Seeing that Lu Qiqi was unmoved, the tiger mother used her paws to push the dead 'prey' in front of her, then lay flat on the ground, showing Lu Qiqi her white belly.

Lu Qiqi saw a long wound on the tiger mother's belly, her fur stained with blood. It looked like it had been ripped open by something sharp, and the wound was quite deep, revealing the bright red flesh inside.

Lu Qiqi rushed over to check, worried that Tiger Mother might have other injuries.

The examination revealed only this one external injury.

Lu Qiqi picked some hallucinogenic leaves from her spatial storage. She had transplanted them there in case of any unforeseen needs.

Hallucinogenic leaves can knock people unconscious and can also be used as an anesthetic.

After crushing the hallucinogenic leaves, Lu Qiqi applied them to the tiger mother's wound for a while. Seeing that the tiger mother's breathing had calmed down, she knew that the anesthetic had taken effect, so she took out a needle and thread to suture the tiger mother's wound.

After the wound was stitched up, Lu Qiqi fed the tiger mother some spiritual spring water and then put her back in her space.

Lu Qiqi never expected that she would be injured like this less than half a day after she released the tiger back into the mountains!

Lu Qiqi glanced at the culprit, which was the 'prey' lying dead on the ground.

The "prey" wore high boots and held a finely crafted scimitar tightly in its hand.

They're Tartars!

The blood on the scimitar was still wet, so the tiger mother must have been injured by it!

Lu Qiqi picked up the curved knife, wiped the bloodstains clean on the dry weeds, and then patted the Tartar's body to see if there was anything valuable. He still had to pay for Tiger Mother's medical expenses!

Finally, Lu Qiqi found a piece of gold and a piece of warm jade on the Tartar. She put both items into her spatial storage, hoping to use them later.

Wangcai circled the Tartar once, opening its mouth as if to bite, but Lu Qiqi grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, saying, "You want to eat this too? Aren't you disgusted!"

Lu Qiqi recalled that the original owner's impression of the Tartars was all bad: they were killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. The original owner's father was also captured and forced to become a soldier in order to fight, and died at the hands of the Tartars!

Now, Tartars have appeared in this area. I don't know how many there are. If there are many, what will the villagers of Li Family Village do?!

No, she needs to go and check the situation!

Lu Qiqi released Wangcai's neck and scratched its chin. "Take me to their camp."

The clever Wangcai understood, swished its little tail, and ran along the route its mother had taken, with Lu Qiqi following closely behind.

In the distant woods, torches blazed brightly, bonfires crackled and popped, and shouts rose and fell.

A group of people were drinking and eating meat when the bearded man at the head of the group stood up, raised a bowl of wine, and said, "Brothers, tomorrow we'll go and catch all the two-legged sheep in the forest!"

"Let's see which warrior catches the most!"

"Women's flesh is tender, let's grill it!"

"Hahahaha..."

Lu Qiqi lay prone on a nearby rock, watching the Tartars drinking and eating around a bonfire in the distance. She counted at least sixty or seventy of them! With her current small frame, she'd be exhausted from fighting them in a war of attrition! If only she had crossbows, she could take them all down one by one!

Lu Qiqi recalled the Tartar's words and guessed that these people already knew that the people from Li Family Village were also in the forest, and that they would wipe them out in one fell swoop tomorrow!

No! She has to go back and inform the villagers! They need to prepare in advance!

Lu Qiqi was going down the rock when her foot slipped and she stepped on something round. With a crack, it broke!

Ever since drinking the spiritual spring water, Lu Qiqi's eyes have become brighter and brighter. She moved her foot and saw a cracked skull, surrounded by a pile of white bones!

Lu Qiqi felt a chill run down her spine! She hadn't expected these people to be worse than animals!

Lu Qiqi returned to her lodgings and told the village chief what had happened. After listening, the village chief sighed and sat down on a stool, remaining silent and seemingly lost in thought.

Upon hearing that there were Tartars not far away, Li Shoucai's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise, drawing scrutinizing glances from the villagers. He then quickly lowered his voice and said, "What are we waiting for? Let's run!"

Song Yanqing said coldly, "No."

Li Shouchai was so anxious he was about to jump up and down, "Why not? Are we supposed to wait for the Tartars to attack?!"

Lu Qiqi explained, "We have a lot of stuff. Even if we throw everything away, the entire village, young and old, can't escape far. And the Tartars still have horses!"

Upon hearing that the Tartars had horses, Li Shoucai's expression darkened further. He asked, "Then what do we do?"

Song Yanqing glanced at the villagers of Lijia Village and said, "A sneak attack!"

When the villagers heard that Tartars were waiting to arrest people not far from the woods, they panicked and began to whisper among themselves.

"A sneak attack?!"

"That's a Tartar! I heard he's as tall as two people!"

"He kills without blinking an eye! He's invulnerable to swords and spears!"

"We've only practiced for half a month, is that enough?! Maybe we should just run away!"

"Didn't you hear what the Lu family girl just said? The Tartars have horses! Do you think your two legs can outrun a horse?!"

"Then what should we do?"

Lu Qiqi stood on high ground and said in a deep voice, "The only way is to launch a surprise attack tonight and catch him off guard!"

The villagers weren't so scared anymore when they thought that Lu Qiqi and Song Yanqing could rescue their entire village from the bandit stronghold!

Those bandits outnumbered the Tartars by more than double!

With this in mind, the villagers regained their confidence! They all asked their instructor, Song Yanqing, what to do!

Song Yanqing: "Drop your things, old and young, women and children, hide in the woods. Young and strong men, sharpen your sticks and come with me to ambush the Tartars!"

An old woman, upon hearing that she was to throw down all her belongings, cried and threatened to die! She then received a severe scolding from her own family member.

"Foolish! If we grab the things and make too much noise, we'll just let the Tartars know we're trying to escape. Then we won't even have a chance to run away!"

Hearing this, the old woman could only put down her things, take her grandson's hand, and hide in the woods with a mournful face.

Lu Qiqi was worried that Lu Yao and the others would get bitten by mosquitoes, so she gave them a small porcelain bottle of spiritual spring water to rub on the bites.

Then, he secretly released the mother tiger from the space and told her not to make a sound and to protect the villagers.

With the king of beasts in charge, even if every wild animal had ten times the courage, it wouldn't dare to approach!

After settling the women and children, Lu Qiqi, along with Song Yanqing and the able-bodied men of Lijia Village, set off to launch a surprise attack on the Tartars.

Lu Qiqi led her men to the edge of the rocks. The Tartars had already eaten and drunk their fill and were resting. A few guards remained outside the tents, sitting in front of the fire.

"Ba Hu said he was going to hunt tigers, why hasn't he come back yet?"

"Maybe it got eaten by a tiger, hahaha."

"I think Ba Hu is just bragging. Which warrior on the grasslands hasn't killed a few wolves?! He's never even touched a wolf's tail, yet he dares to go and fight a tiger?!"

"Hahaha, this idiot is definitely scared and is hiding!"

"At once……."

Before he could finish speaking, the voice abruptly stopped, and then the Tartar fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes still open!