Ancient Eden - Chapter 133
~End of chapter 132
In pain, the giant saber-toothed tiger shook its body with force, but Xiao Hei’s claws and teeth were nailed tightly on the tiger’s head, the tiger trapped in the vines roared as it struggled, and its front paws dug a big pit at the bottom of the trap. Li Mang’s took Mu Qing’s swiss knife in his hand, and pounced on the back of the tiger at the right time, he firmly held on with one hand, stabilizing himself in order not to be thrown off, while his other hand found the tiger’s lower jaw, and stabbed heavily at the throat in a horizontal motion.
The giant saber-toothed tiger’s throat was cut, and struggled for another moment as it was dying before it finally collapsed in a pool of blood.
Chapter 133
(41.4)
At that time, it was already the middle of the night.
This giant saber-toothed tiger’s body was too large, even larger than the one he had hunted with his clansmen the previous time. Even if Li Mang was strong like he was, wanting to bring back its corpse by himself wouldn’t be an easy matter. He knew that he had already been out for several days, and if he delayed returning, he was afraid that Mu Qing would be worried, so he was planning to skin the tiger carcass on the spot, take the skin and some of the meat back first, and come back to get the rest next time. At this exact moment, dark clouds started covering the sky, and the earthquake occurred.
The earth shook for a short time, but it made Li Mang’s heart burn with anxiety, and he hated that he couldn’t fly back home to see what was going on. He covered the tiger body with branches and leaves, and pushed the soil on top of the body to bury it hastily, and then immediately rushed back with Xiao Hei, and just made it back now.
Mu Qing was so shocked by what she heard that she could barely even breathe. She was really glad that both herself and Li Mang had been so lucky. They not only escaped the disaster, but he also hunted the prey. And, he promised that he would never again leave her for so long in order to hunt prey, even if it was a tempting prey.
Now he knew that nothing could compare to the peace of mind he felt knowing that she was safe by his side. The next morning he went out, with weapons and various tools, to carry the tiger corpse back. Mu Qing also insisted on going along. She said she could help him. He hesitated for a moment but finally agreed.
Mu Qing was right, she did help him.
The tiger was too big to be carried back by one person, unless it was dismembered and some parts were thrown away.
But Mu Qing came up with a solution.
With the stone axe they brought out, she had Li Mang cut some thin trees the size of a wrist, then they used the vines of the net which held the tiger’s body to tie the trees side by side into a row, they then lifted the tiger body with a wooden stick on the row, and then installed a few thicker logs beneath. This way, Li Mang in front could pull the ropes tied on the row, while she at the back could lift the logs and follow, Xiao Hei …… Xiao Hei was a big contributor to the hunting, so sometimes when it was lazy and no longer willing to run and started to squat leisurely on the row to be a companion to the tiger corpse, Li Mang held back and did not pull its neck to throw it back on the ground.
They walked slowly for three days, and finally managed to carry the tiger back to the valley. They also came back with several other small prey that they met on the way. Mu Qing also picked up something that looked like a fossil. Although it was not of much use, it would be good as their cave house decoration.
Butchering the tiger corpse was another exciting moment for Mu Qing.
Back then, when that tiger was butchered in the settlement, she did not go there to watch. But this time, she witnessed every detail. Watching Li Mang peel off the tiger’s skin and listening to the sound of the skin and bones separating, she suddenly remembered the time she learned in middle school the story of the skilled butcher.
She watched Li Mang dismember the tiger body, while joyfully washing the whole tiger skin, thinking of using the tiger head skin to make a hat for Li Mang. He would look very imposing when wearing it. She then stroked the tiger skin’s thick soft hair, thinking about how to use this tiger skin to make warm clothes.
While she was doing these things and having these thoughts, she suddenly remembered that she did not even dare to kill a fish in the past. But now, she watched the whole process from the beginning to the end without any change on her face, and she even felt that the sound of the skin and bone when the skin was peeled off by Li Mang was pleasant to the ear.
She was proud, simply proud, of her man for killing such a massive beast.
She was also satisfied with herself. She felt that she was gradually becoming good enough to match him, or at least she was working in that direction, to become a true jungle warrior woman.
Translator : Laura
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