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In addition to this, there is another purpose.

"Li Lai is really weak. I've angered him so much, yet he can't even lift a finger, and he can barely speak."

As Li Xingdao followed Zhang Cui into the mountains, he kept glancing at her water basin, his eyes sparkling.

Li Lai's family has many men, so he can't confront them head-on right now.

Therefore, he cannot be killed easily; otherwise, his brothers will not be polite to him when they come to claim his family's inheritance.

But we must not see him return to normal, otherwise he might immediately turn on us and kill us.

Neither of these two things is of any benefit to him.

He just needs time to develop and postpone the conflict; victory will surely be his.

Therefore, he came up with various tricks to ensure that Li Lai would not die, but would not live well either, and would have to rely on him.

The back massage and shoulder shaking this morning were examples of this, and the current tinkering with Zhang Cui is another.

If a person is often listless, it can really affect their health and even cause illness!

He wanted Li Lai to stay angry, to slow down his recovery.

He kept dragging it out until he used his professional skills panel to upgrade to a level where he could wipe out their entire family, and then he took action to resolve the situation once and for all!

"That makes sense. If his health hadn't really deteriorated to such an extent, how could Li Lai have agreed to his wife and me having an affair?"

The thought flashed through Li Xingdao's mind, but he stopped thinking about it and conserved his energy to head towards the mountain that belonged to the Li Lai family.

He was relatively weak and walked slowly. It was midday, so it took him more than an hour to reach the forest.

Zhang Cui carried the rope, axe, and water along the way to conserve his energy.

When they reached the mountains, Zhang Cui was too exhausted to move. She sat on a rock and drank some water to rest.

Li Xingdao, being a man and attracted by his profession panel, still had the energy to take the axe from her hand, found a tree he could chop down, and began hacking at its roots.

"Choo~ Choo~"

With each swing of the axe, Li Xingdao subconsciously followed the power of the [Woodcutting] skill, chopping at the tree roots.

With each swing of the axe, he realized that he was indeed using less force.

However, it didn't have any particularly magical effects; it was more like a skilled lumberjack who knew how to conserve energy and achieve greater results.

"After all, it's the most basic profession, and the lowest-level skill, so it's unlikely to have any particularly miraculous effects."

A thought flashed through Li Xingdao's mind. He didn't aim too high. Although the skill's effect wasn't very strong, the improvement it brought him was real.

So he carefully chopped down the trees, one axe blow after another.

"Choo choo~"

Sweat poured down as the axe blade repeatedly sifted away wood chips from the base of the tree roots.

Finally, when my muscles started to ache.

"Click~"

With a sharp crack, a tree as thick as an adult's thigh fell down.

[Woodcutter's Experience Points +1]

"Gurgle~"

Having dodged ahead of time, Li Xingdao picked up the water bottle next to Zhang Cui, took a few sips of water from the spout, then exhaled, looked at the scorching sun in the sky, thought for a moment, and didn't dare to continue working.

I stretched my muscles vigorously on the spot, walked to a shady spot, lay down and started a nap to replenish my energy.

"He looks thin, but he's surprisingly energetic."

Zhang Cui watched as Li Xingdao walked over and chopped down a tree in one go. Seeing that he was sleeping, she didn't scold him. After pondering for a moment, she took an axe and went to chop branches herself.

When Li Xingdao woke up after an hour's sleep, Zhang Cui had already cut down the tree he had chopped down.

"Auntie is so capable. Watch me cut down another one."

Li Xingdao looked at the pile of branches Zhang Cui had arranged, a smile spreading across his face, and couldn't help but speak.

"What are you still chopping? That's enough. If you keep chopping, will you carry it back? Someone else will just pick it all up."

Hearing that Li Xingdao was going to cut more, Zhang Cui took a breath, rolled her eyes, and said, "Even with just these, it will take three trips to transport them back."

"Okay, I'll watch the wood here, you give me the axe, carry the rest back yourself first, then come back again, and we'll carry the rest back together."

Catching her breath, Zhang Cui glanced at the sky and couldn't help but say to Li Xingdao, "You'd better hurry, or we won't be able to get it back before dark."

Li Xingdao paused after hearing Zhang Cui's words, realizing that something was amiss.

Real farmers, not a game.

The demand for timber is limited, and the quantity of timber is also limited; it's impossible for him to keep cutting it down indefinitely.

Even if chopping wood could level him up, he couldn't keep chopping forever...

Li Xingdao didn't say much. After a pause, he smiled and nodded, then carried the wood that Zhang Cui had packed on his back and walked back.

But on my way back, I couldn't help but ponder.

Is there any other way to keep chopping wood?

"Maybe I could help someone else chop it?"

Or perhaps we could try starting a different career?

Li Xingdao had two ideas in mind, but after looking at the sky, he restrained himself for the time being.

The future may be bright, but we must also focus on the present.

He silently carried the firewood back to Li Lai's house and piled it against the wall.

Then they went back into the mountains again, found Zhang Cui who had recovered, and together they each carried a load of firewood and hurried back with heavy steps.

As expected, by the time they carried it back to the front of the house, it was almost evening.

Both Li Xingdao and Zhang Cui were covered in sweat. Li Xingdao was so exhausted that after stretching his muscles when he got home, he couldn't help but fall asleep against the wall.

When he groggily woke up, he could already smell the fragrance.

I touched my body and felt sore, but after a nap I felt better.

This body is really weak.

"I definitely need to take care of my health."

Li Xingdao sighed inwardly, knowing that there was no time to rush things. He then turned his head to look at the kitchen, his gaze shifting.

"Auntie, are you cooking?"

Li Xingdao rubbed his stomach, walked into the kitchen with a silly grin on his face, and saw that the brown rice and vegetables had already been cooked in the pot, his eyes lit up.

"Go and clear the table, then help your Uncle Lai up to eat."

Seeing that Li Xingdao, who had been tired all day, had woken up, Zhang Cui also showed a gentle smile. When she saw that he was hungry and wanted to eat as soon as he came up, she scolded him playfully.

"Okay, sure."

The characteristic of being simple-minded is that one is very obedient when one should be, and Li Xingdao replied with a simple smile.

After saying that, he immediately turned around and went into the inner room. He looked inside and saw Li Lai sitting up on the bed, looking at him expressionlessly.

"Uncle Lai, dinner's ready."

Li Xingdao didn't care about his expression at all. He smiled and stepped forward to help him up, then helped him to a seat in the main hall. After that, he arranged the tables and chairs and helped him to the main seat.

Then he turned around and strode into the house to help bring out the food and dishes.

When the food arrived, they let Li Lai start eating before they started, which immediately improved his expression, and Zhang Cui's expression softened considerably.

So, after the meal, I took a shower.

Li Xingdao changed into the clothes that Li Lai used to wear and slept in the same room with Zhang Cui and Li Lai.

They slept in the big bed inside, and he slept in the small bed outside.

He waited until the night was quiet, and seeing the moonlight shining through, his eyes gleaming as he got out of bed. He went to Li Lai and Zhang Cui's bedside, and reached out to pinch Zhang Cui's soft, white skin:

"Auntie, I'm here."