Chapter 46

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It was clear that the free debate about the samurai's responsibility between Yeku and Tuoba had happened more than once, and even their breakup was due to this reason.

"Is the affection we once shared not enough to outweigh your loyalty to this wasteful scoundrel?" Tuoba said angrily.

Lanling's face trembled, but he said nothing. It was best not to interfere in an ex-couple's argument.

Moreover, a couple like Yeku and Tuoba was bound to break up, as both of their personalities were too strong and neither would back down.

Yeku looked at Tuoba and said, word by word, "Tuoba, you have saved my life many times, and I am very grateful. Even the scar on your face was left for me. However, our past affection ended the moment you climbed into Xiao Tian's bed."

Immediately, the sweet woman beside Tuoba let out a cold snort; she was Xiao Tian.

Tuoba said, "I did it just to make you angry. No matter how I tried to keep you, you insisted on returning to that decayed family with no future. That night, nothing happened."

As he said this, the sweet girl beside him almost shed tears.

"That is already none of my concern," Yeku said. "Xiao Tian is a good girl; you should cherish her. As for me, I only want to serve my lord and revitalize the Suo family."

"Revitalize? The Suo family is already finished, and the wastrel by your side won't last long." Tuoba said, "Everyone knows that Prince Zhi Li won't let him off."

Yeku tightly gripped his curved sword and said coldly, "If you don't want to face me with a blade, then shut up."

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After leaving the tavern, Yeku opened his mouth as if to explain something.

"There's no need to say anything; I won't hold it against him," Lanling said, implying that if Tuoba had done something, he would hold it against him.

Yeku nodded and then walked into a weapon shop.

The weapon shop was underground, and behind it was a blacksmith's forge.

"Oh, let me see who's here, it's Miss Yeku, whose figure is more fiery than my furnace," a very muscular blacksmith came out, opening his arms to Yeku.

Yeku stepped forward and gave him a light embrace.

Lanling had never seen such a muscular person before; his muscles were truly like steel.

The blacksmith was middle-aged, but his face was covered with grayish-white beard. When he embraced Yeku, he still held an incredibly large hammer, and Lanling suspected it weighed at least three to four hundred pounds.

"Who is this young man, who is more beautiful than a woman?" the muscular blacksmith asked, looking at Lanling. "Is he your lover, Miss Yeku?"

Yeku's face turned red, and she said, "Uncle Moye, don't joke with me. This is my lord."

"Is he a noble lord?" The blacksmith bowed slightly.

Actually, Lanling knew that in this wild border region, physical strength was the most important, unlike in the capital where power was paramount.

"Miss Yeku, what business do you have for me this time?" the blacksmith Moye asked.

"Black gold arrowheads," Yeku said.

"I have them, ten silver coins each, a total of thirty-three," the blacksmith said.

Lanling asked, "No more?"

The blacksmith smiled, "Young man, black gold is extremely expensive. The miners in the village can only find a black gold mine occasionally. Two months ago, the black gold ore I received was all used up, making thirty-three arrows."

"We'll take them all," Yeku said.

"Taking them all will cost you six gold coins," the blacksmith said.

Yeku took out the gold coins to pay, and the blacksmith Moye said, "Although it's dangerous and chaotic here, there is one good thing: one good business can last for three years."

Then, the blacksmith brought out a large box. When he opened it, it was full of black, shiny arrows.

The black gold-coated arrowheads were not black as Lanling had imagined, but dark red.

"That's right, Uncle, we'll take our leave," Yeku said.

Then, she put the thirty-three black gold-coated arrows into a specially made steel wire quiver, slung it over her back, and left the weapon shop.

Outside, Tuoba and his team were waiting.

"Yeku, how about joining our Dark Night Squad again?" Tuoba said. "We're going to the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains to hunt the Shadow Spider Queen."

The Shadow Spider Queen was the highest-rewarded monster recently, with a bounty of a thousand gold coins.

Moreover, the bounty had been out for several months, and more than a hundred adventuring teams had died under her claws. Even a near-dragon warrior had been killed by her.

Yeku pretended not to hear and left with Lanling.

Tuoba looked at her back, filled with both infatuation and anger.

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They returned to Wild Buffalo Valley again, where they slept comfortably for a whole night, putting their bodies and spirits in the best state.

Then, Lanling and Yeku set out again to find the fiery red buffalo.

By now, Lanling and Yeku had roughly figured out the pattern: the fiery red buffalo usually stayed with the herd, enjoying its high status.

Only when it went to sharpen its hooves or horns did it go alone. Therefore, Lanling and Yeku only needed to look for stone walls where it could sharpen its horns.

Two hours later, they indeed heard a sharp grinding sound in a cliff ahead.

On closer inspection, it was indeed a massive buffalo, like a flame, desperately sharpening its horns.

After grinding for about ten minutes, it lazily half-opened its eyes, enjoying the aftereffects of sharpening its horns.

Lanling drew a precious black gold-coated arrow, took a deep breath, infused his arm with dragon power, and pulled the string hard.

"Snap..." Instantly, the hundred-pound bow was fully drawn.

Spiritual power locked on, one second, two seconds!

Lock complete!

"Whoosh..." The arrow was shot out.

The fiery red buffalo instinctively closed its eyes, but the black gold-coated arrow, shot by Lanling, pierced through its tough eyelid and penetrated its brain.

Instantly, the massive body of the fiery red buffalo fell to the ground, dead.

This black gold-coated arrow was indeed powerful. With this, killing the fiery red buffalo became much easier.

Lanling immediately rushed over, taking advantage of the fact that the fiery red buffalo's dragon power had not yet dissipated, and made the demon star devour it.

After about half a minute, the demon star had completely devoured the fiery red buffalo's bloodline energy.

"Three more to go, and I can help you refine your arm and increase your strength again," the demon star said. "However, I think it's better to wait until all the fiery red buffaloes are killed before enhancing your strength."

Lanling completely agreed and enthusiastically continued hunting the next fiery red buffalo.

That day was Lanling's lucky day. He hunted four fiery red buffaloes in one day. By the time it was dark and they returned to the tent, they even encountered one on the way.

He did not immediately let the demon star refine his arm but saved it for later.

The next morning, Lanling enthusiastically went out to hunt the fiery red buffalo again. Even Yeku did not know why he was so enthusiastic about hunting buffaloes, as he had already hunted over a hundred by now, achieving his goal of practical shooting.

Next, he should try to shoot smaller, more agile beasts to improve his archery skills.

She did not know that Lanling was hunting to devour bloodline energy.

The day after changing to the black gold-coated arrows, his luck was not very good, and he only found one fiery red buffalo all day.

On the third day, however, his luck was excellent, and he hunted three fiery red buffaloes at once.

On the fourth, fifth, and sixth days, he only hunted five fiery red buffaloes in total.

Moreover, Yeku had said that there were only about ten fiery red buffaloes in the entire Wild Buffalo Valley, and they were probably all killed.

However, just as Lanling thought he had killed them all, he found a fiery red buffalo in a cave, lying there motionless.

Moreover, it was a rare female, and its belly was already swollen.

Instantly, Lanling put away his bow and arrows. He had already killed enough fiery red buffaloes in the entire Wild Buffalo Valley. This was probably the last one, and it was pregnant, so he decided not to exterminate the fiery red buffalo here.

Seeing Lanling's action, Yeku's gaze softened, and she said, "Let's go back; the hunting in Wild Buffalo Valley is over."

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Back at the camp, Lanling immersed himself in the lake, listening to Yeku's Tranquility Spell to recover his spiritual power.

In these six days, Lanling had hunted a total of fourteen fiery red buffaloes. The demon star had devoured a considerable amount of dragon power. Now was the time for a big harvest, concentrating the dragon power to refine his muscles and bones and increase his strength, hoping for a significant improvement.

The demon star began to release dragon power, injecting it into Lanling's arm in waves.

As before, it started by refining the tendons, then the bones, and finally the muscles.

This time, the dragon power released was several times more than the last refinement. Lanling felt his arm burning hot, almost as if it was about to burst.

This refinement was truly like an energy bombardment!

One hour, two hours, three hours...

Seven hours passed.

Finally, this dragon power refinement was completely finished!

"Demon Star, how much has my arm strength increased this time?" Lanling asked.

"Thirty pounds, three times as much as the last time," the demon star said. "And I have left some dragon power in reserve for emergencies!"

"In other words, my arm strength is now one hundred and twenty pounds?" Lanling said. "I can pull a hundred-pound bow without using dragon power?"

"Yes," the demon star said.

Getting out of the water, Lanling picked up the hundred-pound bow and pulled it without using dragon power, pulling it hard.

There was no problem at all, and he could hold it steady, giving him enough time to lock on and aim with his spiritual power.

This feeling of increased strength was amazing. The entire trial in the Wild Buffalo Valley had increased his strength by sixty pounds.

Now, he was still one hundred and eighty pounds away from the goal of three hundred pounds in arm strength.

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