I don’t know if they had already eaten when they came here, but Ji Yuan didn’t see these people eating anything, so he just drank some water.
By the time it was completely dark outside, the men's outer clothes had almost dried, so they put on their outer clothes and prepared to leave.
It seems that in addition to resting and recovering their physical strength, their rest should also allow their clothes to dry completely, which should greatly improve their combat effectiveness. It is the same as when Ji Yuan was playing games, getting close to the screen to improve accuracy, and swaying left and right to improve dodging.
Two strong men picked up the sacks of pigs and sheep again. One of them was Lu Chengfeng who said he wanted to see the monster.
"Okay, let's go!"
Yan Fei was still walking in the first place with full energy.
Lu Chengfeng, carrying the sack, turned around and shouted at Ji Yuan.
"Beggar, wait for our good news. We will take you down the mountain when we come back!"
Hey, hey, hey, big brother, don’t set a flag!!!
Ji Yuan was very panicked after hearing this. He hesitated for a moment, and shouted to Lu Chengfeng when he was the last one to step out of the temple gate.
"Young Master Lu, if you are in a critical situation, you must shout out that you know Mr. Ji! Remember this!"
At this time, Lu Chengfeng had already stepped out of the temple gate. He looked back when he heard the voice. Even with the faint light of the fire, it was still dark inside and he couldn't see the beggar's face clearly.
Lu Chengfeng was a little confused about the specific meaning of this sentence, so he didn't think much about it and quickly caught up with his companions in front.
. . .
There are dozens of large and small peaks in Niukui Mountain, and the location of the mountain temple is just a small hill on the outskirts.
Although the nine young knights lacked certain martial arts experience and were somewhat naive, they all had solid martial arts skills and could walk on the rugged mountain road as if it were flat ground.
As the saying goes here, it took about an hour to cross three peaks and reach the relatively deep old forest of Niu Kui Mountain.
At this time, the nine people were already sweating slightly.
Yan Fei, who was at the front, looked at the shadows in the darkness around him and took a deep breath.
"Let's do it here. The man-eating beasts won't hide too deep in the mountains. Put the pigs and sheep down and make preparations here!"
"okay!"
"It's about the time of Xu now. The big insect will come out soon!"
Lu Chengfeng and the man with the stick put down their sacks, untied the sacks, and pulled out a young ewe and a small domestic pig.
Because of being carried for a long distance, the two livestock were obviously a little dizzy and didn't make much noise.
"Tie their ropes to these two trees, and give them a cut on their legs!"
"I come!"
A young man holding a knife walked up to the pig and sheep, drew the knife, and with a slight swipe of his wrist, two wounds immediately appeared on the hind legs of the pig and sheep.
"Squeak~Squeak~" "Mee..."
Feeling the pain, the two animals immediately struggled and tried to escape, but they were tied by ropes and could not escape.
Lu Chengfeng and the man with the stick each tied the livestock's rope to a nearby tree trunk. During this process, the others observed their surroundings.
"Okay, let's hide in the tree and wait!"
Everyone nodded silently. They were already slightly excited. Some of them used light Kung Fu to jump and some climbed quickly, hiding their bodies in four or five big trees around them.
For a moment, the mountain became quiet. Apart from the sounds of injured pigs and sheep howling and bumping around, only the occasional chirping of night birds could be heard.
This wait lasted for an hour.
. . .
"Gu...Gugu...Gu~~"
The chirping of night birds makes the night even quieter.
Lu Chengfeng, the swordsman Du Heng, and the woman Luo Ningshuang hid on the tree where the goat was tied, and looked down through the tree canopy and leaves.
The goats and pigs were tired. They went from being restless and rushing around at the beginning to lying on the ground and resting.
"It's been so long, is this tiger coming yet?"
Luo Ningshuang lowered her voice and asked the two of them.
"I don't know. Logically speaking, such easy prey should attract wild animals."
“Shhh!!”
Lu Chengfeng signaled them to be quiet.
“Hu…Hu…”
The wind in the forest suddenly grew stronger, causing the branches of the surrounding trees to sway.
"Meh..."
Following a sheep's cry, the goats and pigs stood up and looked around irritably.
“Mee…Mee…” “Squeak…Squeak…”
The two injured livestock rushed out impatiently, but were then pulled back by the ropes around their necks. This change cheered up the nine people who were lying in ambush.
“Hu…Hu…”
The cool breeze not only made the people in the trees' hair fly, but also made them feel a little cold.
For some reason, this strange wind made many people feel uneasy. No one noticed that at this time, except for the crazy pigs and sheep, all the bird calls in the forest had disappeared.
In the distance, a tiger much larger than an ordinary tiger stood on a rock deep in the forest, looking through the green grass in the dark night in the direction of the domestic pigs and goats, with a hint of contempt in its extremely human eyes.
The tiger did not hide or evade, but walked towards the trapped pigs and sheep, and slowly came to their side.
At this time, the pig and the sheep had long lost their previous crazy energy. They lay on the ground trembling and dared not move.
"What a huge tiger!!!"
The tiger that came was bigger than imagined, far larger than what some people who had seen tigers described.
The people on the tree all had their hair standing on end and their scalps tingling. Although they wanted to kill the tiger and get rid of it, when they really saw such a big and ferocious tiger, they were still terrified and their heartbeats were alarmingly fast.
The tiger stopped beside the two livestock, its hair dancing in the wind.
'Why doesn't the tiger eat?'
This was the doubt that arose in everyone's mind as they were nervous. They had agreed before that if nothing unexpected happened, they would jump out and attack when the tigers were eating livestock.
Sweat beads were on Yan Fei's face. He had already grasped the hilt of the sword with his right hand. If the tiger showed any signs of escaping, he would immediately notify everyone to show up.
But at this moment, he suddenly found that the tiger actually looked up at the big tree where he was, and a hoarse and rough voice came out of the tiger's mouth.
"Interesting! A mortal warrior? Since you're here to seek death, it shouldn't be considered a violation of the master's teachings!!"
Everyone, including Yan Fei, felt their hair stand on end, their scalps tingle, and goose bumps appear all over their bodies.
There was only one thought in my mind: 'It has become a spirit! ! '
"Play with me first, rooa ...
As the tiger roared, the tiger had already pounced towards the treetops in front of them, frightening the people facing the tiger so much that their hands and feet became stiff and they lost the ability to react.
Yan Fei bit his tongue hard to free himself from the stiffness brought by fear and let out a loud roar.
“Get started!!”
“Swish~”
The tasseled sword came out and he slashed towards the tiger, trying to force it away.
Unexpectedly, the tiger did not dodge at all, and one of its claws went straight towards the long sword. In Yan Fei's eyes, this tiger's paw was thicker than his thigh, and the tiger's paw with exposed claws was bigger than his head.
“Dang…” “Puff…”
It was just a matter of a moment. Yan Fei's sword flipped, and the man was knocked off the tree by a tiger's paw. Blood was gushing from his chest, and he fell into the bushes, his life or death unknown.
"asshole!!"
Zhao Long, the man holding a stick, grabbed the long stick and hit the tiger spirit, but before the stick was completely handed out, a blurry yellow and black whip shadow had already appeared in front of him.
"Bang~Crack..." "Bang..."
A tiger tail as hard as steel was swung over, and the stick that could withstand the attack of axes and knives broke into pieces. Zhao Long was also hit by the tiger tail and fell off the tree, spitting blood, following Yan Fei's footsteps.
“Help!!!” “Go!!”
The rest of the people jumped out from their hiding places and attacked the tiger together.
Lu Shanjun continued to charge forward, and landed lightly on the trunk of the big tree where Yan Fei was hiding. He grabbed the tree with his four claws like a cat, slightly bent his body, and in front of the sword, he rushed several feet away.
"Woo~~"
The sound of wind brought by the tiger came, and before the few people could make any moves, they saw the tiger leap over the siege circle and fall to the outside.
Du Heng, who had drawn his sword, and Luo Ningshuang, who had drawn her sword, reacted the fastest. They kicked off the tree trunk, turned their bodies in the air, and rushed out almost in the direction of the tiger's leap. One stabbed and the other chopped, aiming directly at the tiger that had not yet landed.
But the tiger actually stepped on all fours in the air, as if it had found a fulcrum in the wind. Its huge body suddenly moved to one side and landed on the ground at an incredible speed, staring at the swordsman and Luo Ningshuang with its green eyes.
“Roar~~~”
A roar made the remaining people feel numb and their movements became strangely stiff.
In a flash, the tiger's body seemed to blur for a moment, and it pounced out again.
"careful!!"
The shouts of others seemed to be in the sky. In the eyes of Luo Ningshuang and Du Heng who were wide open with fear, the tiger was still face to face with them, and the cold light on its claws was comparable to gold and iron.
"Bang" "Puff...Bang"
With one claw, it first hit Du Heng and then hit Luo Ningshuang.
Before his companions behind him could even finish their exclamations, they saw the swordsman and Luo Ningshuang flying to the left and right, spitting blood, and the swordsman's hand holding the sword was twisted outwards.
"Bang" "Bang"
"sand…"
The first two sounds were the sound of Luo Ningshuang and Du Heng falling to the ground in the distance, while the last sound of a tiger falling to the ground was almost inaudible.
After a brief round of contact, the lives of the four fighters are unknown...
The tiger demon was not far from the remaining five people, stretching its limbs like a big cat, looking at them with mockery in its terrifying tiger eyes.
“Swoosh… Ta-ta-ta…”
A machete bent 90 degrees spun, drew a parabola and landed at the feet of several people. Not only was the blade bent at the contact point, but the blade was also curled up.
Lu Chengfeng and others had cold hands and feet and were unable to breathe. The joints of their hands that were clenched into fists or holding weapons had turned white.