Volume 1: Reincarnation Cycle First...

  Tielimu, also known as Tielimushu, is a representative species of the fruit forest with high hardness. When village households are short of weapons, it is used to make forked guns and collision thorns, and is also used to manufacture various fence traps.

  "Yes, Tie Li Mu's hardness is very high, and it can be ground into a sharp edge!" Lu Qi lightly swung the Blood Stinger in his hand, this matter didn't need to be hidden.

  Xi Tu nodded and asked with interest: "Can I take a look?"

  "Of course!" Lu Qi handed over the blood spear in his hand, which was only four inches long. This was based on the prototype of the three-edged military spear that he used to be most skilled at in his previous life.

  Looking at the conical sharp thorn with bloodstains all over, there were three deep grooves that still had uncoagulated blood flowing faintly. Xitu's eyes gleamed with an unusual light: "The severe bleeding from An Ze and Da Gu's wounds must be related to these grooves?"

  "Yes, that's what it's called a blood groove!" Lu Qi replied without hiding anything: "After being stabbed into the body, it will increase the speed of bleeding, and the wound is difficult to heal. I think the tip of the spear can be made like this, which will also have a good effect on hunting large ferocious beasts."

  Xi Tu is also an old hunter, and he has done some research on ordinary weapons and injuries. After a little thought, he clapped his hands and exclaimed: "That's right! With this kind of weapon, when it pierces the body, the wound isn't just an ordinary gash, but a square blood hole that can cut through multiple blood vessels... Tsk tsk, no wonder the bleeding couldn't be stopped. Your idea is great, I'll arrange for someone to make it right away. I can almost predict the outcome of this winter hunt. Hu Tou, how did you think of this?"

  Facing Xi Tu's sparkling gaze, Lu Qi, who had been prepared, said: "I was also accidentally injured by a similar wooden thorn a few years ago, so I tried to make something like this. I still ran over here and borrowed the big ring knife, otherwise it would be impossible to cut such a neat blood groove with stones."

  "Oh, you little scoundrel, your nerve is quite big, daring to privately move the executioner's sword!" Xi Tu narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Qi: "You dare to tell me this now, aren't you afraid I'll investigate your crime?"

  Yes, because it is used to behead people at ordinary times, the beast-mouthed big-ring knife is also called a beheading knife, and it is a symbol of the power of punishment in the northwest households. Except for the head of the household and some executioners who execute the beheading, others are not allowed to touch the beheading knife privately.

  "Didn't Old Man say so? If one day I use those childish tricks to defeat the powerful Master, will you listen to me then?" Lu Qi's lips curled up slightly: "I won't be foolish enough to let you punish me, will I?"

  "Good boy, you actually remember this clearly?" Xī tú's eyes widened slightly, his expression a mix of laughter and tears.

  Lu Qi retorted: "Old Hu, you haven't forgotten either, have you?"

  "Of course I haven't forgotten!" Xi Tu's gaze looked towards the distant dense forest, profound and weathered: "I, Xi Tu, may be just a Zé slave, but once spoken words have never been taken back."

  Everyone has a story hidden deep in their heart, some people may know about it, but most are unknown and not convenient to let others know. Just like Lu Qi's experience of rebirth and reincarnation, Xi Tu, this old Zé slave, must also have such things.

  Lu Qi didn't say anything else, and the gentleman's agreement between him and Xi Tu now seemed more like a few joking words. Lu Qi usually practiced Wuqinxi diligently, although he tried to find secluded corners as much as possible, but he didn't dare stray too far from the gathering place, so he would often be seen by others.

  In addition, Lu Qi almost didn't communicate with others, and gradually, he also got the name "foolish child". However, in this northwest household, unless Da Kang couple didn't treat their own son as a fool, there was another person who didn't treat him as a fool, that is Xitu.

  Of course, if An Ze had also seriously witnessed Lu Qi Ping's training like Xi Tu, he would not have underestimated Lu Qi so much. However, over the past decade or so, he ultimately did not take a fool like Lu Qi seriously and ended up dying at his hands, which is really a tragic thing to say.

  At first, Xi Tu didn't pay much attention to Lu Qi's "antics", after all, when Lu Qi was only a few years old, due to physical limitations, it would be difficult for him to practice the Five Animals Mimicry Fist to its current level. To look at it, it really seemed like just a child playing around.

  Until three years ago, Xi Tu had been wandering around, and when he saw Lu Qi practicing Wu Xing Shengquan again, he saw Lu Qi standing on the Tiger's Roar Stake, and was shocked at that moment.

  That was also the first time Lu Qi had taken out the Tiger's Roar Stake in this life, persisting for over a minute. At that moment, Lu Qi's hands were propped on the ground, his body arched forward to the extreme, his legs knelt down, his waist stretched long, his head raised and eyes wide open, his demeanor as fierce as a tiger roaring in the mountains.

  A single pose didn't seem particularly unusual, but at that time, Lu Qi's tattered clothes couldn't hide his slender and sturdy waist, and his body's tense muscles reacted in Xi Tu's eyes.

  At that time, Xitu suddenly reacted and realized that years of "playfulness" had given this child a physique different from ordinary people. Although his practice method was not the same as Li Quan's, the effect seemed to have a similar subtlety. Xitu even thought at the time, could Lu Qi still create his own power?

  However, Xi Tu soon threw away this idea in self-derision. Although the Force Formula was only a low-level formula at the Body Tempering stage, it wasn't something that a child could come up with. It was probably just a coincidence. After all, even if one ran every day and persisted for several years, their physical abilities would still be stronger than an ordinary person's.

  That was the first time Xi Tu had a conversation with Lu Qi, and after that, his evaluation of Lu Qi was: "This young man is strong and resilient by nature, with a pure and mature mind, and an unyielding spirit, but he's also somewhat arrogant and unaware of the heights of heaven and the thickness of earth!"

  Lu Qi was said to be ignorant of the height of heaven and the thickness of earth because at that time, Xi Tu said that Lu Qi's training method was useless. If he couldn't master the power key, his whole life would only be limited to strengthening his body. Lu Qi listened to those words and didn't argue with reason, but his temperament showed a rebellious spirit, as if his inner faith had been trampled on. Then he said: "Old Hu Tou, do you believe it or not? Even if I don't practice the power key, when I grow up, Da Hu Tou will not be my opponent."

  At that time, Xi Tu just laughed and said, "You this ignorant young man, I'll wait then. If there really is such a day, I can let you order me around with this old body."

  This was the closest interaction between Xitu and Ludi, and in the following years, because Xitu would occasionally remember Ludi, he also showed some kindness and care to Lukang and Huinang. When Ludi challenged Anze, although he was surprised, he was also calm, knowing that this day would come, but didn't expect it to come so soon.

  Xi Tu thought highly of Lu Qi, as he had seen his growth over the past two years. He felt that in a few years, Lu Qi would make a good head of the Northwest House. Sometimes, he even wanted to pass on the power of the Force to him, but the rules of the main house hung over his head like a knife, and he ultimately gave up on this idea.

  However, at that time, Xi Tu only thought that Lu Qi would be able to stand out after growing up and participating in the new selection of the Great Family Heads. He didn't think that he could defeat An Ze, the Great Family Head, because in his opinion, someone without a cultivation technique was not a match for a warrior with seven layers of courage, even if there were dozens of them together.

  But today, Lu Qi undoubtedly made him look at him again. Although from head to toe, Lu Qi did not resist An Ze's hard work, the movements, speed and that fierce spirit he showed were in no way weaker than An Ze, and even surpassed him.

  Although he was far inferior in strength, Lu Qi ultimately managed to seize victory. There were many other factors at play, such as An Ze's underestimation and the sudden appearance of the three-edged wooden stake. In any case, Lu Qi had created a legendary achievement where an ordinary person killed a Level 7 Warrior, and over a thousand people from Xitu and Xibeihou witnessed this legend.

  "Instead, I should thank you for not mentioning our agreement in front of others, giving this old household head some face." Xitu's gaze returned to look at Ludi kindly: "Speak, what do you want me to do next?"

  Xī tú's words were tantamount to acknowledging Lù Qì Mǎ Shǒu's attitude of being the first to be looked up to. If the other slaves in the northwest courtyard saw this, they would definitely be shocked. Even ān Zé Dà Hù Tóu, the head of the ān Zé household, did not have the direct authority to command Xī tú Lǎo Hù Tóu.

  "Old steward, don't mock me. From the way you arranged for my father to work with that Big Wind, I can tell you've had a plan in mind all along." Lu Qi replied: "You've been the steward of this large household for decades, and this small place is definitely more familiar to you than it is to me. You think what's suitable, just do it, and as for daily matters, I'll listen to you."

  "Good kid, you're so young and yet your mind is so clear, not one bit inferior to mine. I really don't know how your parents taught you." Xī tú smiled and said: "Looks like, from now on, I'll have to be more careful, or else I might get outsmarted by you without even realizing it."

  "Old household head, are you praising me or scolding me? Don't worry, I don't have many advantages, but the principle of not betraying others and being faithful to oneself is still understood."

  "What if someone betrays you?"

  "I will never show mercy!" Lu Qi's momentum surged: "Whether it is the ungrateful or the treacherous, death is not enough to be pitied. I will use my three-inch blade to make their blood splatter for three feet!"

  Xi Tu was speechless, looking at the young man in front of him, his heart was filled with a sense of awe. At this moment, he no longer regarded the young man as just a youth, but rather placed him on a pedestal higher than himself. He knew that this child was not an ordinary person, and following him might one day allow him to shed the name of "slave" too.