nycdaug Chapter 227 Killing the Tiger
Chapter 227 Killing the Tiger
Chapter 227 Killing the Tiger
"Whoosh-"
Something else came hurtling through the air.
The tiger let out a painful howl, and the tree trunk shook even more violently.
Lin Ziping saw it clearly this time: a thin piece of iron came flying through the air and pierced the tiger's body.
The person who shot this thing was Tang Jiawei, the most handsome member of the five-man guard team.
Lin Ziping clung tightly to the tree trunk, looking earnestly at Tang Jiawei, his heart outstretched in a plea: "Little Wei, come quickly and save your brother!"
Xiao Wei lived up to Lin Ziping's expectations, launching a continuous barrage of attacks.
The tiger's pain may have eased somewhat by now, but Tang Jiawei's attack has made him extremely agitated. He stays under the tree, scratching the ground with his claws and kicking up clouds of dust.
Lin Ziping pondered ways to escape, but faced with absolute power, all his ideas were rejected.
"Xiao Wei, don't worry about me, go find someone to help!" Lin Ziping shouted. "It can't hurt me for a while."
The tiger seemed to understand Lin Ziping's voice and looked up at him.
It was right in front of Lin Ziping in the tree. The character "王" (king) on its forehead was very conspicuous. Blood was seeping from one eye, and the other eye was gleaming coldly.
Lin Ziping withdrew his gaze and could only hug the tree trunk tightly, hoping that the tiger would run out of patience and leave on its own.
"Lin Ziping, I'm out of supplies. Hang in there, I'm going to find Brother Fan and the others," Tang Jiawei's voice came through.
No sooner said than done, the tiger sprang to its feet and pounced swiftly toward the source of the sound.
"Tang Jiawei, run—" Lin Ziping shouted a warning when he saw the tiger's movements, his voice cracking with fear.
"Roar--"
The roar of a tiger came from not far away.
This……
Lin Ziping's heart skipped a beat. Could Tang Jiawei have walked right into the tiger's den?
Thinking of this, Lin Ziping slid down the tree using both hands and feet and ran towards the place where the tiger had left.
I kept praying that Tang Jiawei would be alright.
Lin Ziping quickened his pace and ran over, only to see the tiger fighting with a man.
Upon closer inspection, who else could it be but Tang Jiawei who was pinned under the tiger?
Without time to think, Lin Ziping grabbed his knife and charged at the tiger.
He hoped to emulate Wu Song and cut down the tiger in the forest.
Tiger is busy fighting with Tang Jiawei and has no time to pay attention to Lin Ziping.
Lin Ziping sped up and ran toward the tiger's side, using the momentum to raise his knife and stab at the tiger's neck.
The tiger was very alert. As Lin Ziping raised his knife and approached it, the tiger leaped up to dodge, its tail whipping fiercely at Lin Ziping.
Lin Ziping rolled away to avoid it.
"Xiao Wei, are you alright?" Lin Ziping rolled over to Tang Jiawei's side and helped him up.
Tang Jiawei's clothes were torn on his shoulder, and bloodstains were faintly seeping out.
"It's alright." Tang Jiawei drew his knife from his waist, assuming an attack stance, and continued.
“I’ve used up most of what I have. This beast has thick skin and tough flesh. Apart from the silver needles that injured one of its eyes, nothing else has hurt it.”
At this moment, Lin Ziping had no time to wonder what the things on his body were. He gripped the knife with both hands, ready for battle: "Now we have no choice but to go for it."
"Do you still have any animal repellent powder in your bag?" Tang Jiawei asked.
Lin Ziping touched the satchel at his waist.
There was no animal repellent powder left, only powder made from fungi such as Amanita phalloides.
"All that's left is mushroom powder," Lin Ziping said.
Just as Tang Jiawei was about to say something, the tiger couldn't contain itself and attacked.
The two men slashed and hacked with their knives, but the tiger was not harmed at all; instead, the two men ended up in a sorry state.
"Get out of the way!" Lin Ziping shouted, and as the tiger approached, he grabbed a handful of mushroom powder and threw it in front of the tiger.
The tiger sneezed twice but did not give up its attack. Lin Ziping's knife was swung away by the tiger's claws, and he was pressed to the ground like a mouse by the tiger's claws.
In a flash, Lin Ziping bent his knee, drew his dagger, and stabbed it into the tiger's eye.
A commotion arose nearby, accompanied by the clatter of horses' hooves. Lin Ziping disregarded all that, drew his dagger, and plunged it fiercely into the tiger's neck.
Blood gushed out, splattering all over Lin Ziping's face, the dagger stuck in something and he couldn't pull it out.
Before his eyes was a blinding red, and Lin Ziping could only mechanically swing his fists, unconsciously letting out roars.
"Lin Ziping!"
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Ziping seemed to hear Fan Ji's voice.
At this point, the pressure from the tiger's claws was no longer felt.
She quickly rolled over and tried to wipe the blood off her face with her hands, but then remembered that she had just grabbed some mushroom powder, so she hurriedly used her sleeve to wipe her face instead.
As the world cleared up, Lin Ziping saw that Fan Ji, Wu Xudong, and Pu Santong were all there, with "Wuling Macro" following next to Fan Ji.
"Where's Tang Jiawei?" Lin Ziping asked.
"Here." A weak voice came from the side.
Lin Ziping turned his gaze over and saw a large tiger lying on the ground, its eyes wide open and motionless, with several arrows stuck in its neck and a pool of blood on the ground.
"Is it dead?" Lin Ziping carefully stepped forward and kicked it.
Seeing that the tiger really didn't move, he felt relieved and sat down on the ground with a thud.
I couldn't help but feel a chill of fear: This is a Class I protected animal in China. If it dies like this, how many years will I have to work as a sewing machine inside it?
"The Emperor has arrived!"
A voice rang out, startling Lin Ziping awake. Times have changed!
Lin Ziping jumped up and looked around before realizing that he had been surrounded by people, including Zhou Chaofeng and Li Shaodian, whom he had met a couple of days ago.
The crowd parted to make way, and everyone dismounted, knelt on the ground, and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
Lin Ziping was a beat slow, and Fan Ji pulled him down to prostrate himself on the ground, joining the crowd in shouting "Long live the Emperor!"
"Did you kill this tiger?"
A voice suddenly came from above.
Lin Ziping felt someone kick him.
"His Majesty is asking you a question, why don't you answer?" another voice rang out.
It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor was talking to him.
Lin Ziping muttered something to himself and answered tremblingly, "Your Majesty, I... this humble servant does not know?"
"Oh, how could you not know?" His Majesty the Emperor's voice rang out.
Lin Ziping lowered his head even further: "The tiger's eyes and neck were stabbed by me... but I don't know who shot the arrow. I... I wasn't the tiger. Why did it die?"
As Lin Ziping finished speaking, there was a moment of stillness in the air.
After a long pause, a soft laugh came: "You are quite honest. I will allow you to raise your head and answer. Send someone from Dongshan to see how this tiger died."
"Yes."
Lin Ziping straightened up and saw a middle-aged man in blue clothes bowing as he answered.
The voice was the same as the person who had just reminded him to reply.
The emperor walked over to the tiger, looked at it, then turned to Lin Ziping and asked, "What's your name?"
Lin Ziping dared not raise his eyes. He could only look straight ahead. The person in front of him was a middle-aged man, slightly overweight, wearing a yellow riding uniform with a dragon emblem embroidered on the chest and cuffs. He clasped his hands and replied, "This humble officer is Lin Ziping from the Imperial Guard."
His Majesty the Emperor remained silent, staring intently at Lin Ziping. After a long pause, he said, "I am tired. Let's go back to Dongshan."
After saying that, he mounted his horse, cracked his whip, and quickly rode away.
The middle-aged man from Dongshan responded and rode off after him.