Climb over the rocks, cross the stream, carefully step over the gravel piles, and then speed up a little after finding the mountain path worn by hikers.
Branches with leaves brushed past overhead from time to time, and there were gusts of cool breeze on the mountain path. Because of the frequent shade from the trees, the environment seemed even darker.
After tossing and turning for most of the night and being frightened, the five people had actually consumed a lot of physical strength, not to mention that they were carrying people on their backs at this time. However, the tension and fear that had not yet subsided made them hold their breath and dare not slow down.
Lu Chengfeng felt that Mr. Ji on his back was very light, just like carrying a woman, but the psychological pressure Mr. Ji gave him was heavier than a rock of the same size.
After passing the outermost hill and arriving at a small stream surrounded by large rocks, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking from the hillside, the outline of Narcissus Town could be vaguely seen.
"Mr. Ji, how about we take a break here? Junior Sister Luo and the others are too injured to sustain such continuous travel."
Lu Chengfeng carefully asked the person on his back.
The other person was tired from running errands, and Ji Yuan, who was lying on his back, was not relaxed either. His body was sore and he was eager to take a break.
"Okay, let's take a rest here."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Ji Yuan's answer. Mr. Ji said that it was okay, which gave them some psychological comfort.
"Everyone take a break, and be careful when you let the people down!"
"good!"
Several people carefully put the injured down.
In fact, the injured people could hardly bear it any longer. Every jump and tremor would cause them great pain, but they just endured it.
Ji Yuan was lying on a sloping boulder with his eyes closed to rest, but he was actually carefully observing the wounded around him.
He suddenly realized that compared to daytime, this moment did not have much impact on his terrible eyesight. He could not see more clearly during the day, but he could not see less clearly at night. It was very strange, as it seemed not to be like this before.
"Ahem...Wow..."
Zhao Long trembled as he supported himself on the rock by the stream and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Zhao Long, are you okay? I'll get you some water!!"
"No, it's okay..."
Luo Ningshuang's breathing was disordered, and her fingers trembled slightly as she touched her left shoulder, where two tiger claw marks looked like knife cuts.
The claw marks on Yan Fei's body were deeper and heavier than those on Luo Ningshuang's. Only after acupressure and bandaging could the bleeding be barely stopped, but he did not dare to move and his face was pale.
The worst case was the swordsman named Du Heng, whose twisted right arm was almost disabled. He was enduring the pain and now half of his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Ji Yuan couldn't bear to look directly at the young swordsman. This injury might not be fatal, but for a martial artist, it must be more painful than killing him. After all, this guy is not Yang Guo, and he may never be able to use a sword well in his life.
In the blur, I saw him folding his arms and keeping silent. He must have looked as pale as death.
"Drink some water, Du Heng."
Lu Chengfeng handed him a water bag. The swordsman forced a smile, took the water bag and drank it like wine.
"Why… "
Ji Yuan sighed softly, these guys are not bad people at all.
"Mr. Ji, we don't care, but... do you have any way to help Du Heng?"
Yan Fei lay on the stone, clenched his fists and asked Ji Yuan in a low voice. He was so excited that his wounds were bleeding.
Everyone looked at Ji Yuan at once, and hope rose in Du Heng's eyes. They suddenly realized that the beggar in front of them was a master who was respected even by the tiger spirit.
'Shit, I have a trick, and I'm not a doctor!'
At this time, Ji Yuan thought a lot. He thought, "A little help would bring you gratitude, a great help would bring you resentment." He saved them but didn't come up with any panacea. Would he be hated by them instead
"Haha! I have already said in the temple that there is a fierce tiger in the mountain, but you guys are sneering at me!"
Ji Yuan paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued when he saw that everyone was embarrassed and ashamed.
"Alas, it's a pity that I am not good at medicine. I want to seek medical treatment for my own eyes, so how can I take care of others? However, there are many extraordinary doctors in the world, so perhaps there is still room for saving him."
Du Heng hugged his right arm with his left hand, gritted his teeth to endure the pain, and sweat dripped down his chin.
"Mr. Ji, Du Heng is not an ungrateful person. You have persuaded and saved us every time before, which is a life-saving grace for us. These bitter consequences... are what we deserve!!"
The others remained silent upon hearing this, and Ji Yuan looked at the swordsman in surprise.
Perhaps because they were afraid that he would despair, after everyone was silent for a while, Ji Yuan suddenly added something profound.
"If you can get through this, Young Master Du will have a bright future!"
Du Heng and everyone else looked at Ji Yuan again, but found that he had closed his eyes and was resting, not saying another word.
Ji Yuan’s feeling at this moment was that after pretending to be cool, he pretended to sleep, which was really exciting!
Lu Chengfeng hesitated for a moment, looked at Ji Yuan and asked another question.
"Mr. Ji, do we need to explain the truth to the people down the mountain? This white tiger skin is not what we got from hunting tigers after all..."
Although the tiger gave them a rare white tiger skin that looked like it had just been peeled off, and told them that they could say that they had successfully hunted the tiger, it was difficult for them to say such words when they saw the miserable state of their group of people.
This sentence scared Ji Yuan.
"Damn it, tell me the truth. What if someone is brave enough to go and hunt the monster? If they succeed, it's fine. But if they fail, won't Lu Shanjun hold everyone responsible?"
Ji Yuan solemnly sat up from the stone and half opened his eyes.
"There is a tiger monster in the mountains, named Lu Shanjun, who lives in Niu Kui and hopes to eat people every night. Once he gets what he wants, he will be disgusted from then on..."
"Young men, Lord Lu once said that after you come down the mountain, you can be the ones to say that the man-eating tiger in the mountain has been killed. This is not a lie. This incident is closely related to you, so there is no need to be ashamed to tell others that you have killed the man-eating tiger."
"But this is all because of you, Mr. Ji..."
Before Lu Chengfeng could finish his words, Ji Yuan reached out to stop him.
"Don't mention my affairs in front of outsiders. Besides, to be honest, how many people in this world dare to be like you young heroes and go into the mountains with such enthusiasm?"
This was half of Ji Yuan's true feelings, but it made several frustrated young men feel a surge of warmth in their hearts.
Seeing that Lu Chengfeng wanted to say something, Ji Yuan simply lay down, closed his eyes and pretended to rest, not intending to pay any attention to him.
"You are the only one who has so many problems! !"
Ji Yuan felt that he was almost yelling at them: Just be your tiger-fighting heroes!
Finally, no one mentioned it anymore. After all, they all longed for recognition. If they paid such a huge price and were still ridiculed in the end, they would be a little devastated.
Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he was just like what Yan Xishan had said, having to dance on several eggs, which was really tiring. Fortunately, he, Ji Moumou, had a decent eloquence, otherwise he would have been forgotten long ago.
If he had the chance to go back and see a story in that novel where the time traveler was comfortable, he would definitely follow the Internet to find the author and beat his head off!