Central Province.
It was almost dusk in a sparsely populated area.
In the middle of the desolate mountain, the shrubs were overgrown and the weeds were about half a person's height. It was summer, and thumb-sized mosquitoes were flying everywhere in the forest.
"Pa …"
Following a slight crisp sound, a faint murmur came from the forest, "Steward Wu, are you sure that evil beast will really pass by here?"
Moving one's line of sight closer, one could see that there were more than a dozen people hiding in the forest near the stream, staring intently at the stream below.
These people were all men. Whether it was their attire or appearance, they were all very simple, like ordinary villagers. However, each of them was holding weapons such as knives, forks, bows, and arrows.
The one who spoke was a strong man. Because he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, his thick arms had already been bitten by the mosquitoes in the mountains, and there were many red lumps.
The one called Steward Wu was an old man in a green robe and a silk scarf on his head. This person obviously had a high status among the dozen people.
"Lower your voice."
Steward Wu made a shushing gesture and said to the strong man, "Tian Peng, why would I lie to you? Every day at dusk, that evil beast will come here to drink water, and it has never stopped. If you don't believe me, you can ask Li Liuzhi." “
The Li Liuzhi he spoke of was a middle-aged man with a thin body but a pair of piercing eyes.
Li Liuzhi nodded repeatedly and said, "I can swear that I have observed it for a month. There's no mistake."
Hearing this, the crowd completely suppressed the feeling of irritation in their hearts. After all, Li Liuzhi was a famous hunter in Dongzhang Village. He could draw a stone bow without missing a single shot.
A month ago, the village frequently lost people, and this matter even affected the county government. The village official, Zhang Yuanwai, had no choice but to investigate under pressure.
The result was that there seemed to be a tiger in the mountain, and the culprit of all this was this tiger. Because of this, Zhang Yuanwai had no choice but to order Steward Wu to mobilize the strength of the entire village and offer a reward for killing this tiger.
The strong man, Tian Peng, rolled his eyes and stared at Steward Wu, "Steward Wu, if we really kill that evil beast, will everyone get ten taels of silver?"
When these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but look at Manager Wu with gazes filled with excitement.
One tael of silver was equivalent to two thousand copper coins. It could buy more than three hundred catties of rice. If it was ten taels of silver, it would be three thousand catties of rice. It was enough to feed a family of five for a year.
"Of course!"
Steward Wu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Our East Zhang Village doesn't have a lot of people to begin with. If we continue to let this tiger bully us, we will be completely crippled. Don't worry, if you can kill this tiger, each of you will get ten silver taels. The one who contributes the most will get twenty silver taels."
Tian Peng was so excited that he rubbed his fists and palms together when he heard twenty taels of silver. He couldn't wait to rush out and start killing right now.
At this moment, he noticed that a dark-skinned man beside him was silent. He couldn't help but ask, "Old Zhang, what are you spacing out for?"
The one called Old Zhang was about fifty years old. He shouldn't have been in the Tiger Hunting Brigade at this age, but because he was a famous blacksmith in the village, he had trained his arm strength, so he was allowed to join.
After Old Zhang regained his senses, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm thinking, after I get the reward this time, should I find a husband for my daughter …"
"Look at your Cui Hua's burly and ferocious appearance, which man would dare to marry her …" Tian Peng muttered with a strange expression.
Old Zhang's expression became angry. Just as he was about to reprimand him, he heard Li Liuzhi whisper, "Stop talking, there's movement …"
Everyone immediately fell silent. They followed Li Liuzhi's gaze and saw a faint shadow walking towards the stream from the end of the forest.
When everyone saw it clearly, they realized that it was a giant tiger that was nearly two meters long. Its body was densely covered with colorful stripes.
"A spotted tiger, this beast is a spotted tiger …" Li Liuzhi lowered his voice and said.
"So it's still a valuable evil creature …"
Someone was shocked.
Not long after, the spotted tiger walked to the stream and started drinking water. Obviously, it didn't notice the people in the forest.
"This is the time, kill!!!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the tiger lowered its head, Tian Peng shouted and rushed out with a chopping knife in hand.
As he charged out, the remaining dozen or so people also swarmed out, as if they were infected by Tian Peng's morale.
Whoosh …
At this moment, a sharp arrow shot out from the forest, heading straight for the spotted tiger. Obviously, it was Li Liuzhi's attack.
He didn't expect the arrow to kill the tiger because that would not happen. He only needed to injure it and make it lose too much blood.
However, when his arrow, which had always hit its mark, was about to hit the tiger, a black wall suddenly appeared on the tiger's body and blocked the arrow.
"Shit! “
Li Liuzhi's expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly got up and roared, "This is a demonic tiger that has cultivated to a certain level. Tian Peng, quickly, come back!"
They were all ordinary people. They might have a chance against a normal tiger, but if they were to go against a demonic tiger, they would definitely be unable to withstand a single blow …
In fact, he wasn't the only one who saw the scene just now. Everyone else saw it too, but it was already too late for them to turn back.
"Roar …"
As a tiger's roar echoed through the forest, the spotted tiger suddenly turned around and opened its bloody mouth, directly swallowing Tian Peng who was at the front.
Crunch, crunch …
With a series of chewing sounds, a living person disappeared in an instant. The rest of the people screamed crazily and pushed each other as they retreated.
"Ouch, my leg, my leg …"
In his panic, Blacksmith Old Zhang twisted his ankle and fell to the ground, trying to call for help from the others.
However, how could they, who were in a state of panic and only wanted to escape, save him?
Old Zhang could only tremble all over, looking at the spotted tiger with a face full of despair as it stretched its tail and approached him step by step.
As if it had swallowed Tian Peng, it suddenly opened its mouth and directly bit at Old Zhang.
Old Zhang closed his eyes in despair.
"Bang … …"
At this moment, Old Zhang suddenly heard a loud noise, as if something had fallen from the sky.
It was accompanied by the smell of blood.
"Oh my god, what is that?"
"A person?"
The people who ran up the mountain looked back and saw a living person suddenly falling from the sky and smashing the spotted tiger to death.
Old Zhang couldn't help but open his eyes and saw an incomparably bloody scene. The spotted tiger that looked like a demon was now lying on the ground, almost out of shape after being smashed.
On top of it laid a bloody person. It seemed to be a man, but his eyes were closed. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
(End of this chapter)
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