Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 4 Tiger Hunting
"My life is so hard."

Click~!

Li Kunshan muttered to himself as he cut down a dead tree.

He took Uncle Jiu as his master and occasionally helped him perform rituals, but the money he earned was not enough to make a living.

So whether it is Li Kunshan, Qiu Sheng, or Wencai, they all have their own main occupations.

Like Li Kunshan, Qiu Sheng and Wencai are also orphans.

Qiu Sheng usually lives in his aunt's house, helping his aunt to run the store and sell goods. His aunt never treats him unfairly.

Wencai lived in the charity cemetery because he was one of the guards there and was on the payroll.

As for Li Kunshan, he inherited the "work number" of his predecessor.

At around noon, when the sun was at its hottest, Li Kunshan tossed his hatchet aside and went to rest under a shady tree near the grave, taking out some dry food and water for lunch.

"Huh? This is..."

Turning my head, I suddenly saw several scratches on the tree trunk about one meter from the ground.

The scratches were so deep that not only did they strip off the bark, but they also scratched the trunk deep inside.

This was obviously caused by some kind of beast, but what kind of beast has such great strength?

"……tiger!"

After a moment of hesitation, Li Kunshan's eyes widened instantly. These marks looked very much like tiger scratches.

Could it be that there is a tiger in this mass grave?

Li Kunshan quickly stood up, ran back, picked up the hatchet and held it in his hand.

After calming down a little, he began to patrol around nervously.

Soon, he found several other scratches.

Still on a big rock, I smelled a strong smell of urine that became stronger as it dried.

That’s right, these are all tiger marks.

There are indeed tigers here.

During the late Qing Dynasty, tigers were rampant in various provinces and regions, and tiger disasters continued. There was even an incident where a dozen tigers formed a group to attack a human village.

By the time of the Republic of China, guns and cannons became increasingly popular. In addition to government officials, powerful people in the private sector could also get a few homemade guns.

With a gun, even if you are not Wu Song, you can still fight a tiger.

Not only the gorgeous tiger skin, but also the tiger bones and blood are good things, especially the tiger whip, which is the favorite of many masters. Therefore, many people go into the mountains with guns to hunt tigers.

Hunters shot during the day and the masters set off fireworks at night, and the number of tigers decreased rapidly.

There have been no sightings of tigers around Renjia Town for a long time.

I think it was a tiger that had escaped from somewhere else. Few people came to the mass grave, so it had not been discovered.

"If we can kill this tiger..."

Li Kunshan recalled that someone had been selling tiger skin in the town before, and it was spotted by a wealthy man who spent twenty dollars on it!

How much firewood can he collect for twenty dollars?

The tiger is full of treasures. In addition to the tiger skin, the tiger whip, tiger bones, and even the tiger blood are all good things.

If we can hunt this tiger, we can earn at least a hundred dollars!
Thinking of this, Li Kunshan's eyes lit up. If he had a hundred dollars, why would he still chop firewood?

But the key question is, how to kill this tiger?

……

"Why haven't you come yet?"

Late at night, at the edge of a mass grave where the wind was blowing in the dark, Qiu Sheng looked at half a pig's leg lying in the open space more than 20 meters away and couldn't help feeling a little impatient.

He turned his head to look at Li Kunshan next to him and said with a frown.

"Could it be a mistake?"

"How can it be!"

Li Kunshan immediately denied it and then continued.

"You saw it during the day, there are tiger scratches everywhere."

"Yes, that's right! Big Tiger, come quickly."

Qiu Sheng nodded, a hint of excitement on his face.

Li Kunshan looked around vigilantly, then glanced at the gun in Qiu Sheng's hand, and couldn't help but feel relieved. Even if the tiger was ferocious, he could still knock it down with one shot.

After discovering the tiger's tracks, Li Kunshan immediately returned to the town and found Qiu Sheng.

It would be impossible for him to hunt a tiger alone.

Master and Wencai went to the next town, so now we can only ask Qiu Sheng for help.

As soon as he heard about the tiger, Qiu Sheng immediately became interested.

Not only did he get half a pig and a large amount of drugs, he also borrowed a gun from his childhood friend in the security team!

Because the location was a mass grave, the two returned to the charity cemetery and found an old Taoist robe of their master to wear.

Everything was ready, and we arrived at the mass grave in the dark.

Mix anesthetics into pork and wait for the tiger to take the bait.

Rustle~sha~!

It was already past two in the morning, and both Li Kunshan and Qiu Sheng were dozing off. Suddenly, a subtle sound of dry grass and stones rubbing against each other could be heard from the mass grave. In the dead of night, it was remarkably clear.

For a moment, both of them shuddered and their hair stood on end.

coming!

Only then did Li Kunshan realize that he had not heard any insect chirping since a while ago.

It was so scared that even the insects didn't dare to scream. With such a powerful aura, it must be a tiger.

Sure enough, a gorgeous tiger slowly walked out from the dark mass grave.

"so big!"

When he saw the tiger, Li Kunshan’s eyes widened instantly.

Excluding the tail, its body length is estimated to be more than four meters, much larger than that of an ordinary tiger!
I was surprised and excited at the same time.

A tiger king like this must be more valuable!

He took a deep breath, held his breath, and stared at the tiger.

The tiger was obviously following the smell of blood. It walked to the half piece of pork and lowered its head to sniff it.

“Eat quickly!”

Seeing the tiger circling around the pork, just sniffing it but not eating it, both of them became anxious.

After a moment, the tiger raised its head and turned around to go back.

The two men widened their eyes in shock. Could it be that they put too much anesthetic in and the tiger smelled it?

"Never mind! Shoot!"

Seeing that the tiger was about to escape, Qiu Sheng, who had already taken aim, did not care about the integrity of the tiger's skin and pulled the trigger at the tiger.

boom!
Along with the flames, a sharp gunshot rang out.

Roar~!

Suddenly attacked, the tiger roared, turned its head suddenly, and its eyes were red and ferocious.

Bang bang~!

Qiu Sheng did not hesitate and fired two more shots.

Roar~!

Seeing the gun, the tiger roared but did not pounce over. Instead, it ran deep into the mass grave.

"Ran!"

The two of them were anxious and quickly got up and chased after him.

Qiu Sheng's marksmanship was average to begin with, and at a distance of more than 20 meters and in dim light, his accuracy was even worse.

"Did you miss?"

"Hit!"

When I got there, I saw a pool of blood on the ground.

It seems that although the tiger was not killed directly, it was injured.

"Great! See where it goes next! Chase it!"

The two were excited and immediately followed the blood trail.

As we went deeper into the mass grave, we saw a lot of blood along the way. It seemed that the tiger was seriously injured.

"Can't run away!"

Realizing this, the two became more excited.

After chasing for about seven or eight miles, the blood trail suddenly stopped.

"It must be nearby, look for it!"

Qiu Sheng said something while holding the gun, and Li Kunshan nodded.

The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, temporarily separated to search.

Li Kunshan gripped the hatchet tightly in his hand and looked around carefully, fearing that a tiger would suddenly jump out from somewhere.

"found it!"

Just a moment later, Qiu Sheng shouted.

Li Kunshan was cheered up and ran over quickly.

"...Uncle Fu?"

But unexpectedly, when he got there, it was not a tiger, but an old man lying on the ground.

"Why are you here? Your family is looking for you."

Uncle Fu is a resident of the town. He went into the mountains to collect herbs a few days ago and disappeared. His family is looking for him everywhere.

Seeing Uncle Fu covering his thigh with both hands, he must have broken his leg.

Li Kunshan frowned. Why did Uncle Fu appear here?
"I'll help you up."

Qiu Sheng said this, put away his gun temporarily, and bent down to help Uncle Fu.

Roar~!

Looking at Qiu Sheng approaching, Uncle Fu's face suddenly became ferocious, his hands turned into sharp claws, and he pounced on him fiercely.

(End of this chapter)