Martial Arts Have Mastery - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Once You’re Committed It’s Impossible to Stop Midway

Translator: Tuiwen Editor: Tuiwen

As a transmigrator, Shen Ling didn’t feel much love for the Great Qian Empire.

However, he still hoped that the war would not completely destroy the Great Qian Empire.

Even if it was a wreck right now.

The news of the oncoming war in the Great Qian Empire spread very quickly, but it didn’t do much to change the way of life in Qi Hua City in the north.

Qi Hua City was as big as a small town. Rather than talk about the war, the citizens would rather discuss about Shen Ling’s battle with the tiger. Shen Ling being able to defeat the tiger was a hot topic currently under discussion.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard of the Shen family, Shen Ling was busy cultivating.

“Elder Young Master, someone is here to see you.”

Xiao Huan made her way to the courtyard and saw that Shen Ling was immersed in his training as he practiced his Iron Skin technique. She slightly bowed her head and averted her eyes out of respect.

At this time, Shen Ling was going around shirtless and only had a pair of shorts on.

“Who’s looking for me?”

Shen Ling turned to Xiao Huan and asked.

Even as he asked this, Shen Ling did not stop his cultivating.

He has been very busy lately. It was hard for him to find the time to cultivate, so he didn’t want to waste any more of his precious time.

Xiao Huan thought it over for a second and then shook her head. “I don’t know who he is, but he said that the tiger returned to the village again. He wanted your advice on what to do.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

Shen Ling lifted his head, looking very confused. “That tiger came back again?”

Some time had passed since the tiger sent the wild boar to him. This time, the tiger was back again. Shen Ling had no idea why this was so.

After quickly finishing up his training of the Iron Shirt, Shen Ling put on more clothes and headed outside.

“Tell me exactly what is going on right now.”

Shen Ling turned to give the young and strong farmer in front of him a look and asked straightforwardly.

The young farmer said in a soft voice, “The tiger is lying down just outside the village. It does not move at all. The village chief forbids anyone from going over to it. He is afraid that if provoked, the tiger will hurt someone.”

“Lying in wait outside the village?”

Shen Ling’s eyes were filled with doubt.

The last time the tiger was there, it sent a wild boar. This time, it directly lied in wait outside the village walls?

Shen Ling could not understand this tiger at all.

But he was left with no other choice but to make another trip down there.

Soon after.

Shen Ling got to the camp wall of the village. He peered down at the tiger situated not far away and slowly made his way forward.

“Roar!”

The tiger roared fiercely when it saw that it was Shen Ling.

The meaning of the roar was unknown, but Shen Ling could also hear a trace of weakness from the tiger’s cry.

Shen Ling slowly approached the tiger and stood next to it.

He glanced over at the tiger.

The tiger made no move to attack him.

“Is that blood?”

Shen Ling saw that the tiger was bleeding.

The tiger that he had fought must have gotten hurt again.

In fact, this was such a severe injury that Shen Ling might not be able to heal it in time. If that were the case, the tiger would have to no choice but to wait for its death.

Did it come here asking for help?

Shen Ling looked straight into the tiger’s eyes, and the tiger also stared back at him.

The man and the tiger looked at each other like this for a long time. Then Shen Ling slowly bent his body down.

He stretched out his hand to touch the tiger’s belly.

If the tiger attacked him at this time, it would prove that he was wrong.

Shen Ling moved very slowly. He carefully got closer to the tiger.

However, the tiger did not react when it saw what Shen Ling was doing.

It didn’t even growl once.

Shen Ling’s hand gingerly touched the tiger’s stomach. He inspected the wound. It was a long and deep gash.

After hesitating for some time, Shen Ling circulated the inner energy in his body. Pretty soon, his hand was emanating a green light.

When the inner energy entered the tiger’s body, the tiger released a low roar. “Roar.”

After doing this for a while, Shen Ling extracted his hands.

He turned to look at the tiger before him and shook his head slightly. “Your wounds are healed. You can leave this place.”

“Roar.”

The tiger tried to get up from its position on the ground.

It paced around Shen Ling a few times and even rubbed its head against Shen Ling’s leg.

Just as Shen Ling was starting to worry that the tiger might attack him, the tiger suddenly knelt down and lay beside him.

“Hmm?”

Shen Ling and the tiger exchanged a look.

Seeing that Shen Ling wasn’t reacting, the tiger stood up and gently rubbed its head against Shen Ling’s arm.

Shen Ling thought this movement was similar to that of an affectionate cat.

Cats would also rub against his body intimately in such a way.

Very quickly, the tiger laid its body in front of Shen Ling again.

It kept checking its back every now and then.

Shen Ling turned to look at the tiger and asked in a curious voice, “Do you want me to sit on your back?”

Shen Ling guessed that this was what the tiger meant when it roared again, seeing that he was making no move to get on it.

Shen Ling felt a headache coming on.

He had no idea how to speak beast language, so he couldn’t fully comprehend what the tiger was trying to say.

There was no way the two of them could communicate since they were not familiar with each other’s language at all.

A few minutes later…

Shen Ling focused his eyes on the tiger and attempted to take a few steps towards it.

However, the tiger did not try to shake him off when he sat down on its body.

On the contrary, after Shen Ling settled on its back, the tiger right away stood up.

For a moment there, Shen Ling, who was riding on the tiger’s back, felt like he was riding a boat; the movement was so rocky that it made him think of this. The tiger carried him around like this and ran around the camp wall at top speed.

Shen Ling was used to riding horses, but this was the first time ever in his two lifetimes that he rode a tiger.

How should he describe this sensation…

It might not be all that comfortable, but it was both exciting and refreshing all at once.

“Roar.”

All of a sudden, the tiger stopped in its tracks.

Shen Ling got off the tiger’s body and turned to look at the tiger in front of him. Shen Ling boldly petted the tiger’s head.

The tiger also rubbed its head against Shen Ling’s hand. It proved to be as docile as a cat.

Looking down at the cute tiger, Shen Ling suddenly smiled and said, “Are you planning to stick with me from now on?”

The tiger again affectionately rubbed its head against Shen Ling’s arm and appeared to nod.

Shen Ling made his way towards the gate of the camp wall, and the tiger obediently followed behind him.

Shen Ling turned to look at the tiger and said, “Everyone in the village is afraid of you. You should wait for me here at the gate.”

“Roar.”

The tiger growled ferociously.

Shen Ling had no idea if the tiger could understand the human language, but as he continued to make his way towards the village, the tiger made no move to follow him.

However, when Shen Ling turned around to check up on it, the tiger was still at its post by the gate. He had not left yet.

It merely stood at the entrance of the village and stared at Shen Ling’s back. Just as suddenly, it laid its body on the ground.

A few minutes later…

Shen Ling planned to leave with the tiger on horseback, but the tiger suddenly released another roar.

The horse under Shen Ling trembled out of fear. If it wasn’t because of Shen Ling, the horse would have fled long ago.

“Okay, okay, I got it.”

When Shen Ling wanted to go on horseback, the tiger would roar with displeasure. Under the tiger’s watchful eyes, Shen Ling got off his horse.

Shen Ling was left with no other choice but to sit on the tiger’s back. They made their way quickly in the direction of Qi Hua City.

At this moment in time, Shen Ling was feeling both very happy and frustrated.

In his previous lifetime, raising a cat was very expensive. Even though his family in this life was well-to-do, raising a tiger was simply…

Way beyond his wildest dreams.

“Look! A tiger!”

Shen Ling, who was riding on the tiger’s back, had just arrived at the entrance of Qi Hua City when a disturbance broke out.

Shen Ling tried to explain as he attempted to keep the tiger calm.

However, the ruckus in the crowd did not affect the tiger. On the contrary, the tiger looked on at the panicked humans before it with clear disdain in its eyes.

Under the crowd’s watchful gaze, Shen Ling barely managed to return to his home in time.

The eyes on them the entire time made Shen Ling understand one thing…

What it meant to be cornered up against a wall, unable to back down!