Chapter 142: Unexpected Visitor

The body-refining medicinal materials Yu Lin brought back were enough for the Esteemed Tribe to use for a long time.

So they temporarily put aside the matter of searching for medicine, focusing on the winter festival, hoping for a good year ahead, especially the upcoming spring.

After all, productivity at this time cannot compare to later eras, with so many excellent crops and developed animal husbandry.

At this moment.

In the mountains and forests.

Da Yu stood on the treetop, his gaze falling on a wild boar not far away.

This wild boar was as large as an ox, its whole body covered in black bristles like steel needles, its tusks as long as a person's arm, flashing cold light in the sunlight.

With each step of its sturdy limbs, it left hoofprints about an inch deep in the soil.

Huff—

The white vapor it exhaled condensed into frost in the air, its scarlet small eyes flickering with near-human cunning.

It was clearly a being that could almost be called a demon.

"Wen Ming, are you sure you can beat it?"

Si Linghua stood beside him, looking at the wild boar, and couldn't help but swallow.

He felt that if he appeared before that wild boar, he'd be standing one second and lying the next, and buried underground the following day.

On his first hunting trip out, he ends up with something this big........

Da Yu saw his fearful look and smiled: "Don't worry, if I can't beat it, I can still run, right?"

"Come, it's your turn to act."

"Alright." Si Linghua immediately climbed down the tree and, on the ground, cast witchcraft to give Da Yu a boost.

With his current ability, he can at most cast it three times.

So he chose to enhance Da Yu's strength, speed, and defense.

Purely numerical values, with no technique involved.

Da Yu clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body, a confident arc appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He suddenly exerted force with his legs, and the branch beneath his feet snapped with a "crack".

His whole body shot up like an arrow from a bow, instantly leaping out of the forest!

Sunlight fell on his bronze-colored skin, his muscle lines as distinct as if carved by a knife.

He raised his fist high, the air around his knuckles even distorting, emitting a piercing explosive sound, targeting that wild boar!

The wild boar sensed the impending danger, it abruptly lifted its head, and at the moment it saw Da Yu clearly, a hint of contempt flashed in its scarlet eyes.

"A mere human dares to match strength with it? This is nothing short of a great humiliation!"

"Then let's come!"

The wild boar's hind legs fiercely dug into the ground, its sturdy limbs bursting with astonishing power, its massive body actually shooting up like a cannonball!

The shockwave exploded outward from it, scattering all the accumulated snow within a radius of ten zhang, exposing the ground below.

Two stark white tusks pointed straight at Da Yu, the wild boar seeming to already see this overconfident human shattered into pieces upon impact—

First the fist, then the arm, and finally half of his body would be smashed by it!

Their collision was merely an instant.

Bang!!!

The deafening collision sound echoed through the mountains and forests.

The shockwave expanded in a ring, snapping the surrounding trees at their waists.

The contempt in the wild boar's eyes instantly turned to shock, its prized tusks actually breaking inch by inch from the root!

Whoa——

Amidst its mournful howl, the wild boar's massive body flew backward like a torn sack, crashing heavily to the ground.

The earth exploded, a pit three zhang in diameter suddenly appearing, spiderweb-like cracks spreading outward more than ten zhang!

After the smoke and dust cleared, the wild boar lay twitching at the pit's bottom, blood pouring from its mouth and nose, half its brain rotted away!

The remaining eyeball stared at Da Yu as he approached, filled with incomprehension.

When did the human race's physique become so strong?

Unfortunately, its doubt went unanswered, as Da Yu raised his fist once more and permanently closed its eyes.

"Not bad."

Da Yu lifted it by its hind legs, bringing it out of the deep pit, and smiled as he approached Si Linghua:

"Ling Hua, let's bring this one back for Yu Lin to barbecue, and we'll keep looking for........"

His words were left unfinished.

Because he saw it, Si Linghua's smile turned to shock, then she widened her eyes, showing a hint of fear, and shouted at him:

"Wen Ming! Run!"

"Run?"

Da Yu hesitated not at all, he chose to trust Si Linghua, but faster than his movement was a voice coming from behind:

"Kid, take one step and I'll eat you."

Along with the sound ringing out.

Then came footsteps.

The speaking entity walked from behind Da Yu into his field of view.

Resembling a ferocious tiger but with wings, its whole body covered in dark red fur, two tusks protruding from its mouth.

Da Yu recognized it.

Qiongqi!

Qiongqi strolled leisurely, its wings gently flapping, stirring up a whiff of brine, and when it saw Da Yu's face, it was taken aback:

"Gun?"

"No, no, no, Gun is already dead; are you his son?"

Its words sounded as if it knew Gun.

Da Yu nodded, "Yes."

"Tsk tsk." A playful smile flickered in Qiongqi's eyes as it said lightly:

"I was just wandering here, sensed a very upright aura that whetted my appetite, and wanted to come over for a feast."

"Didn't expect it to be the son of an acquaintance... oh well."

It seemed regretful, pointing at Da Yu's arm: "Since you are his son, I won't kill you."

"However."

Its gaze fell on Si Linghua: "You're a bit lacking, but not bad."

"So, do you still want to struggle?"

"I'll give you this chance."

It didn't rush to devour Si Linghua, but gave her a chance.

Calling it a chance, it actually relished the prey's desperate struggle before death, the hopelessness of realizing death is inevitable… a most delicious feeling.

Especially a Soul nourished by that emotion; even if offered a divine artifact in exchange, it… uh, the artifact is for swapping, the eating can be postponed.

Si Linghua, under its stare, felt her legs tremble, wanted to run, but seeing Da Yu still by her side, she gritted her teeth:

"Are you sure that after eating me you'll spare Wen Ming?!"

"Then come eat! I'm not afraid… I'm not afraid of death!"

"Yoho." Qiongqi raised an eyebrow:

"Are you sure you're not afraid of death? What a pity; if you had said you were afraid, I was planning to spare both of you at once."

"Really? I'm afraid of death, I'm afraid of death!"

"Just kidding, hahaha, you're an interesting kid; later I'll make your death quicker, less painful."

"........."

If a gaze could kill, Si Linghua has already killed Qiongqi countless times with her eyes.

But unfortunately, she doesn't have that ability.

At that moment, Da Yu spoke, "Qiongqi."

"Did the Emperor permit you to come here?"

"........." Upon hearing that, Qiongqi's smile froze, replaced by a grim, fierce scowl.

"You think I'm afraid of him?!"

"You are afraid."

"Hmph, me afraid? Laughable! If I hadn't been hungry back then, would I have been defeated by him? I never feared him!"

"You are afraid."

"........ Fine, I indeed am afraid."

Qiongqi stopped arguing with Da Yu and squinted at him:

"I'm afraid of him; does that mean you're not afraid of me?"

Da Yu shook his head, "Not afraid."

"Oh? Why?"

"You're not like a flood; would you dare to block the waters of the Huang He?"

"........." Qiongqi gave no answer, turned and walked aside:

"Three breaths; I'll give you three breaths of time."

"You can now escape."