The next day at noon, Yang Zhi and the others had packed their bags and were ready to set off, as instructed by Wang Han.
"Waiter." A burly man with a red coarse cloth turban wrapped around his head, wearing a light gray linen coat, and carrying a cudgel walked into the inn, found an empty table, sat down, and called out to the waiter.
"I'm sorry, sir, we're not serving guests today," the shop owner (who was also the waiter) said with a forced smile as he rushed over to greet the newcomer. With General Shenwei here, he dared not serve anyone else, fearing it might offend the general. He had seen these soldiers practicing martial arts last night; they could kick down trees as thick as bowls with a single kick.
"Why aren't you welcoming guests? Is it because you have no place to stay, or no food and drink?" the burly man asked upon hearing this.
"Neither," the shop owner quickly replied with a forced smile.
"Since neither of those are the case, then bring me some food and wine first," the burly man said.
"No, sir, you should walk back a few miles and find a place to stay and eat!" The innkeeper said with a forced smile.
"Why is that? You have business to do but you're not going to do it? Are you afraid I won't pay you?" the burly man asked, already somewhat angry.
"No, that's not it!" The shopkeeper shook his head, then whispered to the burly man, "This is where the Divine Might General lives. I'm afraid you might offend them and lose your life. I can't bear that responsibility."
"Let him stay!" the shop owner said. Wang Han then said, "You just do your business, it won't affect you. Give him some wine and meat, it's on my behalf."
"Yes, General." Upon hearing Wang Han's words, the shop owner broke out in a cold sweat and quickly agreed, then went to prepare.
"Thank you, General." Seeing this, the burly man, who was also afraid of causing trouble and was about to leave, clasped his hands and said to Wang Han, and had no choice but to stay. He dared not refuse.
"What's your name?" Wang Han asked.
"My name is Wu Song," Wu Song replied upon hearing this.
"General, everything is ready." Yang Zhi, who had been preparing outside, entered the inn and said to Wang Han.
"Then let's set off! Go pay this hero's bill in advance, and also buy a few dozen jars of wine from the innkeeper to take with us." Hearing this, Wang Han nodded and got up to walk outside. Zhao Fujin and the other man, who had been waiting at the inn, quickly followed.
"Yes," Yang Zhi replied, and quickly did as Wang Han instructed.
"Phew...!" Wu Song breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Wang Han walk out. The higher the rank, the greater the pressure on him.
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On Jingyang Ridge, after walking for a short while, they saw a sign on an old tree that read: "A large tiger on Jingyang Ridge is dangerous; merchants should travel in groups by noon." However, no one paid any attention; if the tiger really dared to come, they'd have an extra meal.
Not long after walking a while, they saw another official notice posted on the trees along the mountain road.
"Yang Zhi, what does it say?" Wang Han asked Yang Zhi, seeing the official notice posted on the tree.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi immediately ran forward to take a look, then ran back to Wang Han and said, "General, it says that a large tiger has recently been found attacking people on Jingyang Ridge. The authorities have ordered all village officials and hunters to hunt it down, but they have failed. Merchants and travelers are advised to cross the ridge in groups during the three hours of noon and afternoon. At other times, solo travelers are not allowed to cross the ridge for fear of being harmed. This notice was issued by Yanggu County."
"It's a tiger again!" Upon hearing this, Wang Han pondered for a moment and instructed Yang Zhi, "You take the team and leave first. I'll look for this man-eating tiger."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi immediately responded, showing no concern whatsoever. He then said to the others, "Continue on your way."
"Yes." Hearing Yang Zhi's words, the others responded loudly and continued on their way.
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"Let's see how good Wu Song is at fighting the tiger." After Yang Zhi and the others led their group away, Wang Han thought with a smile. With a wave of his hand, a strong man with a tiger-like face appeared in front of him, looking quite fierce.
Upon seeing Wang Han, the two-foot-tall, tiger-faced man's eyes immediately turned red. He pounced on Wang Han, prostrating himself at Wang Han's feet and rubbing his millstone-sized head against Wang Han's shoes and armor. He cried out in a sorrowful voice, "Master, I've missed you so much! You have no idea how much I've been bullied by the giant snake and his gang while you're gone. I dare not speak out against it."
"..." Looking at the tiger spirit in front of him, Wang Han already regretted letting him go. This wasn't a tiger at all; even a house cat couldn't compare.
"Spineless coward, get up now, or I'll cut off your tiger penis and soak it in wine today," Wang Han said through gritted teeth. The tiger spirit was one of the spirits Wang Han had taken in as subordinates in Uncle Nine's world, because he thought he would be useful in many ways in the future. He was also one of the few spirits Wang Han had taken with him. Unfortunately, he was a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Upon hearing Wang Han's words, the tiger spirit immediately squeezed its legs together and stood up straight as a flagpole. Upon closer inspection, its legs were still trembling, and its tail was tucked between its legs.
Seeing the cowardly tiger spirit, Xiao Bai, who was following behind Wang Han, couldn't help but show a look of contempt, as if to say, "You spineless coward, you're utterly shameful."
"Hoo!" Wang Han took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to soak tiger penis in wine, and ordered, "Revert to its original form."
If it weren't for the fact that there weren't many tigers in the Divine Might Space, and that this tiger spirit was the weakest and smallest, Wang Han really wouldn't want to let it out.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the tiger spirit did not dare to hesitate and reflexively transformed into its original form, becoming a huge striped yellow tiger with a body length of over six meters and a shoulder height of nearly two meters.
"You know about Wu Song fighting the tiger, right?" Wang Han asked, looking at the tiger spirit that had reverted to its original form.
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