[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law":3,"chapter-cultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law-cultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1317053,1749,"Chapter 21: Bear Slayer","cultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>[Meat consumption supplement count +0.05, Blood Nourishing Technique experience +0.05.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo ate some of the slightly decayed wild boar meat, noticing that his experience was still increasing, it seemed that the decayed meat wouldn’t affect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wondered if martial artists might get sick from eating too much decayed meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Han Anniang was just an ordinary person, Chen Mo dared not let her eat any more of it, saying, \"Sister-in-law, since the meat has gone bad, just throw it away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a minor waste, but safety is major.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Chen Mo has enough deterrent in Fu Ze Village, he truly has a foothold, and in the future, even if life gets better, no other family would dare to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is time for life to get improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Throw it away?\" Han Anniang showed reluctance and said, \"Don’t! It can still be eaten, just heat it more, there’s still so much meat, such a waste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not about waste, safety is the most important, if it makes our bodies sick, it will cost even more to get a doctor later,\" said Chen Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reasonably, it makes sense, but there are still about a hundred pounds of meat left, just tossing it like that feels too extravagant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Anniang continued to plead, \"Then don’t throw it all away, some of it is still edible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\" Chen Mo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Anniang puffed her cheeks, looking somewhat cute, muttering, \"Uncle, you used to say, for the matters of the house, listen to me, for outside matters, listen to you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t argue further with Han Anniang. After breakfast, he dug a pit in the back garden and buried the decayed meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the idea of giving it to others, Chen Mo did not entertain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he gave it to others, and they got sick, or even worse, died from it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be the one facing trouble then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, why bother getting himself into trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow kept falling harder, showing no sign of stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo grabbed his firewood knife and headed for the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the snow not fully blocking the mountain, Chen Mo had to hunt some prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, because the family meat was thrown away due to decomposition, to enhance his power, he must keep consuming meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Chen Mo planned to catch some prey to take to the city to exchange for money and improve his living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A well-proclaimed saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Criminals tend to revisit the scene of their crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Mo ventured into the deep woods, he made a point to check the burial site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the area was covered by snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ensuring it might not be discovered, Chen Mo walked deeper into Daze Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold wind felt like soft knives, slashing at Chen Mo’s face, his head and eyebrows were frosted with silvery ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo tightened his coat, removed the knife on his waist, attached the handle, thrust it against a tree, ensuring its stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, his own power was 38 pounds, plus the sword technique added 21 points of power, if he met a tiger now, Chen Mo would dare to hack at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, though he made efforts to reach the tiger’s territory, he didn’t find any tigers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo ventured further inward, finding it difficult to seek prey in this snowy weather, his hands reddened from the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Chen Mo heard a strange noise from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he saw a snow-laden branch of a spruce tree had broken and was crashing down toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened too fast, barely giving him time to react, Chen Mo instinctively lunged to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a slope, Chen Mo’s dive caused him to roll down, only stopping at the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he didn’t hit any rocks midway, remaining unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing up, brushing off snow, thinking he was unlucky, when suddenly his expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him lay an earthen lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the lair was a black bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear had presumably been in hibernation, but now, being disturbed, it fixed its angry gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo’s heart skipped a beat, not from fear of the bear, but realizing he had lost his knife during the tumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black bear was deeply agitated, sleeping peacefully, yet awoken by this biped creature, its inherent violent nature roused, it had only one thought, to tear the biped apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a trace of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an angry roar, the black bear stormed out of the lair, pouncing towards Chen Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scenario offered no chance to retrieve the knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running wasn’t an option given the short distance; one couldn’t outrun the bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrenaline surging, Chen Mo met the bear bare-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man and bear collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear opened its massive jaws, intending to snap Chen Mo’s neck, while he stubbornly held the bear’s upper and lower jaws, knees bracing, forcing a standstill, preventing the bear from moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands exerted force upwards and downwards, stopping the bear’s maw from closing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chen Mo was shirtless now, his tensed muscles and bulging veins would have been visible on his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo’s face turned red, shouting loudly, exerting his full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peculiar sound resounded, the bear’s mouth forcibly torn apart by Chen Mo, and swiftly twisted to the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought the more than four hundred-pound bear down to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive body crashed heavily, sending snow flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear was bewildered by the fall, giving Chen Mo a chance, he wound up a powerful punch, landing it fiercely on the bear’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull sound echoed, the bear’s eyes instantaneously filled with blood, its head smashing into the ground, creating a crater impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this wasn’t the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo’s adrenaline surged, his long hair swirling with sweat, fists pounding on the bear’s head like raindrops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Chen Mo’s hands were coated with the bear’s blood did he pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear didn’t even get a chance to cry out before being knocked completely unconscious by Chen Mo’s relentless punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Chen Mo slumped onto the bear like he was drained, breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the bear alive mainly facilitated easier bleeding later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No big deal really,\" he mused about the blind bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo felt an inexplicable sense of pride swelling within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for a while, he hurried to retrieve his lost knife from the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He removed the knife’s handle and secured it on his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo inhaled deeply, hoisting the nearly four-hundred-pound bear on his back, trudging out of the mountain with steady steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain trail was hard to navigate, carrying such a heavy bear required considerable effort; every half hour, Chen Mo had to pause to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he exited the mountain, he spotted a fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thrill swept through Chen Mo; he remembered fox pelts were highly prized, used in crafting clothing and ornaments for nobility, commanding extremely high prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far surpassing mere wild boar hides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even bear pelts compared to a flawless fox pelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, upon seeing him, the fox fled as if it had encountered the Plague God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ps: Requesting continuous reading!\u003C\u002Fp>",1210,"2026-06-05T18:56:34.533Z",1,"novelbin.me","cbb0175a48a049c0c8d94794b8f8159bef4cb966857d7344c11c742766715649","cultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law-chapter-22","cultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law-chapter-20",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-begins-with-caring-for-sister-in-law-cover.jpg"]