Legend of the Heavenly Swordsman
Ch.17 - Fighting a Tiger

Tang Shu soon awoke from her sleep as those old memories appeared in her dreams. The memories he had long forgotten now reappeared, making his feelings uncomfortable. His heart was beating fast considering the figure of the grandfather he so longed for.

Tang Shu came out of her room trying to calm down. He was so astonished why the memory appeared so suddenly, as if something was about to happen. Tang Shu looked at the night sky from the window of his house. Various kinds of thoughts appeared in his brain, yet no one could explain this situation at all.

"What really happened…?" Tang Shu muttered softly.

Tang Shu's eyes scoured every roof of the residents' houses, the dim light from the moon did not become a hindrance to his vision. However, after quite a long time he noticed the Village, there was nothing suspicious for him.

"I think this is just my feeling." Tang Shu sighed for a moment before going to the kitchen, intending to make tea to accompany her night. He could not continue sleeping or simply release the village's surveillance from his eyes.

***

"Your development has always been beyond Chen'er's father's expectations." Tang Shu walked up to Fu Chen, he was so amazed by his son's talent. With his God Gem bone making the training that Tang Shu gave Fu Chen through without a hitch.

It had been six months that Tang Shu was inside the forest to train Fu Chen. Tang Shu had felt that training for two weeks was not effective for Fu Chen, so he ventured to leave his wife for a long time.

In the first week, Sin Lou immediately urged Tang Shu to drive him home. He was no longer able to follow Tang Shu's perogram of training, as he realized the practice was like hell torturing his body.

How not, every day they have to heat up in the hot sun, not infrequently they are chased by wild boars or other animals when climbing the hill with a load of rocks on their backs. At night, Sin Lou and Fu Chen's bodies must feel the coldness of the waterfall for hours.

According to Sin Lou, at her father's place she could still relax a little and enjoy other delicious dishes. Tang Shu complied with Sin Lou's wishes, as Sin Zhou had told him to torture his son to let him be deterred and return home.

Tang Shu also often left Fu Chen alone when he took food supplies in the Village. Although in the forest there are many animals that can be hunted but still, Fu Chen's body needs a balanced intake of nutrients for his health.

"Are you going home today?" Fu Chen asked his father. Tang Shu usually returns home by the third week of each month.

"Yes, I'm going home. Do you want to go home too?" Tang Shu asked as he glanced at his son.

"Ah, no. I just want you to bring me some clothes, which I brought, which I used to have torn and hollow." Fu Chen smiled gently, he still wanted to enjoy his day in the wild. Especially when Tang Shu came home, she could more freely do whatever she wanted.

"Tell my regards to Mom and Meimei as well." continued with the same smile.

"You take it easy, I'll tell you everything." Tang Shu chuckled little hearing that. He often brought Fu Mei letters to Fu Chen. There Fu Mei always showed off her increasingly neat writing, every letter was received by Fu Chen.

"All right, I'll see you." Fu Chen patted the thigh of the horse that Tang Shu was riding on, telling him to leave immediately.

During Inside the forest, Fu Chen's attitude became calmer and less rash in every decision he took. That calmness is in getting it while playing the flute and away from life out there.

Through the flute melody he brought, Fu Chen slowly realized to enjoy this life with simplicity and peace.

Fu Chen then immediately thought of what he should do during Tang Shu's departure. He had thought about going around to parts of the forest that he had never been to, maybe there will be interesting things that he found according to Fu Chen.

"Well, I've decided, I'll explore this forest for a few days!" feeling that he had found the right destination, Fu Chen quickly packed the items that he thought were useful for shelter.

The next day, Fu Chen prepared some supplies of drinking water for him to bring along, as well as the items he had previously prepared. There wasn't much he was carrying, just a dagger with a rope that he thought would be very useful.

"I hope you'll be a little longer in the village." Fu Chen smiled wryly imagining his father might panic looking for him later. He then began to enter the dense forest with a nervous feeling.

***

"Damn! Damnit damnit! Shit!"

"Damn! How long will this tiger come after me?!"

Fu Chen cussed loudly, it had been almost half an hour that he had run away from the tiger. Yet as if able to smell the delicious prey before him, the tiger did not let Fu Chen get away with it.

Previously Fu Chen had managed to injure the tiger with the dagger he threw. It's just, the wound produced is only a scratch, and it makes the tiger he met rampage and chase after him.

Fu Chen ran in any direction to repel the movement of the tiger chasing him. Until in the end he met a dead end because in the face of a large cliff that is quite steep. Under the cliff was a huge cave.

Fu Chen stopped running while in front of the mouth of the cave, he hesitated to enter because he could invite other animals that might be in it.

The moment Fu Chen stopped, the tiger that had been chasing him also made its move. His gaze was fixed on Fu Chen who was also observing him.

Fu Chen observed the surroundings, hoping that there was something he could use as a weapon. He then found a broken wooden branch the size of his fist, right in the middle between himself and the tiger.

Fu Chen watched the tiger before him for a moment, wondering if the tiger could reach him before he picked up the wooden branch that was located between the two of them.

Wishing a stroke of luck, Fu Chen ran as fast as he could towards the wooden branch before him. The tiger observing him was also quick in response to Fu Chen's movements.

The tiger roared loudly as it leaped intending to pounce on Fu Chen. But Fu Chen who first reached the wooden branch immediately hit the tiger hard on the head, which resulted in the tiger staggering. Not wanting to waste a chance, Fu Chen kicked the tiger back with his right foot.

"Groay!!"

The haimau again jumped, as their close proximity made it easier for the tiger to reach Fu Chen. Fu Chen had intended to withstand the tiger's attack with his wooden branch, but because it was too weak, the wooden branch finally broke and exposed Fu Chen's hand to the tiger's claw.

"Armghh!" Fu Chen groaned in pain, himself jumping back to look at his hand grid.

"Damn! you're gonna pay for this!"

Fu Chen shot back towards the tiger, his movement times more agile than before. He did not notice the wound on his hand.

Because the position of Fu Chen that was too close made the tiger difficult to swing his claws at Fu Chen. Several times he also intended to pounce on Fu Chen with his mouth, but always failed because Fu Chen had already moved first.

Fu Chen's movements that beat him from all sides made the tiger as if it was being surrounded by many people. The tiger's eyes and instincts were also unable to keep up with Fu Chen's speed.

Feeling the upper hand, Fu Chen continued to attack the tiger until he did not notice a counterattack hit his arm and caused it to bounce. Three lines of scratches were lodged in his left arm, the wound from the tiger's scratch was deep enough for him.

Fu Chen almost fell down, it was fortunate that he was still holding the previous wooden branch as a support. The condition of the tiger before him was also no better, despite having a strong physique, but after receiving dozens of attacks from Fu Chen made the body of the tiger battered.

Fu Chen who saw the tiger still had no intention of letting go could only curse inwardly. Fu Chen immediately put on a standby stance as the tiger started to approach.

The tiger leaped towards him, Fu Chen immediately lowered his head and thrust the wooden branch in his hand right at the tiger's neck.

It turned out that the tiger could still do a little resistance, even though his neck had been pierced by a large wooden branch. A few moments later, his life stretched as his blood continued to flow.

Fu Chen took a deep breath before he fell down. His breathing was intermittent, his strength had been drained to fight a tiger alone.

Fu Chen grimaced in pain realizing his wound was still bleeding, he limped towards the cave to rest and stopped the bleeding.

Fu Chen immediately tore off his clothes and tied them to the wound he got. His gaze was slightly blurry before finally falling unconscious. Unbeknownst to Fu Chen, the cave contained many crystals that emitted a purple light and typhoid smoke that made the wounds on his body close slowly.