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

[...From the contempt of the female cultivator in the family, I completed the Giant Pig Monster Trial and slapped her in the face, rewarding me with +5 points]

Li Qingqiu paused, wondering what was going on. A new mission suddenly appeared. This morning, he had already completed the mission "A man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation," which added 20 points. Less than two hours after setting off, he triggered a mission for a female cultivator from his family.

Disdain? Where did that come from? Li Qingqiu pondered for a while before a clue appeared. Could it be that his hunting trip in the mountains had been leaked, and these old women were gossiping about him again? Believe it or not, it's quite possible. His niece, Guo Zhaonan, knew about his hunting trip and would definitely tell his younger sister...

Well, it's probably because my mom is worried. She might ask the old headhunter to lead a search party into the mountains. Never mind that for now, I need to hurry up.

Braving the wind and snow, even the old headhunter could only manage four or five miles of mountain road in an hour at most.

Catching up with them would be difficult. Li Qingqiu and his group had been going into the mountains every day to dig for winter bamboo shoots, and their skills in wading through snow had improved. They could wade through snow a little over a foot deep several times. The six-person group could reach a speed of about 4.5 miles per hour.

When the blizzard arrives in a couple of days, the snow depth will double, and you'll be lucky to walk two miles in an hour. Moreover, wading through the snow will consume more than double the physical exertion. At that time, forget about hunting wild boars, even walking will be difficult.

"Let's speed things up."

Li Qingqiu pulled out a few candies. "To celebrate, here, two candies each, to replenish your energy."

"Fruit candy, Third Brother, you're something else, where did you get that?"

"My sister bought it at the intersection."

Li Qingqiu casually mentioned it and handed a few to Yin Yi. Yin Yi blinked her big, sly eyes and said, "Li Qingqiu, you've lied to me again."

"Still laughing? The rope's loose. Don't move, let me tie it for you."

Li Qingqiu squatted down to help Yin Yi re-tie the thin rope binding her cotton shoes, otherwise she would easily slip and fall. The surface of the snow was frozen solid, and it would hurt quite a bit if she fell.

Yin Yi stared blankly as Li Qingqiu helped her re-tie the straw rope, feeling her ears burning and her cheeks burning from the cold.

"A loose rope can cause you to fall; be careful next time."

"Mmm, Li Qingqiu, you're so kind."

As Yin Yi spoke, she glanced down at Li Qingqiu's shoes, which were tied with straw rope, and looked somewhat disappointed to see that they weren't loosened. "I can tie rope too."

"Next time I'll let you tie me up, okay?"

"Okay, I'll tie it for you."

Yin Yi seemed even more energetic than if she had eaten candy, and she even walked with a slight sway. Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "This little girl is so fickle. Just now she was tugging at his clothes, blinking her pitiful eyes, saying she was tired, but now she's full of energy again."

The group quickened their pace and arrived near Laoshangou before 9:30. Li Qingqiu looked around and saw that the footprints were very messy and came from all directions, so it seemed that it wasn't just Old Headhunter Uncle who had been here.

Hunters from other villages had also tried to hunt this litter of wild boars, but the boars were too wary.

"Third brother, come and see, there are hoof prints here."

Li Qingzhu shouted loudly, and Li Qingqiu quickly walked over, touching the snow around the hoofprints. "It's frozen. These hoofprints are probably from yesterday at the latest."

"That's true."

If the snow around the pig's hoof print is so sparse, it means it was not long ago; if it had frozen, it would have been much earlier.

"Let's look around some more."

Li Qingqiu actually had a real-time dynamic map of wild boars, but he just wanted to make it more realistic. Following the direction of the wild boars, Li Qingqiu walked for a while. "Qingqiu, come and see, the snow around these hoofprints is very loose, it must have been there at most an hour or two ago."

"Let's go, let's follow this road."

"Something's not right, Qingqiu, look! There are footprints over here. Look how loose the snow is around them. Did someone come this early?" Li Qingbing pointed to a series of footprints, and Li Qingqiu squatted down and squeezed the snow around them. "New ones."

"Quick, let's chase after them."

Li Qingqiu's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected that someone else had arrived even earlier. Fortunately, the wild boar hadn't stayed in the old gully.

Following the footprints, Li Qingqiu chased after them for about an hour before finally letting out a sigh of relief. The hunters had gone in a different direction from where the wild boar was now.

Knowing they hadn't caught up, Li Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief. "Qingbing, stop chasing. It looks like the wild boar has turned tail and run away."

"That can't be right."

"Can this wild boar be that smart?"

"If he weren't smart, he would have been beaten up long ago."

"Let's go around to the front."

After descending the hillside and circling around for a while, they finally intercepted the wild boar. Li Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief; they were only a mile or two away from it. "Let's rest for a bit and keep an eye on our surroundings."

"Don't worry, Third Brother, I'm here."

He slung his hunting rifle over his shoulder, found a tree about the thickness of an embrace, patted it a few times, nodded, and then climbed up to the tree branch with a few quick kicks.

"This kid's tree-climbing skills haven't diminished at all."

"I often went into the mountains with my dad, and I climbed trees quite a lot."

Li Qingzhu, feeling smug, straddled a tree branch, took down his hunting rifle, and surveyed his surroundings. "Third Brother, you rest for a bit. I'll keep watch here."

"Then I'll sit for a while."

They had only been practicing the Lazy Eater Technique for less than half an hour and needed to rest more. The wild boar was moving in their direction, so they should remain still to conserve their energy. As for whether someone was chasing the wild boar, it seemed that the boar's movement speed had slowed down, so it had probably escaped the pursuit.

"Li Qingqiu, here you go."

Yin Yi handed the meadow-covered bag to Li Qingqiu. "The ground is cold."

"Thanks."

Are you hungry?

Yin Yi took out a multigrain cake and handed it to Li Qingqiu.

It's cold.

"I'll grill it for you."

"Um."

Li Qingqiu sat down on the meadow, practicing his "lazy eating technique," as the wild boar's speed gradually decreased. He decided to wait a little longer, eating his hot, roasted multigrain pancakes while continuing his practice, waiting for the wild boar to deliver the food to his doorstep.

Li Qingbing and Li Qingmin exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves, "Are you here to hunt wild boar or just to have fun? This guy is resting and eating coarse grain cakes. If he actually manages to catch a wild boar, that would be a miracle."

The two regretted it. They had spent half the morning wading through the snow and hadn't even seen a wild boar. Now they were just watching Li Qingqiu eat multigrain pancakes. He even brought his own chef. They should have just dug up some winter bamboo shoots instead.

"Alright, let's take a break."

We have to go back later. If we make a wasted trip, the whole team will laugh us to death when we get back. We didn't even catch a pheasant, let alone a wild boar.

"Now we can only celebrate that silly kid actually thought he was here to hunt wild boars."

Li Qingmin shook his head with a wry smile. Who hunts wild boar and brings meadows, a pot, and candy? That's just ridiculous. Li Qingqiu kept staring at the dynamic map. The wild boar moved, slowly heading towards them.

"This thing is quite relaxed right now."

The speed was leisurely, a complete change from when it was being chased. Li Qingqiu thought to himself that this wild boar was no wonder it was so hard to catch. It ran incredibly fast, and with the snow a foot thick, it was too exhausting for a person to run.

The only way to catch it was by ambush, but wild boars are extremely alert, no wonder we failed to hit it several times.

Sitting on a tree branch, Li Qingzhu stared intently at his surroundings, the black gauze covering his eyes being pulled down from time to time.

"Huh?" Li Qingzhu rubbed his eyes and pulled the black gauze over his head. "Yes, there is something."

"Third Brother is in trouble."

Li Qingzhu called out softly, and Li Qingqiu immediately scrambled to his feet. "Qingbing, Qingmin, quick, get ready, take cover, wild boars are coming!"

"A wild boar is here?"

Li Qingbing and Li Qingmin were dumbfounded. Was this a joke? The wild boar had really come. It was like a delivery to their door. Li Qingqiu had just said he was going to block the wild boar. They were both stunned, but fortunately, they reacted quickly.

"Yoon Yi".

Li Qingqiu shouted to Yin Yi, "Quickly hide! Stay away from here. If the wild boar comes, we might not be able to take it down anytime soon."

"Okay, Li Qingqiu, be careful."

Don't worry.

Li Qingqiu gripped the shovel. He wasn't stupid, but he wouldn't confront it head-on; he'd rely on his three hunting rifles instead. "Third Brother, the wild boar is coming."

"Is it really a wild boar?"

Li Qingbing, who was lying behind the rock, thought to himself, "We've actually found him. If Uncle Headhunter knew this, he'd probably bang his head on the ground in despair."

Li Qingmin, hiding behind a fallen tree, was speechless. Wild boars had actually come.

"Aim at the pig's head and fire at the same time."

Li Qingqiu was a little nervous, unsure if he could kill the giant boar monster with three shots. It was his first time hunting a wild boar. Although he hadn't seen many of these creatures before, he had heard a lot about how powerful they were, saying they were comparable to tigers.

For a moment, Li Qingqiu was trembling slightly, gripping the shovel tightly and hiding behind a large rock.

"Hmph hmph hmph."

The wild boar showed itself. Li Qingqiu glanced at it and saw that it was indeed quite large, probably weighing two or three hundred pounds, which was considered top-tier for a wild boar.

The wild boar swayed its head and grunted, giving the impression that it was just strolling around.

Li Qingzhu gripped the hunting rifle, his hand trembling slightly. It was the first time he had faced a wild boar at such close range.

"beat."

Three shots rang out immediately, bang, bang, bang! The wild boar let out a squeal and tried to run away, but all three shots were quite accurate, smashing its head open and splattering blood everywhere. "Holy crap, it's still not dead?"

"Quickly, chase after them!"

The wild boar, despite being shot three times in the brain, didn't die immediately. Instead, it turned and ran. Li Qingqiu instinctively gave chase. Li Qingqiu's speed was astonishing; with an agility of 8, he could run almost as fast as a dog.

The wild boar charged around wildly, the immense pain causing it to bleed profusely, leaving red spots scattered across the pristine snow. "Damn, it's going to die soon enough."

"Bang."

Li Qingzhu quickly caught up and fired another shot, hitting the wild boar in the leg. The boar fell to the ground, kicking and trying to run away. Li Qingqiu and Li Qingzhu ran over quickly, followed by Li Qingmin and Li Qingbing. "Slow down, don't get too close."

Li Qingqiu quickly stepped forward and swung a shovel at the wild boar's leg. The shovel was excessively sharp, and the boar's leg was chopped off. Li Qingqiu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously swung the shovel at the boar's neck as well.

Half of the pig's neck was chopped off, and blood spurted out. Li Qingzhu was dumbfounded. Li Qingmin and Li Qingbing, who rushed over, were also stunned. This was too brutal. Who would chop off a pig's leg and neck while hunting wild boar?

"Is he dead?"

"He's definitely dead, Third Brother, you're too fierce."

Li Qingqiu smiled, "It's alright," and subconsciously shoveled twice. "Your marksmanship is pretty good too."

"Who fired the shot?"

The Zhang family hunting team, having chased the wild boar around without catching anything, heard the gunshots and rushed over, only to run into the Wang family hunting team. Unexpectedly, they soon encountered the old hunter, and the people from Lijia'ao also arrived.

"You weren't the ones who fired the shots?"

This area is jointly owned by three brigades. Could someone be poaching here? The Wang family hunting team and the Zhang family hunting team exchanged a glance. "Let's go take a look."

"Uncle, do you think it might have been Qingmin and his men who fired the shots just now?"

"You know what, it might actually be true. Hurry up, these kids better not mess around. Wild boars aren't easy to hunt, don't hurt yourselves."