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Lu Chen looked at the huge wild boar on the ground, feeling somewhat troubled.

He thought about it and realized that if he really brought such a big wild boar down the mountain, someone in the village would definitely notice, and the whole village would be shocked.

It's completely illogical that someone who has just been injured could go into the mountains to hunt wild boars, especially such large ones.

"Forget it, just keep the two legs, and take the pig's stomach, heart, and liver. I can't take the rest anyway."

Lu Chen immediately positioned the wild boar, chose a good spot, and chopped it down with his knife, cutting a gash in one of the boar's hind legs.

In no time at all, he cut off a pig's hind leg and a pig's foreleg.

Cut open the wild boar's belly, and with blood gushing out, cut off the pig's stomach, heart, and liver. Then cut off a piece of fat from the back, the tenderest tenderloin, and a piece of belly fat. Find some large leaves to line the bottom of the basket, put the offal and legs inside, and then cover the little wild boar on top, covering it with some leaves.

I tried memorizing it.

It's quite heavy, but still acceptable.

The rest can only be left to nature.

He cut the bamboo spear to half a person's height, used it as a walking stick to support his body, and carrying his wood-chopping knife, he quickly left the place.

The smell of blood is too strong; it would be bad if it attracted other wild animals.

"Huff~ Huff~"

Lu Chen walked for about half an hour, stopping and starting, panting heavily, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead and falling to the ground.

He leaned against a tree, put down his basket, rubbed his shoulders, and wondered to himself, "Was my dad's work on construction sites even more tiring than this?"

Thinking of this, his previously depleted strength surged back up.

[Host's abundant energy skill detected; entry generated]

【Abundant Energy (Beginner)】

Lu Chen was taken aback.

Full of energy?

He was overjoyed.

Feeling sleepy? Here comes the pillow!

He quickly added more points for it.

Life value -10.

[Full of Energy, Minor Success (1%)]

Increases overall strength by 20%, boosts explosive power and endurance.

I stood there and waited for a while.

The familiar heat surged through his body, greatly enhancing his overall physical condition once again.

The initial feeling of fatigue vanished without a trace.

Clenching his fist, he felt he could kill a bull with one punch.

"Mmm, that feels good!"

Lu Chen smiled and finally returned to the village entrance before dark.

He saw a rather strange man lying under a tree not far from the village entrance, seemingly asleep.

"Who is this? They shouldn't be from the village, right? What are they doing lying here?"

Lu Chen felt puzzled but ignored it and quickly returned home.

Lu Tang and Lu Ming had been waiting anxiously for a long time, as impatient as ants on a hot pan.

If Lu Chen hadn't told them not to go out before he left, and if there hadn't been people walking around outside the house in the afternoon, they would have gone to find Lu Chen long ago.

Upon seeing Lu Chen return, Lu Tang pouted, her eyes reddening as she rushed over, hugging her brother without saying a word.

"Alright, it's my fault, I'm late this time!"

Lu Chen handed the wood-chopping knife to Lu Ming.

Seeing the bloodstains, Lu Ming felt a chill and then noticed the unusual appearance on his brother's clothes.

"Brother, what happened? Are you hurt?"

He asked hurriedly.

"It's alright, it's not my blood. I ran into a wild boar, it was too big for me to carry, what a waste of all that meat!"

Lu Chen put down the basket and rubbed his shoulder, wincing in pain.

Looking at the full basket on her back, Lu Tang was no longer as excited as before. Instead, she went to Lu Chen's side and massaged him.

"Brother, are you tired? Sit down, I'll give you a massage!"

Lu Chen was pulled to sit on a small stool by Lu Tang, who vigorously rubbed Lu Chen's shoulders.

It's been pressed down by the basket, and it's probably all worn out.

"Oh, Xiaotang's massage is still the most comfortable!"

Lu Chen chuckled as he watched Lu Ming laboriously carry the wild boar from the basket to the kitchen, then repeatedly haul in the scraps of meat.

Lu Tang was utterly astonished: "Brother, so many?"

"Yeah, from now on we won't lack meat to eat! We'll eat meat every day! Aren't you happy?"

"happy!"

……

As they cooked together, Lu Ming, while cutting meat, said to Lu Chen, "Brother, I heard that Lu San, Lu Si, and the others died. The Green Bamboo Gang brought their bodies back today."

"Huh?" Lu Chen was taken aback. "The body has been returned? The Green Bamboo Gang came too? Where are they? Have they left?"

"I don't know. After you left this afternoon, that person circled around our house several times."

Lu Chen immediately frowned.

He remembered the stranger sleeping under the tree at the village entrance.

Could it be him?

He remained calm and said to Lu Ming and Lu Tang, "It's nothing. You two cook here first. I'll go check on him. He's probably here to ask for money again. I'll go and send him away."

After saying that, he glanced at the wood-chopping knife, thought for a moment, but still didn't take it. Instead, he picked up a few pebbles in the yard and went to the village entrance.

The person who was lying down sleeping was no longer there.

"Did they leave?"

He turned back and saw a person loitering in front of his house, peeking inside every now and then.

"It's him!"

Lu Chen recognized the person in front of him at a glance; it was the unfamiliar man sleeping under the tree.

"You must be Lu Chen?"

Huang Chao also saw Lu Chen.

He had a blade of grass dangling from his mouth and a small stick in his hand, which he twirled around and swung back and forth. He stood in front of Lu Chen and gave Lu Chen a once-over.

"Who are you? Do you need something from me?"

Lu Chen stood at the door, his eyes calm, and glanced behind Huang Chao.

There was no one else, just him.

"I'm from the Green Bamboo Gang. Tsk, I see you're not a kid anymore, how come you have no manners at all? Aren't you going to let me in to talk?"

He spat out the foxtail grass, pushed Lu Chen aside, and tried to push open the courtyard door.

Lu Chen stepped aside and stood in front of Huang Chao, his face cold: "Whatever it is, say it here!"

Huang Chao let out a snort, cleared his throat, spat a glob of phlegm at Lu Chen's feet, and slowly pulled out an IOU from his pocket.

"You owe Young Master Li ten taels of silver, which he transferred to our Green Bamboo Gang. Now, with interest, it's fifteen taels in total. When do you plan to pay it back?"

Lu Chen, unsure if the Green Bamboo Gang was aware that the poisonous mushrooms originated from him, immediately said, "I don't owe Li Feng any money. I've said that to Lu San and Lu Si before. Whoever owes you money, go ask them for it."

Huang Chao was very disdainful when he heard Lu Chen mention Lu San.

"Those good-for-nothings, Lu San and Lu Si, came to you for money, and they even managed to kill themselves by eating mushrooms. Tsk, could it be your fault? Otherwise, why did they have to eat them right away, of all times, and get into trouble as soon as they came to you?"

Huang Chao made the remark casually, intending to slander Lu Chen. He planned to use his words to pressure Lu Chen into refuting him, making it easier for him to extort money from him.

He has used the tactic of framing and falsely accusing people far too often.

Lu Chen's gaze remained unchanged, and he said coldly, "They died from eating mushrooms themselves and now they're trying to frame me? If you don't leave, don't blame me for calling for help. You're all alone; aren't you afraid you won't be able to leave Qingshan Village?"

"Go ahead and shout! You don't know the methods of the Green Bamboo Gang, do you? What's wrong with me being alone? Do you think anyone here would dare to touch me? If you don't want your family to be ruined, I advise you to obediently pay back the money. If you can't, we'll sell your house and land!"

Huang Chao's tone was cold, then he chuckled, took back the IOU, and patted Lu Chen on the shoulder, as if afraid that Lu Chen would be frightened.

"Tell me, a poor boy with no parents, do you think you can fight against my Green Bamboo Gang? You have younger brothers and sisters. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your brothers and sisters, right? I advise you to be sensible. Fifteen taels of silver isn't much. If you scrape together it, you can definitely come up with it."

He gave a forced smile and continued, "I'm a good-tempered person, easy to talk to, but the others in the gang are a different story. Who knows, your younger siblings might disappear one day? Besides, you wouldn't want your house to catch fire one night while you're sleeping, would you?"

Lu Chen didn't speak; he looked elsewhere.

By this time, it was completely dark, and most of the villagers were staying at home; no one was outside.

A murderous intent was welling up inside him, but he forcibly suppressed it.

Killing this person is easy, but there's the Green Bamboo Gang behind him.

He really didn't want to go through the same old trick of hitting the younger one and then the older one too.

He turned his head and glanced behind him.

Lu Tang and Lu Ming were crouching behind the house, observing the scene through the crack in the door.

He took a deep breath, his face showing a mixture of fear and anger: "If you dare touch my younger brother and sister, I'll fight you to the death! I told you, I don't owe you any money. Li Feng hit me, yet you expect me to pay you back? There's no justice in this world!"

Huang Chao knew immediately that there was hope!

This kid gave in!

Huang Chao scoffed, "Reason? In Shahu County, our Green Bamboo Gang is reason! Young Master Li's father is the county magistrate, so he's reason too! And you, you're just a poor boy, without parents, you think you can reason with me? Don't think that just because this is Qingshan Village I won't dare do anything to you. Paying back debts is a matter of course. If you can't pay, I have plenty of ways to make you pay!"

He spoke sternly and sternly.

Lu Chen seemed startled, taking a step back before mustering his courage and taking half a step forward: "You guys are simply...you guys!"

He was so angry he couldn't speak. After a moment, he looked dejected, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

"Fifteen taels? I can't pay that back, it's too much..."

"That has nothing to do with me. It has to be 15 taels, whether you can pay it back or not!" Huang Chao sneered, glancing at two figures in the backyard through Lu Chen's shoulder.

"Those are your younger brother and sister? Tsk tsk! By the way, after today, this money won't just be 15 taels anymore. With interest compounding, it'll be 16 taels! And if we delay two more days, it'll be 20 taels!"

After saying that, he stopped trying to scare Lu Chen and turned to leave, saying as he went, "I advise you to think it over carefully. I'll stay at Teng Jun's place tonight. If you've thought it through, come back to me."

Lu Chen panicked immediately: "Don't go! Fifteen taels, I'll pay you back!"

Huang Chao paused, a sly smile spreading across his face as he turned away from Lu Chen.

Haha, here comes the money!

He's still just a child; he couldn't handle being scared!

He turned around and smiled kindly: "See, you should have said so earlier! Don't worry, as long as you pay back the money, we'll pretend we never met and won't bother you again! Our Green Bamboo Gang has that much credibility."

"But...but I don't have the money right now, I need to borrow it from someone. Can I come back to you tomorrow?"

Lu Chen lowered his head and said, his tone troubled.

"Alright, I'm always easy to talk to! I'll give you one night. Just come find me tomorrow morning!"