Chapter 2 Hunting
Then Zhou Chen shot five arrows in succession, and all of them hit the bull's eye accurately. Zhou Chen moved his numb right arm, "Ah, the power is still a little weak. If I can reach the ninth rank warrior, I can equip wolf patterns. Then with the power bonus, this bow will not be a problem for me."

With his archery skills now at entry level, Zhou Chen can hit the target 100% of the time within 20 meters. However, that applies to inanimate objects; if it is living objects, it is a different matter.

The next morning, when the villagers were still asleep, Zhou Chen had already gotten up early. He picked up his bow and arrow and came to Leng Yiyao's door and gently knocked on it. "Yiyao".

Leng Yiyao was a light sleeper to begin with, so when she heard Zhou Chen’s voice she immediately replied, “What’s wrong, Brother Chen?”

"Yiyao, I'm going up the mountain to hunt today."

"Oh, then I'll make you something to eat and you can go after you finish eating."

"No need, Yiyao, take care of yourself when I'm not at home. I will be back before dark."

"Oh, then you just have to be careful and don't force it. It doesn't matter if you can't catch the prey."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen," he said and left, helping him close the gate before leaving.

Although it had been snowing for a few days, it was not yet so heavy that the mountain was closed. Zhou Chen walked slowly towards the mountain with a bow and arrow on his back.

Ordinary people in this world cannot hunt at will. If they want to be qualified to hunt, they must obtain a hunting permit issued by the government. There are more than 200 households in their village, but there are only six hunting permits.

After walking for about an hour, Zhou Chen finally entered the ideal hunting area. However, the weather was cold now. Although it did not snow today, there were no prey to be seen. Even the birds in the mountains and forests could not be seen.

Zhou Chen was not in a hurry and walked slowly in the mountains and forests. It was soon noon and the weather had warmed up a lot. However, Zhou Chen did not see any prey in the whole morning. Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly heard a sound coming from afar.

The sound of animals stepping on the snow could be vaguely heard, and Zhou Chen slowly moved towards the direction where the sound came from.

When I walked closer, I found that it was a pheasant looking for food in the snow. Obviously, this pheasant was very hungry, otherwise it would not come out to look for food. However, the ground was covered with a layer of snow, and the chance of finding food was pitifully small.

At this time, Zhou Chen was only thirty meters away from the pheasant, but he didn't dare to get any closer. After all, it was so hard to see a prey, it would be a pity if it was scared away, not to mention that the pheasant was walking towards him.

He was not in a hurry to hide behind a big tree. He took out the bow and arrow behind him and prepared himself. As long as he reached the right distance, Zhou Chen would shoot an arrow without hesitation.

The bow passed down from the old hunter is also a top-quality bow. The range of an ordinary bow is only fifty meters, while this bow has a range of more than one hundred meters.

However, he couldn't hit the target every time within a range of about 30 meters, so he could only wait. The pheasant didn't seem to notice Zhou Chen's existence, and finally he came within 20 meters of Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen drew his bow without hesitation and it was as big as a full moon. Shan Ji also sensed the danger at this time, but it was too late. Before he could run away, the arrow had already pierced his body.

Seeing that he had shot the arrow, Zhou Chen was overjoyed and ran over quickly. The pheasant was already dead at this time. Zhou Chen grabbed the pheasant and put it into the cloth bag around his waist. Then he picked up the arrows on the ground and put them into his quiver, then turned around and walked down the mountain.

Zhou Chen walked while thinking, "Strange, why didn't the demon pattern appear this time? Could it be that killing the beast does not guarantee obtaining the demon pattern?"
Zhou Chen was thinking as he walked down the mountain. On the way, he met an old hunter who was also carrying a bow and arrow. This man was also from their village.

"Hey Xiaochen, you are here hunting too?"
"Yes, Uncle Li."

The old man called Uncle Li looked at the cloth bag on Zhou Chen’s waist and said, “You’re lucky. Looks like you caught prey.”
Zhou Chen responded, "I was lucky enough to encounter a frozen pheasant. Uncle Li Yiyao is still waiting for me at home, so I'll leave first." After that, he hurried down the mountain. Almost an hour later, Zhou Chen returned to the village. The villagers were hiding in their homes and warming themselves by the fire. Few people were hanging out outside. After entering the village, Zhou Chen quickened his pace and returned home.

The gate was locked at this time. Zhou Chen knocked on the door for a long time before Leng Yiyao opened it.

Seeing Zhou Chen coming back, Leng Yiyao quickly pulled him into the room and brushed the dust off his body.

He knew Zhou Chen's strength, so he didn't pay attention to the cloth bag on Zhou Chen's waist. He just said, "Brother Chen, take a rest. I'll go cook."

Zhou Chen quickly said, "Yiyao, have a snack today," and then took out the pheasant and handed it to Leng Yiyao.

Leng Yiyao turned her head to look at the pheasant in Zhou Chen's hand and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, you caught the prey?"
"Well, just luck."

Leng Yiyao took the pheasant and went to work. After hanging out outside for so long, Zhou Chen's hands and feet were indeed too frozen to bear it. He quickly added a few pieces of firewood to the stove and started to roast a fire.

While Leng Yiyao was cooking, another villager came to his house to borrow food. This time it was a young man. Zhou Chen replied without saying a word that he didn't want to lend him anything and then closed the gate.

The meal was ready soon. Knowing that Zhou Chen had not eaten all day, Leng Yiyao directly steamed brown rice for him. The pheasant was naturally stewed into soup. Leng Yiyao pushed the chicken soup towards Zhou Chen and said, "Brother Chen, eat quickly."

Zhou Chen smiled, tore off a chicken leg and put it in Leng Yiyao's bowl, "Don't worry about me, just eat quickly." Then he tore off another chicken leg and started eating. When he finished eating one chicken leg, a prompt appeared in front of him: "Strengthening points added 0.01."

Zhou Chen was confused. What does that mean? Can eating meat also increase the strength points? Zhou Chen tried to eat a few more bites of chicken, and as expected, he increased his strength points by 0.01 points.

Zhou Chen couldn't help laughing out loud with excitement. Leng Yiyao on the opposite side asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Brother Chen, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Chen excitedly hugged Leng Yiyao's head with both hands and kissed him on the forehead and said with a smile, "I know Yiyao, I know", but he did not notice that Leng Yiyao's face was already red.

It wasn't until Leng Yiyao stood up and said, "Brother Chen, you're so annoying," and then quickly ran back to his room that Zhou Chen reacted.

Zhou Chen quickly ran to the door and pushed it, only to find that Leng Yiyao had locked the door. Zhou Chen explained, "Yiyao, listen to me. I didn't mean it. I was just too happy just now. Please don't mind it."

In the room, Leng Yiyao's face flushed and said, "Brother Chen, I'm not angry. Please eat quickly. I'm tired and I want to rest."

"Yiyao, I really didn't mean it. Please forgive me. I promise I won't do it again."

"Brother Chen, I really don't blame you."

At night, Leng Yiyao tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was filled with the scene of Zhou Chen kissing her today. When she thought of this, she blushed and whispered, "Oh, I'm so embarrassed. Brother Chen is so mean."

Early in the morning of the next day, Leng Yiyao had already gotten up and prepared meals before daybreak. After Leng Yiyao hid in her room yesterday, Zhou Chen had no appetite to eat.

To be honest, Leng Yiyao was really pretty, and it would be a lie to say that Zhou Chen was not tempted. But after all, his brother was his savior, and he entrusted him to him before leaving. It was really too much for him to do this.

(End of this chapter)