Ge Dejun was completely unable to hold onto it by himself and instead found himself unavoidably running along as it dragged him.
Xu Linjiang quickly rushed over and swung his knife at it once more.
"Chop, chop harder!" Ge Dejun shouted.
Chiang Xiao spotted Ge Dejun’s machete that had fallen to the ground, immediately went to pick it up, gripping it tightly, and when the opportunity arose, she agilely leaped forward and viciously hacked another blow onto its back.
"Little!" Ge Dejun, seeing her not escaping but charging forward instead, was instantly covered in a cold sweat.
"Uncle, go on!" Chiang Xiao, relying on her now agile movements, led the wild boar in a bouncing chase. Every time she got close, the boar couldn’t help but lunge at her; Chiang Xiao deftly dodged and occasionally gave it another slash.
The scene looked extremely perilous, and both Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang felt their hearts about to leap out of their chests.
At last, it was Xu Linjiang who with a forceful chop struck its neck, and the fierce wild boar, after letting out a dismal shriek, fell down, only managing to grunt a few more times before it died.
The patch of grassland had been turned into a battlefield by their struggle, with the blood of the wild boar splattered everywhere.
Drained, the three of them all collapsed to the ground.
Covered in sweat, they continued to gasp for air.
Chiang Xiao’s sweaty bangs clung to her forehead; she didn’t even have the strength to push them aside.
For a while, all that could be heard were their breaths.
However, seeing the wild boar lying on the ground filled their hearts with a thumping excitement, elated beyond measure.
It took quite a while before Chiang Xiao could catch her breath.
"Hahaha! Great uncle, uncle, have we struck it rich?"
Seeing Chiang Xiao’s exuberant smile, Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang couldn’t help but show excited grins as well.
"Yes, we really have!"
The bounty they had now didn’t need to be handed over to the authorities anymore, so whether they decided to sell this large wild boar or eat it themselves, it was entirely up to them to decide!
So, this was pure profit!
Even though the town’s supply and marketing cooperative still purchased them, whether to sell there or not was also their choice.
"This wild boar must weigh at least three hundred pounds," said Xu Linjiang as he finally raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his face with his sleeve, not caring about cleanliness anymore.
Ge Dejun nodded vigorously, "Definitely, not a pound lighter!"
Chiang Xiao felt so exhilarated she almost broke into song.
She hadn’t expected the bait to attract such a large wild boar, and she had never had the experience of hunting in the mountains and fighting with a wild boar!
Could she say it felt absolutely wonderful?
The feeling of harvest was exceptionally delightful!
But soon, Ge Dejun’s excitement gave way to fear as he started to consider what might have happened.
"Little, why didn’t you listen just now? How could you rush up with a machete? If that wild boar had hit you, even just once, it could have been serious!"
Xu Linjiang also looked at her, unable to stop himself from saying, "Exactly, Little, it was very dangerous, do you understand?"
"If something had happened to you, how would your great uncle explain it to your grandparents?"
Chiang Xiao silently hung her head, listening to them each criticize her, settling scores as if it were after the autumn harvest. Finally, she weakly asked with both hands propping up her cheeks, "Great uncle, uncle, now that you’ve finished scolding me, can you keep a secret when we return, and not tell my grandparents? If they lecture me again, I definitely won’t be able to get up tomorrow. Your purring is too powerful."