The Devil's Tribulation

Aotian Continent, a vast and boundless world, is home to countless lives, and the human race is just one of them. After countless years of reproduction and survival wars, the human race gradually dominated the world and slowly formed many sects and clans. They established habitats for the human race, and these places slowly became countries. In order to obtain more land and resources, wars continued between humans and monsters, and between countries.

On the eastern edge of Aotian Continent, there is a very poor mountain village called Panjia Village. The ancestors of the villagers here have lived here, and they can barely make a living by relying on their hard work and bravery. On the country road, a thin boy, with a hatchet hanging on his waist and a hemp rope across his shoulder, walked towards the village entrance step by step. The boy was very thin, with withered and yellow hair tied up with a small wooden stick, a pointed chin, and limbs as thin as dead wood, but his facial features were regular. He had a handsome and slender nose, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. If you look closely, you can see that there is a sense of tenacity between his eyebrows. The clothes he wore were tattered, and the sleeves of the clothes had long gone. The pants he wore looked like seven-quarter pants. As for the shoes? It seemed that he had only seen others wear them. Although he was dressed in tatters, his eyes were clear and energetic. The boy's name was Pan Chengfeng, a name he gave himself, and everyone in the village called him Gou Wa.

There were originally three people in his family, but his mother died when he was born. His father went up the mountain to chop wood. In order to earn more money, he delayed coming down the mountain. He fell down the mountain in the dark and injured his head. There was no doctor in this poor mountain village. Minor injuries were treated with herbal medicine or waited for them to heal on their own. For serious injuries, they had to bear it themselves. If they could bear it, they would live. If they couldn't bear it, they would be buried. So when Pan Chengfeng was 9 years old, his father didn't survive and died.

Although the village was poor, the villagers were hardworking, brave, kind, and simple. They could barely make ends meet by farming and chopping wood. Some families who knew how to hunt could occasionally eat some meat or even drink a few cups. A wild boar weighing two or three hundred kilograms could only be exchanged for three kilograms of wine. Food in this world was very expensive. Except for some wealthy families who made their own wine, ordinary people could only drink a little during festivals.

The boy was walking on the road when he suddenly heard someone calling him, "Gou Wa, go chop wood. Why are you going out so early?" The boy turned around and said, "Uncle Niu, are you going hunting?" Uncle Niu said, "Yes, we let that big wild boar run away last time. We must catch it today!! We plan to watch over it for two more days this time. This beast is too cunning." Gou Wa smiled and said, "Okay, if we catch that wild boar, we will have wine to drink!" Uncle Niu chuckled, "What the hell, kid! I'll cut two pounds of pork for you to make soup!" The two of them talked and laughed as they walked out of the village together.

Pan Chengfeng muttered to himself, "I'm too young and don't have much strength. I have to drag a bundle of firewood back. I can't even catch a small animal to eat. I only regret that I didn't watch more wilderness survival in my previous life and learn how to make traps. Otherwise, I wouldn't be unable to feed myself now." In fact, the original owner of this body had died more than a year ago, not long after his father died. The specific cause of death is unknown. However, when Pan Chengfeng traveled to this body, he had an inexplicable bitter taste in his mouth. It was estimated that he was extremely hungry and ate something randomly. It's no wonder, after all, he was only 8 years old at the time. Although some neighbors would give him some food on weekdays. But every family is not rich, how much can they give? Otherwise, Pan Chengfeng would not have been able to get this bargain. Although the body is thin, it is still healthy.

In his previous life, Pan Chengfeng was an elite real estate salesman. He could do nothing but sell houses, except that he was good at talking. After years of hard work, he was finally appreciated by his superiors and became the person in charge of a large project. He was preparing to work hard, but who knew that he would die suddenly while staying up late to make a plan! "Bah! It's so damn unlucky!" Pan Chengfeng has said this countless times. Every time he thinks of this, he has to spit out sweet words. It has been more than a year since he traveled through time. Although Pan Chengfeng is unlucky, he also understands that although life is hard, it is also a chance to start over, and he must seize the opportunity! "I must marry a beautiful wife in this life!" Pan Chengfeng thought viciously in his heart! He didn't get married until he died in his previous life, what a loss!

After leaving the village and walking for about two hours, we arrived at the place where Pan Chengfeng often chopped wood, the Red Mountain Range. I heard from the old people in the village that this mountain range is very big, and only the gods know how big it is. There are also many ferocious beasts and even monsters. The old people in the village warned the villagers not to go deep into the mountains, just move around on the edge of the mountains, and never go in, otherwise not even a bone will be left. Although the mountains are very dangerous, they also feed many people in the village. When the years are bad, everyone has to rely on this mountain for their livelihood. Pan Chengfeng smiled after hearing this. Don't use this kind of words to deceive children to deceive yourself. You really think you are a child. "Although the body is that of a child, the mind is that of an old bachelor. It's better not to go too deep. It's better to be safe than sorry. Safety first." Pan Chengfeng thought to himself.

I have been cutting firewood here for more than half a year. Due to my height and physical strength, I have almost cut down all the firewood that is easy to handle nearby. If I don't go deeper, I can't cut half a load of firewood today, and I can't change many meters. Thinking of the face of the only wealthy family in the village, the housekeeper Pan, Pan Chengfeng was angry and thought: "That fat man always deducts money. I may go hungry again at night. Poor this 9-year-old body is thinner than before I took over." The owner of the original body ate whatever the villagers gave him, and put whatever he picked up into his mouth. After Pan Chengfeng came here, he wanted to save some face. At first, he would refuse and say that he could support himself. Who knew that although this body was healthy, it was young and weak. How could it support itself? ! It's better to take the food that is given out of pity than to starve to death. I didn't insist much, and in the end, food defeated my self-esteem. It's just that what the villagers gave was really limited.

While picking up firewood, he walked deeper into the mountains. After walking for nearly an hour, Pan Chengfeng found that it was enough to pick up the firewood on the ground, and he basically didn't need to use an axe. He was feeling happy, but suddenly he heard some special sounds, sparse and scattered. The hairs on his body stood up without any warning. Pan Chengfeng's heart tightened, and he quickly tied up the firewood with a rope, and ran away dragging a load of firewood. Just as Pan Chengfeng walked for a while, two people came out of the bushes. Why are they two people? Because these two animals walked upright, with wolf heads and human bodies. The taller wolf-headed man said, "It smells so good, I can smell it from a long distance. I haven't eaten human flesh for a long time, and it's a child, it must be very tender." After that, he stretched out his long scarlet tongue and licked the sharp wolf teeth. The shorter wolf-headed man said, "Aren't you afraid that the commander will skin you alive? If you chase him now, you will definitely catch up." The taller wolf-headed man shrank his neck and said embarrassedly, "I was just talking. How dare I cross the line? If I eat a child, at most I'll be skinned alive by the commander, but if the king finds out about crossing the line, I'll never be reborn." The shorter wolf-headed man snorted and said, "You have the will but not the courage. Let's go. We still have to continue patrolling. When someone comes to take over, we'll go back and have a couple of drinks." With that, the two wolf-headed men jumped into the bushes.

Pan Chengfeng ran two miles at a time and finally dared to stop and take a breath. "What was that just now? I felt like I was stared at by a tiger. My whole body was cold." Pan Chengfeng muttered. He looked back and confirmed that nothing was following him, and he was finally relieved. Looking at the bundle of dry firewood he was dragging on the ground, Pan Chengfeng finally felt relieved: "I can exchange it with Butler Pan for a pound of rice tonight." If you cook porridge with a pound of rice, you can eat three or four meals if you save a little.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Pan Chengfeng dragged the firewood all the way back to the village. He was familiar with the way and came to the back door of the kitchen of a wealthy family in the village and knocked on the door. With a creak, the door opened and a little girl of twelve or thirteen appeared in front of him. "Gou Wa, are you here to exchange rice?" The little girl smiled. Pan Chengfeng also bowed shyly and said, "Miss, please help me invite Butler Pan." "Gou Wa, if I didn't know you, I would think you were a young master from some family, and you speak in a very literary way." The little girl wrinkled her nose and said, "Wait."

About ten minutes later, a fat middle-aged man walked out from the depths of the house. From a distance, Pan Chengfeng saw his big belly and thought, "How much oil and water is this? He can eat so much in this poor mountain village! He must have been deducted a lot of rice. When I grow up, I will definitely..." "Gou Wa!" A low shout interrupted Pan Chengfeng's thoughts. Butler Pan said, "Just change some broken firewood and ask Miss Liu to call me! Don't you know that Miss Liu is our young master's unmarried wife?"

How could Pan Chengfeng not know? Miss Liu's real name is Liu Yuexin. She is from the next village, Liujia Village. Although it is the next village, it takes a whole day to get there by ox cart, and it takes even longer to walk. Last year, the harvest was not good. Seeing that there were still two boys to raise at home, Liu Yuexin's father, in order to keep the family alive, sold Liu Yuexin to Pan Dahu, who was passing by Liujia Village, the only wealthy family in Panjia Village. Pan Dahu saw that Liu Yuexin was good-looking and of the right age, so he bought her for his son as a child bride. His son is now 8 years old. In four or five years, he can marry and have children to continue the family line for their old Pan family. In the next few years, he can also be a maid. It's not a loss anyway, so he exchanged Liu Yuexin for a bag of rice. A bag of rice weighs kilograms, plus the original grain reserves at home, is enough for their family of four to survive the winter. This is how the people are. They rely on the sky for their livelihood. When the harvest is not good, those with many people in the family have to sell their children. Of course, the first choice is to sell the daughter. After all, the son can provide for the parents in their old age when he grows up, and the daughter will get married when she grows up.

Thinking of this, Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "The butler is very busy, and I am sorry that I disturbed the butler and Miss Liu. However, it's getting late, and the butler is always decisive. My time is not valuable, but the butler's time can't be wasted. How about I quickly pull the firewood to the kitchen?" Butler Pan was feeling relieved when he heard the firewood was going to the kitchen, but when he heard that the firewood was going to be pulled to the kitchen, he frowned and said, "It's just a few pounds of broken firewood! Miss Liu, just give him a cup of rice later." After that, he left with his big belly.

Pan Chengfeng followed Liu Yuexin into the kitchen. Seeing that the kitchen was full of meat and vegetables, he swallowed and said, "Miss Liu, is this Master Pan's birthday? Why did he prepare so many meat and vegetables?" Liu Yuexin smiled and said, "Just put the firewood here. The eldest son will have his birthday the day after tomorrow. I heard that the master has invited some business friends in the county." After that, she took the millet bag from Pan Chengfeng and walked straight to the rice jar. After a while, she came back, stuffed the rice bag into Pan Chengfeng's hand, and whispered, "I can only give you this much rice. Butler Pan is watching it." Pan Chengfeng lowered his head and took the millet bag. Just as he was about to turn around, he heard Liu Yuexin say, "Hide this piece of meat. Don't let the butler see it." Pan Chengfeng's eyes lit up, but he immediately shook his head and said, "I can't take it. If the butler finds out, you will be in trouble."

After saying that, he turned around and left. Who knew that Liu Yuexin actually grabbed his hand and stuffed the wrapped meat into Pan Chengfeng's hand and said: "Man, don't be shy. Hurry up and put it away. Don't let the housekeeper see it when you go out." Pan Chengfeng glanced at Liu Yuexin and nodded without saying anything. Liu Yuexin looked at the thin back and thought of her two younger brothers at home. He was more miserable than her younger brothers. Although the younger brothers were not well fed and clothed, at least their parents were still there and there were people to take care of them, but he was so young and could only rely on himself.