Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Desperate Pursuit, Shocking Arrow

Watching Young Master Wei swallow the rabbit meat, Ma Gu nodded slightly.

He also picked up a piece of rabbit meat and started eating.

Perhaps because he was really hungry, after swallowing a piece of rabbit meat, Young Master Wei found that apart from the psychological discomfort, it was not as difficult to swallow as he had imagined.

So he was not so disgusted and continued to eat silently.

The two of them silently ate the whole rabbit raw.

After eating, Ma Gu cleaned up the things, and then at the entrance of the cave, he leaned against the wall with a knife and closed his eyes to rest.

Young Master Wei went to see his mother and found that the situation was still not getting better, and he became worried.

He wanted to discuss it with Ma Gu, but when he thought of the scene where Ma Gu pinched his neck before, he felt scared and could only sit there silently.

At this time, the night was completely dark, but as a warrior in the muscle and bone realm, Ma Gu’s ears and eyes were still sensitive.

In the darkness, he noticed Young Master Wei’s movements and said calmly, “Go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go find medicine for Madam Wei. Worrying now won’t help. Better rest and stay alert.”

Young Master Wei was silent

for a moment before speaking, “Magu, tell me the truth. Can my mother get better?”

Magu didn’t answer immediately.

After a moment, he said, “I don’t know. As I said, I’m not a doctor, and my understanding of medicine is very superficial. Madam’s injuries are serious. I can only try to find some herbs I know and give them to her to see if they work. As for whether she can survive, it’s up to fate.”

Magu paused before continuing, “It’s a pity we can’t leave now. Otherwise, if we could get to Doctor Chen, your mother’s life would be safe.”

Upon hearing this, Young Master Wei’s eyes lit up.

“Yes, we can take my mother to Doctor Chen!”

He remembered the last time he was seriously injured and had been saved by the old doctor.

If we could get Mother there, her injuries would surely be healed!

Ma Gu shook his head. “It’s not that I don’t want to send Madam there, but you know the situation outside right now. People are searching for us everywhere, and we can’t get out.”

Young Master Wei finally realized what was happening, his eyes darkening.

Indeed, if they could get out, they wouldn’t be trapped in this cave.

“Alright, go to sleep. We’ll see how things go tomorrow,”

Ma Gu said, seeing he had stopped talking, and continued to rest.

Young Master Wei didn’t sleep well that night. He

woke up from time to time to check on Madam Wei, giving her water and waking up and falling asleep, barely getting any rest.

Ma Gu observed all this, but said nothing.

The next morning, he spoke to Young Master Wei and prepared to go out to look for herbs.

He checked, and although Madam Wei’s condition hadn’t worsened after a night, she remained unconscious.

But this wasn’t a good thing; the mountain environment was too harsh.

If she continues to be unconscious, she might not be able to wake up.

Carrying his weapon, Magu walked carefully in the mountains, looking for medicinal herbs he knew.

Finally, beside a mountain stream, he found a medicinal herb that he could use. He was delighted and was about to pick it.

Suddenly, he felt a warning in his heart and dodged to the side.

The next moment, a sharp arrow almost grazed his body and nailed it to the ground. Most of the arrow was buried in the soil, leaving only the tail trembling slightly outside.

Magu felt a chill in his heart.

If he had not avoided it just now, his whole body would probably be pierced by the arrow.

He turned around suddenly and saw a figure who had stood on the branch of a big tree not far behind him.

It was a strong young man in leather armor, with a quiver on his back, a large bow in his hand, and a short knife on his waist.

It was obvious that he had shot the arrow just now.

“Huh, something managed to dodge my arrow?”

The leather-armored youth was surprised to see his arrows had failed.

“Who are you, and why did you suddenly attack me?”

Magu asked in a deep voice, drawing his sword.

His gaze darted around, assessing the situation.

“Why play dumb? Two days ago, you were the one who took the Wei family’s wife and son away. Tell me where you hid them. If you do, perhaps I can spare your life,” the leather-armored youth said.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m just a hunter, hunting in the mountains. I don’t know anything about the Wei family’s wife or son,” Magu flatly denied.

“A hunter at the Muscle and Bones Realm level, do you really think I’m stupid?” The leather-armored youth shook his head. “It seems I’ll only tell the truth if I capture you first.”

Before he finished speaking, he reached into the quiver on his back, plucked three arrows, and placed them on his bow.

The next instant, almost without a second’s delay, three arrows were released, blasting towards Magu one after another.

“Three arrows in a row?!”

Three sharp arrows, arranged in a triangular pattern, flew slightly apart, practically sealing off the space around Magu, leaving him with no room to dodge.

Magu was startled, instantly recognizing the archery technique used by the leather-armored youth.

It was a renowned technique, signifying a true mastery of the art.

Escape!

Magu made a split-second decision. He swung his sword, cleaving one of the arrows away, and then rolled over to avoid the other two.

As he rolled, he raised his hand and a dart flew out stealthily, hitting the leather-armored youth in the face.

“Huh?”

This counterattack was so sudden that even the leather-armored youth was somewhat caught off guard.

He swung his bow, knocking the dart away. When he looked forward, he saw Magu’s figure dozens of feet away.

It turned out that when the dart was launched, Magu didn’t even look at the result. He threw himself backwards and began to run for his life.

While running, he kept using trees to cover his figure, making it impossible for the leather-armored youth’s bow and arrow to lock onto him.

“Interesting! If you can still escape with this, where can I put my face?”

The leather-armored youth laughed softly, put his bow on his back, and used his skills to chase Magu.

His speed was even faster than Magu’s.

Hearing the leather-armored youth chasing him from behind, Magu secretly groaned inwardly.

After seeing the leather-armored youth’s three-star chain technique, Magu knew that he was no match for him.

Three Stars in a Row is a highly sophisticated archery technique.

To fire three bursts of arrows in a remarkably short time, drawing a rigid bow, requires at least a martial arts master at the Minor Success Stage of the Bones and Muscles Realm.

Such a master, a level above him, would undoubtedly be severely disadvantaged in a fight.

Not to mention, there was no telling how many other enemies were nearby.

If the noise grew louder, more might be approaching.

Therefore, escape was the only option.

But now it seemed that even if he did, he might not be able to escape.

Sensing footsteps approaching from behind, Magu felt a surge of anxiety.

He had assumed that the young man in leather armor would struggle to maneuver through the forest with such a large bow on his back.

He hadn’t expected his agility to be so superior that he could even gradually catch up to him under such circumstances.

But he couldn’t stop. With a steely determination, he turned and lunged into the denser bushes nearby.

While this would slow him down, the unknown thorny plants would still scratch him painfully.

He was betting that the leather-armored youth with the large bow would suffer even more.

Sure enough, once they reached the dense undergrowth, the armored youth’s movements were greatly hampered.

The slender vines would often snag his precious bow, but he dared not exert force, fearing damage to his beloved bow.

Seeing Magu’s figure about to disappear from his sight, the armored youth flew into a rage.

He sneered, “You bastard, you think you can get away like this?”

He unhooked his beloved bow, drew a distinctive black arrow, and aimed.

The bastard’s plan to escape into the bushes was a good one.

But he had forgotten one thing: once he was out of the cover of the large trees, these smaller trees wouldn’t be able to stop his arrows!

The armored youth, having been tricked, was filled with rage.

This time, he held back no longer. Unleashing his secret technique, his entire body erupted with Qi and blood, his bones and fascia creaking as a powerful aura surged.

He drew his bow like a full moon, his Qi locked onto Magu before him. The next moment, his fingers released, and a sharp whistling sound echoed.

The sharp black arrow instantly released its bowstring, hurtling towards Magu at breakneck speed.

Its swift rotation, the resulting blast of air pierced through everything, shredding countless leaves and weeds ahead, creating a path connecting the two men—a truly spectacular sight.

Instantly, Magu felt a sense of extreme danger welling up within him.

Without time to turn back, or even to think, his body instinctively lunged forward.

Then, he felt a pain in his back, and a loud explosion from the front. A blast of air swept over him, scratching his head.

Magu looked up and saw a deep hole blasted into a tree two men could hug. A sharp black arrow lodged within it, its tail trembling violently.

Such a horrifying scene instantly frightened him to the point of shock.

Could a martial artist at the Bones and Muscles Realm truly fire such a powerful arrow?

What kind of enemies had the Wei family provoked?

At that moment, Magu was plunged into deep despair.

The arrow from the leather-armored young man behind him was so formidable. There were clearly only two reasons.

One was that he had merely been playing with him, not using his full strength.

His strength was far more than just the Small Success Stage of the Bones and Muscles Realm.

The other was that he had employed some incredible secret technique, unleashing an arrow that far surpassed his own realm.

Either of these reasons was definitely bad news for Magu.

It meant his chances of escape were extremely slim.

However, no matter how slim, he had to flee.

Sitting and waiting for death was not Magu’s nature.

He touched his back, a bloody mess. Fortunately, he had dodged quickly, and the arrow had only grazed him, not endangering his life.

Realizing his injuries didn’t affect his movements, Magu leaped to his feet and continued his escape.

The young man in leather armor behind him, after unleashing this astonishing mystical arrow, gasped for breath, feeling his entire body weaken.

Even with his natural talent, the mystical arrows his master had taught him could only fire two at most.

After two, his entire body would be weakened, his strength even less than that of a Qi and Blood Realm cultivator.

Fortunately, the effect of this arrow was quite remarkable.

Seeing Magu fall to his knees, he felt a surge of satisfaction.

“You rat, dying at the hands of my mystical arrow is a blessing!”

However, before the young man in leather armor could even smile, he saw Magu, who should have been dead, leap up and flee again.

Damn it! He’d been affected by this thicket after all!

The young man in leather armor was stunned at first, then he immediately understood what had happened.

His arrow pierced the entire thicket, a truly spectacular sight.

But the arrow’s momentum was ultimately slowed down, a momentary delay that allowed the rat to react and dodge.

Seeing his arrow, fired with all his might, dodged by a mere scoundrel of inferior stature, the armored youth felt a surge of humiliation.

“You scoundrel, I will kill you!”

An angry roar echoed throughout the forest.

Hearing the murderous roar behind him, Magu’s heart ached even more.

He regretted even more his foolish decision to leave the group and go to the market.

If he had simply returned to the tribe that day, none of this would have happened!

Unfortunately, no matter how much he regretted it now, it was too late.

Hearing the renewed noise behind him, knowing the armored youth was catching up again, Magu gritted his teeth and continued his flight.

This time, however, the noise behind him was getting closer, even faster than before.

“Oh no!”

Magu glanced back and saw that the armored youth’s bow was gone.

Without the bow’s support, he was at a disadvantage fleeing through the bushes.

But now, it was too late for Magu to turn around. He could only grit his teeth and run forward desperately.

“You rat, you can’t escape. Stop now, and maybe I can leave you with your body intact!”

The voice of the armored young man echoed not far behind Magu.

Magu didn’t dare to answer, fearing that he would lose his breath, and simply ran forward with all his might.

After running for a few more breaths, Magu’s despair grew as the sounds behind him drew closer.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of running water ahead, and a glimmer of hope surged through him.

If there was a river ahead, then he still had a chance of survival!

This sudden surge of hope rekindled Magu’s will to survive. An inexplicable surge of strength surged through him, increasing his speed even further.

“Trying to escape by escaping through the water?”

The armored young man behind him also heard the sound of water ahead and, seeing Magu’s increased speed, immediately understood his plan.

He ignored everything else and activated his secret technique once again, increasing his speed dramatically while simultaneously drawing an arrow from his quiver.

As soon as he grasped the arrow, the road ahead suddenly opened up, and Magu leaped high into the air.

“Here!”

The armored young man swung the arrow with a concealed weapon technique.

Magu, in mid-air, could no longer avoid the arrow. The sharp arrow pierced his shoulder, sending him plummeting to a crashing landing on a patch of cobblestones.

“This isn’t a river, it’s a waterfall or a mountain stream?”

Ma Gu endured the pain and when he saw the surrounding environment clearly, his heart sank.

At this moment, he was in a valley, and the sound of water he heard just now was actually from a waterfall in the valley.

“Rat, it seems your luck is a bit bad.”

At this time, the young man in cloth armor also slowly walked out of the woods, his face full of ridicule.

“This time, let’s see how you can run.”

Looking at the young man in cloth armor who was getting closer and closer, Ma Gu’s eyes showed despair, and a look of death appeared on his face.

“Master Ma?”

At this moment, a surprised voice sounded from the side.

(End of this chapter)