Why Did You Subdue the Tiger Demon?
Not long after He Ran was born, his parents disappeared. From the moment he could remember, he lived with his master in a small house at the foot of the mountain, far away from the people in the county.
His master was his master. He Ran had never known his master's name. He only knew that his master was a kind old man. There were two exceptions. One was that he was teaching He Ran martial arts. The other was that when He Ran asked about his master's identity or his own background, his master would become very gloomy. His mouth would be tightly shut, his face would be serious, and his eyes would be heavy. He Ran did not dare to ask more questions.
His master was not a cold and solitary person. In the past, a few people often came to find him. Whenever a friend came, his master would prepare some wine and food and drink with the guests at night. Master and the county magistrate were good friends, but in the past few years, those friends had stopped coming. Not long after, the world was no longer peaceful. Demons began to appear in the county town, killing travelers and robbing merchants. The further south they went, the more ferocious the demons became. The magistrate had no choice but to build a thick gate at the southern mountain pass to block the path between the north and south, so as to prevent people who did not know about it from losing their lives in vain. The whole story started out as a trivial matter. On this day, He Ran woke up early in the morning and went to his master's room to pay his respects…
"Ah! Disciple, you're awake. After you're done practicing, pack up and go to the county town.”This was the first time He Ran's master had asked him to go out alone since he was young. He Ran was excited and asked with a little fear,"Master wants me to…"
"Go to the county town to buy a few things. On the way, go to the county government and help me say hello to the county magistrate. I haven't played chess with him for a long time.”
He Ran was still a little uncertain."Master, aren't you coming with me?”
Master smiled." It's time for you to walk alone. With your martial arts, be careful. There won't be any problems."”
"I haven't gone out alone…"
" If you don't walk around alone now, how are you going to…sigh…" Master shook his head and sighed.
" Mas…Master, my background, can I…" He Ran lowered his head and asked. However, unexpectedly, his master was not angry this time. He took a deep breath and said,"It's still too early to ask. You'll know what you need to know in the future. Go, don't stay. Come back soon after you're done.”
After years of martial arts training, He Ran's skills had a solid foundation. He left the mountain valley and went south around the mountain, heading to the western county.
The county town had always been the largest city in this area. It was quite prosperous. Although it was not peaceful outside, there were still occasional people who walked around the streets and performed. Compared to the merchants, most of these people had some martial arts foundation and could move around freely. There happened to be someone performing in the county these few days. The onlookers cheered, causing He Ran to stop and take a look. One of the girls among the buskers was playing with a set of Yang family guns, one move after another, one style after another; Turning his head back, the tip of the spear was nailed to the wooden stake that was set up in the arena. Everyone cheered again and again.
"Her marksmanship is good. Looking at her young age, she's amazing.”
"In my opinion, it's not bad, but I haven't obtained the true essence of the Yang Family Spear.”
"Hey! What essence? Go up and show off your skills."
"Yes, I don't easily show my ancestral spear technique to others.”
He Ran smiled and was about to turn around to leave when a child next to him was showing off to his friend."Daren said that their martial arts are good. My friend secretly hid their rope yesterday so that they couldn't find it.”
He Ran shook his head.”
After finishing what his master had instructed him to do, He Ran bought some medicine to prevent himself from getting injured when he encountered demons on the way back. He then went to the county government.
After entering the yamen, the county magistrate sat high up in the hall. He Ran bowed."Magistrate, long time no see."
The magistrate's expression was a little unnatural."You are…"
"Magistrate doesn't recognize me? I am He Ran! Master asked me to send his regards to you. He said that he would play chess with you when he was free.”
The magistrate stuttered,"Okay…okay…I understand. You can go now."”
He Ran came out and wandered around, feeling that something was not right. He wanted to ask the county magistrate again, but when he returned to the yamen, the yamen guards stopped him."Magistrate said that no one is allowed to disturb you.”
He Ran had no choice. He remembered that his master had told him to go back early, so he left the county town and went home.
When they reached the house at the foot of the mountain, their master was drinking tea in his room. He Ran had seen his master. His master asked,"Is the Magistrate alright?"
He Ran said,"It's good, but there's something wrong. The county magistrate doesn't seem to recognize me."”
"Of course, it's been a long time."”
"No," He Ran said. She told her master about the county magistrate's unnatural appearance when they met.
The master pondered for a while." Something is not right. Rest for a day. Tomorrow, we will set off to the county town to investigate and see if there is anything wrong."”
He Ran asked around in the city. Many people said that the county magistrate's words and deeds seemed to have changed. Some people also told He Ran that the well in the city often had strange sounds recently. It was very scary. Now, not many people dared to go to the well at night.
He Ran thought to himself,"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."”He wanted to go down the well to find out.
He Ran needed a rope to go down the well. He Ran was walking on the road and was about to find a rope when a group of children chased by. He Ran saw one of the children and suddenly remembered what he had heard a few days ago. He pulled the child and asked,"Little brother, do you know that there is a rope there?”
"I don't know," replied the child immediately.”With that, he turned around and was about to leave.
He Ran pulled him back and asked again,"Don't you know?”
"I don't know," said the child.”
He Ran pulled a long face and said in a deep voice,"You really don't know?"
The child was shocked and said," Alright, alright. I took it. I was just joking. If you want it, I'll give it to you."”
He Ran took the rope and used it to let him down into the well.
After entering the well, He Ran discovered that the underground water vein extended in all directions. It was not just a simple well. There was a secret passage in the northwest. He went into the waterway and twisted through the rock wall. He found the magistrate in the cave on the other side. After asking, he found out that the person he saw a few days ago was a fake magistrate transformed from a demon. The real magistrate had long been captured and locked up here.
He Ran suddenly realized,"So it's a monster. I'll go deal with it."”
"Thank you. I'll have to entrust this matter to you.”
"But the yamen's guards didn't allow me to enter the yamen, and I didn't want to fight them.”
"This is my official seal. With this seal, you can dispatch the guards of the yamen and enter the yamen.”
He Ran entered the yamen with his official seal. When he reached the hall, he drew his sword from the scabbard on his back with his right hand and pointed at the magistrate."You demon, why aren't you revealing your true form?”
"How dare you! Left and right, capture this person!"
The bailiff in the yamen was about to step forward when He Ran took out his official seal."The official seal of the county magistrate is here, and you still dare to quibble!”
When the fake magistrate saw the official seal, he roared,""Kid, watch me deal with you."
There was a puff of green smoke in the hall. When the smoke dispersed, the fake county magistrate revealed his true form. He turned into a demon tiger with a green face on his back, a snake-like tail, and yellow eyes. He roared and pounced at He Ran. When everyone saw the monster, they fled in all directions.
He Ran stomped forward and swept his left hand with the tiger claw. He took advantage of the momentum and bent his body to the left. The sword in his right hand cut a deep cut on the tiger demon's leg, revealing the bone. However, the force of the tiger claw's sweep was ultimately unable to be resolved, and He Ran's left hand was also injured.
The tiger demon roared in pain, turned around, and pounced at He Ran again. He Ran learned his lesson and jumped high into the air, kicking the tiger demon's face on its back. Taking advantage of the momentum, he jumped up. The tiger demon was kicked in the face and was momentarily unable to differentiate its direction. When he landed, he was about to turn around. He Ran jumped in midair, turned his body around, and kicked the beam, nailing the sword into the tiger demon's back with his entire weight. Even though the tiger demon was heavily injured, it did not slack off. The snake head on its tail bit He Ran's shoulder at the same time.
He Ran let go of his sword and turned to the left. His left hand hit the tiger demon's abdomen with the Heaven Flipping Mudra. The tiger demon shrieked and staggered, and its cries became weaker and weaker. He Ran endured the pain and rushed forward. He pulled the sword. Blood gushed out from the tiger demon's back. Finally, he lost his strength and fell to the ground. The demonic light in his eyes gradually turned gray...
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