Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

"It's a wild boar! Quick, climb the tree!"

Among the startled people, one of them suddenly shouted.

Everyone immediately ran to the nearest tree and hurriedly started climbing.

Only Li Mu stood still, listening intently to the wild boar's piercing howls.

Those who had already climbed the trees saw this and hurriedly shouted at him, "Li Mu, you silly boy, what are you still doing out there?"

"Hurry up and climb the tree! Wild boars are fierce. Don't be a daredevil; if you want a torch, go hunt a wild boar!"

"Yes! Life is more important, climb the tree quickly!"

……

The group that had just been clamoring for Li Mu to go back were now all extremely anxious.

However, Li Mu seemed not to hear them at all. Not only did he not reply, but his feet seemed to be on springs.

With a "whoosh," it darted towards the direction from which the sound came.

Seeing this, everyone felt both anxious and angry.

"What should we do? Why is he keeping trying to persuade me?!"

"Never mind him, we can't just follow him to his death."

"Damn it, this is just asking for trouble."

……

The group of people who had climbed the tree were fuming and shouting angrily.

Li Mu, who had run off over there, soon arrived at the place where the wild boars were howling.

Gao Ga Zi, holding a sharp dagger and covered in blood, was confronting a wild boar weighing at least 300 kilograms.

Behind him, Liu Mancang, whose hands were bound by vines, had a sinister and murderous look in his eyes. Taking advantage of the wild boar's renewed attack, he thrust his weapon into Gao Ga's back.

Seeing this, Li Mu was too late to stop him. He swung the torch in his hand and threw it hard at Liu Mancang's head.

With a muffled thud, Liu Mancang stumbled and fell to the ground.

The torches that were deflected fell under the roots of a tree covered with pine needles and spontaneously ignited into a flame.

The 500-pound wild boar was so frightened that it let out a loud "Oink!" and stumbled, crashing heavily into a tree that was as thick as four people could hug.

He tried to get up, but stumbled and rushed towards another big tree.

With several loud crashes, the wild boar was completely disoriented, just like a drunkard who had been given a drink.

Although it had lost its footing, it charged headlong towards Li Mu.

Seeing this, Li Mu quickly pulled a sharp knife from his pocket. This was a knife specially used for killing fish; although the blade was thin, it was exceptionally sharp.

Just as the wild boar was about to reach him, Li Mu reversed his grip on the knife, turned sideways, grabbed one of the boar's ears, and flipped over to mount its back.

Before the wild boar could react, the knife fell swiftly.

"Pfft, pfft..." After a few crisp sounds, the wild boar whose trachea had been punctured collapsed to the ground with a "thud," stirring up a large cloud of flying snow.

Li Mu had already jumped off the wild boar before it fell to the ground.

"That was close! Luckily I was prepared." Li Mu looked at the wild boar lying on the ground and touched the splattered pig blood on his face.

He then quickly walked up to the wild boar and stabbed it in the heart.

Gao Ga Zi, standing to the side, watched his swift and skillful technique, and his gaze darkened.

His movements were so swift and agile, it was as if he had received professional training.

The key point is that these movement techniques are all things he often saw in the army.

Li Mu has always lived in this mountain village, so how did he come to be a soldier?

Gao Ga Zi was filled with doubt and suspicion, and was about to ask a question when he saw Li Mu turn around and rush towards the tree that was about to catch fire.

He quickly took off his clothes, scooped up snow, and threw them under the fire, shouting loudly in the direction he had come from: "Quick, you guys come and put out the fire!"

Those people not far away, though they didn't see what was happening here, did see the fire.

Upon hearing Li Mu shout for them to put out the fire, they all scrambled down from the trees as fast as monkeys.

They all gathered around Li Mu, imitating him as they tried to put out the fire.

The trees in Lili are dry in winter, and if a forest fire were to break out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the other side, Gao Ga Zi was also busy.

He first checked Liu Mancang's breath, and finding him still alive, he immediately bound him tightly with his belt.

By the time Li Mu and his men finally put out the fire, Gao Ga Zi had already tied the man up tightly.

The group was panting heavily, but when they turned around and saw the wild boar lying on the ground next to Gao Ga Zi, with a pool of blood under its body, they instantly perked up again.

"Gazi, you didn't waste your time in the army! You can arrest people and slaughter pigs at the same time!"

Gao Ga Zi smiled and said in a deep voice, "These two have nothing to do with me! Liu Mancang was taken down by Li Mu with a single torch, and the wild boar was killed by him with a fish-killing knife."

Upon hearing this, the group turned to look at Li Mu, who was also resting on the ground.

By the dim light of the torches, they then noticed that he was covered in blood and grime, and the fish-killing knife at his waist was covered with a layer of blood-red frost.

"Li Mu, you're pretty good, kid!"

"I didn't realize you were so skinny, like a monkey, yet so skilled in combat?"

……

In an instant, the people who came up with Li Mu looked at him with growing respect.

"What's so great or not? I once encountered a wild boar in the mountains that almost killed me. Luckily, the troops were also hunting in the mountains, and that's how I was saved."

"To thank me for bringing them out of the mountains, they taught me a few tricks."

"Otherwise, I would be a complete wreck today too."

Li Mu smiled and spoke, then looked at Gao Ga Zi and said, "Brother Gao, I really have no strength left."

"I'd appreciate it if you could cut down some more branches so that we brothers can drag that big wild boar back later."

It must be said that Li Mu's statement is very convincing.

Even Gao Ga Zi thought there was absolutely nothing wrong with what he said. He knew about how Gao Ga Zi had led his troops out of the mountains.

Moreover, when he led his team to search for them, Li Mu was watching the soldiers practicing their martial arts around the campfire.

However, what surprised him was how strong this person's learning ability was.

This is something he rarely sees, even in the military.

"Okay, you guys take a break. I'll be done in a little while."

With all doubts and suspicions dispelled, Gao Ga Zi turned around and went to cut tree branches.

Soon, the branches were cut off.

Li Mu got up and followed Gao Ga and the other two. With a seemingly chaotic and haphazard effort, they managed to make a stretcher by piecing together tree branches.

One drags the wild boar, the other drags Liu Mancang—it's just right.

Li Mu hurriedly shouted to the group who were still resting on the snow, "Let's go! Split into two groups and take turns walking, and hurry up!"

At Li Mu's call, the group, who had wanted to rest a little longer, immediately stood up.

The group took turns carrying torches and slowly made their way down the mountain.

Unbeknownst to them, the entire village below the mountain, upon learning that Li Mu had led a group of men up the mountain to chase the criminal, had gathered at the foot of the mountain with torches, ready to go up and search for him at any moment.