Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the battered hunter Lin Feng, he used a martial arts system to survive his injuries and became strong enough to move. He overheard his captors discussing an employer who had ordered them to kill him, but the reason they had brought him back remained unknown.

• Lin Feng learned that his predecessor had been beaten by bandits and locked in a woodshed after injuring his mother while trying to pawn the family hunting bow.
• Lin Feng discovered a system that granted daily Breakthrough Points and chose to use his only point on Beast Hunting Fist.
• Lin Feng gained the Initiated level in Beast Hunting Fist, raising his Life and easing his injuries, though the breakthrough left him ravenously hungry.
• Lin Feng ate grass and firewood stalks, then moved to the window and overheard one captor ask why they had brought him back instead of killing him as their employer had instructed.

Lin Feng discovered that three bandits had been hired to kill him, but they planned to extort their employer and keep him alive overnight. Injured and outnumbered, he secured food and water and prepared to survive until his next martial breakthrough.

• Lin Feng overheard the bandits discussing how they would extort the employer who hired them to kill him.
• Lin Feng used an attribute panel to identify Li San, Zhang Er, and Wang Gousheng and learned that all three had Beginner-level Mad Demon Staff Technique.
• Lin Feng pretended to be asleep when Li San checked the woodshed, then asked the bandits for water and food.
• Wang Gousheng ordered Zhang Er to bring food and water, and the three bandits left Lin Feng alive for the night.
• Lin Feng ate the corn buns, set firewood by the entrance as an alarm, and went to sleep while planning to strengthen his Beast Hunting Fist the next day.

Lin Feng waited for sunlight to earn a Breakthrough Point, then advanced his Beast Hunting Fist while three bandits prepared to kill him. He tricked them into giving him food by threatening to haunt them, and the chapter ended with Li San throwing buns beside him.

• Lin Feng pretended to be weak as Li San cooked, while an unknown employer delivered silver to Wang Gousheng and confirmed he wanted Lin Feng killed.
• Wang Gousheng, Zhang Er, and Li San discussed earning money to learn swordsmanship and join Yunda Escort Agency.
• When sunlight reached the firewood room, Lin Feng spent his Breakthrough Point to raise Beast Hunting Fist to Minor Mastery, though his hunger weakened his body.
• The three bandits opened the door and surrounded Lin Feng, who realized he might only have an even chance in a fight.
• Lin Feng threatened to haunt the bandits if they killed him without letting him eat, and Wang Gousheng ordered Li San to bring him buns.
• Li San threw the remaining basket and a half of buns beside Lin Feng and told him to eat before he died.

After recovering enough strength by eating, Lin Feng killed the three bandits who had captured him and took their silver, food, weapons, and martial arts manual. He burned the courtyard and left with supplies for his hungry family, turning his back on his past life.

• Lin Feng regained his strength after eating the meat buns, then dodged Li San’s attack and crippled him with a Beast Hunting Fist strike.
• Lin Feng crippled Wang Gousheng and killed Zhang Er when Zhang Er tried to flee.
• Lin Feng killed Li San and Wang Gousheng, then searched the room and found silver, provisions, his family’s ancestral hunting bow, and a Mad Demon Staff Technique manual.
• Lin Feng drank water and ate the remaining corn buns until his hunger disappeared, then gathered food and other supplies for his family.
• Lin Feng set the courtyard on fire and left along the mountain path, reciting a poem as he said farewell to his past.

Lin Feng went to the county town to buy medicine and supplies for his family, then found himself cornered by armed bandits on the road home. He followed a passing squad of City Guards for protection, but their leader sped up to shake him off, leaving Lin Feng in danger.

• Lin Feng decided to buy medicine for his injured mother and sick wife, and headed to the county town.
• At Jishi Medical Hall, Lin Feng bought medicine, then purchased treats for the children, cloth for his mother, and a silver hairpin for Zhou Chunlan.
• On his way home, Lin Feng realized that three armed men ahead and three behind were closing in on him.
• Lin Feng followed a squad of City Guards to deter the bandits, who kept pace but dared not attack while the guards were nearby.
• The City Guards' leader urged his horse to speed up, and Lin Feng feared the bandits would attack once he was left behind.

Lin Feng escaped the bandits and witnessed two powerful martial artists fight before returning to his worried family. He apologized to Mother Lin and claimed a dream had changed him, but his child doubted his story.

• Lin Feng fled into the woods, where Zheng Haotian and Li Chengfeng’s clash wounded the bandits and left him scrambling to escape.
• Lin Feng ran several li from the battle and decided against returning to loot the bandits, then headed home.
• A village auntie told Lin Feng that Mother Lin and Chunlan had spent the day worrying and had been stopped from searching for him.
• Lin Feng found Mother Lin injured and crying, then knelt beside her and apologized for worrying her.
• Lin Feng promised to change and told Mother Lin that a dream had made him live through decades in another world.
• Lin Feng’s child called him a liar and warned Mother Lin not to believe him.

Lin Feng returned home with silver, food, sweets, and medicine, and began trying to make amends with his malnourished children and his mother. He met his sick wife Zhou Chunlan, who remained emotionally distant, just as someone knocked at the courtyard gate.

• Lin Yuxiang challenged Lin Feng, who offered him sugar figurines to share with his siblings and sister.
• Lin Feng showed Mother Lin his silver and explained that he had bought food; she thanked the Supreme One, and the children shut the gate.
• Lin Feng gave his family rice, flour, cured meat, and medicine, and Mother Lin went to cook a full meal.
• Lin Feng went to see Zhou Chunlan, but his daughter Lin Yuer stood protectively in front of her mother until he reassured her and offered her osmanthus cake.
• Lin Yuer gave her cake to Zhou Chunlan, who greeted Lin Feng without warmth, and Lin Feng went to brew her medicine.
• Someone knocked on Lin Feng's courtyard gate.

Lin Feng recognized his neighbor Wang Shanxiong as a wanted Flower Picking Bandit who had tried to have him killed, and learned from his cousin Lin Hu that Wang Shanxiong had been eyeing Lin Feng’s wife. Lin Feng resolved to stay cautious as he returned home to brew medicine.

• Wang Shanxiong brought corn buns to Mother Lin, and Lin Feng recognized his words from the order that had been given when someone tried to kill him.
• Lin Feng checked Wang Shanxiong’s status and saw that he knew several martial arts, but his Life was unusually low.
• Lin Hu warned Lin Feng that Wang Shanxiong had leered at Lin Feng’s wife, then Lin Feng gave Lin Hu copper coins before sending him home.
• Lin Feng recognized Wang Shanxiong as the wanted Flower Picking Bandit from the county poster and suspected his injuries had led him to hire people to kill Lin Feng.

Lin Feng cared for Zhou Chunlan and the five children, showing them he had changed and promising to provide for them. After the children shared their wishes with him, Lin Feng planned to teach them martial arts and earn enough food for his training by catching river shrimp and crabs.

• Wang Shanxiong tended his wounds and decided he would have to delay targeting Zhou Chunlan until he recovered.
• Lin Feng fed the children a rare hearty meal, reassured them that he had quit drinking, and played with them in the yard.
• Lin Feng brought medicine to Zhou Chunlan, promised to improve their family’s life, and gave her a silver hairpin.
• Lin Feng comforted Dabao and Sibao at bedtime, promised to teach Sibao martial arts, and gave Dabao five copper coins to save toward becoming a merchant.
• Lin Feng realized the children needed more food for his breakthroughs and planned to catch the river shrimp and crabs that villagers ignored.

Lin Feng used a Breakthrough Point to advance Beast Hunting Fist to Greater Mastery, then ate roasted river shrimp to recover from the resulting hunger. He returned home with shrimp and crabs and decided to wait until his fist technique reached perfection before confronting Old Wang Next Door.

• Lin Feng practiced Beast Hunting Fist with the children, promised his family better meals, and asked Lin Hu to keep them company while he went out.
• Lin Feng ignored warnings about the river and caught dozens of shrimp and crabs in East Gully.
• Lin Feng roasted about a hundred shrimp and spent his Breakthrough Point to raise Beast Hunting Fist to Greater Mastery.
• Lin Feng ate the roasted shrimp to satisfy his breakthrough hunger, then gathered more shrimp and crabs to take home.
• Lin Feng considered attacking the wounded Old Wang Next Door that night but decided to wait until Beast Hunting Fist reached perfection.

Lin Feng returned home to find the Feng Brothers robbing his family and humiliating Zhou Chunlan, while his mother and children were frightened and Lin Hu had been beaten. The chapter ended as Lin Feng’s killing intent awakened, with the bullies demanding that he hand over grain and cured meat.

• Lin Feng hurried into his courtyard after hearing children cry and found the Feng Brothers taking his family's food.
• Feng Dashan demanded that Lin Feng lend them grain, while Feng Ershan, Feng Sanshan, and Feng Xiaoshan mocked him and leered at Zhou Chunlan.
• Lin Feng saw that Mother Lin's sleeve had been torn and Lin Hu had been injured while protecting the family.
• Mother Lin beckoned Lin Feng to avoid a fight, while Zhou Chunlan and the children feared he would once again submit to the bullies.
• Lin Feng grew furious over the threats and humiliation, and killing intent rose within him.

Lin Feng defeated the four Feng brothers when they came to take grain, then made them pay five taels of silver before sending them away. As the family celebrated his strength, Lin Feng noticed the brothers’ vengeful looks and then found Zhou Chunlan staring at him.

• Lin Feng knocked down Feng Laoda, Feng Lao'er, Feng Laosan, and Feng Laosi, then beat them until they could no longer fight.
• Lin Feng had Lin Hu thrash the four brothers in return for how they had beaten him.
• Lin Feng demanded five taels of silver for the grain the Feng brothers had borrowed, and Feng Laoda paid him before the brothers left.
• Lin Feng saw the Feng brothers glare at his family as they departed and suspected they would return for revenge.
• Lin Feng shut the courtyard gate and turned to find Zhou Chunlan staring at him.

Lin Feng gave Zhou Chunlan the five taels of silver he had won from the bullies, and Mother Lin let her take charge of the family’s money. He taught Lin Hu and the children the Beast Hunting Fist, then Sanbao spotted the river creatures in Lin Feng’s basket and ran inside in fright.

• Lin Feng pressed five taels of silver into Zhou Chunlan’s hand, and Mother Lin told her to manage the family’s money.
• Mother Lin praised Lin Feng for protecting the family and told him she had dreamed of his late father.
• Lin Feng agreed to teach Lin Hu martial arts and started teaching him and the five children the Beast Hunting Fist.
• Lin Feng and Lin Hu brought sand home and hung large and small sandbags in the courtyard for practice.
• Sanbao peered into Lin Feng’s fish basket, panicked at the river creatures inside, and ran to alert Grandma and Mother.

Lin Feng cooked shrimp and crabs for his family, winning over the children and Lin Hu while caring for his recovering wife. After remembering the Feng brothers’ threatening looks, he went outside at night and decided to act against them.

• Mother Lin comforted Sanbao after he panicked at the river critters, while Lin Feng boiled the shrimp.
• Zhang Xiaoyu brought grain to help Lin Feng’s family, then learned from Lin Hu that Lin Feng had driven off the Feng thugs.
• Lin Feng introduced the shrimp to Sanbao and the other children, who enjoyed eating them, and Lin Hu joined in.
• Lin Feng fed medicine to Zhou Chunlan and declined to sleep in her room until she had fully recovered.
• Lin Feng stayed awake thinking about the Feng brothers’ hostile looks, then went into the yard and resolved to strike that night.

Lin Feng overheard the Feng Brothers plotting to kill his family and burn their home, so he struck first and killed all four brothers. He stole their silver and iron rods, burned their house, and returned home, leaving the Iron Rod Gang as a possible future threat.

• Lin Feng overheard Feng Laosan, Feng Laosi, and Feng Lao'er plan to murder his family, burn their home, and abduct Zhou Chunlan.
• Lin Feng killed Feng Laosi outside the courtyard and then struck Feng Laosan dead with an iron rod.
• Lin Feng killed Feng Lao'er as he came out of the house, then confronted Feng Laoda inside.
• Feng Laoda claimed the Iron Rod Gang would retaliate, attacked Lin Feng, and was killed by Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng took twenty-five taels of silver, copper coins, and four iron rods, hid them at home, and set the Feng Family house on fire.

Lin Feng learned that the Feng brothers had died in a fire, then planned to prepare his children for school and buy clothes for his family. He went to town with Lin Hu, where two Iron Rod Gang thugs demanded protection money from a clothing shop owner.

• Aunt Lin told Mother Lin that Old Feng's house had burned down and the Feng brothers had died, while Lin Feng felt relieved that the scene had been destroyed.
• Mother Lin and Zhou Chunlan agreed that the children should begin studying with Mr. Hong, and Lin Feng planned to bring him wild game as a tuition gift.
• Lin Feng found that Beast Hunting Fist required two Breakthrough Points to advance, then took silver to buy clothes and other necessities for the family.
• Lin Feng checked Wang Shanxiong's locked home, then invited Lin Hu to accompany him to town.
• At a clothing shop, two Iron Rod Gang thugs demanded protection money from the owner despite his having already paid for the month.

Lin Feng and Lin Hu bought clothes and bedding in town, then killed the Iron Rod Gang men who pursued them into the forest. They reached the outskirts of Xiaohe Village after dark, while Mother Lin, Zhou Chunlan, and the children waited anxiously for them at home.

• Lin Feng learned that the Iron Rod Gang had taken over after the Small Knife Gang fell and bought clothes and bedding for his family and Lin Hu.
• Two Iron Rod Gang men tried to take the brothers’ bundles as they left town, and Lin Feng caught the minor leader’s attack before escaping with Lin Hu.
• The gang pursued them into the forest, where Lin Feng hid the bundles and told Lin Hu to stay behind while he confronted the search party.
• Lin Feng silently killed seven gang members, then killed the minor leader after he begged for mercy and searched the bodies for silver.
• Lin Feng and Lin Hu continued toward Xiaohe Village, discussing martial arts and the worsening state of the realm as night fell.
• Mother Lin, Zhou Chunlan, and the five children waited anxiously at the courtyard gate, and Erbabao cried that he wanted his father instead of new clothes.

Lin Feng returned home with new clothes, bedding, and pastries for his family, then went into Big Black Mountain to hunt and improve his Beast Hunting Fist. After missing a pheasant with his bow, he found two young wild boars and prepared to fight them.

• Lin Feng brought home clothes, bedding, and jujube paste pastries, delighting his children and giving clothes to Zhou Chunlan and Mother Lin.
• The next morning, Lin Feng carried his bow and arrows into Big Black Mountain after promising his mother and wife he would not go deep into the mountain.
• Lin Feng repaired one of his father's traps and planned to hunt before using his Breakthrough Points to advance Beast Hunting Fist.
• Lin Feng missed a pheasant with his arrow and decided to save his Breakthrough Points for Beast Hunting Fist.
• Lin Feng found two young wild boars rooting by a tree and rolled up his sleeves, hoping to hunt them with his fists.

Lin Feng killed two little Wild Boars, then perfected Beast Hunting Fist and discovered how much stronger he had become. After killing their enormous parent and preparing to carry the boars home, he heard a sharp whoosh and sensed danger behind him.

• Lin Feng killed two little Wild Boars with his iron staff, butchered them, and roasted one for a meal.
• Lin Feng spent two Breakthrough Points to perfect Beast Hunting Fist, raising his Vitality to fourteen and gaining immense strength.
• Lin Feng decided to save ten Breakthrough Points to test Beast Hunting Fist's next realm, unless Old Wang Next Door returned sooner.
• A huge wild boar charged Lin Feng to avenge its offspring, but he broke its ribs and killed it with a strike to its brow.
• Lin Feng butchered the huge wild boar, packed its offal, and started home with the boars before a sharp whoosh made him sense danger.

Lin Feng survived an ambush by a middle-aged hunter and killed him after discovering the man had tried to steal his wild boar. He pursued the hunter’s son to prevent future revenge, but the youth turned and thrust a steel fork at him as Lin Feng leaped in.

• Lin Feng dodged a sneak arrow and recognized that the middle-aged hunter and his son intended to kill him for his prey.
• Lin Feng used his shirt as a decoy, rushed the bowman, broke both his arms, and killed him.
• The youth stayed behind after his father died, and Lin Feng decided to kill him to prevent revenge.
• Lin Feng chased the youth with Leopard Step, but the youth turned and stabbed backward with his steel fork as Lin Feng was airborne.