Chapter 45

（Thanks to 'CazyCai' for the support.）

After Ding Qi felt he had rested enough, he stood up, ready to delve deeper into the forest to search for herbs.

At this moment, he seemed to have noticed something.

Turning his head, Ding Qi looked into the distance.

In the dim, deep forest, with senses far superior to those of an ordinary person, Ding Qi keenly perceived a pair of green eyes staring at him from afar.

"Stupid and reckless." After realizing what it was, Ding Qi snorted coldly.

Ding Qi discovered that the eyes belonged to a lone wolf.

He hadn't expected that after the wild boar earlier, another forest beast would so quickly provoke him.

Ding Qi stood still, intending to strike the lone wolf dead when it came to attack him.

However, he soon realized that wasn't the case.

When Ding Qi looked at the lone wolf, it clearly showed great fear of him.

The lone wolf didn't seem to want to attack him. Like other beasts, it could sense the dangerous aura emanating from Ding Qi and was clearly very afraid of him.

However, it didn't immediately flee like other beasts; instead, it watched Ding Qi from a distance.

Ding Qi was quite curious about the lone wolf's strange behavior and couldn't help but scrutinize it more closely.

Then, Ding Qi finally understood. The lone wolf wasn't actually staring at him but at the wild boar nearby. The wolf wanted the wild boar that Ding Qi had killed.

The wolf had a broad and large frame, much bigger than any of its kind that Ding Qi had seen before, looking quite majestic. However, it was emaciated, with no luster in its fur, clearly indicating a long-term lack of food. Its bony appearance, accentuated by its large frame, made it look even more gaunt, greatly diminishing its majestic appearance.

Seeing this, Ding Qi understood.

Recalling that he hadn't seen this lone wolf in the wolf pack he had encountered earlier, Ding Qi became even more certain of his thoughts.

"It seems to be a defeated wolf king," Ding Qi thought.

Ding Qi knew that in the forest, there would be a wolf king leading the pack.

To vie for the position of wolf king, the stronger male wolves in the pack would challenge the current wolf king. If the current wolf king lost, it would often be driven out of the pack, becoming a lone wolf, just like the one Ding Qi saw.

Wolf packs often hunted collectively to obtain food. Even if a lone wolf was much stronger than its peers, it would often go days without food due to hunting alone. In such a state of frequent hunger, it would eventually become emaciated.

This defeated wolf king had likely gone without food for several days, and its extreme hunger made it unwilling to give up the bountiful prey right in front of it, despite its fear of Ding Qi.

Since then, it had been hovering in the distance, waiting for Ding Qi to leave so it could claim the dead wild boar for itself.

Understanding the wolf king's intentions, Ding Qi's face showed a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Fine, I'll help it out," Ding Qi thought, looking at the hesitant wolf king with a certain idea in mind.

After a moment of contemplation, Ding Qi casually grabbed the dead wild boar. With his immense strength, the boar, which weighed over a thousand pounds, felt as if it had no weight at all. He lifted it with one hand and, with a light flick, sent the heavy boar flying into the distance.

The movement caused a flurry of birds to take flight from the forest.

The boar flew in the direction of the wolf king. After a short flight, it landed with a loud thud right in front of the wolf king.

The wild boar was of no use to Ding Qi. Giving it to the wolf king, which he found quite interesting, seemed like a rather amusing thing to do.

The wolf king was initially startled by the sudden appearance of the boar. However, it quickly understood Ding Qi's intention. Despite understanding, the old wolf's caution made it hesitate, not daring to eat in front of Ding Qi.

It warily circled the boar, glancing back and forth between the boar and Ding Qi, showing great apprehension.

After circling the boar several times, the wolf king, driven by extreme hunger, could no longer resist the temptation and began to tear into the food.

However, after every few bites, it would cautiously lift its head to look at Ding Qi, filled with vigilance.

After some time, seeing that Ding Qi made no further moves, the wolf king finally relaxed and began to tear into the prey with ease.

Soon, a large, fatty boar leg was torn off by the wolf king.

The wolf king, holding the boar leg in its mouth, let out a few joyful whines towards Ding Qi, clearly expressing gratitude. Then, it carried the boar leg and fled swiftly.

Ding Qi was taken aback by the lone wolf's actions.

Then, he understood.

"This guy is quite smart," Ding Qi said, nodding in understanding.

The lone wolf clearly understood that the scent of the boar's blood would soon attract other fierce beasts from the forest.

It couldn't possibly consume the entire boar alone.

Rather than guarding the bountiful prey and attracting a large group of beasts, it was safer to take what it could get and leave. The old wolf was remarkably adept at making such decisions.

Watching the wolf king disappear, Ding Qi was lost in thought. Then, he no longer paid attention to the lone wolf and continued deeper into the forest. After a few leaps, Ding Qi's figure vanished completely.

"These past few days, I've accumulated quite a bit of herbs. It's time to go to Liangcheng," Ding Qi thought as he walked.

For an ordinary person, the forest would be difficult to navigate, but it posed no obstacle to Ding Qi. As long as he used his Wind Control technique, he could move freely through the forest with ease. Using the Wind Control technique, Ding Qi stood on the tips of the grass and, with a light step, floated several yards away.

He had already thoroughly explored this area a few days ago. All the valuable herbs nearby had been picked, leaving nothing of value.

Therefore, after resting, Ding Qi no longer lingered in this area.

He planned to go deeper into the forest, to places he hadn't explored, to search for valuable herbs.

Over these past few days, he had gathered a considerable amount of various valuable herbs. Besides those needed for alchemy, Ding Qi intended to sell the remaining valuable herbs.

He had decided to go to Liangcheng the next day to sell the batch of valuable herbs he had collected over the past few days, using the money to buy other materials needed for alchemy.

The next day, Ding Qi went to Liangcheng as planned, sold the herbs he had accumulated, and bought some of the herbs he needed for alchemy.

(These past few days, I need to carefully consider the details of the content I will write. Sometimes, the writing will be a bit slow. However, I will have it sorted out in a day or two. Please bear with me.)

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