Chapter 654: Chapter 654: They Actually Fought a Tiger Chapter 654: Chapter 654: They Actually Fought a Tiger At this time in Righteous Dao Village, most people were out working, but some were still at home.
Ma Lu and his group, bustling around and carrying such a huge tiger, were seen by anyone who was not blind.
Consequently, word spread quickly from person to person, and soon enough, many people came running to watch the tiger, curious yet frightened.
The old lady came over with Sanya and Dahu, joined by Madam Hou and Sixth Young Lady.
Ever since Shu Yu had left in the morning, the old lady had been worried. By the time late afternoon came, which was the usual time Shu Yu returned, the old lady had already visited the foot of the mountain several times.
She had just been about to go out again when she saw Madam Hou and Sixth Young Lady come to visit. The slap mark on Madam Hou’s face was too obvious not to inquire about.
Upon asking, this had delayed her, and it wasn’t until someone outside shouted loudly, “Ma Lu and the others have caught a tiger, hurry and come see,” that the old lady suddenly rose from her seat and led a few people out of the house.
Only then did Madam Hou and her daughter learn that Shu Yu and their group had gone up the mountain today to hunt for the tiger.
Seeing them safe and sound, the old lady finally felt relieved. She didn’t come forward, reasoning that since the people were unharmed, it was fine to wait at home for her return.
However, she did nudge Madam Hou a bit, “Yu and the others are heading to the Manor now, weren’t you wanting to say goodbye? Go with them.”
Madam Hou and her daughter agreed and nodded, leading the way to the Manor.
Just as the two reached the entrance of the Manor, they saw officers covered in sweat leading a guard from Lord Cheng’s side out.
Upon seeing Madam Hou, the officer paused, nodded at her, and then continued to speak to the guard beside him, “I don’t know why they haven’t returned yet. Usually, at this time, they would have already come down from the mountain…”
Madam Hou immediately understood. It was well into late afternoon now, and if Shu Yu and the others hadn’t returned to the Manor, surely Old Master Qi and the others couldn’t wait and thought something had happened, so they sent officers and a guard to search?
Madam Hou quickly said, “Bailiff, are you looking for Shu Yu?”
The officer stopped in his tracks, “What’s going on?”
“They’ve returned; they’re just behind us, and should arrive shortly.”
Upon hearing this, the officer let out a long sigh of relief, the smile returning to his face, then he said to the guard, “It seems all is well.”
No sooner had he spoken than a loud and familiar shouting reached his ears.
Wasn’t that Ma Lu’s voice?
The officer hurriedly walked forward a few steps and indeed saw a crowd turning the corner and heading in the direction of the Manor.
“How come there are so many people?”
The officer was surprised, but the guard behind him had sharp eyes and spotted what they were carrying, “A tiger? They’ve caught a tiger?”
“What?”
Shocked, the officer quickly walked over and indeed saw a huge tiger being carried by Ma Lu and his company.
He sharply inhaled in astonishment and pointed at the group, eyes wide, “You caught this?”
“Yeah, Bailiff, we were lucky; this tiger is pretty heavy,” Ma Lu and his group naturally stopped when the officer came over.
Among the prey they were carrying, apart from the tiger, there was also a gazelle.
The gazelle was an unexpected catch; at the time, they were waiting outside the tiger’s den for it to return, not expecting that it had gone hunting, and when it returned, it was carrying a gazelle in its mouth.