Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 269 Nightmare Trouble

In late autumn in Beijing, the air was filled with the sweet smell of decaying leaves. Chu Tian got up from the bed. The sky outside the window was still dark, with only a few lonely stars shining coldly. He scratched his hair irritably. This was the third night he was awakened from a dream. The dream always repeated the same scene: the dark forest, the rotting corpse, and the pair of eyes full of resentment...

He stood up suddenly, walked to the window, and pushed it open. The cold air poured into the room, making him a little more awake. Damn it, he cursed. He had been haunted by this nightmare since he came back from hunting last time. He needed some fresh prey, some excitement, to dispel this lingering shadow.

This time the target was a small village outside the capital. He got the news from a drunk worker at a steel mill. It was said that a rare white wild boar had recently appeared in the forest there. Its fangs were as sharp as knives and it was so powerful that even experienced old hunters were defeated.

Chu Tian licked his lips, a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes. This was exactly the challenge he needed. Tomorrow was the weekend, and he didn't have to go to work at the steel mill, so he had plenty of time to go hunting. He didn't want to squeeze into the overcrowded bus and bump all the way to his destination, wasting precious hunting time.

So he decided to go there using Qinggong.

When the sky in the east was just beginning to turn pale, Chu Tian was already standing at the foot of the mountain outside the village. He changed into a dark hunting suit, hid a sharp dagger in his boots, and checked the bow and arrows in his quiver. After everything was ready, he took a deep breath and plunged into the dense jungle.

The forest was silent, with only the occasional bird calls breaking the morning tranquility. Chu Tian carefully pushed aside the branches that blocked his way, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes. He followed the traces left by the wild boar and went deep into the forest.

After walking for about an hour, he found a piece of soil that had been overturned by a wild boar, with some wild fruit residues scattered around. It seemed that the wild boar was nearby. Chu Tian held his breath, walked lightly, and slowly approached the place where the wild boar appeared.

Suddenly, he heard a low humming sound coming from the bushes not far away. Chu Tian was delighted, knowing that he had found his target. He bent down and slowly walked around the bushes, ready to give the wild boar a fatal blow.

However, when he walked around the bushes and saw the scene in front of him, he was stunned.

What appeared before his eyes was not the white wild boar he had imagined, but a... woman.

She was wearing a ragged coarse cloth, with messy hair and mud on her face. She was squatting on the ground, digging in the soil with her hands, as if looking for something. She looked very thin, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.

Chu Tian frowned, his heart full of doubts. How could this woman appear here? Could she be the "white wild boar" that the drunk worker mentioned?

He was about to ask when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from behind him. He turned around and saw several men in black approaching him quickly.

"Catch him! Don't let him run away!" one of the men shouted.

Chu Tian was startled, realizing that he might be involved in some trouble. He didn't have time to think about it, so he turned around and ran.

The men in black chased after him relentlessly, shouting as they went. Chu Tian shuttled through the dense jungle, relying on his superb lightness skills to barely keep a certain distance from them.

As he ran, he thought about how to get rid of these pursuers. He knew he couldn't keep running like this, and sooner or later he would be caught up by them. He needed to find a place to hide, or find an opportunity to fight back.

Just then, he saw the woman. She was still squatting on the ground, seemingly not noticing what was happening around her.

Chu Tian's heart moved, and a bold idea came to his mind. He changed direction and ran towards the woman.

“Hey! You…”

He was about to speak when he suddenly felt a black screen in front of his eyes and lost consciousness.

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The thick night was like a huge curtain, covering the dilapidated dock. The rusty cranes groaned, like an aging giant, powerlessly stretching its steel skeleton. The air was filled with the smell of fish and engine oil, mixed with the smell of cheap cigarettes wafting from afar, making people sick.

My name is Li Wei, a man struggling to survive at the bottom of society. I huddled in an abandoned container at the dock, wrapped in tattered canvas to try to keep out the night chill. My stomach growled with hunger, but I hadn't eaten for two days.

"Hey, kid, wake up!" A hoarse voice woke me up from my half-sleep.

I opened my eyes and saw a burly man standing in front of me. His face was covered with scars and his eyes were as fierce as a hungry wolf.

"Who are you?" I asked warily.

The man sneered, "I'm the boss of this street, Snake Eyes. I heard you're pretty good at fighting, do you want to follow me?"

I was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up, "What?"

"Of course it's to do big things! Follow me, and you'll be able to eat and drink well, and you don't have to hide here like a dog anymore." Snake Eyes spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, his eyes full of contempt.

I looked at his face, and my heart was filled with disgust. I used to be a young man with ideals and ambitions, but reality has pushed me into a desperate situation. I long to change my fate, but I don't want to be associated with such scum.

"I'm not interested." I said coldly.

Snake Eyes' face darkened instantly. "Boy, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit! What qualifications do you think you have to bargain with me?"

The two younger brothers behind him immediately surrounded him, holding rusty iron rods in their hands and looking ferocious.

I took a deep breath and prepared myself for battle. Although I was dizzy and dizzy with hunger, my eyes remained firm.

"Want to fight? I'm here for you!" I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps on the dock. A woman in black leather appeared in our sight, holding a silver pistol in her hand.

"Stop!" the woman shouted.

Snake Eyes and his brothers were stunned. They obviously didn't expect anyone to show up at this time.

The woman walked up to me and looked me up and down, "Are you okay?"

I shook my head, "It's okay."

The woman turned towards Snake Eyes with a cold look in her eyes, "Snake Eyes, are you bullying me again?"

Snake Eyes looked unhappy, "Black Widow, this is my land, mind your own business!"

Black Widow sneered, "Your land? The entire dock is mine, who do you think you are?"

Snake Eyes gritted his teeth. He knew he was no match for Black Widow, so he could only leave with his brothers in disappointment.

Black Widow watched them leave, then turned to me and said, "What's your name?"

"Levi."

"Levi..." Black Widow repeated my name, and then said meaningfully, "You look like a human being."

"Who?" I asked curiously.

Black Widow didn't answer, but just smiled and said, "Come with me, I'll take you somewhere."

I followed the Black Widow out of the pier and into a bar hidden in an alley. The bar was dimly lit and filled with the smell of alcohol and tobacco.

Black Widow took me to a seat in the corner, ordered a glass of whiskey and handed it to me, "Drink it, warm yourself up."