"Clomp... clomp clomp clomp..."

As Chu Ge deliberately lingered, time flew by quickly, and the sound of hard hooves hitting the dry leaves drew nearer. An incredibly ugly creature finally appeared in the dappled shadows of the trees from a distance.

Looking at the big thing, the corners of Song Baijia's mouth twitched several times as he let out a long sigh. He raised his right hand to point behind Chu Ge's diagonal, at the still disbelieving Chu Ge, "The wild boar... has arrived."

Chu Ge turned around, a smile appeared on his face, thinking to himself that this guy sure took his time, making him wait quite a while.

This was a mature male wild boar, its body was as robust as a young calf, over a meter long, and conservatively estimated to weigh around three hundred pounds. Its entire body was covered in brown-black bristles, elevated from the head to most of the back, making them especially conspicuous, like dense steel needles.

The wild boar had apparently been frolicking in the muddy water not long ago; the bristles on its sides were still somewhat wet, forming clumps that appeared jet black and shiny, like a layer of muddy armor with spikes.

Considering its size, this creature's limbs seemed quite short and thick, with its head lowered and sharp ears sprouting black fur, moving forward with steady but not rapid steps, crunching the dry leaves underfoot.

Although the wild boar wasn't running, each step pressed the leaves into the ground, exhibiting its explosive strength.

Chu Ge rubbed his chin, gave the wild boar a glance, then turned to Song Baijia with a grin, "Is this a wild boar? Doesn't look that fierce to me."

Song Baijia was close to being driven mad by Chu Ge; what is the saying of the fearless through ignorance? This is undoubtedly it!

These city folks truly do not understand the prowess of wild boars; when these beasts get vicious, even bears will steer clear!

Song Baijia's eyelids twitched a few times, he raised a hand to make a silencing gesture to Chu Ge, only hoping that the wild boar was in a good mood and didn't bother with them, just passing by indifferently.

However, before Song Baijia's slightly trembling fingers reached his lips, his pupils suddenly contracted. He saw Chu Ge, who had already turned his head to look at the wild boar, making a gesture as if greeting a cat or dog, uttering "chatter chatter chatter" sounds.

Song Baijia's eyes went dark, and he couldn't help but blurt out a curse in his heart, "Damn! This... this madman! What the hell is he doing!"

Chu Ge's intention was to provoke the wild boar into attacking them, wanting to test Song Baijia, who had remarkable hearing, and observe what his reaction would be.

This time, Chu Ge's probing held no malice, just pure curiosity.

In Chu Ge's chatter, the wild boar lifted its head, its small eyes settled on Chu Ge.

Chu Ge thought, "Come on, come on!", while Song Baijia silently screamed, "Don't come, don't come!"

After glancing at Chu Ge, the wild boar lowered its head again and continued to walk lazily.

Song Baijia let out a long sigh of relief, staggered slightly as he took two steps, pulled Chu Ge's arm, signaling with his eyes for Chu Ge not to move, and subtly shook his head.

This left Chu Ge speechless; wasn't Song Baijia initially fierce when he spotted the wild boar? Why is he acting so timid now?

Song Baijia's reaction left Chu Ge speechless, and the wild boar's response left him even more speechless. This thing was clearly aggressive, wasn't it? The boar was big too; why was it so docile? Does it look down on him or something?

No way, having been lucky to come across this thing, there's no way he'd let this dumb boar just walk away like this.

"Master Song, this thing's just a pig, why are you so scared of it?"

Despite Song Baijia's nearly pleading gaze, Chu Ge shrugged, moved his arm slightly, freeing himself from Song Baijia's big hand, and walked towards the wild boar.

Chu Ge made up his mind; since the wild boar was ignoring him, he would keep provoking it a bit more. He didn't believe this wild boar wouldn't go wild.

Watching Chu Ge's back, Song Baijia's gaze instantly turned from pleading to resentment, and when Chu Ge bent down to pick up a stone, his pupils shrank heavily, his gaze shifting from resentment instantly to horror.

"Master!"

As Chu Ge picked up the stone, Song Baijia finally couldn't care whether his voice would upset the wild boar. He shouted out loudly.

Because he was worried that Chu Ge might do something to further provoke the wild boar.

"Swish!"

"Bang!"

As Song Baijia's words landed, the stone in Chu Ge's hand also flew out, hitting the wild boar right on the forehead. The thing he feared most in his heart actually happened.

Of course, Chu Ge knew what Song Baijia wanted to remind him of, but he still turned back and gave a sneaky smile, "Why are you calling me?"

Chu Ge's just raised mouth twitched a couple of times, and in his line of sight, Song Baijia was no longer where he used to be. The chef, wide-bodied and stout, had somehow already climbed up a thick tree that required a person to wrap their arms around. His agility was unbelievable, totally at odds with his physique.

"Run! Climb! Climb a tree! Climb a thick tree!"

Song Baijia looked at Chu Ge with eyes full of tension, speaking incoherently, yet his actions didn't pause for even a moment. In the blink of an eye, he had already climbed more than three meters high.

Seeing Song Baijia move with the grace of a nimble monkey, Chu Ge's forehead was filled with dark lines. Even if he climbed the tree himself, he probably wouldn't be much faster than Song Baijia at this moment...

Was this guy really panicking, his fear unlocking unparalleled potential, or was he hiding his true strength, not wanting to reveal it in front of him, and that's why he chose to climb the tree?

Although Chu Ge really wanted to know the answer to this question, the wild boar obviously didn't want to give him time to slowly observe and think.

The stone startled it, making it shake its bristles violently. It stopped in its tracks, its little eyes fixed on Chu Ge. Even in broad daylight, he could clearly see the sudden ferocity in those small eyes, and it made a sound from its throat indicating its anger.

Chu Ge looked up again at Song Baijia, who had climbed to the top of the tree, rubbed his forehead with some speechlessness, "Master Song, do you really have to make such a fuss? Look how well-behaved it is."

"Well-behaved my foot, get up the tree, now!"

Song Baijia was almost freaking out. Until now, this guy was still so leisurely. Just how ignorant was he, or how careless, to do something so reckless?

In the span of their few words, the wild boar had already bared its sharp, black and yellow tusks, drooling a foul saliva. Like a mini tank, it stomped the ground loudly, ferociously charging towards Chu Ge.

"Oh crap! How did this thing flip its lid so fast and run that quickly?"

Hearing the rampaging footsteps of the wild boar behind him, Chu Ge turned his head and seemed quite startled. His body shuddered, letting out an exclamation, and he turned around to run.

Of course, this wasn't the first time Chu Ge had dealt with a wild boar, and he surely had the ability to take this boar down. But he didn't plan to act immediately; he was still waiting to see Song Baijia unleash his might.

Chu Ge wasn't running slowly, but he wasn't going full speed either; the wild boar kept closing the distance between them.

Just as the boar was about to crash into him, Chu Ge suddenly reached out his arm, grabbed hold of a young tree's trunk, forcibly halting his forward momentum. His feet left the ground, spinning 270 degrees in midair, stopping inertia and changing his posture, narrowly dodging the wild boar's attack.

The boar's attack missed, and it charged a long distance ahead before it could stop its momentum. When it turned around to look at Chu Ge again, the ferocity in its small eyes intensified, and it charged angrily once more.

Faced with the boar's assault, Chu Ge took off running again, appearing utterly bewildered and startled.

Man and boar seemed to be stuck in this forest, with the wild boar continuously roaring, looking angrier and angrier, as if determined not to stop until it tore Chu Ge to pieces.

Everywhere the wild boar passed was a mess. Whirlwinds of fallen leaves were kicked up, and several young trees were knocked aslant by its charge, looking absolutely terrifying.

Chu Ge was only escaping, constantly escaping. Each time he evaded the boar's attack, it appeared increasingly difficult, and it seemed to become more challenging as time went on.

Just two or three minutes into this, Chu Ge was already panting, his movements beginning to slow, seeming on the brink of collapse. It truly was a perilous situation, fraught with danger.

Pretending to be utterly exhausted, Chu Ge secretly glanced at Song Baijia in the tree, thinking to himself whether this guy really wasn't going to intervene. Was his combat prowess truly that low?

Again, "miraculously" avoiding another boar attack, Chu Ge mischievously ran towards the large tree where Song Baijia was. Although what he was about to do was a bit underhanded, it was his final test, and he would ensure Song Baijia's safety.

With a mind at ease, Chu Ge plotted his plans, but outwardly he appeared to be staggering and frantic.

Under the boar's pursuit, Chu Ge reached the tree. It seemed like he used all his strength, leaping up to embrace the trunk, clawing his way up with both hands and feet.

Song Baijia was already on edge, sweating for Chu Ge. At this moment, upon seeing Chu Ge climb up the tree, his face, which was already pale, turned even paler.

Chu Ge "frantically" climbed upwards, and just as he pushed his feet against the trunk again, the wild boar caught up once more. Its four hooves powered up, and with its body like a block of iron, it fiercely rammed into the tree.

As a "thud" sounded, the tree shook violently. Amidst the flurry of falling leaves, the hesitation was evident in Song Baijia's brows and eyes.

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