Chapter 36: Hunting (1/2)

Chapter 36: Hunting

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He fell onto the ground slowly and softly, like falling leaves.

”How useful Yanfu Inner Strength is!” Junior Leopard smiled when he touched the ground. He knew nothing about Lightness Skill when he was staying at the Wu's. In Wu Family's Ironware Shop, people were good at hammering skills as well as internal and external strength, but they were not experts on Lightness Skill.

Because of this, his knowledge about Lightness Skill was limited to rumors from the Jianghu. He knew only that Lightness Skill was a general term, and that there were four different types of Lightness Skill. They are Qing, Ling, Zong, and Heng. Yanfu Inner Strength was a type of Lightness Skill that belonged to the Qing branch which used the mental cultivation methods of internal qi to make the body as light as a swallow. Through this method, one could fall softly to the ground like a falling leaf, suffering no injuries. Ling emphasized body movements, guiding the person to evade attacks. The simplest explanation of Zong was that it was powerful and strong, like picking up grass from the dry ground. Eight Movements Chasing Toad and the Floating Technique were kinds of Heng Lightness Skill.

The Lightness Skill he learned from Wu Family's ironware shop was the most common one, called the Floating Technique.

As for the Yanfu Inner Strength he got from Xue Wuya, it was one of the best mental cultivation methods in the Qing branch. This was why he had been able to jump from such a high cliff with no problems, despite still only being a novice in this technique.

”I have to admit, the scenery here is quite beautiful! If only I wasn't being a hostage... My martial arts skills progress far more quickly if I could practice here instead of practicing outside the mountains!”

Junior Leopard greedily took a deep breath and felt intoxicated by the fresh mountain air. Suddenly, excitement flashed on his face as his eyes fixed upon the stream. To his great surprise, there were about a dozen wild beasts below the waterfall and all along the stream, young and old alike. The most eye-catching one was the big wild boar. It was as huge as ordinary cattle, but its body was covered with black fur which was thin like needles and tough like steel. The snow-white fangs sticking out from the corners of its mouth were curly, sharp and shining softly like metal. Perhaps because the other wild beasts knew how fearsome it was, all of them seemed to keep their distance from this wild boar.

But the wild boar was not careless at all. Although it was drinking water with its head down, its eyes were looking around vigilantly on the look-out for any incident. Maybe this was the instinct of all creatures living in Misty Mountain.

On seeing the wild boar, Junior Leopard had begun to wonder if Xue Wuya would agree that this wild boar could be counted as two animals when he presented it to him, as nobody could deny that it was a rather good prey.

But on second thought, he dropped the idea. Since Xue Wuya had ordered him to bring back 10 animals, Junior Leopard would indeed bring back 10 animals before midnight. It was not for Xue Wuya's sake, but rather for the sake of Junior Leopard himself.

In his previous life, it had become an instinct of him to fulfill the tasks of the leader. Although he had been reborn into a new world, the instincts from his previous life would serve him well in this particular situation too.

Xue Wuya was his leader now, and it is widely acknowledged that all leaders love obedient subordinates. Even though Xue Wuya had revealed his murderous motives, the relationship thus far had been mutually beneficial. He had only met Xue Wuya for one day, and had already gotten great benefits from him. Xue Wuya was a strong Level Eight expert. If he could stay with him for a bit longer, the benefits he could get would no doubt be beyond his imagination... That was if Xue Wuya didn't kill him.

And naturally, to keep himself from getting killed, he must try his best to please Xue Wuya.

It might be difficult for some people to butter a leader up. However, in Junior Leopard's previous life, he had been a civil servant working in the new century and thus pleasing leaders was as natural as eating and drinking.

So what was the purpose of buttering a leader up? Obviously, the most important thing was to ensure his satisfaction. Then how to ensure that he was satisfied? It was his first day working with Xue Wuya and he had to make a good impression. To leave a good impression, he had to ensure that the assigned task was accomplished perfectly. Or even better, he could exceed expectations.