“Since no one knows whose turn it is, then how about this? Aside from Meiling, Shiyi, Shiyun, Yuanyuan, and anyone on their period, everyone else can come tonight.”
“What?”
Hearing Qiu Huang’s words, all the women widened their eyes in shock and stared at him dumbfounded.
“Husband, how about letting Roujun and me serve you tonight while the other sisters sit this one out? You still need to go hunting tomorrow. If you tire yourself too much, it won’t be good for tomorrow’s hunt.”
Yan Roujiao suggested this because they already knew how strong Qiu Huang was. But strength was one thing—they did not want him exhausting himself too much. After all, they understood the difference between eating one full meal and eating full meals every day. If they completely drained him dry, what would they do in the future? Were they supposed to become widows while their husband was still alive?
“It’s fine. With my current abilities, forget just a few people—even if all of you came together, you still wouldn’t be able to do anything to me.”
Qiu Huang had absolute confidence in himself. He now possessed the strength equivalent to twelve adult men. Even if all the women came at him together, he was confident he could satisfy every one of them.
One or two women at a time simply was not enough for him to enjoy himself. These women were physically too weak and could not withstand much from him. Every time, he had to be extremely careful, afraid that using too much force might injure them.
The women exchanged glances, muttering inwardly. Was their husband really that powerful? Could he truly withstand all of them taking turns against him?
That night, aside from Shan Feng, who was on her period and unable to participate, Yan Roujun, Yan Roujiao, Su Yuexue, Song Yuwei, and Song Yufei all joined together against Qiu Huang. The battle lasted until deep into the night before finally ending.
The next day, Qiu Huang woke up as usual. After breakfast, he brought four women with him and headed into the mountains to hunt.
After they left, Shan Feng quietly entered Qiu Huang’s room and looked at the bed. The five women were still sleeping soundly. Because of the needs of their nightly activities, Qiu Huang’s bed had been made extremely large, almost filling the entire room. Even if all eleven of them slept together, there would still be enough space.
“So, how did last night’s battle go? Did you manage to defeat Husband?”
Hearing her words, the five women slowly woke up.
“No. Husband’s fighting power is simply too strong. Even the five of us together were not his match.”
Last night, they had originally relied on their advantage in numbers and confidently planned to teach Qiu Huang a hard lesson. But once the battle started, they realized just how terrifying his stamina and combat ability truly were. Against his overwhelming strength, their numerical advantage meant nothing. Before long, they were all completely defeated.
If they had not considered that he still needed to go hunting in the mountains today, who knew how long last night’s battle would have continued, or how much their bodies would have suffered.
“Husband’s strength is truly unfathomable.”
Shan Feng nodded. The longer they stayed with Qiu Huang, the more they felt he was impossible to fully understand, like a bottomless abyss.
One day, they would definitely find a chance for all ten of them to attack together and launch a final challenge against him to see whether they could finally defeat him.
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“More people are starting to enter the deep mountains.”
With the four women accompanying him, making a total of five people, they headed straight into the deep mountain forest.
The outer areas were no longer worth considering because there was barely any prey left there. Everything had already been hunted clean by others. Only by going deep into the mountains could they find worthwhile prey.
“It seems they were stimulated by what happened with us before, so now they’re all risking their lives by entering the deep forest.”
Wanyan Meiling analyzed the situation. In these times, who did not want a better life? Seeing Qiu Huang’s family living well made everyone else restless too. They overcame their fear of the deep mountains. Since Qiu Huang and his group could hunt prey and return safely, naturally the others could no longer sit still.
“Perhaps in a few more days, the village will have a few more corpses and a few more fresh graves.”
Qiu Huang sighed softly. The reason he dared to enter the deep mountains was because he had the system and its cheat-like powers. He possessed strength far beyond normal humans. Even fierce beasts like tigers and giant bears might not necessarily be his match in direct combat. That was where his confidence came from.
Still, he did not interfere. After all, other people chose their own paths and hunting grounds. It had nothing to do with him.
Besides, if he tried to stop them, people might gossip and accuse him of wanting all the prey for himself, isolating and slandering him instead. His good intentions would simply be wasted.
“Husband, these matters have nothing to do with you. There’s no need to feel upset.”
Murong Shiyun comforted him.
“Come on, let’s go find prey.”
Qiu Huang was not truly upset. He simply led the four women deeper into the mountains to continue hunting.
Before long, a wild rabbit appeared in their field of vision.
Qiu Huang drew his bow and released an arrow. The rabbit was struck instantly.
Archery Proficiency +1
“Ah, I actually forgot to upgrade my equipment.”
Qiu Huang looked at the bamboo bow and arrows in his hands. Last time, he had forgotten to buy materials for making better bows and arrows, so they were still using bamboo equipment.
Wanyan Meiling said, “Husband, my family has two excellent bows. How about I go back another day and bring one over?”
“No need. Tomorrow I’ll go into town again and buy some materials to make several good bows.”
One or two bows were nowhere near enough. Qiu Huang even wanted every one of his women to have a bow of her own and planned to teach them archery. That way, no one would dare target their household in the future.
“Alright then.”
Wanyan Meiling said nothing more. In her family’s eyes, she was merely a burden. If she went back asking for a bow, there was no way they would give it to her. In a household like hers, bows were practically life-saving treasures and would never be handed over casually.
Besides, she knew Qiu Huang’s abilities very clearly. In this world, there were almost no tasks he could not accomplish. Making a few bows would be extremely easy for him.
After taking the rabbit with them, the group of five continued deeper into the mountain forest in search of more prey.
Along the way, they also encountered other hunters in the mountains. Those people had gained very little. Although there was more prey in the deep forest, it did not mean success was guaranteed. Hunting required both luck and skill, and neither could be lacking.
As for those people, Qiu Huang and his group paid them no attention. As long as they did not interfere with the hunt, they could not be bothered to care about them.