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

In the mountains, Li Xiaohua stood with her delicate legs together, worried about her brother who was walking on the road.

But as the sun began to set, she started to worry about whether she could transport all the wood she had cut down that day back home.

Fortunately, the tension didn't last long before Li Xingdao returned with a smile.

Then, to her surprise, he hoisted the four sections of the third tree trunk that had formed a knot on his back, and, under her watchful gaze, steadily hurried back.

"Brother Xingdao is really energetic."

Li Xiaohua couldn't help but speak up, but then she thought of Li Lai's greed, and her worry deepened.

With Li Xingdao being so energetic, would Li Lai still spend money, grain, or rent oxen to plow the land for him?

With this thought in mind, Li Xiaohua's worry deepened.

Amidst this worry, Li Xingdao returned for the fourth time, carrying two large stacks of tree branches back with him. He then ran back again, carrying two more stacks, which made Li Xiaohua feel ashamed, and she could only stay where she was.

Because of her petite stature, she couldn't carry two stacks of branches on her own, and even carrying a single branch was a struggle. Therefore, she could only watch as Li Xingdao made trip after trip to his home.

The sight of the damp sweat dripping from his body made her heart ache.

"I must make my mother kill a chicken for Xingdao tomorrow."

A resolute look rose in Li Xiaohua's heart. Then, as dusk fell, she finally saw Li Xingdao return.

She hurriedly grabbed all the axe and other tools, then slung a bundle of firewood over her shoulder and struggled to follow.

Li Xingdao smiled, carrying a bundle of firewood on his back, and walked back home step by step behind him.

By the time we got to our doorstep, it was completely dark.

"Brother Xingdao, wait here, I'll get you some food."

Li Xiaohua chewed up a whole pile of firewood and swallowed it all, using the metal element of the 7th attribute. She also peeled five eggs that had been chilled in cold water and ate them one by one before she felt a little better in her stomach.

"Brother Xingdao, don't worry, I'll definitely have my dad kill a chicken for you tomorrow. Cutting down trees must have been too hard on you."

Seeing Li Xingdao wolfing down his food so quickly, Li Xiaohua felt a pang of guilt and couldn't help but speak firmly to him.

"It's alright, Xiaohua. Your family has it tough too. This is good enough. I'm leaving now."

Upon hearing Li Xiaohua's words, Li Xingdao smiled and said something to her, then patted his stomach, waved to Li Xiaohua, and turned to leave under her worried gaze.

Watching Li Xingdao leave, Li Xiaohua sighed. When she heard her mother calling her, she hurriedly went back into the house to tell her what had happened that day.

Finally, at her mother's urging, she didn't dare call the neighbors to return their wealth right away, but instead cooked a meal for her mother first.

After he finished eating, he washed the pot, closed the courtyard gate, made a makeshift bed, and slept right there in the courtyard.

She would wait until dawn the next day, when her father returned, so he could decide to return the wealth to the neighbors.

Otherwise, even if the wealth is returned after dark, disputes are likely to arise, and if the wealth is not returned, you will suffer a loss for no reason.

Today, Li Xiaohua, who has once again deeply realized how difficult it is to chop firewood, cherishes these pieces of firewood with a deep sense of gratitude.

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As darkness fell, Li Xingdao had just arrived at Li Lai's house.

Inside the main room, an oil lamp was lit. Li Lai, looking quite unwell, and Lin Xia and Zhang Cui, who appeared somewhat anxious, were sitting in the room. On the table were two bowls of vegetables and three bowls of rice, each covered with a bowl.

Seeing him return, Zhang Cui's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Xingdao's back. Is everything alright?"

"Why are you only coming back now? It's already completely dark. You always work so hard when you're doing chores at other people's houses."

Li Lai watched Li Xingdao walk back, drenched in sweat, and spoke impatiently.

In the past, he was the head of the household and could eat whenever he wanted.

But now that Li Xingdao has arrived, as the only able-bodied man in the family, he is responsible for whether the family will have enough to eat for a long time to come, so the position of head of the family naturally belongs to Li Xingdao.

Just as Li Xingdao had said before, Li Lai dared not eat until he returned.

Although he was the first to eat after Li Xingdao returned, he couldn't eat until Li Xingdao came back, so he could only wait here.

Li Lai was certainly extremely unwilling to be treated this way, but now he had no choice but to wait, so he could only irritably steer the conversation toward his work for other people.

"Little Flower treated me to two chicken legs and five eggs. It wasn't much, but it was good for my health. She said she'd kill another chicken for me tomorrow."

Li Xingdao washed his face and hands again at the door, then went inside, lifted the empty bowl covering the chopsticks, picked up a fish with his chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.

"You, how come you started eating before me? I've been waiting for you for so long, you idiot!"

Li Lai looked at Li Xingdao, who had just come in and started eating, and spoke up somewhat angrily.

"Alright, alright, you've worked for so long, can't you eat first?"

Before Li Lai could finish speaking, Zhang Cui interrupted him directly. Then, with a gentle expression, she picked up her chopsticks and put a fish into Li Xingdao's bowl, saying, "Xingdao, eat more, don't worry about him."

Seeing the two of them making a fuss, Li Lai snorted angrily and, with a grim expression, tried to put down his chopsticks and stop eating.

But after thinking about it, he silently picked up his bowl and ate, looking sullen and not saying a word. He just shoveled the rice into his mouth and ate two fish and a bowl of vegetables.

Seeing that Li Lai and Zhang Cui had almost finished eating the two fish in their bowls, and that he was also full, Li Xingdao put down his chopsticks, took a shower, and stretched his muscles.

He breathed heavily, threw down his dirty clothes, and let Zhang Cui wash them for him. He then went back to his room wearing the clean clothes that Zhang Cui had washed, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Cutting down three trees today, even if his metal attribute reaches 1.7, is enough to make him tired, and he needs to rest.

"After a long day of work, my pants and clothes were soaked with sweat."

After he lay down, Zhang Cui obediently washed his clothes, touching the soaking wet clothes that Li Xingdao had taken off, and muttering to herself.

He washed everything, from his underwear to his outer clothes, until they were all clean and hung up, before taking a shower and preparing to go back to his room to sleep.

When they got inside, they saw Li Xingdao lying on the bed.

He's sleeping soundly in bed.

But tonight, instead of playing with me like before, I felt a little out of sorts.

But thinking of his exhaustion from cutting down trees that day, he silently picked up his fan, stood beside him, and fanned him.

When he got sleepy, he put down the fan, turned around, and went to bed.

Li Lai, watching from the other side, felt a pang of envy. In the past, being fanned was something he was expected to do!

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Cutting down trees is definitely not a job that ordinary people can do. Even with Li Xingdao's 1.7 spirit attribute, he still felt sore all over when he woke up the next day.

But after eating and stretching his body, he decided to continue chopping. After all, the opportunity was rare, and in just over 10 days it would be time to plant and harvest the crops, so he naturally wanted to seize the time to improve his attributes.

So that day, he didn't even bother to look for Zhang Cuihua.

After having breakfast early in the morning, I went to Li Xiaohua's house with a big smile.

"Brother Xingdao is here."

Li Xiaohua, who had also gotten up early to feed her mother, was happy to see Li Xingdao. Carrying her things, she wiggled her little bottom and walked ahead, leading Li Xingdao into the mountains once again.