"Bro, we have meat for dinner tonight. โณโ" Su Xi tugged at Su Hang's sleeve, deliberately changing the subject.
Su Hang, of course, knew what she meant. If nothing went wrong, one of these bamboo partridges would appear on their dinner table tonight.
He took down the hunting rifle and handed it to Su Xi.
"I don't know how to use a gun," Su Xi was taken aback and quickly said.
"I just want you to hold it for me," Su Hang said, a bit embarrassed.
"Oh."
Su Xi paused for a moment before taking the rifle, her eyes fixed on Su Hang. She saw him tiptoe forward a few steps, and she couldn't help but feel puzzled. Could her brother really be planning to catch the partridges with his hands? After all, these wild partridges were much more alert than domestic chickens and were very difficult to catch.
The rifle was too powerful and loud, and Su Hang indeed didn't want to use it. He took a few steps forward, squatted down, and picked up a sharp stone from the ground. He focused his eyes on the group of bamboo partridges, picked out a fatter one, and with a swift motion, the stone flew out of his hand.
The group of bamboo partridges didn't sense the impending danger and continued to peck at the ground.
"Whoosh!"
A gust of wind swept by, and a streak of blood appeared. A fat partridge suddenly fell to the ground, dead before it could even make a sound. Its body continued to twitch due to the remaining nerve activity.
"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."
The flock of partridges was startled and instantly disappeared.
"Wow, Bro, you're amazing!" Su Xi exclaimed, jumping up. She was amazed that he could pick up a stone and kill a chicken, just like a martial arts expert in a novel.
"Go pick it up."
Su Hang clapped his hands, looking like a master. In front of his little sister, he couldn't help but put on a show.
He was now a first-level martial artist, and his body was much stronger than an ordinary person's. His eyesight, strength, and accuracy were all far superior, and his strength alone was at least ten times that of an ordinary person. Picking up a stone and hitting a chicken at such a close distance was incredibly easy for him.
"Okay!"
Su Xi responded and immediately ran towards the dead chicken.
"Ah!"
After running a few steps, Su Xi suddenly stopped. She seemed to see a golden shadow flash by, and the wild chicken on the ground vanished.
"Bro!"
It was too strange. Su Xi rubbed her eyes and turned to look at Su Hang, who had already come up behind her, frowning with a serious expression.
"Bro, it's gone, the chicken is gone." Su Xi hid behind Su Hang, recalling what her father and Uncle Three had talked about last night. She shivered, thinking that the mountain ghost might be coming out.
"There's no such thing as a mountain ghost."
Su Hang raised his hand, signaling Su Xi to be quiet. With his refined eyesight and superhuman reflexes, he had seen the general outline of what had happened, even though it was hard to believe.
It was a small animal that had suddenly darted out of the forest when Su Xi took a step forward, snatching the wild chicken. Its speed was so fast that it was almost impossible for ordinary eyes to catch, leaving only a golden trail on the retina. Even Su Hang could only barely see it.
"This little thing is really good at taking advantage." Su Hang frowned, holding Su Xi's hand and walking deeper into the forest where the golden light had disappeared.
"Bro!"
Su Xi was a bit scared. She had come into the mountains with Su Hang to explore, but now she was only afraid. She clung tightly to Su Hang's hand, her palms sweating.
"Don't be afraid." Su Hang gave her a reassuring smile. "There's no such thing as a mountain ghost. Even if there were, it would just be a country bumpkin in front of your brother."
"Ha ha!"
Su Xi temporarily forgot her fear and couldn't help but laugh.
There was no sign of the golden little thing. It seemed to have run off somewhere. A rustling sound came from ahead, and the few wild partridges that Su Hang had just hit were now gathered together again, seemingly forgetting their dead companion and pecking at the ground.
Su Hang put down his basket, released Su Xi's hand, and picked up another small stone from the ground. He used his wrist strength, and the stone flew out, causing another chicken to bleed and die.
There's no such thing as a free lunch or a free advantage. Having lost one chicken, Su Hang wasn't about to let it go so easily. He hit another chicken to use it as bait to lure the little thing out.
What her father and Uncle Three had talked about yesterday seemed to be true. The little thing had been picking up the chickens they had killed along the way. It was clear that the little thing was a glutton, and Su Hang wasn't afraid it wouldn't take the bait.
Su Xi understood Su Hang's plan and tightly gripped the long rifle, watching the wild chicken on the ground with great tension.
"Whoosh!"
Sure enough, a moment later, the golden light appeared again, streaking across the ground. Su Hang was prepared and saw the golden light clearly this time.
A pig!
A golden little piglet!
It had a golden coat and was about the size of a small dog. In every aspect, it looked just like an ordinary piglet, except that its fur was pure gold, shining like gold.
Its four small hooves moved incredibly fast, and in a flash, it was in front of the dead chicken, opening its mouth to bite it. It was hard to imagine that a little piglet could move so fast.
"Little thing, you're taking my chicken again."
Just as the little piglet was about to run off with the dead chicken, Su Hang let out a cold shout and immediately used the Divine Step technique, moving like a ghost.
"Oink, oink, oink..."
The little piglet reacted quickly, sensing the danger. It immediately turned around, abandoning the chicken, and ran off like the wind, disappearing in a flash.
"Wow?"
Seeing this, Su Xi was completely stunned. She rubbed her eyes, unable to believe what she had seen. Su Hang's ghost-like movement left a trail of afterimages, making her feel as if she were in a dream.
Su Hang chased for a hundred meters and stopped. Although he still had the strength to continue, he didn't dare to, as his little sister was alone in the forest.
"You're fast, I'll give you that." He shook his head in frustration and turned back to the bamboo grove.
"Bro, what was that?" Seeing Su Hang return, Su Xi looked at him dumbfounded, still in shock.
"Lightness skill." Since his little sister had seen it, Su Hang didn't plan to hide it from her.
"Lightness skill?" Su Xi gasped, her eyes lighting up. "Like in TV shows?"