"Xiaochen, where is the place you mentioned? We are already far from the village and near the mountain, beasts might appear here!"
Despite being driven by his lower half to follow Widow Chen here, Elder Qin was forty years old, not completely foolish, so he felt wary in his heart.
"Old Qin, we're almost there, just ahead!"
Widow Chen swayed Elder Qin's arm, using her unique feminine advantage to coax:
"Actually, I wanted to come during the day, but if we're seen during the day, you know the principle of 'having a treasure arouses envy,' we won't get the treasure!"
"What kind of treasure is it exactly?"
Elder Qin asked, both skeptical and curious.
"It's a chest of gold, I can't move it alone."
As soon as Widow Chen said that, Elder Qin's eyes lit up, but then he showed a hint of coldness.
Although he is greedy and miserly, he is definitely not stupid.
Even if there is a chest of gold, it can't be one whole piece; Widow Chen could easily take it little by little.
Even though he has a deep relationship with Widow Chen, knowing each other well, he doesn't believe Widow Chen would share the gold with him.
"Ow!"
Elder Qin suddenly stumbled, falling to the ground, clutching his waist and moaning:
"My waist ah, I can't go on, my waist is twisted!"
"Xiaochen, quickly help me back!"
Widow Chen's eyes turned cold, the surrounding temperature also became icy, and Elder Qin shivered, feeling an ominous premonition.
With the principle of life preservation in mind, Elder Qin stopped pretending and got up, rushing back to the village.
"Roar!"
A tiger's roar, like tearing through gold and stone, was deafening, Elder Qin felt his eardrums cracking, his head dizzy, his body trembling.
A large bloody mouth rapidly enlarged in his pupils, Elder Qin was terrified.
"No..."
...
Night was deep, the mountains hidden in the hazy darkness like a crouching beast ready to devour.
The beast's roar and Elder Qin's screams did not catch the attention of anyone in Dahe Village.
The mountains at night are always filled with beastly roars, that's normal.
The nights in the mountains are most dangerous, villagers generally don't approach the mountain in the evening.
"Good man, that's enough!"
During the fifth watch, the embarrassing commotion from the night finally faded away.
Qin Hongyu's charming face was flushed, her body trembling as if electrified, she gasped hurriedly, breathing fragrant air:
"Brother Chen, I feel your strength has increased again?"
"Because I work hard every day, tirelessly, day and night, of course my strength keeps growing!"
Zhou Chen instinctively massaged Qin Hongyu's bones, but his mind turned towards the personal panel.
After an afternoon and most of the night of effort, Wind and Moon Points increased by fifteen.
"Tracking, add points."
The familiar mysterious feeling surged again, Tracking Technique advanced to minor achievement.
Not only were various tracking methods mastered, but his senses became much sharper.
[Wind and Moon Treasure Mirror]
[Master: Zhou Chen]
[Cultivation Technique: None]
[Realm: None]
[Divine Techniques: Thunder Light Ruyi Hand]
[Skills: Archery (Minor Achievement 0/80), Tracking (Minor Achievement 3/80), Traps (Proficient 2/20), Throwing (Proficient 18/20), Fishing (Beginner 6/10)...]
[Wind and Moon Points: 0]
"If the points needed later are doubled, then perfection requires one hundred sixty, transcendence requires three hundred twenty, combined with the eighty needed for major achievement, that's a total of five hundred sixty points..."
According to Zhou Chen's experience in the past couple of days, if he doesn't go hunting during the day, and stays with Qin Hongyu all day, he can earn about thirty points a day.
Which means he can raise Tracking Technique to transcendence in just nineteen days.
But he can't stick with Qin Hongyu all day, he needs to hunt to sustain life, so calculating this way, a month should be enough.
"In one month I can grind a skill to transcendence level!"
Zhou Chen was excited, thinking about Old Man Cao who practiced archery his whole life, but his archery seems only at major achievement, always short of perfection.
Let alone transcendence!
That's not something achievable merely with effort.
It requires talent and opportunity.
"Let's set a small goal, raise Tracking Technique and Archery to transcendence in two months!"
Suddenly, Zhou Chen's enhanced senses caught rustling sounds coming from outside.
It's Little Fox!
It seems to be gnawing wood, chirping and hopping around in the cage.
"Oh right, I forgot to feed Little Fox!"
Zhou Chen got up, left Qin Hongyu's warm nest, went to the kitchen to take some leftover food for Little Fox.
"Chirp chirp chirp!"
Seeing Zhou Chen, Little Fox called out, but upon seeing the food, it, already hungry enough to stick its chest to its back, happily started eating.
The evening breeze blew in, and Zhou Chen felt a chill below.
Just like after a bath, when there's water on you, as the wind blows, the water evaporates, absorbing heat, so you feel cold.
Especially at night.
Zhou Chen placed the food in the cage and hurried back to the room, snuggling into Qin Hongyu's warm nest, and embraced her soft body, warming up.
The two snuggled tight, inseparable.
Zhou Chen spent half a day hunting in the mountains, came home and kept busy with Qin Hongyu until now, he was feeling sleepy.
Breathing in the faint fragrance of the beauty, Zhou Chen fell into a deep sleep.
When the sun was high in the sky, the two finally stirred and got up to make food.
If not for their stomachs growling loudly, they might not have gotten up.
Qin Hongyu washed dishes and cooked.
Zhou Chen put Little Fox on his leg, petting it.
With no cats or dogs, he could only pet the fox to pass the time.
[Wind and Moon Points +1]
Zhou Chen noticed Little Fox seemed to get more familiar the more it was raised, lying on his leg with closed fox eyes, looking all content.
[Wind and Moon Points +1]
When Qin Hongyu finished cooking, Zhou Chen gained another point, and in high spirits, he put Little Fox in the cage, giving it a big bowl of food.
Fed and satisfied, looking at Qin Hongyu washing dishes in the kitchen, Zhou Chen went up from behind, wrapping his arms around her soft waist.
"Stop messing, I'm washing dishes!"
Qin Hongyu slapped away the mischievous Lu Shan's Claw, puzzled: "Brother Chen, aren't you going hunting today?"
"The prey from yesterday is enough to feed us for seven or eight days, I'll rest for a few days and hunt again for fresh prey!"
Zhou Chen's Lu Shan's Claw reached into her skirt again, laughing:
"Besides, I haven't properly spent time with you these past two hunting days."
"Newlyweds, now that we aren't short of food, it's time to properly compensate you!"
"Brother Chen, you're really nice!"
Qin Hongyu turned her head, gazing lovingly, crossing her legs: "Good man, wait a moment, I'm almost done!"
"It's fine, you do your work, I do mine!"
...
"Huh, didn't see Brother Chen go hunting today!"
By the creek, several women were washing clothes.
Erniu Family's Cuihua was among them.
Cuihua winked and said: "Not only did Brother Chen not go hunting, Lady Zhou didn't go out today either!"
"Oh, that's it! Brother Chen caught several wild rabbits and chickens and a wolf yesterday, now they're not short of food, no need to go hunting in the mountains every day!"
An older woman scrubbing a patched coarse cloth shirt chuckled: "Brother Chen must be practicing riding and shooting at home!"
"Before, Brother Chen followed Old Man Cao, never noticed his archery being this accurate, getting married makes a difference!"
"Archery also requires practical experience; before, Brother Chen never shot in actual combat, his archery was just for show, now practicing actual shooting every day, his skills naturally improve rapidly!"
"Let me tell you, today Elder Qin isn't home again, must have gone to Widow Chen's place and hasn't returned!"
"Both Elder Qin and Widow Chen are alone, why sneak around like this, why not just marry each other?"
"Probably Elder Qin, that miser, can't part with his silver!"
...
Time leisurely passed.
For three consecutive days.
Zhou Chen stayed at home practicing riding and shooting, barely stepping outside.
For his hard work, of course, yielded great benefits.
You reap what you sow.
Through his diligent efforts and countless sweats, the point count rarely broke the ninety barrier.
"Add points for me!"
...