Duan Xiaosan was a little disappointed, never expecting Yang Wudi to be this kind of person.
"Third Sister, this competition is too unfair to Su Yang!"
"It's alright, we saw it, and we will naturally find a way to help Su Yang."
Helpless, Duan Xiaoqi had no choice but to leave with her third sister.
...
Su Yang was unaware of Yang Wudi's cheating.
At this moment, he had just shot down his third prey, a wildcat.
The wildcat had extremely long fangs, claws as sharp as knives, and ran as fast as lightning.
Su Yang had to put in a lot of effort to shoot it down.
"I wonder how many prey Yang Wudi has taken down, and I only have half my arrows left."
Excluding the few arrows wasted during practice, Su Yang didn't have many chances left.
Walking straight along the forest, he had unknowingly entered its depths.
The surrounding path was dim and gloomy, the sunlight blocked by towering trees.
Apart from the rustling sound of stepping on fallen leaves, the surroundings were deathly silent.
—Hiss hiss hiss!
A large snake flicked its long tongue and lunged forward, its body twisting.
With the faint light, Su Yang recognized this snake as a love flower snake.
Back then, Zhang Suqin had almost died from the venom of this snake.
Su Yang dared not be careless, his hands quick as he drew an arrow and plunged it fiercely into the love flower snake's head.
Instantly, snake blood splattered.
Fortunately, the snake's blood was not poisonous.
"It's prey, big or small, I'll take it first!"
Su Yang stopped. The depths of the forest were pitch black. He remembered Duan Wanjun's reminder.
He thought for a moment and decided not to proceed further.
He turned back the way he came.
Su Yang used his千里眼 (qianliyan - thousand-mile eyes) to scan the surroundings, but he couldn't see Yang Wudi's figure.
Just then, the ground trembled, and dirt flew everywhere.
—Bang bang bang!
In the distance, a black bear stood on its hind legs, raising its paws and charging forward.
"Roar roar roar..."
The black bear opened its cavernous mouth and lunged towards Su Yang's neck.
Su Yang dared not underestimate it; this black bear alone weighed over three hundred catties.
Its claws were comparable to ten daggers, glinting in the sunlight.
"Roar roar roar..."
The black bear missed its attack, let out a few roars to the sky, and then gathered strength in its hind legs.
"Beast, die!"
A milky white radiance emanated from Su Yang's body as he activated the Heavenly Silkworm Divine Silk Defense Vest.
He abandoned defense and punched the black bear's head repeatedly.
—Clang clang clang!
A dent appeared on the black bear's head, and a large patch of fur was torn off.
The black bear cried out in pain and, baring its sharp fangs, charged madly at Su Yang.
Su Yang, however, grabbed an arrow and forcefully plunged it into the black bear's neck.
—Wuwuwu!
Blood gushed from the black bear's neck like a spring, and it rolled on the ground in agony.
After a while.
The black bear finally stopped moving, completely dead.
Su Yang panted heavily, thinking that without the Heavenly Silkworm Divine Silk Defense Vest, he would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died.
This behemoth was both heavy and swift.
"I wonder if, with this black bear, I can defeat Yang Wudi."
After resting for a while, Su Yang thought that with so much prey, it would be difficult for him to carry it all alone.
"Forget it, I'll just carry the prey back."
Su Yang hoisted the smaller prey onto his back and began dragging the large black bear down the mountain.
Duan Family Villa.
Yang Wudi sat on a stone bench, leisurely drinking tea.
Beside him, Wang Chongyang bent over, giving him a massage.
"War God's archery skills are peerless; in less than an hour, he has already shot down ten prey."
Duan Xiao Liu and the others, unaware, continued to praise Yang Wudi.
"Xiao Ba, your skills are truly worthy of ten years of dedication!"
The slender Duan Xiao Wu nodded, glancing at the prey on the ground, all killed with a single arrow.
Some arrows had half their shafts embedded in the prey's abdomen.
"That's right!"
Wang Chongyang sneered coldly, "That brat Su Yang must know he's lost, which is why he's been so slow to appear!"
"Is that so?"
Hearing the familiar voice, everyone turned to look.
They saw Su Yang slowly walking over, dragging a large black bear, with several smaller animals behind him.
"Wow! Su Yang actually killed this big black bear?"
"I've seen this black bear before; it chased me all over the forest when I went in!"
The Duan sisters whispered amongst themselves, Su Yang's performance was truly unexpected.
Wang Chongyang was dumbfounded, and Yang Wudi abruptly stood up.
"Impossible!"
The two looked at the large black bear in disbelief.
Wang Chongyang's eyes darted around, "War God, look at the wound on the black bear's head; it's not an arrow wound."
"What does that prove?"
"War God, it must be that Su Yang, a blind cat catching a dead mouse, got lucky."
"Otherwise, how could a weak merchant like him kill a black bear weighing several hundred catties?"
Yang Wudi narrowed his eyes, finding it quite reasonable.
At this moment, Duan Xiao Qi counted the prey from both sides.
"Xiao Ba has a total of ten prey; according to the rules he proposed earlier, that's five points!"
"Brother Su's one large black bear counts as two points, plus four smaller animals, totaling six points!"
Duan Xiao Qi excitedly rushed towards Su Yang and hugged him tightly.
"Brother Su, you won."
Yang Wudi's brows furrowed. Seeing Duan Xiao Qi embrace Su Yang so readily, his anger intensified.
"Xiao Qi, his black bear cannot be counted!"
"Why?"
Everyone was confused.
Wang Chongyang pointed to the black bear's head, "Look, this behemoth was killed by a blunt object!"
"What does that prove?"
Wang Chongyang smiled, "As far as I know, Mr. Su is not a martial artist. This means this behemoth was not killed by him; he likely found it."
"Exactly, even I would have to put in a lot of effort to defeat this black bear, so he definitely couldn't have killed it without injury!"
Yang Wudi pointed at Su Yang. Everyone looked and saw that he was not injured at all.
Only Duan Xiaosan and Duan Xiaoqi looked displeased.
Su Yang smiled, "You think? Just because you think so, you claim the prey I worked hard to hunt was found?"
Yang Wudi said, "A man of honor stands by his actions, Mr. Su, just admit it."
"That's right, if you admit it boldly, we won't laugh at you!"
Wang Chongyang nodded in agreement.
Su Yang's gaze sharpened, "People who are shameless are truly terrifying!"
Duan Xiao Qi could not stand it any longer and pointed at Wang Chongyang, "Xiao Ba, my Third Sister and I personally saw your men in the back mountain. Moreover, they helped you catch prey. Is this your intention?"
"Yes, Xiao Qi and I saw it with our own eyes. Xiao Ba, you've truly disappointed us. Cheating is one thing, but then you accuse others of finding their prey."
"This black bear has no natural enemies; if Su Yang didn't kill it, who else could have?"
Yang Wudi's expression changed drastically. He never expected the Duan sisters to have followed him in.
Wang Chongyang was even more flustered and at a loss. His original intention was to help Yang Wudi win the competition.
But... it backfired?
A fierce glint flashed in Yang Wudi's eyes, "Everyone, I was unaware of this matter. It was all Wang Chongyang's doing alone."
—Slap slap slap!
Yang Wudi raised his hand and slapped Wang Chongyang several times.
"You scoundrel, how could you cheat? Don't you know the competition must be fair?"
—Hypocritical!