Chapter 1402 Inn(1/2)
Cross the mountains and embark on another remote official road.
The rain stopped and it was sunset again.
Tigers are different from most animals when walking. Tiger claws are more flexible than those of jackals and hyenas. They have thick meat pads. When walking on the dirt road, they will leave a series of large paw prints behind them. You can't hear any birdsong when passing by.
Beast roar.
It was already evening when we encountered people, and the sun was setting in a remote and poor place.
Someone's yellow dog barked wildly on the roadside, and its head popped out from the stone wall. The tiger turned and glanced, and the yellow dog whined and whined and jumped into the house.
I heard the sound of dishes breaking and tables turning, and then the host yelled angrily.
Bai Yujun on the tiger's back shook his head.
"You can't eat these."
The tiger wagged his tail to show that he understood, and couldn't help but lick his tongue as he smelled the smell of chicken, duck, cattle and sheep.
The idle men in the village saw that the sky was almost dark, and went out quietly with smiles on their faces. They secretly sighed that those hateful dogs had become more honest tonight, and did not go out to chew. It was good. The quieter the better.
I sneakily arrived at the door of someone's courtyard. The simple courtyard gate with low walls in the village could not stop idlers, so I could easily climb over the wall and enter the courtyard.
Looking around, Mao Yao came to the door of the house with a smile.
He bent down like a shrimp, put his eyes to the crack of the door, and imitated the chirping of birds.
Lower your voice and say hello with a bad smile.
"Hey~Widow Horse~Widow Horse~"
Through the crack in the door, I saw my sweetheart hurrying over, combing her hair as she walked.
"Keep your voice down! What if I get bumped into by the next door so early?"
There was a heart-wrenching sound of the door latch being pulled, and then the door opened with a creak. The smiling woman saw the idle man with his head bowed in front of her. Looking forward, she saw a big furry head on the short courtyard wall, like
The dustpan is so big that I looked over here without moving.
In an instant, the smile gradually disappeared, the eyes became bigger and bigger, and the conditioned reflex forced the door to close...
Bang!
"Ouch...my nose...!"
Xianhan's nose was sore from the bump, and his whole face was burning. When he came to his senses, he found that the door was bolted from the inside.
Tears of pain were pouring down my face and I couldn't see clearly and I couldn't stand still. I sat down by the door and wiped my tears with my sleeves. I wanted to curse but didn't dare to shout out for fear of being known. I touched the widow's door and wiped it. Why did it feel like there was too much on the courtyard wall?
something.
Wipe your face again and forcefully open your eyes.
ah……!
Trembling screams broke the village's post-dinner tranquility.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, Bai Yujun and Tiger had no choice but to continue on their way.
We walked nearly twenty miles more.
Finally arrived at the town. More than a hundred houses of various sizes gathered together to form a town. It is backed by a mountain in the north and has a main east-west road in the middle. A stream from the valley on the north slope passes through the town. The stone arch bridge is the center of the town. It is light blue.
Under the night sky, the town was sparsely lit by candlelight.
There are only a few brick and stone houses, all of which are thatched mud houses, with walls built of stone and yellow mud, and then covered with mud mixed with straw stalks, with wooden beams and thatched roofs.
Every household will plant several fruit trees, which can add color to ordinary life when the flowers bloom, and can also satisfy children's cravings in summer and autumn.
Looking from a distance on the hill, you will find a giant tree next to the stone arch bridge in the center of the town.
The trees are covered with red threads, the old ones are white and the new ones are bright red.
Bai Yujun rode the tiger and ran quickly into the town, asking the mount to go to the place where the lanterns were hung.
It was dark and there was no one on the street.
When I came to the lantern and looked up, I saw the word inn was written on the hanging flag, and the rare grilled window paper was on. It was quite lively inside, and the smell of wine and meat made the tiger sniff.
"Knock on the door."
The tiger doesn't understand what knocking on the door means, and its thick claws scratch and pull at will.
There were quite a lot of guests in the inn tonight, a few escorts from the escort agency were sitting around in the hall, and a few knights-errants were drinking heavily, chatting about things in the martial arts while drinking, when they heard a loud noise.
Bang!
The door suddenly shattered, and then, a big tiger head blocked the front door of the inn and peeked inside.
The ranger who raised the glass was stunned, and the wine jar spilled without even noticing. The bearded escort who squeezed his pimples seriously blinked his eyes, and for about two breaths, screams and shouts mixed with the sound of seats overturning erupted.
The hotel lobby was in complete chaos.
Someone with a loud voice picked up the gong and struck it hard.
Dangdangdang~
"The big insect is coming down the mountain...here comes someone!"
The frightened tiger jumped back to the street. The confused tiger was curious that there were so many people in a nest, like a common hornet's nest in the woods.
The young mistress turned around and dove into the clutter with a cry, while the shopkeeper hid behind the counter.
The martial arts warriors were in chaos, and several bodyguards hurriedly drew their swords to protect themselves, and called on the men of the bodyguard bureau who were sleeping in the backyard to help out.
on the street.
Bai Yujun shrugged, it was too late to explain, it was all in vain, it would have frightened anyone else.
The loud voice still banged the gong hard, shouting until his voice became hoarse.
Ordinary guests crawled and ran towards the backyard. The warriors from the Escort Bureau and the Jianghu Rangers lit torches one by one, and taking advantage of the crowd, they rushed out of the inn with torches and knives. The men who had been awakened in the distance in the town were in groups, holding hand-held weapons.
The ax and pitchfork moved closer to where the gong was struck.
When the torches of the escorts and rangers illuminated the street, and they finally saw the true appearance of the tall and majestic tiger, which was as tall as a horse, they all took a breath of air, cold sweat broke out on their backs, and they involuntarily took a step or two back.
At the critical moment, the head of the escort agency stepped forward to take command.
"Everyone, don't disperse! Torches! Point the torch forward! Don't use darts and hidden weapons!"
"Hurry up and beat the gongs and drums! Shout as hard as you can!"
The head of the escort agency quickly gave an order, taking the lead and opening his mouth vigorously to roar.
Wild beasts are scary to humans, especially at night. The experienced escort boss was frightened by the huge size of the tiger, secretly saying that even if it is not a spirit, it is about to become a spirit.
Hidden weapons are useless if they are thick-skinned and fleshy. Reckless use of hidden weapons will only anger the giant tiger. You can only use the best methods to deal with the beast.
Make a big noise and scare away the beasts.
The price of fighting a tiger is too high. The purpose of licking blood is to support the family. There is no need to let brothers lose their lives in vain.
The tiger was stunned for a moment when he heard the noise.
Seeing the shining sharp blade and hearing those people yelling, I suddenly became angry.
His limbs were tense, his mouth opened wide and he roared at the crowd.
Ouch!
The penetrating sound of the tiger's roar swept through the town in a circular motion and continued towards the surrounding wilderness and mountains.
The ancients said that when the tiger roars and all the beasts in the forest disappear, the memory of the fear of tigers deeply embedded in the genes becomes clear in an instant, and the noisy shouting and gong-beating suddenly stop.
With a clang, the gong fell to the ground.
The men who came to help from a distance all stopped when they heard the roar of the tiger, and the whole town returned to peace.
It was quiet for just a short moment, and the town became more lively than before.
The men who gathered towards the sound of the gong turned and ran back. The dogs in the whole town were barking, the cattle, sheep and donkeys were restless. Women and children were crying everywhere. More and more lanterns were lit, making noisy calls to find hunters.
Bai Yujun didn't expect things to change so quickly.
The leader of the escort agency retreated to the door of the inn and noticed something was wrong. He took a closer look with the help of a torch. How could there be a belt and rope on the big insect?
The huge tiger head blocked the view, and a certain Bai in the shadow patted the little tiger.
The tiger paced and turned in one direction.
When they saw someone riding on the tiger's back, the crowd was stunned again.
"..."
Whose little girl is on the tiger's back?
The legendary cultivator of immortality? It is said that many cultivators of immortality have various mounts, which are common in big cities, but are they too young? Is the tiger really her mount?
The tiger obeyed and lay down, and Bai Yujun easily landed and stood up.
Bow politely.
"I'm sorry, this was a misunderstanding. I will compensate the damaged items at the inn according to the price, and the frightened townspeople will be safe and sound."
To be continued...