novelaction Chapter 106 I won’t cater to you, nor do I need to cater to you
Chapter 106 I won’t cater to you, nor do I need to cater to you
"Who is this person? He actually made Mr. Chai wait for him for so long."
"What kind of horse is that? It's not even a full moon yet, is it?"
"He's a new face. I think he's a new retainer who just came here."
As soon as those guests saw Chen Changfan, they showed a hint of hostility.
They all became disciples of Mr. Chai, and each of them boasted of having some abilities, so they were all a little arrogant.
Suddenly they saw Mr. Chai looking at a young boy differently, and they found it difficult to accept mentally.
These people are all martial artists. They won't talk behind someone's back, but will discuss Chen Changfan directly to his face.
When Mr. Chai heard this, he just frowned but didn't say anything.
When Chen Changfan heard this, he just smiled faintly.
These people were too sensitive and subconsciously regarded him as a competitor.
The reason why he came here today was with the mentality of exchanging interests, not the mentality of living under someone else's roof.
He knew that Master Chai wanted to recruit him, and he was probably trying to warn his retainers by allowing them to say these things today.
The so-called autumn hunting is a test for Mr. Chai to test his retainers.
Whoever can kill a human bear will be a manifestation of his superb martial arts skills, and he will be given important positions in the future.
Therefore, in the eyes of these retainers, the reputation of hunting down a human bear was far more attractive than the reward of one thousand taels.
Because they wanted to show off in front of Mr. Chai, while Chen Changfan did it simply for money.
"Brother Chai, I present you with one thousand taels of silver. Thank you for rescuing me that day."
Chen Changfan's thanks were sincere. He came today to repay Chai Feng's favor. As for asking him to become a guest and follow Chai Feng's orders from then on, that was impossible.
"He actually managed to collect a thousand taels of silver."
"Is it true that he made a thousand taels in less than three days?"
"He is a tiger-fighting hero, and he has some skills."
A retainer who had seen Chen Changfan explained this, but this made more retainers show hostility.
Chai Feng took the banknote, with a flicker of admiration in his eyes. "Why don't you take it first? I believe you can definitely hunt down the man bear. This one thousand taels of silver will be your reward..."
Before the word "reward" was even uttered, Chen Changfan interrupted him. He leisurely adjusted his bow and said in a lukewarm tone:
"Hunting the bear is no problem, but I plan to take it back and sell it for money. Brother Chai should know that I also have a fish stall."
Chai Feng stared at Chen Changfan for a while, as if trying to read something from his face, then nodded slowly and chuckled:
"Brother Chen is very skilled and courageous. I will wait and see. But don't underestimate my followers. They also have some skills."
What I mean is that I was just being polite to you, but you took it seriously?
Those retainers also looked at Chen Changfan with displeasure. This kid spoke even more harshly than them, which made people angry just by looking at him.
In the distance, there was suddenly a burst of rapid dog barking, followed by a deafening bear roar. It was obvious that the hunting dogs had discovered the traces of the bear man and were sending signals to everyone.
On the last day of the autumn hunt, this human-bear is the highlight. Whoever can capture it will be the champion of the autumn hunt.
In addition to the reward of 1,000 taels of silver offered by Chai Feng, Shang Zhengren also offered a reward of 1,500 taels of silver to buy the body of the human bear.
This price seems to be buying a bear, but in fact it is bribing the leader, bringing him under the command, and showing off one's own financial strength to the outside world. It is also a disguised show of strength.
"Shang Zhengren's retainers have already left. Don't just stand there. Whoever dies today will depend on their own abilities."
At Chai Feng's command, everyone spurred their horses and rushed towards the dense forest in the distance.
Everyone rushed to get ahead, fearing that they would fall behind and be overtaken by others.
Chen Changfan held the horse's belly, and the pony took slow steps, following the crowd from a distance.
What a joke! The bear-man had just been angered by the hounds and was in a frenzy. Whoever rushed forward first would be courting death, and those who followed closely behind would also be doomed to dust. He followed from a distance, avoiding the raised dust, and at the same time slowly adjusting his own state.
Tatata!
A large man holding a halberd rode a tall horse and circled around the pony, mocking loudly:
"Where did your arrogance go? Why are you hiding in the background at this critical moment?"
Chen Changfan was still adjusting the bowstring and arrow. The longbow in his hand looked very special. It looked like a movable bow body connected by several rollers and bow tendons. The big man had never seen such a special longbow.
"I'm talking to you! What are you fiddling with? Why are you being so mysterious?"
This man seemed to have a very bad temper. He wanted to roll up his sleeves and fight after just two words. At this time, a big horse came over. The white-faced young man on the horse persuaded the big man with a few words. His voice was loud enough for Chen Changfan to hear:
"Brother He, calm down. He is a tiger-killing hero. Naturally, he is different from us. Please don't be offended."
As he spoke, the white-faced young man turned his head and looked at Chen Changfan, smiling and saying, "My dear brother, since you are also a disciple of Master Chai, you shouldn't act like a tiger-slaying hero. Master Chai has many followers, so you'd better try to please them so that you can get along with them better in the future."
The young man's words sounded like he was trying to persuade Chen Changfan to make peace, but in fact he was still trying to warn Chen Changfan. It was not known whether it was instructed by Master Chai, but Chen Changfan was very unhappy with what he said.
“I will not cater to others, nor do I need to cater to others.
If you keep talking nonsense, I will take action."
As he spoke, Chen Changfan suddenly accelerated the speed of the pony, and his speed was even faster than those of the big horses, and he immediately put some distance between himself and the two of them.
The two men looked at each other and hurriedly spurred their horses to try to catch up, but what made them crazy was that instead of closing the distance between them, the inconspicuous pony made the distance between them go further and further away.
"What kind of horse is that? It runs so fast!"
"Ahem, damn horse, you're deliberately stirring up sand and making us eat dirt behind you!"
Chen Changfan galloped on his horse while adjusting the bowstring. At this moment, he finally finished assembling his homemade compound bow.
This compound bow is not well made, it is just a temporary game for him. Today he just wants to test its power on the human bear.
He picked up a wolf-tooth arrow, placed it firmly on the bowstring, and aimed at the black bear man 200 steps away.
From a distance, one could see that the bear-man had stood up straight, even taller than the warrior riding a horse next to him.
It now realized that it was surrounded by hunters, and suddenly became violent, madly attacking the humans around it, and the few unlucky guys running in the front were the first to bear the brunt.
It knocked one man off his horse with one claw, then turned around and knocked down another man and his horse.
With a crunch, the man's head was bitten to pieces, and then the bear-man ran towards the third person.
Seeing this, the man hurriedly urged his horse to flee, but the bear-man caught up with him in a few steps. The horse was frightened and fell off the man, and the next moment it was trampled by the bear-man.
In just a short moment, the bear-man killed three people.
All the hunters around were frightened.
They stopped moving forward, tightened their reins, drew their bows and arrows, intending to shoot it from a distance.