Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

Chapter 162 Dragon and Tiger Clash

"Bang!"

Without hesitation, Liu Bei decisively pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh~"

The bullet pierced the air and struck the white python's triangular head.

"Hoo hoo~"

The white python's head suddenly veered to the left, and the bullet grazed its scales, scattering a small fragment of scales.

Instantly, the white python turned its head and stared intently at Liu Bei, its green eyes gleaming with a poisonous green light.

"Hah! Run!"

"Okay...okay!"

At this moment, Fan Ha'er finally came to his senses, took off running, and quickly put some distance between himself and the white python, shouting as he ran:

"Brother Bei... did I almost die just now?"

"Shut up."

After stopping Fan Ha'er, Liu Bei reloaded the gun.

"Awoo!"

Just then, the male tiger on the opposite bank suddenly let out a long roar and stomped its four thick legs on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, its massive body soared into the air, skimming across the seven- or eight-meter-wide river surface, bringing a stench as it hurtled straight toward the white python's head.

Almost at the same time, the white tiger also moved.

It leaped out from the male tiger's right side, its trajectory forming a perfect angle with the tiger's, its target aimed directly at the white python's tail.

Two fierce tigers, one in front and one behind, one head and one tail.

The tiger's gait appears sick, yet its pounce is thunderous.

Despite being only twenty or thirty meters apart, in the blink of an eye, the two enormous figures were already right in front of the white python.

"puff!"

The tigress bit down on the white python's tail, her fangs piercing through the snake's scales, and blood flowed down her mouth.

"puff!"

The male tiger simultaneously bit the white python's neck, its four legs digging deep into the pebbles at the bottom of the river, and its body pulled backward violently.

The white python was in great pain, and its entire body thrashed about wildly.

The eight- or nine-meter-long snake suddenly coiled around the tigress's waist, once, twice, three times, tightening its grip.

The tigress let out a muffled groan, and a "crunching" sound came from her ribs.

But the tigress's mouth did not open.

Instead of loosening its grip, it bit down even harder, while simultaneously kicking with its hind legs, forcefully pulling the white python's tail out of the water.

Seeing the tigress being entangled, the male tiger was enraged. With a roar, he viciously bit down into the white python's neck with his long fangs.

In an instant, a fierce battle ensued.

"My God..."

Li Dazhuang's mouth formed an "O" shape.

Tan Si stared blankly at the fighting on the river, not even noticing that his gun had fallen to the ground.

Fan Shuanzhu and Old Tan looked like they had seen a ghost.

Having spent my whole life hunting and traversing mountain paths, I've never seen anything like this before.

Two tigers attacked a giant python, splashing water and spraying blood all over the river.

The white python's body thrashed and rolled, each roll creating a wave half a person's height, churning the river water into a murky mess.

Unfortunately, the male and female tigers worked together very well, as if it were a perfect match made in heaven.

After a fierce battle lasting half an hour,

The white python's body was covered with large and small bite wounds, and a large amount of its scales had fallen off, revealing the white flesh underneath.

Its movements became slower and slower, and its strength became weaker and weaker.

Finally, the male tiger seized the opportunity and bit the white python's vital spot.

The fangs pierced in.

"Snap!"

The white python's body twitched violently a few times before going limp.

Its eight- or nine-meter-long body floated on the river surface and remained motionless.

"Phew~"

The male tiger released its grip, shook its head, and flicked away the snake blood from its mouth.

The white tiger swam over to it and rubbed its head against the male tiger's neck.

The two tigers swam side by side to the other side, their wet fur mixed with snake blood and river water.

"Awoo~"

Suddenly, the male tiger let out a low growl into the depths of the dense forest.

A moment later, a small white figure peeked out from behind the bushes.

It was the same little white tiger that had left earlier.

It hopped and skipped to the big white tiger's side, circled its mother twice, then raised its head and looked towards Liu Bei and his group on the other side of the river.

"Awoo~"

The little white tiger let out a soft, childlike cry.

Then, it turned around and followed behind the male and female tigers. Soon, the three figures disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

From beginning to end, the two tigers did not launch any attack on Liu Bei and his men.

For a moment, the entire forest fell silent.

The blood on the river surface drifted slowly downstream with the current, while the white python's corpse was half-submerged and half-floating, gently swaying with the ripples.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the tiger family still hadn't returned.

Six minutes passed, and the tiger family still hadn't returned.

It wasn't until the seventh minute that Fan Ha'er finally plopped down on the ground, patting his chest and panting heavily.

"Damn! I'm finally alive again. Tonight I can watch Fan Xibei and his wife fight and learn from their experience!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Li Dazhuang and Tan Si: "..."

"Brother Bei! Why are those three tigers helping us?" A moment later, Fan Ha'er ran up to Liu Bei.

"Um?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "Do you remember when that mother white tiger appeared with her cubs before we killed the black bear?"

"I remember!" Fan Ha'er nodded vigorously.

"The little white tiger must have run off to play and gotten lost, and unfortunately ran into that black mother bear. Black bears and tigers are mortal enemies, and when the black bear saw the lone little white tiger, she wanted to kill her. We just happened to be in that forest, ruining the black bear's plan, so she vented her anger on us."

"By killing the black bear, we indirectly saved the white tiger cub."

"Later, the mother white tiger came looking for us, and the cub nuzzled against her head. At the time, I thought it was just mother and cub being affectionate, but now it seems that the cub was telling its mother that we had saved it. So the mother white tiger didn't make things difficult for us and carried the cub away."

"When the white python was about to kill us, they discovered it, returned with the male tiger, and helped us kill the white python."

"They're repaying a debt of gratitude!"

"To repay a debt of gratitude?"

After listening to Liu Bei's analysis, everyone suddenly understood.

"Oh my god! So that's what happened! Luckily we killed that black mother bear! Otherwise, not many of us would have made it back alive today!" Fan Ha'er suddenly realized.

"Yes, yes!" Several strong men nodded repeatedly, their faces full of relief at surviving the ordeal.

Old Tan stroked his chin. "All things have a spirit. I never imagined that even a vicious tiger could know how to repay kindness. I've lived to this age, and today I've truly seen something new."

Fan Shuanzhu nodded as well: "It's getting late, let's hurry down the mountain."

Liu Bei looked at Fan Ha'er and the others: "Dazhuang, Tan Si, Shuanzhu, Uncle Tan, Ha'er, the five of you carry the black mother bear. Dayong and Daqiang, take your men and carry the white python up."

"Huh? You want the snake too?" Fan Dayong hesitated. "What if it's not completely dead..."

"Even an idiot like me can see that the white snake's vital point was severed, it's dead beyond any doubt, can't you two see that? Everyone says I'm an idiot, but I didn't expect you two brothers to be even sillier than me." Fan Ha'er was speechless, rolling his eyes, "Hurry up and carry it! Stop dawdling like a woman!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Fan Dayong had no choice but to call upon the strong men to drag the white python ashore.

……

It was already evening when Liu Bei and his group returned to the village.

"Look, Liu Bei and the others are back!"

"Where is it? Let's go check!"

……

Soon, men, women, and children from the village all poured out.

When they saw the able-bodied men carrying a white python eight or nine meters long, and Li Dazhuang and Tan Si carrying a black female bear weighing three or four hundred pounds, they were all in an uproar.

"My God! What...what is that?"

"A python! A really thick python!"

"And there are black bears too!"

……

"Where is my son? Where is he?"

A few minutes later, Zhao Da'e arrived after hearing the news.

When she saw that Liu Bei was covered in blood, her heart tightened immediately.

"Xiao Bei, why are you covered in blood? Where are you hurt? Should we see a doctor?"

"Mother, I'm fine. This blood isn't mine."

However, Zhao Da'e was still not entirely at ease.

They immediately began to examine Liu Bei carefully.

After three minutes,