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Chapter 248 Wild Beast Attack

As they were traveling towards dusk, they were attacked by two wild beasts, a wild boar and a leopard. Liu Mao dealt with them both. However, as he was already injured and tired from the journey, he failed to catch them and only chased them away.

Ning Ji stood by and watched. As for hunting, he thought the two beasts were too big and difficult to deal with, so he only shot a pheasant as his meal for the night.

When the sun was about to set, Ning Ji found a drier valley to stay.

Judging from the terrain, we should be very close to the ancient tomb. It's getting dark now, so it would be better to go tomorrow.

However, just as Ning Ji was dealing with the pheasants, two groups of people came into the woods one after another. They looked familiar, as they were the people who had rested on the grass last night.

Si He was a little confused. She had the impression that these people had left earlier than them, but now they were still behind them. Could it be that they had encountered something in the forest and were delayed? Or perhaps they had gone in the wrong direction?

When the two groups arrived at the valley, they were a little surprised to see the three people from Ning Ji. They didn't expect to meet them here again.

After some hesitation, they finally decided to rest here, but they kept a distance from Ning Ji and the others so as not to interfere with each other.

Seeing that they didn't come closer, Ning Ji ignored them and continued to work, while Si He used a blanket to make a place to rest and then helped to pick up some firewood nearby.

Liu Mao went to get food by himself, tidied up the place where he would rest tonight, and took more precautions to avoid being bitten by insects and ants. He had learned his lesson now and found some herbs, mashed them into juice, and applied it on his body to repel insects and ants. Although the smell was a bit unpleasant and the color was ugly, it was indeed effective.

After everyone was busy for a while, the sky gradually darkened.

As night fell, the light in the valley dimmed, and the mountain breeze blew gently, bringing a cool breeze. The flames on the fire were blown on and off, swaying constantly.

Occasionally, there were a few unknown wild animal cries coming from the forest, but no wild animals approached here. Apart from that, it was relatively quiet.

Si He sat by the fire, watching Ning Ji roasting a pheasant. The faint aroma of meat slowly spread out, and the smell was very tempting.

Ning Ji was well prepared and brought some seasonings to add flavor to the barbecue.

When the food was almost cooked and Si He was about to start eating, several terrified cries suddenly came from the distant mountains and forests. It must be someone who was in danger and was fleeing in a hurry.

Si He looked up in the direction of the sound, but because the distance was too far, she couldn't hear it clearly. But after a while, the sound gradually became clearer, and it seemed that it was fleeing in this direction.

At the same time, there were some roars of wild beasts, as if they were being chased by wild beasts.

Now, everyone else in the valley was on alert, picking up their swords and looking in the direction of the sound, ready for battle.

"Roar--"

"Ah! Help me!"

"Quick! Kill it..."

……

The sounds of fighting and howling could be heard one after another. From these sounds, it could be inferred that those people were in a miserable situation.

After a long time, the sound stopped. I don’t know whether the beast was chased away or killed, but there should still be people alive.

Sure enough, not long after, there was some movement in the woods again. Those people were walking towards this side.

There were several bonfires in the valley, and the firelight illuminated the valley a little, so it was not surprising that it attracted those people.

A group of seven people came out of the dark woods with torches in their hands. They looked disheveled and had wounds on their bodies. Only one of them was holding a sword, while the others were holding sticks as weapons.

When they saw several groups of people in the valley, they looked delighted, especially when they saw familiar people, they immediately ran over there.

These people are from a small gang in the underworld, the White Tiger Gang. This time they also wanted to make a fortune in the ancient tomb, but they were unlucky. After entering the Black Forest, they were attacked by groups of wild beasts many times. Their swords were lost one after another, and in order to escape, they didn't even bother to pick them up.

There were originally fifteen of them coming in, but now eight of them are dead and many are injured before they even reach the ancient tomb. The casualties are simply heavy!

Now that they saw an acquaintance, they felt relieved.

One of the groups of people in the valley is from the Qinglong Gang, and they have a good relationship with their gang. It is said that the gang leaders who founded the gang were sworn brothers, so one is called the Qinglong Gang and the other is called the White Tiger Gang.

The two groups met up and had a conversation, only then did they understand what had happened to these people, and they could only offer words of comfort.

Since the distance was not far, those people were a little excited when they spoke, and Si He was able to hear clearly what they said. He also felt that they were very unlucky.

After looking away, she felt at ease and ate the roast chicken that Ning Ji handed to her.

The roasted chicken with added seasonings smelled particularly tempting and fragrant. The night breeze blew, and the tempting aroma just happened to blow towards the two groups of people who were talking over there, making them look over there following the smell. Some people even swallowed their saliva subconsciously.

Especially the White Tiger Gang. They have been fleeing and dealing with wild beasts almost the entire day today. They have no time to eat and even lost their bags of dry food. They must be starving.

The people from the Qinglong Gang were also very hungry, so they could only continue to prepare food, roasting food while talking to the people from the Baihu Gang.

However, they had no seasoning and their grilling skills were average, so we had to make do with what we had.

Seeing that the White Tiger Gang members didn't even have anything to eat and were full of wounded, they distributed some dry food to them and helped treat their wounds. The White Tiger Gang members were very grateful.

At this time, there were suddenly some subtle noises coming from the depths of the forest. Although the sounds were very light, people who practiced martial arts naturally had sharper hearing. At that moment, many people looked in the direction of the sounds and stopped talking.

Si He realized it later. When she saw Ning Ji suddenly turn his head to look at the woods in the distance, she noticed the movement in the woods.

Liu Mao was so frightened that he jumped up, because the sound came from the woods behind him, closest to him. He quickly picked up his big knife, alertly faced the direction of the woods, and retreated repeatedly.

After a while, a huge tiger walked out of the forest!

"Ouch!"

The tiger roared, scaring the horses in the valley so much that they neighed and became restless.

When Si He saw the huge tiger, she opened her eyes wide and tensed up her nerves.

Ning Ji held her hand with one hand, as if to comfort her. He looked at the tiger calmly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

The tiger stared at the people in the valley, seemed to hesitate for a while, and then retreated back into the woods.

Obviously, it had wanted to launch a sneak attack on Liu Mao before, but now that it was discovered, it had no choice but to retreat.

Liu Mao was still frightened when he saw the tiger retreat. Although he was holding a big knife, his wounds had not healed yet and he was exhausted. Even if he could kill the tiger, he would suffer serious injuries. He did not expect Ning Ji to help him.

With cold sweat running down his face, Liu Mao quickly packed up his things and retreated from the place, retreating to the side of a mountain wall not far from Ning Ji and the other two.