"Shua!" Just as Xia Ming was stunned, the one-eyed man jumped like lightning and hid behind the tree trunk, completely hiding his figure.

"What a keen perception!" Xia Ming knew that he had lost the best chance.

The distance between the two sides was still more than ten feet. With his archery skills, he could not hit the vital points of the "one-eyed man" who was moving rapidly. The homemade wooden bow and wooden arrows with a killing distance of less than ten feet fell on the opponent's fur and did not cause effective damage at all.

Thinking of this, Xia Ming did not hesitate, quickly put away the bow and arrow, touched the dagger on his leggings, and his eyes flashed with cold light. He was not in a hurry to get down from the tree. The distance between the two sides plus the height of one foot was his best cover. It would take at least one and a half breaths for the opponent to attack in front of him, so he had enough time to choose the angle and timing of the attack.

The one-eyed man was not in a hurry. As a lone wolf, he had no cooperation with his companions and had already been cautious and patient enough. He hid behind the tree trunk, with his ears erect and his nose moving, trying to capture the enemy's information.

As the badger and the dog went away, the forest returned to silence. The two guys who both wanted to be hunters began a silent confrontation.

Time passed by bit by bit, the sun's light slowly moved on the ground, and the nocturnal mosquitoes lazily crawled in the shade, not noticing the quiet murderous intent in the forest.

A breeze blew, the leaves rustled, and the nose twitched violently. The one-eyed man smelled a familiar breath, and his right eye, which had been blind for several months, felt a dull pain, and his left eye showed a look of hatred.

It quickly stuck out half of its head and met Xia Ming's cold eyes.

Slowly squatting down, Xia Ming touched the handle of the dagger. The cloth strip had long been worn off, and the friction was greater with the sweat in his palm.

Without the threat of the bow and arrow, the one-eyed man retracted his jaw and lips, his tail slightly raised, his waist and back arched, and rushed out. In one breath, he was under the tree, and with a flexible change of direction, he pounced on Xia Ming from behind.

"Cunning beast!" Startled, Xia Ming turned around quickly and waved his dagger to meet him.

"Dang!"

A few sparks flew out, the dark left claw was swept aside, and the sharp right claw took the opportunity to grab the root of the branch. The one-eyed man poked his head out and bit Xia Ming's throat.

Subconsciously leaning back, Xia Ming kicked the one-eyed man's neck.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The cypress wood is sparse, and the branches as thick as arms can't withstand the tossing of this man and beast. Finally, it let out a wail of death and broke.

With his pupils shrinking, Xia Ming grabbed a branch beside him, but it was half a moment too late and fell with the branch.

He fell to the ground early, and the one-eyed man rolled on the ground and rushed up first.

Xia Ming, who couldn't stabilize his body, rolled like a lazy donkey and temporarily avoided the sharp edge.

"Swish!"

After all, he lost the initiative. The sharp claws tore a hole in the "protective suit" made of brown pieces, and blood spurted out from his shoulder. The heart-wrenching pain made Xia Ming shudder.

"Huff", a fishy smell came out of his nose, and the one-eyed man became more excited and turned his head to pounce again.

Seeing this scene, Xia Qiusheng, who was hiding in the distance, felt a pang in his heart. He wanted to raise his legs, but was stopped by a big hand.

"Brother Shan?!" Looking at Li Tieshan beside him, Xia Qiusheng's eyes were full of anxiety.

"Don't worry, I asked Tiedan'er's father to ambush. The cow tendon bow rented in the town is good!" Li Tieshan explained with a grin.

"Oh," nodded, Xia Qiusheng felt a little relieved. Tiedan'er's father, Li Tiechuan, is Li Tieshan's cousin. He is the best archer in Langshan Village and a level 6 fighter. With the cow tendon bow prepared by Xia Tian, ​​he can shoot arrows from a hundred steps away without missing a single shot!

While the two of them were talking, Duyan had already pounced on Xia Ming, grabbing his chest and abdomen with one claw, holding the ground with another claw, and biting the dagger made of thick iron in his mouth, competing with Xia Ming.

The severe pain in his shoulders, chest and abdomen also aroused Xia Ming's temper. He struggled with the dagger with his right hand and scratched the other's blind eye with his left hand. The eye socket, which had already been scarred, was scratched into a hole by him.

"Awoo--!"

After releasing the dagger, Duyan let out a fierce howl, and turned around in pain. Dark red pus and blood flowed all over the floor along the white hair on his cheeks, and his shriveled eyeballs were half exposed.

With a roll, Xia Ming took the opportunity to stand up, pulling the wound, and grinned, "This beast has long claws, it must have scratched more than half an inch, my arm is a bit weak!"

"Good boy!" Li Tiechuan loosened the bow in his hand and said in his heart.

After flapping for more than ten breaths, the one-eyed man finally stopped, his jaws and lips kept contracting, his tail was straighter, and his yellow eyes stared at Xia Ming, turning around in a small range.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the knuckles holding the dagger turned blue. Xia Ming kept twisting his body as the one-eyed man turned, and the toes of the straw sandals woven with kudzu vines were torn by his toes.

"Hiss...", the body turned and pulled the wounds on the chest and abdomen, and the severe pain came again, and Xia Ming took a breath of cold air.

"Swish!" Seizing this opportunity, the one-eyed man suddenly jumped and bit Xia Ming's right wrist fiercely.

With quick eyes and hands, he turned the dagger and stabbed the one-eyed man's neck fiercely.

"Dang!"

He lowered his head and turned around. The one-eyed man grabbed the dagger again and pulled it hard.

His arms sank, and Xia Ming leaned forward and almost fell.

The neck splenius contracted, and the one-eyed man's head shook violently. He took the opportunity to grab the dagger and spit it aside.

"This...!" Xia Qiusheng was shocked, his pupils shrank, and his fists clenched subconsciously.

He didn't stop him anymore. Li Tieshan was also breathing and ready to rescue at any time.

Without his support, Xia Ming's heart was empty, and he suddenly remembered a scene in his previous life. At that time, he was still a young cultivator in the Qi training period. He went into the mountains alone to collect herbs and encountered a first-level demon wolf. The other party also took away his long sword and fought with bare hands. In the end, he used the fireball technique to hit the beast's mouth and killed it by chance.

"Woo woo", with fierce light in his eyes, the one-eyed man roared twice, pounced, and attacked again.

In the field of vision, the wolf's head quickly enlarged, and Xia Ming suddenly felt a cool air flowing in his eyes, and the "Purple Qi Jue" that he had practiced for many years was activated.

"Bang!"

Capturing the flaw of the one-eyed man, Xia Ming's 300-jin heavy fist hit the wolf's head fiercely, making a dull sound.

"Crack!"

A heart-wrenching pain, the neck of the fifth metacarpal bone was broken, and he immediately remembered the saying "copper head, iron tail, tofu waist".

"Bang!"

Fell to the ground, the one-eyed man rolled over, retreated several feet, shook his head a few times, and then stabilized his body.

Although the bones were broken, Xia Ming's heaving chest calmed down instead, and in his bright eyes, a barely detectable purple light was emitted, which completely dispelled the fear and tension.

"It's done!" Xia Qiusheng was secretly happy as his clenched fist loosened slightly.

The reason why the coming-of-age ceremony requires the boy to kill the beast alone is not only to test his strength, but more importantly to hone his courage. If he can pass this psychological barrier, he is a warrior, and if he can't, he is a waste. Xia Ming's performance finally did not disappoint him.

"Congratulations, Erwa is a good kid!" Li Tieshan breathed a sigh of relief after praising him. When he saw the one-eyed man just now, he was still worried that Xia Ming couldn't get through, but he didn't expect that the other party was more courageous than he thought.

After a short rest, the ups and downs of the one-eyed man's abdomen gradually calmed down, and then he suddenly shrank, and his body shot out like lightning. He didn't pounce directly, but changed direction several times, and finally came to Xia Ming's left side, jumped, and bit the arm that was inconvenient to move.

Under the purple qi decision, the one-eyed man's speed was no longer so amazing, and he had been ready for it. Xia Ming turned around and kicked, hitting the one-eyed man's waist and back heavily.

"Bang!"

"Ouch..."

With a howl, the one-eyed fell to the ground, and kicked his limbs violently, trying to get up.

"Bang!"

"Crack!"

How could he give the other party a chance? Xia Ming, who had already predicted it, hit the other party's spine with an elbow, and then pulled out a wooden arrow with his backhand, which instantly pierced into the only good eye left in the one-eyed man and penetrated into his brain.

"Ouch--!"

The howl suddenly rose and stopped abruptly. The beast that had been a scourge to Langshan Village for more than a year finally surrendered.

"Huh...", Xia Ming let out a long breath, feeling a sense of emptiness in his body, and rested his head on the wolf's back, too lazy to move.

"Pa, pa, pa..."

Applause sounded, and three figures walked over from dozens of feet away.

Xia Ming stood up with a start. Seeing the people coming, he was surprised and said happily, "Dad, village chief, Uncle Li, why are you here?"

"Haha, of course someone needs to protect the coming-of-age ceremony, but we just don't let you young people know. Your father set a high standard, and we are worried, so we came together!" Li Tieshan looked at the boy in front of him, his eyes full of praise, and said with a smile.

"Not bad, you didn't embarrass your father!" When he came up, Xia Qiusheng was excited and slapped Xia Ming on the shoulder.

"Hiss...", Xia Ming took a breath and looked resentful.

"Okay, wash the wound quickly, this beast is dirty, don't let it fester!" Without taking the exaggerated expression seriously, Xia Qiusheng took out a water bag and cleaned his son.

It didn't take long for the cleaning, medicine and bandaging work to be completed. The four of them walked down the mountain. Xia Qiusheng carried his son's prey and didn't even pull out the wooden arrow. He was showing off this honor.

The threshing ground in the village was already full of people. Seeing the four people coming from a distance, Xia Liu ran over. Seeing her son who was bandaged several times, her face changed, "Is it serious?"

"What are you talking about! Look, the one-eyed man was killed by the kid!" After scolding his wife, Xia Qiusheng raised his voice and shouted.

"Wow..." Hearing Xia Qiusheng's words, the crowd exploded and surrounded him. Seeing the fierce-looking one-eyed man, they were very excited.

Surrounded by the crowd, Xia Qiusheng looked proud and accepted the compliments of the villagers calmly. From time to time, he also praised his son a few words. The women he attracted came to Xia Ming and praised their daughters in words and deeds.

"Enough! The time has come, it's time to pay respects!" Seeing that everyone was making a fuss, Li Tieshan shouted loudly.

Everyone hurriedly dispersed and stood honestly on the periphery.

Picking up the worn-out wooden comb, Xia Liu began to comb her son's hair, carefully taking care of it strand by strand! Finally, Xia Qiusheng put a hairpin in it, and Xia Ming returned the gift, and the ceremony was over.

Seeing the gray hair on his parents' temples and the tears in their eyes, Xia Ming felt warm in his heart, and for the first time he felt a sense of belonging to this world.

"The second child was born at dawn, and his full name is Xia Ming!" After accepting his son's salute, Xia Qiusheng said out loud the name he had thought of long ago!