Shen Zhengwen was an experienced hunter and knew that the movement in the forest just now must have been caused by wild animals.
As for what kind of beast it was, he couldn't make a judgment without careful observation.
Thinking of the legend about the presence of large beasts on this road, his pace quickened a bit, from a trot to a fast run.
If there really is any large beast, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape easily with just a woodcutter.
He carried a baggage on his back and drove for a long time, and was already a little exhausted.
But he still didn't dare to relax a bit and still ran with all his strength.
But while he was running, he suddenly stopped and looked ahead with a shocked expression.
Because on the road not far in front of him, a dazzling white-fronted tiger suddenly appeared.
"Roar!" The tiger roared, resounding throughout the forest.
Shen Zhengwen was so confused that he could even smell the fishy smell coming from the tiger's mouth.
He didn't expect that he would be so unlucky that he would encounter a ferocious beast.
This tiger is larger than an adult man and weighs at least three to four hundred kilograms.
He didn't dare to be careless and took out the machete he had put away.
Then he put all his belongings on the ground, assumed a defensive posture, and prepared for a desperate fight.
We met on a narrow road, and now it was too late for him to run away, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Although the tiger is huge, he has many years of hunting experience and still has some skills.
Moreover, this woodchopping knife is also very sharp, so in a real fight, he has no chance of winning.
Anyway, he won't give up until the last moment.
His wife and children at home are still waiting for him to come home, so he cannot stay here.
The tiger did not pounce immediately, but was pacing left and right, as if looking for a suitable opportunity to attack.
Shen Zhengwen didn't dare to move even more. He didn't dare to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He just held the wood chopping knife tightly and faced the tiger.
The tiger's eyes kept staring at Shen Zhengwen, as if looking at a delicious food.
After observing it for a while, it seemed to realize that the humans in front of it were not enough of a threat to it.
So he chose to take the initiative and launch an attack.
"Roar!"
There was another roar.
The tiger was seen walking briskly, and it was in front of Shen Zhengwen in just a few steps.
Shen Zhengwen quickly took several steps back and distanced himself from the tiger.
Now that the tiger was in front of him, he realized how obvious the gap between humans and the king of beasts was.
I'm afraid I'm going to have a narrow escape this time.
But he still stared at the tiger closely, trying to find its flaws.
But the tiger didn't give him a chance, opened its mouth wide, jumped up and pounced directly on him.
At this time, in the Shen family far away in Taoli Village, Xiao Niannian, who was sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes.
Oops! Daddy is in danger!
These days, she has secretly placed a protective spell on each of her father, mother, and brothers.
If they were in danger, she would be the first to feel it.
The protection spell she learned from the ancient books her grandfather asked her to read can help the protected person resist a fatal blow.
But her spiritual power was weak, and she could not exert even one-tenth of the power of the protective spell.
The weak protection spell could only make her aware of danger, but it could not protect her.
Dad went to the city to buy new year's goods, how could he be in danger?
Little Niannian was so anxious that she closed her eyes again, trying to find out where her father was.
But at this moment, she suddenly realized that the danger had disappeared automatically.
The danger disappeared so quickly. Could it be that the protective spell worked?
But that's not important.
Although she didn't know what was going on, little Niannian felt that as long as her father was safe, it would be fine.
On Shen Zhengwen's side, he stood blankly watching the tiger fleeing, with thousands of questions in his mind.
He was ready to be buried in the tiger's belly, but the tiger actually ran away on its own?
Just now, when the tiger pounced on him, he rolled to avoid the fatal blow, but accidentally dropped something from his clothes.
The tiger did not pounce on Shen Zhengwen, but stepped directly on the thing with its claws.
Then Shen Zhengwen saw that the tiger suddenly seemed to be burned by fire, its whole body suddenly bounced away, and finally it got into the dense forest as if it was running for its life without looking back.
The reason why he said he was running for his life was because Shen Zhengwen could clearly see the fear in the tiger's eyes.
When it ran away, its body was still shaking slightly and its tail was curled up, as if it had seen something terrible.
This look is in great contrast to the majestic king of the mountain look at the beginning. Instead, it looks like a bereaved dog.
After the tiger disappeared, Shen Zhengwen dared to go over and pick up what he had dropped.
This is a wooden tiger, carved by Shuanzi himself as a plaything for little Niannian.
Xiao Niannian likes this wooden tiger the most on weekdays. She plays with it when she has nothing to do, and occasionally takes a bite, leaving many saliva marks on it.
When Shen Zhengwen was selling goods today, he unpacked his bag and found that he had brought out the wooden tiger at some point.
He didn't take it to heart at the time. He thought it was when he was packing his things yesterday that Li Rulan accidentally dropped the wooden tiger into the bag while holding little Niannian while playing.
So he took the wooden tiger out of the bag and put it into his sleeve pocket, thinking that it was his daughter's favorite thing and he couldn't get it dirty.
It was only when I was avoiding the tiger's attack that the wooden tiger accidentally fell out of my sleeve pocket.
He picked up the wooden tiger and looked at it again and again.
The wood is ordinary wood, the workmanship is even rougher, and it looks nothing special.
But it was such an ordinary puppet that scared away an eye-catching tiger and saved his own life.
Shen Zhengwen was sure that he was right. The big tiger escaped after stepping on the puppet.
By the way, this puppet is a little different.
The only difference is that it has a lot of little Nian Nian's saliva on it.
Yes, it must be because of this that the tiger was scared away.
Niannian is a little lucky star, so her saliva naturally brings blessings.
Shen Zhengwen held the wooden tiger tightly in his hand and felt happy in his heart.
Fortunately, he was blessed by a lucky star, otherwise he would have been doomed this time.
He put the puppet away again, but this time he did not put it in his sleeve pocket, but solemnly put it into the inner pocket of his arms.
Then he put away his baggage and things on the ground and hurried towards Taoli Village.
Hurry and hurry, and he will be able to return to Taoli Village before the county magistrate and the others.
He first went home and put down his things. He didn't even have time to drink, and told Li Rulan everything about Shen Yaocai going to report to the official.
Li Rulan suddenly panicked. After Shen Zhengwen comforted her for a few words, he went to Cheng Sheng to discuss countermeasures without stopping.
When little Niannian saw her father returning safely, her anxious heart finally fell.
She heard that the county magistrate was bringing people over to check on the monsters, but she didn't care at all.
Come on, she's not a monster, she's a mythical beast.
there is always a solution to a problem.
As long as anyone dares to harm her and her family, she will not let him go easily.
On the mountain road, the bells on the carriage jingled.
A young man with handsome features was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed to meditate.
He wore an official uniform and soap boots, and hung a jade gourd engraved with strange runes on his waist.
Maybe he had been sitting for a long time, so he opened the carriage curtain impatiently.
"It's been so long, why haven't you arrived at Taoli Village yet?"
A government official immediately stepped forward to answer.
"Sir, please calm down. Look ahead, Taoli Village has arrived." This chapter has been completed!