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Chapter 119: Immortal on the Cliff_4 [094]

Chapter 119: Immortal on the Cliff_4 [094]

"Who are you?" Wang Longhu looked up at the person, somewhat puzzled.

It was this cafeteria again, and yet another stranger came looking for him. Wang Longhu was almost developing PTSD from this.

"I am Wu Hujie. I heard that Zhang Jinbao lost to you, little brother, and I came specifically to meet you. In Gan Province, we always value harmony, and making many friends opens many paths. How did you find the taste of that jar of wine last night?"

Upon hearing the introduction from the chubby man, Wang Longhu suddenly realized. It made sense now that this guy was from Gan Province, no wonder he dared to approach and talk to him.

"Thank you, the wine was of great help to me," Wang Longhu expressed his gratitude.

The jar of wine gifted by Wu Hujie could conservatively bring him more than 1 point of potential, a gift Wang Longhu could not ignore.

However, gifting is gifting, and it is entirely voluntary. If Wu Hujie wanted him to help with something under moral coercion, Wang Longhu would definitely not comply.

"That’s good, I, Old Wu, enjoy making friends wherever I go. Having friends from all over the world is my life goal. Little brother, you eat, I won’t disturb you."

Wu Hujie laughed heartily and then stood up to leave.

He certainly knew how to behave, understanding that talking for too long would annoy others, so he stopped at the right moment without doing anything to make Wang Longhu feel uncomfortable.

"Brother Hu, did he give you wine?" Zheng Dongliang asked in surprise.

"Yeah, what’s up?"

"This Wu Hujie is quite skilled in making medicinal wine. Even Master Wu praises his tonic wines highly, but he’s never willing to share them with others. I didn’t expect him to give you a whole jar, it seems you really made a name for yourself last night, Brother Hu."

"It’s not just him; the leader of another small group also sent me something — a bone this long. I don’t know what kind of bone it is. Could you go to my dorm later and check it out for me?"

"You mean Uncle Huang? He gave you a bone?!" Zheng Dongliang’s expression immediately turned more surprised.

Wang Longhu was puzzled, "Seeing your reaction, this bone seems not so simple in origin?"

"Uncle Huang practices Tiger Master Boxing. He once injured a tiger while collecting herbs in the mountains, later bringing it back to the factory to raise. He practiced boxing with the tiger every day but it was quite old and passed away from natural causes within a few years,

Uncle Huang skinned it and kept its bones as treasures. Wu Hujie wanted to buy the tiger bone for his tonic wine, but Uncle Huang never agreed. The bone he sent you is likely this tiger bone." Zheng Dongliang explained.

Wang Longhu’s eyes brightened at the mention of tiger bone, recognizing its current rarity. It’s a resource that’s depleting fast.

Because modern animal protection laws prohibit hunting tigers, and with firearms banned, normal people without guns cannot possibly match a tiger’s power. As such, wild tiger bone wine is becoming scarcer.

Ye Yuanpei’s jar of tiger bone wine was harvested when his father’s friend encountered a fierce mountain tiger in the countryside. Unable to drive it away after it hurt people, the police killed it, allowing villagers to claim some tiger bones as compensation.

Otherwise, could ordinary people get wild tiger bone for wine?

So, although Huang Ao only entrusted someone to send a single tiger bone, its value was just as high as the jar of centipede wine Wu Hujie sent.

"These two certainly know how to treat people better than Zhang Jinbao," Wang Longhu chuckled.

In the following days, Wang Longhu spent his time practicing martial arts and attending classes.

If he could pass the learning assessments, he would qualify to enter the deep mountains alone, places more perilous than practicing martial arts on a cliff, testing one’s strength to the utmost.

Collecting herbs was also part of Wang Longhu’s plan. If he could acquire well-aged herbs to make tonic wine, the potential points gained would far surpass feasts of mountain delicacies.

Actually, the assessment for entering the mountain doesn’t cover much.

First is recognizing valuable herbs by appearance. You can’t talk about picking herbs if you can’t identify those that fetch high prices.

Next, there are considerations for moving through the mountains. What plants are toxic and must be avoided, which areas are likely to harbor poisonous insects and snakes, and how to perform emergency self-rescue if bitten by a snake.

Finally, finding a suitable place to rest for the night in the mountains is crucial knowledge to learn.

Without this knowledge, no matter if you have world combat championship skills, entering such a primeval forest might see you perish without knowing why.

A few days later, Wang Longhu applied the determination he had during his college entrance exams, finally passing the employment test and being allowed to enter the mountains for herb collection.

"Ha!"

In the dirt courtyard below the dormitory building, a human-shaped wooden stake was stuck into the ground. Nearby, Wang Longhu held a long spear, practicing at a distance of 3.6 meters.

With both hands gripping the end of the spear, he sank his lower limbs, contracting his arms tightly to his ribs. In his hands, the 3.6-meter spear balanced like a straight line, without a hint of tremor.

Suddenly, Wang Longhu stood up, thrusting his spear forward, and it instantly pierced the wooden stake, making a small hole.

Repetition found the second spear meeting slightly off target, landing next to the previous mark, tearing a new gap in the stake.

"Alas!" Seeing this, Wang Longhu sighed regretfully and put down the spear.

In traditional martial arts, Xingyi Boxing disarms the spear into fists, originating from ancient battlefield techniques derived from spear skills.