Chapter 9: Pao Ding's Butchering of an Ox

  The whole morning was the most torturous time for Ding Xuan Cheng, until the sun was high up in the sky, and the urgent march finally came to an end.

  "The first lesson is survival, now go find something to eat." Huo Yan sat on a large stone, took off his shoes and socks, and gently massaged the soles of his feet. Although Huo Yan was Ding Xuan's wilderness survival instructor, after all, men and women were different, and women's physical constitution was still somewhat different from that of men. Huo Yan not only had to undergo large-scale outdoor survival experiences with Ding Xuan, but also had to do some demonstrations, so taking a proper rest would allow him to better complete this lesson plan. This kind of almost charging-like forced march allowed them to enter the depths of the jungle in just one morning, and the consumption of their physical energy was imaginable.

  "Heh heh, of course, I'm a man after all." Ding Xuan's face twisted into a sly smile.

  Re Hu glared at Ding Xuan Cheng, wondering where this kid got such great confidence. In this forest, it's not too hard to find something to eat, but saying it's very easy isn't exactly the case either.

  Ding Xuan Cheng smiled with satisfaction, and somehow pulled out two bags of instant noodles from somewhere, dangling them on his fingertips in front of Huo Yan's eyes.

  This is infuriating! Is this a spring outing or wilderness survival training? Dammit, don't make me angry, treating me like I'm the stepmother...

  "Why don't you just die..."

  A loud explosion, a hand grasped the instant noodles and snatched them away, throwing them to the ground and trampling on them. Apparently still not satisfied, they frantically used their toes to grind and crush them until the two bags of instant noodles were reduced to powder.

  "Go now and find me food. Let me tell you, this jungle has been modified by the War Eagle Wilderness Survival Experts, it's not easy to find something to eat." Huo Yan glared at Ding Xuan Cheng fiercely, if Ding Xuan Cheng wasn't a genius rookie with the potential to be the King of Mercenaries, Huo Yan wouldn't have hesitated to strangle him on the spot.

  "Oh......" Ding Xuan Cheng gazed at the instant noodles that had turned into powder on the ground, almost crying.

  Shut up, stop messing with yourself, you're crazy...

  Although I have grievances in my heart, I still dare not disobey orders. To become a true member of the War Eagles, this trial by fire is a must-pass.

  All along the way, there were many marks left behind. Without a compass, he could only rely on the sun to distinguish directions. Ding Xuan was afraid of getting lost, so leaving marks was necessary.

  Damn it, who the hell designed this jungle survival training site? We've been walking for almost half an hour and Ding Xuan hasn't even found a single fly.

  Hmph...

  Not far away came the sound of fallen leaves being trampled, and Ding Xuan Cheng suddenly ran wildly like he had been injected with chicken blood.

  A small elk appeared in Ding Xuan's line of sight, and he quickly picked up the black Colt M2000 by his side, aiming at the elk, holding his breath, afraid that a slight movement would scare away this prey.

  His fingers tightened, ready to pull the trigger, when suddenly he remembered a sentence Hot Fire had told him when they entered the forest: cherish every bullet, because sometimes, one more bullet means one more chance to survive. Thinking of this, Ding Xuan put down the gun in his hand.

  Damn it, having guns but not using them, isn't this self-inflicted suffering...

  Received the gun, put the 400 Ba Li ghost behind on his palm, took a deep breath. Although he was a genius, he didn't know much about crossbows, loaded a black strong arrow, aimed at a not far away moving deer.

  Whoosh...

  One shot was fired, but not a single hair was hit, and it startled the deer, which ran wildly with all its might.

  You're... dead...

  Ding Xuan Cheng was on the verge of tears, but reluctantly followed, dragging his tired legs and picking up the arrow he had lost along the way.

  At last, after nearly five minutes of chasing, the deer gradually stopped, seemingly thinking that it had shaken off the danger.

  Ding Xuan Cheng has learned his lesson this time, and he shot five powerful arrows in a row. Even if one of them didn't hit the target, there were still backups available.

  Taking a deep breath, after brief contact, Ding Xuan Cheng had already discovered the many differences between the bow and gun shooting. His left hand supported it, his right hand placed on the trigger, the amount of force added beforehand was twice that of gun shooting.

  Whoosh...

  With great expectations, the arrow flew out, but still missed its mark. The deer was very cunning and chose a zigzag escape route, making it difficult for Ding Xuan to catch up.

  Whoosh whoosh whoosh...... Three shots in a row, all missed without exception.

  The last arrow, Ding Xuan Cheng finally calmed down, it was really *** difficult to find prey in this ghost place, he didn't want to spend half an hour searching for new prey.

  Relax your arms, and with your left hand firmly grasp the bow's grip.

  Whoosh, the last arrow shot out.

  Pfft...

  The arrow hit the deer's leg, instantly greatly reducing its agility.

  Grass...

  Ding Xuan Cheng cursed, apparently the hit location was slightly off from where he aimed, but at this time there was no time for him to be disheartened. Like an arrow off the string, Ding Xuan Cheng charged out and somehow already had the Defensive Master in his grasp.

  The deer was startled, its eyes scanning the surroundings in terror. The appearance of Ding Xuan Cheng gave the deer a target, and it took off running, but with its leg injured by the arrow, it had no advantage in speed. Seizing the opportunity, Ding Xuan Cheng pounced forward fiercely.

  The elk's leg strength was quite powerful, and Ding Xuan Cheng suddenly didn't knock the elk down, dragging Ding Xuan Cheng's body, the elk struggled.

  A rustling sound.

  Ding Xuan Cheng found an opportunity, a flash of knife light, and forked it on the deer's neck.

  The elk ate pain and suddenly burst out with astonishing power, instantly throwing Ding Xuan off, and the dagger also stayed on the elk's neck.

  "Listen up, if I don't take you down today, my name's not Ding..."

  Ding Xuan Cheng fiercely spat out a mouthful of saliva and started frantically chasing after Lin Nei. Without his dagger, Ding Xuan Cheng thought that he could only rely on his fists to attack.

  The elk was badly injured, and after dozens of minutes without shaking off its opponent, it gradually slowed down. Ding Xuan Cheng seized the opportunity and pounced again, pinning the elk to the ground with one hand. His fists rained down on the elk's body like raindrops, beating it for several minutes until Ding Xuan Cheng was panting heavily. The elk's vitality slowly faded away, its body twitching convulsively.

  He drew out a dagger and blood spurted from the wound, splashing onto Ding Xuan's hand.

  "Be good, and don't be disobedient for a moment, this is my debut show, you know? Be good and I might reward you with an easy death." Ding Xuan said gloomily.

  Restore equipment, carry the deer, but Ding Xuan Cheng was stunned, because he couldn't find his way back.

  Just now when chasing, at least ran a few miles, at this moment although can identify the direction, but want to find the starting point of several miles away, it is difficult to ascend to heaven.

  Calling out to heaven got no response, calling out to earth got no echo. Helpless, Ding Xuan Cheng could only carry the deer and slowly search for a way back home.

  …………

  Under the big rock, the hot fire had already set up the tent. Four hours had passed and Ding Xuan was still not back. She wasn't worried that something would happen to him, just a bit anxious. A small foraging task had given him trouble, what a genius.

  After finding some wild fruits to fill her stomach in the jungle, Huo Yan entered her own tent. For wilderness survival, every bit of physical strength was extremely important, so grabbing time to rest was what she should do at this moment.

  Until the stars twinkled in the sky, Huo Yan woke up. He simply tidied himself up and walked out of the tent. What...it's been eight hours since he parted ways with Ding Xuan.

  The rustling sound came from a short distance away.

  He pulled out his gun and hid on one side, quietly observing the situation.

  "Stinky elk, dead elk, in the next life I'll turn you into a woman and sell you to a brothel, raped one hundred times, ah one hundred times."

  Only when he heard that it was Ding Xuan's voice did he feel at ease, putting away his gun. Just as he was about to scold him, a loud noise was heard, and Ding Xuan heavily threw the elk carcass in front of the tent.

  "My goodness, I'm exhausted." After throwing down the deer, Ding Xuan Cheng fell to the ground with a thud.

  "Is he dead?" Huo ran up to Ding Xuan's face and asked with his head bowed.

  "There's something burning paper..." Ding Xuan didn't even want to move a single finger.

  "Get up." Huo shouted loudly.

  Ding Xuan reluctantly got up, after all, he was an instructor.

  Your sister, if you were to get this chick into bed, what kind of scene would it be? Ding Xuan's mind started to wander.

  "Let me tell you, after wilderness survival training, the most taboo thing is to rest immediately. This not only can't make your willpower stronger, but on the contrary, it will weaken it, understand?" Huo Huo said.

  "Yes, yes, yes..." Ding Xuan Cheng nodded straight.

  Ding Xuan understood this point clearly and had also introduced some basic knowledge of wilderness survival training in the game.

  Huǒ searched everywhere and found some withered branches, throwing them in front of Dīng Xuán Chéng.

  "Making fire..."

  "Ah......" Ding Xuan's chin almost fell to the ground. Without bringing any fire starting materials, was he supposed to drill into wood for fire? Ding Xuan was sweating profusely, dripping down nonstop.

  Re Huo finished speaking and went aside, ignoring Ding Xuan Cheng.

  God, save me... Ding Xuan Cheng silently screamed in his heart.

  Ding Xuan Cheng chose a relatively hard branch and climbed up onto a larger one.

  "Hmph......" The hot fire finally couldn't help but laugh.

  Ding Xuan Cheng fiercely glared at Huo Yan. What is this chick doing, mocking me?

  "Here you are..." He tossed a waterproof match to Ding Xuan, who instantly lit up like a flower. With a swift strike on the dry wood, he had the fire going in less than two minutes.

  After the fire was lit, Ding Xuan Cheng found two large branches and propped them up on one side to make a simple barbecue rack.

  Roasting a whole deer, who says this isn't a wild barbecue? Your mom, even a wild barbecue can't reach this level, roasting a whole deer.

  This guy hadn't been happy for two minutes when the problem came, although it was a small deer, its head was still not small, Ding Xuan used his dagger to cut for half a day and couldn't even cut off the deer's head, at this moment he really missed the legendary kitchen knife.

  "Look, I'll just do it once." Huo Yan grabbed Ding Xuan's wrist, stopping his next move.

  So soft, so smooth...

  Looking at Ding Xuan's devoted and studious appearance, Re Huo felt quite satisfied, but he didn't know that this kid had already imagined many scenes not suitable for children through their interactions.

  But then Ding Xuan Cheng was shocked, not because Huo Yan discovered his sinister thoughts, but because of Huo Yan's knife skills, which were incredibly skilled.

  Not one bit exaggerated, incredibly skilled, just like Pao Ding cutting up an ox.

  Under the fiery blade, everything Ding Xuan encountered was no longer a problem.

  The first knife cut directly into the deer's neck and head, between the spine, the handle was pried to the left and right, and the deer's vertebrae were instantly broken. Then, along the neck, a gap was cut open, the knife naturally went down, opening up the deer's belly skin, clearing out all the internal organs. With a pull of both hands, the deer's skin came off naturally.

  My god, this girl must have been a butcher in her past life. Beads of sweat the size of beans fell from Ding Xuan's forehead.

  To be precise, Huo Yan only used one knife from start to finish, the knife didn't stop at all, and in Huo Yan's hands, it was as obedient as a pet. In just three or five slashes, the deer was left with only its torso and dangling head.

  The last knife wandered to the deer's neck, turning left and right, cutting off the tendons connecting the head and body, and the entire skin-covered head came off.

  "It's done...". He said after wiping his hands clean with a hot towel.

  "Ah...... oh......" Ding Xuan Cheng stared blankly at the raging fire.

  "I'm starving, hurry up..." With a fiery temper, Ding Xuan Cheng ran off with a whoosh.

  It's better to avoid such women, in case of a slight collision or quarrel, who knows if she would... He glanced at the deer corpse and felt a chill run down his spine.