Chapter 060

Now that Hedong Village has joined Yu Village, He Qiang can no longer be the village chief.

Yu Su organized a team of able-bodied men from Hedong Village, with He Qiang as the captain and He Cai as the vice-captain, to hunt alongside him. The rest stayed behind to take care of those in need.

He Qiang and his team had no objections to Yu Su's arrangements. Following Yu Su's instructions, they formed their group and went hunting with him.

Yu Su, still on the sled, was smoothly pulled through the snowy landscape by his diligent snow wolves.

He Qiang led a team of nine people, trailing behind the sled, running breathlessly.

"So fast."

"Lord Yu Su's snow wolves run too fast; we can't keep up."

He Qiang gritted his teeth, "Even if we can't keep up, we must. We can't stop just because we're falling behind."

Having seen Yu Village's hunting team, He Qiang knew they ran incredibly fast behind Yu Su's sled. Their stamina was unbelievable, and compared to them, he and his team felt like amateurs.

If they couldn't even endure this, what qualification did they have to join Yu Village?

Hearing He Qiang's words, the others clenched their teeth and persevered.

Seeing them manage to catch up, Yu Su nodded approvingly.

He instructed the all-element spirit to scan the surroundings and inform him if there was any game.

[I, a majestic all-element spirit, a rare artifact in the entire Artian Continent for countless years, am being used to find game for you.]

"Half of tonight's spiritual energy goes to you."

[Okay, no problem. I'll scan now and make sure to satisfy you.]

"..."

In no time, the all-element spirit found game: two well-fed wild sheep, traveling together in search of food.

Yu Su didn't approach; if he did, the snow wolves would scare away the prey.

After He Qiang's team caught up, Yu Su let them handle the capture themselves.

He Qiang was surprised. They hadn't even entered the woods yet, and Lord Yu Su already knew there were two wild sheep inside?

He didn't think Yu Su would lie to him, only deepening his reverence for Yu Su.

"Let's go, follow me into the woods to catch the wild sheep," He Qiang called out. "Move quietly; we don't want to scare them away."

"Yes!"

Excitement filled the others when they heard there were wild sheep to catch.

Following He Qiang, they entered the woods.

Soon, the sounds of trapping the prey echoed from within.

To Yu Su's delight, He Qiang's team put in their utmost effort. They finally caught both wild sheep, lifting them out of the woods joyfully.

"Lord Yu Su, we've caught both wild sheep!"

"Well done. Take them back."

"We'll carry one back for you. One is enough for us."

"No need. The weather is good today, and the hunting team should also have made a harvest. Take these two back for yourselves; let the children have a good meal," Yu Su replied.

Touched, He Qiang and his team's eyes reddened. It was only after He Qiang insisted on giving Yu Su a piece of the succulent lamb leg that they relented.

Yu Su accepted it without further refusal, placing it on the sled.

When Yu Su returned to Yu Village, he found that Lu Yan and his team had also just returned.

As expected, they had made a harvest too—a particularly plump wild boar that had clearly eaten well during winter.

Seeing Yu Su bring back a large lamb leg, Lu Yan knew that Yu Su's team had also been successful.He lifted the large wild sheep leg and returned home with Yu Su.

"How was today's training?"

"Not bad. Yu Feng and Yu Meng both opened up two meridians."

After this period, Lu Yan no longer stuttered when speaking.

Yu Su looked at him. "And you, how's your Heart Technique training?"

Lu Yan stopped and extended his hand, activating spiritual power. Flames suddenly ignited in his palm.

Yu Su exclaimed, "Looks like you've made good progress."

Lu Yan smiled and extinguished the flames, then summoned a slightly short rocket with his spiritual power.

Surprised, Yu Su asked, "You can shape them now?"

Lu Yan nodded. "During today's wild boar capture, I suddenly had an insight."

Now that he had opened up all his meridians and filled his dantian with fire spiritual energy, he believed he could summon even more rockets in the future, achieving the rocket rain scene Yu Su described.

Yu Su couldn't help but marvel at Lu Yan's high comprehension. Merely going hunting, he managed to comprehend how to shape rockets.

Given time, Lu Yan's achievements would undoubtedly be high.

However, Lu Yan felt it wasn't enough; he still had a gap compared to Yu Su. He needed to work harder.

Hearing Lu Yan express his desire to compare, Yu Su was momentarily speechless. He didn't think Lu Yan was inferior; he just hadn't expected to be someone Lu Yan chased after so determinedly.

The feeling was quite complex.

As days passed, Yu Su filled his schedule each day. He had completed the fundamental part of the "Restoration Technique," a method crucial for nourishing his body with wood spiritual power and healing others.

Since he aimed to be a witch doctor without knowledge of medical arts, with the help of the all-element spirit and the Restoration Technique, he could heal most ailments, making it an impressive skill.

However, inspired by Lu Yan, he realized that the Restoration Technique was insufficient for combat. He needed to choose an offensive technique.

["Master, why go through all this trouble? Just learn the 'Five Elements Infinite Arts.'"]

Yu Su understood. This technique was undoubtedly top-tier, standing at the pinnacle of the Artian Continent for countless years. However, it was designed for those with full spiritual roots. Without even finding a single Five Elements Spiritual Treasure, if he couldn't find one...

["If you don't learn this one, what will you do? Learn another, and if you find a Five Elements Spiritual Treasure later, will you relearn? That's a waste of time."]

["Moreover, 'Five Elements Infinite Arts,' despite its complexity, holds tremendous power. Even the Wood Element Infinite Arts alone is already a Tier of Heaven-level technique. Learning it won't be in vain."]

The all-element spirit insisted.

Yu Su pondered and decisively said, "You're right. Since I've come to this wild land, my luck won't be bad. I'll definitely find the Five Elements Spiritual Treasure. I'll learn it!"

With this determination, Yu Su began practicing the fundamental part of the Wood Element Infinite Arts.

"Worthy of being a top-tier technique. My eyes are getting dizzy..."

After practicing for an hour, Yu Su had to request a break.

["Master, you can do it!"]

Yu Su lay flat on the kang, wearing a helpless expression.

Lu Yan happened to come in, sensing his frustration, and touched his forehead.

Yu Su: "...What?"

"You're not sick."

"You're the one who's sick."

Yu Su swatted away his hand and sat up angrily.

Seeing this, Lu Yan smiled. He liked Yu Su's lively appearance. Even when angry, his eyes sparkled and looked especially charming.

Yu Su: "Is it amusing?"

Lu Yan gave a straightforward answer, "You're good-looking."

Yu Su: "..."

Doesn't this guy know what modesty is!

"Don't say such things in the future."

"Why?"

"Not modest."

"Modest?"

Yu Su had to explain to him extensively.

Lu Yan understood and said, "I don't need to be modest. Why should people be modest?"

"..."

Alright, Yu Su was successfully puzzled.

Lu Yan continued to judge, "It's tiring."

Yu Su raised his hand to stop him. "Okay, stop talking. Do whatever you want."

It's not that Lu Yan is tired, it's that he's tired. Whatever.

"You were supposed to be on patrol with Yu Meng and the others. Why are you back so soon?" Yu Su recalled and asked.

Lu Yan: "Caught a wild ox."

Yu Su's eyes lit up. "Wild ox? You guys are lucky! Come, let's take a look."

In the village square, a large wild ox was securely bound.

People from the village gathered to watch.

In the past, encountering such a large wild ox, the first thought for the village's hunting team would be how to escape rather than capture it. Now, they could catch it alive.

"Brother Yu Su, you're here." Yu Meng exclaimed excitedly. "We encountered this wild ox by chance. It's very fat. How should we cook it?"

Thanks to Yu Su, the hunting team's first thought, upon catching prey, was how to cook it deliciously.

This wild ox was no exception.

With bright eyes, Yu Su circled the ox, imagining several ways to cook it. He waved his hand, "Dissect this ox into large pieces first."

"Alright!"

Yu Meng and the others enthusiastically got to work.

Yu Su directed them. Not a drop of blood was wasted; even the cleaned offal was properly handled. They were preparing a pot of ox tripe soup.

You couldn't make ox tripe soup without radishes. Though there were no radishes here, they had snow melons. The taste was similar to radishes—big, white, and plump. Stewed with prepared ox meat and entrails, sprinkled with salt and spices, it would be exquisite.

Yu Su had tasted it once and couldn't forget it.

Just thinking about it made his mouth water.

The variety of ingredients in the wild land was actually greater than in the future, but people didn't know how to cook them well, resulting in mostly bland and tasteless boiled dishes.

"Bring the village chief's large pottery basin, clean it, and set up a fire pit here to stew it," Yu Su said.

Since it wasn't snowing today, they could stew a large pot. Everyone could enjoy a sip of hot soup.

The others became even more excited, immediately bringing the village chief's basin, with one person cleaning it and another digging a pit to start the fire.

Once everything was ready, they filled the basin with clean snow, placed it on the fire pit to melt, added the processed ox meat and entrails, and boiled it for half an hour. Then, they added the snow melons.

The basin bubbled and boiled, emitting a fragrant aroma.

Smelling the fragrance, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"So fragrant." Yu Meng couldn't help but exclaim.

Others nodded in agreement. It was indeed incredibly fragrant!