SBCEJM -Chapter 336 The Sow’s Revenge! These idiots dared to steal my cubs?!

Cheng Ying was still chattering away nonstop.

“…Already caught ten or eight of them! That wild chicken I just got was fat and big…”

Before he could finish, he walked to the edge of the bushes and reached out.

His hand grasped nothing but air.

He froze.

Looked down.

The bushes were completely empty. Not to mention a wild chicken—even a single feather was gone.

The smile on Cheng Ying’s face instantly froze.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again.

Still nothing.

“Where’s my chicken?”

“My big chicken?!”

“Which damn bastard stole my prey?!”

“Don’t let me catch you!”

After cursing, he could only mount his horse and continue hunting.

Feng Zexuan on horseback was laughing so hard she nearly fell off.

“Hahahahaha! I’m dying!”

“Look at General Cheng just now! So full of himself, lecturing everyone!”

“And in the blink of an eye—his chicken is gone!”

【This is what you call instant karma!】

【Just mocked someone, and immediately got robbed!】

【I declare this the first public humiliation moment of this autumn hunt!】

Even the system chimed in excitedly: 【Host, doesn’t General Cheng look like an old hen that lost her chicks?】

【Hahaha! So accurate!】

Feng Zekai tried hard to hold back his laughter, barely keeping his pen steady.

After thinking for a moment, he wrote:

“General Cheng Ying shot a chicken, became overly proud, mocked civil officials first, then lost his prey—stolen by Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue, Li De.”

He paused, then added:

“Pride comes before a fall; the ancients were not wrong.”

Feng Zexuan leaned over to look and gave a thumbs up.

“Brother, that summary is perfect!”

“If General Cheng saw this, he’d probably explode.”

Feng Zekai smiled and shook his head.

“Then we just won’t show him.”

The two exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

Feng Zexuan walked through a low thicket and picked a bunch of purple-red berries.

She tossed one bunch to Feng Zekai and popped one into her own mouth.

The juice burst sweet and tangy.

“Brother, it’s sweet!”

Feng Zekai smiled, took one, and tasted it as well.

Liu San, sharp-eyed, pointed at an old tree hollow.

“Your Highness, there’s a beehive!”

Feng Zexuan’s eyes lit up. She wrapped her hand in cloth and quickly climbed the tree.

No one knew what method she used, but the bees did not attack. Instead, they circled around her humming, as if welcoming a guest.

Moments later, she dropped down holding a dripping honeycomb.

Golden honey flowed down, shimmering in the sunlight.

Liu Si stared wide-eyed and quickly wrote in his notebook:

“Your Highness possesses extraordinary skill—able to communicate with bees and harvest honey unharmed among thousands of them.”

Just as they were about to move deeper into the forest, sudden cries for help echoed from the distance.

Sharp, desperate screams reverberated through the woods.

Feng Zexuan raised an eyebrow and kicked her horse forward, following the sound.

Ahead, several civil officials were running for their lives.

Each of them was tightly clutching a tiny squealing wild piglet.

The piglets looked newly born—pink and soft.

Behind them, an enormous wild sow with blood-red eyes and exposed tusks was charging in rage.

Every step shook the ground and kicked up dust.

【Oh my god, did they raid a pig nest?!】

【One per person, like bulk shopping?!】

【Stealing someone’s kids—no wonder the mother is going insane!】

“Gentlemen! Scatter! Don’t stay together!” Feng Zexuan shouted from horseback.

The officials snapped back to their senses and immediately scattered.

As expected, the sow chased the nearest target.

A man in his fifties—normally pampered and weak—could never outrun a wild boar.

Just as the tusks were about to reach his back—

He exploded with desperate strength, leaping onto a tree like a monkey and narrowly saving his life.

The piglet in his arms dropped to the ground and ran back to its mother.

The enraged sow slammed her head against the tree, shaking it violently.

The official clung to the trunk and kept chanting:

“Amitabha… Guanyin bless me…”

The others ran even harder.

One official saw the other side of a stream and, in panic, grabbed a hanging vine, trying to swing across like a hero from a storybook.

The vine held his weight.

But his official robe did not.

RIP!

A loud tear sounded—suddenly, a cold breeze blew through his lower half.

He didn’t care about dignity anymore and swung across, landing on the other side before diving into the bushes, covering himself.

Another official lost his footing on fallen leaves and fell into a pit trap that others had dug earlier that morning.

Half his body was stuck inside, legs flailing in the air, making muffled cries.

When the others arrived and saw their own trap filled with a person…

They looked very disappointed.

“Lord Li? Why is it you…”

“Quick, pull me out! The pig is coming!”

【Not bad. Human potential really does get forced out.】

【These civil officials can’t even walk stairs properly, and now they’re running faster than rabbits.】

【Think of this as their wilderness training!】

Seeing they were temporarily safe, Feng Zexuan reined in her horse and motioned for Liu Si and the others to watch from higher ground.

Liu San opened his water pouch and drank, then handed dried meat to Feng Zekai.

At that moment, a few exhausted officials stumbled past and saw how relaxed they were. Their eyes widened.

One of them licked his cracked lips and approached despite his status.

“Sir… do you have water for sale?”

His robe was covered in mud and leaves, hair a complete mess—no trace of official dignity left.

Liu Si’s eyes lit up immediately and pulled out water and dried fruit from the horse pack.

“Water for thirst, jerky for hunger! Limited stock, first come first served!”

“Sir, how about some biscuits to restore energy? Special recipe, only 100 wen!”

The exhausted officials didn’t care about price at all.

Normally stingy men now eagerly opened their purses.

“I’ll take two bags of water!”

“I want three biscuits!”

One even shoved a handful of silver into Liu Si’s hand.

“Ten biscuits and two bags of water—quick!”

Liu Si grinned ear to ear and handed out supplies efficiently.

In no time, they made a small fortune.

Liu San stayed alert, guarding the impromptu “stall.”

Feng Zexuan nodded in approval.

【Not bad, sharp business instincts!】

【That’s my soldiers!】

【Give them a raise later!】

Just as business was booming, the sky suddenly darkened.

The clear sky turned overcast in an instant.

Moist wind blew through the forest, shaking the leaves violently.

Then—heavy raindrops began to fall without warning.

In moments, the rain turned into a downpour, as if the heavens had burst open.

“Quick! Find shelter!” Feng Zexuan shouted.