Volume 1: Reincarnation Cycle First...

  The sky was still dark, and others were still asleep. In the Flower Four Seas, Wang Lishou and Lu Buqi had already left the northwest gate.

  With ease, Wang Lishou lifted the thousand-jin heavy and sturdy pike, saying: "I don't like farewell gatherings either. If there are women around, it's even more annoying with all the crying. I didn't expect you to be so perceptive at such a young age."

  Lu Buqi turned back and glanced at him, saying softly: "I've already explained what I needed to explain. Anyway, I'll be back, it's nothing."

  "Haha... has backbone." Wang Lishou turned around and put down the wooden stake: "When you come back, I suggest you bring more iron chains to connect these wooden frames together, so that the defensive power will be stronger."

  Lu Buji nodded: "Yes, otherwise, if we encounter violent bears and other terrifying beasts, the entire northwest will be in a state of unrest."

  "Alright, let's talk about these things after we get out of this dense forest!" Wang Lishou looked towards the dark and deep forest, shrugged his shoulders: "You Northwestern households are really poor, metal weapons only have one beheading knife, if I had known that I would venture into this dense forest this time, I should have brought my Cloud Moon Axe!"

  Lu Buqi smiled bitterly and said: "Master Wang, speak with a clear conscience. As long as our Ze Nu can eat well, dress warmly and live, what else do we want to arm?"

  Wang Leshou sneered: "I won't give up, as long as you break through to the Bone Resonance Realm, I'll send you fifty steel pikes from Xibei Hu, although they're not as good as your beheading knife, but they're still top-notch refined steel."

  "It's settled then, but remember, I need the spear with a blood groove that you're carrying on your back. You can say it's completely made by your own skills." Since Lu Buqi taught Wang Lishou the Five Animals Mimicry Fist, and adding the exchanges of the past few days, the relationship between Lu Buqi and Wang Lishou became even closer, turning into a mentor-and-friend relationship. And for Wang Lishou, Lu Buqi also gained some understanding.

  Wang Leshou, also a humble mountain slave by birth, was originally just a miner. But now he not only has a great name, but also has been granted a surname by the royal family and is one of Wang Yingfu's four great bodyguards, and is also the famous blacksmith of Guazhen Town, where almost all the weapons and daily necessities needed in Guazhen Town come from his shop.

  "You little scamp, you think this forked spear is easy to make?!" Wang Lishou's face was full of frustration: "Steel isn't wood, but if this forked spear really works as well as you say it does, I'll have to put in extra effort to research and develop it, even if it means reducing production."

  Lu Buqi pinched the tip of his nose lightly: "You'll know once you use it!"

  As they spoke, the two figures disappeared into the dense darkness, and the endless dangers of the forest also began to open its arms to welcome them.

  It's worth mentioning that in order to break through the dense forest, Wang Lishou, who had just broken through to the Bone Resonance Sixth Realm, didn't dare to be careless at all, indicating that he must be fully armed.

  However, the resources of Xīběi Hù were really too few, and in the end, Wáng Lǐshòu had no choice but to tie five spears behind his back, carry a large bow, and bring 100 wooden arrows.

  Lu Bu, under Xi Tu's strong request, wore the beheading knife, and also tied three spears on his back. He helped Wang Lishou carry two hundred wooden arrows, leaving only the two sets of violent bear skin suits that made Wang Lishou envious.

  Of course, things like ropes, medicine, and salt were not brought in small quantities. The only thing that was brought in small quantity was food and water. Both Lu Buqi and Wang Lishou knew that if they relied on the water and food they brought with them, it would be impossible to get out of the dense forest, so they only brought two middle-sized leather bags of spring water and about 100 kilograms of dried meat for backup.

  The name "Xīběi Hù" comes from its location to the northwest of the dense forest, and further northwest lies a mountainous region that is even more rarely visited by people, which is said to be the territory of the former Song State.

  As for Longyuan State, Yangze County, Guazhan Town, adjacent to the dense forest of Guazhan, is located in the southeast direction of the dense forest of Guazhan, which is also the direction recognized by both.

  It's hard to say whether the two were lucky or unlucky, as they headed southeast from dawn till dusk without encountering a single large wild beast. This was already late winter, and with spring just around the corner, these beasts should have been out and about by now. Moreover, it had been thirteen years since Lu Buqi arrived in this world.

  On the one hand, gnawing on a roasted wild bird that Lu Bu had abandoned, Wang Lishou cursed: "This is really fucking annoying, from dawn till now, only one wild rabbit and three wild birds, not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth!"

  Yes, Lu Buqi was also depressed. At noon, the two of them only ate a wild rabbit, which was quite large, probably weighing eight or nine catties. However, whether it was Lu Buqi or Wang Lishou, neither of them were small eaters, and eating ten catties of food in one meal wouldn't even make them belch.

  But compared to noon, tonight is even more bleak, and there are only three wild birds that weigh over a kilogram, which is still due to Wang Lishou's exceptional archery skills, otherwise these three wild birds would not have been caught.

  He swallowed all the bird bones and said with a light smile, "You'd better not scold anymore. This area was swept by us two months ago, and it's already good to have these."

  Wang Leshou nodded: "En, don't mention your Ze Nu, in the past our Shan Nu, when it came to hunting season, it was also like locusts, anyway, everything that could be eaten and used was taken."

  "This dried meat will fill our stomachs!" Lu Buqi untied the bundle and handed 7 or 8 catties of dried meat to Wang Lishou, while he himself gathered up the internal organs and feathers of the three dead birds and found a suitable place to put them.

  Facing Wang Lishou's somewhat stunned gaze, Lu Buqi pointed to a slightly higher shrub behind him: "We'll rest there tonight, you take the first watch and I'll take the second. When on watch, pay attention to these birds and scattered animals, most likely raccoons and muskrats will come to steal food, then we'll have breakfast arranged."

  "Damn it, you little brat, how are you even more cunning than our old hunting master?" Wang Lishou gnawed on his dried meat heavily: "It's just a matter of whether I'll be keeping watch for the second half of the night. Those gutless things probably only dare to move at midnight, and your bow and arrow skills are quite pathetic."

  Lu Bu shook his head: "No need, I've caught many hamsters and raccoons since I was a child, they can't escape my grasp."

  Knowing that Lu Buqi was not a person who spoke carelessly, Wang Lishou didn't say anything: "Alright, after we eat, I'll go gather some firewood..."

  When Wang Lishou returned, Lu Buqi had already hung up the two water bags and found a few sections of green rattan: "Starting tomorrow, we'll have to be a bit more frugal with water, but it should be enough. I think spring is about to begin, and the Ze'ai and Mi'dai vines are starting to grow. Their sap can quench our thirst and also ward off swamp poison."

  After speaking, Lu Buqi cut off a section of green vines as thick as his arm, held it above his head, tilted his head back and opened his mouth. With a twist of force, the vines twisted rapidly under the powerful force, and a clear liquid poured into Lu Buqi's mouth, totaling tens of milliliters.

  "This I do know, the flavor of this rattan juice is not bad?" Wang Lishou smiled lightly and pointed to the list on the palm tree and the water bag hanging in the air with palm leaves: "Is this your Zelan's way of fetching water outdoors?"

  "Palm juice and dew, and even rainwater, as long as it's not poisonous!" Lu Buqi pinched his nose: "The old hunters in your place should also have some methods for fetching water from the mountains?"

  Wang Leshou nodded: "Of course they have, they dig up tree roots and cut bamboo knots, but it doesn't seem as mysterious as your method."

  Lu Buqi lightly pursed his lips: "No matter how mysterious it is, as long as it's useful, that's good. Alright, I'm going to sleep now, don't make the fire too big, or else the raccoons and muskrats won't dare come over."

  "Sleep on, you ugly thing! You stinky little brat, do you think I don't understand anything? Although I used to be just a miner, I still have some common sense."

  Lu Bu didn't abandon, shook his hand, but hid in the dry bush, holding two sets of bear skin equipment quickly entered the dream. At this time, he couldn't waste a bit of rest time.

  The next morning, around the time of Chen, Wang Lishou woke up from a wave of meat fragrance: "Wow, you're quite handy, aren't you? You've already roasted them. Are those the two I killed... Hmm, are these raccoon dogs?"

  Lu Buqi pinched his nose lightly, and a streak of black ash was left on it: "Just like you said, this guy is timid, only daring to come out in the second half of the night, and then got caught!"

  Wang Leshou rubbed his hands together: "This is great, this thing weighs about 20-30 catties, just enough for the two of us to fill our bellies. And come to think of it, it's been a long time since we've eaten meat like this! By the way, how did you manage to catch it? This timid creature doesn't react slowly."

  "This is my exclusive skill!" Lu Buqi handed over half of the roasted wild boar to Wang Lishou: "It's already cooked, you'd better eat it quickly!"

  "Hey, you little rascal, that's interesting!" Wang Lishou took Lu Boyu's non-disclosure as an occasional display of innocence, and instead felt a bit out of place, because in ordinary times, he had almost forgotten that Lu Boyu was only a thirteen-year-old boy.