In the endless mountain forest, Fang Yuan carefully moved forward.
Sunlight shone through the tall trees, creating a patch of scattered tree shadows.
The grass around his feet was lush, wild flowers blooming.
His ears were filled with the chirping of birds, or the sound of flowing water.
The further away from the village, towards the outskirts, the more dangerous it was. Thus, Fang Yuan was even more careful.
The wilderness was extremely dangerous, a Gu Master had to have at least Rank three cultivation to be able to explore the wilderness alone. But this did not mean it was safe. Many Rank three Gu Masters died in the wilderness, and even Rank four. Fierce beasts, poisonous insects, man-made disasters, and the occasional bad weather, all caused the loss of life.
However, the wild boar that Fang Yuan wanted to kill appeared near the village. Otherwise, the mountain hunters would not be able to catch wild boars occasionally.
"Every once in a while, the clan's Gu Masters will move out to clean up the surroundings of the village. This kind of environment is considered safe for a Rank one middle stage Gu Master like me. But I still have to be careful, wild beasts and Gu worms are mobile. "
Fang Yuan used his previous life's experience to search carefully.
Time passed slowly, but Fang Yuan did not find anything.
"Damn it, Mt. Cyan Spear is still too big for the current me. I don't have a detection Gu, and I am not familiar with the environment here. Plus the village's surroundings are cleaned up regularly, it is too difficult to find the wild boar. Go to the foot of the mountain! "
Fang Yuan's search was fruitless, so he changed his mind and headed towards the foot of the mountain.
Qing Mao mountain had three big villages, Guyue village, Xiong village and Bai village. Xiong village was at the front of the mountain, Guyue village was at the waist of the mountain, and Bai village was at the back of the mountain.
Other than these three villages, there were tens of villages at the foot of the mountain, and mortals lived there.
The three villages divided these villages, and became the masters behind the scenes. Once they lacked servants, they would choose from these villages.
But they would not choose Gu Masters.
To nurture Gu Masters, they would only nurture their clansmen. Even though they knew that among these mortal villagers, there were people with cultivation talent. Although the ratio was small, they still did not take them.
In this world, bloodline and kinship were extremely important. Holding power in the hands of relatives was the foundation of a stable family policy.
Many mountain strongholds, in order to expand their scale, would recklessly bring outsiders into the clan. In the end, it would lead to the outflow of power, which would lead to internal strife. As a result, they would either fall into ruin or decline.
No matter which world it was, the foundation of political power was always the military. This was the truth.
And the army was a mechanism of violence. It was power. Only with power would one have status and authority.
Of course, the family system wasn't the same, and there would be new blood. Every year, there would be outsiders marrying into the family and getting rid of their slave status. The children they gave birth to would be surnamed Guyue, the new generation of clansmen.
It was as if a stream had been drawn into a deep pool. Do not underestimate this stream. Without it, the pool would be stagnant and would rot sooner or later. With it, there would be living water, and the deep pool would slowly grow.
Fang Yuan's former personal maidservant, Shen Cui, had this idea. She wanted to climb up the social ladder and break away from her slave status.
Fang Yuan went down the mountain. After walking for half an hour, he could vaguely see smoke rising from the bottom of the mountain.
After walking for a while, he saw a village in the distance on a wide hillside. It was situated next to a small river.
The nearby villages were all under the rule of the Guyue Mountain Stronghold. Although the vicinity of the village was not as safe as around the mountain stronghold, it was cleaned regularly. If mortals could survive in such an environment, it was naturally acceptable to Fang Yuan.
"Hmm?" On the mountain road close to the village, Fang Yuan keenly discovered traces on the ground. His past experience told him that this was the trace of a wild boar.
"Chase!" Fang Yuan's spirit was lifted. He followed the trace and gradually went deep into the mountain forest.
Green moss covered the dark stones, and ancient cypress trees formed a large forest.
Under the scorching sun in the summer, the mountain forest seemed even more serene.
The lush bushes suddenly moved.
A few mountain deer that were eating the rich wild grass immediately raised their heads. They stared cautiously at the grass and their ears twitched.
The grass that was half the height of a person suddenly separated, and a young man came out of the grass.
This young man had pale skin, short black hair, and wore simple linen clothes. It was Fang Yuan.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
The few wild deer were startled. Their four slender and vigorous legs suddenly moved. They jumped and jogged. In an instant, they rushed out and disappeared from Fang Yuan's sight.
"These wild deer are all female deer. Their fur can be cut and made into warm fur coats. Deer meat is also food for some Gu worms. If it is a male deer, the antlers and antlers are even more precious. Some golden antlers are even necessary for Gu worms to advance. "
The wilderness was full of danger, but it also contained rich treasures.
Fang Yuan glanced at the direction where these wild deer escaped and retracted his gaze. His goal this time was the wild boar, not these wild deer.
He continued forward.
Buzz buzz buzz.
Such a sound came from ahead, causing Fang Yuan to stop in his tracks.
"Beehive." He looked from afar and saw a beehive hanging on a tree.
The beehive was huge, about the size of a wicker basket. It was a greyish yellow color. Dozens of bee soldiers flew around the beehive, and there were worker bees entering and exiting from time to time.
"There is honey in the beehive. Honey is the food of the Bear Power Gu. Thus, the Xiong village needs a lot of honey. This beehive is only a small beehive. The probability of it producing a Gu is not high. If I had a Gu worm like the Bronze Skin Gu, I could risk being stung by the bees to collect the honey. Unfortunately. "Fang Yuan thought to himself.
In this world, not all insects were Gu.
Gu were the essence of heaven and earth, carriers of laws. How could they be so cheap? In a swarm of insects, only the insect king was a Gu worm.
But this also depended on the size of the swarm. If the size was too small, there would be no Gu worm.
Take this bee swarm in front of him for example. Because the swarm was too small, the probability of it having a Gu was not high.
Fang Yuan circled around the beehive and continued forward.
The traces of the mountain boar became more and more obvious. Fang Yuan knew that he was getting closer and closer to this wild boar. He became more and more careful. Wild boars were also very dangerous.
Wild boars were not domesticated pigs. If an adult wild boar fought with a tiger, the tiger might not win.
In this strange world, wild beasts were not simple.
"Hmm? This situation! " When Fang Yuan finally found the wild boar, it was lying in a big pit. At the bottom of the pit were sharpened Green Spear Bamboos. The wild boar was stabbed by the Green Spear Bamboos, and blood was flowing out.
Looking at the blood in the pit, this wild boar had been in the trap for at least fifteen minutes.
But this wild boar was still struggling with all its might. Its mouth was puffing and howling, and it still had a lot of energy.
"This trap was obviously set by a hunter. I didn't expect to pick up such a bargain. "Fang Yuan smiled, but his expression was serious.
These traps were also a threat to him.
If he fell into this trap, he would probably die in fifteen minutes.
Although the surroundings of the village were cleaned regularly, hunters often came here to hunt and set up many traps. Some traps could be recognized, but some were designed to be hidden. If Fang Yuan did not notice, he might fall into it.
"This mountain is all over, and any corner could be set up by hunters. But hunters would often tell each other the location of a trap when they set up a trap. Looks like I have to find an old hunter and get him to tell me about the traps here. Also, with this information, I won't have to find a needle in a haystack like this. "Fang Yuan thought in his heart.
This was the disadvantage of not having a detection Gu.
However, it was not easy to find a good investigative Gu worm.
In a short period of time, if he had information from hunters, he would be able to deal with it.
Thinking like this, Fang Yuan turned his wrist and a moonblade flew out, easily hitting the wild boar.
Whoosh.
With a soft sound, the entire moonblade sank into the wild boar's neck, instantly creating a thin and long wound. Then with a puchi sound, a fountain of blood spurted out.
The blood that spurted out caused the wound to become bigger and bigger, and more and more blood spurted out.
The wild boar howled, struggling like it was dying, but its movements became smaller and smaller …
Fang Yuan watched in silence, his face calm.
The wild boar's life was gone. Its eyes were wide open, and the muscles on its body were still twitching. Warm blood filled the pit, and the thick smell of blood assaulted his senses.
"Live or die, this is the main theme of nature." He sighed in his heart.
At this moment, faint voices could be heard.
"Brother Wang Er, in our village, no one is better at hunting than you, especially wild boar hunting. Your family's Old Man Wang is the king of hunters within a hundred miles. He is famous, who doesn't know him? "
"Yes, yes, Brother Wang Er, you have inherited Old Man Wang's legacy. Hunting a wild boar is naturally a piece of cake!"
"Brother Wang Er, why didn't Little Sister come with you today?"
After the flattering voices, a cold and hard voice sounded, "Hmph! How can hunting a wild boar show off my skills? Today, I'm going to kill three wild boars for you to see! Also, Er Goudan, don't think about my sister, or I'll beat you up!! "
Er Goudan said, "Men and women should get married, is it illegal for me to like Wang's sister? Plus, it's not like I'm the only one who likes her. Which man in our village doesn't like her? Brother Wang Er, you're already nineteen this year, it's time for you to get married and have kids. "
That cold and hard voice sounded again, "Hmph, as a man, how can I be greedy for such a little beauty! One day, I'll walk out of this Qing Mao Mountain and travel the world. I'll see the world, then I'll be worthy of being a man! "
As he spoke, four young hunters walked out from the forest.
The leader was tall and lanky, with a bow and arrows on his back. His muscles were bulging, and his eyes were bright. He had a sharp aura.
When he saw Fang Yuan, his brows immediately furrowed, shouting: "Hmm? Which village are you from? How dare you try to take advantage of me, Wang Er. Get lost! "
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