60th year of Yuanli
A burly young man in full military attire, carrying a bow and arrows, walked ahead, followed by two boys who played and frolicked, occasionally running and chasing each other, seemingly filled with curiosity about everything around them. The young man turned back and said helplessly:
"Amao, Xiaodong, stop fooling around. This is a hunting trip, not a prize-giving ceremony. Quiet down, we're about to enter the forest!"
Upon hearing this, the two boys immediately composed themselves and obediently followed behind the young man. The boy called Amao even stuck out his tongue at the young man's back and said with dissatisfaction:
"Brother Chen, what are you afraid of? You're a cultivator, why would you be afraid of mere wild beasts? We've been cooped up in the village for far too long!"
The young man said helplessly:
"I shouldn't have agreed to let your uncle take you two up the mountain in the first place. You two stay close and don't run around in the forest. If you provoke some ferocious beast, you'll be in trouble!"
As they were talking, a dark shadow suddenly flashed through the woods ahead, followed by a "whoosh" as a glowing arrow disappeared into the forest.
The young man in military uniform was indeed skilled. When the shadow appeared, he recognized it as a fully grown wild boar. He immediately drew his bow and released an arrow with fluid grace. A soft "thud" was heard in the distance, as if the arrow had struck something. Amao immediately shouted:
"Hit! Hit! Brother Chen is amazing!"
The three of them quickly darted into the woods, heading straight for the shadowy figure.
But upon reaching the location, they found no prey they had shot; only a pool of fresh blood stretched into the distance. The young man in military uniform then said:
"We missed it by a hair's breadth. We can find the wounded boar by following the trail of blood. Follow me, and be careful not to alert any other wild animals!"
The three followed the trail of blood, only to find the forest growing denser and the surroundings becoming increasingly silent. Suddenly, the young man in military uniform stopped and signaled to the two boys to be careful.
Deep within the dense forest, there was a burrow. At the entrance, a wild boar with an arrow in its neck was panting weakly. The three did not rush out, but waited silently in the grass for about ten minutes. The boar had died from blood loss. All was quiet, without any disturbance. The young man in military uniform stood up and gestured to the two boys behind him:
"Let's go, don't make too much noise, or we'll attract other wild animals. Mission accomplished for today, hehe!"
After saying that, they went straight to the wild boar carcass, with the two boys following closely behind, their hearts filled with joy, as if they could already smell the aroma of wild boar soup.
As the young man disposed of the wild boar carcass, he said to the two boys:
"Check the surrounding area for anything you can take with you. Don't go too far. Just search around this wild boar cave."
Before the two boys could even respond, they rushed into the cave. To them, the cave was mysterious and intriguing, and they were determined to explore it thoroughly.
Entering the wild boar's burrow, what greeted the eye was not a messy animal den, but rather a room that looked more like a human dwelling—square and covered in dust and weeds. A thick clump of weeds lay nearby, presumably where the wild boar usually rested. Suddenly, Amao shouted:
"Xiao Dong, come quick! What is this?"
In the corner, there was a dark, indistinct mass. They couldn't make out what it was, but upon closer inspection, they realized it was hair—human hair. The two boys were horrified. Nearly two meters long hair, crammed together in the dark corner, even their curiosity couldn't shake their fear. They immediately turned and ran out of the cave, shouting as they ran:
"Brother Chen, help!"
No sooner had he shouted than the young man in military uniform stood at the cave entrance, swiftly shielding the two boys behind him, warily surveying their surroundings, and asked:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
The two boys felt a little relieved when they saw Brother Chen appear, and then pointed to the corner and shouted, "Brother Chen, look over there, there's a big clump of hair, I wonder what's inside it?"
The young man then focused his attention and, with the faint light from the cave entrance, could barely make out a dark shape in the corner, as if it were wrapped around something.
As the saying goes, skill breeds daring. After confirming that there were no other threats inside the cave, the young man in military uniform strode to a corner, used his bow to pry open the clump of hair, and immediately stepped back half a step, wary of his surroundings, fearing that something unexpected might happen. Obviously, the young man's actions were unnecessary, as there was nothing else around except for the panting of a few people.
Beneath that clump of hair was a person. The person was young, with closed eyes, a pale face, and tattered clothes. It was unclear whether he was alive or dead.
After reading this, the young man stepped forward, gave a soft shout, and emitted a ball of light from his palm, illuminating the entire cave. Then, the ball of light seemed to come alive, moving across the young man's chest. Guided by the young man's will, it entered the body of the person sleeping in the corner. Suddenly, the sleeping person's head lit up, then returned to normal. The light flashed and disappeared, and the cave returned to darkness.
“This person is not dead. Dead people cannot absorb light energy,” the young man said.
"This person must be a wild man from the mountains. He may have gone astray in his cultivation, causing him to fall into a deep sleep. I don't know how long he has been sleeping here. The wild boar also treated him as an inanimate object and ignored him. If we hadn't discovered him today, he probably would have completely vanished in no time. Let's carry him out of the cave first. With the help of the sunlight outside, he might wake up."
After saying this, the three of them stepped forward and lifted the man up. Upon touching him, they found that the man was very light; one person could lift him up easily.
The young man thought to himself, "This person is quite peculiar. He is less than 1.8 meters tall, but his hair is more than two meters long. Moreover, it is black hair, which I have never seen before. In my Guangyuan Continent, most of the human race has silver hair, while the demon race has red hair, the monster race has green hair, and the spirit race has blue hair. People with black hair are very rare. However, the most urgent task is to save people."
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