The poor girl from the 1970s was forced to kiss by the damp educated youth.

Just as Shi Xin and his group of four left, the Chen family arrived.

"Why didn't you come home to tell me you were building the house?" Mrs. Chen asked reproachfully.

"Why should I say that? Are you here to help?" Chen Zhi asked back.

When asked this question, Mrs. Chen choked for a moment and said awkwardly, "We have other things to do, we don't have time."

Chen Zhi sneered.

"Even if we're too busy, we should at least let you know about something as big as building a house. If we don't show up when you're building a house, who knows what the villagers will say behind our backs." Chen Ye looked at the blue bricks, her eyes red with envy. This Xi Lang is so rich! They're still living in mud houses, while Chen Zhi is about to live in a brick house!

She is not reconciled!

How can Chen Zhi live such a good life? What gives her the right?

She doesn't deserve it!

Chen Zhi shrugged. "I don't care. My reputation is what it is anyway."

The Chen family was speechless again.

"We're going up the mountain to collect stones. If you're free, come along," Chen Zhi said.

The Chen family members looked at each other, knowing that carrying stones was hard work.

"We have some things to take care of at home. We'll come and help out in a couple of days when we're less busy," Chen Mu said.

The Chen family looked at Xi Lang not far away. Even though Xi Lang hadn't done anything, he was just looking at them calmly, and they felt inexplicably scared. They couldn't say the words they had prepared.

After the Chen family left, Xi Lang and Chen Zhi carried baskets on their backs and headed towards the back of the mountain.

"Chen Zhi, what are you doing?" Chen Da asked as he approached.

Besides Chen Da, there were also Chen Peng, Chen Ergou, and Chen Xiaoshuai. They went into the mountains today, and only after returning from the mountains did they learn that Chen Zhi was going to build a house, and it would be a brick and tile house.

The group was disappointed that they hadn't seen the truck.

"Let's go into the mountains and carry stones," Chen Zhi said.

"Let's go together," Chen Da blurted out.

Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chen Da with some surprise. Wasn't he tired? He took the initiative to come and help her with the work.

Not only Chen Da, but also Chen Peng and the other two said they would go together.

"We'll go home and bring a basket over, and you'll be on the back mountain, right?" Chen Peng asked.

Chen Zhi nodded.

"Okay, we'll be there in a bit."

Chen Da and his three companions came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Chen Zhi looked at Xi Lang, who remained calm. "Pay them wages?"

Chen Zhi hesitated and said, "No need. Usually, when relatives come to help build a house, we just provide meals. After the house is built, we'll treat them to another meal and give them some dishes to take home."

Xi Lang carefully noted it down. "Okay, then let's follow the village rules."

Behind the village is a mountain, just a few steps away. At the foot of the mountain are rocks of varying sizes, but most are large.

Xi Lang glanced around, and in front of Chen Zhi, he took out several talismans from his Qiankun sleeve and threw them at the large rocks in the distance.

"run!"

He grabbed Chen Zhi's hand and ran.

An explosion came from behind, sending rocks flying.

Chen Zhi: "..."

Looking back at the stones scattered on the ground, then at Xi Lang beside her, she finally managed to squeeze out a question after a long pause: "Are you practicing feudal superstition?"

Seeing her dazed expression, Xi Lang chuckled. "Yeah, use some extreme measures."

"Chen Zhi!"

"Siron!"

Chen Da and the other three ran over upon hearing the noise, their faces filled with worry.

Zhao Jinbao, Zhou Zhengping, Li Zhouan, and Yang Wenyu also came with them.

"What was that sound just now?"

Was that an explosion?

"Look at those rocks! They were fine when I passed by today, but now they've exploded!"

Everyone's eyes darted back and forth between Chen Zhi and Xi Lang.

Chen Zhi felt a little guilty and avoided eye contact with the group.

"Several bolts of lightning suddenly struck and split them apart," Xi Lang said seriously.

Zhao Jinbao and the others looked up at the sky. The sky was clear and cloudless. Where did the thunder come from?

Xi Lang didn't explain much, and went to collect stones with his basket on his back.

Chen Zhi asked Li Zhou'an and the others, "Why are you all here too?"

"Let's help each other out, I'll help you carry the stones," Li Zhou'an said.

Zhao Jinbao: "Yes, yes, we're all neighbors, we came to help."

Actually, I was craving your food, so I came to help out and get a free meal.

Suddenly there were eight more people, making it ten people carrying stones together.

After three or four trips, the stones on the open ground piled up into a small hill.

"Two more trips, would that be enough?" Chen Zhi asked.

Xi Lang: "Then let's make two more trips. It's okay if it's not enough. We live nearby, so we can bring back whatever we need later."

The two were about to leave with their baskets on their backs when Xi Lang suddenly stopped.

Chen Zhi also stopped, "What—"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly turned around and looked in a certain direction on the mountain. When she saw what was coming from there, her pupils shrank. It was a pack of wolves!

"Everyone, put down your baskets and run towards the village," Xi Lang said coldly, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

Chen Da and Li Zhou'an were all taken aback. Just as they were about to ask why, the wolf pack had already arrived.

"Damn it, what's with the wolves?!"

Zhao Jinbao blurted it out.

Didn't they say that most of the wolves in the mountains had been killed?

He had been working in the countryside for several years and had never seen this before.

"Put down your basket and run towards the village!" Xi Lang repeated.

The others put down their baskets, but hesitated to leave.

"One, two, three... a total of twenty-four." Chen Zhi said with a sullen face. These wolves were very strong, only two sizes smaller than the giant wolf. They were different from the wolves she had seen when she was a child. She suspected that these wolves were in cahoots with the giant wolf from yesterday.

"What should we do?" Chen Da held two stones in his hands, his legs trembling, but he didn't think about abandoning Chen Zhi and Xi Lang and running away.

Chen Peng's face was grim. "We need someone to go back to the village and call for help. Er Gou, you go. You're fast."

Chen Ergou: "Brother Peng, you go ahead, you run faster than me. My legs are too weak to run anymore."

That's too late.

They were surrounded.

Just as everyone's gaze fell on the wolf pack opposite, Xi Lang suddenly found himself holding a black longsword.

"Be careful and protect yourself. I'll take care of them."

Xi Lang gave a word of advice, then drew his sword and charged towards the wolf pack opposite him.

Is Xi Lang good?

In Chen Peng's words, he was certainly capable, but he only thought that the other party had some skills in matters of ghosts and gods, but was not as strong as the average person, after all, the other party only earned seven work points.

Chen Da, Chen Ergou, and Chen Xiaoshuai had never seen Xi Lang make a move, and their impression of him was still that he was thin and weak, in poor health, and often took sick leave.

The same goes for educated youth like Li Zhou'an. Xi Lang is nothing special; he's just a bit eccentric and unorthodox.

It was only at this moment that they realized how shallow their understanding of Xilang had been.

Was the person who cleaved open the wolf's skull with that sword really Xi Lang?

One sword strike takes down one head in a second or two; the speed is so fast that their eyes can't keep up.

However, their shock didn't stop there. When they saw Chen Zhi knock away the wolf that pounced on them with a stone, they were too shocked to speak. They simply handed the stone in their hands to Chen Zhi.

This couple is simply inhuman.

In the brigade office, Chen Renzheng and Chen Jun were discussing weeding and fertilizing the crops when they suddenly heard a beast's roar, and their voices stopped.

"What was that sound just now?" Chen Renzheng wondered if he had misheard. He thought the sound was the howl of a wolf.

"Is it a wolf?" Chen Jun also wondered.

In previous years, the hunting was too brutal, and these large animals either died or fled. We haven't seen any trace of them for several years.

The next second, another beastly roar rang out.

"It sounds like someone is calling for help." Chen Renzheng stood up and walked outside.

Chen Jun hurriedly followed, "I heard it too, it came from the foot of the mountain."

The two started jogging, but as the sound became clearer, they turned jogging into a sprint.

A pack of wolves coming down from the mountain and injuring people is no small matter.

Chen Renzheng and Chen Jun sped up and quickly arrived at the scene. From a distance of several dozen meters, they saw Xi Lang sever the neck of a wolf with a single sword stroke. They also saw another wolf trying to escape, but it was hit on the head by a stone thrown by Chen Zhi, spun around twice, and then collapsed.

Both of them fell silent.

However, things beyond their comprehension were not over yet. They saw the last wolf fall, and the black longsword in Xilang's hand suddenly vanished into thin air.

Chen Ren rubbed his eyes, and Chen Jun followed suit. They looked at the sky, which was clear and bright, and wondered what was going on.

Chen Renzheng: "You didn't see wrong just now?"

Chen Jun: "I'd rather I'm mistaken."

Chen Renzheng: "Pretend you don't know?"

Chen Jun: "Otherwise what? Are we going to lead the way in promoting feudal superstition?"

The two rubbed their stiff faces and continued walking.

Having experienced Liang Song's situation, Chen Peng and the other three were more accepting of supernatural phenomena. When they saw Xi Langlu's move, they were shocked but also accepted it.

In their hearts, Xi Lang had transformed from a frail educated youth into a more formidable figure than even his second aunt.

Li Zhou'an and the others had also witnessed Xi Lang's unusual behavior and had some vague guesses in their hearts. Now they were only slightly surprised and accepted it well.

"Is this a Taoist supernatural power?" Zhao Jinbao muttered to himself.

Xi Lang glanced at him but didn't say anything.

"What's going on?" Chen Renzheng asked, panting.

Everyone present looked at Xi Lang and Chen Zhi. The wolf pack had come too suddenly, and they still didn't know why.

Xi Lang: "They appeared when we were carrying stones."

Chen Renzheng frowned. "Are these just on the ground, or are there more in the mountains?"

Xi Lang shook his head; he didn't know either.

"Captain, there are so many wolves, can we share the meat?" Chen Ergou asked, swallowing hard.

Chen Renzheng and Chen Jun both looked at Xi Lang simultaneously.

Xi Lang thought for a moment, "I'll take one head of cattle since I need to provide meals for building houses, and the rest can be arranged by the brigade."

Upon hearing this, Chen Renzheng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Xi Lang only wanted one head.

"Carry the remaining twenty-three wolves to the brigade's canteen, weigh them, and then distribute the meat according to the number of people. Since you eight contributed, each of you can get an extra five jin of meat." After Chen Renzheng finished speaking, he looked at Chen Jun.

Chen Jun nodded, "That's how we'll divide it. We'll sell the wolf pelts to the supply and marketing cooperative, and save the money from selling the pelts to distribute during the New Year."