Doomsday: Gain experience by hunting

#285 - Only by falling can you resist fate!

Tang Wen and Xia Qingge looked up.

Tiger Twenty-one descended from the sky, still saying:

“I sensed it when I encountered that python dragon in the center of the lake.” Its tiger eyes looked at Xia Qingge: “You are so young, yet you have broken through to the fifth rank. Even in our White Tiger clan, you are a first-class genius!”

Xia Qingge’s face was full of smiles, and she glanced at Tang Wen out of the corner of her eye.

Listen to that!

I am also a genius in the White Tiger tribe!

Tang Wen, however, had no smile on his face.

Instead, he sighed: “She is a descendant of outsiders.”

The excitement in Tiger Twenty-one’s eyes froze, and the “King” character between his eyebrows furrowed.

He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He quickly and silently returned the two empty stones to Tang Wen and then began to talk about delivering supplies to the Flame Camp.

Strangely, Xia Qingge didn’t ask much. She turned her head somewhat guiltily, rubbing her eyebrows and drinking.

Tang Wen looked at Tiger Seven.

The latter was lying next to a boulder, its metal blade-like claws piercing the stone and then pulling out, causing small stones and debris to fall with rustling sounds.

It said: “Not many people are qualified to know about the [Curse of the Earth]. Twenty-one and I only know a rough idea.”

Tiger Twenty-one also said: “The descendants of outsiders, if their martial arts level reaches a certain point, it’s best to return to their hometown. Otherwise…”

He looked at Xia Qingge: “When you become a peak fifth-rank, you might die of pain.”

A subtle look of loss flashed across Xia Qingge’s bright eyes: “Let’s talk about becoming a peak fifth-rank then! I feel okay now. Besides, the Flame Camp is my hometown.”

She suddenly turned her head, her eyes shining like stars: “Besides, I haven’t stepped down yet! You brat, you have to listen to me, understand! And you want to persuade me to leave!”

The two white tigers lay on the ground, not knowing what to say.

Tang Wen had no choice but to say: “There must be a way to control it, at least to alleviate it.”

Despite saying that, he had no confidence in his heart.

Many fourth-rank families are still unable to resist the curse.

The White Tiger family is still trapped in the Ten Thousand Mountains because of this.

How can I deal with the “Curse of the Earth”?

Night fell.

Tiger Twenty-one didn’t rest. He refilled the empty stones with supplies and flew towards the Flame Camp again.

Tang Wen tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He stepped on Instant Step and returned to the dock camp of the Boat Gang.

Looking at the scene before him, he was stunned. The wooden trestle bridge, which had been haunted not long ago under his planning, had changed drastically.

Bright lanterns hung everywhere on both sides of the bridge.

Wooden lighthouse-like structures with raging flames and black smoke were everywhere.

“Is this to drive away ghosts?” Tang Wen blurted out.

Near the trestle bridge, there were people everywhere watching the excitement.

Hearing his words, someone chimed in: “The burning on those lighthouses is the best beef tallow. It is said that you can see ghosts through the black smoke of the burning flames.”

“Really?” Tang Wen pretended to be shocked and took the opportunity to ask: “Why use wood to build lighthouses? Aren’t you afraid of burning them down?”

The surrounding people looked at the speaker.

This person was even more proud: “You don’t know! Ghosts are afraid of light, and water is afraid of fire. It’s water ghosts that are causing trouble here. I heard that once the water ghosts come again, rocket launchers will be the first to light the beacon towers. The soaring flames will surely force the female ghost back!”

“I see!” Tang Wen said suddenly: “Big brother knows so much!”

“This is nothing.” He deliberately lowered his voice: “Don’t spread it around, but the night the female ghost attacked, my little brother-in-law’s third grandpa was on duty on the boat…”

Tang Wen knew that this person was about to brag when he heard “Don’t spread it around”.

As others gathered around, he quietly retreated and turned around.

The street next to the dock was noisy, and a strong smell of alcohol mixed with cheap perfume wafted over.

He pushed open the wooden door with the word “Wine” and “Don’t Return Sober” written on it.

The turbid, warm smell of alcohol rushed over.

Several people looked over upon hearing the sound. Seeing that it was a man, they immediately turned back without hesitation, their eyes continuing to wander over the “wine-selling women” in the room.

After sneezing several times, Tang Wen held his breath and slowly moved to the long table that resembled a “bar”.

Several kinds of food were placed on the long table: small pancakes, boiled peanuts, roasted sweet potato slices, and roasted potatoes.

Tang Wen stood in the corner watching.

The best-selling wine was “Tumbling Wine”, also known as “Fall in the Wind”.

After drinking three to five cups the size of a woman’s fist, one would feel warm and flushed but not see any signs of drunkenness.

After drinking the wine, when you get up to leave, you suddenly feel dizzy and may fall head over heels if you are not careful.

Or, when you go out and a gust of wind blows, the alcohol will rush up, and you will immediately start staggering.

Judging from their clothes, those who come here to drink and relax are poor sailors and stevedores who work on the docks.

In terms of strength, most are martial apprentices.

In their opinion, the stronger the wine, the faster they get drunk, and the more filling the food, the better.

“Sir, what would you like to drink?”

Tang Wen was wearing black clothes, which were still as clean as new even though he hadn’t changed them for several days.

He was out of place in this environment.

The tavern owner didn’t care.

Tang Wen didn’t hide his curiosity and unfamiliarity, glancing at the wine vat: “How much is Tumbling Wine?”

“Ten copper coins a cup. Eighteen copper coins for two cups. If you want five cups, you only need to give forty copper coins,” the waiter said skillfully.

“Okay, fill the gourd behind you for me.”

“Huh?” The waiter looked back at the half-person-high wine gourd and couldn’t help but pick his ears.

Tang Wen said it again, casually taking out a silver ingot and slapping it on the table.

Seeing this, the waiter looked embarrassed: “It’s not that I don’t want to sell it to you, young master, but this gourd, once filled with wine, is not only heavy but also easily broken if you lift it hard.”

What he said made sense.

But Tang Wen didn’t say much. He gently raised his hand, and the huge wine vat in front of the waiter floated off the ground.

It fell with a bang.

The wine in the vat sloshed.

“So you are a transcendent adult. Please forgive my poor eyesight. I will fill it for you immediately!”

After the shock, the waiter stuttered to make amends, not daring to say more.

Walking out the door, passersby looked at Tang Wen.

Carrying a large gourd around was too eye-catching, so he simply found an inn and placed the gourd in the courtyard.

Then he wandered around the dock and bought more than a dozen barrels of strong wine.

It wasn’t until the middle of the night that he returned to the forest by the lake where the supplies were stored.

Xia Qingge had already finished drinking the wine she brought.

She was now pressing her eyebrows and closing her eyes to rest.

Just looking at her tense, slender instep, one could tell that she was not feeling well.

“Your wine.”

“Huh? Hey~”

“You brat, you still have a conscience!” Xia Qingge sat up from the ground, picked up the wine, and drank it.

Like someone who had been thirsty for a long time and finally found water.

Tiger Seven’s voice came faintly: “Drinking is not a solution! She is a fifth-rank, so she can’t get drunk in the first place. Even strong wine will become less and less effective.”

Tang Wen also took out the wine gourd and tasted two sips. It was hot and spicy, rushing straight to the top of his head. It was really not good.

He replied telepathically: “I only know that she comes from the distant East, farther than Sanlian City.”

“She doesn’t want to leave, and you don’t try to persuade her.”

Tang Wen: “If you suddenly found out that you were not a White Tiger of the White Tiger tribe and now had to go to a distant foreign land, possibly never to return, would you be willing?”

Tiger Seven curled his lips and said no more.

The Flame Camp has Xia Qingge’s subordinates and relatives. It is the home where she grew up and the place she desperately protects.

How could she leave?

The entire camp is reluctant to let her leave.

Before dawn, Tiger Twenty-one made a round trip.

Tang Wen put away the empty stones, packed up all the remaining supplies, and the two people and two tigers set off on the way back.

The time seemed to pass slowly when they came.

Because all the scenery was new.

When going back, even though Tiger Seven didn’t fly as fast, it still felt like the journey was much shorter.

Buzz!

Mental power vibrated.

Tang Wen took out the Concord Mirror from his arms.