Ancient tomb excavation traces

Earlier, when we were in the stream area, we encountered several tiger cubs. Bao Cai said these were the rare Lop Nur tigers, which had become extinct in our time and were no longer seen. This tiger was the third largest of all tigers, so its power should not be underestimated. We were lucky then, only encountering three tiger cubs that had accidentally gotten separated. The cubs didn't know how to hunt yet, so they were hostile and aggressive towards us, but they couldn't defeat us.

One of the tiger cubs had its paw injured by a sharp object. Bao Cai, who was obsessed with animals, couldn't bear to see it like that, so he applied medicine to it and then let it go...

Judging from the tiger's roar, it must be an extremely ferocious tigress. Being targeted by it would be troublesome. We instinctively lowered our stance. Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the misty fog. It grinned, its massive head radiating an imposing, piercing gaze. Its body and limbs were thick and strong. As sunlight filtered through the trees, its fur shimmered with a golden, glossy sheen. This striking contrast of black and yellow was chilling to behold.

When Tie Ge saw the tiger, he panicked and screamed. The other awakened Black Mountain soldiers were also thrown into chaos. They had no idea how to deal with the sudden threat and scattered like birds and beasts.

A young Black Mountain soldier awoke with a startled cry. He rubbed his eyes, and as soon as he opened them, the tiger, about a fist's distance away, narrowed its sharp eyes. The man froze in shock, and before he could react, the tiger bared its teeth and suddenly bit his neck.

The man's eyes widened like copper bells. He let out a groan, and his hands twitched. Seeing that he was still moving, the tiger mercilessly shook its head, and blood gushed from his throat. His neck had been bitten and broken, and the huge wound was gushing red blood. No one came to his aid. Seeing that things were not going well, the Black Mountain Army men ran away in a flash.

There were specks of blood on the tiger's mouth. It pounced a few times and quickly caught up with the yellow-bearded man. The man was knocked down. In his panic, he pulled out his weapon, but by then he was already a weakling. The weapon in his hand was just a piece of paper. Seeing that he could not save himself, he cried out the name of Brother Tie in terror. Brother Tie glanced at him and ran away without any hesitation.

In the face of disaster, such is the nature of humanity, which is truly lamentable.

Seeing the Black Mountain army scatter, Chen Tianzhou and the young Taoist priest rushed forward without hesitation, disregarding their comrade who was about to be mauled to death, and snatched the yellow-bearded man from the tiger's jaws. The tiger, its mood ruined, went berserk, brandishing its thick claws at the young Taoist priest and Chen Tianzhou with a terrifying display of aggression. The rescued man, forgetting all the kindness shown to him, stumbled to his feet and ran away.

A thousand points of contempt flashed through my mind. Just as the tiger bared its huge jaws, ready to bite the little Taoist priest, I suddenly heard a childish howl. In the darkness, pure, yellowish eyes appeared—three young tigers.

After the three tiger cubs appeared, the giant tiger suddenly stopped its attack. It turned around, looked at the young tiger cubs, and then surprisingly stopped its offensive.

Just as it had come before, it slowly turned around and came to the tiger cub's side. As they gradually disappeared into the darkness, the injured tiger cub turned back and glanced at us, who were still in a daze. I remembered that when Bao Cai was treating its wounds, I had even mustered up the courage to play with it for a while... Could it be... that this future beast still remembered that kindness?

Thinking of this, my tense heart softened instantly. Wild beasts may be ferocious, but they are not necessarily heartless. And what about people sometimes? In times of crisis, they only care about themselves…

Just as I was thinking this, an unexpected scene unfolded before my eyes. Everyone gasped, and with a series of swift arrows, several arrows struck the tigress in the neck. The tigress let out a mournful cry, her gaze turning venomously into the shadows. The person in the shadows, seeing that he had succeeded, shouted excitedly, "Good! Last time the little tiger escaped, but this time we've come back with a full haul!"

The one speaking was Tie Ge, who had started to run away. That damned bastard! A nameless fire ignited in my heart. So it turned out that he was the one who hurt Xiao Hu last time.

The young Taoist priest was even more furious now. He leaped into the bushes opposite, grabbed Tie Ge by the collar, slapped him hard, and cursed, "You beast!"

The tigress was hit by several arrows. She roared at the sky, her voice shaking the heavens and filled with unbearable sorrow. Blood slowly seeped from her glossy fur. She let out a weak, mournful howl, looked at her cubs, and reluctantly and slowly lay down.

Seeing this, my heart ached. I immediately ran back to the stream and grabbed Bao Cai. Bao Cai was still asleep and was confused by my pulling and tugging. He kept complaining, but when he saw the injured Lop Nur tiger, his eyes widened, he cried out, and without caring about the danger, he rushed over to check the tiger's injuries.

When Little Tiger saw him, his anxious eyes were full of pleading. It was a trust between a human and a beast that almost brought tears to my eyes. After a long time, Bao Cai breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally pulled the beast back from the brink of death.

After we managed to save the tiger's life, the Black Mountain Army gradually surrounded us.

The leader, Brother Tie, was rough-looking, but his voice was strangely sarcastic. Ignoring our kindness in helping him earlier, he instead demanded sharply, "Where did this meddlesome bastard come from? Are you in cahoots with this beast?"

Hearing that he couldn't say anything decent, Xiao Ba retorted sarcastically, "What a beast! Didn't we see it just now? Even a beast knows how to repay a debt of gratitude. I think some people are even worse than beasts!"

Seeing our aggressive demeanor, Brother Tie didn't back down an inch. He rolled up his sleeves, about to start yelling like an unreasonable shrew, when the man with triangular eyebrows next to him pulled him back, saying, "Brother Tie, isn't there an ancient tomb in this forest? We haven't been able to find its location for a long time. Look at these people..."

Upon hearing this, Tie Ge scrutinized us from head to toe as if the Japanese Imperial Army were assessing whether there were any communists among the civilians. With his triangular eyebrows, he continued cautiously, like a traitor, "They were all injured. They must have encountered something in the forest..."

Tie Ge, being slow-witted, didn't understand what the triangular-browed man was trying to say. Instead, he grinned maliciously and said, "That's perfect!" He suddenly raised his voice, puffed out his chest, and arrogantly warned us, "Seeing you scum covered in wounds, I, your grandfather, don't want to bully the weak. I advise you to get out of here right now and not stop me from skinning the tiger and eating its meat, or you'll regret it!"

Seeing Tie Ge's smugness, even Bao Cai, who was usually timid, was annoyed. Just as he was about to speak, a red light swept past, and the red copper whistled past Tie Ge's ear. In an instant, a red thread appeared on half of Tie Ge's ear.

The Black Mountain soldiers initially thought we had just gained an extra helper and didn't notice anything unusual. When the copper rod was firmly driven into a giant tree, Tie Ge was still shouting, but the man with triangular eyebrows next to him had turned deathly pale. He hunched over, trembling as he pointed at Tie Ge's ear, too frightened to speak clearly.

I like tomb raiding.