Taking out his bamboo bow and arrow, Qiu Huang aimed at the crucian carp and immediately fired.
Splash!
As the bamboo arrow entered the water, it struck the fish perfectly, piercing straight through its body.
Qiu Huang grabbed the arrow and pulled it out of the water. Along with it came the fish.
Just like that, he had caught one.
Crucian carp had delicate, tender meat. Whether braised or made into soup, it was considered a delicious delicacy that few people could resist.
“Let’s continue.”
Since there were fish here, Qiu Huang had no intention of wasting the opportunity.
He continued searching.
Before long, he had already caught several fish.
“Husband, there really are fish here!”
At some point, the three women had come over.
All of them were soaking wet, with not a single dry spot on their bodies.
“You…”
Qiu Huang stared at them.
Because their clothes were drenched, the fabric clung tightly to their bodies, perfectly outlining their figures.
The sight immediately stirred his emotions.
For a moment, he had the urge to rush over and take action right there.
The three women, however, had no idea what he was thinking.
Even if they had known, they likely wouldn’t have objected.
After all, they were already his wives.
“By the way, where’s the basket?”
If they were going to catch fish, they obviously needed the basket.
“The basket is still up there where we were playing in the water.”
They had been having so much fun that they completely forgot about it.
“Then hurry back and bring it over.”
“Okay, we’ll go right away.”
Song Yuwei and Song Yufei immediately turned around and went back to retrieve the basket.
Wanyan Meiling stayed behind.
“Husband, let me help you catch fish.”
“Alright.”
Qiu Huang didn’t refuse.
The two of them searched together and caught several more fish.
“Ah!”
Just as they were preparing to continue, a sharp scream suddenly rang out.
“Yufei!”
The moment they heard the scream, both of them abandoned the fish and sprinted back at full speed.
“What is that?”
When they arrived, Wanyan Meiling’s eyes widened in shock.
A giant bear had emerged from the forest and was heading straight toward their basket.
“It’s attracted by the meat inside.”
Qiu Huang quickly understood the situation.
The pheasants and rabbits in their basket had attracted the bear, and it had come to steal their prey.
“Husband!”
Upon seeing Qiu Huang, Song Yuwei and Song Yufei immediately ran toward him and threw themselves into his arms.
Their bodies trembled uncontrollably from fear.
Bears were immensely powerful creatures.
Even grown men were terrified of them.
Most people would only think about running away, never fighting one.
“It’s alright. Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
Qiu Huang gently patted their backs and comforted them.
“Husband, what should we do now?”
Wanyan Meiling stared at the giant bear.
It was obvious that the beast was after the game inside their basket.
If they did nothing, all of their hard work today would be wasted.
“Wait here. I’ll go deal with it.”
Qiu Huang wasn’t afraid.
He possessed the strength of ten adults.
If it came to a fight, even a giant bear might not be his match.
“Husband, be careful. A bear’s strength is no less than a tiger’s.”
Wanyan Meiling quickly warned him.
In the wilderness, bears were apex predators.
Very few creatures dared to provoke them.
Qiu Huang nodded.
At this point, Song Yuwei and Song Yufei had already released him.
They knew he was about to do something dangerous.
Although they couldn’t help much, they also didn’t want to become a distraction.
Holding his bow and arrows, Qiu Huang waded through the stream toward the giant bear.
The bear’s attention was completely focused on the basket and its contents.
It hadn’t noticed Qiu Huang approaching.
“Ten meters.”
Estimating that he had entered the range of the Arrow God’s Blessing, Qiu Huang immediately drew his bow and fired.
Whoosh!
The bamboo arrow shot forward at incredible speed and struck the bear.
However, the giant bear’s hide was thick and tough.
A bamboo arrow posed virtually no threat to it.
“Husband, its eyes! Shoot its eyes!”
Wanyan Meiling quickly shouted.
No matter how powerful a creature was, its eyes remained a vulnerable point.
The bamboo arrow couldn’t penetrate the bear’s hide, but it could certainly damage its eyes.
Qiu Huang already understood this.
Without hesitation, he nocked another arrow and aimed directly at the bear’s left eye.
Bang!
Blood burst forth.
The bear’s left eye exploded instantly.
ROAR!
The giant bear erupted in fury.
The pain from losing an eye was unbearable.
It immediately abandoned the basket and charged toward Qiu Huang like a mad beast.
It wanted to tear apart the person who had destroyed its eye.
“Husband, be careful!”
The three women felt their hearts leap into their throats as they watched the bear charge forward.
Qiu Huang remained calm.
He drew another arrow, preparing to destroy the bear’s remaining eye.
Crack!
Suddenly, his bamboo bow snapped apart.
“Damn it.”
Qiu Huang casually tossed the broken bow aside.
He reached behind him for another one but quickly realized he had no spare bows left.
Only a few arrows remained.
Just as the giant bear was about to reach him—
Whoosh!
Another bamboo arrow flew through the air and struck the bear’s right eye with perfect accuracy.
It was Wanyan Meiling.
As an experienced archer herself, she always carried a bow and arrows.
ROAR!
The bear screamed in agony.
With both eyes destroyed, it had become completely blind.
Its massive body thrashed wildly through the water, sending sprays everywhere.
“Husband, catch!”
Wanyan Meiling prepared to throw her bow to Qiu Huang.
Compared to him, her archery skills were clearly inferior.
“No. Keep it for self-defense.”
“Protect Yuwei and Yufei. Don’t let that thing hurt any of you.”
Qiu Huang refused.
The power of bamboo bows and arrows was limited.
At best, they could destroy the bear’s eyes.
The rest of its body was protected by thick hide that bamboo arrows could barely penetrate.
Moreover, Wanyan Meiling needed her bow to protect herself and the two sisters.
Without a weapon, how could she defend them?
Wanyan Meiling said nothing further.
She followed Qiu Huang’s instructions without question.
Whatever he told her to do, she would do. Whatever he told her not to do, she would not do.