Bear Hunting

Deactivate Heart Burst!

Qin Yan was immediately overcome by endless exhaustion, so tired he could barely stand.

Fortunately, Zong Xiaoshan reacted quickly and caught him.

"Xiaoyi, sugar water!"

"Coming!"

Qin Xiaoyi had been ready and waiting nearby. He held a large pot of salted sugar water to Qin Yan's lips.

Gulp, gulp!

Qin Yan drank all the sugar water, and only then did his exhaustion ease somewhat.

"I can't use the Heart Burst skill recklessly. I feel completely drained."

Qin Yan's heart fluttered with lingering fear. From now on, he would keep this move as a trump card and only use it as a last resort.

Only the time it took an incense stick to burn passed.

Qin Yan's exhaustion vanished entirely. His powerful talent had restored him to peak condition in an extremely short time.

If an ordinary person trained the way he did, their blood vessels would probably have burst and sent them straight to the afterlife on the spot.

"The time I need to recover has shortened."

Qin Yan felt the tremendous power surging through his body. It was like he had evolved.

In the past, Qin Yan would have needed at least an hour to recover.

It was probably because his physical condition kept improving, and his ability to recover had changed along with it.

"Boss, we've run out of grain here. If we can't buy any more, I'm afraid we'll all have to gnaw on tree bark."

After hesitating for a while, Qin Xiaoyi carefully said to Qin Yan, "The local gentry and wealthy families around here all refuse to sell us grain now. Boss, what should we do?"

"If they won't sell, then don't buy!"

Qin Yan sneered. With the strength to bully those wealthy bumpkins, wouldn't it be as easy as playing a game?

Did they really take him for a soft persimmon?

There was a saying from his previous life: if the neighbors stockpiled grain and he stockpiled guns, the neighbors would be his granary.

The same applied now.

After thinking for a while, Qin Yan spoke again. "How are things in Qinghe Town?"

"I heard from the gate guards that Qinghe Town will open up and let outsiders in soon!"

Hearing this, Qin Yan's heart stirred. It seemed the corpse monster had been dealt with and the threat to the surrounding area had been removed, so Qinghe Town was opening up.

But the grain trade was still monopolized, so prices wouldn't come down anytime soon.

Ordinary people would still have to sell their land to survive.

He let out a turbid breath.

Qin Yan's eyes brightened. "I haven't been into the mountains in a long time. I'm going to try my luck."

"Yeah! Xiaoyi and I will go too!"

Zong Xiaoshan nodded. After following Qin Yan for so long, his various skills had kept improving.

Hunting in the mountains would also take some pressure off the boss.

Qin Yan didn't go with the other two. He was now so fast that he left afterimages in his wake.

Even the leopards and tigers in the forest paled in comparison to him.

He shot a pheasant on the way, then reached the place with excellent feng shui without a hitch.

The entire area was unusually quiet.

Qin Yan knew a new overlord must have taken over. Before long, he reached the mountain wall.

The moment he stepped into the area, Qin Yan sensed something looking at him.

Among the piles of rocks, a White Jade Centipede over one and a half meters long appeared before him.

Its entire body was snow-white, but its legs and eyes were a vivid blood red.

Sensing the enormous threat Qin Yan posed, the White Jade Centipede immediately let out a series of hisses and assumed a fighting stance.

"Pretty fierce, aren't you?"

Qin Yan grinned, pulled on a pair of thick gloves, and burst forward with a powerful push of his feet.

In an instant, he flashed to the White Jade Centipede's side, clamped one hand around its head, and easily lifted it up.

This exotic insect had clearly awakened, but it was far inferior to the Spirit Mouse he had personally fought.

"It's a big one. Some rare breed, I'd guess?"

Qin Yan examined the rare creature before him with satisfaction. It could already be considered a variant, so it was definitely worth a lot.

He put it in his bamboo basket and raced back into the forest.

He now moved as though he had wings on his feet, roaming the forest like a ghostly figure.

His ears twitched, and he soon detected movement several hundred meters away.

When he arrived, a huge black figure appeared before him.

"What a huge black bear!"

Qin Yan's expression changed. This black bear was clearly unlike the breeds in the world of his previous life. The claws on its forelegs were exceptionally sharp, each one like a blade.

Judging by its size alone, it probably weighed close to a thousand jin. It was fat and powerfully built, clearly the overlord of this forest.

Its brown-gold eyes in particular gave off an inexplicably intimidating air.

The giant black bear wandered through the forest, and soon he caught a delicious scent in the air.

A pair of cold eyes instantly turned toward Qin Yan, and an excited growl rumbled from his throat.

"Courting death!"

A smile on his lips, Qin Yan drew his longbow in an instant and fired an arrow as fast as lightning.

The roaring black bear fell abruptly silent. His massive body swayed slightly before crashing to the ground, sending a layer of dead leaves flying.

An arrow had struck him squarely between the eyes.

"I thought it was an awakened exotic beast!"

Qin Yan leaped down from the tree, disappointment in his eyes.

The flesh and blood of exotic beasts were exceptionally nourishing!

Unfortunately, such things could only be chanced upon, not sought.

Qin Yan felt a little regret. To be safe, he shot several more arrows into the giant bear's head.

Every arrow struck with tremendous force, enough to pierce his brain.

After waiting a moment and sensing no more heartbeat, Qin Yan finally approached.

He took out a dagger and, with practiced ease, plunged it into the bear's neck to drain the blood.

Meow!

The little black cat sleeping in the old house suddenly raised its head and looked toward the forest.

Zong Xiaoshan and Qin Xiaoyi, who had already returned, smiled when they saw this.

"Little fellow, is the boss back?"

Meow!

The little black cat meowed and dashed straight toward the forest.

"Xiaoxuan!"

Watching the little black cat circle him, Qin Yan smiled as well.

The little thing was very clever.

Whenever he brought something back from the mountains or the river, the little fellow would come over and circle him of its own accord.

At the sight of the giant black bear, the little black cat's eyes lit up. It sniffed, then stuck out its pink tongue, looking as though it couldn't wait.

"All right! You can have some meat when we get back."

Qin Yan couldn't help smiling at the sight. This little thing simply couldn't be happy without meat.

It usually went hunting in the mountains when it had nothing to do, yet still ate with enormous relish after returning.

That little belly was like a bottomless pit.

"What a huge black bear! That hide alone could probably sell for several dozen taels, maybe even over a hundred.

And judging by its size, it must weigh a thousand jin!"

Zong Xiaoshan and the others stared at the big black bear with shining eyes. Every part of it was a treasure.

Soon, everyone in the village knew that Qin Yan had hunted down a giant black bear.

Many villagers followed the butcher over to see the spectacle.

At the sight of its enormous body, a group of villagers couldn't help crying out in surprise. The black bear was truly bigger than they had imagined.

The old village chief marveled at the sight. Qin Yan had grown far faster than he had expected.

It was a pity the village couldn't hold on to this young tiger!