Chapter 217 Tiger's Roar

Huang Maozi sat with his back against the pine tree, which conveniently covered his vulnerable groin area. Erlang Shen's most effective attack methods were rendered ineffective, so he could only circle around the pig and squeal.

Upon seeing this, General Black rushed over, bit Yellow Hair's ear, and slammed it to the ground.

When the fat tiger saw the black general's action, it seemed as if a sudden inspiration had struck it, and it rushed over and bit at the yellow-haired boy's other ear.

While biting, it also imitated General Black, forcefully pressing the pig's head to the ground.

The blond-haired fellow wasn't very big to begin with, and he had already been tortured by Erlang Shen to the point where he wasn't very strong. Now, he was pinned to the ground by the two dogs and had no strength left to fight back.

Unable to break free from the two dogs' hold, the yellow-haired boy could only lie on the ground, whimpering pitifully.

"Xiping, your two puppies are amazing! One can grab your crotch, and the other can hang pliers on you. They're both great dogs."

Wang Jianshe and others were filled with envy upon seeing this.

Hunting dogs are the best helpers for hunters. Erlang Shen and Black General are already grown dogs. When Leopard and Fat Tiger grow up, with this dog gang working together, they will be invincible and unstoppable in the future!

Sheng Xiping didn't respond to them. Instead, he stepped forward with his knife and finished off the blond-haired thug.

The yellow-haired boy died, but the dogs held on tightly and wouldn't let go, especially the two little dogs, Leopard and Fat Tiger, who made whimpering noises as they bit him, looking particularly fierce.

Sheng Xiping ignored them and let them bite for a while until they had vented their anger. Then he went over and chased the dogs away.

Wang Jianshe and the others rushed over to gut the wild boar.

"Oh dear, if we could catch these two blond-haired bastards, we could keep them at home."

"We'll raise them until they weigh over 200 jin (100 kg) and slaughter them in winter, just in time for the New Year's feast of slaughtered pig." Zhang Zhijun said with a hint of regret as he worked.

"Why bother? This thing is a wild animal, much wilder than a domestic pig. It will gnaw your pigsty to pieces every few days."

Otherwise, it will just jump out of there, and you can't catch it. If it gets away, it'll be a waste of a pig.

"If you want to eat pork stew, just catch piglets in the spring and raise them. Don't come up with that stupid idea of ​​raising wild boars." Sheng Xiping shook his head and smiled when he heard this.

These days, conditions aren't good, and people don't accept it; raising wild boars won't sell.

It will take at least another twenty years for people to develop a consumer awareness before there will be a market for wild boars raised in a purely natural environment.

Nowadays, people are so poor they're practically starving, they're scrambling for fatty cuts of meat. Who would want to eat wild boar?

Zhang Zhijun thought about it and realized that the wild animals on the mountain were no match for the domesticated ones.

If you raise a pig to weigh over 200 pounds, not to mention anything else, just catching the pig when you want to slaughter it will take a lot of work.

The two yellow-haired dogs were gutted, and Sheng Xiping removed the pig's heart, cut it open, and distributed it to the four dogs.

Erlang Shen and the Black General were one, the Leopard and the Fat Tiger were another, and the dogs were all very well-behaved. They easily snatched the pig's heart from Sheng Xiping's hand and ran to the side to eat it.

This was the first time that Leopard and Fat Tiger had gone hunting in the mountains, and also the first time they had eaten pig's heart. The two dogs were eating with great relish.

From then on, the two dogs understood that as long as they could hunt prey while working in the mountains, they would get a good meal.

The four dogs weren't fed enough pig hearts, so they were also given pig lungs and livers. In the end, the dogs were all full and lay there resting.

Sheng Xiping and the others checked their watches; it was almost 2 PM. Well, they should eat something too.

So the group went into the woods to gather some firewood and built a fire to bake steamed buns.

Sheng Xiping also used a knife to cut off a few strips of meat, skewered them on a branch, and grilled them.

Once the meat was grilled, I ate it with a piece of meat in one hand and a steamed bun in the other, and it tasted so delicious.

Fill a tea mug with snow, sit on the fire and let it boil. After finishing your meal, you can drink some hot water – so comforting.

After eating and drinking their fill, it was time to head back. Sheng Xiping was about to suggest packing up and going home.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from afar.

Wang Jianshe and Zhang Zhijun had just stood up when they were so startled by the shout that they almost fell to the ground.

Then look at Erlang Shen and the Black General's dogs; they're tucking their tails between their legs and trembling.

"Xiping, what's that noise? Is it a tiger?"

Chen Weiguo's voice was trembling; he was truly terrified.

At this moment, Sheng Xiping also felt a chill down his spine and half of his face went numb.

A tiger's roar can shake the heavens and the earth; this is no exaggeration. The intimidating power of a mountain king is something most people cannot withstand.

"Let's go." Sheng Xiping's expression also changed. He waved to the crowd, signaling them to be quiet and leave quickly.

Judging from the roar, the tiger was still quite far away, but they couldn't be careless. They shouldn't stay here any longer and should leave quickly.

Otherwise, if the tiger comes, these few people probably won't be enough for the mountain king to deal with.

Gao Haining, Zhang Zhijun, and the others came to their senses, trembling, and quickly put out the fire, then dragged the two blond-haired men away.

Wang Jianshe, Sheng Xiping, and Chen Weiguo all pulled the safety off their guns, spread out, and protected the others and the dog in the middle before quickly leaving.

The group walked for about four or five miles, and the dog seemed to have recovered and no longer tucked its tail between its legs, which meant that the tiger had not followed them.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "My goodness, that almost scared me to death! How could there be a tiger here?"

Zhang Zhijun was almost in tears, and his voice was trembling.

Anyone would be terrified to hear a tiger roar in the mountains; it's a miracle these guys didn't wet their pants on the spot.

"I was wondering yesterday, with so many roe deer and deer around Nuanquanzi, why is no one coming to hunt them?"

So it turns out there's a mountain king here. We're really lucky; we even spent the night in the mountains the night before last.

"If I had known there were tigers in the mountains, I would never have come, even if you killed me. I'm terrified." Gao Haining and the others were also muttering to themselves.

I didn't think much of it at the time, but now when I think back on it, it's terrifying.

If what they encountered the night before last had been a tiger instead of a civet, they would probably have all become the mountain king's meal.

"Alright, stop scaring yourself. That tiger might not even live around Nuanquanzi; it could be looking for a mate."

In contrast, Sheng Xiping was the more composed one.

"Tigers typically go into mating season in January or February after the snowfall each year. They likely come down from the mountains to find mates."

I reckon it was those wild boars that ran off and rushed right up to the tiger.

Sheng Xiping had just looked around and found that the direction in which the sow led the piglets to escape was exactly the direction from which the tiger's roar came.

Those wild boars are probably in for a rough time this time.

The others didn't know much about these things, but after hearing what Sheng Xiping said, they all felt more at ease.

In any case, they escaped a disaster today, and they certainly won't dare to come here again in the future.

The six men, still shaken, dragged two piglets and led four dogs all the way back to the forest farm.