Chapter 61: The Roaring Sky Clan

"A thunderstorm is coming?"

Gazing far ahead, Li Li Boyang raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"At this time of year... could there be such a huge storm?"

Walking ahead of Li Li Boyang, Li Li Jingshu also saw the dark clouds flashing with lightning in the distance.

That deafening roar could be clearly heard by the two even from hundreds of kilometers away.

Wild winds swept across the earth, dragging vegetation and livestock into the sky...

After three years of training and strengthening, Li Li Jingshu could even clearly see the livestock and mountain villagers screaming in the gale.

"Little brother, should we speed up a bit..."

Facing such heavenly might, even the always bold Li Li Jingshu turned pale as she said.

At this very moment, the two were on their way back to Li Family Village, and along the way, many wild beasts and spirits were also alarmed by the distant storm.

"This storm... is almost the scale of a category eight or nine typhoon..."

Feeling that the storm's arrival was somewhat suspicious, Li Li Boyang couldn't help but mutter quietly.

Since coming to this world, Li Li Boyang had never seen such a violent hurricane.

Li Li Boyang was unsure whether this storm was formed naturally.

What worried him more now was whether this hurricane would affect the crop harvest in Li Family Village.

Thinking of this, Li Li Boyang once again took out the Bone Armor of Destiny and habitually tossed it.

As expected, if this storm continued to spread in this direction, it would indeed affect this year's harvest.

Even century-old trees could not withstand the devastation of this storm, let alone the crops in the fields.

"Little brother?"

Seeing Li Li Boyang take out the Bone Armor of Destiny, Li Li Jingshu also stopped in her tracks.

Having spent so much time with Li Li Boyang, Li Li Jingshu knew better than anyone when the other would use the Bone Armor of Destiny.

"Let's go, we must hurry back to the village now."

"At the speed this storm is moving, it won't be long before it arrives here."

"The crops in the fields cannot withstand the ravages of this storm; it could even leave us with no harvest at all this year."

Habitually explaining to Li Li Jingshu, this was a habit Li Li Boyang had cultivated over a long time.

In this ignorant era, Li Li Jingshu might be the only one who could understand Li Li Boyang's words without any doubts.

"Ah?"

Simply imagining such a scene in her mind, Li Li Jingshu's face also changed drastically.

Unlike Li Li Boyang, who was only born three years ago.

Li Li Jingshu, who was nearly nine years old this year, had personally experienced several famines.

The scenes of corpses littering the ground and children being exchanged for food left a huge psychological shadow on Li Li Jingshu.

It was only in these past three years, thanks to the high-quality seeds carefully selected by Li Li Boyang and the intentional or unintentional protection of Xi Luo, that Li Family Village had been able to live slightly quieter days.

Thinking that she would go hungry again next year, Li Li Jingshu's gaze at the storm was filled with hostility.

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With Li Li Boyang and Li Li Jingshu's pace, a mere twenty li was not an overly distant distance.

In less than half an hour, the two arrived near Li Family Village.

Or more precisely, the first thing the two saw was the endless golden rice fields on the outskirts of Li Family Village.

Unlike the fields three years ago.

Those golden rice fields were all newly reclaimed fields, presenting an overall terraced structure.

This was not because the people of Li Family Village had to seek novelty or beauty, creating spectacles.

It was simply that this ghostly place had very little flat land available for reclamation, coupled with water source restrictions...

This kind of top-down terraced farming naturally became the reclamation method that best fit the current actual situation.

Fortunately, Li Li Boyang had constantly pestered Xi Luo over the past three years, borrowing the use rights of the Toothed Pig from the other party, which barely allowed him to complete this massive engineering task.

Synchronized with the reclamation of these terraces was the composting and fermentation work in Li Family Village.

After all, the high-quality seeds cultivated by Li Li Boyang had extremely high requirements for soil fertility; ordinary mountain land simply could not sustain those seeds.

Of course, Li Li Boyang did not deny that he had had enough of the dirty environment in the village.

That feeling of potentially stepping in a pile of feces or urine at any time while walking on the road.

For Li Li Boyang, who came from the civilized society of the twenty-first century, it was simply a huge torment.

Especially after he learned to walk, Li Li Boyang hated it even more.

Chen Yun still used this matter to mock Li Li Boyang to this day, saying she had given birth to a "feet never touching the ground" divine person.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Li Family Village's population was not large to begin with.

Plus the strong support of the Old Village Head and Li Yu, Li Li Boyang's composting and fermentation work might not have proceeded so smoothly.

Even so, looking at those uneven rice fields, Li Li Boyang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Qi Wa's family is slacking off again..."

Looking in the same direction as Li Li Boyang.

Li Li Jingshu also saw that field, which was obviously more desolate than other places.

With the same high-quality seeds and the same planting method, Qi Wa's family had been growing worse than other villagers for two consecutive years.

This even sparked gossip in the village, labeling Qi Wa's family as "lazybones."

"No, Qi Wa's family is not slacking off..."

"It's just that Qi Wa's father hit his head, so he does everything half a step slower than others."

Sighing deeply, Li Li Boyang naturally knew the situation of the Seventh Child's family.

Father fell and hit his head, mother ran off with someone, and the Seventh Child himself is still so young...

So even with the help of the brothers Li Yu and Li Li Chengfeng, they could only say they barely survived.

After all, the brothers Li Yu and Li Li Chengfeng have their own families to care for and cannot spare too much time during the busy farming season to help them.

"Little brother, we have already helped him far too much."

Seeing right through what Li Li Boyang was thinking, Li Li Jingshu spoke in a surprisingly mature tone, her voice low.

Her little brother was good in every way, except that sometimes his inexplicable sense of responsibility was far too strong.

In Li Li Jingshu's view, without Li Li Boyang's active assistance, the Seventh Child's family would never have lasted until now.

"Sigh, I just dislike watching others starve to death right before my eyes!"

Within the limits of his ability, Li Li Boyang did not mind helping others.

"Starving to death... is the most painful way to die in this world."

Unintentionally, the image of his first meeting with Li Li Jingshu flashed through his mind—her emaciated, skeletal form.

Li Li Boyang's tone sounded unusually firm, and his eyes seemed to have made some kind of resolution.

"Since so much has already changed, is there any reason to hesitate in taking one step further?"

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