Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Hey, let me see what a live tiger looks like."

Li Yunshan pulled her down to squat, but Gao Hongmei still couldn't resist sticking her head out to see what a living tiger looked like.

She'd never seen a live tiger in all her life.

Although she had seen the carcass of the man-eating tiger when Li Yunshan killed it at the Hongxing Forest Farm and paraded it through the village, she had never actually seen a live tiger before.

Li Yunshan couldn't help but glance at Gao Hongmei.

If an ordinary person encountered a tiger in the wild, they would be terrified and run away to find a place to hide. But Gao Hongmei was different. She actually wanted to see what a live tiger looked like. Was she really brave, or was she just out of her mind?

It's important to know that tigers are known as the king of beasts, especially adult tigers, which have almost no natural enemies in the wild. Even experienced hunters, even with bird guns and shotguns, will feel fear when facing a tiger. Not everyone is as overpowered as him.

But it was only because he had a cheat code and a powerful weapon like the Mosin-Nagant that he was able to be so audacious as to kill that man-eating tiger.

If he hadn't been using some kind of cheat code and didn't have a Mosin-Nagant rifle, he would never have gone to the Red Star Forest Farm to get involved in that mess.

Therefore, Li Yunshan thought that Gao Hongmei was really audacious and had no respect for even a ferocious beast like a tiger. So he pressed down on her shoulders and pushed Gao Hongmei, who was about to stick her head out, back down.

What are you doing?

Gao Hongmei was pushed down by Li Yunshan, and glared at him unhappily.

"Just squat down when I tell you to. What's the point of peeking around at that tiger? Do you think a tiger is just some pet cat that anyone can pet whenever they want? It's the king of beasts, it eats people."

Li Yunshan reprimanded him sternly.

"Oh, what's there to be afraid of with you here?" Gao Hongmei said irritably.

"What if I wasn't there, and you happened to run into man-eating beasts like tigers and bears?"

Li Yunshan stared intently at Gao Hongmei, looking directly into her eyes.

"Hongmei, I don't usually care about your carefree attitude, but when you encounter a tiger, you should at least have some respect and fear. You think that with me around, even a tiger can't do anything to you, right? But when we go hunting in the mountains, I won't be by your side every moment. What if the prey escapes, and I chase after it, and then suddenly a tiger or a bear appears and charges at you? What will you do then?"

"You stay squatting there obediently. Don't you dare stick your head out without my permission, understand?"

"If you don't listen to me and act on your own again, don't bother me to go into the mountains anymore. Just stay home obediently."

Li Yunshan was very angry. When he spoke, his facial expression and tone of voice became serious.

Gao Hongmei pestered him to go hunting in the mountains, and he agreed and took her into the mountains. Therefore, he had to be responsible for Gao Hongmei's safety, instead of letting her do whatever she wanted.

Seeing Li Yunshan's serious expression and the uncompromising tone in his voice, Gao Hongmei couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine and become somewhat frightened.

Especially when Li Yunshan asked what she would do if he wasn't around and they happened to encounter a tiger or a bear.

To be honest, Gao Hongmei hadn't thought about this question, nor did she dare to.

What would she do if she were alone facing a tiger or a bear?

After thinking it over carefully, Gao Hongmei realized that she definitely didn't have the courage of Li Yunshan. She would probably be so scared that she would wet herself and her hands and feet would tremble.

then……

Hiss, the thought of a certain outcome made Gao Hongmei instantly become obedient.

Seeing that Gao Hongmei had finally behaved herself, Li Yunshan cautiously peeked out from his hiding place.

In the distance, a striped tiger had caught up with a red deer that had fallen to the back of the herd.

Twenty meters... fifteen meters... ten meters... five meters... three meters... two meters...

When it caught up to within two meters of the red deer, the striped tiger's hind legs suddenly sprang to life like springs, unleashing a powerful burst of strength. Its massive body seemed to launch itself into the air, lunging towards the red deer.

Its tiger claws slammed down hard on the deer's hindquarters, the immense force and sharp claws instantly leaving several deep bloody marks.

Striking from the tiger's claws, the deer lost its balance, stumbled, and fell to the ground with a thud, sliding several meters across the snow.

But just as it struggled to its feet to escape, it was too late.

The striped tiger that had been chasing them pounced, its huge, sharp claws pressing down on the deer's body. Its gaping maw opened, revealing sharp, white teeth, and it bit down precisely at the deer's throat.

"Yo yo"

With the tiger's jaws locked around its throat, the deer let out a mournful cry. It struggled desperately, trying to break free from the tiger's grip, but the magnificent tiger refused to let go.

The red deer, however, struggled and its throat was completely pierced by the sharp canine teeth.

Scalding hot deer blood flowed from the wound and seeped into the red deer's throat through the ruptured trachea.

Crimson deer blood flowed out, staining the gaping maw of the magnificent tiger and the snow beneath their feet.

The other deer, seeing their companion captured by the spotted tiger, which had its neck firmly gripped, stopped in their tracks, stood watching, and let out cries of distress.

The unfortunate deer, whose throat was locked by the tiger, struggled for a while but could not break free from the tiger's grasp. Instead, due to excessive blood loss, its throat was pierced by the tiger's sharp teeth. It quickly felt oxygen deprivation and, after letting out a series of mournful "yoo-yoo" cries, finally collapsed softly to the ground.

After successfully hunting the deer, the striped tiger did not rush to eat. Instead, it cautiously scanned its surroundings before opening its blood-red maw, biting the deer's neck, and dragging it away from the hunting grounds.

"Damn, it's a pity it's too far away, otherwise I would definitely fight another tiger."

Watching the striped tiger bite the deer's neck and drag it away, Li Yunshan couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Actually, even if the striped tiger was far away from him, at least a mile away, he could still fight it if he wanted to.

As long as he utilizes his strengths, runs quickly to get close to the striped tiger, and carries a Mosin-Nagant rifle, Li Yunshan doesn't believe the tiger can survive against firearms.

But unfortunately, just like he told Gao Hongmei earlier, he wanted her to have a sense of awe towards wild beasts like tigers or bears. What would she do if he went out to chase prey and Gao Hongmei suddenly encountered a tiger or bear?

The current situation is pretty much as he and Gao Hongmei described.

If he runs out to fight that striped tiger, but the striped tiger pounces on Gao Hongmei instead, does she have the courage to face that striped tiger?

Although Gao Hongmei was holding a Tiger Head brand hunting rifle, Li Yunshan didn't think she had the guts to shoot at the striped tiger.

After all, back in the Red Star Forest Farm, the four hunters who died under the claws of that man-eating tiger were terrified when they saw it. Could Gao Hongmei, a woman, do better than those four hunters?

I'm afraid that if you don't piss your pants in fear and your limbs go weak, you'll be considered very brave.

Therefore, even though Li Yunshan coveted the striped tiger, he did not choose to run away, mainly because he was worried that Gao Hongmei might encounter some danger.

After all, hidden dangers lurk everywhere in these deep mountains and forests. Who knows when another tiger might jump out from some nook or cranny, or a bear might crawl out.

However, if you can't catch a tiger, you can still hunt a deer.

Li Yunshan's gaze quickly fell on the herd of deer that were being chased and scattered by the striped tiger.

Just now, after the striped tiger pounced on a lagging deer, the remaining dozen or so deer did not run far. Instead, they stopped after creating some distance between themselves and the tiger, watching helplessly as their companion had its neck bitten off by the striped tiger, and then watching helplessly as their companion was dragged away by the striped tiger after being bitten to death.

At this moment, the spotted tiger had dragged the carcass of the dead deer far away, and the remaining dozen or so deer, seeing the tiger gone, felt the danger was over. Now they were leisurely digging through the snow and topsoil with their hooves, nibbling on the grass stems exposed in the shallow soil.

"Has the tiger left?"

At this moment, Gao Hongmei, who had been squatting silently, suddenly spoke up and asked.

"He killed a deer and just left."

Li Yunshan said.

"Oh dear, why did you just let it go? Kill it! How much would it be worth?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Hongmei stopped squatting and quickly stood up, looking towards the spot where the striped tiger had been hunting the deer.

However, when she looked over, she didn't see a tiger at all, only a long trail dragged across the snow.

Upon seeing this, Gao Hongmei stomped her foot angrily and glared fiercely at Li Yunshan.

"Why are you glaring at me? If you're so capable, go and fight that tiger!"

Li Yunshan urged him on impatiently.

Does this tiger woman really think tigers are so easy to beat?

"I...I don't have the ability to fight tigers."

Gao Hongmei said something in a muffled voice.

"Knowing you're incapable of fighting tigers, you'd better behave yourself and follow my orders."

"If we can't catch tigers, we can still manage to hunt deer."

As Li Yunshan spoke, he pointed to the herd of red deer that were munching on grass stems: "See? There are still more than a dozen red deer here. Listen to my instructions later, and let's try to kill one of them. If we do, we'll have a successful day."