Shangguan Wu and Gu Yunzhen also arrived.

The couple pushed a rocking bed and a wheelchair, respectively.

Grandma Hua is now unable to move around easily, and it's not safe to leave her alone at home, so we brought her along.

Grandpa Qi looked at everyone and said, "Don't worry, our village has a Tai Chi Bagua formation to defend against attacks from wild beasts. Everyone, go back, wash up, and go to sleep."

Grandpa Huang walked up to Gu Yunzhen and asked, "Yunzhen, do you have the guts to come with me to take a look?"

Suddenly, everyone was looking at them.

Old Master Qi's eyelids twitched: "Old Huang, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Grandpa Huang waved his hand and said, "I'm just going to check the situation, I'm not going to do anything. Don't you want to know why the tiger appeared near the village?"

Grandpa Qi wants to know!

But isn't it because the conditions don't allow it?

With his old arms and legs, can he fight a tiger or outrun it?

"Alright, no wild beasts have come into the village for so many years, maybe it's just out for a stroll."

Even Old Master Huang didn't believe what he was told.

"Something's definitely up to no good. I need to keep an eye on things, or what if something happens when we go into the mountains?"

Once Old Master Huang made up his mind, nothing could change it.

Grandpa Qi knew he had a point, but what if something happened right now?

Therefore, we cannot let him go alone.

Just as Grandpa Qi was about to go home to grab his tools, Gu Yunzhen said in a low voice, "Grandpa Qi, I'll go by myself."

Old Master Qi couldn't object to his old friend, but he was ruthless with the younger generation: "Don't even think about it!"

Grandpa Huang said happily, "Let's go, the two of us."

Gu Yunzhen lowered his eyes and looked at Shangguan Wu, their eyes meeting: "Wife, don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Shangguan Wu instructed him: "Protect Master Huang, and protect yourself too."

"good."

Before leaving, Gu Yunzhen hugged her, his meaningful gaze falling on his son who was fast asleep in the rocking crib, as if to say: You little rascal, your daddy is going into the mountains, why aren't you crying?

Grandpa Huang and Gu Yunzhen went into the mountains together.

But then, the tiger's roar stopped.

Grandpa Qi looked at the stunned Shangguan Wu: "Now you know fear?"

Shangguan Wu stubbornly replied, "I'm not afraid, I believe in him."

Grandpa Qi chuckled: "Don't look. If Old Huang goes alone, he'll be incredibly brave. He'd even dare to go for a tiger. But if you bring your husband along, there won't be any problem. He'll bring him back safely."

Shangguan Wu looked at him in surprise: "So this is why you didn't let Master Huang go into the mountain alone!"

Suddenly, Old Master Qi sighed, "There are fewer and fewer old folks to talk to. I was hoping he would pass away after me."

"You and Master Huang will both live to be a hundred years old!"

Shangguan Wu disliked topics about life and death, especially as Grandma Hua's health deteriorated, which made him feel powerless and distressed.

Outsiders call her the Little Miracle Doctor, but she can't even keep those close to her.

Grandpa Qi was more philosophical than she was: "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are inevitable for everyone. Let's go inside; they should be back around this afternoon."

He pushed Grandma Hua towards his home.

Shangguan Wu glanced in the direction Gu Yunzhen and the others had gone, then followed Old Master Qi home.

At this moment, deep in the mountains.

Old Master Huang walked ahead, becoming more cautious the closer he got to the mountain.

"There are signs of animal activity everywhere here. They're probably here for a meeting. Be careful!"

Gu Yunzhen was taken aback: "Animals hold meetings too?"

Grandpa Huang said with certainty, "Of course, you just don't know it. Oh, even if you saw it, you wouldn't understand."

Gu Yunzhen: "..."

So you're just trying to fool me, aren't you?

Suddenly, Old Master Huang stopped and asked, "Can you smell a fragrance?"

Gu Yunzhen smelled it, a glint of light flashing in his deep eyes, and he parted his thin lips slightly: "Perhaps this is the reason for the 'animal meeting'."

Grandpa Huang looked around and said, "Let's go!"

Gu Yunzhen followed closely behind the old man.

They didn't take the usual shortcuts, since they weren't going to fight but simply to take a look; taking that other path would be too obvious.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Gu Yunzhen's pupils shrank slightly: "The grave of Master Wubao is ahead."

Old Master Huang comes here often and has explored the entire neighborhood, so he naturally knows it very well.

“Animales are very alert; we can’t go any further.” Master Huang looked around and pointed to a tree, saying to him, “Go up.”

Gu Yunzhen actually climbed the tree.

This is also a skill he learned in Hakugakure.

Once they climbed the tree and stood on its thick branches, their view was very expansive.

Then they saw the tiger.

And there's a big black bear!

A pack of wolves in the distance drooled as they stared in the direction of the two large creatures.

Gu Yunzhen: "??"

Grandpa Huang: "???"

The two exchanged a glance: What's going on? We have no idea!

Because the black bear was so large, it blocked the view of the plant, so neither of them saw the most crucial thing.

But the peculiar fragrance in the air gradually dissipated.

Once the fragrance had completely dissipated, everyone suddenly started moving.

"Awoo~"

"Awooo—"

"roar--"

All three large animals warned their rivals with roars.

The pack of wolves took two steps back.

While the tiger was intimidating the wolves, the big black bear grabbed a ripe fruit with one paw and put it in its mouth.

The expression on his face made Old Master Huang swallow hard.

It looks delicious.

Gu Yunzhen saw it too, but still couldn't see what it was eating.

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