Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet

“Hey, A-Yuan, off to chop firewood?”

“I heard your injuries were pretty bad, you really need to take it easy!”

As Gu Yuan carried the firewood back to Gu Village, he encountered some neighbors who greeted him. Gu Yuan smiled and responded as he hurried home.

Watching Gu Yuan leave, many secretly sighed at the boy's good fortune, while others lamented.

“I heard that in order to treat A-Yuan's injuries, Old Gu sold off the family's winter food supply, right?”

“That's right!”

“It seems the family of three will have a hard time this coming winter!”

“Alas, these days, no one's life is easy. Even the landlords don't have surplus grain.”

Not far away, Dong Gui and Sun Er were also sizing up Gu Yuan, muttering to each other.

“That kid really went to chop firewood.”

“He's such an idiot. He can't even get enough to eat, yet he still goes to chop firewood instead of thinking about making money and finding work. If he keeps this up, he'll starve to death sooner or later!”

“Alright, who cares what he does. Let's go to town later and buy half a catty of braised meat. Tonight, let's have a drink, brother!”

“Drink? Good, good, good! Brother Gui is really generous!”

However, Dong Gui and Sun Er didn't notice that Gu Yuan turned his head and glanced at them, a cold smile appearing on the corner of his lips.

Back home, Gu's father and mother had already returned. Seeing Gu Yuan carrying firewood, the old couple were both surprised and astonished.

“You child, your injuries haven't healed yet, why are you chopping firewood!”

Gu's mother grumbled, “Old man, hurry up and take the firewood.”

“Wait!”

Gu's father came over, about to take the firewood, but was stopped by Gu Yuan:

“Dad, Mom, you guys take this back to the house first, quietly, don't make a fuss.”

As he spoke, he took out a bulging cloth bag from the firewood and handed it to Gu's father.

The family of three went into the house.

Gu's father opened the cloth bag and was immediately shocked. His eyes widened, and he quickly looked at Gu Yuan, instinctively lowering his voice: “So much grain! Boy, where did you get this?”

“Son, we can't do anything dangerous!”

Gu's mother, upon seeing it, was overjoyed but also somewhat worried.

“Dad, Mom, don't worry, I dug this grain out of field mouse nests.”

Gu Yuan reassured them, and then took out a few cooked field mice from his chest, explaining: “Today I went to chop firewood and met a hunter. The hunter saw that I was pitiful, so he taught me some hunting and tracking methods. I tried it afterwards, and it was really useful!”

Gu Yuan didn't plan to tell his parents about his beast taming ability.

It wasn't a matter of distrust. A secret is a secret because only he knows it.

If one more person knows, it's no longer a secret, and there's also the risk of exposure!

Moreover, for the old couple, it might not be a good thing.

So, he simply made up a story to get by.

The old couple saw the field mouse meat and smelled the aroma, and were indeed both surprised and happy.

Gu's father swallowed his saliva: “It is said that after surviving a great disaster, there will be great fortune. My son is indeed a blessed person!”

“But you must not spread this matter, otherwise it will easily attract jealousy! And for the sake of stability, this grain cannot all be put into the rice jar, we have to find a place to hide it.”

He pondered for a moment and said:

“Otherwise, outsiders will know that our family is short of food, and once discovered, it will be difficult to explain.”

“Old woman, and you too, you still have to continue helping people wash clothes these days, so as not to give anything away.”

Gu's mother glared at him unhappily: “I don't need you to remind me!”

In any case, with Gu Yuan's gains, the family was very happy, without the previous depression and gloom.

Dinner was also more abundant than usual, with salted radish and field mouse meat, and even the porridge was much thicker than usual.

Under Gu Yuan's earnest persuasion, the old couple each ate a field mouse, insisting on not eating any more, and leaving the remaining two for Gu Yuan.

In their words: We two old fogeys, what's the point of eating so well? A-Yuan, you're at the age of growing, and the injuries on your body haven't healed yet, so you should nourish your body more!

In the following days, Gu Yuan often went out to chop firewood, but in reality, he secretly went to dig field mouse holes and vole holes under the guise of chopping firewood, and had gains almost every day.

Compared to humans, the vole, which is a smaller size like A-Huang, is obviously less likely to arouse the vigilance of wild animals in the mountains.

So sometimes Gu Yuan used A-Huang to scout the way, and then used thin hemp ropes to make some simple traps, and even managed to catch prey such as pheasants, rabbits, and snakes, which made the family's meals on the table more and more abundant and oily.

It is worth mentioning that, during this period, when Gu Yuan captured a poisonous snake, he originally planned to tame it, but who would have thought that the attribute panel would give feedback that he did not have the qualifications to tame a second pet, and it was unknown what the reason was.

After more than ten days, Gu Yuan's injuries had basically healed, leaving only some rather frightening scars.

Seventeen years old is the age of growing.

Because he was full and satisfied, and even often ate meat, Gu Yuan's originally thin body became much fuller and stronger, and his sallow complexion also became ruddy.

Now that his body had recovered, Gu Yuan also planned to go into the mountains, catch a few wild animals, and take them to the city to sell for money.

Earning money was secondary. The main thing was that he needed to go to the city to inquire about channels for learning martial arts.

Speaking of which, Gu Yuan was very interested in the martial arts cultivation of this world. After all, this kind of thing is said to be able to give people the power to tear tigers and leopards apart, and even transform people, transcending the ordinary and becoming saints!

Gu Yuan suspected that perhaps only after he practiced martial arts could he tame a second, or even more, pets!

In addition, Gu Yuan also planned to find opportunities to come into contact with some ancient objects to obtain "Dao Rhythm Points" to prepare A-Huang for evolution and upgrade.

Since he couldn't tame a second pet for the time being, he would find a way to evolve and upgrade A-Huang.

At that time, he would also be able to obtain the talent blessing of the Iron-Toothed Rat, but he didn't know what the talent of the Iron-Toothed Rat would be.

Winter was approaching, and the weather was getting colder.

Early this morning, Gu Yuan wrapped himself in thick clothes, brought dry food, carried a firewood knife, stuffed A-Huang into his arms, and went out the door.

At the entrance of the village, looking at Gu Yuan's departing back, Dong Gui frowned.

“Is Gu Yuan crazy? Why does he go to chop firewood every day?”

“Yes, Brother Gui, I also find it strange. Wu Laoqi in the village can't get enough to eat, and only has a bowl of thin porridge every day, so hungry that he can't even walk.”

Sun Er scratched his head, somewhat puzzled:

“But this kid's complexion is getting better and better, not to mention he has the strength to go out to chop firewood all day long. How does he look like someone who can't get enough to eat? Do you think this kid is doing something shady every day when he goes out?”

“You know what, this kid is mysterious, there must be something fishy!”

The more Dong Gui thought about it, the more suspicious he became, his eyes flashing: “No, we must find out, otherwise if Steward Wu finds out that we are not doing our job well, you and I can't afford to be blamed.”