When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 3 Damn it, figure out a way to eat meat.

When Zhu Chongjiu heard the wolf howl, he was so frightened that he immediately ran into the cave.

He ran and looked in the direction of the wolf howls, and saw two silver-white wolves, about the size of calves, running rapidly toward him.

Zhu Chongjiu was so frightened that he almost lost half his soul.

I've never seen anything like this before!

Without stopping, he ran straight into the cave, picked up the sword from the ground, ran behind the pool, and crouched down in a defensive posture with the sword in both hands.

After waiting for a long time, the two big wolves still didn't come in.

After waiting a while longer, and still no sign of the two large wolves entering, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "This isn't a solution either; we can't just sit here and wait to die."

Zhu Chongjiu made up his mind and slowly walked towards the cave entrance with his sword in hand.

The cave entrance, which should have been less than a minute's walk away, took Zhu Chongjiu more than ten minutes to reach.

Just as we reached the bend at the cave entrance, we saw two huge silver wolves scratching at the snow at the cave entrance with their paws!

The two large silver wolves also saw Zhu Chongjiu peeking out from around the corner and immediately got up and pounced on him, but were blocked by an invisible barrier at the cave entrance.

It's like a wild animal in a zoo lunging at bulletproof glass.

The moment the big silver wolf pounced, Zhu Chongjiu was so frightened that he immediately turned back and ran, looking back repeatedly. As he ran, his speed gradually decreased.

Huh? It seems like they can't get in?

It seems to be blocked by a barrier at the entrance?

That should be it. Zhu Chongjiu turned around and shuffled back.

When I got back and checked, it was true.

At this moment, the two large silver wolves were frantically attacking the barrier at the entrance, scratching with their claws and biting with their teeth!

Zhu Chongjiu looked around the bend at the cave entrance for a long time and came to the conclusion that it was "safe".

Ignoring the two giant silver wolves, Zhu Chongjiu turned around and walked deeper into the cave.

He sat down next to the fireball with his sword in hand, and his stomach rumbled.

Zhu Chongjiu glanced in the direction of the cave entrance. He had been up and about for half a day since he woke up, so he should be hungry by now!

Sigh, it's probably because I drank a lot of water when I first woke up.

It's quite warm inside the cave. Let's go to sleep; we won't be hungry if we fall asleep!

Zhu Chongjiu lay on the stone pillow and drifted off to sleep.

Zhu Chongjiu was working at the construction site. He looked at his watch and saw that it was past nine o'clock at night. He was the only one at the construction site, with only a dim work lamp.

As Zhu Chongjiu worked, he thought to himself, "I'll work an extra shift today and finish this little bit of work quickly so I don't have to come tomorrow."

Just as I was engrossed in my work, a voice suddenly rang in my ears: "Damn, you're early!"

Zhu Chongjiu suddenly sat up.

Ouch!

I've had this terrible dream several times since this happened a month ago while I was working on a construction site.

Things that happen in real life, I can still dream about at night, even though I'm in a different place now.

Just like a line from a skit: "I'm already home, why are you still chasing me? I'm really impressed. When I get back, I'm definitely going to find a fortune teller to take a look!"

Zhu Chongjiu muttered to himself, "Since I'm already awake, I might as well not go back to sleep."

I looked up and around. There was no time to tell, so I didn't know what time it was. I decided to go outside and check the sky to see if the sun was out and if the two wolves had left.

It's probably not going to work out. Wolves are known for their incredible endurance, perseverance, and vengefulness. I bet those two will keep watching me until I die.

Moreover, wolves live in packs, and there may be other wolves nearby.

Zhu Chongjiu muttered to himself as he walked toward the cave entrance.

Just as Zhu Chongjiu had expected, when they arrived at the cave entrance, the two wolves were still lying there.

The two giant wolves immediately got up and pounced on Zhu Chongjiu the moment they saw him, but just like last time, they were stopped by the barrier.

This time, Zhu Chongjiu didn't run away. He just stood at the cave entrance and watched as the two giant wolves rushed in one after another, trying to enter the cave.

Looking at the huge silver wolf that was nearly three meters tall when it stood up, I couldn't help but sigh. My little thing isn't even enough to fill the gap between your teeth. Is it worth it?

How much do you get paid a month for working so hard? Oh ho~ a male and a female, are you two adults yet?

Zhu Chongjiu switched to "auntie mode," chattering incessantly to the two giant wolves while pointing his sword at them!

As I was clicking away, I stopped, and a wicked thought suddenly popped into my head.

Damn it; let's do it!

Zhu Chongjiu took a deep breath, took a steady step forward, and placed his right foot precisely on the edge of the mysterious barrier.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, his eyes blazing as he locked onto the target diagonally above and in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, a crisp "whoosh" was heard, and Zhu Chongjiu's sword sped toward its target like lightning.

In an instant, the sword tip pierced the jaw of a giant wolf with unerring accuracy. The powerful impact caused the sword to pierce through the entire head and emerge from the top of the skull!

This sudden situation nearly caused Zhu Chongjiu to lose his balance and almost fall flat on his face.

It is well known that wild animals have exceptionally tough fur, especially these large, giant beasts, whose hides are as hard as steel.

Many common iron objects cannot even pierce through them, let alone cause them any real damage.

Therefore, Zhu Chongjiu used all his strength in that last thrust, concentrating all his power into the sword.

However, to everyone's surprise, this seemingly indestructible wolf's hide turned out to be as fragile as tofu.

Zhu Chongjiu had expected his sword strike to encounter great resistance, but it pierced through him so easily that he had no time to retract his force.

Just then, the giant wolf, whose head had just been pierced, began to slowly slide down along the barrier.

At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu was still in shock and forgot to draw his sword.

And so, the incredibly sharp longsword remained in its piercing posture, and with the giant wolf's falling momentum and its own weight, it forcefully cleaved the giant wolf's head in two!

It wasn't until the giant wolf crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, that Zhu Chongjiu snapped out of his daze.

He quickly withdrew his sword, and then his gaze was fixed on the sword in his hand.

Looking left and right, their eyes were full of surprise and delight, as if they had obtained a rare treasure and couldn't bear to put it down!

This is truly a treasured sword, a magnificent sword! What man doesn't dream of the martial world? And how can a dream of the martial world be complete without a peerless divine weapon? Hahaha...!

At the very moment Zhu Chongjiu ordered the death of that ferocious giant wolf, a change was quietly taking place in the massive wolf pack more than ten kilometers away.

The giant wolf pack had now scattered. They had been huddled together just moments before, presumably to huddle together for warmth and to jointly withstand the onslaught of the blizzard.

Although a few snowflakes were still falling sporadically from the sky, the raging winds had subsided, and a bright, clear moon hung high in the sky, casting its cool light.

The gaze returned to the location of the two creatures that had come to explore and issue vocal commands under Zhu Chongjiu's influence.

A gigantic wolf, three times the size of an ordinary wolf, slowly stood up, its posture upright and majestic.

Those sharp, piercing eyes stared straight in the direction of Zhu Chongjiu, as if they could pierce through the darkness and the vast distance, firmly locking onto their target.

Meanwhile, Zhu Chongjiu had just successfully killed a ferocious giant wolf with his sword.

He looked down at the incredibly sharp greatsword in his hand, his eyes filled with affection, almost reluctant to put it down.

After a moment of excitement and agitation, he raised his head and his gaze fell once again on the other giant wolf baring its teeth and claws. He cursed without any politeness, "Hmph! A beast is just a beast after all. Even in this state, it still doesn't know how to run away. Does it really think it can eat me?"

Come on, baby! Let's go down together, be a pair of lovebirds, and may there be no snowstorms in our next life!

As Zhu Chongjiu muttered to himself, he used the same method to stab the second giant wolf into its head!

After Zhu Chongjiu successfully killed the two giant wolves, he fell into deep thought.

How can I bring them both inside? How am I supposed to eat them?

That lousy fire only reaches a temperature of around 40 degrees Celsius, not even enough to boil water, let alone roast wolf meat. Do you expect me to eat raw meat?

Like special forces soldiers in TV shows?

That won't work either. Even though they eat raw food, they've received special training.

What can I eat and what can't I eat? How should I eat it? I need all this information! Does anyone know if this wolf meat has any viruses or bacteria?

Besides, it's so big, I can't possibly drag it into the cave.

Zhu Chongjiu, holding his greatsword, pointed at the corpses of the two giant wolves outside the cave and muttered to himself!

Suddenly, Zhu Chongjiu looked at the sword he had been using as a pointer, laughed and cursed, "What a stupid thing to do! Why don't you just use the sword to cut them up? You're just looking for something better while you're already using it!" He laughed in exasperation.

Without further ado, we cut off a small piece, took it back to the cave to study it, and dealt with the rest later. Anyway, it's freezing cold outside, like a giant natural refrigerator, so it won't break.

As Zhu Chongjiu was cutting up his own flesh, the wolf king in the distance stared fiercely in Zhu Chongjiu's direction. The wolf king had already sensed that two of its subjects had already died!

The wolf king slowly shook its body, and the thick snow covering it fell off like snowflakes.

As the snow slid off, the wolf king's glossy black fur, which had been hidden, gradually became visible.

This is no ordinary wolf! Other wolves have snow-white fur, but this wolf king is entirely black, like a ghost in the night.

Not only that!

Its massive body was covered with several shocking, huge scars.

The longest scar stretched from the wolf king's left foreleg all the way to almost his abdomen, nearly a meter long, resembling a winding, evil dragon coiled on his body.

On the other side, Zhu Chongjiu held an extremely sharp sword. With a few swift strokes, he easily cut a piece of foreleg meat the size of a washbasin from the wolf king.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly with his left hand and carried the heavy chunk of meat in his right, then turned and strode toward the cave.

As he walked, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "This piece of meat is really big; it must weigh at least twenty jin."

However, a strange thing happened. Despite holding such a huge piece of meat in his hand, Zhu Chongjiu felt that it was as light as a feather, as if it weighed only a pound or two.

If Zhu Chongjiu hadn't seen with his own eyes that the enormous piece of meat was steadily in his hands, he would have almost doubted whether he was empty-handed and hadn't taken anything at all.

Zhu Chongjiu walked while thinking.

Let's go to the pool and wash up. After we're done, we'll figure out what to eat. We're starving!

Just as Zhu Chongjiu was about to put the meat into the pool, he suddenly remembered something.

No, if this meat is poisonous, then all my water in this jar will be ruined.

Okay, I won't wash it anymore. The elders in my family said that fresh meat doesn't need to be washed; you can just chop it up and stew it.

In fact, Zhu Chongjiu was too clever for his own good at this point. If the food was poisonous, he would have met his maker right after eating it. What was the point of talking about a pond?

Zhu Chongjiu took the meat back to Huotuan, thinking he should at least try roasting it.

Zhu Chongjiu looked left and right, wondering what to do since there was nothing to eat with the meat.

A sword won't work either, it's too sharp and won't pierce through!

Just grab it with your hands, it won't burn your hands anyway. Famous dishes are slow-cooked at low temperatures, right? Mine is slow-roasted at low temperatures!

Zhu Chongjiu held the meat in one hand and put it into the fireball.

As soon as it was placed next to the fireball, it made a smacking sound. Before Zhu Chongjiu could react, he couldn't stop pushing the fireball with all his might!

When the meat was placed in the very center of the fireball, it vanished in a flash, turning into a plume of smoke!

Zhu Chongjiu was dumbfounded!

Look at the ball of fire, look at the hand inside the ball of fire, then look at the hand where there is nothing left, and subconsciously open your palm.

The last piece of flesh clutched in his palm vanished the instant Zhu Chongjiu released his grip, turning into a cigarette in an instant!

If you take a closer sniff, you can smell the aroma of charred meat!

This...this...this!

What's happening here?

Is it possible that this ball of fire only doesn't burn me, but not the others?

Seeing the meat turn to ash instantly upon being placed in the fire, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "How high must that temperature be? Even in a steel mill furnace, it might not turn that fast."

To verify this, Zhu Chongjiu went outside and cut off several pieces of wolf meat. After experimenting with each piece, he concluded that placing the meat about half a meter away from the fireball was just right!

Half an hour later, the first piece of wolf meat was finally roasted.

Oh my god, it smells so good!

A piece of meat the size of a washbasin was gone in less than ten minutes.

He smacked his lips, still not full, and went out to get another piece.

Because of their experience, another piece of meat the size of a washbasin was gone in twenty minutes.

Through a combination of experiments and eating, Zhu Chongjiu ate the front leg of a giant wolf.

After eating my fill, I scrambled to the pool and gulped down another mouthful of water. Ah, so refreshing!

As Zhu Chongjiu lay down, he closed his eyes and began to think about everything that had just happened. He realized that his current body was not right. Whether it was his strength or the amount of food he could eat, it was not right. Could it be because he came to this world?

Sigh!

I don't know what I look like now, or if it's the same as my original self. But when I think about it, it should be. Lately, I can only see my face and back. When I look in front, it's still me, including my boxer shorts. There's no reason why my face should change if my body hasn't changed.

As Zhu Chongjiu was lost in thought, his body grew hotter and hotter!

Wait a minute, I've finished eating this meat, why do I feel so hot inside? I feel dizzy too. Could it be food poisoning?

I wondered how my wife was doing at home. Lost in thought, I drifted off to sleep.