ebookland Chapter 223 Evil Tiger
Chapter 223 Evil Tiger
Zhou Weide didn't understand what the horse meant, and said, "Why don't you pick it? It's a pity to let such good things rot on the tree. If you don't pick it, I will. Wait a moment and then..." Chu Xiaomu winked at him, signaling him to stop talking, but Zhou Weide didn't understand at all and kept talking.
The wild horse was furious, its eyes widened, and it arched its back and was about to charge at Zhou Weide. Chu Xiaomu hurriedly stood in front of him and said, "Good horse, good horse, this guy is talking nonsense, you must not be angry."
Zhou Weide said angrily, "Who is talking nonsense? This fruit is from the mountain, it's wild! I can pick it if I want to. Do I need this horse to control it?"
Chu Xiaomu quickly pulled him and said, "Can you please stop talking? If the horse says you can't pick it, then you can't pick it. It saved your life, so you have to listen to it."
Zhou Weide said: "You are not confused, are you? A wild horse is a wild horse, what is that?"
The gray wild horse understood his disdain for itself, and suddenly became quiet, standing still. Chu Xiaomu looked at it in astonishment, and saw a faint yellow-white light gradually emanating from the wild horse. The light became stronger and stronger, like a ball of fire, almost hiding the horse's body, and illuminating the shade of the trees; the dark spot in the middle of the horse's forehead was originally red, and now it also emitted a bright red crystal light... Faintly, he could hear the sound of horses neighing and beasts roaring, and the sound of weapons clashing, as if the image of a war involving many people and beasts was echoing and lingering in it, and it lasted for a long time.
The two were stunned by the scene, and only then did they believe that the gray-white wild horse in front of them was indeed the Shenma.
Just when they were at a loss of what to do, a strange wind suddenly blew around them, and then they heard a deep and mighty roar. The two of them saw nothing but the dense leaves of Shenma, but their hair stood on end, and they were already sweating coldly. They wanted to run away, but for some reason their legs seemed to be rooted in place, unable to move even a step.
Amid the roar, a large black-striped tiger suddenly leaped out from the dense leaves of the forest, rustling the nearby branches and leaves.
The tiger had an extremely ferocious look, with slanted eyes, a bloody mouth, and two fangs that were half a foot long. It lay on the ground and slowly paced around the two men and the horse, seemingly admiring the prey that was about to be eaten.
At this time, Chu Xiaomu had just put the last bite of fruit flesh into his mouth, and hurriedly drew the iron sword from his waist, shouting: "Brother De'er, take the Shenma and run away, I will stop him!" Although Zhou Weide had a hot temper, he was frightened and stunned at this time, and dared not answer.
There were no large carnivorous beasts on Baihua Island, except for some foxes and minks. However, when the teacher who taught literacy and arithmetic told the story of Cangmu Country, he naturally mentioned the tiger, which was one of the most ferocious man-eating beasts in Cangmu Country, and even took out the tiger picture left by the ancestors for everyone to see. Therefore, Chu Xiaomu recognized that the beast in front of him was the tiger known as the "king of the jungle".
This black-striped tiger was huge, more than seven feet long, with a slightly raised mouth, long and shiny claws, and eyes that shone like two yellow ice crystals. Just by leaning forward, it was enough to make people tremble with fear. Chu Xiaomu didn't have time to think before he stepped forward, his heart pounding so hard that it almost jumped out of his chest.
The black-striped tiger took a few slow steps, then suddenly jumped up and pounced towards Chu Xiaomu with ferocious force, not afraid of the iron sword in his hand at all.
Chu Xiaomu aimed his sword at its belly, aiming it at the direction it was coming from. In his mind, he intended to injure both sides so as to buy time for Shenma and Zhou Weide to escape.
The huge black tiger turned in mid-air, stretched out its claws to knock the iron sword in Chu Xiaomu's hand to the ground, and then pounced on him, pressing its two claws on his shoulders, the sharp claws piercing the flesh, and immediately blood was dripping. Chu Xiaomu struggled hard, but couldn't move at all. Then there was another deafening roar, and it opened its bloody mouth as if to bite.
The divine horse suddenly twisted its body, raised its hind hooves and kicked hard at the big tiger's head.
The black-striped tiger jumped aside and hid, not attacking for a while.
Chu Xiaomu was still in shock when he heard the black-striped tiger actually speak: "Old friend, long time no see." It was obvious that he was talking to someone.
The divine horse could not speak, but just panted twice in response.
The black-striped tiger said again: "I will come and reminisce with you after I have eaten the man who stole the spiritual fruit." He made a gesture to pounce and bite again.
Shenma walked forward and stood in front of Chu Xiaomu and the other man, panting a few times.
The black-striped tiger said, "You brought him here to eat? Why? Don't you know the rules of my Beast Mountain? No one is allowed to pick and eat spiritual fruits unless my king allows."
The divine horse neighed again in response.
But the tiger understood its words and said, "You are an exception? But that was many, many years ago..."
The horse panted and yelled a few times, breathing heavily from its nose, and seemed to be very angry.
Chu Xiaomu and Zhou Weide were so shocked when they saw a tiger talking and shouting to a horse, asking and answering questions, that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Then an even more magical scene happened... The black-striped tiger slowly stood up on its two hind paws, and then its body and limbs began to twist and deform. Its torso shortened a little, its shoulders became thicker and wider, its hind paws stretched out to become two human feet, and its front paws became a pair of human hands, and finally it turned into a tiger-headed monster nearly eight feet tall.
Chu Xiaomu and Zhou Weide were extremely shocked. They had no idea that such a magical thing could exist in the world.
The tiger man continued, "Since we are old friends, I will not pursue the matter of you breaking into the Beast Mountain." He paused and said, "It has been so long since you came to the Beast Mountain again. What's the matter?"
The horse leaned towards Chu Xiaomu and rubbed his neck against his shoulder. It seemed that he came to the Beast Mountain for Chu Xiaomu.
The tiger man seemed a little surprised and said, "This man has low skills, not even as good as his little finger. Why did you help him? Oh, I see. You came here from afar to help him fulfill his wish. It's a pity that he has already died and can't see anything..."
Shenma nodded, indicating that this was the case. He looked rather sad, as if he was thinking of the man who had taken him through all the hardships and travels around the world a long time ago.
Chu Xiaomu and Zhou Weide were completely confused and had no idea what the tiger and the horse were talking about.
The tiger man let out a low howl and said, "However, this kid ate the wood spirit fruit that only grows once every 100 years without the permission of our king, but I will not let him go!"