A wild boar was being chased and hunted by a grey wolf and a silver wolf. It happened to run to about thirty meters in front of the tree where Old Gu Six was resting. The wild boar was already severely injured and was no match for the two wolves. It was immediately pounced upon and taken down.
Old Gu Six, afraid that the wolves would eat the boar, leapt down from the tree when the boar was about to be bitten to death. He shook out a short sword from his right sleeve.
Powered by his inner strength, the short sword shot towards the silver wolf with lightning speed. The silver wolf, just about to have a big meal, had not even had a chance to bite into the boar before it was struck down.
Seeing this, the grey wolf immediately took a combative stance, baring its fangs menacingly, its body tensed with its back arched. "Woooooo~" It let out a long howl, leaping towards Old Gu Six, wanting to tear apart this two-legged creature that had killed one of its wolf kin.
Old Gu Six nonchalantly looked up at the attacking grey wolf, using his lightness skill to dodge to the side. He then flung a dagger from his left sleeve.
The dagger lodged fully into the grey wolf's forehead, leaving only the hilt sticking out, a testament to the immense force behind the throw.
The grey wolf fell from midair with a "thump", kicking up a flurry of snow from the ground. Its eyes still retained a ferocious gaze, unblinking even in death.
After waiting for five breaths to confirm that the wolves were truly dead, Old Gu Six walked over to the grey wolf, bent down, and pulled out the dagger embedded in its head. Wolf blood spurted out, and if he hadn't dodged quickly, his clothes would have been stained.
He cleaned the dagger on the snow on the ground before returning it to his left sleeve. When extracting the sword from the silver wolf, he was more cautious and didn't pull it out directly.
He gripped the hilt and sliced a long cut on the silver wolf's body, then pulled out the sword. This way, the wolf's blood didn't splatter out. He then used the blood to clean the blade in his hand.
He didn't plan to bring the dead wolves back. Wolves are pack animals with a strong sense of revenge. If he brought them back to where the disaster victims were staying, a pack of wolves might come and attack. With just his own strength, he wouldn't be able to protect so many people.
He first buried the wolf corpses in the snow, then with an expressionless face, he swung his sword to behead the dead wild boar. Another swing disemboweled the headless boar.
Old Gu Six frowned and pursed his thin lips, a look of disgust on his face as he processed the boar's entrails.
He used his sword to scoop out the entrails and set them aside, then looked at his filthy short sword.
*look of an elderly subway passenger checking their phone*
However, after some thought, he realized this sword had accompanied him for over ten years, so it could still be washed and used.
In the past, when he hunted wild boars in the village, he would carry the whole boar down the mountain and sell it to restaurants in the city. He had never processed a wild boar himself.
The pork they ate at home was always fresh, farm-raised pork bought from the market.
Resigned, he squatted down and used the snow to clean his short sword before returning it to his right sleeve. Then, grabbing the boar's hind legs in one hand and carrying the wild chickens and rabbits in the other, he dragged the boar out of the mountain. At the edge of the mountain, seeing the trail of boar's blood on the snow, he cleaned it up as best he could.
It was only then that he shouldered the boar and used his lightness skill to leap towards their camp. Not far from the camp, he happened to see a group of youths rushing down the mountain in a hurry, as if being chased by a ferocious beast.
They saw Old Gu Six but didn't pay him any mind or greet him.
The group trod through the thick snow and left, as if there was a ferocious beast chasing them.
Old Gu Six still kindly called out a warning, "You'd better not leave now, there might be another blizzard coming."
Those in front, hurrying on their way, didn't even turn their heads, as if they hadn't heard him.
"Damn fools who refuse good advice," Old Gu Six snorted coldly, muttering those words, before shouldering the wild boar and heading back home.
This time, he didn't plan to share the wild boar. Those who wanted to eat meat could exchange it with silver or grain.
Chang'an and Chang Le had been waiting for Old Gu Six to return for a long time. Since it was almost time for dinner, the two of them decided to eat first, leaving Old Gu Six's portion warm in the pot.
Hearing a "thump" from outside, Chang Le rushed out, worried that something had happened, with Chang'an following closely behind.
When they went outside, they saw the cleaned and disemboweled headless wild boar. Seeing Chang'an come out, Old Gu Six's narrow phoenix eyes crinkled happily.
The usually callous and unsociable Old Gu Six now looked somewhat silly.
"Daughter, Dad hunted a wild boar," he said, sounding like he was seeking praise.
Chang'an felt like he was asking to be praised?
"...Wow! Dad is so amazing, you even hunted a wild boar!" Her bright eyes, serious expression, and admiring tone didn't seem insincere at all.
Old Gu Six was fully satisfied, so happy that he was practically blooming with little flowers.
His daughter had praised him, he would continue to work hard next time!!!
Chang Le: ......
He saw yet another side of the ever-changing Old Gu Six.
Hearing the noise, the other people also came out. Seeing the large wild boar, their eyes lit up. It had been a long time since they last ate pork.
Chang'an immediately went back to light the stove and boil water. The boar's bristles hadn't even been fully removed yet. She brought out the food she had left for Old Gu Six and called out, "Dad, come eat first when you're back. Let Chang Le watch over the wild boar."
"Alright," Old Gu Six let Chang Le stay outside. He didn't feel particularly hungry until he heard her call for dinner. Smelling the aroma of the food, his stomach growled appropriately a couple of times.
No matter how hungry he was, he always washed his hands first, and then his face, before picking up his personal large bowl and sitting on the small wooden stool by the fire pit to eat heartily.
Outside, Yang Poxiao and his brothers asked their wives to bring out the boiling water they had on the stove. Together with Mu, they started to remove the bristles from the large wild boar.
Chang Le didn't stop them, they were all reasonable people, no need to strictly guard it.
Little Ya's Dad also wanted to go help, but seeing that there were already three people working on it, he didn't go over. Sometimes having too many people doesn't necessarily make the work faster, it could even get in the way.
Other disaster victims heard that someone had hunted a wild boar and came to watch the commotion. Most were just there out of curiosity, after all, in such freezing weather, anyone without skills would either starve or freeze to death, let alone have the ability to hunt wild boars.
A few people had greedy looks on their faces, including Grandma Sun's family.
Little Ya's Mother didn't notice Grandma Sun among the crowd. She still persisted in telling Little Ya's Dad, "Husband, you should talk to Old Gu Six later and have him buy those two kids. Look, he was even able to hunt such a large wild boar, it must weigh over two hundred pounds. It's no trouble at all to feed two more mouths."
Grandma Sun was only about five or six steps behind them. Little Ya's Mother didn't make any effort to lower her voice, so she could hear every word.
Her eyes flickered as she calculated something, her sharp gaze revealing her scheming. Without further delay, she hunched her back and returned home.
Old Gu Six was a capable man. He sent those two money-losing burdens away and brought back meat for his older grandson to eat. Those two burdens would not starve following a capable man like Old Gu Six.
This time, it was not Little Ya's Dad reprimanding her, but Little Ya's Mother, who looked at her astonished and asked, "Mother, what are you plotting? Why would Old Gu Six buy two extra mouths to feed? Just because he's capable?"
"Shouldn't capable people help the weak? Otherwise, why would the Heavenly Lord grant them such abilities if not to save the world?"
She believed it should be that way. Those with great power who do not aid the weak and only pursue self-interest would be punished by the Heavenly Lord.
"People's capabilities come from their own efforts, not from the Heavenly Lord. When has the Heavenly Lord granted you great abilities for your kindness?" Her sister-in-law mocked her from beside her.
They had joined Little Ya's family's team halfway and had been together for half a year, so the sister-in-law knew this woman well.
Incapable yet always wanting to recklessly show kindness, her benevolence was something she could not fulfill herself, so she always tried to impose it on others.
Out of respect for Third Brother Yu, no one openly confronted her, but they were not fond of her company.
