Chapter 99: News of the Tiger

  Thanks for Xiaoxiao Yu's reward and God's evaluation! Today is the fourth update!

  "We're going to the small island, Professor Wen's person is on it." Chu Jiaqiang said, leading everyone onto the suspension bridge that wasn't swaying.

  "This bridge is really well-made! The person who built it must be an expert. I've been to many tourist areas before, and some iron chain bridges would shake even if you didn't intentionally swing them, just by walking on them. The ones with a big shaking amplitude made me feel very unsafe." Liu Yang said, he almost takes out some time every year to go traveling, and has indeed walked through many places.

  Chu's family nodded and said to him: "This bridge was built by an old construction worker in my village, he has been engaged in construction for more than 50 years and can be independent."

  In the wooden pavilion on the small island, Old Li supported his chin with one hand and stared intently at the chessboard, expressionless. Old Yan sitting opposite him had the same posture, the same expression, a typical look of a master player.

  "Li Lao, someone is looking for you, don't play chess yet." The old village chief shouted from afar.

  The two people opposite each other didn't move a muscle, not even raising an eyebrow. The old village chief's words couldn't even be considered to have reached their ears. To play chess to this level was also unprecedented.

  The old village chief was embarrassed for a moment and secretly thought that this old man Li was too much.

  Chu Jiaqiang smiled and said, "Calling them at this time is simply a waste of breath. Let's sit down for a while! Wait until they finish this round, otherwise, if we disturb them, who knows, we might even get scolded to the point of being covered in dog blood!"

  The day before yesterday, Chu Jiaqiang came to invite the two of them to eat, and at first, it was like that, a gentle breeze in their ears. He walked up, used his hand to sweep away those chess pieces, disrupting their game. The two immediately woke up with a start, and Old Man Li pointed at Chu Jiaqiang and scolded him loudly.

  The Chu family was so wronged! In a fit of anger, they simply ignored them. The two old men didn't come back until their stomachs were growling with hunger. If Xu Xiu hadn't steamed the food in hot water, they would have had to eat cold rice.

  Miao Huo and others didn't say much, they admired this kind of person who could forget himself in doing things, and thought that they couldn't reach this state. Wen Qiu should also like playing chess, he stood on one side, watching Li Lao Tou's two people taking turns to play chess, each move secretly containing a killing intent.

  "Brother Chu, this reservoir has so many fish! I just saw a lot of them earlier. It seems that the fish population in the Chu family river is quite abundant. What a pity that we didn't bring our fishing rods, otherwise we could have enjoyed the cool shade under this big tree while fishing, it's truly one of life's pleasures." Liu Yang said wistfully.

  "There are fewer fish outside, this reservoir is very deep and few people catch them, so they are particularly dense. If you like, you can come to fish at any time, it's free." Chu Jiaqiang hasn't released fish into the reservoir for some time now.

  One should know when to stop, and there must be a limit to everything. This has already made the reservoir stand out and different from others, it's inevitable that it will cause other people's suspicion, and when the time comes, it will be difficult to explain, and trouble will arise. Excess is not enough, doing things too much, making them abnormal, so that people can't accept, then it's not appropriate.

  The cool river breeze blows gently, making people feel refreshed and invigorated, with a sense of comfort in body and mind.

  Finally, Yan Lao spoke out the two words "General", his voice stern and authoritative, as if he wouldn't tolerate anyone's refusal.

  Li Lao Tuo stared at the chessboard, holding a big pawn thinking of taking out his opponent's cannon, but immediately took it back. Because he found that after the elephant ran, his opponent's buried chariot had already pierced his heart.

  He put down the chess piece and said with a scowl: "You win this round."

  Yan Lao glanced at him and said: "What's the point of saying I won a game, today I won two more games than you, you should face the fact."

  Li Lao Tou didn't respond, he looked up and was surprised: "Huh? So many people? Old Chu, why are you so free to come watch us play chess today?"

  The old village chief rolled his eyes and was speechless at this person's laziness.

  "Bring a professor over, one who studies biological species, to get some understanding from you. We've been waiting for you for a long time." The old village chief said, with another sentence in his heart: I've also tolerated you for a very long time!

  "Professor? What's with the title? Don't seem familiar!" Old Li and Yan Lao started playing chess again.

  "Hello! I'm Wen Chengli. I heard that there are tiger tracks around here, and I'd like to get some information from you." Professor Wen said immediately.

  "Tiger?" Old Man Li's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he suddenly stopped.

  Everyone looked at him nervously. Old Li wiped his messy beard and said, "It's been a long time since we've seen such a fierce beast."

  Wen Chengli asked somewhat discontentedly: "Don't you have any clues at all? What's the latest time you saw them?"

  "Lao Li, you and Lao Wu are the only ones who often enter the mountain in our village. Really haven't seen any? I remember there used to be a lot. Think again." The old village chief also chimed in.

  "You all said it was in the past. I don't know about Lao Wu, anyway, I didn't go deep. However, two years ago, I did hear a tiger's roar, but it's unclear if it was the old tiger he was looking for." Old Man Li added.

  He initially took two dogs to the inner Ghost Fog Forest to catch snakes. He didn't catch any snakes, but instead heard a faint tiger's roar, and the two dogs trembled with fear, so he quickly took the dogs away from that eerie place.

  The words made Professor Wen and his disciples suddenly overjoyed. There was a tiger's roar, which meant that tigers must exist, whether it was the South China Tiger or not remained to be verified. Whether or not it was the South China Tiger, tigers were always first-class protected animals, so this trip would not be in vain. If what Old Village Chief said was true, and the tiger was indeed the South China Tiger that had been driven into the mountains back then, rather than other tiger groups, it would be even more exciting.

  "Old man, why don't you go in and see if it's really a tiger?" Ye Xiaoshuang asked suddenly.

  Lao Li glanced at Ye Xiaoshuang, shook his head and said: "I'm a snake catcher, not a tiger beater. Hearing the tiger's roar and still rushing in, isn't that just asking to be dinner?"

  Ye Xiaoshuang's face turned red, and she had just overlooked the tiger's ferocity.

  "Excuse me, where is that place? Can you take us in? It's very important to us." Professor Wen said excitedly.

  "He wanted to confirm whether the South China tiger still existed. Where did you hear the tiger's roar?" the old village chief asked.

  "Ghost fog forest, that place is a bit evil. Logically speaking, it should be full of venomous snakes with the gloomy weather all day long, but I searched for half a day and didn't even find any snake shadows, what a waste of my trip." Old Man Li replied.

  "Then you bring people in tomorrow! Inside, only you and Lao Wu are relatively familiar. With you leading the way, I'll feel more at ease." The old village chief advised.

  But Li Lao didn't respond: "Many people know how to navigate the Ghost Fog Forest. Who else is going in with you this time? What have you all brought? If your preparations are not thorough, I advise you not to enter. Don't even mention the Luoshen Mountain and Qunmo Peak inside, just the Duan Yin Valley ahead is not a place where one can stay overnight."

  The old village chief's face was gloomy and uncertain, and for a moment he found it hard to make up his mind. He had lived in the village for so long that he naturally knew about the dangers deep in the mountains. Looking at Professor Wen, he said: "You decide! To be honest, it's really very dangerous inside. Outside, you have to beware of leopard ambushes and poisonous snakes and insects."

  Seeing the two people speaking so solemnly, Professor Wen was silent for a while, but finally couldn't help but grit his teeth and say: "We must get to the bottom of this, otherwise we won't be at peace. Please, older brother, help us out."

  The old village chief nodded: "Lao Lao, this time you must go. You're the best at dealing with venomous snakes and poisonous substances. I'll let Old Wu follow you, bring a gun, and it shouldn't be difficult to deal with wild beasts. Jia Qiang should also go, and I'll call one more strong young man to follow, plus their few dogs, and Jia Qiang will bring your eagle. That should be enough to handle things. But we must be careful, and can't go to Luoshen Mountain or Qunmo Peak, or even deeper inside."

  The old village chief's face was extremely solemn. At first, there were no controls on guns, and in the village of over 70 people, there were more than 30 guns. They drove the tiger into the deep mountains, but still five people died, and one person's body couldn't even be brought back.

  Miao Huo and the others did not expect that there would be such a daunting place in the south, with such a large array, and the old village chief was still trembling with fear. While they were somewhat afraid in their hearts, they were more excited, as people have an adventurous impulse. Of course, this is under unknown danger.

  Since it's said so, Old Man Li could only nod his head and prepare to go back tonight to get more snake medicine.

  On the way back, Chu Jiaqiang caught some crabs and yellow croakers with everyone. After returning to the house, he also cleaned up a few rooms for these people. At this time, the old house was almost full of people.

  The old village chief left and directly found Fifth Uncle, telling him the whole story. Fifth Uncle listened to it and said that they would have to go deep into the mountains, so he asked the old village chief to call Teacher Liu Zhi-deep, which would be safer.