Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 91 - 16: Take Out the Secret Manual

The wild pheasant didn’t even flutter when it was hit—it just died.

Gu Chengyu approached, picked up the pheasant, and took a look. Hmm! Perfectly hit in the eye, the stone had passed through the pheasant’s head and landed a bit farther on the ground.

He tossed the pheasant into the magical space first, then glanced at the nest and found five more eggs, which he also collected into the space. Gu Chengyu thought about walking further; deep within the Changling Mountain, there surely must be many treasures, though he currently didn’t have the ability to explore deeper.

Since he wanted to go further, the small stone wouldn’t be very useful, so he took out a bow and arrow from the space. It was just casually thrown on the ground, looking simple, with a small form. Gu Chengyu tried it in the space; with his current arm strength, he could barely draw it. He had practiced twice in the space—he really didn’t have much time, not even to learn Qinggong!

As he went a bit deeper, he unexpectedly discovered a light brown sable. It was really a stroke of luck! If he could hit this sable, selling it to a shop in the town would surely fetch quite a bit of Silver Coin. However, the sable was very nimble, weaving back and forth through the branches of the trees at a fast pace. Gu Chengyu raised his bow and arrow to aim, but found that the target was constantly moving. He couldn’t shoot a moving target yet, so he had to put down the bow and arrow. After some thought, he took two pieces of dried fish from the space; sables should like fish, right?

He threw the dried fish under a tree not far from the sable, then walked back to the bushes behind him. The sable on the tree smelled the fragrant dried fish below and dashed down to the lower branches, eyeing the fish on the ground but not moving forward, while its body remained still on the trunk.

Gu Chengyu thought it was a good opportunity, so he immediately raised his bow and arrow, placed an arrow on the bow, aimed, and shot without the slightest hesitation—the action was completed in one go. After shooting, he looked at the trunk ahead—there was no longer any sign of the sable. Upon checking the ground, he realized it was already dead.

He ran up, placed the sable into the space as well, and thought that since the opportunity had presented itself, he might as well stay a little longer before heading back. He walked a short distance further in, then stopped, not moving forward any more.

Ahead were some broken logs, possibly trees that had died and fallen over, with some already rotting. It had rained just a few days ago, so moss had grown on the rotten logs. Gu Chengyu went up to take a look, and the blackish objects growing on them from afar were indeed black fungus, and there were quite a lot. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Black fungus is a good thing; he might as well take them back to dry. It can add a dish to the Gu Family’s table, and whatever’s left can be sold. Deciding to do just that, Gu Chengyu gathered the stumps with the most fungus and stored them in the space, temporarily dropping them in the forest within the space.

After making a round in the area, he managed to catch two more wild pheasants but found nothing else. It seemed the area was still not too far from the outskirts, so there weren’t many wild animals. Gu Chengyu didn’t want to waste more time searching, so he packed up the bow and arrow, ready to head back.

Before leaving, he took out a secret manual for training Inner Strength from the space, along with a martial arts book titled "Xingyi Fist." After some thought, he selected another swordsmanship book, "Taiqing Sword," thus rounding out his selection. As for whether they could train in martial arts, it would depend on their individual fortune.

He set the three manuals aside, planning to take them out when he was close to home. After all, he had a ready-made excuse—the person in his dream instructed him to go to the mountain to find treasures!

Estimating that about an hour and a half had passed, Da Lang and the others would probably be heading back too, so he needed to hurry as well, or he’d be found out.

Gu Chengyu hurried down the mountain, carrying the prey in his hands, only to discover that Da Lang and the others had already left. Why did they leave earlier than usual today? He guessed that Da Ya and the others should have returned as well, and they generally went back together if there was nothing else to do.

Gu Chengyu was left to walk home on his own, quickening his pace, and suddenly caught up with Da Lang and the others near the village.

"Da Lang?" Gu Chengyu was relieved that he had caught up just in time; otherwise, if Da Lang and the rest had returned, his mother would have been worried.

"Little Uncle? Why are you coming from behind? Weren’t you supposed to have gone home early?" Er Lang asked curiously. Then he suddenly noticed the prey in Gu Chengyu’s hand, "Huh? Little Uncle? Where did you get this pheasant? And there are two of them!"

Er Lang put down the firewood he was carrying and ran up to help with the pheasants. Da Lang and the others were also very happy; these were pheasants! They usually only got to enjoy chicken soup during Chinese New Year, with one chicken being enough for an entire pot. They just got to try the taste!

Gu Chengyu placed the other pheasant in the space, planning to find an opportunity later to roast it for them on the mountain. Even if they cooked both, it was doubtful they could get more than a couple of pieces each.

The third son couldn’t hold back either and dropped his firewood to run over. "Little Uncle, what’s this thing? Is it edible? It doesn’t look like a pheasant!"

"Don’t make a fuss, Da Ya, take some of the pig grass out of your basket and put it in Er Ya’s basket so we can hide this when we bring it back without the villagers finding out!"

"Little Uncle is right. Let’s wait until we get home to talk." Er Ya agreed.

Da Ya, hearing this, said nothing in return, just took the basket from her back, removed some grass, and put it in Er Ya’s basket. "I’ll handle it!" Er Lang had already taken the pheasant and sable and ran to the basket, stuffing them at the bottom under the pig grass and covering them well.

And so, the seven of them returned home in a grand procession. At the Gu family’s kitchen, Mrs. Lv was already starting to cook. Hearing footsteps outside, she knew the children had returned, wondering if Xiao Bao had come back. She walked to the kitchen door, looking towards the gate.

"Is it Xiao Bao who’s back?"

"Mom! I’m back!" Gu Chengyu waved at Mrs. Lv and turned to let Da Ya set the basket down.

"Why are you back so late? Did you lose track of time while playing?" Mrs. Lv gently tapped Gu Chengyu on the forehead, scolding him lightly.

"Mom! I wasn’t out playing; I went up the mountain! Come on in, I have something to tell you." Gu Chengyu said to Mrs. Lv with a mysterious air.

"Da Ya! Bring everything into the kitchen, and we’ll deal with it later," he called to Da Ya, who was organizing the basket.

"Has Dad returned? I have something important to tell him!"

"Your dad just got back too, and he’s making a big cage for the rabbits. What’s so urgent that you need him? Talk about it after supper!"

"It’s very important! I’ll go call Dad!"

Mr. Gu, puzzled, was pulled back to the main house by his son. Gu Wan was already back, sitting on the kang, practicing embroidery.

"Dad! Look! This was given to me by the person in my dream, who told me to go to the mountain and get it today. He even passed a lot of stuff about martial arts to me a couple of days ago. I’ve been practicing according to what he said for the past two days, and today I even hunted two pheasants on the mountain!" Gu Chengyu said, taking out the secret manuals from his arms, hastily offered the fabricated story in one breath, then waited for his father to ask questions.