Chapter Seventy-One: Tiger's Mouth

  "He returned the jewelry, and not only did he borrow a road, but also treated him to hot food?! Lü Bu furrowed his brow in the midst of his army, this treatment was unprecedented! Even if they were allies, it wouldn't be like this. If Lü Bu had an old relationship with Sun Jian, he could understand, just like when he borrowed grain from Yuan Shu. But Sun Jian is already dead, and even if there was a past friendship, it would have ended long ago."

  Returning the jewelry can be said that Sun Ce is of high integrity, but what about this treatment?

  None of those who can occupy one side and become a vassal are good to get along with, Lü Bu doesn't believe that Sun Ce will be so good!

  "What's wrong with you, Gongtai!" Lü Bu couldn't figure it out, so he might as well let others think about it.

  Chen Gong looked at the greatly changed Lü Bu. If it were the old Lü Bu, he would have swallowed Sun Ce's offer whole without hesitation, and wouldn't have thought about the potential harm within.

  "I also can't figure it out!" Chen Gong couldn't think of what Sun Ce was thinking, if he had any intentions. If so, the spoils of war from Lü Bu's army were just some jewels and warhorses. Sun Ce didn't want the jewels! As for the horses, Jiangdong has many waterways, and cavalry might be useful to Sun Ce, but absolutely not too many, because cavalry can't be used on waterways.

  Want to swallow Lü Bu's army? Does Sun Ce have such a big appetite? Aren't you afraid of being choked to death by Lü Bu's army?

  "Let's take it one step at a time! Since they don't want the jewelry, but have food and hot meals, why not?! Lü Bu patted his back, deciding to accept the benefits that were being offered. After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch, but who would dare ask Lü Bu for money?"

  "By the way, where did Han Yang go?" Lü Bu asked. He thought of Liu Mang, this kid really didn't have many skills but had some crooked ideas, maybe he could know what Sun Ce was thinking.

  "He's probably gone hunting!" Chen Gong said uncertainly.

  Chen Gong said, Liu Mang is now pulling Gao Shun to go hunting, but in fact, Liu Mang wants Gao Shun and others to teach him archery. From then on, Liu Mang would pull the generals under Lü Bu's command to practice martial arts and archery, starting from Chen Deng's two household generals, then Chen Deng himself, and now Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.

  "General Gao Shun! Look at me now!" Liu Meng's bow and arrow shot out like a flowing light, the arrowhead directly hitting a wild rabbit in a clump of grass.

  "Great archery skills!" Cheng Yu praised, although Cheng Yu was superior in martial arts, but this bow and arrow were not that great. Seeing Liu Mang hit the wild rabbit, he couldn't help but feel envious.

  Liu Meng doesn't care about Cheng Yu's flattery. Outsiders see the excitement, while insiders see the way.

  Gao Shun is a taciturn person, but he can't help saying that Liu Mang and Liu Han Yang are really impressive, not because of their archery skills, but because of their growth.

  Just half a month ago, Liu Han Yang was still a person who knew nothing about archery, but after half a month, he could hit the fixed target with 100% accuracy, and even slow-moving objects could be shot.

  The rabbit in front of me is the witness.

  Gao Shun couldn't speak and only replied with a "good" before shaking his head again, "No way!" If someone wasn't familiar with Gao Shun, they would definitely be confused about whether it was okay or not.

  But Liu Mang knew that the first good son in front of Gao Shun was boasting about his shooting skills, and the second one who didn't work meant he still needed to practice, but could only hit slow-moving objects and wasn't up to par.

  "Let's head back! Tonight's harvest should be enough!" Gao Shun's guidance benefited Liu Meng greatly. Since the battle at Ba Gong Mountain last time, Liu Meng had been wanting to get stronger, but it's not easy to achieve overnight. Several dozen days of cultivation wouldn't be able to produce any significant results.

  Just when Liu Mang was extremely depressed, he suddenly discovered the difference in his body. His vision was exceptionally good, and he could see the texture of tree leaves 100 meters away. Moreover, his strength continued to increase, and he didn't know why his appetite had increased dramatically over the past few days, being able to eat three times the amount of an ordinary person.

  To know these soldiers consume a lot and need to be replenished by nature, their three-person ration is really not small.

  "Hmm!" Gao Shun nodded his head, his own camp also needed to be stationed, he let the deputy general go, but he was still a bit worried, nodded and was about to leave.

  Suddenly a loud roar came from the forest, as if declaring sovereignty and extreme hunger.

  "What's going on?!" Liu Mang asked in confusion, forcibly holding down his restless warhorse.

  "What's with this roar?!" Liu Mang might not know, but Cheng Yu and the others did.

  "Tiger!" The words escaped from Gao Shun's mouth.

  "Hurry up, General!" Cheng Yu reminded, "Listening to the tiger's roar must be starving for a long time. The fierce tiger is not an opponent that ordinary people can handle. A hungry big worm is a first-class martial general, and even if you encounter one, you have to avoid its edge!"

  "Go!" Gao Shun said in a straightforward manner, also agreeing with Cheng Yu's words. This time, they only had three people on the hunt, mainly to practice archery for Liu Meng, and didn't bring other soldiers. If they encountered a tiger alone, Gao Shun could hold off the beast, but if it was hungry, he would avoid it too. Now that there were three of them, Cheng Yu didn't need anyone to take care of him, but what about Liu Meng? If the tiger pounced on him, Gao Shun would find it hard to save him, after all, Gao Shun wasn't skilled in martial arts.

  "Alright, let's go!" Liu Mang nodded and was about to ride away, but amidst the tiger's roar, there were also mournful cries.

  "Help! Help!"

  "Is someone calling for help?!" Liu Mang hesitated.

  "What's up? No, General!" Cheng Yu also heard someone calling for help, but he pretended not to hear. He knew that his general was too kind-hearted and now being stared at by a hungry tiger, how could he possibly survive? He was afraid that his general would get hot-headed and go to rescue people, then it's all over!

  Gao Shun also heard "run", but he still walked away without saying a word.

  "No, someone is calling for help!" Liu Mang's eyebrows furrowed, could it be an illusion? Why didn't the two of them hear anything.

  "Let's go, General!" Cheng Yu was about to pull Liu Mang away.

  But just as Liu Mang was hesitating, two white figures suddenly emerged from the grass, and behind them were three or five small servants, all with the same expression, that is, panic-stricken.

  "Save us! Save our lives!" Two women in white clothes cried out first.

  "I told you someone was calling for help!" Liu Mang exclaimed, as if correcting their ears.

  "General!" Cheng Yu was about to cry, do you really think everyone is deaf? Pretending not to hear that was because they were afraid of that old tiger. Now it's good, with the appearance of the five people, that fierce tiger also came out.

  "Charge!" Gao Shun drew out his weapon from behind his horse's back and said with vigilance.

  "Roar!" The tiger burst out of the thicket and pounced on the five people. The little servant who was walking behind and lagging a bit was instantly grabbed by the tiger.

  "Ahh!" The cry of despair had barely risen when it was abruptly cut off, the tiger's jaws having torn open its throat and crushed its windpipe.

  One tiger was not satisfied and threw down the corpse in its arms and pounced on another little fellow.

  The death of their companion frightened the four people in front, and the two white-clad women were even more panicked, standing on the spot, calling for help to Liu Mang and others, "General, save me, save us!"

  "It can't be saved!" This was Gao Shun's reply.

  "Sorry! We can't even save ourselves!" Cheng Yu directly pulled the reins of Liu Mang's horse and whipped it, causing the warhorse to dash off in one direction.

  The three war horses disappeared from view, leaving the four people suddenly desperate.

  "Ah ah ah!" In an instant, the two little servants also died in the mouth of the big insect. Now only the two white-clothed women were left.

  Two women were frightened and hugged each other tightly.

  A slightly smaller girl asked in fear, "Sister, are we...are we going to die?"