Dragon-Appreciation Banquet Meeting, the Lady's Secret

There was truly an enormous gulf between martial arts grades. Jade Luo Palm was an Entry Vehicle martial art; even if it was only second-rate among the Lower Vehicle, it far surpassed basic martial arts. "Rumor has it that powerful martial arts possess all manner of strange effects, capable of achieving what ordinary people cannot."

"Combined with a martial artist's Bone Recasting body—once unleashed, its power is far from ordinary."

Li Xian did not feel sleepy, but he also knew that work and rest had to be balanced. He had rushed back and forth yesterday, then stayed up late forcefully practicing martial arts.

He was strong and vigorous, brimming with life. Though he could endure it, rushing headlong would instead harm his drive to advance in martial arts. Better to relax for a while and cook some wild boar meat.

"Time to treat myself. Today, I'm eating wild boar backstrap!"

Li Xian dug the skinned, gutted wild boar out from the snowbank.

He lightly sliced its back. A fine piece of meat, marbled with fat and lean, landed in his hand.

Wild boar meat had a gamey, rank smell.

Especially male wild boars—the stench could not be removed. Only the meat along the back was sinewy and firm, carrying very little of that rank odor.

Li Xian did not know about wild boars elsewhere. But the wild boars around Qingning County were mostly like this. This sort of boar had another name: "Humpback Boar."

They often used their backs to ram trees. After prolonged impacts and beatings, their back meat became delicious—like panning for gold in dung.

"Some pan-fried, some roasted. No need to make soup."

Even backstrap would retain its gamey smell if used for soup.

The thirteenth day of the first month came, and winter turned warmer.

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