Water Ghost, God Hunter, Immortal Healer, and the Great Xia's Number One Martial Saint!

"Hey Dog, have some water."

Under the bright sunshine, a pretty girl in a floral dress skipped happily to the pond and handed a gourd of water to Li Gou, who was guarding the pond.

Li Gou lives in this shack, and he has to be delivered food, drink, and other necessities, which is quite troublesome.

But this is something that has to be done; otherwise, in this environment, no matter how many fish are in the lake, they won't be enough for others to steal, and many could be taken away overnight.

That's why they sent Li Gou, that ruthless guy, to guard the area day and night.

"Why are you here today? Where is my third aunt?"

Li Gou took the gourd from the young girl, tilted his head back and took a sip, then asked in confusion.

This pond belongs to the seven brothers, including Li Hen and Li Lai. Naturally, Li Gou, who guards this pond, has all his food, drink, and expenses covered by the seven families.

However, Li Lai was injured, and his family had difficulty producing food, so they didn't allow him to provide for them, but only let him eat.

"My mother injured her foot while chopping firewood in the mountains and couldn't move while resting at home, so she sent me."

The girl pursed her lips, her expression filled with worry as she spoke. Then, glancing at Li Xingdao behind her, her bright eyes darted around as she continued:

"Brother Dog, let this idiot catch more fish. I'll take them back for my mother to eat, to help her recover from her illness."

"My mother also told me to let this silly guy catch more fish, and then we can share them to eat."

Upon hearing his cousin's words, Li Gou nodded and spoke, then looked at Li Xingdao in front of him and calmly said:

"This fool won't dare to resist. Once he's caught enough fish, we can just divide them up. Second Uncle also needs to take care of his health, so let him catch more fish and we can divide them among the three families."

"You just rest here, no need to rush to catch fish. Just wait for him to catch them and then divide them up."

Li Gou instructed his younger sister, his eyes filled with concern, "How did Third Aunt get hurt? Is it serious?"

"I sprained my foot, but it's not too bad. My dad applied some herbal poultice and I'm resting at home. As long as I eat and drink well and take good care of myself, it'll be fine."

The young girl stretched out her long, straight legs, swayed her slender waist, and tilted her pretty face, her eyes slightly shifting as she looked at Li Xingdao:

"My dad and uncles are all working in the brick kiln, they're too busy, and we're short of firewood at home, and no one's helping us chop it. Do you think we could coax this idiot into chopping firewood for us?"

"It's good that the injury isn't serious."

Hearing the girl's words, Li Gou breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softening. He then turned to look at Li Xingdao and spoke directly:

"This idiot doesn't need to be coaxed. Go tell your second uncle to call him over directly. If he dares not to go, he'll be beaten to death!"

"That won't do. What if we drive him away and he quits? That would be a loss. We have to coax this kind of fool."

Upon hearing Li Gou's words, the girl rolled her eyes and turned to look at Li Xingdao with sparkling eyes.

At this moment, Li Xingdao had already passed through them and arrived at the pond to prepare for fishing.

Noticing the gazes of the girl and Li Gou, his expression shifted slightly.

"Li Xiaohua".

Li Xingdao turned his head and glanced at the pretty young girl. He recognized her as the eldest daughter of Li Lai's third brother, Li Nao. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old and was indeed beautiful.

However, recalling what the two had just said about him, Li Xingdao's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but smile.

Ask him to catch more fish? And to chop firewood for her family?

I couldn't ask for this!

"At such a distance, if my body hadn't become stronger, my essence attribute had increased, and my qi attribute had recovered, and I hadn't taken good care of myself these past few days, I probably wouldn't have been able to hear what the two of them were saying."

Li Xingdao's eyes flickered as he recalled the conversation he had just overheard between the brother and sister.

The increase in his attributes not only made him healthier, but also made his sensory organs more acute, to the point that he could hear their conversations clearly.

Otherwise, this opportunity would have been truly missed.

"However, going to the mountains to chop firewood is indeed a dangerous activity, and it's easy to get injured."

Li Xingdao thought of what Li Xiaohua had said about her mother's injured foot, and felt happy, but also somewhat saddened by the hardships people faced in this era.

Li Lai and his ilk were already landlords, but they could only rely on hard work and constant labor to make ends meet and occasionally have meat.

An unexpected event can create pressure.

Farming, chopping wood, doing chores—no matter what happens, an accident could ruin a family.

Otherwise, why would Li Lai need to form a gang?

In Li Xiaohua's family, it's fortunate that only her mother is injured and unable to move, but if her father were in such a state, she would likely have to rely on others as well.

If even forming a bond can't be achieved, then this family is doomed.

Therefore, survival was truly difficult for people in ancient times.

Of course, it's not easy as it may be, and it's just as it is that people deserve to die.

Li Xingdao felt immense pity for those who had cunningly seized his property, bleed him dry, and driven him to extinction.

It's just that the connection with women isn't strong, which is why there isn't such strong hatred.

and so……

"This job has to be done by her, but it can't be done so easily."

Li Xingdao's mind raced as he looked at Li Xiaohua's delicate body, his eyes flashing: "At the very least, I have to make her suffer."

With his mind racing, Li Xingdao's ears twitched slightly as he overheard Li Gou saying that there were few fish in the river, making them easy to catch, and that he could catch a lot of fish if he fished there.

This made Li Xingdao smile. He rolled his eyes, casually picked up an earthworm, cast his fishing rod into the ditch, and began to fish leisurely.

Seeing Li Xingdao start fishing, the brother and sister not far away exchanged glances and watched him fish with smiles on their faces.

"Whoosh~"

A moment later, Li Xingdao tossed a fish up, and Li Gou immediately showed an expression of surprise, smiling and gesturing to Li Xiaohua.

The two sisters then sat there and waited.

[Fishing +1]

By the lake, Li Xingdao glanced at the increased proficiency of his fisherman profession, smiled, and then looked at the brother and sister watching from afar before continuing to fish without making a sound.

"Splash!"

"Splash!"

Before long, Li Xingdao caught two fish in succession. He put the two fish into the fish basket, reeled in his line, picked up the iron fork next to him, and stood up to walk back.

The brother and sister, who were waiting for him to catch more fish, were stunned.

"Hey, Li Laohan, why aren't you fishing anymore?"

Li Gou was impulsive. He stood up and shouted at Li Xingdao, grabbing an iron fork to stop him.

"If you dare come any closer, I'll fight you to the death!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, Li Xingdao's expression changed. He dropped everything he had, grabbed his iron fork, and stared at him frantically, saying, "I want to eat fish! I want to eat meat! Uncle Lai promised that if I worked hard, he would give me fish to eat."

"Anyone who stops me is preventing me from eating fish. You and Li Lai are in cahoots. If you stop me, it means Li Lai is trying to lie to me, and he doesn't want me to eat fish!"

"I'll fight you to the death!"

As Li Xingdao finished speaking, his eyes were red and he looked at Li Gou with great excitement. This immediately made Li Gou calm down, and his face turned pale.