Chapter 37: This is the hole bird

Chen Wuji spent over an hour, finally having traversed all the traps.

Apart from the few destroyed spots, the harvest could be considered not bad.

Two wild boars, one peacock, two of which were still alive.

If all of this were exchanged for money, it should be worth quite a bit.

After giving the game the most secure binding procedure, Chen Wuji took the opportunity to set up a few more traps.

He wanted to make sure that this vast, deep mountain of unknown depth would be covered with his traps in the future.

Love the trade you're in.

Before he can do anything else, he wants to push his hunting to perfection, to reach a high level.

This is the self-cultivation of beasts of burden.

"Next step, find the weasel. This most eyesore thing, unexpectedly it even has a stable sales channel—where can I go to reason about this?" Chen Wuji muttered while shaking his head, brandishing his knife to clear the way, and went to the West Mountain he had never been to before.

"In the east garden, flowers and willows, red and purple all blooming together, attracting bees, butterflies, swallows and orioles……"

In the dense forest, Chen Wuji's naturally reverberating voice rose and echoed.

These verdant mountains are practically the purest amplifier.

The song's echo was even purer than any equipment could produce.

"The flower's heart leans toward the bees, orioles and swallows, teasing them…… Hey, pheasant, take one of my arrows!" Chen Wuji, who had been holding the bow and arrow, stopped singing mid‑note, raised his hand and shot an arrow.

The pheasant cried ga‑ga while dragging its long tail, falling deep into the thicket.

Chen Wuji didn't see whether he had hit it, but it took the arrow away.

He lifted his foot and quickly gave chase, shouting, "Traitor, don't run—return my arrow!"

The pheasant paid no heed, merely flapping its wings desperately, struggling toward the distance.

The ga‑ga‑ga call sounded like a duck's, and it was not pleasant to hear at all.

"You wretched beast, dare to humiliate me!" Chen Wuji took off running after it.

He sprinted out two li in one breath, and suddenly the view ahead opened up.

Even the ground was bald and smooth, as if something had ground it down forcibly.

While Chen Wuji was doubtful, he suddenly saw something standing before him.

One…… two…… four……

Four?!

Chen Wuji's cerebral cortex instantly went numb.

Bear!

There were as many as four.

They stood right before him at this moment.

The nearest one was only two or three steps away from him.

However, this guy was relatively small, like a puppy, and looked rather cute and foolishly adorable.

But it probably would bite people, right?

What to do?

Waiting online, really urgent!

"Sorry, sorry, I took the wrong road—you guys keep going!"

Chen Wuji politely apologized, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the nearest bear cub, yanking it into his arms, pinching its mouth shut, and took off running down the mountain.

Even if it might bite, Chen Wuji also wanted to test how sharp its teeth were; coming all this way and leaving empty‑handed just didn't suit his style.

Moreover, when this little guy saw him barge in, he didn't even try to hide, just stared with his big foolishly cute eyes, obviously wanting to follow him.

Since they were so enthusiastic, if he didn't take it along, how could he bear to break the little bear's heart?

A terrifying bear roar suddenly rang out, followed immediately by the sound of trees breaking behind him.

The bear mother went berserk!

"Don't bother sending me off—I'll walk myself!"

Chen Wuji turned his head and shouted, then took off running.

Move those legs, run fast—today we've struck it big!

But Chen Wuji seemed to have misjudged the bear's running ability; even though he had mustered all his strength, the bear's roar was still gradually closing in.

Holy shit, I shouldn't have meddled.

Chen Wuji muttered a sentence, then forcibly squeezed out more power, his legs almost turning into Nezha's fire wheels.

Fortunately, the mountain base finally came into view; he was about to get out soon.

About to……

Out!

Chen Wuji burst out at a hundred‑meter sprint speed, charging straight out of the great mountain.

Just as Chen Wuji thought victory was within reach, the mother bear's angry roar drew near again.

Holy shit!

Chen Wuji, whose legs had just relaxed, again flung his legs into fire wheels.

It can also come out of the mountain, huh.

Damn it, what a pain—why can't bears come out of the mountain?

In modern society, bears still wander aimlessly around people's homes!

One running madly, one chasing madly.

That bear kept chasing Chen Wuji until he was about to reach the village, when it finally seemed to give up.

But Chen Wuji couldn't be sure either; the roar had disappeared, and there was no sound behind him.

Entities: Chen Wuji. No others.

Not daring to let his guard down, he struggled forward for a distance before stopping to make sure.

Entities: he (pronoun, not a name). No new.

That bear seems to have really left.

Entities: bear (common noun, not a proper name). Not include.

Exhausted to the point of near collapse, Chen Wuji plopped down on the ground, his mouth panting like a bellows.

Entities: Chen Wuji.

After that frantic run, he felt his lungs were about to burst.

No.

Truly, wealth is sought amid danger; after this trip, his life was just a hair's breadth from being forfeit.

No.

It was as if he were repeatedly hopping sideways at the very doorstep of Lord Yama.

Lord Yama

After resting a moment to regain a little strength, Chen Wuji quickly took out a rope, tightly bound the little bear in a secure knot, and then relaxed.

Chen Wuji, Little Bear

Also rope is an item, but a common object, so exclude.

Bear cub, it's still alive.

Entities: Bear Cub (already in glossary).

This little rabbit rascal, if he meets someone who knows value, could easily sell for the price of several weasels.

Little Rabbit Bastard, Weasel

Chen Wuji sat on the field ridge to rest for a while, until the feeling of tightness in his chest faded, then he rose again, carrying a wild boar on his back, a monkey, holding a bear cub in his left hand and a peacock in his right, and sauntered into the village.

Entities: Chen Wuji, Wild Boar (wild boar), Monkey (monkey), Bear Cub (bear cub), Peacock (peacock). Also village is a common place, so exclude.

At that time, dusk was approaching, but the sun still hung on the peak of West Mountain and had not yet set.

Entities: West Mountain (in glossary).

"Wuji, what good stuff have you caught this time?"

Entities: Wuji (a nickname for Chen Wuji? It's his given name without surname). Should we include? It's a personal name (nickname). The glossary didn't list it separately, but we should include as a name? The instruction says list every character. The name "Wuji" appears as a nickname. We should include it as "Wuji". However we need to decide if we should treat it as part of Chen Wuji. Since we already have Chen Wuji, we could also list Wuji as an alternative name. The instruction says list every character that appears. So we should include Wuji.

A woman holding a rake suddenly emerged from the field.

Entities: woman (common), exclude. rake (common object), exclude.

That sudden shout nearly gave Chen Wuji a start.

Entities: Chen Wuji.

Having just been frightened by the bear, he now has a physiological reaction to any movement.

Entities: bear (common), exclude.

"Aunt Wu, there's nothing good today, it's all inedible," Chen Wuji muttered, preparing to go on, but Aunt Wu stepped sideways and blocked his path again.

Entities: Aunt Wu (Mrs. Wu? Actually "Wu Auntie"). This is a nickname/honorific for a woman. Should we include as a character? Yes, it's a person. We need to translate. "Aunt Wu" (or "Mrs. Wu"). Usually "aunt" refers to the wife of an uncle. So "Aunt Wu". We'll use "Aunt Wu". Not in glossary, so we add.

"You can't eat this big goose? Its feathers are so beautiful—what kind of goose is this? Sell it to me!" Aunt Wu said eagerly, her eyes fixed on the peacock in Chen Wuji's hand.

Entities: big goose (common noun), exclude. goose (common noun), exclude. Peacock (beast), include.

"My son is getting married in a few days; my son and I have wandered the mountains for days and still haven't caught a single great goose. I think using this to make up the number would be great—how much do you want for it?"

Entities: Great Goose (beast), include. Also son (common), exclude. father and son (common), exclude.

In the Dayu Dynasty, the great goose was an indispensable part of the wedding ceremony.

Entities: Dayu Dynasty (in glossary). Also Great Goose (beast).

The first five of the six rites require the use of a great goose, a ceremony known as the Presenting Goose Rite.

Entities: Great Goose (great goose). Presenting Goose Rite (ceremony of presenting goose) - maybe a ritual name. Should we include? It's a term for a ritual. The instruction says list technique, item/artifact, beast, realm. This is a ceremony name, maybe considered a "technique"? Not exactly. It's a rite. Could be considered a "technique" or "ritual". Might be included as a term. However it's not a proper name; it's a descriptive phrase. Might be excluded as common term. But it's a specific ritual name. I'd lean to exclude as it's not a name of a person/place/sect etc. The instruction says list technique, item/artifact, beast, realm. This is a ritual, maybe considered a "technique"? Not sure. Safer to exclude.

Apart from marriages forced by the court, any marriage arranged by matchmakers or parental decree, if lacking a great goose, would be seen as disrespectful and an ill omen.

Entities: Court (in glossary). Great Goose (great goose). Also matchmaker's words (common), exclude. parental decree (common), exclude.

"Simply passing off a peacock as a great goose—would that work?"

Entities: Peacock (peacock), Great Goose (great goose).

"The common people strictly observe the Presenting Goose Rite mainly because the great goose possesses qualities like fidelity, the husband's authority over the wife, and orderly seniority—does the peacock have any of those?"

Entities: common people (common), exclude. Presenting Goose Rite (again). Great Goose, Peacock.

"Aunt Wu, how much are you offering?" Chen Wuji asked.

Entities: Aunt Wu, Chen Wuji.

"Whether a peacock can actually impersonate a great goose is probably not something he can consider."

Entities: Peacock, Great Goose.

"As long as the buyer says it's fine, he just needs to take the money and be done."

No.

Well, as long as enough is given.