Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

"Bear?"

Wang Lie frowned slightly as he looked through a report handed to him by his subordinate.

Ordinary bears are certainly considered ferocious beasts to ordinary people.

However, once a martial artist reaches the peak of blood nourishment, they can easily hunt it down with the help of their weapon.

Before a martial artist like him, who was only half a step away from reaching the third stage of perfect blood nourishment.

It's not even worth mentioning.

Moreover, his master was a martial artist at the Nascent Soul Realm, so even a mere wild beast could be considered an auspicious omen.

He immediately retorted with displeasure, "I asked you to find an unusual phenomenon, an auspicious omen! You presented me with news of this bear, expecting me to play the hero who rid the people of a scourge?!"

The subordinate quickly explained:

"Young Master, you may not know this, but according to the local villagers, that bear seems to have become a spirit, developing sentience!"

"The government sent people into the mountains several times to capture it, but it managed to escape each time."

"And once the government officials leave, it will come out again to harm the mountain people."

"This is highly unusual!"

"If it truly has become a spirit, perhaps some extraordinary treasure can be condensed within its body!"

As he spoke, his heart was filled with trepidation.

Wang Lie ordered them to search for auspicious omens, but he didn't explain what exactly constituted an auspicious omen.

They naturally reported all the unusual events that were happening around Zhang County.

As for how much of this information is true.

How much of it is fake...?

It's better than being accused of incompetence.

Wang Lie pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.

Nothing to do.

It wouldn't hurt to go.

He stood up: "Very well, I'll go and have a go at this bear that's become a spirit."

……

Inside Bainiu Mountain.

Jiang Chuan, with a sword at his waist and a longbow on his back, had already arrived in the mountains.

He left the city before dawn, when the sun had just risen above the treetops.

The air in the mountains was filled with the smell of soil and decaying leaves.

What comes into view.

Ancient trees reach for the sky, and vines hang down.

The tree canopy overhead blocked out the sun, allowing only a few rays of light to filter through.

The deeper you go, the more the chirping of birds and the roaring of beasts rise and fall.

Previously, he had also actively searched for the black bear mentioned by the hunter and had indeed found some traces of it in the mountains.

But perhaps he was just unlucky?

Or perhaps that black bear was truly intelligent, able to sense the threat he posed.

The two sides never met in the mountains.

Jiang Chuan thought to himself.

A wild boar can provide a full 2 ​​points of health.

This black bear can provide him with a significant amount of vital energy!

If only I could leave here before...

Kill it.

This is definitely a significant improvement for me.

and.

He can be considered to have rid the people of a scourge...

Jiang Chuan ventured deeper into the mountains and forests, searching for traces of the black bear.

With his current strength, the ordinary beasts in these mountains can no longer threaten him.

During this process, he also managed to hunt and kill a wild boar.

A lynx.

There were also a few small wild animals.

The wild boar and the lynx each gave him a 2-point bonus to his health.

In addition, there were other wild beasts.

His total Qi and Blood value has reached a staggering 17.2!

It only took half a day to get into the mountains.

This is a harvest.

This is equivalent to a month of his previous work, which started early and ended late.

However, he is not short of money now.

After extracting the blood and qi, they only collected the relatively rare lynx fur.

The rest of the flesh, blood, skin, and bones were left to the wild beasts in the mountains.

He traveled all the way to the south side of Bai Niu Mountain, where the terrain was even more treacherous.

The terrain of Nanshan is rugged.

Even seasoned hunters usually dare not venture into this area.

The area is characterized by jagged rocks, steep slopes, and deep ravines.

In many places, there isn't even a decent road; you have to climb vines to get across.

A thin layer of mist still lingered in the woods.

The mountain wind whistled through the cracks in the rocks, making a strange, whimpering sound.

There were also significantly more animal tracks on the ground than on the north side of the mountain.

The claw marks were large and deeply embedded in the soil.

Jiang Chuan squatted down and took a look.

A slight stirring in my heart.

These marks definitely belong to a bear!

And it's very new.

This means that the black bear often frequents this area!

He touched the crimson-patterned sword at his waist; the blade was slightly cool, but it calmed him down considerably.

Just then, Jiang Chuan suddenly heard voices coming from afar.

"Are there other hunters?"

He carefully concealed himself and groped his way forward.

Take a closer look.

Jiang Chuan was surprised to find that there was a familiar figure in front of him.

Wang Lie!

He walked at the front, hands behind his back, his moon-white outfit standing out conspicuously in the dark forest.

Several henchmen accompanied them, carrying knives, and occasionally used their scabbards to clear away branches blocking their path.

Several people dressed as hunters were also in the group.

I think so.

They were hunters from a nearby village.

Jiang Chuan found the faces of three of them very familiar.

Weren't they the three hunters he had encountered in Bai Niu Mountain before?

The group walked and stopped intermittently, startling the forest birds into flight, as if they were searching for something.

How did the Wang family end up here?

Jiang Chuan found it strange.

Then I thought of it.

Could it be that Wang Lie is also eyeing that black bear in Bai Niu Mountain?!

He frowned, then concealed himself to avoid being discovered by the perceptive Wang Lie.

Jiang Chuan leaned against a tree, gently rubbing the longbow in his hand.

A sense of inner conflict flashed through my mind.

Although he had already forged the famous sword, Crimson Pattern, there was still a gap in raw strength between him and Wang Lie.

To confront a black bear head-on.

That would definitely be an unwise choice.

Ultimately, his purpose in hunting that black bear was simply to boost his qi and blood.

It's just a little bit of blood and energy.

He can make up for it by hunting more other wild animals.

In fact, the few wild animals he hunted along the way during his trip into the mountains had already provided him with a full 5 points of health.

One more black bear means one less black bear.

The impact is not great.

but……

Jiang Chuan was also a little curious.

Given the Wang family's wealth and Wang Lie's status.

There's probably no need to go into the mountains to hunt a black bear.

Bear skin and bear paws are rare items for ordinary people, but what do they mean to them?

unless……

They were looking for something else that was much more important!

"It should be."

Jiang Chuan narrowed his eyes, trying to sort out his thoughts.

"The Wang family is in a state of chaos, so it's impossible for him to have the leisure to go hunting in the mountains for entertainment."

"Unless he's a brainless idiot like Wang Lun..."

"In that case, his sudden return to the Wang family is probably primarily for this matter!"

"Not because of the investigation into the deaths of Song Kun and the others!"

"What is it that's so important?"

This idea.

This immediately dispelled Jiang Chuan's intention to retreat.

He simply stopped looking for the black bear and began to follow Wang Lie and his group from a distance.

The terrain was varied, so they didn't walk very fast, searching around as they went.

Occasionally they would stop and whisper a few words around a certain tree.

The way he looks clearly indicates that he's looking for something.

Jiang Chuan's curiosity grew stronger.

If they really are looking for treasure in the mountains, then he wouldn't mind causing Wang Lie some trouble...