Chapter 46: Encountering a Tiger on the Road
Shen Zhengwen was an experienced hunter, and he knew that the movement in the forest just now must have been caused by the beasts of the mountains and fields.
As for what kind of beast it was, he could not judge without careful observation.
Thinking of the legend that there were large beasts on this road, his pace quickened a few more times, from trotting to running fast.
If there is really any large beast, with his woodcutter, I am afraid that he will not be able to get out easily.
He carried a burden on his back, and he drove for a long time, and he was already a little exhausted at this time.
But he still didn't dare to let up at all, and still ran with all his might.
But as he ran, he suddenly stopped and looked ahead in shock.
Because on the road not far in front of him, a white-fronted tiger suddenly appeared.
"Roar!" The tiger roared, resounding throughout the mountain forest.
Shen Zhengwen was in a mess, and he could even smell the fishy smell coming from the tiger's mouth.
He didn't expect that he was so unlucky, and he really ran into a beast.
This tiger is larger than the size of an adult man, and it weighs at least three or four hundred catties from a rough look.
He didn't dare to be careless, and took out the machete he had put away.
Then he put everything on his body on the ground, put on a defensive posture, and prepared to fight to the death.
met on a narrow road, and now he can't run if he wants to, so he can only bite the bullet.
Although the tiger is huge, he has many years of hunting experience, and he still has a little skill.
And this woodcutter is also very sharp, and if he really fights, he is not without a chance of winning.
Anyway, he won't give up until the last minute.
His wife and children are still waiting for him to come home, and he can't fold here.
The tiger didn't pounce immediately, but paced left and right, as if looking for the right moment to attack.
Shen Zhengwen didn't dare to move even more, and he didn't dare to wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead, but he just held the woodcutter tightly and confronted the tiger.
The tiger's eyes kept staring at Shen Zhengwen, as if he was looking at a delicious food.
After observing it for a while, it seemed to realize that the humans in front of it were not enough to pose a threat to it.
So he chose to take the initiative to attack.
"Roar!"
Another roar.
I saw that the tiger walked briskly, and it arrived in front of Shen Zhengwen in a few ups and downs.
Shen Zhengwen hurriedly took a few steps back, distancing himself from the tiger.
Now that the tiger arrived in front of him, he realized how obvious the gap between humans and the king of beasts was.
I'm afraid I'm going to die for a lifetime this time.
But he kept an eye on the tiger, trying to find its flaws.
But the tiger didn't give him a chance, opened his bloody mouth, jumped up and pounced directly.
At this time, the Shen family, who was far away in Taoli Village, Xiao Niannian, who was asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
Oops! Daddy is in danger!
These days, she has quietly put a protective spell on her father, mother, and brothers.
If they were in danger, she was the first to feel it.
The Protective Charm was something she had learned from an ancient book that her grandfather had shown her to help her resist a fatal blow.
But her spiritual power was so weak that she couldn't even exert one-tenth of the power of the protective charm.
The insufficiently powerful protective charm can only make her sense the danger, but it cannot play a protective role.
Daddy went to the city to buy New Year's goods, how could he encounter danger?
Xiao Niannian was so anxious that she closed her eyes again, trying to find out where her father was.
But at this moment, she suddenly realized that the danger had disappeared automatically.
Could it be that the protective charm is working so quickly that this danger is gone?
But it doesn't matter.
Although I don't know what's going on, Xiao Niannian feels that as long as my father is safe, it's fine.
And Shen Zhengwen, on his side, was stunned and looked at the tiger that fled in the wilderness, and had ten thousand questions in his heart.
He was ready to die in the belly of the tiger, but the tiger actually ran away on its own?
Just now, when the tiger pounced, he dodged the fatal blow with a roll, but accidentally dropped something from his clothes.
The tiger didn't pounce on Shen Zhengwen, but its paws stepped directly on that thing.
Then Shen Zhengwen saw that the tiger suddenly seemed to be burned by fire, and his whole body bounced off violently, and finally ran into the dense forest without looking back.
The reason why he said that he was fleeing for his life was because Shen Zhengwen clearly saw the fear in the tiger's eyes.
When it fled, its body was still trembling slightly, and its tail was shrunk as if it had seen something terrible.
Its appearance is very different from the appearance of the majestic king of the mountains at the beginning, but it looks like a lost dog.
After the figure of the tiger disappeared, Shen Zhengwen picked up the things he had dropped from daring to go over.
This is a wooden tiger, a plaything carved by the bolt and given to Xiao Niannian.
Xiao Niannian likes this wooden tiger the most on weekdays, and he plays with it in his hand when he has nothing to do, and occasionally takes two bites, leaving many mouthmarks on it.
Shen Zhengwen opened the baggage when he was selling goods today, and found that he didn't know when he brought this wooden tiger out.
He didn't pay attention to it at the time, thinking that when he was packing up his things yesterday, Li Rulan was playing with Xiao Niannian on the side and accidentally threw the wooden tiger into the baggage.
So he took the wooden tiger out of his baggage and put it in his sleeve pocket, thinking that this was his daughter's beloved thing, and he couldn't get dirty.
It wasn't until he had just dodged the tiger's attack that the wooden tiger accidentally fell out of his sleeve pocket.
He picked up the wooden tiger and looked at it again and again.
The wood is ordinary wood, and the workmanship is even rougher, and it looks nothing special.
But it was such an ordinary puppet that scared off a big tiger and saved his life.
Shen Zhengwen was sure that he was not mistaken, the big tiger only fled after stepping on this puppet.
By the way, this puppet is still a little different.
The only difference is that there are a lot of small thoughts on it.
Yes, it must have been because of this that the tiger was scared off.
Nian Nian is a little lucky star, and saliva is naturally blessed.
Shen Zhengwen held the wooden tiger in his hand tightly, and he was happy in his heart.
Fortunately, he is blessed by the lucky star, otherwise he is afraid that he will not escape this time.
He put the puppet away again, only this time not in his sleeve pocket, but solemnly in the inner pocket of his arms.
Then he put away the baggage and things he had put on the ground, and quickened his pace to Taoli Village.
Hurry up, he can be regarded as returning to Taoli Village before the county orders them.
He first went home and put down his things, he didn't even have time to drink saliva, and told Li Rulan about Shen Yaocai's report to the official.
Li Rulan was also a little flustered suddenly, and after Shen Zhengwen comforted her a few words, she immediately went to Cheng Sheng to discuss countermeasures.
Xiao Niannian saw that his father returned safely, and the heart that had been hanging finally fell.
When she heard that the prefectural order was going to bring someone over to check on the monsters, she didn't care at all.
Come on, she's not a monster, she's a mythical beast.
The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.
As long as anyone dares to hurt her and her family, she will definitely not let it go easily.
On the mountain road, the bells on the carriage jingled.
A young man with a clear eyebrow was sitting upright in a carriage with his eyes closed.
He was wearing an official uniform and soap boots, and a jade gourd with strange runes engraved on his waist.
Xu had been sitting for a long time, and he lifted the carriage curtain a little impatiently.
"It's been so long, why haven't you arrived in Taoli Village yet?"
An official next to him immediately stepped forward to answer.
"Your Excellency, look ahead, Taoli Village has arrived."