Chapter 219: Assemble, Qinshan Village Hunter Squad!

That morning, Ning Fei took Little Dog for a leisurely stroll through the village.

"Temple Master Ning, what are you going to do?"

As viewers entered Ning Fei's Live-stream Room, they began asking in the chat.

Ning Fei replied, "I'm looking for the village chief today. I plan to discuss contracting the Nanhu Reservoir."

"Can reservoirs even be contracted?"

A viewer asked upon hearing his plan.

Ning Fei nodded.

"The Water Law stipulates that the state implements a water abstraction permit system and a paid use system for water resources according to law. However, this excludes water from ponds and reservoirs used by rural collective economic organizations and their members."

"Simply put, a portion of rural reservoirs can be contracted to individuals, but there's a requirement: the contracted reservoir cannot be a drinking water source."

"There are many natural reservoirs around Qinshan Village, but the villagers generally aren't willing to contract them. It's too much trouble. It requires investment, you have to keep watch over it constantly, and the return on investment isn't that great."

"Since there are already plenty of fish ponds down below, the fish-selling business isn't very easy to do."

Hearing Ning Fei's explanation, the viewers finally understood.

"Learned something new again."

"You always learn things watching Temple Master Ning's live stream."

"Since it doesn't make money and it's so much hard work, why does Temple Master Ning want to contract the reservoir?"

Everyone became even more curious.

Since contracting the reservoir was a thankless task, why would Ning Fei do it?

Facing everyone's questions, Ning Fei smiled and said, "I'm not trying to make money selling fish. I just want to raise them."

These words immediately made the live-stream room explode with activity.

"Listen to that. Is that something a normal person says?"

"I'm contracting a fish pond, I just want to raise fish."

"What a classic humblebrag."

"I feel like there's absolutely nothing wrong with what Temple Master Ning said, and that is the biggest problem."

"When I want to raise fish, I can only buy a fish tank. When he wants to raise fish, he directly contracts a reservoir."

"How can anyone compete with that?"

Everyone chimed in one after another, sounding as sour as if they had eaten lemons.

Ning Fei smiled. "Don't get too excited, everyone. Nothing is set in stone yet. What if the contracting fails?"

It didn't take long for Ning Fei to arrive at the village committee of Qinshan Village.

It was worth mentioning that the position of village party secretary for Qinshan Village had been vacant for over half a year. There was someone with the title in name only, but they had never actually come down to the village. Usually, it was just Qin Zheng handling everything inside and out by himself.

To be honest, the villagers were quite happy to see this result. If the village chief and the party secretary couldn't get along, it would definitely be a huge detriment to the village.

"Old Liu, is the village chief around?" Old Liu, who was also a member of the village committee, was sitting by the door enjoying the scenery.

"Oh, the chief headed to the west end of the village. He just left," old Liu said.

"What happened this time?"

"A few wild boars showed up at the west end. The chief and Li Lao'er both went over."

Li Lao'er was Li hunter. Like Ning Fei, he was one of the few hunters in the village who possessed a license to hunt wild boars, pheasants, and wild hares.

"Alright, I'll go to the west end and take a look."

Leaving those words, Ning Fei walked toward the west side of the village.

On the way, he shook his head and murmured, "Why do these wild boars always run to the west and north? I've never seen one down south."

"Otherwise, we'd get to eat wild boar meat while ridding the people of a menace."

Ning Fei picked up his pace, and the viewers' attention was completely drawn in.

Before long, Ning Fei arrived at the west end of the village. From a distance, he spotted a middle-aged man holding a hunting rifle alongside village chief Qin Zheng.

Li Lao'er's hunting rifle was registered on record and complied with regulations, strictly meant for hunting.

Right beside them in the vegetable patch, three wild boars were frantically devouring the cabbages in the field.

"Good lord, three of them showed up this time!"

Ning Fei muttered to himself, immediately quickening his steps.

He wondered if he should continue broadcasting the impending scene.

He worried that some viewers might harbor the sentiment, "The wild boars just want to eat some vegetables, there's no need to kill them, right?"

People simply stood on different sides.

To people living in the city, they could freely express compassion and save the animals they felt ought to be saved.

But in the eyes of the villagers, wild boars hurt people, ate crops, and were exceedingly vicious. If encountered, they had to be killed by any means necessary.

Li hunter, in particular, made his living by hunting wild boars.

"Chief, how's the situation?"

Ning Fei walked over to Qin Zheng and Li Lao'er.

"Ah, Ning Fei, you're just in time! There are a few too many wild boars right now, so we haven't found a good angle to strike." Seeing Ning Fei arrive, Qin Zheng immediately perked up.

Hunting wild boars was a highly dangerous task.

There was a famous saying in the mountains: "First the boar, second the bear, third the tiger." It referred to the danger ranking of beasts encountered in the wild. Wild boars ranked highest, black bears second, and tigers third.

In other words, wild boars were even more dangerous than black bears and tigers!

These beasts had thick, tough hides. Those two tusks were incredibly lethal, and wild boars were notorious for their volatile tempers and extreme aggression.

As the three of them whispered among themselves, the viewers also grew tense.

"Are they going to hunt wild boars?"

"This is thrilling!"

"I'm starting to get nervous too."

"Wild boars are incredibly dangerous. If you get knocked down by their tusks, you could easily lose your life."

"Remember this in the wild: if you encounter a wild boar, run away immediately. You can climb a tree; after all, pigs can't climb trees."

At this moment, Ning Fei made a hand gesture toward the sky.

Following that, Little falcon descended from the heavens and landed.

Ning Fei hadn't whistled because he was afraid of drawing the wild boars' attention.

"Little falcon, go fetch my bow."

At Ning Fei's command, Little falcon shot back up into the sky.

Ning Fei's bow hung on the courtyard wall of Qingfeng Temple with the quiver right next to it. When in use, it was a lethal weapon; when idle, it served as a highly artistic decoration.

That Sappanwood Bow was a prize drawn from the System, and its power was immense.

Then, Ning Fei spoke softly to the drone, "Viewers, next, the village chief, Li hunter, and I are going to hunt those three wild boars."

"Wild boars hurt people and damage the fields. They used to be a rampant plague. The current regulations state that if wild boars enter the village, it is permissible to hunt them."

"By the way, there are currently only three people in the village with hunting licenses."

"And that's the three of us."

Hearing Ning Fei's words, the viewers started discussing furiously again.

"Holy crap, the Qinshan Village Hunter Squad is assembling?"

"Defending the final glory of the Qinshan Village hunters."

"Hunting wild boars is getting my blood pumping."

"So the three people right before our eyes are all the hunters in Qinshan Village?"

"It's time to prove yourselves."

Before long, Little falcon flew over, carrying Ning Fei's bow and arrows in its beak.

"Chief, how are we doing this?" Ning Fei asked.

"I'll take the one on the left," Li Lao'er spoke up first, having already loaded his hunting rifle with gunpowder.

"Then I'll take the right," Ning Fei said with a nod.

The village chief stared at the wild boars in the field and said, "Alright, I'll handle the one in the middle."

Then, a scene unfolded that completely caught the viewers off guard.

Village chief Qin Zheng picked up a red-tasseled spear from the ground!

The live stream camera hadn't shown the ground earlier, where Qin Zheng had placed the red-tasseled spear at his feet. Now that he had picked it up, the viewers finally got a clear look at it.

It was a long spear made of metal. The spearhead was incredibly sharp, glinting with a cold light, and adorned with a long red tassel.

In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded.

In this day and age, someone still wielded a red-tasseled spear?

Was he the reincarnation of Red Boy?

Ning Fei knew the viewers were definitely discussing this very thing right now.

He offered an explanation to the drone:

"The village chief isn't just good at resolving petty domestic disputes."

"Back in the day when Qinshan Village and Zhujia Village got into fights and armed brawls, you have no idea how fierce the village chief was."

"Ahem, ahem." Qin Zheng coughed twice. "Ning Fei, mind the public image."

Next, the three of them got into position.

Ning Fei and Li Lao'er each ran to flank the wild boars, while the village chief stealthily crept behind them to block their escape route.

Gripping the red-tasseled spear in his hands, he looked exceedingly ferocious.

The viewers were utterly astonished.

"What kind of monsters are everyone in Qinshan Village?"

They had thought village chief Qin Zheng was a pushover—a warm-hearted old man who constantly busied himself helping everyone solve problems while always puffing on his dry tobacco pipe.

Seeing the village chief in this state now, holding a red-tasseled spear and preparing to single-handedly take on a wild boar, the viewers were entirely stunned.

"It seems the village chief was quite the man with a history back in his day."

"The boss is still the boss."

In reality, there was some truth to the saying that harsh lands bred tough people. Some villagers were very simple and honest, while others indeed had rather unruly tempers.

To be a village chief in a place like this, you couldn't keep people in line without some real skills.

At this moment, the hunt officially began.

Li Lao'er approached a wild boar, his finger already resting on the trigger.

Ning Fei also drew back the immensely powerful Sappanwood Bow, like gathering energy right before releasing a thunderbolt.

The village chief held his red-tasseled spear and crouched low, ready to launch a sneak attack the moment the wild boars tried to flee.

The Qinshan Village hunter trio versus the three wild boar tyrants!

At this moment, the viewers all nervously held their breath.