Chapter 3: Assessment Failure
The night in the barren mountains is eerie, the mountain roads of the black col are rugged and winding, and the roar of fierce beasts echoing in the valley is even more terrifying. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although for Su Mu, such nights have long been accustomed to it, and there is no need to be afraid. However, when looking at a place of lights not far away, Su Mu still felt warm in his heart, and couldn't help but speed up his pace.
As the trip approached, the lights in front of Su Mu's eyes became clear.
It is a tribe surrounded by a wall of giant trees and boulders.
Although it is not big, only hundreds of people live, but the lights inside are bright and noisy, which makes Su Mu feel warm.
The gates of the tribe are also made of giant wood, and they are erected, and the lower gates are sharpened into the ground.
On the wall, there were several stout men dressed in animal skins, carrying huge bows, staring at the surroundings with blazing eyes.
"Who?" One of the big men saw that a figure below was coming back quickly, and he immediately became vigilant, and just as he wanted to pull his bow and arrow, a familiar voice came out.
"Uncle Sanshi, it's me, don't shoot me like a wild boarββ!" Su Mu greeted loudly and stopped in front of the door.
"It's Komaki! Komaki is back! As Sanshi shouted, Su Mu clearly heard a strong response from within the tribe.
Sure enough, as soon as the gate of the wall was opened, Uncle Dashi led dozens of clansmen to meet him, and when he saw Su Mu's sleeves torn and obvious scratches on his arms, he inevitably guessed that Xiao Mu should have failed this assessment, but he was indeed fortunate to be able to come back safely!
Da Shi breathed a sigh of relief, walked over and patted Su Mu's shoulder, and said comfortingly: "It's okay, it's good to come back, this time the assessment of the Hanging Eye Tiger is a little more difficult, even I can't hunt it easily." β
Su Mu nodded seriously: "Yes, Uncle Dashi, its claws are indeed extremely sharp, and even the Gang Qi that I triggered divine power was penetrated by it." β
Da Shi frowned slightly, no, but to penetrate Xiao Mu's Gang Qi, it is impossible, not to mention that Xiao Mu is now in the Nine Realms of Quenching Body, and it is difficult for the Hanging Eye Tiger to hurt him.
"No, Uncle Oishi." Seeing Da Shi's puzzled face, Su Mu took out a few fist-sized golden tiger claws from his arms and handed them to Da Shi.
"It's... This, this is ...... The claws of the Tiger King?" Dashi took the golden claw, his eyes wide, and his face was full of incredulity.
Su Mu nodded firmly.
"Oh my God! Xiao Mu actually hunted and killed a tiger king with hanging eyes! I don't know who shouted, and the people were amazed.
"Xiao Mu, you are amazing, what about the Tiger King? Where, I haven't seen what it looks like. Shi Dun looked envious, he was the son of Uncle Da Shi's family, three years older than Su Mu, but his body was much taller than Su Mu.
Su Mu scratched his head embarrassedly and said with a grin: "That...... I let it go. β
"What ββ?!" As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder exploding in the crowd.
"That's it!" A hoarse and powerful voice shouted, and the noisy discussion came to an abrupt end.
In the crowd, the elderly Ah Gong walked slowly with a magic staff, and seriously warned Su Mudao: "Let the tiger return to the mountain, there will be endless troubles, Xiao Mu remember." β
"Yes, Grandpa." Although Su Mu's immature face was doubtful, he still seriously agreed to Ah Gong.
Ah Gong nodded and smiled with satisfaction. For a moment, he was helpless in his heart, and he himself didn't know if it was too cruel to ask Su Mu to accept such a survival principle now.
Ah Gong's face was worried, and then he solemnly announced: Su Mu failed the hunting assessment in the end.
"Ah Gong, why? I've even defeated the Tiger King. Su Mu said indignantly, expressing dissatisfaction with such a verdict.
"Yes, Ah Gong, Xiao Mu is a little kinder now, but his strength is really not to be underestimated, with Xiao Mu joining, the strength of our hunting team can be well improved!" As the vice captain of the hunting team, Sanshi was also very puzzled.
The clansmen talked a lot, and they all begged Ah Gong to take back the decision.
As the hunting captain of the tribe, Su Dashi seemed to understand some clues, and came forward to reconcile: "Don't argue anymore, Ah Gong's decision must have his reasons." β
Su Mu's face was full of grievances, he pursed his lips, and his eyes began to contain fog, which made people feel distressed.
Ah Gong asked sternly, "What is the assessment this time?" β
"Hunt the Tiger."
"Are you going to hunt?"
"No, but ......"
"Since you haven't completed the task, how can you ever say that you have passed the assessment!" Ah Gong did not budge in the slightest.
"Then I'll go hunt the Hanging Eye Tiger now and complete the assessment!" Su Mu was emotional, his eyes were red, he stared at Ah Gong resentfully, and turned around to enter the mountain.
Seeing this, Dashi hurriedly stopped Su Mu, this kid still has an injury on his arm, and it is inevitable that something will go wrong.
Everyone also persuaded Su Mu to recuperate from his injuries first, and then it would not be difficult to assess.
Su Mu calmed down and realized that his attitude just now, he suddenly had a feeling of a chill down his spine, that is Ah Gong, who has always loved him since he was a child, how could he be inexplicably obsessed, and even resented Ah Gong just now.
Su Mu looked at Ah Gong a little stunned, eager to be forgiven like a child.
Ah Gong's face was solemn, the violence in Xiao Mu's eyes just now made him very unfamiliar, he began to have a faint worry, and then ordered the gate to be closed, and no one was allowed to hunt in the mountains for three months.
Subsequently, Su Mu was sent back to the house by the clansmen, through the firelight, the figures were in a hurry, Su Mu actually saw the figures of some clan elders one after another, and the appearance of these clan elders must be related to some important matters in the clan.
What's going on? How can the benevolent Ah Gong be so resolute today? Su Mu was lying on the wooden bed, confused, and after a day's work, he quickly fell asleep.
In a huge tent in the center of the tribe, the lights were brightly lit and full of clansmen.
Directly above, Ah Gong sat cross-legged, his white hair was braided with many small braids, and his wrinkled skin looked extremely old, but his eyes were full of essence and charm, giving people an unfathomable appearance.
"In recent days, there has been a situation in the tribes around the barren mountains, and there have been frequent incidents of missing people, and these missing people are all powerful hunters in the tribe." Ah Gong spoke first, breaking the silence and looking at the boulder below.
"A month ago, I led a team with Ershi to hunt in the mountains, and encountered a rare black lion leopard, so the detachment wanted to outflank and outflank, but I didn't see the movement of Ershi for a long time, and when I arrived at the ambush point of Ershi and others, I found that there was no one, and the whole twelve hunters left no trace and disappeared out of thin air!" Dashi's emotions gradually became excited, and he loudly condemned himself: "It's all my fault for this matter, if I am in charge of the ambush, Ershi and they won't have an accident!" β
"You don't have to blame yourself, you can find something unusual at that time?" An old man in blue clothes beside Ah Gong asked, he was the elder of the Qingteng clan in the tribe, and his status was Yubi chief, second only to Ah Gong.
"No, there are only brothers' weapons scattered in the same place, and there are not even traces of fighting and struggling, we have searched the surrounding area for a long time, but we still haven't found anything, even the black lion and leopard have disappeared." Oishi covered his head and seriously recalled the clues that he might have overlooked at the time.
Suddenly, Dashi's eyes lit up, and he jumped up and shouted loudly: "Jiuli tribe! I found people from the Jiuli tribe at the hunting border! β
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