He instinctively gripped the bow and arrow in his hand, looking at the wild boar opposite him with a tense expression.

The wild boar stopped abruptly the moment it saw Shen Zhi, raising a cloud of dust.

It didn't act rashly, but stared fiercely at Shen Zhi, as if observing the level of danger Shen Zhi posed.

Meanwhile, Shen Zhi had also drawn a dagger and gripped it tightly, ready to retaliate at any moment.

Xu Qinghe sat on a tree branch, too nervous to even breathe. She couldn't understand how they could encounter such a large wild boar when they weren't even deep in the forest.

Just then, Xu Qinghe's gaze suddenly fell on the trap she had just made. Through her supernatural abilities, she could clearly feel the intense light emanating from the seeds.

Xu Qinghe's heart skipped a beat. Oh no! Soaking them for too long, could it have turned these seeds into rare and precious treasures? That's impossible! Her superpower is only level one, how could she have such a huge amount of energy?

Oh dear! It's true, instead of attracting the pheasants, we attracted the wild boars.

Just as Xu Qinghe was filled with regret, Shen Zhi spoke calmly, "I'll lure the wild boar away in a bit, you take the children and leave quickly."

Xu Qinghe looked at the wild boar opposite her and said with some concern, "It's so big, how are you going to lure it away?"

Shen Zhi said, "Never mind that." After saying that, he gripped the dagger in his hand and pounced on the wild boar without hesitation. He was extremely fast, and before the wild boar could react, his knife had already pierced through it.

The wild boar flung itself in pain, and Shen Zhi's knife slashed to the side, leaving a faint scratch.

The wild boar, in pain and instantly enraged, charged at Shen Zhi without hesitation.

Shen Zhi turned around and tried to lure the wild boar away, but the wild boar was too fast. Although Shen Zhi was not weak, he was still a bit weaker than the four-legged wild boar. Before long, he was trapped in place and could not shake it off at all.

Having no other choice, Shen Zhi had to confront it head-on. Fortunately, Shen Zhi was strong and agile, and he held his own against it.

However, the dagger in his hand was too short, and sticking it into the wild boar would not cause it a fatal wound, but would only continue to provoke it.

Seeing that Shen Zhi's injuries were increasing, Xu Qinghe could no longer hold back. She followed the movements Shen Zhi had taught her and began to draw her bow and shoot arrows.

"Shen Zhi, get out of the way!"

As soon as Xu Qinghe shouted, Shen Zhi flipped over and left the wild boar.

Xu Qinghe's arrow was also fired immediately, but it went a little off course and only pierced the wild boar's hindquarters.

She was now in the wild boar's sight. The boar grunted at her and charged at her without a second thought. The large tree swayed violently, and Xu Qinghe immediately grabbed the trunk beside her in fright.

Shen Zhi also got a moment to catch his breath. After it finished crashing into the wild boar, he pounced on it and plunged the dagger deep into its back.

Xu Qinghe quickly drew her bow and shot an arrow to help. At first, their coordination was a bit messy. When he went up, she shot an arrow, and when she shot an arrow, he also helped.

Gradually, the two developed a tacit understanding, with one attacking from a distance and the other fighting in close combat. Shen Chengyue would also occasionally let out a shout or two, which quickly disrupted the wild boar's attack.

As the wild boar sustained more and more wounds, Shen Zhi suddenly lunged forward and stabbed it in the neck.

Xu Qinghe also took the opportunity to shoot him in the hind leg, and the wild boar fell heavily to the ground in pain.

Shen Zhi pounced on the wild boar and stabbed it repeatedly in the neck, causing blood to splatter everywhere. As the wild boar's breath slowly dissipated, Shen Zhi collapsed, panting heavily.

Fighting a wild boar is different from fighting a human; it requires more physical strength. He hadn't felt this exhausted in a long time.

Xu Qinghe dared not relax for a moment, her hand always on the arrow, ready to guard against any sudden risks that might appear around her.

After a long while, Shen Zhicai slowly stood up. He was covered in blood, and it was impossible to tell whether it was his or the wild boar's.

Seeing Xu Qinghe's tense emotions, he then spoke up to comfort her, "It's alright now."

Xu Qinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief and helplessly put down the bow and arrow in her hand.

But Shen Zhi didn't dare let them stay any longer, because the smell of wild boar blood was too strong, and he was afraid that it would attract even bigger wild animals.

"Take the two of them downstairs and call for help. I'll stay here and keep watch."

For farmers who have long suffered from food and clothing shortages, such a large wild boar is an irreplaceable source of food.

As he spoke, he walked towards Xu Qinghe, who had already put down her bow and arrows and was ready to come down.

Climbing up a tree is easy, but getting down is difficult; climbing down is not only hard, but also unsightly.

Just as Xu Qinghe was caught in a dilemma, Shen Zhi stretched out his arm and lifted her down by her armpits when she was halfway up.

Xu Qinghe gasped in surprise and turned to look at him. He was expressionless, but his hand steadily placed her on the ground.

As they got closer, the smell of blood on Shen Zhi became even stronger. Xu Qinghe asked with some concern, "Where are you injured?"

Seeing the tension in her eyes, Shen Zhi's heart softened suddenly. "You're not hurt there. Take the child back first, and then find someone to help me."

Seeing the children almost climbing down one after the other, Xu Qinghe rushed over and picked them up. Looking at the hidden basket and the young children, she said without hesitation, "You go back, I'll stay here and watch over them."

If she were to return, she wouldn't know the way, and just taking two children would take her a long time, unlike Shen Zhi who is tall and has a long stride, so even carrying Shen Chengchuan wouldn't slow him down at all.

Shen Zhiye saw Xu Qinghe's concerns and said without hesitation, "Then you go up again. Don't come down until I'm back, and don't come down even if someone comes."

After all, with such a large prey, if someone were to harbor treacherous intentions, Xu Qinghe, being powerless, would be no match for it.

Xu Qinghe, however, did not intend to go up; she wanted to find some herbs nearby to bandage Shen Zhi's wound.

After hearing this, he immediately refused, saying, "I'm not going. I'll stay down here and keep watch. If anything comes, I can scare it away."

Shen Zhi frowned. "No."

Finally, under Shen Zhi's insistence with a dark expression, Xu Qinghe climbed the tree again. Watching Shen Zhi carrying a basket on his back, holding one in each hand, and leading another quickly away from the dense forest, Xu Qinghe finally climbed down from the tree.

The first thing to do was to cover the bloodstains on the ground with soil, otherwise the smell of blood would become stronger and attract wild animals again.

After cleaning up the bloodstains on the ground, Xu Qinghe began to absorb the energy of the surrounding trees. Since Shen Zhi and the others were not around, Xu Qinghe could be said to have absorbed the energy without restraint.

Then, streams of green starlight flowed continuously into Xu Qinghe's body.

They quickly coalesced into a green sphere, which kept growing larger like a balloon.

Just as the green energy was about to break through the sphere, it suddenly stopped.

Xu Qinghe withdrew her hand and couldn't help but sigh softly. She was just a little short of breaking through to level two today.

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