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“To be honest, Old Lin, you have no idea what our lives are like. We eat potatoes and sweet potatoes every day. I feel like my stomach is going to turn to dust...”
“Today, thanks to you, Old Lin, we finally got to taste some meat...”
As he spoke, Wang Kai Xuan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, recalling the taste of the roast duck from earlier.
Delicious!
Before coming to the countryside, they had eaten all kinds of things in Beijing. They didn't think the roast duck was that special.
Since the day they arrived in the countryside, forget about meat.
Even the taste of eggs, they had almost forgotten!
Every day it was either potatoes or sweet potatoes. Their stomachs were completely empty of any fat or oil.
When they first came to the countryside, there was still a hint of rosy color on their faces.
But just a month had passed, and even though they were in slightly better shape than other educated youths, their faces had become pale.
Take Lin Fan for example, when they first met on the train, he still had a pale complexion.
It was clearly a sign of prolonged exposure to yin and deficiency, which had only started to recover recently.
Now, look at his complexion. Not only was it rosy, but his entire aura had undergone a complete transformation.
And not just Lin Fan, even his wife, Zhang Yan, had a rosy complexion, showing no signs of malnutrition.
Lin Fan and Zhang Yan's situation, not just in this remote mountain village.
Even in Beijing, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone like them!
It was clear that Lin Fan's life in the countryside, with Zhang Yan by his side, had been quite comfortable.
Although they were extremely envious, neither Hu Ba Yi nor Wang Kai Xuan dared to probe the secret behind it.
For a moment, the atmosphere between the three fell silent.
Finally, Lin Fan spoke first, “What are your plans for the future...”
“What else can we do, we'll adapt to whatever comes our way. We'll deal with things as they arise...”
“To be honest, Old Lin, I was planning on going into the mountains with Old Hu to hunt some wild game...”
Facing Lin Fan's question, Wang Kai Xuan didn't hesitate. He simply stated their plan.
Hearing that Wang Kai Xuan was planning to go into the mountains to hunt wild game, a strange expression flashed across Lin Fan's face.
He didn't know whether to call Wang Pangzi bold or reckless.
After all, both Gang Gang Ying Zi and the Niu Xin Mountains, where the mountain village was located, were just branches of the Greater Khingan Range.
Even so, aside from the outermost areas, everything else was considered deep forest.
Apart from the experienced hunters from the area, let alone Wang Pangzi and Hu Ba Yi, even Lin Fan himself wouldn't dare to recklessly venture into the depths.
Inside those deep mountains, besides the various poisons and miasma, who knows what lurks in the shadows?
Just those spirit-aware weasels alone were enough to make them a dangerous proposition.
Especially Wang Kai Xuan's reckless personality. Not everyone could handle his antics.
Wang Kai Xuan and Hu Ba Yi might be able to escape death, but others wouldn't have their luck.
With the All-World Trash Bin in his possession, Lin Fan didn't have to worry about his and Zhang Yan's lives in the short term.
All he had to do was steadily build up his foundation and grow stronger step by step. Why take unnecessary risks?
“I believe in you, but be careful in those deep mountains...”
“If you want to go into the mountains, it's best to consult those hunters for advice...”
At this point, Lin Fan, with a thought, pretended to search his pocket.
Then he pulled out five ten-yuan bills and several nationwide food coupons, placing them in front of the two men, saying,
“This is the most I can help you with, brothers...”
“This, this, this...”
Looking at the ten-yuan bills and nationwide food coupons Lin Fan had pulled out, Wang Kai Xuan and the other were unsure whether they should refuse or accept them.
Seeing their hesitation, Lin Fan said, “What's this, you don't recognize me as a brother...”
“Just accept it, brothers. This is all I can do for you. I can't do anything more...”
Before Wang Kai Xuan could say anything, Hu Ba Yi reached out and took the money.
Then he politely said to Lin Fan, “We'll take it, thanks for your generosity, Old Lin...”
“That's right...”
“Why be so polite between brothers...”
They chatted and laughed, and time slipped away quietly.
As a wave of drowsiness washed over them, the three of them fell asleep sometime later.
The next morning, before Hu Ba Yi and the other two had a chance to do anything, Lin Fan went out to the courtyard and began to practice.
Pop, pop, pop...
As Lin Fan executed each move of the Mighty Bull Demon Fist one by one, the sounds of air explosions echoed with his movements.
Wherever Lin Fan's fist passed, the surrounding air seemed to explode.
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