Chapter 23: The Dangkang's Tooth

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

Staring at Chen Yun with a sincere gaze, Xi Luo's solemn tone successfully made the other party hesitate.

It was not as if Chen Yun had not noticed the various abnormalities regarding her own son.

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

That was why she had appeared so nervous, praying to gods and Buddhas everywhere.

Now that she knew it was Xi Luo who had taken a fancy to her son, Chen Yun's heart, which had been hanging in the air, actually relaxed.

Although she had never seen any temple nearby that worshipped Xi Luo.

Chen Yun's level of approval for this red civet cat was still much higher than for those mountain ghosts and gods.

Aside from having a slightly nasty personality and a fondness for tricking children out of their candied haws...

This red civet cat was indeed a qualified mountain god.

At the very least, when she had gotten lost, it was this civet cat that tirelessly led her through forests and across rivers, eventually finding the way home.

"Even so..."

Before Chen Yun could finish her sentence, she saw Xi Luo’s eyes roll, and suddenly, she stretched out a claw to point at the field behind her.

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

Every spring, the villagers would loosen the soil on their land.

While removing weeds, this also increases the soil's fertility and aeration.

It is just that this is strenuous work, and to do it with meticulous care requires a significant amount of energy.

Although Li Yu and Chen Yun were a couple with tacit cooperation.

Up until now, 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.

With Li Yu needing to balance the village's defense and the task of hunting in the mountains, most of this year's plowing and soil-loosening work had fallen onto Chen Yun's shoulders.

"This..."

Xi Luo could see that Chen Yun was clearly hesitating.

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

"What is this?"

It was not just Chen Yun whose attention was drawn.

Even Li Boyang and Big Girl, who were nearby, gathered their gazes on that tooth.

It was not Xi Luo's own tooth, but rather a tooth similar to that of a wild boar or an elephant.

It was only the size of a palm, far from being comparable to a real wild boar tusk or elephant tusk.

"This is the tooth of a Dangkang."

"Of course, some people also call it a tooth-pig."

Xi Luo gently patted the tooth, and it actually began to stir as if it were a living creature.

The next second, the surrounding soil began to converge toward the tooth, and it quickly turned into a behemoth resembling a wild boar.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

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

It had two large ears on its head, and four large tusks protruding from its mouth, resembling elephant tusks.

"It is not a real Dangkang, but a puppet made of piled-up soil."

"See those four tusks? They are the best tools for plowing, and they can help you complete this year's soil-loosening task."

It was as if to verify Xi Luo's words.

The wild boar with the four tusks obediently walked toward the field and then skillfully began to root around in the soil.

The weeds and gravel in the land were all turned up by it.

The snakes, insects, rats, and ants hidden in the ground were skillfully swallowed into its belly, looking quite satisfied.

"If it were a living Dangkang, its excrement would also be the best fertilizer..."

"It is a pity that this is merely a Dangkang tooth; it can only help people clear land and plow."

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

It was as if many years ago, Xi Luo had once witnessed with her own eyes the scene of a Dangkang plowing and tilling land for people.

"This..."

Opening her eyes wide in surprise, Chen Yun naturally saw the power of the Dangkang tooth at a glance.

It was not that this world lacked oxen or horses for plowing.

It was just that, limited by the plowing tools and the difficulty of domesticating oxen and horses themselves, they were simply not something ordinary mountain folk could afford to use.

Looking at this tooth-pig, its four tusks were the best tools for plowing.

Although it was temporarily unclear whether the tooth-pig's act of eating things had any significance.

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

Most importantly, the tooth-pig did not have the ferocity of an animal, and even an ordinary woman like Chen Yun could manage it.

"How about it?"

"This tooth-pig is quite good, isn't it!"

Returning from her past memories, Xi Luo looked at Chen Yun with full confidence.

"Before I bring your son back, this tooth-pig is temporarily lent to you to use!"

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

Then she turned her head and stared at Li Boyang on the side for a long time, finally relenting.

"Fine, but I have one more condition: Big Girl must go along with him."

"Without her watching by his side, I won't be at ease."

As Chen Yun spoke, she squatted down to wipe Big Girl's dirty face.

Afterward, she reached out to wipe the mud stains off Li Boyang's face, then turned back to look at Xi Luo very seriously and said.

"You are a mountain god, and I believe you certainly won't let two children do anything dangerous."

"If they haven't returned before dark..."

"No matter which mountain god temple you belong to, I will definitely smash every mountain god temple in the vicinity!"

Chen Yun's warning was earnest and serious; no one would doubt whether a mother would have such determination.

"Rest assured, I will definitely send them back before dark."

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A moment later, following Xi Luo's departure, the tooth-pig had already begun to work.

Watching the cyan wild boar rooting around in the field, Chen Yun suddenly discovered that she felt as if she had been liberated all at once.

With the help of this tooth-pig, Chen Yun only needed to be responsible for some follow-up work, and she would soon be able to complete this year's plowing task.

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

Thinking this, Chen Yun looked up at the sky with a complex expression.

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

Transforming into a red leopard, stepping on fire clouds...

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

And to be able to have such a mountain god ask for help from her own child.

No matter how open-minded Chen Yun tried to be, she could not help but feel doubt in her heart regarding her choice.

However, the moment she thought of the anticipation and hesitation in Li Boyang's eyes when she looked at him, she knew her choice was not wrong.

Her child was no ordinary person, and she would not become his stumbling block.

"No matter what you want to do, Mother supports you."

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