My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Ordinary?"

Ji Guangxian was taken aback.

"Chen Households, you mustn't joke."

Dan Yuanzhi said, "This bucket of medicine bath alone is worth three hundred taels of patterned silver, how could it be ordinary?"

"It really is ordinary, just that so."

Chen Shanshi, without attachment, jumped out of the wooden tub.

This left Ji Guangxian somewhat lacking in confidence.

He rushed to the side of the tub, stretched out his hand to feel the medicinal water, confirming there was no issue.

He immediately understood the other's point and said with a smile, "Perhaps the effect of one medicinal bath isn't apparent, how about this instead—"

"To express my sincerity, Households Chen can come to my place three more times for a medicinal bath!

"Decide after the three times.

"As long as you agree, the medicinal baths are on the house!

"Moreover, especially for 'Blood Refining Great Success', the Red Tiger Blood Wine, this official still has one jar left, and it's yours!"

"Good, then I thank Magistrate Ji!"

Chen Shanshi clasped his hands.

He then jumped back into the tub without wasting a moment.

While riding in the carriage, the long spear was also placed such that he could reach it from outside the carriage, and he began practicing martial arts at Magistrate Ji's house.

Wang Zhi ate and drank, "Magistrate Ji, this small one toasts to you again!"

The two stayed until midnight before leaving the Ji Mansion.

Magistrate Ji also sent a carriage to take them back, with transportation to and from, very thoughtful.

"My lord."

Dan Yuanzhi watched as the carriage disappeared at the end of the street, "This youngster hasn't agreed to your conditions, my lord, why still provide him the medicinal bath?"

"Yuan Zhi, you don't understand!"

As Ji Guangxian touched his beard, he said in an experienced tone, "There's a saying 'easy to go from frugality to luxury, hard to go from luxury to frugality'. Once he's enjoyed the 'Condensing Dew Body Forging Soup,' how could he settle for the remedies at the Households office? He'll naturally come asking me for it."

"The lord is brilliant!"

Dan Yuanzhi suddenly realized.

...

"White Tribulus, Blood Orchid, tiger head fruit..."

In the carriage, Chen Shanshi was silently calculating the ingredients needed for the 'Condensing Dew Body Forging Soup' in his mind. He had most of them, only missing one item, "Hundred-year-old Black Ginseng."

This rare medicinal ingredient, generally hoarded in the various medical stores as a treasured asset.

No wonder the Condensing Dew Body Forging Soup was so outstanding.

He planned to gather some when he had time to search around.

In a few days, he would go to the grassland to become night watch.

Night watch, as the name suggests,

is a spy sent out at night to scout military intelligence.

In important border areas like Liangzhou and An Ding Prefecture, the night watch would be specially trained instead of being assembled ad hoc.

The next day.

The news of the war at the border was causing an uproar.

In and outside the military camps, people were in a state of anxiety, worrying whether the flames of war could reach Po Yang County.

"Father has sent a letter."

Sun Li took out a letter just retrieved from the postal station and said softly, "The letter says that Po Yang might face unexpected incidents and advises us to stay and help."

"Unexpected incidents?"

Chen Shanshi asked, "Are you referring to the Xi River tribe, or..."

"I don't know."

Sun Li shook her head, "It wasn't specified."

Sun Buqi was very anxious, snatching the letter while his mouth didn't stop moving, "How is father? What exactly is the situation in the Northwest Three States?"

"With the combined forces of the Eight Camps and the twenty-nine garrisons from the Northwest Three Regions, nearly two hundred thousand soldiers, plus father personally going into battle, there shouldn't be any mishap."

Sun Li remained calm.

Not just the siblings.

The entire Households office, and even Po Yang County, had become anxious.

If the border conflict turned into a defeat, the influx of alien cavalry into the Central Plains meant catastrophe for the civilians, as history clearly stated.

As a result, the soldiers' training became much more diligent.

5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Chen Shanshi had just arrived at the encampment when the men below had already begun training.

[Skill: Commanding Soldiers (Entry-Level)]

[Progress: 233/500]

[Utility: Mainstay]

After the last lesson.

Everyone obediently followed Xu Wencai's commands, the proficiency of the board rapidly improved, and the basic formation was practiced professionally, comparable to well-trained veterans.

"Xu Wencai."

Chen Shanshi called the old scholar, "Summon all the night watch who will accompany me this trip. Train in the 'Small Car Suspension Array' we discussed last time, to avoid being helpless in case of an emergency on the grassland."

The Car Suspension Formation.

Belongs to cavalry formation.

Compared to simple and brute assault charges, it emphasizes more on the spacing between cavalry and the coordination of weapons, appearing like rotating wheels in the enemy's eyes.

Previously on the grassland,

Chen Sansi encountered a group of people who merely surrounded and attacked rashly, without fully utilizing their numerical advantage.

Otherwise, they would have been more troublesome.

He also personally joined the training, integrating into the formation.

Among the five people brought over by Wang Zhi, Xu Bin and Fang Buping were also present.

It is worth mentioning that Xu Bin had reached minor success in Blood Refining for many years and had finally achieved great success, unfortunately, there was no flag leader position available for him.

Chen Sansi was also short of people, so he conveniently took him under his command.

"You kid, you're starting to take advantage of me?"

Wang Zhi remembered when he first met him, he was a very honest young man. Now he dared to freeload off the Lord Prefect and didn't spare him either.

"That sounds rather distant,"

Chen Sansi said indifferently, "I'll trade two military soldiers for him, you won't be at a loss."

"Nice try, but I'll give him to you anyway."

Wang Zhi grinned with a smile, "Next time we go to Magistrate Ji's house, remember to call me along."

"Of course."

After a few days of training in the Small Car Suspension Array, it was Chen Sansi's turn to guard the Great Wall again.

He began to ride back and forth on his horse again.

Training formations, practicing martial arts, decocting medicine.

In the meantime, he took another medicinal bath at Magistrate Ji's house, paired with Spiritual Grain, his cultivation speed continued to climb.

Ten days later, when he was relieved of duty, his Cultivation Technique had made significant progression.

[Cultivation Technique: Undying Golden Snake Spear - Advanced (Master)]

[Progress: 655/1000]

…

[Skill: Medical Skill - Ordinary (Entry-level)]

[Progress: 204/500]

He didn't neglect his medical skill either.

Last of all, was the White Swan Horse.

"Whoa!"

Chen Sansi returned to the Great Wall, pulled the reins to stop, and took out the fodder he had prepared in advance.

Though it's called fodder, it was actually high-quality feed, containing not just licorice and alfalfa but also corn, beans, and assorted grains.

Much better than what he had eaten when he was destitute.

That aside,

The horse's appetite was huge, practically needing to eat all the time.

A warhorse's diet is equivalent to that of six robust soldiers.

Maintaining a cavalry, the daily consumption of just grain is enormous.

For this reason,

Warhorses were an extremely precious strategic resource for the Central Plains Dynasty.

"We've been together for a while now, I should give you a name, what should it be..."

Chen Sansi struggled with naming.

As he was troubled,

The panel floated up.

[Skill: Horse Control - Advanced (Master)]

[Progress: (0/500)]

[Utility: Tarvel 500 miles a day, the precious horse seeks the master]

Travel 500 miles a day?

Traveling 500 miles a day is already a top-grade warhorse.

1000 miles would surely surpass the limit of ordinary horses.

But since people in this world could cultivate, and there were alien races and animals, there must be extraordinary horses too.

Just none in Po Yang.

"No wonder you eat so much!"

Chen Sansi was more intrigued by the "Seeks Master" ability.

[Precious Horse Seeks Master: Within a thousand miles, the horse can autonomously find its master, come when called and leave when dismissed.]

With "Seeks Master," the convenience of using the horse would increase manifold.

"Alright, for now, I'll call you Little Xun!"

Chen Sansi carelessly picked a name.

More hoofbeats sounded.

Luo Dongquan, Liu Jinkui, and Wang Zhi, leading their respective Night Patrol Teams, arrived below the city walls.

"The hour has come."

Luo Dongquan, seated high on his horseback, said, "Chen Households, quickly gather your men and follow me out of the city to scout!"

"Understood."

Chen Sansi bowed with his fists.

It was early winter, and the cold wind was bleak.

At midnight, the city gate opened wide.

The three Night Patrol Teams silently left the city, disappearing into the vast, boundless grassland.