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

"Brother Xingdao, Brother Xingdao..."

In the mountains and forests, the girl's silvery, trembling voice lingered for a long time.

As the birds flew by, Li Xingdao climbed out of the haystack with a smile, picked up his axe, and went to the side to chop down a tree.

"Choo choo choo..."

The axe blade chopped at the tree trunks again and again, and as wood chips flew, two old trees as thick as thighs fell one after another.

As Li Xingdao pruned the branches of the two old trees with his axe, he remarked that although the fir trees here were tough, they were much smaller than the poplar and willow trees that were cash crops in his previous life, and were about the same size as some of the wild trees in the countryside in his previous life.

Therefore, Li Xingdao had the strength to carry an entire tree trunk on his back, making a round trip of more than an hour along the mountain road, to transport the trunk to the village.

Otherwise, if it were all willow trees, such a big tree would be difficult for him to carry even a third of the trunk on one trip after it was cut down, and that third of the trunk would look like more than the whole tree.

This is also the fundamental reason why Li Xingdao was able to make so many trips back and forth—although there are quite a few trees here, they are all ordinary varieties that have not been cultivated and are not very tall.

A thought flashed through Li Xingdao's mind.

As time has passed since his rebirth and awakening, although he feels extremely comfortable with his current life, he occasionally feels a little nostalgic for the past.

These casual thoughts gradually became an important way for him to regulate his mindset and emotions.

While thinking, Li Xingdao picked up his axe again and cut the two felled trees into four sections, and together with Li Xiaohua, they cut off the branches.

He left Li Xiaohua there to guard the tree and tidy up the branches, while he carried four sections of a tree on his back and hurried to Li Xiaohua's house.

When they returned on their second trip and brought back the second tree, on their third trip back carrying two stacks of branches, Li Xiaohua, while struggling to carry a bundle of branches, also took all the firewood cut from those two trees with her.

When he returned to Li Xiaohua's home, it was already noon.

"Brother Xingdao, put it here."

Li Xiaohua was covered in sweat. She led Li Xingdao to her family's woodshed and directed him to put the things in the spacious and tall woodshed.

After Li Xingdao put his things down, Li Xiaohua hurriedly went to fetch water, wet a towel, and handed it to him to wipe his sweat.

Li Xingdao didn't stand on ceremony and picked it up to wipe the sweat off his body.

Then Li Xiaohua looked at him with a smile: "Brother Xingdao, don't leave at noon. My dad is coming back today to see you. You chopped all the firewood for our family, and he wants to thank you."

Li Xingdao raised his eyebrows, and the image of Li Xiaohua's father, Li Lai's third brother Li Mao, instantly flashed into his mind.

A middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who looked honest and simple when relaxed but fierce when exerting himself, appeared to be in his thirties. He was over 30 meters tall, not particularly muscular, but had some muscle.

He thought for a moment, and seeing Li Xiaohua's bright eyes, he smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I won't be polite and will stay at your house for the morning."

"Why are you being so polite? You work for my second brother's family and have a meal at my house, what's the big deal? We seven families have always been one group."

Before Li Xiaohua could even respond happily after Li Xingdao finished speaking, she heard a slow and unhurried voice coming from outside her courtyard gate.

Li Xiaohua turned her head and immediately beamed with joy. She ran over and shouted, "Dad, Brother Xingdao helped us cut down all 10 trees!"

Li Xingdao looked over as well, a simple and honest smile spreading across his face.

The newcomer was a man in his thirties, of medium build, with a fierce look when he frowned, and an aura that was not to be trifled with when he was serious. He was none other than Li Xiaohua's father, Li Nao.

"He is indeed strong. In just two days, he managed to cut down and transport 10 trees back."

Li Nao smiled and patted his daughter's head, then turned to look at Li Xingdao and nodded with a light laugh.

His gaze swept over the woodshed behind him, and seeing it piled high with firewood, the fierce expression on his face relaxed.

"Dad, Xingdao is really strong! He cut down two trees this morning and made several trips from the mountains to our house." Li Xiaohua quickly agreed.

Hearing his daughter's words, Li Nao smiled and looked up, pointing to the main room:

"Alright, Xingdao, sit here and rest for a while. I'm going to see your mother. Xiaohua, go cook. Once it's done, let your brother Xingdao have a good meal here with us today."

After Li Nao finished speaking, he walked into the inner room with his hands behind his back to see his wife.

Li Xiaohua, however, happily took Li Xingdao's hand and led him to sit down in the shady spot inside the main room. She poured him a cup of tea, then told him to wait there while she wiggled her little bottom and went to the kitchen to make lunch.

Li Xingdao drank several bowls of tea in succession, then glanced into the main room and saw a pale-faced woman lying on the bed. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she was considered quite good-looking in the village.

After all, the seven Li brothers were not to be trifled with in the village, so naturally, the wives they married were among the best.

It's fair to say that the best girls from the surrounding villages all came to their home.

Therefore, whether it is Li Xiaohua, Zhang Cui, or Li Lai's sister-in-law, they are all quite good-looking.

Even Li Xiaohua's mother, compared to the world before her transmigration, would be rated a 7 out of 10, which is considered top-tier in appearance in this village.

In the blink of an eye, he noticed that her foot was bandaged, her brows were furrowed, and she looked pained and weak. He felt a chill in his heart, but didn't look at her much. He drank his tea and rested, and took the opportunity to stretch his muscles.

After stretching his muscles, he sweated even more, so he went to get some cold water to wipe himself off.

After drinking a few sips of tea, Li Nao finally came out of the inner room.

Then Li Nao looked him up and down, a smile suddenly appearing on his face. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he turned and went to the kitchen.

However, Li Xingdao frowned, sensing that Li Nao's gaze just now was somewhat malicious.

But then again, it makes sense. When have those seven brothers, Li Lai and Li Nao, ever had any good intentions?

"Brother Xingdao, the food is ready."

Li Xiaohua smiled, revealing her small white teeth, and brought the prepared food to the table in the main room, inviting Li Xingdao to eat. She then took some to the inner room to give to her mother first.

Li Nao sat next to Li Xingdao and stuffed two chicken legs and five eggs into his bowl.

Li Xingdao chuckled and ate all the chicken leg and eggs. Then, seeing Li Nao put three fish on his plate, he finished those as well.

Li Nao then stopped eating, smiling as he watched Li Xingdao pick up his bowl and eat ravenously.

Of course, he didn't stop eating either, and ate heartily, including fish, meat, and eggs.

When the two finished their meal, the large dish bowls and rice bowls on the table were completely empty.

Inside the room, Li Xiaohua had finished feeding her mother and then brought back a bowl of food from the kitchen to eat by herself.

Li Xingdao wiped his mouth, took a sip of tea, and was about to leave with a smile when Li Nao called out to him.

Li Nao looked at him with a smile, a glint in his eyes, and said:

"You're really good at this job. I have a tree-cutting job I'd like you to do. Would you be willing to do it?"