Chapter 011: Into the Mountains
Ye Xing didn't have the slightest worry about entering the mountains, after more than ten years of training, he knew the mountains and forests well, as long as he didn't die carelessly, there should be no problem.
His purpose was to hunt, collect medicine, and go to see the real tiger's power.
In the outer mountains and forests, there will still be people, hunting, collecting medicines and the like, but deep in the mountains, there are all kinds of powerful beasts.
Basically, it is inaccessible, and ordinary mountain people simply do not have the courage to go deep into it.
In fact, Ye Xing hadn't gone too deep into the deep mountains and old forests before, but with his sensitive hearing and vision, there was nothing to worry about.
He is very cautious, and carefulness is the most important thing.
Sure enough, soon Ye Xing found a big snake across the dense forest tree technique in front of him, and the flying knife in his hand came out, hitting seven inches.
Quickly peeling the skin and taking out the gall, Ye Xing also took a long piece of snake meat and kept it for lunch.
You have to leave the scene immediately, otherwise, the smell of blood will soon attract wild beasts.
If there were large beasts, or small beasts, Ye Xing didn't think that he could get out of the way.
There are a lot of medicinal powders that can repel snakes and insects on his body, and the insects will not lean on his body, and when he pulled out the deep grass in the dense forest, Ye Xing found a few rare herbs, so he stepped forward and picked them and put them in his bag.
Gradually going deep into the mountains, there is no road at all, all the mountains and forests are dense. Ye Xing basically used a knife to chop down miscellaneous trees in order to advance.
After entering the mountains and forests for more than ten miles, there were many fierce beasts, and soon after, Ye Xing saw an adult male tiger, who should be patrolling the territory.
The tigers of this world are still somewhat similar to the tigers of the earth, but the difference is that they are very large, several times larger than those on the earth.
It looked like a moving hill, and it was two sharp fangs sticking out long, extremely powerful and ferocious.
Ye Xing didn't dare to get too close, he hid in a huge tree, held his breath and rested, he hadn't dealt with a real tiger for so many years.
In the past, Ye Xing had only fought against animals such as wolves and wild deer, and they were all hunted with arrows from afar.
It's completely different now, and I'm a little nervous in my heart, and the incomparable coercion makes him a little uncomfortable.
Ye Xing observed the tiger's posture from a distance, and simulated it over and over again in his heart, the tiger had a habit of urinating and pulling feces on the edge of the territory.
This is as a sign of territory, but also to attract the opposite sex, and there is an extremely low roar from the mouth.
The tiger's footsteps alternated lightly and heavily, landing but silently, this was just patrolling the territory, not predatory, but the appearance of attacking at any time was chilling.
Only Ye Xing's good hearing could hear the extremely slight sound, and his eyesight was also excellent, and he could see everything clearly.
The tiger's step benefited Ye Xing a lot, and Ye Xing had been thinking about how to do it so silently.
Even a person like Ye Xing himself who has achieved light kung fu will have a rustling sound on the ground.
Ye Xing followed far behind, and followed the tiger to a valley, which should be the tiger's daily resting place.
There are not many trees in the valley, and there is a rocky mountain on one side, which may be the home of the tiger.
There are no caves, just surrounded by mountains on three sides, but the smell here is extremely strong, and any small beast should not dare to approach.
Observing carefully, he found that there was a cave in the middle of the mountain, which Ye Xing easily touched up, and it was very dry and not deep.
But the inside is a bit open, and you can move around freely alone, but, just in time, Ye Xing decided to stay here.
Putting down the burden, Ye Xing took advantage of the time when the tiger was sleeping, went down to get a lot of dry firewood, lit a fire and roasted snake meat to eat, and took out the water hyacinth to drink some water.
Then he began to take out the booklet to review, after so many days of memorization, Ye Xing had memorized all the contents of the book.
Three pages of general outline, 36 small drawings and annotations, now sit at the entrance of the cave and take them out to look at again.
A few days ago, I had been looking under the oil lamp at night, but now it was noon, Ye Xing looked carefully page by page, only to find that the silk cloth had patterns, as if it was wet and dried, but it was crepe.
I checked it over and over again, and I didn't have anything wrong with it and gave up.
Then, Ye Xing went to observe the tiger, but he was probably tired and not too hungry, this tiger was very lazy, just sleeping, that kind of cry was very loud, and it really had the potential of sonic shock for half a mile.
Ye Xing decided to wake it up and hit the tiger with a stone, and the tiger was really furious, jumped up, flew several feet high, and was shocked when he pounced on the mountain rock.
Ye Xing teased the tiger over and over again, making him very angry, he was halfway up the mountain, and the tiger could only roar, there was no way.
Ye Xing just wanted to feel the momentum of the tiger, because the distance was really not too far, but the tiger couldn't come up, and it was really terrifying.
The momentum hit like a mountain, Ye Xing's heart was also beating very fast, knowing that there was no danger, but he couldn't stop feeling cold.
In the evening, the tiger went to forage, Ye Xing followed far behind, observing the details, 5 days, Ye Xing followed behind, in addition to collecting medicine to observe the tiger, and at night simulated the practice of tiger boxing.
I feel like I've made a lot of progress, but to be honest, I haven't seen a real tiger, and I can't understand the pressure that is overwhelming.
On the 6th day, Ye Xing tried to start approaching the male tiger, and his reaction speed ensured his safety, as soon as the tiger moved, he went up the big tree or quickly went around behind the tree, making the tiger angry but helpless.
And provoked the tiger many times, finally made Ye Xing have no fear, as long as he was careful and fast, it was actually not as terrible as he thought.
On the 10th day, he simply fought the tiger directly, and the result was very unfortunate, with many more scars on his body, including one on his back that was extremely serious, and his clothes were also shredded into strips of cloth.
If it weren't for Ye Xing's quick reaction and slashing the old tiger's front paws with a knife, it might have been a bit unpleasant.
Ye Xing picked a lot of herbs, plus his physical recovery ability was super good, this kind of skin injury, he had nothing to worry about, but it also made him dare not come out of the cave for three days, and then drinking water became a problem.
On the 15th day, Ye Xing was just right, and he went to challenge the tiger again, he still relied on his light skill speed, as long as the tiger made a move, he was already dozens of zhang away.
On the 20th day, he was already able to tie with the tiger, of course, his strength was far inferior, but the fight with the knife dodge, so that the tiger could not take any advantage.
And his dodging skills are far superior, and after the tiger understands those moves, he is not afraid at all.
On the 24th day, Ye Xing also learned the technique of rubbing the strength in his palm, so that the tiger couldn't touch him at all, but he used a knife to abuse the tiger, and finally made the tiger tired and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Of course, Ye Xing still didn't dare to care too much, he didn't dare to do it to fight the tiger hero, but it didn't prevent him from having fun.
A few days later, Ye Xing felt that the essence of the tiger shape fist had been obtained, so he let go of the tiger that had been playing for 30 days, left the valley, and wanted to pick some herbs again, and then go back to the town.
After crossing a few small peaks, he came to a very small valley, and at the bottom of the valley there was a small pool, which was overflowing, and the thin water flowed out of the valley.
He hadn't taken a bath for more than thirty days, and he was covered in a foul smell, so Ye Xing decided to take a bath.
I didn't dare to be careless, so I first observed for a long time and found that this valley was too small, there were no animals, and there were no beasts or snakes hidden around.
The pool was very small, and the water should have come out from the bottom, and when I touched the water, it was extremely cold, and it was shivering.
Ye Xing took off his clothes, washed his old clothes with cold water, and washed all the dirt of the past 30 days.
While getting dressed, I accidentally wet the cover of the booklet.
When he picked it up and looked at it, Ye Xing noticed that a small bulge bulged out on the cover of the booklet.
I always thought that the cover was the skin of some kind of beast, but now it seems that it is not, Ye Xing picked open the small bag with a knife and found that there was another layer inside.
So, the cover was all smeared with water, and after a while, I scraped it with a knife, and the inside was all exposed.
Hundreds of words were written in dark red on the inner layer of the cover, Ye Xing took a closer look, it was a cultivation mantra, it was very simple, it was actually an internal strength method for cultivating the function of the water system.
Ye Xing was extremely excited, he studied "Rubbing Palms" by himself, and had already memorized the general outline and moves, but he did not practice.
Because I don't have internal force at all, I don't have internal force, and it's just a showcase, an external effort.
I believe that the old man in black did not discover this internal strength mantra, otherwise he would never give it to Ye Xing.
Because from Uncle Lin, he had already learned that the cultivation of internal strength was only qualified by the disciples of the sect, and the mantra was the secret of the sect, and it must not be passed on.
Now that he has obtained the internal strength method, it is really not easy to come by, and Ye Xing feels that he is really lucky.
Ye Xing made some branches around the perimeter, surrounded the small valley, sprinkled insect repellent powder around it, and threw some dried tiger dung on the periphery.
Then I sat down on the edge of the pool, soaked all the booklet in water, and found that only the cover had an inner layer.
Ye Xing first memorized these hundreds of words 10 times, memorized them completely, and then began to analyze this mantra.