In times of chaos and famine, I traded one pound of rice for two royal flushes.

"Quickly! Everyone grab your weapons and come over here!"

"Don't just stand there like an idiot!"

As Er Mazi shouted, his two lackeys also used their best skills, rushing to the various places where the villagers were gathered and shouting repeatedly, quickly gathering everyone together.

A dozen hunters immediately gathered together, took out all sorts of weapons, and set up their formation.

Seeing the hunting team rapidly assembling, and realizing he had missed his chance in the first pounce, the white-browed tiger immediately raised its head and roared, preparing to charge towards the group.

The enormous tiger's four paws stomped on the ground, as if stirring up a muffled thunderclap!

Er Mazi gritted his teeth and roared.

"Hold on! At this moment, if anyone dares to back down, we'll all die here!"

His shouts were effective; the hunters showed no sign of backing down, but instead huddled together, their sharp weapons forming a "flexible hedgehog."

But after issuing a series of orders, Er Mazi cunningly hid at the back of the group.

Even if a tiger is only there to kill, not to fill its stomach, it will still be the last one to suffer.

and!

Even if the tiger charged in, so many weapons would be enough to injure him. If he was even slightly lucky, the tiger might die in the crowd.

He will be able to get a larger share of the government's reward money.

Thinking of the reward, which was actually far more than two hundred spirit stones, Er Mazi was tempted and stepped forward again, shouting loudly.

"That damned beast dared to ambush us. When he charges, we'll show him what we're made of!"

Er Mazi was filled with anticipation.

The charging tiger suddenly turned around as it passed a thicket and vanished in the blink of an eye.

The hunters stared nervously at their surroundings, many of them trembling with fear and sweat pouring from their foreheads.

The hunters in the front row, in particular, saw the white-browed tiger flee and their bodies went limp, collapsing to the ground, motionless.

Seeing that things were not going well, Er Mazi, who was hiding at the back of the group, immediately scurried back to the middle of the group.

"What happened? This thing got away?"

Er Mazi looked around and saw something moving in the dense forest on his right. He immediately shouted alertly.

Watch out on your right!

The hunters roused themselves again, aiming the sharpest part of their formation at the direction where the white-browed tiger might appear.

But after that commotion, there was no further movement from the white-browed tiger in the bushes.

The hunters, startled by this incident, dared not act rashly and cautiously guarded their surroundings. As they waited anxiously, time passed slowly.

……

Meanwhile, Qin Shaolang had already led Chu Wu down the stone pillar and was running back along the path they had come from.

"Brother Qin, why are we in such a hurry?"

Seeing that Chu Wu was becoming somewhat lax, Qin Shaolang immediately grabbed his sleeve, said nothing, and continued on his way without saying a word.

This is the territory of that white-browed tiger. It knows all the roads here very well. Previously, the white-browed tiger had already discovered the hiding place of the two of them, but it just hadn't found them.

Earlier, when Qin Shaolang saw that the white-browed tiger had stopped fighting with the hunters, he sensed that something was wrong.

That white-browed tiger was most likely coming for them!

The large beasts in this world cannot be treated as mindless animals. On one side are two lone individuals, and on the other side are a group of hunters gathered together. It's obvious which side is easier to deal with!

The most critical point was that Qin Shaolang had previously fired five arrows at the hiding place of the white-browed tiger in order to warn Er Mazi and the others, one of which hit the tiger.

This means that the two sides have become enemies!

The resentment of the hunting team members for not being able to defeat them will definitely be vented on him and Chu Wu.

Even if Qin Shaolang didn't know Er Mazi's true thoughts, he wouldn't dare to put his life in someone else's hands.

Fate is something you can only hold in your own hands; there's no such thing as handing it over to someone else.

"Hurry up and go, I'll tell you when it's safe."

Qin Shaolang only said this one sentence before continuing on his way, and Chu Wu immediately shut his mouth as well.

He followed silently the whole way without asking any more questions.

After the two of them had passed through the path full of traps, Qin Shaolang set up many of the traps again before leading Chu Wu to climb up the broken wall beside the path.

"At that time, I had a premonition that Big Tiger was coming to find us."

Chu Wu frowned upon hearing this.

"Brother Qin, is this tiger really that powerful?"

It's no wonder Chu Wu didn't believe it, because although he had dealt with wild beasts before, he had never seen anything so cunning.

It's one thing to know to gather intelligence first, but they also know to flank and find a weak point to attack.

This is no tiger; calling it a cunning warrior wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Seeing that there was no movement around him, Qin Shaolang smelled a strong-smelling grass next to him, so he casually crushed it. The pungent smell made him frown.

"Don't worry about that for now. We're outnumbered and outmatched, so we should prioritize being cautious in our actions."

After a moment's thought, Qin Shaolang voiced another concern.

"Even if that white-browed tiger doesn't come looking for us, we should leave as soon as possible. It would be bad if Er Mazi caused us trouble."

Upon hearing this, Chu Wu laughed heartily.

"I thought Brother Qin believed he was a good person, and that Brother Qin wasn't wary of him."

Hearing this, Qin Shaolang could only shake his head helplessly.

He didn't want it to be this way, but he had no choice; people's hearts are unpredictable.

Just as the two were talking in hushed tones, suddenly, the sound of another piece of gravel falling to the ground came, and Qin Shaolang immediately pressed down on the sword at his waist.

After thinking about it, he realized that it might not be very useful in the upcoming battle, so he took the sword off his back.

I reckon only this knife, which targets the white-browed tiger's vital point, could kill it in one strike!

Before long, a huge claw appeared at the end of the path, but after looking at the traps scattered on the ground, it was still somewhat afraid.

This rare obstacle, ironically, became a hindrance for the white-browed tiger.

It raised its head and sniffed carefully. Although it could vaguely smell the two people's scent, it could not find their exact location.

The stench in the air was overwhelming.

Glug glug...

The white-browed tiger grunted in its throat, let out a low growl towards the village with great dissatisfaction, and then turned and left.

Qin Shaolang only breathed a sigh of relief after the white-browed tiger had completely disappeared into the distance.

"Let's go back to the village and make arrangements. Do you have any friends on the hillside near the village entrance?"

Chu Wu nodded immediately.

"There was a servant boy."

Qin Shaolang then reminded him.

"Remember to reinforce the room when you get back. Just now, from what I saw, that beast seemed to be planning to cause trouble in the village."