The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

"Could this really be a miracle drug?"

The giant, humanoid kudzu root on the 3D map looks completely abnormal. Has this thing become sentient?

"What's wrong?"

Yin Yi noticed that Li Qingqiu was in a daze and was somewhat puzzled.

"It's alright, let's go."

The snow in the mountains was very thick, and even with someone clearing a path ahead, it was still very difficult to walk. Along the way, we had to keep searching for traces in the snow and for signs of wild things around the woods.

With the snow covering the area, pheasants, rabbits, and even squirrels would leave obvious tracks. These days, there are no protected animals; if you encounter one, you kill it.

Squirrels are a prime target, as they tend to hide fruit. Finding one can yield a lot of dried fruit, and even some corn or other grains.

"ah."

"Are you alright?"

Li Qingqiu helped Yin Yi up.

"I tripped over a tree root for no reason."

Going into the mountains in heavy snow was quite an adjustment. I didn't see any pheasants, but I did find a few feathers. According to Uncle Old Hunter, there are probably no more than ten pheasants in the entire area around Lijia'ao, so what's the point of catching any feathers?

There are probably not many wild rabbits; there's practically no trace of them. There are some squirrels, but they're too small and don't have much meat. They can only be hunted and sold for their fur, which is more expensive than weasel fur. As for weasels, well, these days only humans can conquer nature; they're good for skinning.

Following the mountain road forward, the old hunter uncle meant to go to the old mountain gully. He had found traces of wild boars in the summer and wanted to hunt them. Li Qingqiu was initially quite excited, but when he heard that it was more than ten or twenty miles away, he immediately lost interest. If it hadn't snowed, it wouldn't have mattered.

Now, joking, it might take three to five hours to get there. Li Qingqiu's eyes darted around. He didn't want to spend a whole day running through the snow just to find traces of wild boars. It was too damn torturous. Besides, there was the Lazy Eater Cultivation Method, which involved climbing ice and lying in the snow. Whoever wanted to do it could do it.

Most importantly, Li Qingqiu discovered that he couldn't shoot a gun, knew nothing about medicinal herbs, couldn't find medicinal herbs, was clueless about hunting, and was only half-baked at setting hunting traps. Apart from knowing how to make ropes, he seemed to be no match for Li Qinglian and the others in other aspects.

"Do you really think I'm a Chihuahua?"

"Hurry up and catch up."

"No, this won't do," Li Qingqiu glanced at Yin Yi. The girl was gritting her teeth, and it seemed she couldn't hold on for much longer. "Ouch, Yin Yi, is your foot alright? Get up quickly, let me help you rest."

"Ah, okay."

Yin Yi paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up as she clutched her foot. "I think I sprained it; it hurts a bit."

"Let me take a look for you."

Uncle Medicine Basket, upon hearing that she had sprained her ankle, rushed over. Li Qingqiu took a look and said, "Uncle Medicine Basket, it's nothing serious. She just tripped over a tree root and fell. She'll be fine after a rest. You can go ahead, I'll wait for her."

Uncle Medicine Basket glanced at Li Qingqiu, then at Yin Yi, wondering if the kid had something going on with this girl. "Then you'd better hurry up, or we won't wait for you."

"Don't worry, we'll catch up with you soon."

Li Qingqiu and Yin Yi exchanged a glance and nodded in perfect unison. Once the main group had walked a little further away, Li Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm exhausted. Let's find a place to sit down and rest."

"I didn't expect wading through the snow to be so tiring."

They found a sheltered spot, sheltered by large trees, with a few patches of snow that weren't too thick. After clearing some away, the two found a rock to sit on. "I'll gather some branches, start a fire, and warm myself up. It's quite cold sitting here like this."

Li Qingqiu didn't have a hunting rifle or a gun, but he did bring a machete, so chopping some branches wasn't a problem. "Wow, could it really be a Chihuahua?" He couldn't believe he'd stumbled upon something like this while chopping branches; his luck was just too good.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I just saw a Ganoderma lucidum. Uncle Medicine Basket said it's not easy to find one normally, but we found it just by sitting down somewhere." The red Ganoderma lucidum wasn't small, about the size of a palm.

Li Qingqiu carefully cut it off. According to Uncle Yaolou, this piece was worth at least seven or eight mao, maybe even a dollar. It was practically free money. "Even if we don't go with them, we've got something to talk about today."

"It really is Ganoderma lucidum."

Yin Yi was quite surprised. It was too easy. They said it was supposed to be hard to find someone. Yin Yi subconsciously sized up Li Qingqiu. She knew how much of Li Qingqiu's position as deputy team leader was just a facade. Even she, a junior educated youth at the educated youth settlement, knew this. "You're really lucky."

"good."

They gathered branches together, found some dry grass, and lit it. After some effort, they finally got a fire going. Li Qingqiu took out the mixed grain buns that Yin Yi had given him, stuck them on branches, and prepared to roast them to fill his stomach. Although they had only walked four or five miles, they were really tired.

"Where are the steamed buns you brought? Give them to me, I'll bake them for you."

"oh."

Yin Yi took out a multigrain steamed bun and handed it to Li Qingqiu. "Is there only one?"

"Hmm, there's only one left." Yesterday, Yin Yi felt embarrassed because the other person helped her with the work and even helped her earn work points. It wouldn't be right to give them just a single grain bun, so she gritted her teeth and gave them two. Now she only has one left.

"Then give me two..."

Li Qingqiu paused for a moment. "It's alright, I also brought some dry food, otherwise you would have gone hungry." As he spoke, he took out two steamed buns from his pocket, which were still a little warm. "Here, I warmed them up this morning and have kept them in my pocket ever since, they're still a bit warm."

"Meat buns?"

Yin Yi accepted it with a look of surprise, but she felt a little embarrassed when she thought about how she had eaten a meat bun from Li Qingqiu the day before yesterday.

"Give me two multigrain steamed buns, and this meat bun is on me. Next time you make something delicious, remember to share some with me."

Seeing Yin Yi's embarrassment, Li Qingqiu stuffed the food into her hand while saying, "Eat quickly, these are all I have left. I don't know what I'll say if someone sees us."

"Thanks."

Yin Yi nibbled on a meat bun, and the two of them ate meat buns by the fire. It was still snowing. Old Headhunter Uncle and Medicine Basket Uncle were probably far away by now.

I'm a little thirsty.

Li Qingqiu muttered something and was about to grab a handful of snow to stuff in his mouth when it melted, when a military green water bottle was handed to him. "Water."

"Thanks."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "I'll make one sooner or later. This stuff is pretty good. I took a couple of sips and it's still warm. I guess it's kept in a canvas bag."

"The steamed buns are warm now."

After finishing the steamed buns, Li Qingqiu handed a warm, toasted multigrain bun to Yin Yi. "It's a pity we didn't order any dishes."

"I brought salt."

"salt?"

"Pickled mustard greens are better, but it's a pity there aren't any from Wujiang," Li Qingqiu muttered to himself. He was eating a steamed bun when he heard a gurgling sound beside him. Li Qingqiu instinctively reached back to grab something. "Ah, what's this?"

Not only was Li Qingqiu dumbfounded, but Yin Yi also dropped the multigrain steamed bun in her mouth, completely stunned.

"pheasant?"

"I think so?"

"How did it end up in my hands?"

Li Qingqiu examined the pheasant he was holding. The pheasant flapped its wings, its feathers flying everywhere, and even the flames of the fire were fanned and scattered in all directions.

Does this count as a pheasant flying into the pot and ending up in your hands? Didn't the old hunter uncle say that there aren't many pheasants on the surrounding hills?

Is this a joke? This pheasant is brazenly heading straight for people. This can only happen if there are a huge number of them. "This pheasant probably weighs over two pounds."

"It's quite big."

Yin Yi looked at the pheasant in Li Qingqiu's hand, and unconsciously smacked her lips. Li Qingqiu was taken aback. "Um, did you bring salt?"

"And seasonings."

"Did you bring a knife?"

"I carry it with me at all times."

"How about we bake it?"

"It's baked."

Yin Yi nodded vigorously. She really was a foodie. Li Qingqiu thought to himself that he had really found the right person. She loved to eat and could cook—what a wonderful person! "Then what are we waiting for? We flew here ourselves; it would be a disservice not to eat after all the suffering we endured climbing the snow."

"Leave it to me."

Yin Yi was very skilled at killing chickens, even skinning them. The pheasant seemed to come alive as soon as it was out of Li Qingqiu's hands, struggling quite fiercely, but unfortunately, it was in Yin Yi's hands, and she bled it out in no time. In less than half an hour, the pheasant was already rubbed with seasonings and was sizzling and dripping with oil while roasting.

"It smells so good."

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "I just found some pine branches, and they smell so good when roasted. Suddenly, the multigrain steamed buns don't smell good at all." Li Qingqiu sat on the side, swallowing his saliva.

"It's ready to eat."

"You eat first." Yin Yi broke off a chicken leg for Li Qingqiu. There's no doubt that roasted chicken legs are delicious, making the multigrain steamed buns pale in comparison. The two of them ate with their mouths full of oil. The two-pound pheasant was completely devoured in less than half an hour.

"This is so satisfying. Your roast chicken is really good. It's fragrant, tender, and absolutely delicious."

My stomach was full and I felt incredibly comfortable; the snowy landscape seemed utterly wonderful. "If a pheasant could be delivered to my door every day, that would be great."

Yin Yi looked at Li Qingqiu and thought to herself, "You really dare to dream big. But his luck is unbelievable. A pheasant is practically delivered to his doorstep, it's almost jumping into his mouth. Maybe he really will be able to eat chicken every day." "Li Qingqiu, should we go over now?"

"Oh, where to?"

"Catch up with the main group."

"What large group? Are you kidding me? The main force is nowhere to be found right now. Let's not wander off. What if we get lost? Let's just stay here and wait patiently." Li Qingqiu patted his stomach. He was full and needed to rest for a while. He added some branches to make a fire and took a nap.

"Oh." Yin Yi didn't actually want to move. She was actually quite lazy, but she was just pretending so that no one would notice.

"I checked in and got a giant kudzu map, let's take a look."

To his surprise, Li Qingqiu didn't know whether to say he was lucky or that the trial area was too small; the kudzu root was only a little over a hundred meters away from their temporary resting place. "It's located at the foot of the hill, in a somewhat remote spot. No wonder it can grow so big."

"Li Qingqiu?"

"Ah, it's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy."

Li Qingqiu said subconsciously, "I'm prone to carbon monoxide poisoning."

"Suffocation from carbon monoxide poisoning?"

"Yes, it's easy to feel sleepy after eating a full meal."

"what?"

Yin Yixin said, "Oh, I see. Well, I've suddenly realized that Li Qingqiu is quite an interesting person." "Are we really going to wait here?"

"yes."

Li Qingqiu really didn't want to move anymore. As for going to Laoshangou, it was too far. Let Uncle Old Hunter and the others go. I, a Chihuahua, need to rest a bit longer and go next time. Who gets to encounter a wild boar on their first hunt? That would take a lot of luck, Li Qingqiu thought to himself.

"Besides, Laoshangou is not in the previous check-in area, it's too dangerous."

Li Qingqiu planned to unlock the map first, and then, after thinking about how many points he had, he opened the cultivation panel.

[Host: Li Qingqiu (Lazy Eater Destiny)]

Cultivation Sect: Core disciple of the Li Clan (receiving special attention from the clan leader), Deputy Elder of the Treasure Hunting Team

Cultivation Techniques: Basic Immortal Cultivation Method (Beginner), Lazy Eater Method (Beginner).

Cultivation Techniques: Spirit Plant Cultivation Technique (Beginner), Beast-Catching Spirit Rope Weaving Technique (Unsophisticated), Spirit Cage Weaving Technique (Unsophisticated), Sneaky Technique (Entry-level).

Magical items: Beast-catching rope (beginner level), Spirit-enhancing talisman (basic level), Clan Contribution Points Book (low-tier), Pig Beast Taming Skill Card (basic level), Mountain-splitting shovel (beginner level)

Elixirs: One bottle of Blood-Replenishing Pill (72/100), one Agar-agar Nutmeg Pill, one Jade Shell Nourishing Essence Pill

Items: Gold Spirit Coupon 2.26 yuan, Silver Spirit Plant Coupon 7.2 jin, 2 liang of Spirit Oil, Spirit Meat Coupon 1 jin

Physical condition: 6+1+

Agility: 7+

Strength: 6+1

Spirit: 8

Points: 49

Sign-in requirements: 0/120 (One sign-in opportunity is granted for practicing the Lazy Eater Method for one hour each day)

Points-based lottery: Eligible participants can enter beginner, intermediate, and advanced lottery draws.

Task: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential. Task completion rate: 40/1000; Dual cultivation partner task completion rate: 4/100.

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "I'm one point short. Tomorrow I'll go to Laoshangou to sign in. The new place will give me at least two points."