Chapter 117: Everyone Shows Off Their Skills

  The busy crowd suddenly heard a stern eagle cry, as if warning. Everyone immediately fell silent, and Professor Wen and Xu Hao thought that the snow eagle had found the South China tiger, their bodies slightly trembling with excitement.

  "Something's off, Old Five and Teacher Liu, listen carefully." Li Lao's expression froze, as if he had thought of something, and looked a bit frightened.

  Wu Shu Gong and Teacher Liu listened carefully, and soon heard a buzzing sound getting closer and closer. Their faces didn't look good either. Walking in this direction of the mountain, sometimes it doesn't matter if you have excellent weapons or not, many things can be fatal.

  "This place is no longer tenable, let's avoid it and not block the way in such a bright place. In a moment, everyone must not move rashly, otherwise we will be attacked." Wu Shu Gong decisively led everyone to evacuate the original location.

  "Bees?" Liu Yang asked.

  Wu Shu raised a finger, signaling Liu Yang not to make a fuss. In the mountains, they were usually wild bees, which were much more vicious than honeybees. He prayed that it wouldn't be a yellow jacket bee. Yellow jacket bees were also notorious in villages like Chujiazhai, rivaling the venomous snake, Trimeresurus albolabris, in terms of deadliness. Their stings not only caused unbearable pain but could also lead to death if left untreated.

  At this time, the buzzing sound was even closer, and everyone looked over with a gasp. They saw tens of thousands of yellow bees flying in, giving off an overwhelming feeling that made everyone freeze. Not to mention whether these bees were poisonous or not, just their sheer number was enough to intimidate people. Moreover, each bee seemed as big as a finger, and at first glance, it was clear they weren't easy to mess with. At least honeybees weren't this large.

  When the swarm of yellow wasps flew away, Li Lao and others finally relaxed their faces and let out a sigh of relief. Even Liu Laoshi, who was usually calm, was no exception. The little squirrel also patted its small chest with its paws, as if it too were letting out a breath. Everyone laughed, and the tense atmosphere dissipated a lot.

  "It's okay, it's okay!" Fifth Uncle exclaimed with relief.

  "Teacher, wasn't it a tiger head bee just now?" asked Professor Wen.

  Professor Wen nodded: "Don't mess with this yellow wasp in the future, it can be fatal." It's also possible that he had never seen so many tiger head wasps before, and Professor Wen still looked a bit pale.

  "Tiger head bee? It's quite vivid, its head is as big as a tiger, and its temperament is also as fierce as a tiger. The stripes on its body are also similar to tiger skin. However, we call it the ground yellow bee, which lives underground." said Old Man Li.

  "This time we were indeed in danger. Fortunately, they weren't targeting us, otherwise none of us would have made it out alive." Wu Shu's words sounded a bit exaggerated.

  "Is it that serious?" Wen Qiu was also frightened into immobility just now. But surely they wouldn't keep everyone here, would they?

  Professor Wen shook his head: "Exaggerated? Not at all! Don't say so much, if even one-thousandth of those tiger-headed wasps from just now chased us, we might not have made it out. I know you like to eat bee pupae, but in the future, when you see these yellow wasps, don't mess with them. Even if they don't sting, their bites can still kill you. That group of tiger-headed wasps must be preparing food for hibernation, that's why they're out in force this autumn."

  After the danger had passed, it was already noon and time for lunch. Old Li led everyone forward for over ten minutes before they saw a small river. There were quite a few fish in the river.

  "Let's have fish for lunch! This place is either ferocious beasts or poisonous substances, and there are fewer animals like wild chickens and rabbits that are not strong in attack power. The only edible ones are the fish in the river." said Old Man Li.

  Everyone is also easy-going, and eating fish is a good choice. The freshwater fish in these deep mountains can't be eaten outside.

  Everyone seems to be interested in catching fish, and the biggest ones swimming in the pond are just a bit bigger than their palms. Clear water has no fish, although this saying is somewhat one-sided, it's true that very clear water can't raise big fish.

  The water pool is not deep, about one meter. Miao Huo stood beside the water pool, holding a bow and arrow: "Haha! Watch me!"

  Look at him, he's ready to shoot fish. Wen Qiu and others followed suit, but almost no one hit the target. The main reason is that as soon as the arrow feathers touched the water surface, they startled the fish. Fish in clear water are extremely alert, and even a slight movement on the water surface would put them on guard. The arrow feathers slowed down suddenly due to the resistance of the water, and by then the fish had dodged away, so the arrow feathers often just grazed past them.

  Chu Jiaxiong shot two fish with his slingshot, but didn't kill them. The fish not only escaped capture but also swam to the bottom of the pool. Chu Jiaxiong wasn't in a hurry, knowing that the two injured fish would soon float to the surface, and he could pick them up then. Generally, injured fish will flee to the bottom of the water, but if their injuries are too severe, they won't survive for long and will soon lose strength, turn belly-up, and float to the surface.

  "Never mind, stop shooting." It was only then that Miao Huo discovered that almost all the arrows had been shot to the bottom of the water, and he only had one left in his hand. The others were also somewhat discouraged, not because their archery skills were poor, but because shooting into the water would often result in some deviation, plus the cleverness of these fish and many other uncertain factors.

  Chu Jiaxiong also put away his slingshot and prepared to use his own catching method. He rolled up his pant legs, walked slowly into the water, not going too deep, and the fish around him scattered in all directions.

  "Does this guy think he can catch fish with his bare hands?" Wen Qiu stared and said, they had so many people shooting wildly for a long time, but not even a single fish scale was obtained.

  Chu Jiaxiong first picked up the two fish that were shot and injured earlier, threw them onto the shore, and then continued to stretch his hand into the water, keeping this action still and motionless, just like a carved statue.

  Li Lao Tou and the other elderly people seemed to have no intention of taking action, Professor Wen was not good at it, there was no need to make a fool of himself. Li Lao Tou, Liu Laoshi, and Wu Shu Gong knew that Chu Jia Qiang and Chu Jia Xiong were around, they wouldn't go hungry without having to take action.

  Chu's family strongly used a knife to cut off a long branch, sharpened one end, and stood still at the edge, staring steadily at the bottom of the water.

  Watching Chu Jiaxiong and Chu Jiaqiang's fishing method, everyone felt like they were watching TV, wondering if this could really catch fish. Just as they were thinking wildly, Chu Jiaxiong suddenly clapped his hands together, and with a swift motion, he threw a fish onto the shore. At the same time, Chu Jiaqiang also made his move, swiftly inserting the long branch into the water and then lifting it up. Everyone saw that on the end of the long branch was a struggling fish.

  "Wow!" Miao Huo couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, and at the same time felt a little envious of their skills.

  "Haha! Old times! I used to be able to use these two moves, but maybe not anymore." Wu Shu Gong looked at Chu Jiaqiang and the others, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. These two methods of catching fish require great accuracy in the eyes, quickness in the hands, and also a certain degree of judgment.

  Chu Jiaqiang and the other person performed for a while, then Old Man Li spoke up: "Alright, that's enough, stop now!"