CHAPTER 86: CHAPTER 86: MISS PEI HUNTS DOWN TWO GIANT WILD BOARS

Pei Shu’er’s perfunctory response made Tang Zan’s lips curl up with satisfaction.

When Liu Xu and Tang Qingning wanted to follow Pei Shu’er, she didn’t stop them.

They would never be able to catch up to her.

Pei Shu’er let Lai Fu and Fugui follow her, and the group headed up the mountain together.

The area of the Deserted Mountain they were in was all rocks as far as the eye could see.

Fortunately, there were a few more mountains around the Deserted Mountain; although their trees were bare, it was better than the Deserted Mountain.

Moreover, it was within the range the government officer had designated for their activities.

Pei Shu’er circled the outskirts of the back mountain, but couldn’t find any game.

Although there were trees nearby, without the cover of leaves, Pei Shu’er couldn’t release those animals into the wild.

Her main focus was now on finding animal dens, to later pull out an entire litter and mix in a few animals from her space.

As they searched, they had already gotten quite far from the Deserted Mountain, almost reaching halfway up the back mountain.

They only found some scattered dry wood to carry on their backs.

Liu Xu looked at the sky and said, "We should go back; it’s going to get dark soon."

Pei Shu’er nodded; she was too far from Tang Zan and felt dizzy.

She initially thought she’d find an animal den nearby to release some animals, but hadn’t found any despite walking so far.

In hindsight, she should have come with Tang Zan, at least she wouldn’t feel dizzy.

Just as they were about to return, she suddenly saw two rows of animal footprints ahead.

She approached and saw they were wild boar tracks scattered around, clearly signifying a den nearby.

"Let’s go."

Although the others didn’t know why Pei Shu’er had changed her strategy, they were sure she had a reason, so they followed her.

Lai Fu and Wangcai positioned themselves in front of Pei Shu’er, protecting her.

Pei Shu’er followed the wild boar tracks’ direction, suddenly smelling the pungent odor of wild boars ahead.

Her eyes lit up, she took a few steps forward, and saw a cave where two wild boars were sound asleep.

Wangcai made a noise by stepping on a branch, and the two wild boars immediately lifted their heads, their sharp tusks appearing capable of piercing through a person, their eyes filled with a ferocious glint.

The two wild boars charged towards them.

Tang Qingning, Liu Xu, Wangcai, and Lai Fu all took a step back.

Tang Qingning and Liu Xu were paralyzed with fear.

But Pei Shu’er’s eyes were full of excitement—such large wild boars meant a lot of meat.

Even if it was hard to support so many people through winter, it would satisfy them for a while.

As the bigger wild boar charged, Pei Shu’er hastily drank a few sips of Spiritual Spring Water and swung the shovel on her back at the wild boar’s head.

The boar veered aside, dodging Pei Shu’er’s attack, but its eye was still hit, causing it to let out a wild boar’s scream.

The other wild boar also charged at Pei Shu’er.

Lai Fu and Wangcai realized this meant they had found a day’s worth of food.

Moreover, their mistress was fighting a beast; how could they just stand by? What would it mean if they deserted her in a time of crisis?

Such a good mistress was hard to find another of.

Thinking of this, the two gritted their teeth and charged at the wild boars.

Though Tang Qingning and Liu Xu were frightened, they were no longer pampered young ladies and noblewomen straight out of the Capital; they picked up sticks and cautiously approached the wild boars.

Pei Shu’er said, "You handle the big one; I’ll take on the smaller one. Don’t kill them; knock them out and take them back."

She had initially thought of killing the boars for winter, but now saw no need.

The smaller boar was actually a sow.

Spring was coming, and when the two boars had piglets, they could raise them, creating a small farm.

With enough piglets, they could trade them with others.

Simultaneously, Pei Shu’er could secretly feed them pig feed to quickly fatten them up.

No one knew what strange and abundant supplies she bought in her space larger than a football field.

When the sow charged at Pei Shu’er, she dodged, swinging a long stick she had swapped for the shovel hard at the boar’s head.

She controlled her strength so it wouldn’t break the skull but would knock it out.

When the sow fell, Liu Xu and Tang Qingning felt the ground tremble.

The other boar also noticed something amiss and decided to flee since it couldn’t win the fight.

But Liu Xu and Tang Qingning blocked its escape, and the boar became aggressive, charging at them.

The two turned pale, its sharp tusks capable of killing them.

Wangcai and Lai Fu couldn’t stop it in time and swung at the boar, but its hide was too tough, and the stick broke instead.

The boar’s attack didn’t stop, getting closer to Liu Xu and Tang Qingning, who couldn’t run away.

Pei Shu’er sprinted over, hitting the boar’s head hard with a stick, causing the stick to shatter, and the boar to momentarily freeze.

She quickly took out her shovel, smashing the boar’s head hard, finally bringing it down.

Snow from the branches fell with the boar’s collapse, and Liu Xu and Tang Qingning sat on the ground, exhausted.

Still shaken, they had just thought they were going to die.

Once they came to their senses, they hugged Pei Shu’er tightly.

Tang Qingning cried, "Shu’er, if it weren’t for you... my mother and I would have died here."

Pei Shu’er smiled, "It’s okay, with me around, you won’t be in danger. You’ll get used to it eventually."

Liu Xu nodded, "Yes, in the future, bring Qingning and me with you to hunt."

She couldn’t always protect them; otherwise, if they were alone in this perilous place, wouldn’t they be easy prey?

After comforting them, Pei Shu’er looked at Wangcai.

"Go call some people over, preferably with two wheelbarrows."

Though the mountain paths were rugged, wheelbarrows weren’t as restricted.

Pei Shu’er opened her package, taking out two bundles of rope, and everyone worked together to tie up the boars.

Once they finished, the boars were still unconscious.

Pei Shu’er was exhausted, collapsing to the ground, feeling dizzy.

She had been away from Tang Zan too long and too far.

Moreover, the side effects of the Spiritual Spring Water had appeared.

Pei Shu’er shared the white flour cake with the three of them, eating one herself, her hands shaking almost uncontrollably.

At this moment, Wangcai dared not delay, quickly descending the mountain to report their success.

"Princely Heir, Miss Pei has caught two large wild boars on the mountain."