The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 471 Cannibalism
A few breaths later, a tiger leaped out of the woods and charged straight at the convoy.

The merchants turned pale with fright.

The tiger wasn't very big, and it was skinny. It looked quite old, with two of its canine teeth broken in half... but a tiger is a tiger, and these few frail merchants couldn't handle it.

The young businessman suddenly said in a low voice.

There were two more江湖人士 (jianghu figures) in that car—

The old merchant gripped his short knife tightly and said in a low voice.

"If they don't come down, we can't count on them. What else can we do? Ask them to fight tigers with their children in their arms? Don't say a word, or we'll be forcing them to their deaths!"

As they were talking, the tiger pounced on them.

Several people waved torches, trying to drive them away.

The tiger suddenly stopped and then lay down.

He neither stepped forward nor retreated, but just stared at the group with predatory eyes.

Before the group could react to this strange situation, the bushes shook again. A long knife emerged, followed by a狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face covered in scars, and a pair of greedy eyes swept over them.

"Hehe——"

"Bring your goods and follow me—"

The tone was harsh and strange, with a whistling sound; it was less like human speech and more like the low growl of a wild beast.

This person… let's just call him a person for now—was at least nine feet tall, a head taller than Li Miao. He was broad-shouldered and wore a hastily made animal skin coat, his body covered in scars. Most importantly…

Li Miao and Wu Mingxiao poked their heads out of the carriage.

"what?"

Li Miao let out a soft "hmm".

"Hehe, interesting, very interesting!"

"So interesting!"

Wu Mingxiao, standing to the side, was puzzled, but he saw Li Miao's eyes flicker and the corners of his mouth slowly curl up.

Despite the same smile as before, Wu Mingxiao suddenly felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his hands began to tremble involuntarily.

"Brother Li..."

Li Miao turned around and smiled at him.

"Hey bro, do you know about the Ming Cult?"

Wu Mingxiao nodded hesitantly.

“I know…of course I know. Didn’t the Ming Cult perish two years ago? They’re said to have been involved in an assassination attempt and were completely wiped out in the capital…”

"It's said in the martial arts world that the Ming Cult leader was sexually assaulted and defiled by that Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, then abandoned after being seduced, and finally went mad and committed this act, and then that Commander—"

Li Miao's smile froze.

"Stop, stop, stop, no, that's not what I meant. By the way, where did you hear that from?"

"Never mind, let's talk about the present first."

Li Miao pointed to the savage outside and said.

"You know that the assassination attempt by the Ming Cult was ultimately carried out by a descendant of Yang Lixuan, the former leader of the Ming Cult, right? Do you know what the most prominent characteristic of the Yang family's successive generations is?"

Wu Mingxiao nodded. He knew, of course, but he didn't understand why Li Miao would bring it up at this time... Suddenly, he widened his eyes and stared intently at the wild man who had sprung out of the forest.

Because the savage's appearance was so ferocious, he hadn't noticed the most important point—besides being extremely broad-shouldered, the man's arms were also extremely long, and if they were hanging down, they could easily touch his knees!
This is precisely the characteristic of the Yang family!
"Brother Li, this!"

Li Miao waved his hand and laughed.

"That's why I said it's interesting."

"Listen to me, don't move. With me here, he can't hurt anyone. We're going to watch this show to our hearts' content."

On the other hand, after the savage finished speaking, seeing that the merchants did not move, he suddenly swung his long knife.

Crash! —

This cut created a gash that was at least ten feet long and as deep as a thumb, cutting through the ground and trees!
"Come with me!!!"

The skinny tiger lying on the ground next to him suddenly stood up and roared.

Roar! ——

With a clang, the short knife fell to the ground.

Several merchants slowly placed their hands on their heads.

The savage nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.

"Car, together, up the mountain." "Escape, die; don't escape, live."

"go!"

The merchants looked at each other, knowing they were powerless to resist, so they had no choice but to hitch up the carriage and follow the savage.

After traveling for about half an hour, they arrived at a very secluded mountain hollow. The savage suddenly stopped and roared a few times.

As the branches swayed, several people jumped out of the woods beside the road. They were all dressed as bandits, with rusty long knives with dried bloodstains at their waists. After jumping out, they shouted wildly.

"Big guy, we're open for business again today!"

"Why are there only a few poor merchants?"

"Damn it, just look at these poor bastards' clothes and you can tell they're broke! You didn't just grab some random people to scam us!"

The savage panicked for a moment, stammering and gesturing wildly as he explained, "There's no road. Wait two days. This is the only way."

"Change, change the milk."

"One bucket, one bucket."

He gestured with one finger.

The bandit leader curled his lip.

"You're trading this little bit of stuff for a bucket of milk? At most, half a bucket!"

The savage's face suddenly turned red.

"One bucket, one bucket!"

"Buy on credit! Buy on credit!"

The bandit leader chuckled, approached the savage, and patted his cheek.

"Wow, big guy, you even know how to buy on credit? Impressive!"

Snapped!
He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly slapped the savage across the face.

"Just half a bucket, and you still have to deliver the milk up the mountain for us! If you don't want to do this business, go find milk elsewhere! Let me tell you, besides our village, there's nowhere else within a hundred miles that can give you so much milk!"

The savage was dumbfounded.

The skinny tiger beside him bared its teeth, poised to pounce.

But the savage suddenly reached out and stopped him.

"No, no, I'll change it to half a bucket."

"Go, go."

He lowered his head, turned to grab the cart frame, and followed behind several bandits. Skinny Tiger, on the other hand, kept an eye on the merchants, and the group headed up the mountain together.

Inside the car, Wu Mingxiao let out a long breath.

It's unclear why these bandits didn't check the inside of the vehicle, thus overlooking him and Li Miao.

But after venting his anger, Wu Mingxiao couldn't help but ask Li Miao a question.

"Brother Li, that savage's martial arts skills must be at least top-notch, and he's considered one of the best in the martial arts world. How could he be so easily humiliated by those few ordinary mountain bandits?"

Li Miao shrugged and said casually.

"Just kidding. Just because someone is strong doesn't mean they won't get hurt."

"Didn't you hear me clearly? Those bandits have what this fool wants, and it's something that can't be supplied within a hundred miles. So naturally, this fool can only swallow his anger."

Wu Mingxiao was suddenly taken aback.

"But with his martial arts skills, what could possibly be... hiss!"

He suddenly realized what was happening, and immediately flew into a rage! His teeth were grinding together so hard they were making a cracking sound!
That savage wanted milk.

Moreover, it was a large quantity of milk, which only this bandit stronghold could supply.

Leaving aside what this savage would do with milk, let's just talk about this bandit stronghold.

If it were cow's milk or goat's milk, there wouldn't be no substitute within a hundred miles, and this savage wouldn't have to beg for it so humbly... So, what kind of milk is this?

Then they heard Li Miao tapping on the car floor beneath him, speaking in a swaying manner.

"In recent years, tigers have been rampant in this area, causing the deaths and injuries of more than 1,200 people. More than half of them have disappeared without a trace."

"Tigers, even when extremely hungry, won't completely abandon humans, but given other options, they won't easily include humans in their diet... Young man, if tigers didn't eat so many people, then what killed the others? And where did those missing people go?"

"When it comes to eating people, tigers are far inferior to humans."

(End of this chapter)