Chen Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yu Bingjie smile.
He didn’t want this incident to leave any shadow in Yu Bingjie’s heart.
After obtaining the Mountain God’s Token, his body’s recovery ability was astonishing.
Don’t be fooled by the gruesome bloody hole on this arm; it will actually heal in just a few days.
As they spoke, Yu Bingjie finished bandaging Chen Yansheng’s wound.
But the crisis is not over yet.
Although the surrounding jackals were frightened back a few steps by the gunshot, they were still unwilling to give up, as the century-old blood ginseng had been taken away by Chen Yansheng.
With only a wood-chopping knife and a hunting rifle, it was no easy task for the two of them to face the combined attack of so many jackals.
“Bingjie, you go back first, I’ll follow behind you.”
Chen Yansheng, holding a hunting rifle, said to Bingjie.
Yu Bingjie nodded obediently, holding a wood-chopping knife, and led the way.
Chen Yansheng gripped his hunting rifle, watching the pack of jackals behind him warily.
The two walked back to back down the mountain slowly.
Among the jackals, a jackal king with a scarred face growled, commanding the pack, followed closely by two men.
Chen Yansheng knew that the jackals would attack sooner or later, so he began to observe his surroundings.
He secretly manipulated the Mountain God’s Decree, using his ability to control the earth’s veins to set up deep pits and traps all around.
“roar!”
Seeing that the two were about to emerge from the depths of the forest, the jackal king could no longer wait. He roared and ordered the jackals to attack.
“Bang!”
Without saying a word, Chen Yansheng pulled the trigger of his hunting rifle and fired a shot at the jackal king.
The steel ball shot out and smashed half of the jackal king’s face, causing the jackal king to let out a mournful roar.
Upon seeing their king jackal wounded, the jackals’ ferocity was ignited, and they all charged at Chen Yansheng.
Seeing this, Chen Yansheng knew that the shotgun would not be loaded in time, so he handed the shotgun and ammunition pouch to Yu Bingjie and took the wood-chopping knife from her hand.
“Bingjie, you load the gun, fire, and give me the knife.”
Having said that, he picked up a wood-chopping knife and charged at the pack of jackals.
Despite his academic prowess, Chen Yansheng was not a weak scholar who couldn’t even kill a chicken.
He often went up the mountain with his father, Chen Dafu, to hunt wild game since he was a child. In addition, his body was strengthened by the Mountain God’s Decree, so he was not lacking in either courage or skill.
At that moment, he was wielding a wood-chopping knife and actually hacked his way in and out of the jackal pack seven times.
In addition, they were aided by the deep pit traps set up using the Mountain God’s Decree.
In the blink of an eye, the jackals were hacked to pieces by Chen Yansheng, some dead and some wounded.
Seeing the ferocity of the humans before him and realizing that his pack was on the verge of extinction, the jackal king hastily signaled for retreat.
The jackals, already terrified by Chen Yansheng’s ferocity, turned and ran away upon hearing the jackal king’s retreat signal.
Looking at Chen Yansheng, who was covered in blood and panting for breath, Yu Bingjie asked with concern: “Iwao, are you alright?”
Chen Yansheng turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, and when he saw Yu Bingjie’s fair arm, he felt a surge of lust rising in his chest.
Yu Bingjie also felt uncomfortable under Chen Yansheng’s aggressive gaze, as if he were about to tear her clothes to shreds at any moment.
“Yansheng, what’s wrong?”
Hearing Yu Bingjie’s frightened words, Chen Yansheng’s eyes gradually regained their clarity; he didn’t know what had happened to him.
I suddenly had a strong urge to do *that* thing.
“Does this mean that excessive use of the Mountain God’s Decree will lead to an inability to control one’s desires?”
Chen Yansheng was deep in thought.
He shook his head at Yu Bingjie: “I’m fine, let’s go back.”
Seeing that Chen Yansheng had calmed down, Yu Bingjie felt relieved. When she heard that Chen Yansheng was about to leave, she stopped him again.
“Yansheng, the pelts and meat of these jackals can be sold for money, let’s take them all back with us?”
Hearing Yu Bingjie’s words, Chen Yansheng also felt that she made sense; his wife was indeed good at planning.
He immediately used bamboo and rattan to tie up the five jackal carcasses on the ground, carried them on his back, and went down the mountain.
In the courtyard of the Yu family.
Aunt Mei and Yu Jie were weaving bamboo baskets, winnowing trays and other bamboo handicrafts.
Although this stuff doesn’t fetch a lot of money, it’s enough to solve the problem of food and clothing.
Seeing Chen Yansheng covered in blood and with several jackals perched on his shoulder, Aunt Mei knew exactly what had happened.
“Yansheng, did you encounter a pack of jackals in the mountains? Were you injured?”
Hearing Aunt Mei’s words of concern, Chen Yansheng smiled and said:
“Aunt Mei, we’re fine. We’re covered in jackal blood.”
Chen Yansheng briefly recounted what happened on the mountain.
Upon hearing that Chen Yansheng and his daughter were unharmed, Aunt Mei breathed a sigh of relief and said:
“Goodness, you actually found a century-old blood ginseng, your luck is too good.”
“Aunt Mei, this is all thanks to Bingjie. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to find such good mountain products!”
Hearing Chen Yansheng praise her, Yu Bingjie felt a little embarrassed: “Yansheng, I didn’t do anything, you were just lucky.”
“Even if you do nothing but stay by my side, you will bring me good fortune,” Chen Yansheng said seriously.
Seeing Chen Yan’s forced praise made Yu Bingjie even more embarrassed.
“Alright, Auntie knows you two have a good relationship, but go get some water, wash up, and change your clothes first.”
Seeing this, Aunt Mei chuckled softly:
“This body is covered in blood. In the middle of summer, it will soon stink and make one feel uncomfortable.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yansheng agreed, finding it reasonable.
After drawing a bucket of well water, Chen Yansheng went to the bathroom to wash up.
He was halfway through his shower when he realized that he had moved into Yu Bingjie’s house yesterday without bringing any clothes with him.
The only set of clothes they owned was stained with jackal blood.
Even if I wanted to go home to get my clothes, it would be too late.
“Yansheng, I brought a set of my dad’s clothes. You can wear these for now.”
At that moment, Yu Bingjie’s voice came from outside the bathroom.
As they were talking, a fair, delicate hand holding a piece of clothing reached in from outside.
Although the two had already been intimate, she was still too embarrassed to watch Chen Yansheng take a shower.
Seeing Yu Bingjie’s shy reaction, Chen Yansheng’s lips curled up. He casually took the clothes and murmured, “It’s not like we haven’t seen this before, why are you still so shy…”
Upon hearing Chen Yansheng’s words, Yu Bingjie blushed even more and fled in panic.
After coming out of the bathroom and changing into Uncle Yu’s clothes, Chen Yansheng looked much older.
“Yansheng, in our family, only your Uncle Yu’s clothes are men’s clothes, so please don’t mind.”
Aunt Mei apologized to Chen Yansheng.
Although the clothes were clean, Yu Bingjie’s father had passed away more than half a month ago.
Wearing clothes for the dead is somewhat uncomfortable.
Normally, these clothes are burned along with the body after a person dies.
However, the Yu family was not well-off, and Aunt Mei was reluctant to burn all the clothes, since Yu Jie could wear them when he grew up.
“No, it’s very comfortable to wear like this. Aunt May’s tailoring skills are really good.”
Chen Yansheng didn’t shy away from these things and smiled at Aunt Mei.
Aunt Mei breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Chen Yansheng didn’t find it offensive.
“Yansheng, I’ve salted all this jackal meat. It’ll keep for ten days to half a month without any problems.”
“What do you think we should do?”
At this moment, Yu Bingjie pointed to the jackal meat hanging in the yard and asked.
Chen Yansheng looked at Yu Jie beside him, patted his head, and asked with a smile, “Xiao Jie, do you want to eat meat?”
“I want to eat it! I want to eat it!” Yu Jie said with a silly grin, his mouth watering.
Upon hearing Yu Jie’s words, Chen Yansheng immediately smiled and said, “Then we’ll keep one jackal for ourselves.”
“Take the other four to the city to sell.”
“What about the jackal’s fur and the blood ginseng?” Yu Bingjie asked another question.
Chen Yansheng thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, “We’ll take these two items and sell them on the black market.”
“Go to the black market?” Yu Bingjie’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
That place is not for ordinary people.
“Yansheng, why don’t we take the fur and blood ginseng to the city and ask around? Maybe we can get a good price for them.”
“The black market is too dangerous,” Yu Bingjie said after a moment’s hesitation.
Chen Yansheng shook his head and said, “This century-old blood ginseng is not something that ordinary people understand. If you want to pay a high price, you have to go to the black market!”