Yu Li took the object that resembled a stone axe and weighed it in his hand a couple of times.
"Can this really chop down trees?"
"Why not give it a try?" Jiang Li clapped his hands. "This is flint. The chips from its fracture are very sharp and can totally serve as stone knives or axes."
[Let me explain, flint commonly known as fire stone, is a type of siliceous rock that is quite common. Flint is dense and hard, generally gray or black in color, and most weapons in the Stone Age were made of flint.]
[Amazing! Jiang Li actually knows this stuff!]
[Sister Li is truly a walking encyclopedia, so impressive!] ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
[Wait, isn’t flint supposed to be very hard? It looked like Jiang Li smashed it very casually, am I seeing things?]
Yu Li, holding the stone axe, walked toward the poplar tree.
He targeted a branch of moderate thickness, raised the axe, and chopped down firmly and accurately.
A notch instantly appeared on the branch.
Previously engrossed in medical texts and barely leaving his house, it was his first time learning that an axe made of stone could be this sharp.
It was hard to imagine if the axe had been swung at a person...
Yu Li’s gaze toward Jiang Li became more admiring yet slightly fearful.
Jiang Li, however, shook her head slightly dissatisfied.
"No, you applied force in the wrong area. If you continue , the tree won’t get chopped, but your muscles will get strained first."
She definitely didn’t want to worry about her teammates’ physical well-being when they might be penniless and starving.
Yu Li coughed awkwardly in slight embarrassment, "Sorry, I’ve never chopped down trees before."
Jiang Li took the axe, powered up her arm discreetly, and chopped down right into the previously made notch.
The next second, the branch directly snapped off and fell to the ground with a "crack."
Yu Li was completely dumbfounded.
Jiang Li grew more vigorous as she kept chopping, her movements getting faster.
An image unwittingly surfaced in her mind.
—Back in Chixia Village, Zhao Lang used to carry a basket on his back and chop trees daily.
She wondered how that guy was doing now.
Fans seemed to resonate with Jiang Li.
[It suddenly reminds me of Brother Daniu by Daming Lake, Brother Daniu was quite adept at chopping down trees.]
[Sob, you’re right, even now I think Brother Daniu was the best match for Sister Li, his looks are just unbeatable.]
[Ah, what a pity, after ’Flash Change’ ended there was no news from Brother Daniu since he was just an amateur.]
[Dean Yu still doesn’t cut it, better go back and practice more.]
In just a few minutes, the ground next to Jiang Li was piled with chopped branches.
Yu Li couldn’t be much help and could only scramble to gather the branches while Jiang Li was chopping.
By the time Jiang Li finished and looked back, the branches by her feet were neatly arranged in a row.
And yet, Yu Li was proudly looking at her.
"How about that, Miss Jiang, aren’t they neatly arranged? It’s a good thing I like organizing herbs in my spare time, otherwise, I would have been utterly useless."
"Indeed." Jiang Li’s expression was indifferent, "Dean Yu’s organizing skills are as good as the person himself."
"Flashy but insubstantial."
[Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, the laughter drew the family together.]
[Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, it’s the first time I saw such an embarrassed expression on our dean’s face; Jiang Li did a spectacular job!]
[I can’t take it anymore. Having been in Dean Yu’s classes, I was humiliated every time to the point of being in tatters, but this time I could finally see him being humiliated by someone else.]
As "Wilderness Survival 30 Days" continued to be a hit on various ordinary days, more and more people started tuning in.
This included many college students, especially when they learned that one of the guests was a dean of traditional medicine, nearly all the students from that school rushed to watch.
Dean Yu was usually serious and unsmiling at school, his seemingly gentle and harmonious face hid a stern and bizarre heart.
Punishing students by making them copy medical books was trivial; even worse, he directly gave tuina massages, usually leaving students bedridden for days.
This made the students of traditional medicine both love and hate Yu Li.
They loved his stunning appearance and extraordinary abilities but hated his arrogant rule.
As a result, "Wilderness Survival 30 Days" suddenly became an issue, and their tyrannical dean appeared out of nowhere on the show, revealing that he was not all-powerful. In everyday life, he was completely clueless and was utterly outplayed by another guest.
The students almost clapped and cheered.
As soon as the four-word critique from Jiang Li came out, Yu Li felt even more ashamed but could only stand awkwardly in place and cough to cover it up.
It was unavoidable; he could perform acupuncture and excel in his medical practice, but these tasks... these were indeed challenging for him.
Jiang Li wondered whether keeping Yu Li had been the right decision and picked out a rather sturdy branch from those around her.
Then, she picked up the stone ax and sharpened one end of the branch.
"What is Miss Jiang doing now?" Yu Li couldn’t help asking.
"Eating." Jiang Li said expressionlessly.
Two minutes later, she took the sharpened branch and walked to the creek edge, looking into the water. Suddenly, a clear voice rang out from behind in the bushes —
"Captain, I’ve found a water source!"
Jiang Li and Yu Li turned their heads alertly.
A group of people approached on the trail, with a boy excitedly running towards them. As soon as he saw Jiang Li and Yu Li, he also stopped with a wary face.
"Cap... Captain, found a water source, but there are people."
"What do you mean, you don’t know?"
Shang Shuyue pushed the people blocking her way and stepped on the dried branches as she came forward.
Seeing Jiang Li standing not far away, Shang Shuyue paused briefly, then smirked a bit mockingly.
"I wondered who it could be, turns out it’s Miss Jiang. What a coincidence to run into you here."
Jiang Li glanced at her and said nothing.
Memories related to Shang Shuyue flooded her mind.
Shang Shuyue, her high school classmate, used to dominate the class by relying on her status as the teacher’s daughter.
Before becoming aware of her purpose, Jiang Li couldn’t tolerate Shang Shuyue’s bullying and had organized her own "faction" in class, opposing her every day.
Initially, they just argued daily, but eventually, they had fought directly, which led to countless times their parents were called.
As a result, Shang Shuyue’s father lost his position as the homeroom teacher, and she had harbored resentment against Jiang Li ever since.
However, after graduation, their contact had dwindled, and Jiang Li had no interest in attending high school reunions.
Unexpectedly, Shang Shuyue also ended up participating in this show.
Seeing Jiang Li not responding, Shang Shuyue presumed she was conscience-stricken and took a step further.
"Yo, not seeing you for so long, Miss Jiang seems even busier than in high school—either on this show or another show. What’s the matter? Didn’t you use to claim back then that you had enough money to buy the whole Thirteen Middle School? Are you really that short on money now?"