C9 Roxburgher

"So grandpa is like this when he's drunk?"

Li Ke looked at the two old drunkards in the wooden house. One of them was lying on the table while the other was lying on his back. It was hard to imagine that the old man who fell on his back was his normally calm and refined grandfather.

Lady Xiaoxiao, Gong Lingruo, and her six little companions stood at the entrance. They looked curiously at the mess within the house. The sky outside was blue, and it was a good weather.

The children were up early, looking forward to the breakfast that should have been on the table.

"I'm hungry."

Gong Ling Ruo bit her finger, her face was filled with helplessness as she looked pitifully at Li Ke with her big, watery eyes.

Li Ke looked at the door, then looked at the two old drunkards in the room. Suddenly, he remembered something that the academy teacher had said, "A poor child should take charge early."

It wasn't that he was the boss early on, it was that he was forced by the adults.

Li Ke lowered his head helplessly.

"Gulp!" Li Ke's stomach also started growling. He also felt hungry.

"Wait a moment."

Li Ke told the children not to run around the yard, went to the kitchen to look around, found some well-done buckwheat noodles. White noodles in the countryside is very precious. Buckwheat and oats are the staple food of ordinary farmers. Having some buckwheat noodles at home is already considered not bad. Li Ke didn't care if it was precious or not. He would first fill up his stomach before thinking about anything else.

Li Ke instructed the children to get some eggs and then began to cook the noodles.

Not long after the buckwheat noodles left, they returned with three "chicken" eggs, two of which Li Ke was sure were duck eggs.

At this time, Li Ke didn't care that much. Once the noodles were ready, he began to stir-fry some egg and duck egg sauce, bringing along the children to eat the noodles.

Even though Li Ke was young, his temperament was very stable and was much more mature than children of the same age.

Usually, after getting used to helping his mother Liu Yan at home, he would slowly learn to get some simple food. At least, he wouldn't starve when he was alone at home.

After a meal of noodles, Li Ke became the head of a child.

All the children, including Gong Lingruo, listened to Li Ke.

The hunter Gong who woke up at night looked at the messy kitchen and the half of the buckwheat noodles that were lost. He could only bitterly smile and shake his head. So be it! Just treat it as having an early holiday.

The world was not peaceful this year. It was not easy to amass some delicious food.

Li Chen felt extremely sorry, so he decided to bring Li Ke to the mountain in the afternoon and order some game for everyone to eat.

Hunter Gong was a bit worried and said, "We two old bones will go! Let the child stay home and look after the house. "

Li Chen laughed: "How can he be so pampered, it's not my first time bringing him into the mountain, you can rest assured! I came here this time to ask you to teach me some of your hunting skills.

"Learning how to hunt takes a lot of effort."

As soon as Hunter Gong finished speaking, Li Ke said, "I don't fear suffering." Hunter Gong stared blankly for a moment before randomly laughing out loud, praising Li Ke for being promising in the future.

Li Chen was also very happy. What he thought the most highly of was the resolution in Li Ke's backbone.

Hunter Gong took out two bows, one big and one small, and handed the smaller one over to Li Ke. He asked, "You can practice with him. This is a half stone bow, it won't be bad if you use it well."

Li Ke saw the love in hunter Gong's eyes. He felt that this was a bit too much and clearly looked down on him.

Li Ke took the bow and didn't say anything. His arms forcefully pulled out a full moon and loosened the bowstring. The buzzing sound of the bowstring reverberated within the wooden house and didn't disappear for a long time.

"Ha …" "Good boy …"

Hunter Gong patted Li Chen and said, "Not bad, not bad. No wonder you brought this kid here. It's a good face. He should be level 5 now, right?"

Li Chen answered proudly, "I did, I leveled up half a level earlier."

"Good, good, good!"

Hunter Gong consecutively said three good words and his identity reached the corner of the wall. He nimbly climbed up the wall to the roof and took out a small rattan box from the roof. Hunter Gong jumped down and used his sleeve to dust off the dust on the box. He placed it on the table and carefully opened it. Within the box, there was a small bow.

Li Ke moved closer to take a look and was immediately attracted by the small bow in the box.

This small bow was as round and glossy as white jade. One end was sharp, while the other end was carved with an eagle beast. The bowstring only had one end and did not have a good bowstring.

"You actually still have something to hide?"

Li Chen obviously recognized this thing. Gong Hu proudly said, "Of course we have to leave one hand behind, but this is also the last rib. If we can't make a killing weapon, we can only make this little thing." Unfortunately, it will not be easy to find a child who can use it. "

Li Chen pulled Li Ke over and said, "Hurry up and thank Grandpa Gong."

Hunter Gong pointed at Li Chen, smiling helplessly, very disdainful of Li Chen's actions of crawling along the way. After Li Ke thanked him, Hunter Gong felt embarrassed to return. This bow belonged to Li Ke.

"Thank you, Grandpa Gong."

Li Ke thanked him and took the small bow from Hunter Gong. He felt cool and smooth as jade on the tip of his bow.

Li Chen and Hunter Gong did not reveal the origin of the bow, so it was definitely not an ordinary item. It must be extremely precious. Li Ke hooked the bowstring and with some effort, he managed to pull the bowstring to a full moon before it became too heavy for him to pull any further. Although he couldn't use it continuously, Li Ke was very happy. He had the strength of a sixth level martial artist, so he could only pull it once.

Although Li Ke had only pulled a full moon, Hunter Gong was still quite satisfied. He said, "Tonight's meat is given to your ancestors. I will prepare wine and wait for you."

"No problem."

Li Chen picked up the bow and arrow before bringing Li Ke into the mountain.

On the mountain, Li Chen simply taught Li Ke some basic archery knowledge. Li Ke tried shooting two, but none of the shots hit the target. Instead, he felt the muscles in his hands tighten and it was difficult for him to use his full strength.

Li Chen said, "You can't be too hasty with your cultivation. Once you grow up and have sufficient strength, you'll naturally be able to easily use it."

"En!"

Li Ke nodded in agreement.

The grandfather and grandson duo traversed the mountain for four hours and fought two pheasants. They did not wish to go down the mountain with much joy. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly saw a thick cloud of smoke rising in front of him. He shouted, "This is bad, there are bandits attacking the mountain stronghold."

Li Ke knew what a gunman was. He thought of Lady Xiaoxiao and her companions and asked anxiously, "Grandfather, the gunman is here. What do we do now?"

Without any hesitation, Li Chen shouted, "Kill!" He held Li Ke's head and said, "The strong are respected in our sect. We don't have our own strength, so we should naturally give way before a powerful family. However, in the countryside, where there are no large families, we must not show mercy."

Li Ke did not understand. His eyes were filled with confusion.

Li Chen said, "When you grow up and encounter more things, you will understand."

The grandfather and grandson duo quickened their pace and rushed towards the Gong family's wooden house. When they were about to reach the edge of the forest, they heard a child's cry of surprise and a man's curses in front of them.

"A bunch of little bastards, stop right there for grandpa."

The man's voice was not friendly. He definitely wasn't a good person.

Li Chen grabbed Li Ke and made him crouch down beside a large tree to guard it. He took off the bow on his back, took out three arrows from the quiver, and wiped them with his mouth.

Before long, the sound of a man screaming before his death could be heard. There were only three consecutive screams before someone shouted, "The opponent is too strong! Bullsh * t!"

Li Ke recognized his grandfather as the victor and stood up from his hiding spot. He could vaguely see someone running out of the forest.

Not long after, Li Chen brought Gong Lingruo and the two boys back. Li Chen had an extremely ugly expression on his face. There was no joy in killing the enemy to save them.

Gong Ling Ruo couldn't stop sobbing, her tears kept dripping down.

"San Wazi was captured by the bad guys, and so was Grandpa. Doge and Egg were shot by the bad guys, and they fell to the ground and stopped moving. No matter how I pull them, they won't move."

Gong Ling Ruo spoke intermittently, as she was obviously extremely shocked.

Li Ke looked towards his grandfather, Li Chen, who shook his head. Obviously, if Gong Ling said that Leftover Dog and Egg were hopeless, then Li Chen would definitely bring the person back.

Li Chen comforted the three children and asked, "Do you know where they are from?"

Li Ke walked over, took out a handkerchief and wiped Gong Ling Ruo's face as he asked, "Don't cry, do you want to avenge them?"

Gong Ling weakly said, "Yes!" Then the tears began to fall again, and the two boys did not stop crying either.

Li Ke took out a candy from his chest and gave it to Gong Ling Ruo, saying, "Do you eat candy?" This was a technique that he had learned from Liu Zhengjun. However, the candy in Li Ke's arms was not one hundred yuan worth of high-grade goods, but rather three money worth of candy on the floor. It only had a little bit of sweetness to it.

"Eat!"

If Gong Ling was subdued by candy, it would be much easier for Li Ke to ask.

The group of bandits called "Wolf Mountain Bandits" attacked the Gong Family's mountain stronghold. They moved here in November and February of last year, and there were a few hundred of them. Before March and Spring Tillage, the "Wolf Mountain Bandits" went to the village to forcefully collect "Green Seedling Tax." If the village did not call for a tax, they would destroy all the green seedlings in the village.

The villagers who had lived in the mountains and plains were easily humiliated and had a vile living environment that fostered the valiant character of the villagers.

In the village, the young and strong organized themselves to beat back the "Wolf Mountain Bandits" and even captured the Second Leader of the bandits. After the negotiations between the two sides, the village gave out some silver and let the Second Boss go.

While Gong Ling Ruo was in the village, she actually heard the adults talk about this, so she remembered a general idea.

Just after noon today, the "Wolf Mountain Bandits" suddenly attacked the mountain stronghold, catching the villagers off guard. Although they couldn't hear the shouts of battle, they knew that the entire mountain was in chaos.

"Grandpa Li, you must save my grandfather."

Gong Ling Ruo pulled Li Chen's clothes and pleaded.

Li Chen agreed, "Don't worry! Your grandfather will definitely be fine. "

"En!" Gong Ling Ruo bit her lips and heavily nodded before starting to sob again.

He prepared to go down the mountain alone to save Hunter Gong. Li Ke also wanted to follow, but was reprimanded by Li Chen, "Nonsense, there are at least a few hundred of those bandits. Are you following me down the mountain to take care of you or to save others?"

Li Ke wasn't someone who didn't understand, so he immediately became well-behaved.

Li Chen arranged for the children to hide properly and quickly headed down the mountain.

The night gradually approached. Outside the forest in the distance, raging flames billowed and smoke filled the air. The flames in the direction of the Gong family's village became more and more fierce. It dyed the half-black sky red.

Li Ke looked into the distance with rapt attention. Sparks were constantly flashing within the thick smoke that was rising.

Perhaps it was because he was too focused. The flickering flames in the thick smoke seemed to form a picture of a crouching tiger. In an instant, the headache that he hadn't felt in a long time began once again.

Next to her, Gong Ling Ruo suddenly screamed: "There's a bad person! "The bad guys are coming from the top of the mountain." The two boys beside her emerged from their hiding places and ran towards the back of the mountain.

Gong Ling Ruo pulled Li Ke and shouted, "Let's go."

Li Ke had a splitting headache as he angrily roared, "What are you shouting about?" If you don't shout, would they know we're here? "You're a pig!"

Gong Ling Ruo's body froze on the spot due to the roar, and tears started rolling down her face again. Li Ke ignored her as he picked up his small bow and went up and down to greet her.

At this moment, the voices of the bandits could be heard in front of them. "There are some brats on the mountain. Everyone come over here."