Chapter 629 (2/2)

One of the men was among the ones that was helped by Tang Xiu in the previous beating incidents and was sent to the Star City Chinese Medical Hospital, Su Xiangjian. Upon hearing Tang Xiu’s inquiry, he squeezed out a sad smile and said, “Two died, Zhangwen and Gangzi. The day when that beast killed them, hundreds of people from several villages joined us to scour the mountain, but we couldn’t find its shadow at all. We really want to kill it.” [1]

“How many villagers from other villages became victims?” Asked Tang Xiu quickly.

“Two people from our village. A total of four added up with the ones from other villages. The number now became six victims, with several others injured. Wang Haiyang from the Little Village of Wang is gravely injured and maybe won’t be able to make through this year.”

“Which places the beast attacked them?” Asked Tang Xiu once again.

While pointing to the north, Su Xiangjian bitterly said, “Some from our village were attacked in the orchard at the foot of the hill. They were pruning apple trees back then and were attacked by that damned beast. The victims from other villages were also attacked near the mountain at the back. The man who survived said that it was a leopard the size of a bull.”

Tang Xiu nodded in response. He took out cigarettes from his pocket and gave it to them. Then he talked to them for a while before driving to his grandmother’s house.

“Tang Xiu!”

Su Ben and Su Quan were long waiting and rushed up to welcome him at this time.

After Tang Xiu got off the car, he said, “I met the uncles when I just entered the village and learned the situation from them. Brother Ben, Su Quan, wait for me here. I’m going in and say hi to grandma, and then you all will go with me to the back of the mountain.

“We can’t go there, Tang Xiu,” said Su Ben quickly.

Tang Xiu shot him a deep gaze and said with a serious expression, “Brother Ben, there’s something that you don’t know. I’ve been practicing martial arts with some experts in the recent years, and I can tell you that my foundation is very deep; tens of men are not my opponents. Besides, with you all following me, we can kill that leopard as long as we can find it.”

“Listen to me, Tang Xiu. That leopard is no way an ordinary wild beast.” Su Ben shook his head and replied. “And now many people even say that this leopard is something akin to a demon spawn. Let alone three of us, even 30 people going there without weapons will probably not come back alive.”

Tang Xiu was silent for a moment before speaking, “Just wait for me here first, I’ll tell you something later.”

Having said that, he stepped into the courtyard’s entrance and then saw Su Xiangfei, who was currently whetting a javelin in the yard. Tang Xiu was slightly dazed upon seeing it and immediately asked, “When did you come back?”

Squeezing a smiling face, Su Xiangfei said, “Been back here for more than a week.”

Tang Xiu nodded and asked, “Is Grandma inside?”

“She’s inside, having a nap after lunch.” Su Xiangfei said. “Grandma has been great recently, though she’s kinda sad due to the death of the villagers. She’s in a bad mood these days.”

Tang Xiu then nodded, “Since she’s sleeping, then I’m going out to deal with something.”

“I’m coming with you,” said Su Xiangfei quickly. “I just heard your conversation outside.”

“With me, Brother Ben, and Su Quan, the three of us are enough.” Tang Xiu shook his head. “Don’t worry, it will be fine.”

“Another one will add more strength, Tang Xiu.” Su Xiangfei shook his head. “I must go with you all.”

Tang Xiu hesitated. After looking at his determined expression, he then nodded and said, “Alright, let’s go!”

As he came outside, Tang Xiu took out a pistol from his pocket, showed it under the light toward them and then quickly stuffed it back, speaking in a low voice, “This gun is usually for my self-defense. When we get to the back of the mountain, once we find the leopard and are unable to kill it by our own force, then I’ll shoot it.”

“Tang Xiu, you… how come you have a gun?” Asked Su Quan immediately, astounded.

The pistol was actually obtained by Tang Xiu after he killed the members of the Yao Family. There were quite a number of guns inside his interspatial ring, and even some submachine guns and sniper rifles. Certainly, he couldn’t mention it to them about it, and therefore made up some reasons, “I’m a billion-yuan Big Boss. It would be quite dangerous if I didn’t have the means to defend myself whenever some evil people want to strike me for money. Anyhow, rest assured, I won’t do anything illegal with this gun. It’s just to defend myself.”

Both Su Ben and Su Quan immediately understood since both of them were employees of the Magnificent Tang Corporation. Su Ben was now a deputy captain of the security guards in the company’s winery and naturally knew that the security team of the company was now armed with guns legally licensed by the government. Su Xiangfei, however, did not know about this. But after realizing Tang Xiu’s present status, he also expressed his understanding.

Ten minutes later, after Tang Xiu drove the car and parked it in the back hill with the three people, they hurriedly got up and trekked the mountain pathway leading to the mountain with vigilance. Except for Tang Xiu who brought a gun, Su Ben and Su Quan brought a harpoon and an iron shovel, whereas Su Xiangfei was armed with his javelin.

The moment they entered the Jin Mountain, Tang Xiu had already released his spiritual sense. Though his present level of cultivation was very high, he did not find the level of strength of that leopard. Furthermore, he had three people with him around, so he needed to guarantee their safety as well.

“Give me some directions. I often came here when we’re children, but my memory is kinda blurred about the many places,” said Tang Xiu to them. It was actually his real purpose of bringing them.

“Let’s scour the surroundings first.” Su Ben said. “We’ll venture deeper if we can’t find it. Many places are fraught with dangers over this mountain, especially in the valley. I’m quite familiar with those places, just follow me.”