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“ROAR!”
The tiger let out a miserable scream after being attacked. A bamboo arrow was stuck in its body. Although it had not pierced deeply, it still drew blood, and crimson blood continuously flowed out.
“The power of bamboo bows and arrows is still too weak.”
Qiu Huang sighed. If he had been using iron arrows, that single shot just now would have either pierced straight through the tiger or at least severely wounded it.
“ROAR!”
The tiger roared furiously, immediately abandoning Old Li and turning to pounce viciously at Qiu Huang instead. It wanted to tear apart the one who had injured it.
“Husband, be careful!”
Seeing the tiger charge toward Qiu Huang, the four women were terrified, their hearts practically jumping into their throats.
But Qiu Huang remained completely calm and composed. He currently possessed the strength of twelve adult men. If it truly came down to a direct battle, he might not necessarily lose to the tiger.
He picked up the bow again, drew another arrow, and fired.
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Bang!
However, the tiger was no ordinary beast. The moment it saw the bamboo arrow flying toward it, it raised its claw and slapped the arrow away.
Seeing this, Qiu Huang once again lamented the weakness of bamboo bows and arrows. Against agile and powerful beasts like this, bamboo weapons were simply too weak, barely capable of causing any damage.
“No, I can’t just watch Husband die.”
On the other side, Wanyan Meiling gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down. Because of a tiger, she had already lost her father. Now, she absolutely could not let her husband also die beneath a tiger’s claws, or she would completely break down.
However, she also knew clearly that with her current abilities, she could not help much. The weapon in her hands was also just a bamboo bow and bamboo arrows, and the damage they could inflict on a tiger was extremely limited unless they had real bows and arrows.
“Right, real bows and arrows.”
Suddenly, she realized something important. They were using bamboo weapons, but the others had genuine equipment.
“Uncle, lend me your bow and arrows!”
Wanyan Meiling immediately rushed toward Old Li because he carried a real bow on him, and there were actual arrows on his back as well.
At this moment, Old Li was still frozen in shock, so Wanyan Meiling did not even wait for his permission. She grabbed the bow and arrows and threw them over.
“Husband, catch the bow and arrows!”
At that moment, Qiu Huang was still maneuvering around the tiger. Hearing Wanyan Meiling’s voice, he decisively threw away the bamboo bow and arrows, leaped into the air, caught the real bow and arrows, then drew the bow midair and fired directly at the tiger’s back.
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“Wow, Husband is so handsome!”
Tang Shiyi and the others were completely stunned by his actions. They had never seen anything so cool before.
One word: incredible.
“ROAR!”
The tiger released another miserable scream. An arrow was now embedded in its back. This arrow was not a bamboo arrow like before—it was the real thing. It pierced straight through the tiger’s body, even penetrating its internal organs. The damage was devastating, and large amounts of crimson blood sprayed out like a bursting river.
At this moment, the tiger realized it could not defeat Qiu Huang. Letting out a furious roar, it turned and ran into the forest, trying to escape.
“You want to run? Did you ask for my permission first?”
Seeing the tiger flee, Qiu Huang naturally refused to let it succeed. He immediately sprinted after it, leaped forward, and landed on the tiger’s back while wrapping both arms tightly around its neck.
Crack!
The tiger’s neck was snapped directly by Qiu Huang.
After all, Qiu Huang now possessed the strength of twelve adult men, and the neck was one of the tiger’s weakest points. There was no way it could withstand such force.
Once its neck was broken, the tiger instantly lost all signs of life. Its body tilted to the side and collapsed onto the ground, unable to move ever again.
Qiu Huang climbed up from the ground and kicked the tiger several times. The tiger showed no response at all. Only then did he finally confirm that it was truly dead.
“It’s dead.”
Qiu Huang looked up at Tang Shiyi and the others, announcing the final result.
“Husband!”
The moment they heard him, the four women rushed over almost simultaneously and hugged him tightly.
Earlier, when the tiger appeared and attacked him, every one of them had been terrified and deeply worried, afraid that Qiu Huang would lose and be killed by the tiger.
Now, everything was fine. The tiger was dead, killed by their husband. The huge burden in their hearts was finally lifted, and they no longer had to fear for his safety.
“Alright, alright, everyone’s watching. This is kind of embarrassing.”
Qiu Huang gently patted their backs to comfort them.
Hearing his words, the four women suddenly remembered that other people were still present. Their faces instantly turned bright red with embarrassment.
At this point, Old Li and the others had finally regained their senses. Looking at the dead tiger lying on the ground, they were too shocked to speak.
“Qiu Huang, you killed a tiger?”
A tiger was an incredibly ferocious beast. When ordinary people encountered one, they were too frightened to even move, much less think about killing it.
Yet Qiu Huang not only remained fearless, he actually dared to fight it and successfully killed it. What incredible courage and ferocity that was.
Qiu Huang said, “I was only able to kill this thing thanks to your bow and arrows, Uncle. Without them, I wouldn’t have been able to do it.”
Hearing this, Old Li lowered his head in shame.
Thinking back, the tiger’s first target had actually been him. If Qiu Huang had not intervened, he would probably already be dead beneath the tiger’s claws.
From that perspective, Qiu Huang was his lifesaver.
Old Li bent his knees and immediately knelt down.
“Uncle, what are you doing?”
Qiu Huang was completely startled when he saw Old Li kneel. He had never expected this.
“Qiu Huang, from now on, you are my lifesaver.”
“Uncle, there’s no need for this.”
As he spoke, Qiu Huang quickly helped Old Li back up. No matter the era, it was considered bad luck for elders to kneel before younger people.
Old Li glanced at the bamboo baskets carried by Qiu Huang and the others and noticed they were filled entirely with houttuynia cordata, a plant infamous for tasting awful.
“Right.”
Old Li suddenly thought of something. He removed the pheasant hanging from his waist and handed it to Qiu Huang.
“Qiu Huang, this is a pheasant. You must accept it as my thanks for saving my life.”