Chapter 198: Parents are stressful

Chapter 198 – Parents are stressful

Han Cheng learned from his previous experience and waited for a while, ensuring the wild boars had left before descending from the tree.

First, he picked up the spear lying flat on the tree trunk and held it in his hand. Then, he quickly headed towards the spot where the saber-toothed tiger had been earlier. Along the way, his heart pounded, fearing that the creature he hadn’t seen before might be Fu Jiang!

“Phew!”

Han Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense face suddenly relaxed, feeling exceptionally relieved.

The creature in front of him, mostly torn apart, was not Fu Jiang!

Although it was badly disfigured from the attack, Han Cheng could still recognize it.

After experiencing the worst-case scenario earlier, facing the continued absence of Fu Jiang, Han Cheng felt much better.

Han Cheng couldn’t identify the specific species of the creature in front of him, as he had limited knowledge in this area, and the creature’s injuries made it unrecognizable.

Judging by the wounds on its body, it hadn’t been dead for long.

Han Cheng naturally had no qualms about picking up things found lying around. He casually picked up a handful of dried grass from the ground and used it to remove the creature’s entrails, which had spilled all over the ground, making it lighter to carry.

As he dragged the half-bodied creature towards the dead piglet, Han Cheng suddenly realized a problem.

With this half-eaten creature as evidence, the two saber-toothed tigers shouldn’t be lacking in food…

If they weren’t lacking food, why would they confront this group of wild boars?

Could they just have an itch to find two tough wild boars to practice on?

Han Cheng shook his head, dismissing this unreliable idea from his mind. After the conflict that had occurred earlier, the two saber-toothed tigers didn’t want to confront the big wild boars directly but only seemed interested in the piglets. Their goal was to obtain food.

Could it be that they had a litter of chubby babies at home and were eager to earn “milk money” for them, hence their desperate actions?

Even with prey already obtained, they still wanted to attract the attention of the wild boars.

Looking back at the half-dead creature he was dragging and the three to four pounds of dead piglet in front of him, Han Cheng felt it was highly likely.

As parents, the pressure of raising offspring was considerable. It was always the same from ancient times to the present, from beasts to humans.

Looking at the motionless piglet lying on the ground, Han Cheng let go of the half-eaten creature he was dragging.

Han Cheng knew about the story of the little monkey coming down from the mountain empty-handed after abandoning the corn to pick watermelons. He certainly wouldn’t follow the example of that guy who was used as a negative example to teach people a lesson.

He was much stronger than that little monkey.

Instead of dragging the half-eaten prey back, he would have to return with his elder martial brother and the others to take the piglet away. Since both preys were available, why not leave both behind and go directly to find his elder martial brother and the others empty-handed?

Moreover, this place was a water source, and he didn’t know when other animals might come to drink. Staying here alone for a long time was too unsafe for Han Cheng.

Dropping the half-obtained prey could also help him leave this place faster.

“Crack, crack…”

The sound of twigs being snapped suddenly rang out from a distance, startling Han Cheng, who had just taken a few steps.

Just as he was about to climb the nearest tree, he heard a familiar voice shout, “Divine Child!”

Han Cheng immediately stopped and turned his head, seeing his elder martial brother, second elder martial brother, Sha, and the others holding wooden sticks, spears, and shields not far away, their eyes filled with surprise and concern.

Han Cheng inwardly thought he couldn’t trap his Eldest Senior Brother and the others like Monkey King.

Then, he chuckled lightly, feeling like he was the master now…

Han Cheng asked his Eldest Senior Brother and the others why they didn’t follow his previous instructions and where they had come from.

His Eldest Senior Brother and the others seemed nervous, speaking cautiously in their unfamiliar common language.

It turned out they had been waiting there and had seen the saber-toothed tiger carrying away the piglet and the two big wild boars chasing after them for a while.

Seeing the fierce battle between the saber-toothed tiger and the wild boars and thinking of Han Cheng alone over there, although Han Cheng had explained to them before leaving that he was just watching from the tree and wouldn’t be in danger, they still couldn’t rest assured.

After waiting a while without seeing Han Cheng return, they couldn’t bear it any longer and crossed the boundary marked with vines…

And then they saw Han Cheng sticking to the tree and climbing up.

Han Cheng wasn’t the kind of person who didn’t distinguish right from wrong. Although he intended to establish some rules through daily life, he wouldn’t blame his Eldest Senior Brother and the others for this matter.

Seeing that Han Cheng didn’t intend to blame them, everyone laughed along with him.

Second Senior brother, who loved food, was always very enthusiastic about food and didn’t want others to intervene. He alone carried away the piglet weighing tens of pounds and the half-eaten prey.

Han Cheng secretly remembered this place. In the future, if he wanted to hunt, he could set traps here to capture large prey.