Three Months Later

At dusk, Xiao Tianyang carried half a wild boar to the village chief's house. The moment he knocked, Old Jack's voice came from inside. "That's Tianyang, isn't it? Come in, dinner's ready."

Xiao Tianyang did not stand on ceremony. He pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "Grandpa Village Chief, I brought you a gift."

"You kid, you even know to bring gifts now."

Old Jack came out of the kitchen with a smile. When he saw the wild boar meat Xiao Tianyang was carrying, he could not help exclaiming, "Where did this come from?"

"I went hunting in the forest myself and brought it back while I was at it."

Xiao Tianyang wore a broad grin.

"Nonsense! Is that a place a child like you should be going?"

Xiao Tianyang was slightly stunned. It was the first time he had seen Old Jack so angry.

However, this time, Old Jack had clearly started imagining things on his own again.

Seeing Xiao Tianyang like this, Old Jack thought he felt wronged. He stepped forward and stroked his head. "Grandpa may have spoken a little harshly, but the forest is dangerous. This time, you only ran into a wild boar, but there's much more than that in there."

"Listen to Grandpa and don't go there again, alright?"

"But Grandpa Village Chief, that wild boar wasn't very strong. I took it down in two moves."

Xiao Tianyang already had an idea in mind. He would not change it just because of a single sentence from Old Jack.

Though by all rights, Old Jack did have a point.

Old Jack wanted to scold him, but he was afraid of hurting Xiao Tianyang's feelings, so he could only sigh. "Why are you such a stubborn child?"

Xiao Tianyang had no choice but to look around. Finally, he spotted a large stone not far from the door and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, come with me!"

As he spoke, he pulled Old Jack outside and pointed at the stone. "Grandpa Village Chief, if I can lift that stone, can I keep going hunting?"

Old Jack glanced at the stone and estimated that it weighed at least five or six hundred jin. He thought to himself, Even if a child has awakened a Martial Soul, how strong could he possibly be? It'd be good to put an end to this idea of his.

With that in mind, Old Jack nodded. "Alright. If you can lift that stone, then Grandpa will agree."

After thinking about it, he added uneasily, "But don't force yourself. Don't hurt yourself."

"Got it!"

Xiao Tianyang casually walked over, rolled his neck, and wrapped both arms around the stone.

The ground trembled lightly, and right before Old Jack's dumbfounded eyes, Xiao Tianyang lifted the stone.

Xiao Tianyang apparently did not think that was enough. He tossed it into the air and even caught it with one hand.

After stunning Old Jack all over again, Xiao Tianyang turned back and smiled at the completely frozen Old Jack. "Grandpa Village Chief, is that enough?"

Coming back to his senses, Old Jack hurriedly said, "Enough, enough! Put it down quickly!"

Xiao Tianyang obediently set it down, clapped his hands, and walked over to Old Jack. "Grandpa Village Chief, don't forget what you promised."

"You child, how could you..."

Old Jack truly could not think of any words to describe him. He could only shake his head and say, "Forget it. I'll let you do as you please."

Entering the forest was still dangerous, but if he could carry a stone like that, then even if he could not defeat those wild beasts, he should at least be able to run away.

With that thought, Old Jack no longer objected as strongly.

What came next was simple. While mooching a meal, Xiao Tianyang also brought up the idea he had had that afternoon.

This time, Old Jack agreed without much hesitation.

Of course, he still reminded Xiao Tianyang to be extremely careful and not to act too rashly.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. After hunting in the forest, Xiao Tianyang had gained two things in total.

300 Lottery Points and 3 Gold Soul Coins!

As time went on, he gained fewer and fewer Lottery Points, mainly because Xiao Tianyang's strength had steadily increased, and those wild beasts posed far too little threat to him.

As for why he had not used them, it was because Xiao Tianyang wanted to save them up and go for three consecutive draws!

Three Gold Soul Coins was also a decent income.

Simply Put, a normal household in Nuoding City did not even spend one Gold Soul Coin in a month!

It was not much, but it was enough.

At least, Xiao Tianyang felt that he would not have many places to spend money in the future anyway.

That night, Xiao Tianyang sat on his bed. The rest of the furniture had already been wiped out, with not even a single leg left.

Of course, to keep Bubu from shifting its target to his bed, Xiao Tianyang had bought a pair of slippers from one of the village aunties to use as a household guardian.

The effect was fairly good.

At the very least, after getting whipped once, Bubu's hind legs would tremble wildly whenever it saw that slipper, and it no longer dared to misbehave.

Before closing his eyes, Xiao Tianyang glanced at Bubu, curled up in its little nest in the corner. Only then did he relax and enter the state.

"System, I want to draw. Let's go straight for three consecutive draws!"

It was still the same process, and after the first time, Xiao Tianyang no longer hoped to see clearly what was on that roulette wheel.

His only hope was that whatever he drew would be useful—not complete trash.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host Xiao Tianyang, you have obtained the magical treasure Sky-Controlling Bottle [Bottle Body]!"

"Congratulations, host Xiao Tianyang, you have obtained Complete Culinary Knowledge!"

"Congratulations, host Xiao Tianyang, you have obtained the complete set of [Boruto]!"

After three consecutive draws, Xiao Tianyang's eyes had lit up at the first result, and he had even felt a little excited.

But what the hell were the later ones?

Xiao Tianyang could put up with Complete Culinary Knowledge; at least it was useful.

But what was with [Boruto]?

Xiao Tianyang looked at the Sky-Controlling Bottle in his right hand, no bigger than an accessory, and the complete modern-style set of [Boruto] manga in his left.

For a moment, even the night wind seemed a little chilly.

After a long silence, Xiao Tianyang finally sighed. "Forget it. It's already good enough to get something worthwhile. As for future draws, I'd better save up more Lottery Points before trying again. With my luck, tsk tsk..."

All things considered, this haul was actually not bad. Setting aside the last two items, the Sky-Controlling Bottle's function happened to suit Xiao Tianyang's current needs perfectly.

As for the Complete Culinary Knowledge, it had been transmitted into his mind in the form of knowledge, just like the Nine Yang Divine Skill last time.

The greatest advantage of this method was that it did not waste time, though the process did make his head ache and swell a little.

"Tomorrow, Grandpa Village Chief will take us to Nuoding City to register at the Junior Spirit Master Academy. But before that, I'd better set out early and find Su Yuntao to complete that Side Quest."

"The requirement is only to fight to a draw, not to defeat him, so I can still hold back and avoid being treated like a monster."

"A Random Martial Skill reward... as long as I get a martial art on the level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, I'll have struck it rich!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Tianyang's previously dejected mood brightened.

Of course, Xiao Tianyang had not forgotten that he still had one chance to increase his strength.

Lowering his head to look at the Sky-Controlling Bottle in his palm, Xiao Tianyang could not help but curl his lips into a slight smile.