C12 Asking a Tiger for Its Skin

The warm sun shone down on the Yang Family compound, and the bloodstains on the wall were suffused with red light under the sun. The thick smell of blood spread in the valley, and in front of the wall in the east, south, and west directions of the Yang Family compound, corpses were lined up everywhere.

"Mom, let's go down. I'm a bit cold."

Facing this bloody valley, Yang Juan couldn't help but shiver. Although the sun was high in the sky, she felt the cold. To a little girl, this bloody scene was truly a little terrifying. However, she still had to face it. Who asked her to be the sole heir to the Yang Family?

Looking at her daughter, Mistress Yang suddenly felt a surge of sadness. It had been ten years, he had forcefully held on to the Yang family compound, but who knew the heartache inside? After experiencing this disaster, she truly felt that she couldn't do anything. The Yang Family compound desperately needed a pillar to support itself.

"Juan'er, these bandits are bullying us, the Yang Family's courtyard." "Mother gave up on this face and sent someone to the Yang Lei Clan. It must have been this marriage."

"I'll listen to mother."

The mother and daughter walked down from the wall, and saw that the servants were carrying the wounded servants and young man to the courtyard, while Hua Tuo and his disciples who were left behind were saving the wounded. The entire courtyard became a temporary emergency hospital.

"Yang Fa, register the villagers who came to rescue us today and send a handful of food to each of them. "All the injured villagers, tell them to come to the Yang Family compound to be treated. Those who are already dead, let's see if they still have any relatives, we must compensate them."

"Yes, ma'am. "However, Yang Lei's family left after fighting the bandits. I don't think they would want food even if they sent it."

"This old thing! Forget about the family, I'll make other arrangements. "

"Yes, ma'am. What about the wounded bandits? "

"Bring them in as well. They are heartless, so we can't not show them our righteousness."

"Yes, ma'am."

The ground was full of wounded people, making Hua Tuo and his disciples extremely busy. Most of the servants, young and strong, and bandits that were shot by arrows, as long as they were treated in time, would not be in danger. Only those who had been killed by swords and spears had no hope of being cured.

"Mr. Hua, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that when I invited you here, I would run into bandits. Not only did they frighten you, they also exhausted you. "

"It's all right, ma'am. It's just that I don't have much of it and I don't have enough manpower to concoct it. Madame, would you like to send someone to my house to call all of my disciples and bring all of the boiling water powder I concocted? "

"Okay, I can also send some people to help you."

The patient drank the pill he made, and after a while, as if he was drunk to death, he had no feeling, so he could start the operation. At the time of the operation, the patient didn't feel any pain, so he had to sew the wound and apply the medicine made by Hua Tuo. After four or five days, the patient was cured, no longer feeling pain. Within a month, the wounds would heal and heal.

It was unknown whether it was his blood or the blood of the bandits, but there was not a single clean spot on his body. His clothes were covered in mincemeat, and the pungent smell of blood exuded from his body, causing Mistress Yang to not be able to recognize him immediately.

"Madam, Yang Cheng's incompetence has frightened you."

"Oh, it's Yang Cheng. Are you hurt?"

"No, ma'am. "I'm fine, those bandits can't do anything to me, it's all their blood."

"That's great."

Seeing that Yang Cheng wasn't injured, Lady Yang's mood slightly improved. Today, these three father and son showed great bravery, almost to the point of fighting one against ten, showing off their might. Perhaps in the future, when the bandits around here talk about the Yang family, they would have nightmares.

"Even though you weren't injured, you were exhausted today. "How about this, I will let the two of you rest for three days, then when I return I will find that old thing Yang Lei, and I will definitely make this marriage a success."

"Ah …" "Yes, ma'am."

"..."

The sky gradually darkened, and it was time for the villagers to eat dinner. On the trail of the mountain village, the Yangcheng couple slowly walked forward. Accepting the Madam's mission had caused the couple to be extremely worried. That Yang Lei didn't give them any face at all, and might even be thrown out by him.

"Let's go. No matter what, we have to go." Just because he came to help the Yang Family compound today, he won't embarrass us too much. "

"Sigh …"

Yang Cheng let out a long sigh, but didn't say anything. It was not easy to be a matchmaker like this. On one hand was his boss, and on the other was his senior brother. Standing in front of Yang Lei's house, Yang Cheng's heart became increasingly nervous.

"Brother Lei, sister-in-law are at home."

"Nonsense, aren't we all home for dinner?"

"Hur hur, hur hur hur."

Yang Cheng laughed awkwardly, but Yang Lin, Yang Hu, and Yang Bao still stood up and led the couple into the house. The couple sat down and exchanged a few pleasantries. Then, they slowly talked about Yang Lin's wedding.

"Brother Ley, what are your thoughts on the things I told you last time?"

"What did you tell me?"

"It's the marriage between the Miss and Yang Lin."

"Oh, you came at the right time."

Yang Cheng didn't expect that Yang Lei's attitude would suddenly take a 180 degree turn. Not only did he not lose his temper, he even put down the bowl of rice in his hand and sat beside Yang Cheng. He looked at Yang Cheng with a smile, making Yang Cheng's hair stand on end.

"Brother Yang Cheng, there's something I need your help with."

"Oh, Brother Lei, why are you still being polite with me? If you have something to say, then say it."

"It's like this, my family's Yang Lin has taken a fancy to the young miss of the Yang family compound, I'll trouble you to be the matchmaker and let the young lady marry the young lady to my family's Yang Lin." "As long as Madame agrees, we will immediately perform the ceremony."

"Ah, are you joking with me? Madam only has one daughter, how can she marry?"

"I am not joking, my family's Yang Lin is talented, has outstanding martial arts skills, is he not worthy of young miss?" If the Madam despises my family as poor, we will pay any number of gifts she wants, and guarantee that the Lady will not be poor for the rest of her life. "

"This …"

"What do you mean, you're not even giving face to this old bro?"

"Alright then, I'll tell you about it."

Walking out of Yang Lei's house, Yang Cheng had a bitter smile on his face. This time, Yang Lei was rather polite, and even tried to curry favor with him. However, Yang Lei's politeness made him feel even worse than if he rejected it. How would he explain himself to the Madam when he returned? What would he do if he angered the Madam and Young Miss?

"..."

The Yang Cheng couple thought for an entire night and decided to speak the truth in the end, lest the couple fall into disconnection in the future. The next morning, the couple rushed to the Yang Mansion and told Madam about what Yang Lei had said.

"This old thing really knows how to make things difficult for people."

To their surprise, the Madam didn't get angry, but only smiled faintly. She knew that Yang Lei was purposely making things difficult for her, but she felt at ease in her heart. If Yang Lei had really gone ahead and delivered Yang Lin to her doorstep, he might even suspect that Yang Lei had some ulterior motives.

"The two of you go back and tell that old thing that within three days, if he takes out a 1 million dollar gift, I'll marry the little miss to Yang Lin." "If he can't take it out, then I'll give him a million silver as a gift and let Yang Lin be his son-in-law."

The Yang Lin couple finally revealed smiles. They had finally succeeded. For a rich family like the Yang family, asking for a one million gift was not too bad. Even if it got out, they wouldn't be afraid of being laughed at. The problem was that Yang Lei couldn't afford to spend one million, and based on their understanding of Yang Lei, if they wanted to pay ten thousand, Yang Lei would probably need a month to do so.

"Yes, ma'am. We'll go and pass on the message. "

Once the Yang Cheng couple left, Yang Juan walked out from behind the screen. This time, she no longer believed in those girls. Instead, she personally ran over and hid behind the screen, wanting to hear what Yang Lei had to say. Hearing that Yang Lin wanted to marry her, she couldn't help but blush.

"Now you're satisfied."

"Mother …"

Yang Juan was so embarrassed that her face turned red. She hurriedly threw herself into Madam Ye's embrace. To Yang Juan, this result was something she was satisfied with no matter what. Regardless of whether it was her marriage or Yang Lin becoming her son-in-law, the two of them had become husband and wife. As for the Yang Family's compound, even if she married out, it would still be under Yang Lin's care.

Actually, Mistress Yang had already thought it through. Whether it was marrying someone or coming to the door, her surname was still Yang. Yang Lei was simply betting on his own reputation. It must be known that if his own son became someone else's son-in-law, no matter if he was the father or the son, he would lose a lot of face.

"Mother, how could Uncle Lei's family take out a million? Aren't you trying to make him angry?"

"He wants to anger that old thing. If he doesn't have the money, then he won't be difficult to deal with in the future."

"..."

The Yang Cheng couple happily rushed back to the village and hurried over to Yang Lei's house. Their faces were brimming with smiles as they even hummed a small tune and told Yang Lei about Mistress Yang's intentions in front of the whole family.

"Brother Lei, the Madam has said that you have three days' time. It's a wedding gift with one million gold coins." "Three days later, if you don't come to the ceremony, Madame will come to the ceremony, and it will be a million dollars."

He originally thought that Yang Lei would be furious and Yang Cheng even made preparations to escape. Who knew that Yang Lei wasn't surprised at all after hearing Yang Cheng's words, and wasn't angry at all. He only nodded at his family and turned his head back to Yang Cheng with a faint smile.

"That's not good, for a big family like the Yang Family Courtyard, one million gold coins is too little, no matter what, it's still five million gold coins. "Go back and tell the Lady that we will come tomorrow for a little ceremony."

"Ah …"

Now it was Yang Cheng's turn to be shocked. Was this Yang Lei so angry that he became confused? However, when Yang Cheng saw that his entire family was acting as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help but look at his wife and touch his forehead. He even suspected that he had gone crazy.

"Five million?"

No matter what, Yang Cheng would never believe that Yang Lei had five million. It had to be known that the farmland here was only worth five hundred yuan per mu. Even if it was good farmland, it would only cost a thousand. With five million, he could buy five thousand mu of good farmland. Even if it was the Yang Family's compound, it would not be easy to raise 5 million.

"Then... "Well, I'll go back and tell the Lady."

"..."

After sending the Yang family off, the Yang family departed for the prefecture. According to the mountain rules, when the banyan ceremony, the man must buy clothes, jewelry for the woman and so on. Yang Lei had treated Yang Lin as his own son, so he definitely had to personally select him.

"Uncle, how can you treat all five million as a gift? "What will happen to the brothers Yang Hu and Yang Bao in the future?"

"If you win that five million, you should treat it all as a compliment. Yang Hu, Yang Bao and the others will not marry the young miss of a wealthy family in the future, so there's no need for such courtesy. "

"Uncle, don't underestimate Yang Hu and Yang Bao. In the future, they will definitely marry the young miss of a rich family."

"Hur hur, we'll talk about it when the time comes."

Yang Lei waved his hand and left. Yang Lin, Yang Hu and Yang Bao went out to hunt as usual. Even though Yang Lin's marriage finally came to an end, his mood was exceptionally good. Even his arrows were accurate. Before the sun had even set, the three brothers had already returned with a great load on their shoulders.

Perhaps today was going to be an extraordinary day. As they were walking back, they passed by a big mountain, and suddenly heard the faint sound of a tiger roar from behind. Yang Hu and Yang Bao both shouted at the same time.

"Tiger"

The tiger's roar was like an order. At the same moment that the two brothers shouted "tiger," the two men jumped down from their horses, threw the reins on their horses backs, drew their bows, nocked their arrows, and sprinted towards the back of the mountain, shouting "Yang Lin" as they ran.

"Big brother, quickly follow."

Yang Lin was quite frightened. Other than seeing tigers in the park, he had never dealt with such a ferocious guy before. As the tiger roar grew closer, Yang Lin's two legs couldn't help but shiver. These guys, if others heard that tigers were coming, they wouldn't even be able to run. Yet, you guys still want to rush upwards? Do you really dare to fight against tigers?

"Come..." Come... "It's here."

He didn't know if the weather had frozen Yang Lin's tongue, or if he was scared stiff by the tiger, but Yang Lin didn't even have the ability to speak. His legs felt like they were filled with lead, and it took him a lot of effort to climb the mountain.

If there was a tiger behind your ass, you could climb the mountain, but if there was a tiger on the mountain, you couldn't climb it even if you wanted to. Right now, Yang Lin was encountering this kind of situation. He clearly knew that there was a tiger ahead, but he was still being urged to climb the mountain by his two brothers. Wasn't this just asking for his life?

Just as they climbed over the mountaintop, the scene in front of Yang Lin frightened him. He saw in the distance a giant man holding a large stick, quickly running, running and even roaring at the same time. The sound was like thunder as he chased the tiger in the mountain.

"Heavens, is this guy even human?"

The tabby tiger was running forward. It seemed to be afraid of the burly man. One of its legs was clearly lame, and it was very likely that it had been beaten up by the burly man. It did not run fast. Seeing a few people blocking its way, the spotted tiger, seeing that it had nowhere to run, let out a wild roar and pounced towards Yang Lin and the others.

"Don't shoot, don't hurt the tiger's skin."

Seeing that the spotted tiger was about to pounce on them, the brothers Yang Hu and Yang Bao pulled back their bowstrings. Just as they were about to shoot, the man chasing them actually roared like thunder. Hearing the man's shout, Yang Lin almost fainted.

"Oh my god, what time is this? Tiger is about to eat people, and you're still thinking about complete tiger skin?"

Yang Hu and Yang Bao, on the other hand, listened to him. They pulled out their arrows, quickly took out their hunting knives, and rushed towards the spotted tiger. As a hunter, he understood that a complete tiger skin was much more valuable than a broken one.

"Aooo …"

The spotted tiger let out a long hiss and leaped forward. With a gust of wind, it pounced towards Yang Hu, Yang Bao, and the others. It cares more about its tiger skin than you do. You want its skin, and it wants to eat your meat!

Yang Lin, Yang Hu, and Yang Bao spread out in a circle, guarding the mountain pass where the tiger had escaped. The tiger panicked and rushed towards Yang Hu. It probably felt that this was the guy's true strength.

Yang Hu was also in a hurry. He kicked out a cloud of dust, forming a cloud of fog in front of him. With a sudden flash, the spotted tiger missed its target. However, just as the tiger landed on the ground, it swung its tail and pounced on him again.

Just as the tiger was about to pounce, Yang Hu, who was in the middle of danger, flashed, dodging the tiger's head and throwing a punch towards its waist. With a dull thud, the tiger in the air swayed and took two steps forward before stopping on the snowy ground.

At this time, Yang Lin had already calmed down, and his legs weren't shaking anymore. He didn't put away the bow in his hand, and instead nocked an arrow on the bowstring, constantly aiming at the floral tiger. I don't care whether your tiger skin is complete or not, my human skin cannot be broken.

Just as the tabby tiger turned its head and once again pounced towards Yang Hu, Yang Lin shot out an arrow without the slightest hesitation. The tiger, who was still in the air, suddenly felt a sharp pain in its left eye. An arrow had pierced into it, causing it to roar in pain.

After landing on the ground, the tiger ignored the pain in its eyes and used its hateful right eye to sweep Yang Lin, confirming that it was this fellow that had shot its eye. It let out a roar and decided to take revenge, crazily pouncing towards Yang Lin.

Facing the spotted tiger, Yang Lin didn't have time to think, he hurriedly took out another arrow and nocked it. While the spotted tiger was still in the air, Yang Lin saw its right eye, and the second arrow shot out.

"Aooo …"

The spotted tiger let out a long hiss. Another arrow pierced into its right eye. Its body fell heavily onto the ground and shook the mountaintop. But it immediately stood up again and rushed towards the direction Yang Lin was standing just a moment ago.

"Bang …"

It was too late to shoot another arrow. The flustered Yang Lin raised his right fist and ruthlessly smashed down on the head of the tabby tiger. He seemed to clearly hear the sound of his skull breaking. The spotted tiger landed heavily on the ground again, but this time it was really lying there. Its four legs kicked about and it stopped moving.

"Sigh …"

Yang Lin let out a long breath, his body went limp and he sat on the mountain.