A Cultivation Life Accompanied By A Beautiful Companion Is The Best (Patreon)

Chapter 23: Stomped by a Pig

"Oh? All of them?" Ye Xiyun exclaimed.

"Of course, but if you have to choose one, the one you have in your hand is the best." Hua Zhongxian said, "These piglets have all broken through the bloodline restrictions of the demonic beast themselves, but the bloodline transformation of the one in your hand is more perfect than its siblings."

"Is that so?" Ye Xiyun said, looking at the big wild boar beside him, which had just finished its spirit herb meal, and asked, "Uh... I said I wanted one of your offspring, will you agree?"

The big wild boar suddenly stood up and stared at Ye Xiyun intently.

"Whoa!" Ye Xiyun took a step back in fear, keeping a close eye on the enormous wild boar. It had been weak and lying down just a moment ago, but now it was standing up after eating.

"Did your medicine recipe really work that well?" Ye Xiyun asked. "I mean, I fed you so many spirit herbs, and all I want is one piglet. You have seven of them."

While it might seem relatively normal to exchange spirit herbs for a young animal, as after all, things like bowls of milk and apples could get you a baby panda, in other words, in this context, using spirit herbs to trade for one of a mother pig's sons felt somewhat inhumane.

"Sister, it seems that this big sister pig isn't very willing to give up one of her piglets," Ye Xiyun said. "Can I just grab one and run?"

"Before you fed it spirit herbs, maybe," Hua Zhongxian responded with a hint of amusement. "But now... are you sure you can outrun a fully recovered first-level peak demonic beast wild boar in these woods?"

"Darn it!" Ye Xiyun sighed and put the little piglet he held on the ground. He watched the piglet squeak and run back to its mother. After looking at the enormous body of the big wild boar, he slowly backed away and left the area.

Well, let's just say he saved a bunch of ungrateful pigs.

Ye Xiyun sighed and shook his head. His plan to recruit the wild boar as a spiritual pet was a failure.

"All right, it's your own choice of the path of redemption," Hua Zhongxian said as she watched Ye Xiyun sighing and lamenting. "Now that you can't get a spiritual pet, what are you sighing about?"

"It's just that I feel a bit regretful," Ye Xiyun said.

"Okay, you've already wasted nearly a day," Hua Zhongxian said. "Since you can't get a spiritual pet, you'd better find a first-level demonic beast that's easy to deal with."

"Sister, do you really think I can handle a first-level demonic beast?" Ye Xiyun asked as he walked through the forest.

After all, while he hadn't fought the big wild boar directly, it was still a first-level demonic beast. Even though it was weakened due to giving birth, the aura and pressure of a demonic beast were still apparent, and Ye Xiyun could sense the difference between himself and it.

To put it simply, it was like someone who had just learned a bit of martial arts facing an adult tiger.

No matter how skilled you were, at most, you were just a half-baked tiger-fighting warrior who had never seen a tiger.

If he really encountered a normal first-level demonic beast, Ye Xiyun wasn't sure if he could handle it.

"To put it this way, if you encounter a well-conditioned first-level demonic beast, your chance is around 90%," Hua Zhongxian said.

"What? You really have that much confidence in me?" Ye Xiyun's face showed surprise. "Is that big wild boar just an exception? Am I really this strong?"

"I mean, you have a 90% chance of being killed," Hua Zhongxian clarified.

"Darn it! What's the point then?" Ye Xiyun said. "I need to find someone to form an alliance with!"

"Actually, when dealing with a first-level demonic beast, you don't necessarily have to use force; there are other methods," Hua Zhongxian said.

"What methods?" Ye Xiyun asked.

"For example, formations, talismans, magical artifacts, and screaming for help!" Hua Zhongxian suggested.

"Wow, sis, you're suggesting that I know how to use formations, talismans, or have magical artifacts? Well, the last one, screaming for help, I can do that, but if I run into a first-level demonic beast right now, by the time people find me, I'll probably have been devoured and turned into a pile of crap," Ye Xiyun remarked.

Ye Xiyun was speaking when his body suddenly froze because in front of him in the thicket, a colorful big bug had appeared!

"A first-level demonic beast - Beetle Leaping Tiger!" Hua Zhongxian sounded surprised. "Oh, little Yunzi, I really didn't expect that your mouth could bring such surprises. What are the odds, huh?"

"Wow!" Ye Xiyun stared at the truly fierce and majestic-looking Beetle Leaping Tiger hiding in the grass, and his expression froze.

This tiger leaping beast, as it crouched down, had muscles on its two front limbs that appeared especially prominent, large and knotted. It gave off a strong visual impact.

Moreover, the size of this demonic beast was much larger than that of an average tiger. On its tiger skin stripes, there were additional demonic patterns, making this tiger appear even more fearsome and terrifying.

"Sis, are you sure this is a first-level demonic beast?" Ye Xiyun asked with a trembling voice, carefully moving backward.

"Beetle Leaping Tiger, a first-level demonic beast. It's said that one beetle can beat three tigers because tigers generally give birth to two cubs per litter, and the third one is usually very weak," Hua Zhongxian explained. "Moreover, tigers can't afford to raise three cubs, so they usually abandon the third, weaker one. That's what the beetle is. If this young tiger dies, it doesn't matter, but if it survives, it will seek revenge on its mother and siblings, biting them all to death. So, once the beetle grows up, it's scarier than a normal tiger, and that's why beetles are more likely to evolve from ordinary beasts into first-level demonic beasts."

"In that case, what do you think are my chances of outrunning it?" Ye Xiyun asked.

"It's probably too late to run now; you'd better lie down and wait to die," Hua Zhongxian said, looking at the Beetle Leaping Tiger from a distance within Ye Xiyun.

"Dammit, sis, are you joking with me?" Ye Xiyun said. "You know what, I'll run, right now!"

"Then run, use light footwork to soar through the grass, you fool! Did you forget everything I taught you those days?" Hua Zhongxian said.

As Hua Zhongxian spoke, Ye Xiyun suddenly realized and activated the route of martial arts she had given him.

Just as Ye Xiyun turned to escape, the Beetle Leaping Tiger also launched its attack.

The wind roared as the beast leaped towards him.

In this situation, what's the point of lamenting with such language?

Ye Xiyun looked back and saw the Beetle Leaping Tiger approaching closer and closer. He cautiously moved backward.

"But wait!" Hua Zhongxian added. "The Beetle Leaping Tiger is known to be very territorial, and it doesn't like intruders. So, if you play dead and don't move, it might lose interest in you."

Ye Xiyun stopped and considered this for a moment. He wondered if it was a wise idea to take the advice of someone who had once called a retreat.

As he hesitated, a loud, rumbling noise came from the front, and the ground shook. A moment later, a brown wild boar, sporting two shiny tusks, charged toward Ye Xiyun like a projectile, hurtling directly toward him.

"What's happening?" Ye Xiyun stared at the massive wild boar rushing toward him.

The next thing he saw was the boar leaping over him. Ye Xiyun crouched down, watching the enormous body of the boar pass overhead. Then, a series of impacts struck him as the seven piglets followed suit, leaping one by one into his arms, knocking him to the ground.

At that moment, Ye Xiyun had only two thoughts in his mind:

• Big Sis Pig came to rescue him?
• Am I really getting trampled by a group of pigs?