C17 Between the Mountains

Zhang Chunxiao had been through a lot in her previous life. It didn't matter if it was begging along the streets or when he was being trained to be a cold-blooded spy killer. It was hard to avoid being beaten for begging in the streets. She used the grass on the outskirts of the city to temporarily bandage her wounds.

When she was adopted by an organization, she would be given harsh, even tragic, training. She would have to walk to and fro in front of the gates of hell to survive. She had easily dodged all of these, so breaking a limb could be considered as a light injury.

Furthermore, if she did not improve soon, she would definitely be left behind by the others. When that time came, her value would be even more hidden, and her position in the organisation would be even more inconspicuous. As a result, she became the organization's desperate third mother. As long as the situation wasn't life-threatening, she would definitely recover to her peak state and return to her mission as soon as possible.

Otherwise, how did he get the title of the number one cold-blooded expert in the organization? She didn't want to live in poverty any longer.

After all these years, she had encountered many accidents in the wild and had to treat them herself, so she was well versed in the art of western medicine. In this era, it was impossible to have western medicine, but Chinese medicine could be found everywhere.

Fortunately, the village seemed to be located in a warm area, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The environment was very suitable for growing plants. She was able to find almost all the medicinal plants that Zhang Chunxiao needed in this forest.

She found some straw and covered it with lime before filling the bamboo basket with the herbs. When she was almost done, she put the bamboo basket on her back and prepared to return home.

However, just as she turned around, she heard a rustling sound from the bushes behind her, as if something was moving.

After so many years of cruel training, she naturally didn't believe in monsters and ghosts, but she still raised her eyebrows and turned around, wanting to see what was inside the grass.

As she pushed through the grass, a grey rabbit scurried past her. She suddenly had a flash of inspiration. It seemed like the wild game within the forest was also present. She hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so she was able to roast some meat for her parents as well.

Zhang Chunxiao had always kept her word. She immediately cut down a few branches, sharpening them into sharp wooden arrows. Then, she found some straw to weave into an extremely tough rope and tied it with a simple bow.

She followed the rabbit and gradually entered the forest. She aimed at the opportunity, nocked her bow, and shot an arrow at the vital parts of her body. Not long later, all the rabbits that appeared in her field of vision were all caught by her.

She picked up the corpses of the rabbits, tied them together with some straw and prepared to carry them back.

The man behind her had seen all this, and as he watched her easily finish it, he could not help but be amazed. He waited until it was all over before he closed his mouth in surprise and clapped his hands.

"When did you arrive?" Hearing the commotion behind her, Zhang Chunxiao turned around and saw that it was the man who had just saved her. Although she considered him to be indebted to her, but Zhang Chunxiao really couldn't bring up any gratitude towards him.

"I've been following you. I saw you enter the forest by yourself, so it wasn't safe." That person said, and his appearance was very honest.

Zhang Chunxiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What have I got to do with you? "

"Yes, it really has nothing to do with me now," the man shrugged, took the sickle out of the bamboo basket, pointed behind Zhang Chunxiao, and said in the same light tone, "But now, it's related to me, you should thank me for saving you."

Zhang Chunxiao turned her head in confusion, only to see a colossal creature charging towards them. The giant creature had sharp claws and teeth. Its body was covered in bright patterns, and its eyes were as big and bright as copper bells. It opened its bloody mouth and howled at the two people.

Why didn't anyone tell her that there was a tiger in this forest?!

She was extremely astonished. Could it be that this current situation was going to make a girl like her perform a show of using force?

However, at that moment, the man had already pierced the tiger's face with his sickle. The tiger howled in pain and fell to the ground, rolling around wildly.

Before Zhang Chunxiao could react, the man walked up and stabbed the sickle into the tiger's heart. The tiger immediately lost its breath. After panting weakly for a while, it stopped breathing.

The man was as relaxed as ever as he used his hand to wipe away the blood on the sickle.

All of this left Zhang Chunxiao dumbstruck. In this era, killing wild animals did not seem to be a crime, right … It seemed like he would be treated as a tiger hero or something.

Even if she had a weapon, she would still fear the appearance of a tiger. Yet, this man easily took care of it. What kind of person was he?

She looked at the arrow in her hand and threw it to the side.

"Look, I saved your life again. How are you going to thank me?" That person teased her as if he was very proud that he had saved her.

Zhang Chunxiao glanced at him snappily and squatted down to look at the tiger. It was already dead, but apart from its head, the rest of its body was still intact.

"Tell me, how much can a piece of tiger skin sell for?" she said suddenly, as if to herself or to someone else.

The man blanked out for a moment. When he realized that there was no one else in this place, he agreed, "Oh, it's quite a lot. I should be able to buy a few dozen taels."

That's enough.

Zhang Chunxiao said excitedly, "Let me borrow your sickle."

"What?" The man was baffled, but he still gave her the sickle.

Zhang Chunxiao took the sickle and cut open the tiger's belly, slowly peeling off its skin along the blade's edge. This maneuver was so skillful that even the man felt a little scared when he saw it.

Is this even a woman?

Very quickly, a complete tiger skin appeared. Zhang Chunxiao spread it out, dried the blood on it with dry grass, and let it dry.

The man shook his head in astonishment and clicked his tongue in praise. "Should I praise you for your courage or should I ask if you are a girl?"

"You don't have to worry about that." Zhang Chunxiao snappily said, wanting to bring her results back. However, as soon as she got up, Zhang Chunxiao was dumbfounded.

She did not recognize this place!

She had been too concentrated on chasing after the rabbits. They didn't even know where they were on the way, nor did she have the time to make a mark or anything to remind her of the way back.

What should he do now?

She had to look at the man. The man seemed to sense Zhang Chunxiao's plea and shrugged nonchalantly.