Chapter 23: The Tooth of Dang Kang

"Chen family girl, this time I truly need your son's help."

Gazing with sincere eyes at Chen Yun, Xi Luo's solemn tone successfully made the other hesitate.

Regarding the various abnormalities on her own son, Chen Yun had not failed to notice them.

She had previously thought her own son had been taken a fancy to by some mountain god or spirit.

This was why she had been somewhat nervous, seeking gods and worshipping Buddhas everywhere.

Now that she knew it was Xi Luo who had taken a fancy to her son, Chen Yun's originally suspended heart relaxed instead.

Although she had never seen any temple nearby enshrining Xi Luo.

But Chen Yun's level of recognition for this red raccoon cat was still far higher than those mountain and wild ghosts.

Except for its nasty personality and its liking to trick children out of their candied haws...

This red raccoon cat was indeed a qualified mountain god.

At the very least, when she got lost, it was this raccoon cat that tirelessly led her through forests and across rivers, finally finding the way home.

"Even so..."

Chen Yun's words had not finished when she saw Xi Luo's eyeballs roll, suddenly extending a claw to point at the fields behind her.

"If I can help you complete the task of plowing and loosening the soil, will you be willing to lend me your son for a few hours?"

Every year during the spring season, villagers would loosen the soil of their own lands.

While removing weeds, they would increase the soil's fertility and aeration.

However, this was a laborious task, and to achieve fine plowing and detailed work, the energy required during the process was not small.

Although Li Yu and Chen Yun, the husband and wife, cooperated with perfect understanding.

But up to this point, they had only completed less than one-tenth of the workload.

Especially for a woman like Chen Yun, their work efficiency could not compare to those burly men.

When Li Yu needed to balance the village's defense and the task of hunting in the mountains, this year's task of plowing and loosening the soil fell mostly on Chen Yun's shoulders.

"This..."

Xi Luo could see that Chen Yun was clearly hesitating.

So Xi Luo decided to press the advantage, opening her mouth to spit out a crystal-clear tooth.

"What is this?"

Not only was Chen Yun's attention attracted.

Even Li Li Boyang and the eldest daughter nearby focused their gazes on that tooth.

That was not Xi Luo's own tooth, but a tooth similar to a wild boar's tusk or an elephant's tusk.

It was only the size of a palm, far from comparable to real wild boar tusks and elephant tusks.

"This is the tooth of a Dang Kang."

"Of course, some people also call it a Ya Tun."

Xi Luo gently patted that tooth, and the tooth actually trembled like a living creature.

The next second, the surrounding soil began to converge toward that tooth, quickly forming a huge beast like a wild boar.

Buzz buzz buzz...

The monster was entirely cyan in color, about six feet long and four feet high.

Two large ears grew on its head, and four large tusks protruded from its mouth, shaped like elephant tusks.

"It is not a real Dang Kang, but a puppet piled up from soil."

"Did you see its four tusks? Those are the best plowing tools, capable of helping you complete this year's soil-loosening task."

Just as if to verify Xi Luo's words.

That wild boar with four tusks obediently walked toward the field, then skillfully began rooting around in the ground.

Weeds and gravel in the soil were all turned out by it.

Snakes, insects, rats, and ants hidden in the ground were even skillfully swallowed into its belly, looking completely satisfied.

"If it were a living Dang Kang, its feces would also be the best fertilizer..."

"Unfortunately, this is merely a Dang Kang tooth, capable only of helping people reclaim wasteland and plow fields."

While saying these words, a long-lost nostalgia revealed itself in Xi Luo's eyes.

As if many years ago, Xi Luo had personally witnessed the scene of a Dang Kang plowing and farming for people.

"This..."

Eyes widening in surprise, Chen Yun naturally saw the power of the Dang Kang tooth at a glance.

This world did not lack oxen and horses for plowing fields.

It was just that limited by plowing tools and the difficulty of taming oxen and horses themselves, they were simply not affordable for ordinary mountain villagers.

In contrast, this Ya Tun, its four tusks were the best plowing tools.

Although it was temporarily unclear whether the Ya Tun's eating behavior had any meaning.

It was obviously much smarter and more capable than ordinary oxen and horses.

Most crucially, the Ya Tun possessed no animal ferocity; even an ordinary woman like Chen Yun could master it.

"How about it?"

"This Ya Tun is quite good, right!"

Snapping back from past memories, Xi Luo looked at Chen Yun with full confidence.

"Before I bring your son back, this Ya Tun is temporarily lent to you for use!"

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yun first looked at Xi Luo.

Then she turned her head and stared at Li Li Boyang beside her for a long time, finally giving in.

"Very well, but I have one more condition: Big Yatou must go with them."

"Without her watching from the side, I cannot feel at ease."

As Chen Yun spoke, she squatted down and wiped the mud from Big Yatou's paint-splattered face.

She then reached out to wipe the dirt from Li Li Boyang's face, only then turning to look at Xi Luo with grave seriousness.

"You are the Mountain God; I trust you would never let two children do anything dangerous."

"If they do not return before nightfall..."

"No matter which Mountain God Temple you belong to, I will smash every Mountain God Temple in the vicinity!"

Chen Yun's warning was earnest and severe; no one would doubt a mother's resolve in this matter.

"Rest assured, I will bring them back before nightfall."

Moments later, with Xi Luo's departure, the tusked boars began their work.

Watching the green wild boar rooting about in the fields, Chen Yun suddenly felt as though she had been set free.

With the help of the tusked boars, Chen Yun only needed to handle the cleanup afterward, and she could finish this year's plowing task very soon.

"Bu Ku'er, Big Yatou..."

Pondering thus, Chen Yun looked up at the sky with a complex expression.

That was the direction Xi Luo had taken with Li Li Boyang and Big Yatou, and it was also the first time she had witnessed the power of a deity.

Transforming into a red leopard, treading upon fiery clouds...

The impact of Xi Luo's combat form on Chen Yun was far greater than she had imagined.

And that such a Mountain God would seek help from her own child.

Even though Chen Yun tried to be open-minded, she could not help but doubt her own choice deep within her heart.

Yet, the moment she thought of the expectation and hesitation in Li Li Boyang's eyes when she looked at him, she knew her choice was correct.

My child is no ordinary person, and I will not become his stumbling block.

"No matter what you wish to do, Mother will support you."

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