Chapter 112: The Night Curtain and the Tiger's Roar

  In the dark forest, gusts of wind howled, like ghosts under the night sky wailing mournfully. Fortunately, everyone had walked all day and their bodies were really tired, so they fell asleep as soon as they lay down, otherwise they would have been too scared to sleep soundly.

  Li the old man and Wu Shu Gong sat together, in front of them was a pile of silently burning fire. The wind blew over, and the flames suddenly shot up high, flying out countless sparks, but before they fell to the ground, they all went out.

  One by one, insects flying in from afar see the light and throw themselves into the fire, making crackling sounds.

  "What was your impression of this trip into the mountains?" asked Fifth Uncle.

  Lao Li looked over and shook his head after a moment: "What's there to feel? It's the same as before, just more people and noise. What do you have to feel?"

  "Hehe! Being with so many young people makes me feel a lot more energetic." said Wu Shu Gong with a smile.

  Lao Li looked at Wu Shu Gong a few more times, curled his lips and said: "You speak as if you are very cultured. How can you have vitality? You're about the same as me, won't live for many years."

  The fifth uncle glared at this atmosphere-destroying guy, his own mood was rare for a moment, but this guy poured a basin of cold water. The two chatted about some more topics, old people! They are all nostalgic, as long as they mention the past, there will be no shortage of topics.

  It was already past two o'clock, and Old Man Li let out a yawn, stood up and stretched: "I'm tired, can't help it when you're old. Hurry up and wake those two little rascals, I'll go take a nap."

  "Just go call him, just don't be too loud and wake up others." said Fifth Uncle without lifting his head.

  Li the old man walked into the wooden house, at this time. The wooden house seemed a bit narrow. Chu Jiaqiang was sleeping not far from the door, next to him was a small squirrel lying on its back, and on the other side was Chu Jiaxiong, who was snoring loudly.

  When Old Lee opened the door, Chu Jiaqiang woke up. He opened his eyes and saw the little squirrel lying beside him, couldn't help but smile, this little guy actually learned how to sleep like others too, don't know if it's comfortable for it to sleep like that.

  "Awake?" asked Old Man Li in a soft voice.

  "Hmm! I wasn't sleeping deeply and woke up at the slightest noise." Chu Jia sat up straight.

  "That's good, you're quite suitable for going into the mountains. Only those who remain vigilant even when they're asleep are relatively safe." Old Man Li said. In order not to disturb others, he went forward and was about to shake awake Chu Jiaxiong.

  "Son of a bitch! Where are you going to run? I'll beat you to death! Ah...beat you to death..." The voice grew fainter and fainter, until it was almost inaudible.

  This shout scared a lot of people, Chu Jiaqiang and Lao Li exchanged a glance, and sighed. This kid can't even sleep soundly, and he's talking in his sleep so loudly? Miao Huo rubbed the sleep from his eyes and asked, "What's going on?" At this time, Wu Shu also walked in from outside, looking at Lao Li and Chu Jiaqiang.

  "Nothing, just go back to sleep! This kid is talking in his sleep!"

  After hearing this, Miao Huo fell asleep again, and Wu Shu also turned around and left.

  "Old Li, you sleep! Let this kid continue sleeping, I'll keep watch alone," said Chu Jiaqiang. Old Li was never a polite person either. He nodded and slept in the place where Chu Jiaqiang got up.

  "Come out, look at the fifth uncle sitting on the ground, Chu Jiaqiang said: "Fifth Uncle, you can go in and sleep! I can watch alone. It was the same when I was with Lao Daoshi before. And now Xueying is helping, it's okay to sleep soundly."

  The fifth uncle put a few pieces of dry firewood on the fire and said softly: "Let's sit for a while, let's chat!"

  Chu Jiaqiang also sat down, picked up a wooden stick, stretched it into the fire and stirred it several times, and the flames came back to life.

  "Okay! What's up?"

  "Anyway, I was wondering if you plan on staying in the village like this forever? Don't you think it's a waste?" Wu Shu asked with a smile. Everyone else is eager to leave, but this guy is different, he came back and now can't even be driven away.

  "Hmm! Nothing to regret or not regret! Everyone has their own way of life, and city life may not be suitable for me. It's good in the countryside, people live a relaxed and carefree life." Chu Jiaqiang took out his phone and looked at it, the time was already past two o'clock.

  "I really don't know what you're thinking, but it's good that the village needs people like you." Wu Shu didn't comment on Chu Jiaqiang's behavior.

  The two of them chatted for a while, mostly about village affairs and the future prospects of the village. In fact, Wu Shu Gong still had high hopes for Chu Jiaqiang and the development of his own village. Chu Jiaqiang had only been back for more than two months, but the changes in the village were plain to see!

  "It's late, I should also get some rest. With Xueying helping you, I can be at ease." Wu Shu stood up and was about to head towards the wooden house.

  At this moment, a tiger's roar came from afar. Wu Shu's foot, which was just about to step in, immediately froze in mid-air, and then suddenly turned around.

  "Is it a tiger's roar? Did you hear it just now? Which direction did it come from?" asked Fifth Uncle.

  Chu Jiaqiang was taken aback by this question and finally came back to his senses. He had also been attracted by the tiger's roar just now.

  "It seems to be in the direction of Shan Zhugou, I wonder if he went to catch wild boars?" Chu Jiaqiang said.

  "Hmm! There's a possibility. I thought Old Li was mistaken! Didn't expect there really are tigers. What now? Should we wake up Professor Wen?" asked Fifth Uncle.

  Chu Jiaqiang was just about to speak when a loud, clear cry echoed through the air, as if issuing a challenge.

  "Didn't Snowy go provoke the tiger first?" In fact, Fifth Uncle was clear in his mind that it was probably Snowy who saw the tiger coming out at night and then went forward to challenge it. Otherwise, apart from the master of the sky, there weren't many fierce beasts that could make a tiger roar with anger.

  However, he and Chu Jiaqiang both guessed wrong this time. At this moment, the mountain pig's nest was in an uproar, with a South China leopard and a tiger, both of which were strong in the mountains, plus a snowy eagle in the sky, making all the wild boars inside restless.

  It was originally a tiger and a leopard who met, the tiger was enraged and let out a loud roar. Xueying happened to bump into the excitement and also joined in.

  Who knew it was okay not to call, as soon as the voice came out, the tiger and leopard temporarily let go of each other, staring tightly at the sky. The big bird in the air posed a greater threat to them than what was in front of their eyes.

  The snow sculpture flew over at low altitude, and the tiger and leopard both growled, as if warning the big bird above. Although they could sense that this big bird was not easy to deal with, they would never be scared away. The leopard was originally good at climbing trees, but now it didn't dare to climb up, without any advantage, and might be attacked immediately after reaching the top of the tree.

  In fact, Snow Sculpture is also scaring them. The advantage in the air is still great, but when it comes to the forest with trees everywhere, it's absolutely a phoenix landing on water.

  For a moment, neither side could gain the upper hand, and they were locked in a stalemate.