The seasoned hunter in the village, known for his archery skills, couldn’t possibly hit the eye socket of a moving bone-winged horse with precision, yet Xiao Houzi managed to do it. That’s simply unbelievable!
At this moment, Jiang Shan also noticed the situation and looked with great astonishment at Xiang Beifei who was drawing his bow and shooting arrows.
"Did he hit it?" Jiang Shan was incredulous.
The bone-winged horse leader on the other side obviously sensed something was wrong. It smelled the threat, and it came from Xiang Beifei on the treetop.
At this moment, the foal and the old horse stumbled back to the herd, and the bone-winged horse leader hesitated no longer, immediately leading its tribe away.
Xiang Beifei’s arrow was originally aimed at the powerful bone-winged horse, but after a moment of contemplation, he put down the bow and arrow.
Not long after, Jiang Chuan and the others arrived. Seeing the three fallen bone-winged horses, Jiang Chuan also smiled and said to Jiang Shan, "Sixth Brother, you’re amazing! I thought the target was that old horse, but unexpectedly, you took down three strong ones!"
These three strong horses were well-fed, much sturdier than the old horse, and would provide food for a family for over ten days.
Everyone exchanged glances silently; after a while, a hunter spoke up, "These three strong horses were shot by Xiao Houzi."
"What? Xiao Houzi?" Jiang Chuan looked doubtfully at Xiang Beifei, who jumped down from the branch, reluctant to believe that Xiao Houzi could possess such skill.
But Jiang Shan was very excited as he looked at Xiang Beifei, asking, "How did your archery become so good?"
"I don’t know, ever since I lost the moonprint, I feel like all my reflexes have improved, including archery, as if I’ve learned it instinctively. Maybe I was born to shoot arrows?" Xiang Beifei said.
"Born to shoot arrows?" Jiang Shan couldn’t remember his son having this ability. "You never liked to practice archery before!"
"I don’t know how I was before. You all said I used to have a moonprint, right?" Xiang Beifei stroked his arm, where the scar of the removed moonprint was.
He didn’t want to show too much ability. He needed to guide these people step by step to believe and change their thoughts.
Sure enough, upon hearing Xiang Beifei speak this way, Jiang Shan and others felt uncertain and uneasy; even other hunters deeply believed in the Moon God.
At this moment, Xiang Beifei’s words were no less than telling them that he changed after losing the moonprint, challenging their beliefs.
"This is strange, could losing the moonprint really enhance that much?" Jiang Shan pondered unconsciously, also touching his own moonprint.
Not only him, other hunters seemed to be questioning.
Xiang Beifei asked, "Should these three horses be dealt with?"
Only then did everyone remember, these three bone-winged horses were the priority; their meat was much better than the old horse’s. The original hunting target was that old horse with weak fighting power, but unexpectedly, Xiang Beifei directly took down three strong horses, which was a great harvest!
Hunters didn’t have time to think anymore, and began to handle the bodies of the three bone-winged horses swiftly.
They removed the edible meat from the bone-winged horses, spread special herbs to avoid attracting other desolate beasts due to the blood smell, and cut off the bone wings, which were very sharp and could be refined into hunting tools back in the village. Such perfect bone wings were rarely obtained.
Thinking of this, they praised Xiang Beifei’s archery again, but in their hearts started wondering about the issue of Xiao Houzi not having a moonprint.
The hunters took everything they could from the bone-winged horses, but they didn’t return to the village yet, instead temporarily storing the items in a hunting cave. This hunting trip was far from over. After all, Meng Dong hunting aimed to gather prey enough to sustain the tribe for two to three months, and three bone-winged horses were not enough; they needed to hunt as much as possible.
The group continued on their journey, seeking the next prey. Injuries were inevitable during hunting, but soon everyone was surprised to find that with Xiao Houzi around, any impending danger would be promptly eliminated by Xiao Houzi using that bow and arrow.
"Xiao Houzi, you are quite the marksman!"
"This Earth beast’s eye is smaller than my pinky nail, and you managed to hit it? How did you do it?"
Many hunters praised Xiang Beifei’s archery skills, several times Xiang Beifei’s archery saved some inexperienced hunters from the claws of desolate beasts.
"I don’t know, I just feel like all my senses have become sharper." Xiang Beifei maintained his reply.
Initially, others had doubts about Xiao Houzi’s words, but now their beliefs wavered; this archery skill couldn’t be faked.
"Could it really be because of the moonprint? Is the Divine Lord’s moonprint weighing us down?" Jiang Chuan asked during a rest in a mountain recess.
"Nonsense! You mustn’t question the Divine Lord." Jiang Shan took out his water bladder and drank, refuting.
"But Sixth Brother, you’ve seen Xiao Houzi’s transformation, can you not recognize your own son?" Jiang Chuan patted Xiang Beifei’s shoulder and gave a thumbs up.
Jiang Shan couldn’t explain it now either; Xiao Houzi’s changes indeed began after the attack from the desolate beast and losing his moonprint; the transformations were too evident, even his belief in the Divine Lord started wavering.
"Captain, your strength seems to have improved quite a bit too; wait, don’t tell me you also don’t have a moonprint?" Jiang Song teased.