Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Is it luck again?

“Th…that’s A-Liang and A-Shan?”

Fourth Uncle’s eyes widened, his heart filled with enormous waves.

Not far away, Chu Liang and A-Shan, carrying a large pile of game, walked along the village’s dirt road, illuminated by the setting sun like two tall giants.

There were so many prey, so many that it was hard to believe!

Along the way, the villagers were all talking about it.

“A-Liang, they…”

Fourth Uncle’s mouth hung open, his whole body seemed to freeze.

Yesterday, his son, Chu Qiang, had only managed to get a deer leg and a rack of ribs, which had made him so happy he almost couldn’t sleep.

But today, the game that Chu Shan had caught completely exceeded his imagination.

Fourth Uncle wished he had seen it wrong, he wanted to gouge out his eyes and throw them away!

But the fact was right in front of him, and it was getting closer and closer.

“A-Shan doesn’t have that kind of skill,” Fifth Uncle muttered beside him. “A-Liang clearly helped him hunt. A-Liang’s skills are too great. How is he so powerful? He caught a lot last time, and this time he caught so much again.”

“Last time…”

Hearing this, Fourth Uncle immediately remembered the scene of Chu Liang returning from the mountains last time.

“Didn’t they say…last time was just good luck?”

He remembered what Zhao Hu had told him.

At that time, Zhao Hu was certain that Chu Liang had just gotten lucky, otherwise he wouldn’t have gotten so much game.

“Could it be that he got lucky again today?”

Fourth Uncle’s gaze was dull, and he muttered in a low voice.

He knew very well in his heart that such luck, once is enough, how can it happen twice in a row?

This is not luck at all…

It’s real skill!

“A-Liang’s hunting skills are clearly much better than Zhao Hu’s. No wonder their master left him the treasure bow and hunting dogs.” Fifth Uncle was shocked as he looked at Chu Liang and Chu Shan returning.

“Yes, that old man back then…”

After being reminded, Fourth Uncle suddenly thought—why did the old hunter, the master of both Chu Liang and Zhao Hu, leave all the useful things to Chu Liang?

Many people thought that the old hunter was probably biased towards Chu Liang because he was younger.

Now that he thought about it, the old hunter probably saw Chu Liang’s skills and potential.

“I was deceived by Zhao Hu, it’s all that bastard’s fault!”

Fourth Uncle was upset again, gnashing his teeth and resenting Zhao Hu.

If he had known earlier, he shouldn’t have gone to Zhao Hu, but should have insisted on mending his relationship with Chu Liang!

If he had persisted, there would always be a way!

After all, they were relatives, and they all had the blood of the Chu family flowing in their bodies.

“I shouldn’t have hesitated.”

Fifth Uncle patted his head, also full of regret.

Because of his hesitation, he missed the best opportunity to mend his relationship with Chu Liang.

At this time, Chu Liang and Chu Shan had already walked closer.

Chu Shan whispered, “Big Brother Liang, it’s Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle, should we go and greet them?”

“Not interested.”

Chu Liang shook his head, not even bothering to look, and walked directly towards Second Uncle’s yard.

But before he could reach the yard, Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle ran over.

“A-Liang!”

Fourth Uncle forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and shouted loudly, “A-Liang, and A-Shan, you two had a good harvest today!”

“A-Liang, A-Shan, my boy often talks about you two. Come visit often. You brothers should interact more, we are all family!” Fifth Uncle shouted anxiously.

“Oh…”

Chu Shan, after all, was thin-skinned, and couldn’t help but respond to these two elders.

At this moment, Second Uncle happened to return from the fields, carrying a hoe.

He heard the voices and looked at Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle with a displeased expression, about to say something.

Suddenly, he noticed the large pile of game behind Chu Shan, and upon closer inspection, he was stunned.

“A-Shan?”

“Father!”

Chu Shan shouted happily and hurried to meet him.

Second Uncle finally reacted, looked carefully, and said incredulously, “A-Shan, you…did you hunt all this game yourself?”

Chu Shan immediately shook his head and said, “Big Brother Liang helped me hunt them.”

“No wonder…”

Second Uncle put down the hoe, thinking that this made sense.

Chu Liang said, “I just helped A-Shan find the location of the prey, the rest was all him.”

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“A-Liang, don’t be so modest.”

Second Uncle knew very well how difficult it was to find prey.

During the slack season, he would also go up the mountain to look for game, but it was always a matter of luck.

If he was lucky, he might get one. If he was unlucky, he would come back empty-handed.

“Let’s go inside first. You must be tired carrying so much game. Let’s go to the yard and rest.” Second Uncle said.

“Okay.”

The group entered the yard one by one.

Behind them, Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle also wanted to enter the yard, but they were stopped by Second Uncle.

Second Uncle said coldly, “Old Fourth, Old Fifth, it’s getting late, is there something you need?”

“Second Brother, what are you saying? We are all relatives, we should visit each other often even if there’s nothing.” Fourth Uncle smiled awkwardly, rubbing his hands together uncomfortably.

“Old Fourth, your boy is back from the mountains, you should go see him.”

Second Uncle pointed towards the village entrance.

At the village entrance, Zhao Hu and his group had also returned.

Their faces were not looking good, all of them empty-handed, with nothing to show for their efforts.

This was normal. Even the best hunters in the surrounding area couldn’t guarantee a catch every day.

“They didn’t catch anything?”

Fourth Uncle felt a mix of emotions, thinking of Chu Liang and Chu Shan’s enviable harvest.

The contrast was like heaven and earth!

The other villagers also noticed Zhao Hu and his group, and they began to compare them to Chu Liang.

“That’s Zhao Hu and his group.”

“They have a lot of people, six people and more than ten hunting dogs.”

“What’s the use of having a lot of people? Look at them, they didn’t catch a single thing. They are far worse than Chu’s A-Liang!”

“That’s right. I didn’t notice it before… Zhao Hu and A-Liang were taught by the same master, how can there be such a big difference?”

“…”

The villagers whispered among themselves.

Their voices soon reached Zhao Hu and his group’s ears.

Hearing these discussions, their first reaction was disbelief.

“What are they saying? A-Liang caught a lot of game again?”

The group looked at each other, finding it hard to believe.

Zhao Hu’s face darkened, and he immediately sent one of his men to inquire.

Soon, the man came running back and said to them, “It’s true. A-Liang and A-Shan, they caught at least twenty prey today!”

“What?”

“How is that possible?”

“Just the two of them? Were those prey stupid?”

The group stared with wide eyes, feeling somewhat dumbfounded.

How could they catch so much game in just one day?

“Could it be luck again?”

“Bullshit! A-Liang’s ancestral grave isn’t smoking, where would he get such good luck?”

Zhao Hu was annoyed, feeling that this matter was too strange.

He had always thought that his hunting skills were similar to Chu Liang’s, that they were evenly matched.

But now, Chu Liang’s performance far surpassed his.

“Brother Hu, could it be related to the new hunting dogs A-Liang bought?” one of the men suddenly said. “Last time A-Liang went to the county town, he must have gone to buy hunting dogs.”

“Yes, yes, Brother Hu, it’s probably related to the hunting dogs,” another man said.

“Brother Hu, could it be that your master kept something from you? Like the skill of judging hunting dogs?”

“Shut up!”

Zhao Hu’s face darkened, and he strode towards Second Uncle’s yard.

They had just inquired, and they knew that Chu Liang was at his Second Uncle’s house.

“I want to see what kind of hunting dogs they are!”