Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 273 Ordinary Old Man

The woman didn't say anything else, but gestured to him to get on board. Levi hesitated for a moment, but still walked over. He stepped on the slippery wooden planks and climbed onto the fishing boat carefully. The cabin was filled with a strong fishy smell, mixed with some indescribable strange smell, which made his stomach churn.

"The boy you're looking for is at sea." The woman finally spoke, her tone still cold.

"On the sea?" Levi frowned. "What do you mean?"

The woman did not explain, but walked to the center of the cabin and lifted a cover. There was a dark hole underneath, emitting a disgusting stench.

"Go down and take a look." the woman said coldly.

Levi's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came over him. He walked hesitantly to the edge of the cave and looked down. In the dim light, he saw piles of rotten fish entrails and... some white bones.

"Ugh..." Levi couldn't hold it in any longer and bent over to vomit.

The woman looked at him coldly, without any sympathy.

"This is the boy you're looking for," she said calmly, "or rather, what's left of him."

Li Wei's face turned pale and he was shaking all over. He finally realized that he was involved in a terrible conspiracy.

"Who did it?" he asked through gritted teeth.

The woman sneered: "You'd better not ask."

"Tell me!" Levi grabbed the woman's arm suddenly, his tone almost crazy.

The woman shook his hand away with force, a cold light flashing in her eyes.

"You want to know?" She leaned close to Levi's ear and whispered, "Then go find the answer yourself."

After saying that, the woman turned around and walked to the bow of the boat and blew the whistle. The fishing boat made a shrill sound, slowly sailed away from the dock, and disappeared into the vast night.

Levi sat on the ground, feeling powerless. He knew that he had fallen into a quagmire from which he could not escape. This business was far more dangerous than he had imagined. The cold rain hit his face, but he could not feel a trace of coldness, only endless fear and despair. What should he do? Continue to investigate, or give up?

At this moment, the phone in his pocket vibrated. It was a text message from an unfamiliar number.

"If you want to survive, come to the South Bay Wharf Warehouse."

Levi raised his head suddenly, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. He knew that this might be his only way to survive.

The biting cold wind tore at Chu Tian's coarse cloth clothes, whistling through the bare branches like the roar of a wild animal. He tightened the bow in his hand, the rough wood rubbing against his palm, bringing a tiny bit of warmth. The gray sky hung low in a depressing manner, foreshadowing the coming heavy snow.

Chu Tian had been lurking in this desolate forest for a whole morning, but the prey still hadn't appeared. Hunger was like a cold poisonous snake, tightly wrapped around his stomach and gnawing at his physical strength. He licked his cracked lips, and a smell of rust filled the air. Damn, my luck is so bad today!

A few crows cried strangely in the distance, piercing the silence of the forest. Chu Tian's heart trembled, and he held his breath and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a fat hare jumping out of the bushes, looking around vigilantly.

The opportunity has come! Chu Tian was secretly delighted, slowly pulled the bowstring, and aimed the arrow at the hare. He held his breath, feeling the tension of the bowstring, and his fingers trembled slightly. Just when he was about to let go, a sudden cough broke the tranquility of the forest.

"Cough cough..."

The hare was startled and quickly ran back into the bushes. Chu Tian put down his bow in frustration and cursed fiercely. He looked in the direction of the cough and saw a ragged old man leaning against a dead tree, his face pale and his lips purple.

"Old man, are you okay?" Chu Tian walked forward vigilantly and asked.

The old man slowly raised his head, looked at Chu Tian with his cloudy eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "Young man, I'm lost, cold and hungry, can you help me?"

Chu Tian hesitated. He had gained nothing, and now he had to share some of his food with this old man of unknown origin. He felt a little reluctant. But seeing the old man's weak appearance, he couldn't bear to ignore him.

"Okay," Chu Tian sighed, "I'll take you down the mountain."

The old man nodded gratefully, stood up tremblingly, and followed Chu Tian down the mountain.

Along the way, the old man kept coughing and staggering, so Chu Tian had to slow down and support him. It took them two hours to reach the village at the foot of the mountain, which was supposed to take only one hour.

"Thank you, young man," the old man said gratefully, "If it weren't for you, I would have frozen to death on this mountain."

"It's just a piece of cake," Chu Tian said calmly, "Old man, where do you live? I'll take you back."

The old man shook his head and said, "I have no home, and I haven't had a full meal for a long time."

Chu Tian's heart moved, and he asked, "Old man, what did you do before?"

The old man sighed and said, "I used to be a hunter, but then I got old and my legs became inconvenient, so I couldn't hunt anymore."

Chu Tian thought to himself: He turned out to be an old hunter. He looked at the old man's skinny appearance and suddenly had an idea.

"Old man," Chu Tian said, "I have some prey here, please follow me."

Chu Tian took the old man to the simple shed he built and handed him the only piece of barbecue left. The old man ate it ravenously, as if he had been hungry for a long time.

"Old man," Chu Tian asked, "are you willing to teach me how to hunt?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he asked: "Do you really want to learn?"

"Of course," Chu Tian said firmly, "I want to be a hunter as good as you."

The old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I'll teach you."

So Chu Tian worshipped the old man as his teacher and began his hunting career. The old man was called Li Shan. Although he was old and weak, he was experienced and knew the habits of various animals in the forest. He taught Chu Tian everything he had learned throughout his life, and Chu Tian was diligent and eager to learn, making rapid progress.

However, Chu Tian didn't know that this seemingly ordinary old man actually hid a shocking secret...

The old man's name was Ye Luo. He was skinny, like a candle in the wind, but he had a pair of bright eyes that seemed to contain endless secrets. He ate barbecue at an amazing speed, swallowing a palm-sized piece in just a few bites, which made Chu Tian secretly gasp.

"It tastes good." Ye Luo licked his fingers, still unsatisfied. "I haven't tasted such delicious meat for a long time."