Chapter 25: Are there men in the mountains?

Just when Yi Ke was terrified, a man rushed out from the woods, holding a wooden stick as thick as his arm and started beating the tiger fiercely. The stick hit the tiger's body with a loud popping sound. The tiger turned and pounced on the man, startling him. Yi Ke was just about to jump down from the tree to help, but saw the man dodge away. After another round of beatings with a stick, the tiger fell to the ground. The man hit the tiger's nose again and the tiger finally died. It could be said that it died with its eyes open, because it died before it could even use its special moves of "one pounce, two lifts, three cuts". Yike was completely confused. He killed a tiger just with a stick and a few beatings, and that was it. Was this tiger a sick cat? And this mountain guy is too powerful?

"Come down." The man looked up and said to Yi Ke.

"Oh! Good!" Yike slid down from the tree and said in an admiring tone: "Uncle, you are so awesome!" The man glanced at Yike and didn't answer. He wiped his face with his hand, and the blood on his face was wiped off, revealing a young face.

It's so embarrassing, he's not an uncle at all, he's obviously an older brother.

"There is a strong smell of blood here, you should leave quickly." After saying that, he carried the tiger on his back and prepared to leave.

"Wait, brother, are you going home? Can I go with you?" I finally saw someone in the mountains, how could I bear to let him leave?

"Hmm!" He answered with just one word in a nasal tone. Yi Ke didn't know whether to agree or not, so he decided to follow him and assume that he agreed. Yike quickly ran to pick up the skis from behind the tree and chased after the man.

The man had very long legs and walked very fast. He was carrying a tiger on his back, and from a distance it looked like the tiger was walking upright. Yike trotted after him. He glanced at Yike without saying anything. Yike walked beside him on the thick snow and realized that he was really tall, at least 1.9 meters.

But even with the fast movement of his short legs, he still couldn't keep up with his pace. Finally, he had to put on his skis again to keep up with his pace.

He looked at the skis in wonder and finally said something longer: "What is this?"

"This is a ski board. You can slide very fast on the snow. Big brother, how about I make one for you and teach you how to use it. Where is your home? Who else is at home? You are so awesome. You can even beat such a big tiger." He babble on and on. It has been a long time since he last spoke to anyone. She was so depressed that she couldn't stop talking. Words came out of her mouth one after another without thinking. Even though the man didn't say a word in reply, she continued to talk to herself, having a great time.

After walking for about two hours, the man finally stopped and said two words with a stiff face: "We're here." Yike found that this was already the inner area of ​​Longshan. Yike had always lived on the periphery and didn't dare to go deep inside. No wonder he had never seen him before.

The man said two words and walked towards a canyon on his own. There was a shallow layer of snow in the canyon, so I took off my skis and continued to follow him. When they were about to enter the canyon, the man looked back at the grass and said, "Don't follow me anymore."

"No, brother, where should I go if I don't follow you? I'm all alone. What if we meet a tiger again?" Yi Ke said pitifully, "Only a fool would not follow you. It's rare that there are people living in the mountains. It would be nice to talk to relieve boredom. I don't have to talk to myself every day. But this man has an icy face, so he might not be a talkative person." Yi Ke thought to himself. No one has spoken for almost a year, and Yike is almost developing autism.

The man frowned and looked for a long time, said nothing, then turned and walked into the canyon.

Yi Ke followed behind nervously, fearing that the man would chase her away. Yi Ke had no choice but to continue to play the victim, "Brother, I want to follow you and stay here temporarily, is that okay? Don't worry, I promise to listen to you."

Along the way, Yike kept talking, hoping to persuade the man to take her in temporarily. Since there are people here, I would like to come and stay here every once in a while, just like visiting relatives. It was too difficult to talk to only herself, and she didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Yike followed the man and walked 500 meters away from the valley entrance, when the man stopped. A cave less than one meter from the ground came into view. It turned out that this was where the man was. After walking in, Yike found that the cave was not spacious, about 150 square meters in size. A small hole was artificially chiseled in the wall of the cave, which was about 50 square meters. This should be a cave for storing food. There was a bed made of several pieces of wood in the big cave, covered with the skin of some unknown animal, which was much warmer than the dry grass on her bed. There were also several animal skins hanging on the wall, one of which looked like a bear skin. Yi Ke reached out and touched it, it was so smooth!

"Brother, you are so powerful that you can even beat a bear." Yike made up her mind to hold on to this thick thigh tightly. The thick-thighed man put the tiger down, looked into her eyes and said, "Where is your home? I'll take you back."

"No, I have no home, I am alone, I live alone, I am so scared, no one talks to me, brother, please let me follow you, I can collect herbs, make traps..."

"Can you pick herbs?" Yike felt that after saying so many things, the man only heard this sentence and nodded affirmatively.

"It's not appropriate for a girl like you to follow me, unless..." The man glanced at her and stopped for some reason.

"Unless what?" He said quickly as soon as he saw the possibility. "I agree to any condition."

The man gave her a strange look and said, "All agreed, huh?"

"I agree to all of them." He nodded vigorously.

“No regrets.”

“No regrets.”

"Unless you become my daughter-in-law and marry me, how about that? Do you agree?"

Yike was stunned, she never expected the conditions to be like this. She had never thought about getting married since she came to this world. She had been in love with her husband for her whole life in her previous life, but in this life, she was sleeping in the same bed with a man who was not her ex-husband. It must be difficult for her to get over the hurdle in her heart.

Yi Ke stared at the man seriously for a while and said, "The conditions cannot be changed."

"No." The man said expressionlessly.

"Marrying a wife is a major event in life, and you can't be careless. You don't even know me, let alone understand me..."

"People in the mountains don't even know their wives when they marry." The man rushed to speak before Yi Ke could finish.

"People in the mountains? There are still people in this mountain?" Yi Ke was shocked.

"Yes, there are several more in there."

"Then their women are all bought-bought-bought-bought from outside?" Yi Ke asked stutteringly, and suddenly realized after asking that the man might have thought that he was a woman from a family in the mountains who got lost, so he only mentioned it when he reached the canyon. What a beautiful misunderstanding!

Now that I know she came from outside the mountain, I want to marry her for free. What a nice thought! Yike turned around and ran towards the cave entrance, shouting in his heart, run! Run! The miserable stories told by the aunts and grandmas about women sold to the mountains emerged in her mind, and she ran faster.

The cave entrance was right in front of her. Once she rushed out of the cave, she would be faced with a vast world. She believed that as long as she got out, she would be able to escape. Just as he ran to the cave entrance, the light suddenly dimmed. A body like an iron tower blocked the cave entrance. Yi Ke bumped into the man's body, causing his nose to hurt. Tears suddenly flowed down.

She didn't care about anything else and raised her fist to hit his third leg. hey-hey! Since she is short, it is easy to hit her leg.

The man's face suddenly turned red, and his big palm came down fiercely. Yike had to retract his hand, turned around and stepped back, jumped, kicked the stone wall hard, and smashed his whole body towards the man like a cannonball. Deng! Deng! Deng! The man was knocked back several steps by her and finally fell out of the cave.

Yike was also hit so hard that he felt dizzy and it took him a long time to come to his senses. As soon as he came to his senses, he ran away quickly. When she reached the mouth of the canyon, she looked back and saw the man still half lying on the ground, motionless, just looking up at her.

She turned around and ran, running a long way in one breath before she dared to stop and gasped for breath. She always thought that her kung fu was very good, but it turned out that she was just a frog in a well. She took a short rest and then ran away quickly, fearing that the man would catch up with her.

But before this, I naively just wanted to find someone to keep me company and talk to, forgetting that this world is not the peaceful world where everyone is kind to each other. This time I almost fell into the tiger's mouth, and I sent myself into it.

There are mountain people living here. I heard that they are all rude and unreasonable, so you are not allowed to come in anymore. Be careful even on the periphery. She ran and ran until it was getting darker and darker. She was afraid that the man was chasing her, so she kept running. As she ran, she realized that she was lost.

Just now I was only thinking about running away. I was so panicked that I didn't even know the direction. I kept running and running. Haha, it's a story of going in the opposite direction. You know.

Now, let alone going home, I can’t even find a cave to stay in. It’s winter now and I can’t sleep on a tree. Sleeping outdoors in the ice and snow can be fatal.

Yi Ke hit his head in frustration, what a stupid guy. Without a cave, what should I do tonight? The only way to find the way back was to return by the original route. Yike was anxious, so he turned around and quickly went back the original route.

The more I walked, the more dizzy I felt. Could it be that I had a cold? Or were you just anxious and angry? Before he could figure it out, Yike felt a darkness in front of his eyes and fell headfirst. A tall figure suddenly appeared in front of her, and she closed her eyes without even struggling.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already noon three days later.