Tiger? A Tiger? A Tiger Demon!

"Hmph, don't even think about fooling me."

Zhang Shu was almost laughing in anger. She had only just used this trick to fool Fang Yue.

How long had it been? Now he wanted to use the same old trick on her. She would not fall for it.

"Zhang Shu, move!"

Fang Yue's expression turned grave as he looked toward the figure swimming over, with only an enormous head exposed above the water.

He sprang to his feet, picked up a boulder the size of a watermelon, and hurled it at the beast in the water!

At the same time, he did not wait to see the result.

He lunged forward, grabbed Zhang Shu by the arm, swept her into his arms, turned, and ran toward their campsite.

At first, Zhang Shu was stunned when he held her.

Then she immediately let out a cry. "Ah!" A lecher! A lecher! This little pauper was actually that kind of person!

Zhang Shu was furious, flames of rage blazing in her chest. She raised her fist, ready to teach Fang Yue a harsh lesson.

"Roar!"

At that moment, a thunderous roar exploded.

Then Zhang Shu saw a massive figure burst from the river behind them.

It was a gigantic tiger over three meters long, with limbs as thick as elephant legs and brown fur hard as steel needles. Its gaping bloody maw opened wide as it charged straight after them.

Its teeth were sharp and gleaming, giving off a chilling, ghostly glint.

There really was a tiger!

Fang Yue had not lied to her just now!

"Roarrr—"

The giant tiger came ashore and immediately pursued Fang Yue and Zhang Shu as they fled ahead.

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"Such a huge tiger? Has this tiger become a spirit?"

Fang Yue also glanced back at the giant tiger. Excluding its tail, it was nearly five meters long and almost two meters tall, like a small car.

It was much larger than even the largest Amur Tiger from his previous life.

As it pounced toward them, the foul wind it stirred up felt as though it could send sand and stones flying.

Clouds followed dragons; wind followed tigers.

Could this tiger really whip up a gale?

This was a tiger?

Could tigers in this world grow this large?

Could it be a Tiger Demon?

With a single leap, the giant tiger crossed several zhang. In the blink of an eye, it was about to catch Fang Yue and Zhang Shu.

Fang Yue could already smell its rank stench.

It was right at hand!

If the giant tiger pounced once more, it would be able to kill them both.

In an instant, Fang Yue had fallen into a life-and-death crisis.

The giant tiger was too fast. It was clear that neither of them could escape.

"Go! Get Uncle Fang!"

He took a deep breath and forcibly steadied his trembling body in the face of death. Then he threw Zhang Shu from his arms toward the front.

Taking advantage of that moment, the giant tiger behind him pounced again.

The tiger was too enormous. Its leap practically sealed off every direction Fang Yue could dodge.

Seeing this, Fang Yue hardened his heart.

Instead of continuing to flee, he turned and charged directly at the ferocious tiger.

A sliding tackle!

He slid beneath the giant tiger's body.

The giant tiger missed, and it switched positions with Fang Yue.

"Roarrr—"

Feeling that it had been toyed with by its prey, the giant tiger let out a furious roar, swiftly turned around, and prepared to tear the prey before it apart.

"Wretched beast, die!"

At that moment, Fang Hu's voice rang out.

Even faster than his voice was the sharp, rustling boom of air being torn apart.

Bang!

Fang Yue heard a dull thud, then saw an arrow buried halfway into the giant tiger's body, with only half the shaft left trembling outside.

Scarlet blood immediately streamed from the wound.

Attacked and pained, the giant tiger roared again and again.

It turned and pounced toward Fang Hu, who had shot it from behind.

Yet Fang Hu faced the giant tiger's attack.

He neither dodged nor avoided it, continuously drawing and firing the bow in his hands.

Feathered arrows tore through the air with piercing hums, landing one after another on the giant tiger's massive body.

Bloody blossoms burst open one after another, spraying blood in every direction.

The giant tiger's enraged roars gradually turned into miserable howls.

A moment later,

"Uncle Fang... Master, is this tiger dead?!!"

Looking at the giant tiger's corpse, Fang Yue saw that it had ultimately died when an arrow entered through its eye and pierced through its head.

Seven arrows were still embedded in its body.

Blood continued to gush out, staining a large stretch of ground red.

"It's dead already. You did well today. Remember, when you encounter wild beasts in the wilderness, you must stay calm. Never let yourself fall into disorder."

As Fang Hu spoke, he took out a knife and began cutting apart the tiger's body.

At the same time, he taught them on the spot: where a tiger's weak points were, which parts were valuable, which parts could be used for medicine, where to start cutting when butchering it, and so on.

Fang Yue listened carefully and learned earnestly.

Later, Fang Hu even had him try it himself.

Only when Fang Yue gripped the knife and cut through the tiger's hide and flesh did he discover just how tough its fur, skin, and meat were.

Even with his strength, it took considerable effort.

"Fortunately, the one you encountered today was only a young tiger, not fully grown yet. If it had been an adult tiger, the two of you probably would not have lasted until I arrived."

After seeing that Fang Yue had grasped the butchering technique, Fang Hu spoke.

"Master, you're saying this was only a young tiger?"

Fang Yue looked at the huge tiger carcass, at that body as enormous as an elephant.

A creature of this size was only a young tiger?

How was that possible!

If this was merely a young tiger, then how big would an adult giant tiger be?

Could there really be Tiger Demons?

For a moment, Fang Yue felt as though this world had been draped in another veil of mystery.

Naturally, Fang Hu had no idea what Fang Yue was thinking. He continued, "Once you learn the White Tiger Fist and enter Force Cultivation, you'll be able to kill young tigers like this too."

"And once you achieve great success in Skin Tempering, as long as you deal with them carefully, even adult giant tigers can be handled."

Hearing that, Fang Yue could only nod blankly.

"Little pau—Junior Brother Fang Yue, what's wrong? Don't tell me you were scared stupid. It was just a little tiger. It's already dead, and you're still afraid? What a coward."

Zhang Shu teased him then. She had initially intended to call him little pauper, but noticed Fang Hu and Fang Ergou nearby and stopped herself.

Besides, Fang Yue had saved her just now. He had even told her to leave while staying behind alone to face the tiger.

Mm, that counted as a life-saving debt. She would not call him little pauper anymore.

"Senior Sister Zhang Shu, how can you say that? Brother Zhi has never seen a tiger before. The first time I entered the mountains with my father and saw a tiger, I was so scared I wet my pants." Seeing Zhang Shu "mock" Fang Yue, Fang Ergou defended him indignantly.

When facing giant beasts, people naturally felt fear.

"Enough. Hurry and pack up. We need to leave this place, lest the smell of blood attract other wild beasts."

When Fang Hu heard his own son say that, his face immediately darkened.

Who exposed his own father's embarrassing past like that!

What a foolish son!

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