The dark shadow was an adult wild boar. Whether it was frightened or had gone mad, it charged straight toward the three siblings.
“Sister, you should hide quickly.” Yu Banxia raised her hand, a hint of green gathering in her palm.
Following that, the surrounding plants grew wildly, tripping the wild boar directly.
The boar struggled and soon broke free from the entanglement of the wild grass. It quickly got up and charged toward the siblings again.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!” Three arrows were shot in succession, but they were completely useless.
The boar’s skin was thick and tough, and the arrows barely managed to scratch its outer layer.
Yu Mancang began to panic, taking out his sickle and preparing to attack the frenzied boar at any moment.
Yu Banxia might have figured out why it had gone mad. The boar was likely nearby to begin with and had sensed her Wood Elemental Power, which was why it charged.
“Third Brother, give me the bow and arrows,” Yu Banxia called out to Yu Mancang.
Yu Mancang hesitated for a moment but still handed the bow and arrows to Yu Banxia, cautioning, “Be careful. This bow is quite heavy and hard to draw… uh…”
Before he could finish, Yu Banxia had already drawn the bow, the arrow infused with Wood Elemental Power.
With a whoosh, the arrow pierced through the air.
“Thud!” The arrow struck the boar’s eye, piercing straight through its head.
With a loud crash and a cloud of dust, the boar fell heavily to the ground.
After struggling a few times, it could no longer get up.
“Little Sister, how did you do that? You’re amazing!” Yu Mancang knew exactly how heavy and difficult his bow was to draw.
He never expected his seemingly delicate little sister to be able to draw his bow.
Yu Banxia smiled sheepishly and then said, “Actually, I used my Wood Elemental Power to enhance the strength in my wrist, which is how I managed to draw it.”
“However, I’ve completely exhausted my special ability for today. If anything else comes, I won’t be able to handle it.”
“But this boar is so big. How are we going to get it down the mountain?” Yu Banxia looked at the massive creature. Such a huge thing couldn’t just be left behind.
Yu Banyue stepped forward and said, “I’ll go down the mountain to call for help to carry it down.”
“Let me go instead. But since Little Sister has used up her special ability, I’m not comfortable leaving you two women alone on the mountain.”
“Third Brother, you go. Even though I was unconscious for only a day, I actually wandered around the Ghost Realm for nearly a year.”
“The Ghost Realm isn’t a terrifying place either. It’s quite similar to our world, just one in the human realm and the other underground. I studied martial arts and some medicine with a master for a while.”
“Otherwise, how do you think I knew Yu Meihua was sick?”
Hearing Yu Banxia’s words, Yu Mancang became genuinely curious about what the Ghost Realm was really like.
“Alright, then I’ll go down quickly to call for help. Be careful. The boar is bleeding, and it might attract other wild animals.”
“I’ll take Sister up a tree in a moment,” Yu Banxia promised, patting her chest.
Only then did Yu Mancang nod and leave quickly.
With Yu Banxia’s help, Yu Banyue sat on a tree branch and began to curiously ask her what the Ghost Realm was really like.
Yu Banxia recounted what she had heard from Xiao Bai. The Ghost Realm was actually divided into several areas, and the lives of ordinary ghost citizens weren’t much different from those in the human world.They also needed money to buy supplies for living, and they needed to eat, otherwise they would starve.
The evil ghosts were imprisoned in the eighteen layers of hell, while those who died unjustly lived in the City of the Unjustly Dead.
“They actually have so many different zones? Do they also get imprisoned if they make mistakes?” Yu Banyue asked curiously.
Yu Banxia nodded: “Yes, there is order there too, otherwise wouldn’t it be chaotic?”
“And time there is different from ours. It’s said that one day in heaven is a year on earth, while in the Ghost Realm, one day in the human world is a year underground.”
“So that’s how it is. It seems like Third Brother and the others are back.” While the two sisters were chatting, they didn’t attract any ferocious beasts.
They did spot a few wild rabbits and roe deer, but with such a large catch already, Yu Banxia didn’t think about catching them.
The siblings Yu Mancang didn’t ask why it couldn’t be stored in her so-called soul Space, assuming that the Space was about the same size as Yu Banxia herself, so they didn’t bring it up at all.
Even if they had, it wouldn’t have mattered, because she couldn’t open the Space right now.
Since her siblings didn’t mention it, she naturally wouldn’t bring it up either.
“It’s just ahead.” Yu Mancang led the way in front, followed by the able-bodied men of Anping Village.
Yu Banxia noticed that all the men from her family had come: “Dad, Uncle, Third Uncle, brothers, over here, over here…”
Seeing Yu Banxia waving at them from the tree, Yu Mangui quickly called out: “Xiaxia, be careful, don’t fall.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine, I’m steady.” As she spoke, she nimbly climbed down from the tree.
After landing, Yu Banxia said to Yu Banyue: “Fourth Sister, be careful coming down, I’ll catch you.”
“I… I don’t dare…” Yu Banyue was now too scared to come down. Earlier, she had been so engrossed in the story that she forgot her fear.
Yu Banxia was a bit troubled—what should she do now?
“Big Brother, Fourth Sister is too scared to come down.” Yu Banxia turned and said to her eldest brother, who had already arrived.
Yu Mangui looked up and laughed: “It’s fine, your fourth sister has always been timid. I’ll go up and help her down.”
With that, Yu Mangui swiftly climbed up and helped Yu Banyue down.
Once on the ground, Yu Banyue’s heart was still pounding. She looked at Yu Banxia with admiration: “Xiaxia, you still have an injury on your head. How did you climb up and down the tree so easily?”
“While talking to you earlier, I didn’t even notice. It wasn’t until you told me to come down that I realized how high up I was.”
Yu Banyue patted her chest, still shaken by the experience.
Yu Banxia chuckled: “Fourth Sister, have you forgotten? When I was little, I was like a mischievous monkey, always climbing trees. Grandma caught me and scolded me plenty of times.”
Yu Banyue thought back and realized it was true, couldn’t help but smile.
“Wow, Mancang, you’re something else! Such a huge wild boar—when did your archery skills get so good?”
A clansman from the same village, seeing the massive wild boar, couldn’t help but punch Yu Mancang lightly in the chest in praise.
Just as Yu Mancang was about to speak, Yu Banxia cut in: “Third Brother is amazing! With a few whooshes, he shot the wild boar right through the eyes, and it fell with a thud.”
“It was just luck, not as impressive as you all say.” Yu Mancang quickly caught on that his sister didn’t want others to know, so he scratched his head and accepted the credit.
“Really impressive.”“Such a large wild boar, if taken to town to sell, could fetch quite a bit of silver. It’s about time for Old Third to arrange a marriage and bring a new bride home.” Village Chief puffed on his pipe, speaking cheerfully.
Yu Banxia, however, looked at the Village Chief and her father and said, “Father, Village Chief, let’s not sell this wild boar. Instead, let’s slaughter it and either distribute the meat to the whole village or make a big communal feast to celebrate.”
“Over the years, I’ve caused a lot of trouble for the clan with my foolishness. Because of my stupidity, I’ve even tarnished the reputations of the sisters in our clan. Let this wild boar serve as our family’s apology!”
The Village Chief was taken aback and looked at Yu Hongwen, who also glanced at his daughter before agreeing, “Let’s do as Xiaxia says. We’ve caused the village plenty of trouble these past two years.”
“It’s been a long time since our village had a celebration, and the weather is starting to get hot. If we keep it, it’ll spoil, and that would be a waste.”
The rest of the family chimed in agreement. Yu Banxia sighed inwardly once again—how much did her family and elders indulge her?
If this were any other family, she’d either be beaten or scolded harshly.
Yet none of the men in her family showed any sign of blame.
“Father, won’t you blame me for making decisions on my own?” Yu Banxia walked over to Yu Hongwen and asked quietly.
“Why would we blame Xiaxia?” Yu Hongwen asked, puzzled. Yu Banxia was stunned. What kind of pampered, cherished existence was she?