Chapter 15: Tiger Chase
He skillfully knocked out the fangs of the five wolves, as these were the most valuable.
They just skinned a wolf and rolled it up, then cut the wolf meat into large pieces and strung them together with rattan sticks.
I looked at the remaining four wolves with regret and had to abandon them.
"Hurry, let's go to the stream and roast the wolf meat!" Grandpa Ling pulled Jin'an and left.
Jinsui was also walking very fast. When he looked back, he saw that many hyenas were circling around him.
She hesitated for a moment, then made a decision and said to Grandpa Ling, "I left something behind. Grandpa, you guys go ahead, I'll catch up soon."
He turned around and ran to the wolf corpses, and put all four wolves into the space laboratory.
My God, I spent so much effort to kill the wolf, why should you hyenas let me get away with it? After catching up with Grandpa Ling, she came to the stream and took over breakfast. Grandpa Ling quickly cleaned the wolf skin while she boiled the wolf meat.
I found wild onions and several other wild vegetables nearby that can be used as seasonings, but there is no cooking wine or star anise to remove the fishy smell.
The stewed wolf meat was not tasty, it had a strong fishy smell and the meat was very tough.
But for the three people who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, this was much more delicious than roasted grasshoppers and silkworm pupae! Jin'an's mouth was full of oil after eating it, and Grandpa Ling said with a smile:
"Eat slowly, this meat is enough for us to eat for several days!"
Jinsui secretly used salt to marinate the remaining meat. Afraid that Grandpa Ling would find out that she had more salt than she needed, she cut the meat into small pieces, wrapped them in bamboo leaves and carried them on her back.
In fact, she put most of them into the space, and only carried a few pieces on the way. When she wanted to eat, she would take them out from the space in advance, which saved a lot of effort.
After this wolf-killing "battle", Jin'an became much braver. He said with a smile that he was no longer afraid of wolves chasing him. If they dared to come, he would kill them and eat their meat.
From then on, he took the bamboo pole and long knife from Jinsui's hand and led the way. Grandpa Ling taught him how to use the knife to cut the wolf's fatal points.
The third time we encountered a pack of wolves was in broad daylight.
No one expected that the wolves in the deep mountains were so bold that they would surround people when they saw them in the middle of the day.
Unfortunately, there was no dry firewood nearby that could immediately start a fire. Grandpa Ling lit his flint and threw it into the wolf pack, but it was of little use. The wolves circled around and refused to leave.
It was obvious that the wolf king had already decided that these three 'fat sheep' were their dinner.
The three of them could only use the most primitive method to save their lives: run!
They ran so fast that Jin Sui held a knife in front of them to clear a path. Not only did he have to avoid the wolves, but he also had to be careful not to fall into the pit.
It was such an exciting race, Jin Sui never wanted to experience it again in his life! Seeing that there was a fork in the road ahead and the wolves were about to catch up, Grandpa Ling used a tree pole to divine the way and pointed to the valley on the right: "Run there!"
Jinsui had no doubt that his grandfather's divination was sometimes effective and sometimes not, but it was still quite effective when it came to saving lives.
As soon as we entered the valley, we smelled a very strong fishy odor, not like the smell of fish, but like the smell of a wild animal's breath.
As soon as the three entered the valley, they found that the wolves were no longer chasing them.
Jinan was still surprised: "Grandpa's divination is really effective. The wolves dare not chase us anymore."
Jin Sui's heart was in his throat: "Why do you think they don't dare to chase in?"
Before Jin'an could figure it out, a tiger's roar gave the answer.
The wolves fled in all directions. The three men were also so frightened that they did not dare to look into the bushes to see what the tiger looked like. They just ran for their lives.
Jinan suggested: "Let's climb up the tree. Tigers can't climb trees."
Grandpa Ling said as he ran: "Tigers are very good at climbing trees! They will die faster if they climb trees!"
Jinan said anxiously again: "I hear the sound of water, let's jump into the pool."
This time, it was Jin Sui's turn to explain: "Tigers can swim better than you!"
The little kid was so scared that he was about to cry: "What should I do? I don't want to be eaten by the tiger!"
Fortunately, the tiger went after the wolf.
This gave the men a brief chance to escape, but unfortunately, there was more than one tiger in the area.
Another smaller one rushed out from the bushes, growling and chasing after the three people.
Jin Sui looked back at the tiger's movements, wondering if there was anything in the space that could defeat the tiger?
We also need to pay attention to Grandpa Ling and Jin'an to make sure they don't fall behind. If they are not careful, they may not use their machetes to explore the way and their feet may fall on empty space, causing some gravel to fall.
The body was instantly lifted into the air, and with a few loud "plops", the gravel he stepped on fell into the deep pool below.
Fortunately, she grabbed the vines on the edge of the cliff, and Grandpa Ling was quick to pull her hand. Jin'an also rushed over and grabbed her sleeve tightly.
Just at this moment, the tiger pounced into the air, and its huge head was right in front of him. Jinsui could even see its orange-yellow eyes clearly.
A pair of giant claws were clearly falling on Jin An. Could it tell which of the three people's meat was more delicious? Jin Sui reacted instinctively and pulled his brother over. The vines could not support the two of them and broke instantly.
The three of them, including Grandpa Ling, screamed and fell off the cliff.
Fortunately, there were a lot of vines growing on the edge of the cliff, and the three of them grabbed on with their hands and feet and actually got hung on.
The tiger was at the top of the cliff, roaring and howling, walking back and forth, but it did not dare to jump down.
Grandpa Ling grabbed the long knife that fell with it, chopped the vines that were tangled together under his feet, and then went to chop at the vines under Jinsui and Jinan's feet.
I chopped it a little bit at a time and moved it down a little bit, and finally I successfully reached the bottom of the cliff.
Apart from some scratches from thorns and Grandpa Ling's sprained ankle, the three were not seriously injured.
Grandpa Ling held Jin'an's head and made him kneel down and kowtow to express his gratitude to Jiang.
It was said that it was thanks to Jiang's blessing that the three of them were able to escape from the wolf's mouth, then the tiger's den, and even fell off a cliff without any harm.
Jinsui even felt that the gods were secretly blessing him, but who would believe it if he told others about it?
Such a group of old and young people, plus a weak woman, actually managed to survive in such an extreme survival situation.
She also knelt down and prayed facing the lake. Whether it was Mr. Jiang or a passing god, please bless them to get out of the Qiaohan Mountains safely.
There is a different world at the bottom of the cliff. The cave is dry and windproof. The fish in the pool are stupid and fat, even Jin'an can catch them. The mushrooms in the grass are very big.
They also picked up soil from the waterlogged grass and fungus from the holes in the rotten wood. With the addition of wolf meat, the food became much richer.
Grandpa Ling's feet needed to rest, and after Jinsui was sure that the tiger would not jump off the cliff to chase them, he decided to rest here for two or three days.
Grandpa Ling told the fortune in a solemn manner as if he had survived a disaster, and said it was good luck and that we would have a smooth journey in the future.
The two siblings breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "We don't need to have too much luck, as long as we don't run into tigers and wolves again!"
Jin Sui felt that the experience of traveling in the mountains and forests during this period was more exciting than the twenty years of her previous life combined.
She never dreamed that one day she would be escaping from a pack of wolves and tigers in the primeval forest.
In my previous life, I often watched wilderness survival programs, but compared to my own experiences, those programs are nothing but little brothers.
Jin'an was scared at first, but when he was sure he was out of danger, his childish nature took over and he actually found the experience quite exciting.
He repeatedly said that he would rather kill wolves and hide from tigers in the mountains than be exiled by the officials.
After he finished speaking, his excitement faded and his expression became sad and resentful:
"But I want to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to redress my father's injustice."
Jin'an and Grandpa Ling looked at each other, and neither of them responded.
Jinsui changed the subject and asked him to fetch some water while she applied medicine to Grandpa Ling's feet.
She got the medicine from the space, but mixed it with herbs she found nearby.
Grandpa Ling couldn't tell the difference at all and was still amazed. He didn't expect that there were good medicinal herbs in this valley to treat injuries caused by falls.
(End of this chapter)
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