to the county town with them.
"Okay."
Chu Liang agreed directly.
The martial arts school disciples were delighted.
With a master like Chu Liang, their trip will be much safer.
The most powerful among them was the oldest disciple, who had just condensed the second Qi and blood not long ago.
The rest of the disciples were only at the strength of one Qi and blood.
They guessed that Chu Liang was probably a master who had condensed three or even four Qi and blood, and he was probably from another county, after all, there were no such archery masters in Anping County.
"My surname is Qi, my name is Xiuliang, you can just call me 'Aliang'."
The oldest warrior took the lead in introducing himself.
Chu Liang raised his eyebrows when he heard the name.
He was also an Aliang.
He smiled more and said to the man, "It's quite a coincidence, there is also a Liang in my name, my name is Chu Liang."
"Chu... Chu Liang?"
Qi Xiuliang's expression froze.
The many martial arts disciples behind him were also stunned.
They were so familiar with this name!
Just now, they were still discussing that Chu Liang had robbed their spoils and caused them to waste more than a month.
Qi Xiuliang even threatened that if he met Chu Liang, he would definitely beat him up.
I didn't expect to meet him so soon.
And in this kind of occasion!
"Sir, you...you are the Chu Liang who killed the tiger monster?" Qi Xiuliang couldn't help asking.
He hoped that they just had the same name.
If it was really that Chu Liang, it would be embarrassing.
Chu Liang must have heard what they said just now.
"It's me."
Chu Liang smiled calmly and nodded gently.
Hearing this, Qi Xiuliang looked embarrassed. When he thought of what he had said before, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
He immediately expressed his apology: "Sir, we were outspoken before and offended a lot. Please forgive us."
"No problem."
Chu Liang was very generous and didn't bother to pursue it.
The others came forward one after another, first apologized to Chu Liang, and then said their names.
The injured man was named Qi Lin.
He was the weakest among the martial arts disciples. He had just condensed his first blood and qi two months ago. He joined the monster-catching team just after condensing his blood and qi. His actual combat experience was far less than that of the other disciples.
The weapon in his hand was just a standard long sword from the martial arts school. It was cheap and inferior, and could not withstand the force, so it broke directly in the battle.
"Thank you for your rescue, sir... I'm sorry to make you laugh. My broken sword is really inferior and it broke at the critical moment."
Qi Lin's face turned pale, and his injured arm bled a lot.
The blood was already sticky, sticking his palm to the hilt together, and only about one-third of the broken sword body was left above the hilt.
The quality of the long swords used by these martial arts school disciples is uneven, some have broken, and some are still intact.
"The warrior's strength is too great, and ordinary swords can't bear it at all."
Qi Lin bandaged the wound and sighed: "But the price of the precious sword is too high, I really can't afford it."
"Oh? Is there any particularity in this?"
Chu Liang became interested and asked carefully.
Ordinary swords, precious swords...
He had heard of this classification before, but he didn't know it in detail.
"Sir, the weapons used by ordinary people are ordinary weapons, such as ordinary swords and ordinary knives. The forging methods are rough and the materials are inferior."
Qi Lin explained in detail: "And above ordinary weapons are treasured weapons, such as swords and knives. They are all made by forging masters, with exquisite materials and superb forging techniques. The price is often ten or even a hundred times that of ordinary swords."
The swords in the hands of these martial arts school disciples are basically ordinary swords customized in batches by the Black Sword Martial Arts School, and you can buy one for five taels of silver.
Only the sword in Qi Xiuliang's hand can be regarded as a treasured sword, but it is only the lowest quality treasured sword.
Even so, this sword cost him 150 taels of silver.
"Sir, this is the precious sword."
Qi Xiuliang presented his sword with both hands.
Chu Liang looked at it carefully.
The sword has a slender body, a cold blade, and a surface covered with patterns that look like flowing clouds. The whole body is as cold as frost, and it feels extraordinary at first glance.
Qi Xiuliang said that treasures are also divided into four types: "non-entry", "low-level", "middle-level", and "high-level".
This is the classification given by the court.
Treasures that are not in the rank are the lowest level of treasures, and can even be said to be defective among treasures.
But even this kind of defective is much stronger than ordinary weapons.
"My sword is 'non-entry'." Qi Xiuliang said.
Although the three words "non-entry" don't sound good, his sword is more than a little better than the ordinary swords of other martial arts disciples, and it is worthy of the word treasure.
If he fights with them, Qi Xiuliang's sword can easily cut off the ordinary swords of others.
"Sir, the bow in your hand must be a treasure of the first rank." Qi Xiuliang suddenly said.
"Oh?"
Chu Liang's eyes moved slightly, and he raised the big bow in his hand and looked at it carefully.
After listening to what Qi Xiuliang said, he had a guess.
"An ordinary mortal weapon, using ordinary flesh and blood to evolve once, may become a treasure of the first rank." Chu Liang thought to himself, "Use the flesh and blood of monsters to evolve a second time, most likely it will become a low-level treasure of the first rank."
Evolving again will be a mid-level treasure.
And so on...
Of course, this is just his personal guess.
There is no weapon forging master in the county, and he has no way to find someone to verify it.
If his guess is true, then when the old hunter gave him this bow, this bow was already considered a "treasure of the first rank", worth hundreds of taels of silver.
"No wonder the old hunter kept emphasizing the word 'treasure bow' to me before he died. It turns out that it means 'treasure bow' literally."
Chu Liang recalled some things in the past.
The old hunter really treated him well at the beginning and gave him the best things.
He, Zhao Hu, and other hunters in the village all knew that this bow was very good, but they didn't know how much better it was than other hunting bows.
However, Chu Liang still had some questions. After all, the old hunter was just a hunter. How could he get this treasure?
Did he pick it up in the mountains?
The old hunter was dead, and many things had no answers.
Qi Xiuliang said on the side: "With this treasure bow in hand, it's no wonder that the lord can easily kill the tiger monster."
The other martial arts disciples nodded.
After seeing the amazing nine arrows just now, they all understood that Chu Liang killed the tiger with pure strength.
Chu Liang smiled. He actually smashed the tiger monster to death with his fist.
But he didn't explain, let these martial arts disciples think whatever they want.
"Sir, how to deal with this wolf monster?" Qi Xiuliang asked.
"Kill it."
"Okay!"
Qi Xiuliang held the sword and immediately walked towards the wolf monster.
The wolf demon only had the strength of blood and qi. If they fought head-on, it would not be Qi Xiuliang's opponent at all. However, it was very fast and had been hiding in the dark. It seized the opportunity to attack and caught everyone off guard.
At this moment, it was covered in blood and was already dying.
"Ah..."
It showed its fangs and looked ferocious.
Even though it was about to die, it was still full of murderous aura.
Qi Xiuliang would naturally not be scared by it. He raised his sword and ended the life of the wolf demon.
Once the wolf demon died, the surrounding wolves suddenly lost their backbone and fled in all directions.
After a while, this forest was completely quiet.
"We should have thought of it earlier. If it weren't for the order of this wolf demon, how could those ordinary mountain wolves rush towards us so desperately?"
"After all, it's due to lack of experience."
"If the martial arts master was here, he would definitely be able to see the clues."
The martial arts disciples whispered to each other.
This crisis has brought a lot to each of them.
"You have a good relationship, not so much intrigue." Chu Liang remembered the other disciples' screams when the wolf demon attacked, and the anxious expressions on their faces.
"Sir, we are all from the same village, and our ancestors have had a good relationship for generations, so we trust each other."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
Qi Xiuliang explained: "There are actually quite a lot of intrigues in the martial arts hall. After all, where there are people, there is the martial arts world, so we stick together as a village and help each other, so that everyone can go further."
"I see."
Chu Liang understood immediately.
The Qingshi Village where he was was just a small village.
There are some large villages around the county town, and there is more than one martial artist in each village.
The martial artists in those large villages are different from Mr. Hu. They see further and will not deliberately suppress the talented young people in the village. Sometimes they will cultivate them and help them embark on the road of martial arts.