After listening to what those villagers said, Mu Yuncheng was still a little jealous in his heart. Although he was extremely bold when he answered Mo Yiyue just now, he still shuddered at the thought of the man-eating tiger at this moment.

Sometimes we are like this, when we walk alone at night, we think about something happy, and the road is brisk. And the more I thought about those strange things, the heavier the steps became. What the eyes see, and what the ears hear, have their own imagination sandwiched in. Even if there is a random gust of wind, it will be thought that it is a cloudy wind.

Mu Yuncheng was like this at this time, and when he didn't tell him that there were tigers in this mountain, he walked very safely. Once I knew this, every bush I saw felt that there would be a tiger crouching inside, and I would pounce on it at the first opportunity.

The breeze blows, and the grass on both sides makes a "rustling" sound.

"It's just the wind. Mu Yuncheng patted his chest and comforted himself.

Suddenly, there was a roar from Mu Yuncheng's ears that he didn't know what kind of monster it was! That cry startled the horse under his crotch, and the horse's front hooves jumped up, and Mu Yuncheng on his back fell off the horse. Immediately, there was a clear tiger roar, which was deafening, and Mu Yuncheng knew in his heart that it must be the beast that attacked.

Mo Yiyue also realized that the situation was wrong, so she hurriedly turned over and dismounted, took off the two of them and put them in her hands, and pressed Mu Yuncheng down on the grass on the side, signaling him not to make a sound. Another tiger roar broke through the air, and the two old horses neighed for a while, raised their hooves, and were about to flee, but they didn't want two yellow-spotted tigers and a rare white-fronted tiger to suddenly burst out of the grass. In the blink of an eye, the two old horses were knocked down and eaten separately.

Mu Yuncheng saw that the tiger had eaten the horse, and he was angry and afraid. This horse is meant to be used for traveling, and it can be repaid if it is eaten by this group of beasts? But if it weren't for Yi Yue's quick reaction, maybe these tigers would have eaten it by themselves now.

Mo Yiyue also had doubts in her heart, as the saying goes, "One mountain does not allow two tigers", why are there so many tigers infested here? There is only one explanation, that is, this group of tigers has encountered an unprecedented crisis, and they are forced to gather together. What's going on?

The tigers had eaten the horses in an instant and dispersed in a hurry. Looking at the big pool of blood on the ground, as well as the sporadic skeleton that smelled of blood, Mu Yuncheng struggled to get away from Mo Yiyue, and asked with some crying: "What are you hiding? That horse was eaten, how can you and I hurry?"

"I don't know what it is, that's why I'm hiding from you. Besides, if this tiger is swarmed up, I can't guarantee that you will not be harmed. A dead horse is better than an injured one of you and me!" Mo Yiyue was afraid that he would be in a hurry, so she hurriedly explained to Mu Yuncheng. "You and I might as well go to this nearby village first, I want to know about the tiger in the mountains. ”

When Mu Yuncheng heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said, "If you want to understand, go and understand alone, I still have a way to go!"

Mo Yiyue grabbed him and said, "Maybe there will be horses in the village, in short, you and I will go for a trip." ”

When Mu Yuncheng heard him say this, he was extremely reluctant to be dragged away. Mo Yiyue was also tired, but she didn't dare to show the slightest discomfort. "When I came over, I saw smoke in the north. If you want to come to the village, it's there. Mo Yiyue pointed to the front of the right and said softly: "If you can go faster, we can borrow a horse earlier, and we can also arrive in Jiangzhou earlier." ”

As soon as he heard about borrowing the horse, Mu Yuncheng's steps were no longer as loose as before, and he became very vigorous, and he rushed in front of Mo Yiyue to urge him to keep up. Mo Yiyue could only cry and laugh when she saw this, shook her head and sighed, Mu Yuncheng is really an extreme person.

Sure enough, when the two of them didn't walk for long, a small village in the middle of the wild grass came into view.

The village is not large, and the villagers are busy building wooden fences and horses, escorted by grain, on a path that stretches out.

In the group of villagers, an elderly man with a wooden staff in his hand and an old dragon bell stood in the middle, directing everyone to act left and right. I think this person is the village chief.

Mo Yiyue and Mu Yuncheng entered the village, and the old man also noticed the two outsiders, and took the lead in saluting: "The two sons are polite, I don't know what the two of you are doing here?"

Mu Yuncheng was a little scared, so he poked Mo Yiyue with his finger from behind and asked him to answer.

Mo Yiyue bowed and returned the salute, and first asked tentatively: "Is it related to the tiger plague in the mountains that my husband organized these people to build villages and transport food?"

When the village chief heard this, he thought that the two were coming for the tiger, so he hurriedly invited the two into the house to talk. Mo Yiyue turned to look at Mu Yuncheng, and seeing that he didn't say anything else, she promised the village chief to enter the house together first, and then talk about the matter in detail.

This village chief's wooden house is in the middle of the village, and the wooden house held up by a high shelf has a dome made of thatch, which is not very elaborate. The furnishings in the front hall of the house are also simple, with a wooden table, a few scattered small stools, and nothing else to see.

The village chief saluted the two again, and the three of them sat down in turn, and the village chief's wife came out of the inner hall and poured tea for the two.

"Alas!" the village chief sighed.

Mo Yiyue hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand, and asked softly, "Why is my uncle sighing?"

"This tiger plague has hurt us, and now there are tigers running so much in the mountains that the villagers are afraid to go out to tend to the fields, and the livestock cannot be grazed outside. Every day, I need to rely on people to get food from outside, and I don't know when it will be a head. Then he saw that the village chief shook his head again and again, and sighed.

"I don't understand, how did these tigers come to be in this little place, and they shouldn't be so close to humans and animals. Mo Yiyue asked the village chief what she didn't understand.

When the village chief heard this, he changed his posture and nodded: "Yes, this tiger is not here for us." Our terrain is flat, and it can be regarded as the central plain of this horseshoe mountain. Where are the tigers? These tigers are running down from the peaks of this Horseshoe Mountain. ”

"Why is this? Those tigers are not good to stay on the mountain peak, what are you doing here?" Mu Yuncheng listened to what the village chief said, and when he heard the rise, he asked.

"Childe doesn't know. The village chief barely stood up with a wooden staff in his hand, and his body trembled more and more: "This is also what the hunters in our village found when they went up to the top of the mountain to hunt some time ago. There is a bluestone peak not far in front of our village, and I don't know what kind of monster came on it, and killed all the beasts on the mountain. The hunter wondered, and did not dare to pursue it, so he came back and told us about it. I don't know if this monster has also made magic powers on other mountain peaks, but this tiger plague happened after all. These villages near us sent people together to block the road that was seriously troubled in Horseshoe Mountain, and the small road for transporting grain had just been opened. ”

"In that case, why don't you look for someone to come......" Before Mu Yuncheng finished speaking, the old man took over and said: "No, we sent people out to inform the government at the beginning, and we also sent some people one after another." But they only saw the bluestone peak, and did not come out. The prefect asked us to sustain ourselves for a while and provided us with food. Wait for us to find a master, and then go up the mountain to solve this matter. ”

"In this way, this thing on the mountain is still very dangerous...... Mo Yiyue said softly. When the village chief heard this, he hurriedly responded: "Fierce! Why not fierce, those who came successively are all fast catchers with brands in the yamen, and they are all masters who have captured Jiangyang thieves." They can't handle this matter, and I think the two of them are also unlucky. The village chief became quieter and quieter the more he spoke, but the two of them still heard it clearly.

Mo Yiyue just smiled at this, but heard the village chief say: "Yesterday, a little girl came and asked me about Qingshi Peak, but I saw that she was thin and small, so I didn't dare to tell her." didn't even tell her the location of Qingshi Peak, for fear that she would lose her life if she didn't measure herself. ”

"Looks like you and I are really going to go into this mountain. Mo Yiyue said with a smile at Mu Yuncheng.

Mu Yuncheng's face changed slightly when he heard Mo Yiyue's words, "Why?"

Mo Yiyue didn't answer him directly, but asked the village chief Shi Li: "The two of us are actually here to borrow horses from my father-in-law, I don't know if my husband can sell me two horses, and we can double the money." ”

When the village chief heard this, he waved his hand again and again and refused: "Don't dare to sell the horse now, this horse will still be used to deliver food, God knows when this tiger can be swept away." ”

"Then if the two of me sweep away the tiger trouble for you, will you still sell this horse?" As soon as Mo Yiyue's words came out, Mu Yuncheng guessed his thoughts, but he couldn't cover his mouth. I heard the old man's voice reply loudly: "If you can sweep away the tiger trouble, how many horses will still matter?"

At this time, Mu Yuncheng was really speechless, so he had to let Mo Yiyue sweep away his so-called bullshit and tiger trouble.

The village chief was not very relieved about the two of them, so he only heard Mo Yiyue and the village chief say: "Don't worry, old man, do you know who this son next to me is?"

"Who is it?" the village chief looked dazed.

"The only heir of the Mu family in Yunzhou, Mu Yuncheng. Specially for you, the tiger in the mountains. When the village chief heard this, he immediately knelt down, kowtowed again and again, and said: "It turned out to be the chivalrous master of the Mu family, I don't know Mount Tai with my eyes, and I ask the hero to sweep away the disaster for us." "The prestige of the Mu family in Yunzhou, even this remote villager heard it like thunder.

Mo Yiyue just kept laughing when she saw this, and Mu Yuncheng hurriedly helped the village chief up, not knowing what to say, and finally had to pat her chest and promise that she would definitely drive away the monsters in the mountains and return the villagers to peace.