Ran Half a Meter!

The wounds could heal, but with too much flesh missing, it could never grow back.

However, Zhang Chen wasn't anxious. As he acquired more skills in the future and even stacked skill points, his Blood Drain technique would one day reach the level of flesh regeneration.

Looking at the scar on his palm, Zhang Chen finally understood the upper limit of his skill.

As long as it wasn't a fatal injury, his skill could restore him.

"Of course, I can get injured in the future, but I absolutely cannot lose flesh, otherwise, the lost flesh won't grow back," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

"But even so, this skill is still incredibly heaven-defying. As long as I'm not stabbed in the head and lose consciousness, even if my heart is pierced, I should probably have a chance to survive!" Zhang Chen was a little uncertain. He then threw the Rabbit's corpse on the ground and looked up at the Falcon: "This beast is fierce! But it's my first time encountering a Falcon, so getting injured is unavoidable. Next time, I'll find some animal hide to make protective gear, and I won't fear the Falcon's attacks anymore."

Zhang Chen didn't dare to take the Falcon home. Instead, he placed it in the cave, casually cut some Rabbit meat and threw it into the cage, then turned and left.

Falcons were difficult to tame, and Zhang Chen didn't have the time to 'boil' a Falcon (a method of taming).

Returning home, the two Roe Deer he had hunted yesterday were still lying on the ground. Their large eyes were dim, clearly uncomfortable after being tied up for a day.

"Did the Fox Spirit next door change her nature? Why didn't she take the Roe Deer?" Zhang Chen looked at the Roe Deer tied on the ground, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He then took out a rope and tied a 'Pig Hoof Knot', dragging the Roe Deer into the courtyard. He tied the Roe Deer directly in the courtyard, just like tethering a donkey.

Roe Deer are slightly larger animals, not as big as roe deer or deer, and about the size of a goat.

In the past, when Zhang Chen hunted Roe Deer, he would exchange them for grain. But now, Zhang Chen felt he should change his thinking. He wanted to raise some animals so that if he was severely injured in the future, he could quickly heal his wounds by draining blood.

After all, there wouldn't always be animals around for him to drain blood from. If he was injured and there were no animals nearby to drain blood from, and he died a slow, agonizing death, that would be truly frustrating.

"Strange, did this Fox Spirit change her nature?" Zhang Chen subtly glanced at the courtyard next door, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He didn't see the impoverished Scholar Zhang Chen, nor did he see the Fox Spirit. So he picked up the rope and went to the village entrance to cut grass. From now on, he had an extra task: cutting grass to feed the Roe Deer and Pheasants.

Zhang Chen went into the mountains to cut grass, then returned to the courtyard. The Roe Deer panicked and scurried around when it saw Zhang Chen, but its hooves were tied by the rope. It struggled for a while but couldn't escape. Only when Zhang Chen piled the green grass on the ground did the Roe Deer calm down slightly. It cautiously approached to eat the grass after Zhang Chen entered the house.

Zhang Chen stood in the house and watched the Roe Deer in the courtyard for a while. Seeing the Roe Deer start to eat grass, he knew that getting familiar with the Roe Deer would take time, and getting the Roe Deer used to being 'restrained' would also take time.

Zhang Chen washed up briefly in the house, thinking about the future. He also thought about Rich Man Li wanting to raise the rent and couldn't help but feel a headache. Where would he find the spare money for Rich Man Li now? Moreover, Rich Man Li was holding a big birthday celebration, and the Steward was hinting both openly and secretly that he should give a birthday gift. This was another expense.

"Damn Rich Man Li, he's simply Li the Skinflint!" Zhang Chen lay on the bed, cursing. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, but there was nothing he could do. He could only lie on the bed and curse a few times to vent. Rich Man Li's background was not simple, at least for ordinary people, he was definitely not someone to provoke.

"One day I'll get my revenge." Zhang Chen cursed. At this moment, there was a commotion next door. The poor Scholar Zhang Chen and the Fox Spirit had returned, followed by the sound of setting up the pot and heating oil for cooking.

"How difficult my day is! Not only do I have to support myself, but I also have to support the neighbors, and deal with the rent. There's a whole bunch of messy things." Zhang Chen lay on the bed, cursing, then gradually fell into a groggy sleep. Only one thought lingered in his mind: "The Scholar next door has two Golden Pages in his house. I'll find an opportunity to get them and study them."

The night passed without incident. Zhang Chen slept soundly, while the person and the Fox next door were on tenterhooks, half-asleep and half-awake, enduring another night of torment.

In the early morning, Zhang Chen directly carried his basket and Luoyang Shovel towards the mountains. Walking in the shade of the trees in the mountains, Zhang Chen looked at the wilted leaves on the trees and couldn't help but frown: "This weather is too hot, isn't it? It's only early morning, and the leaves on the trees are already wilted?"

Zhang Chen looked at the leaves on the trees and felt the dry heat in the air, his brows furrowed: "This is going to be difficult! If this continues, the crops in the fields probably won't survive. When that happens, the people will have a hard time, and the government will probably increase the rent again."

Zhang Chen cursed, feeling the dry heat in the air, his back already soaked with sweat.

He arrived at the traps in the mountains to check for prey. Today's trap harvest was decent: one Pheasant and one Wild Duck.

"The resources in this world are too abundant. The animals' living environment hasn't been destroyed, and there's no technological hunting, which has greatly increased the animals' survival." Zhang Chen caught and tied up the Pheasant and Wild Duck, then walked towards the mountains.

Hunting in this world relied entirely on traps. As for items like bows and arrows? Those were controlled items, something ordinary people simply couldn't possess.

Moreover, making a bow would cost at least twenty to thirty taels of silver, and this didn't include daily maintenance. It was simply something mountain hunters couldn't afford.

Zhang Chen carried his prey to the tomb and felt the coolness inside. The scorching heat from outside gradually dissipated. Then Zhang Chen's eyes fell on the Stone Tablet, and he was stunned.

What did he see?

The Stone Tablet had actually moved!

"Someone has been here? And they touched the Stone Tablet?" Zhang Chen's heart jumped. He quickly went to the Stone Tablet, his eyes examining the drag marks on the ground. He then carefully examined the surrounding environment and frowned: "Something's not right! There are only my footprints here, no human footprints at all! Not only are there no human footprints, but there aren't even any animal footprints."

"But these marks of the Stone Tablet moving...? Could it be that the Stone Tablet moved by itself?" Zhang Chen looked at the marks on the ground. The Stone Tablet had moved a distance of twenty centimeters compared to yesterday, the same distance it had sunk into the ground yesterday.

A flash of inspiration struck Zhang Chen's mind: "This Stone Tablet is strange. If it can move by itself, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? It's not hard to understand, right? So the Stone Tablet wants to escape?"

Thanks to "Student Summer Evening Wind" for one hundred Points.