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If Lin Feng had encountered an expert this time, he would have been in danger.

Unfortunately, this youth was far too weak.

The steel fork the youth thrust at him seemed somewhat slow in Lin Feng's eyes.

Lin Feng suddenly pressed down with both hands, slapping the steel fork.

Bang! The steel fork sank downward and stabbed into empty air.

Borrowing the force of that slap, Lin Feng rose even higher, actually leaping over the youth's head.

Just as Lin Feng was about to pass over the youth's head, he unleashed Bear Paw Crushing Melon in midair.

Bang! Lin Feng's palms struck heavily against the youth's ears.

The youth's brains were shaken into mush. His eyes bulged outward, nearly popping free, and his body went limp as he collapsed to the ground without a sound.

Lin Feng dragged the youth over beside the middle-aged man and searched both of them, finding five taels of silver and a Sheepskin Map.

Lin Feng unfolded the map and glanced at it.

It was a Hunting Map, marked with the habitats of all sorts of animals.

The area covered by the map was not far from here and was also on the edge of Big Black Mountain.

This Hunting Map was quite useful to Lin Feng.

He had only ever gone to the areas familiar to his father. He had never visited the other parts of Big Black Mountain's outskirts.

With this Hunting Map, things would be much more convenient.

The map marked the areas where ferocious beasts such as wolf packs, tigers, venomous snakes, and black bears often roamed.

Hunters generally had to steer clear of such places when hunting.

But this Hunting Map was different in Lin Feng's hands. He could follow its markings and hunt ferocious beasts in the areas where they roamed.

His hunting targets were precisely fierce beasts such as tigers and wolves.

Small animals like pheasants and rabbits were not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. He did not care for them at all.

Lin Feng examined the man's hunting bow. It was far inferior to the one passed down through his family.

Lin Feng took the eight arrows from the middle-aged man's quiver, but left behind the hunting bow and steel fork.

Killing two people did not burden Lin Feng's heart in the slightest.

That was simply how this world was.

Social order was in chaos, and nowhere was safe.

If he had failed to avoid the middle-aged man's cold arrow, he would have become a corpse to be searched, vanishing into Big Black Mountain without rhyme or reason like his father, leaving behind only a household of elderly, weak women, and children.

Lin Feng felt that even the village was becoming increasingly unsafe.

The town was safer, but the Iron Rod Gang that controlled it was at odds with him.

Once he had the means, he still needed to move to the County Town.

Lin Feng did not bother with the two corpses.

Before long, the beasts in the mountains would come and let them return fully to nature.

Lin Feng found his shirt and put it back on.

He had bought it only yesterday, yet today it already had two holes in it.

The two holes looked rather unsightly. When he returned, he would have his wife mend them.

Lin Feng hoisted the large Wild Boar onto his shoulder and continued back.

The Wild Boar was too heavy, so Lin Feng could not move quickly. It took him an hour to enter the village.

The moment he entered, the villagers who saw Lin Feng cried out in surprise.

"My heavens! How did Big Brother Lang of the Lin Family catch such a huge Wild Boar? It must weigh at least eight hundred pounds, if not a thousand!"

"Big Brother Lang of the Lin Family has really made something of himself. He actually caught such enormous prey."

"Like father, like son—a tiger father has no dog son. When Xiao Feng's father was still alive, he was a famous hunter throughout the villages for miles around."

"Xiao Feng is incredibly strong. He actually carried such a huge Wild Boar down from the mountain."

"Big Brother Lang of the Lin Family is amazing. Not only is his martial skill remarkable, his hunting skills are also unmatched throughout the nearby villages."

Before long, a crowd of villagers had gathered behind Lin Feng to watch the spectacle.

Hunter Xu from the village chased after Lin Feng and asked, "Big Brother Lang of the Lin Family, how did you catch such a huge Wild Boar?"

Lin Feng smiled and replied, "Just luck!"

Seeing such a large Wild Boar, Aunt Lin wanted to buy some meat to take home and stew for her grandson.

So Aunt Lin asked, "Xiao Feng, your family can't finish such a huge Wild Boar anytime soon. Are you selling any of it?"

Lin Feng gave it some thought. His family truly could not finish such a large Wild Boar, and even if they made it all into cured meat, they had nowhere to store it.

It would be better to sell some of it, letting the villagers enjoy a little benefit while earning himself a good reputation.

Most of Xiaohe Village's villagers were kind and honest people.

The last time his mother and wife had wanted to go into town to find him, it was the villagers who had stopped them. Otherwise, who knew what might have happened.

Although no villagers had stepped forward to help when the bully came to his house to borrow grain last time,

that was not the villagers' fault either. Who would make a huge fuss with others for someone unrelated to them?

Aunt Lin broke into a smile. "Then how are you selling this Wild Boar meat?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng said, "Pork sells for fifteen copper coins a pound in town. Wild Boar meat should be even more expensive.

But since we're all fellow villagers, I'll make it cheaper.

Ten copper coins a pound.

However, I only accept silver, not copper coins."

Aunt Lin beamed. "Xiao Feng truly is an honest man. That price really is a family-and-friends price.

Such a huge Wild Boar is a rarity. Taken to town, it could probably sell for more than twenty copper coins a pound.

Selling it to the villagers for ten copper coins is practically buying one pound and getting one pound free.

Auntie happens to have some loose silver here, so I'll shamelessly buy ten pounds."

When the other villagers heard there was a bargain to be had, they all said they wanted to buy pork as well.

"When Xiao Feng's father was still alive, he took good care of the villagers.

Xiao Feng is the same.

No wonder your Old Lin family has flourished. This is all the reward for accumulating virtue and doing good deeds."

"Xiao Feng's family has indeed rendered great service to our Xiaohe Village.

Last time, when the wild beasts came down from the mountains, a pack of wolves ran into the village.

Xiao Feng's father killed more than a dozen wolves by himself with one bow, driving the pack away.

If it had not been for Xiao Feng's father, half the people in Xiaohe Village would have been gone by now."

Lin Feng gave these villagers some benefits, not expecting much in return.

When something happened, it would be enough if they could send him word.

When Lin Feng carried the Wild Boar into the courtyard,

Mother Lin, who was sweeping the yard, was utterly shocked. "Xiao Feng, how did you hunt such a huge Wild Boar? Even when your father was young, he never hunted one this large."

Lin Feng tossed the Wild Boar into the courtyard. "Mother, it was just luck. The Wild Boar fell into a trap, and I happened to catch it.

I was lucky enough to hunt a large Wild Boar, with a small one thrown in as a bonus."

Lin Feng then told his mother that he intended to sell the Wild Boar meat to the villagers.

His mother expressed her support.

If it had been a few days earlier, Mother Lin certainly would not have agreed.

But these past few days, Lin Feng had frequently brought silver home, and the family no longer lacked money.

Moreover, Mother Lin felt that Lin Feng could earn money, and that he would earn no small amount of silver in the future. They did not need the little money from selling pork.

When the children of the Lin Family saw such a huge Wild Boar, they were so frightened that they hid inside the house and did not dare approach it.

Only the little foodie Sanbao was not afraid.

Little foodie Sanbao's drool even dripped onto the ground. "What a huge Wild Boar! How long will it take to eat it all?"

Sanbao walked over and touched the Wild Boar.

Seeing that the Wild Boar did not move, the other children were no longer afraid either. They went over to its side and watched it curiously.

The moment Sanbao heard that Lin Feng was going to sell the Wild Boar meat, he immediately became unhappy.

He reached out and tugged at Lin Feng's clothes.

Lin Feng lowered his head to look at Sanbao.

Sanbao said, "Daddy, I want to eat pork. Don't sell the pork. Save it all for me to eat."

Lin Feng picked Sanbao up. "Don't worry, Sanbao. Daddy will save you some pork. Besides, how much can that little belly of yours hold?"

Counting on his fingers, Sanbao said, "I'll eat a little every day. One day, I'll finish this huge Wild Boar."

Lin Feng laughed. "Before you finish it, the pork will have gone bad.

Just put that greedy little heart of yours at ease. From now on, Daddy will make sure you have meat at every meal."

Just as the Lin Family's courtyard was filled with warmth and joy, a discordant voice rang out.

"We're all fellow villagers. Why ask for money just to eat some pork? Give everyone a few pounds for free."