My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"I just don't know if we can kill them outright."

Chen Sansi doubted it was likely.

With only physical evidence and no witness testimony, it wasn't enough to convict.

Especially at such a critical moment.

Many sects had a very negative opinion of the Liangzhou Army.

On top of that, with the Yu Yang Sect incident still unresolved and without an explanation, many sects began to say that the government did it on purpose, aiming to bleed them dry. Some even claimed that there was no Witch God Sect at all, and that everything was a self-staged act by the government soldiers.

Ci Yun Temple might be a third-tier sect, but it was respected, and it was likely that even Moon Splitting Mountain Villa and Tongxuan Sword Sect would speak up for them.

But locking them up was enough.

Chen Sansi was mainly concerned about the safety of his family.

"Did you find anything?"

"Other than that Vajra Pestle, nothing."

"Then seal off the mountain! Keep searching, dig up houses, look for tunnels and secret chambers!"

"Leave two thousand men behind, and the rest can go back."

"..."

The Princely Heir really has quite the influence.

Chen Sansi sighed to himself.

With just a word, and without any evidence, he brought so many men to search the mountain.
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He didn't continue bustling about and led his men to leave gradually.

The last day.

He wasn't idle either and mostly spent it cultivating.

It wasn't until the evening before departure that he gathered everyone for a meal.

Sun Buqi and her brothers, Sister Rong Yanqiu, Mr. Hou, and even the first and third brothers voluntarily came over.

No matter what was happening below the surface, the facade had to be maintained, after all, they shared the same master.

"Here's to wishing my little brother a triumphant victory!"

"Cheers!"

The gathering lasted until midnight, and then everyone dispersed.

In the night.

Chen Sansi pored over books by candlelight.

This book was called "Hundred Herbs Map", specializing in recording extraordinary mutant grasses.

He had looked through almost every material book related to weapon making and hadn't found any materials that could store Power. Recently while studying Medical Books, he stumbled upon a herb that could enhance Power for a short time, so he started looking through Medical Books as well.

The last page.

Ghost Vein Wood: A mutant tree that takes a thousand years to form. When crushed and boiled with water, the decoction can revive a dying person, and the trunk can retain Power, but it's prone to breaking and thus unsuitable as a material for Mystical Weapons.

Chen Sansi sat up straight with interest.

It could temporarily retain Power!

If it was indeed brittle, it indeed couldn't be used as material for weapons such as sword hilts, spear shafts, or lance shafts, because they would break after a few uses, but...

Using it as an Arrowhead shaft would be just perfect.

In that case.

He still lacked a material for the Arrowhead!

With that, he could assemble a Hundred-stone Bow capable of shooting out Power!

"Iron material..."

Chen Sansi felt a headache coming on.

That was truly hard to find. If push came to shove, he'd have to use mystical iron instead, which with an Arrowhead shaft made of Ghost Vein Wood would be much stronger than ordinary wood.

Putting down the book, he went to the next room to grab spirit sand and replenish his Spiritual Power.

[Magic: Sword Qi Skill (entry-level)]

[Progress: 15/500]

This amount of Spiritual Energy was fine for storing force, but probably not for increasing proficiency.

Chen Sansi planned to accumulate another use of Sword Qi Skill as a lifesaving trump card. The rest would have to wait until his return from the battle, after he acquired the incense burner.

He continued practicing until deep into the night before he crept back to his room to sleep.

The next day.

The sky was barely lit.

Gu Xinlan helped the General put on a newly made crimson battle robe and then helped him don his Armour. "From now on, Brother Shi, I will prepare your battle robe in advance every time you go to war."

"Alright, I'll wear new clothes each time."

Chen Sansi adjusted his appearance in front of a bronze mirror, finally donning his helmet. "I'm off, and when I get back, our child will probably be born."

"Mhm."

After the tumultuous events in Yunzhou, Gu Xinlan was still worried but had also grown somewhat accustomed to it, and furthermore, she had heard that this time it was the grand deployment of an army, which was different from the previous escape.

She stood by the door, watching as the man left.

"Best wishes to the master!"

Si Qinmohua also bowed in salute at the front door.

"You two."

Chen Sansi pulled out two pieces of gold from his waist and threw them over. "Go and buy yourselves some jewelry you like. Take good care of my wife while I'm gone."

"Master, we don't need this..."

Ever since Sagin Mohua arrived at Chen Mansion, they had been eating meat with every meal. With plenty of vacant rooms, they even had their own private rooms, akin to marrying into a good family. How could they dare ask for more?

"If I give it to you, you take it. If I come back and find my wife has been treated unfairly, I'll sell you to the brothel."

Chen Sansi treated them as housemaids, but with some differences because the lives of these two girls were in his hands. Moreover, they were well-behaved and never arrogant or presumptuous, so giving them some rewards was fine.

"Rest assured, master."

As servants, Si Qinmohua didn't even have the right to refuse and could only silently accept the gold.

"Hao Qianxun."

Chen Sansi gently stroked the horse's mane. "It's always you accompanying me."

The warhorse was indeed the most intimate and trustworthy comrade.

He had intended to ride fast to the military camp, but as he turned a corner, he saw a familiar figure again.

"Bastard!"

Zhaozhao deliberately made her voice loud. "When you left last time, my lady cried every day, and you didn't visit again! Planning to go to war without even a goodbye?!"

Chen Sansi reined in his horse, approached slowly, and then asked in a low voice from his elevated position, "Does Ning Xiang want to see me? Is there something important?"

"Keep your voice down!"

Zhaozhao came closer, cupping her hands to her mouth. "Important intelligence."

"From Ming State?"

Chen Sansi immediately rode towards Smoke Willow Lane.

Not far off, he heard Zhaozhao chasing behind him from a distance, shouting, "Wait for me, you won't be able to see my lady without me!"