TFWYH – Chapter 3 Hunting a Wild Boar

“Pfft…”

The sound of a sharp blade slicing into flesh echoed out, followed by the wild boar’s earth-shattering squeal. It collapsed to the ground, eyes glaring viciously at Tang Wan—the unwelcome intruder.

It looked like a threat, or perhaps a warning.

Tang Wan’s expression remained calm. Without pausing, she continued walking toward it, step by step.

The wild boar, enduring the pain, struggled to its feet and suddenly charged at Tang Wan with the desperation of taking her down with it.

Yet Tang Wan remained unmoved, not even blinking.

Just as the wild boar lunged at her, she suddenly sidestepped, dodging the attack. At the same time, she grabbed the sickle still embedded in its body and forcefully slashed backward.

The sharp sickle tore open a long gash from the front leg to the back, blood spurting everywhere.

The wild boar let out a final shriek before collapsing to the ground, twitching violently, then quickly falling silent.

Tang Wan looked at the silver ring on her finger and clenched her fist.

Not bad.

Her strength and speed were still there!

In her previous life, as a combat survival robot, her strength and speed had been enhanced tenfold—equivalent to a Level 7 power-type ability user among humans.

She hadn’t expected that even after coming to this world, her power would remain. Even the Jiezi Space had come with her.

That space had been a research project by Dr. X. It had attracted widespread attention even before being publicly unveiled.

Inside it was an inexhaustible storage for medications—developed by Dr. X to enhance her abilities.

Tang Wan didn’t fully understand the mechanics, but apparently, it contained some kind of replication program. Whatever medicine she used, the space would replicate and replenish automatically.

More importantly, she suspected that her ability to retain her powers after transmigrating into another body was closely related to this Jiezi Space.

Just as she was thinking, Tang Wan heard the faint sound of chewing.

Looking down, she saw the little wolf pup gnawing at the dead wild boar.

She immediately strode over, picked up the wolf cub, and tossed it aside to protect her prize.

The wolf bared its teeth at her, growling.

Tang Wan silently drew her sickle and gave it a glare filled with murderous intent.

The little wolf whimpered and scrambled away in terror.

Tang Wan had no intention of seriously fussing with a juvenile beast. Seeing that it had left, she skinned the dead wolf, threw the pelt into her basket, then hoisted the wild boar over her shoulder and headed down the mountain.

The boar weighed about 300 jin (≈150kg), yet Tang Wan carried it without breaking a sweat. Her steps were steady and swift, her plump body surprisingly agile.

But… she was a little hungry.

She really wanted to eat!

Tang Wan glanced back at the wild boar she carried, and immediately broke into a run. Moments later, she had already descended the mountain.

By now, the sun had set behind the western hills, and twilight was falling.

The villagers of Huanshan Village, having finished dinner, were gathered under the crooked-neck tree in small groups, enjoying the evening air.

Suddenly, one villager saw a large blur moving rapidly toward them and thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and looked again.

“Whoa, heavens above!” the villager gasped, pointing with a trembling finger at the approaching figure.

The others turned to look, and one by one, they all gasped sharply, each face wearing an expression as if they’d seen a ghost.

“Is… is that the fat woman from Yu-langjun’s house?”

“Good lord, look at the size of that wild boar! That’s a mountain of meat!”

“Wan-niang, you hunted that boar?”

The villager asking this meant no offense—he just couldn’t fathom how a woman had taken down a wild boar. It was a wild boar, after all! Even if she was on the heavier side, she was still just a woman!

Tang Wan gave him a look of confusion, her eyes clearly saying:
If I didn’t hunt it, did you?

The villagers stared at the boar, practically drooling.

Pork!

For the impoverished villagers, eating meat was a luxury—maybe once a month, if that.

Yet this woman from Yu-langjun’s house had brought down a huge wild boar—hundreds of jin! So much meat!

Ignoring them, Tang Wan marched straight toward her home, swift and steady.

The villagers looked at each other, then quickly followed.

Everyone silently marveled at Tang Wan’s strength.

Superhuman strength!

She was running with a massive wild boar on her back, not even winded. They could barely keep up!

And so, not long after, Ling Yue, who was loitering at the gate, witnessed a bizarre sight:

Her sister-in-law sprinting ahead with a huge wild boar slung over her shoulders, followed by a trail of curious villagers.

Ling Yue was stunned. It wasn’t until Tang Wan stopped in front of her that she snapped out of it, her face turning pale as she stumbled back, landing on her butt in fright.

“Big Sis, where… where did you get that wild boar?”

“Hunted it,” Tang Wan said as she brushed past her into the house. “Come help!”

“I’m coming!” Ling Yue’s expression lit up and she eagerly followed, eyeing the boar and swallowing her saliva.

Soon, Madam Jiang and Ling Chen heard the commotion and came out.

Seeing the boar, both of them froze, wearing identical stunned expressions.

Whoa, what’s going on here?

Was this an illusion?

Did they open the door wrong?

Only when Tang Wan dropped the boar to the ground, making the floor tremble, did the two finally snap out of it and rush forward.

“Wan-niang, this… where did this boar come from?” Madam Jiang asked, trembling with anxiety.

Before Tang Wan could answer, Ling Yue happily chimed in, “Mother, Big Sis hunted it!”

“Huh?” Madam Jiang thought she’d misheard. Her mind went blank, yet her hands were already moving to help instinctively.

Meanwhile, the villagers—who had followed and been completely ignored until now—could no longer hold back.

“Wan-niang, such a big boar, your family can’t possibly finish it all, right? Can you sell us some of the meat at a discount? We’ll pay!”

Tang Wan didn’t even lift her head. “Ask my mother. She decides.”

The villagers blinked for a moment before realizing what she said, and then all eyes turned eagerly to Madam Jiang, filled with pleading hope.

Madam Jiang: “……”

She felt a bit nervous.

Ever since her husband died and her son broke his leg, their branch of the family had been separated off.

They’d lived in poverty, and the village considered her bad luck—no one respected her.

But now, those same villagers were all staring at her with longing, flattering eyes.

Madam Jiang gulped and cautiously asked, “Wan-niang, how about we sell it one wen cheaper than market price?”

“Sure.” Tang Wan, unexpectedly, didn’t scold her and even stepped aside to let her take the lead.

Madam Jiang wasn’t much of a negotiator, so she asked the village hunter Li Wu and his son to help butcher the boar while she handled the money.

Meanwhile, Tang Wan was starving. She ignored them, sliced off a chunk of meat, and headed straight for the kitchen.

Unfortunately, the spice rack was nearly empty, and she didn’t know how to cook.

So she stepped back out, spotted Ling Yue in the crowd, and called her in.

Pointing to the meat, she said, “Cook this!”

Ling Yue: “……”

She felt like her usually fierce sister-in-law was now giving her puppy-dog eyes… Was she trying to act cute?

The thought creeped her out a little, and she hurried over to the stove. As she washed the meat, she hesitantly asked:

“There’s some pickled vegetables at home… If we fry the meat with those, it’ll be really delicious. What do you think, Big Sis?”

“……”
You don’t need to ask. Just hearing the word “delicious” is enough to make my mouth water uncontrollably.

Tang Wan nodded seriously. “Okay!”

Fry it fast!
I’m starving!