During the period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a town in Qinchuan, Yunnan. There was a young man named Huang Fengqi in the town. His parents died when he was young. He grew up eating the food of hundreds of families and did almost anything to support himself. Until he was twelve years old, an old salesman saw that he was really pitiful and kept him by his side. From then on, Huang Fengqi followed him around, and when he grew up, he took over his burden and became a peddler.
Huang Fengqi is well-informed and shrewd. He will never do anything that is not beneficial. It is precisely because of this that he earns more and more and his life becomes more and more prosperous.
In the twelfth lunar month of this year, Huang Fengqi bought some new year goods and went to a remote mountain village to sell them. The business was pretty good. At night, he stayed at a nearby inn and drank and chatted with businessmen coming and going.
During this period, a local told them that in the nearby woods, there was a ferocious tiger monster that loved to eat people. The government and some charlatan sorcerers encircled and suppressed it several times, but not only failed, but they themselves suffered heavy losses. He also reminded everyone not to walk around casually at night to prevent being abducted by the tiger demon.
Huang Fengqi didn't pay much attention to this. After all, there were different rumors in every place, and he had heard even more outrageous ones. But what he didn't expect was that he would actually encounter this...
That night, Huang Fengqi was about to return to the inn after finishing his work, but suddenly he had an urgent need to urinate, and got into the grass nearby to deal with it. At this moment, he suddenly saw something lying not far in front of him. He thought it was a human, but when he got closer, he was frightened out of his wits. It turned out to be a big and colorful tiger!
Huang Fengqi's legs went limp and he slumped to the ground, closing his eyes and waiting to die. But after a long time, the tiger didn't move. Huang Fengqi opened his eyes to check, and then realized that the thing in front of him was not a real tiger, but a coat made of tiger skin, and the tiger's head happened to be facing him. This was the misunderstanding.
This tiger fur coat was worth a lot at first glance. Seeing that there was no one around, Huang Fengqi smiled and put it into his backpack. It’s almost the Chinese New Year and the weather is getting colder. This coat comes just in time.
A few days later, Huang Fengqi finished his work and was about to go home. It was snowing heavily at the time, so Huang Fengqi took out the tiger fur coat and put it on his body. If he looked at it from a distance, he would really think it was a big tiger.
While passing by a forest path, he suddenly heard a slight cry for help. Following the sound, he came under a big tree. Huang Fengqi saw a female beggar who was half-clothed and bruised from the cold. Huang Fengqi didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but the female beggar had a dignified appearance and a graceful figure. Huang Fengqi hesitated for a moment and picked her up.
Soon, he found an abandoned temple nearby and hid in it with the female beggar. Seeing the female beggar huddled in a ball, he took off his tiger fur coat, put it on for her, and went out to look for firewood to light a fire to keep warm.
After a while, Huang Fengqi ran back with a large bundle of firewood, but when he walked into the ruined temple, he was dumbfounded. There was no female beggar in the temple. Instead, there was a colorful tiger about half a man tall. When the tiger saw Huang Fengqi, it roared at him and pounced towards him. Huang Fengqi had not yet When he reacted, he was pushed to the ground, his head hit the threshold, and he passed out.
In a daze, Huang Fengqi had a dream. In the dream, he was stripped of his clothes by the tiger, his limbs were bitten off, and a big hole was torn open in his stomach. His intestines and internal organs were mixed together and flowed out...
I don’t know. After a long time, Huang Fengqi finally woke up from the nightmare, but the tiger was gone, and he was lying naked in the deserted temple, with the female beggar lying in his arms. Huang Fengqi was shocked and quickly pushed the female beggar away. He never expected that he was not eaten by the tiger, but was "eaten" by the female beggar.
Huang Fengqi, who lost his virginity, was very upset and loudly asked the female beggar what happened. The female beggar rubbed her eyes and said with a smile: "Master, don't be nervous. Since you and I have already performed the courtesy of Zhou Gong, I will definitely be responsible and will not let you down!"
Huang Fengqi couldn't laugh or cry, but the next words of the female beggar, But it scared him terribly. It turns out that this female beggar is the tiger demon wandering around here, but she is not bloodthirsty as the rumors say. She has been practicing in the mountains, and has been on equal terms with humans for many years, until a few years ago a human broke into her cave and discovered her existence.
The tiger demon has been practicing for nearly a thousand years, and her whole body is full of treasures. It is said that her meat is a great tonic, which can strengthen the body and prolong life. Her tiger skin is even more powerful. It is said that wearing tiger skin can protect you from all poisons and live longer. If you are a hundred years old, you may even have the chance to become an immortal. Although these are all rumors, there are still dignitaries who are willing to spend a lot of money to hire people to hunt down the tiger demon.
Perhaps they were worried that the local villagers would compete with them, so these wealthy people deliberately spread false news, saying that the tiger monster was extremely evil and would kill without blinking an eye. The tiger demon was chased by humans and was seriously injured. In order to escape, she forcibly took off her tiger skin and transformed into a human, but her magic power was also greatly reduced.
After that, she temporarily hid the tiger skin and went down the mountain as a human. But she didn't expect that without the tiger skin, she couldn't resist freezing at all and was about to freeze to death. Fortunately, Huang Fengqi appeared in time. The tiger skin that Huang Fengqi picked up happened to be hers. After putting on the tiger skin, she recovered her magic power. In order to repay Huang Fengqi, she sacrificed her body.
Huang Fengqi was doubtful after hearing this. The girl did not explain, but silently picked up the tiger skin on the side and put it on. The moment the tiger skin touched her skin, the two were connected, and her body gradually changed, finally turning into a large, colorful tiger with a fierce look on its face.
Now Huang Fengqi completely believed it, and the tiger monster followed him home. Perhaps because he really fell in love with Huang Fengqi, the tiger demon kept his tiger skin and expressed his willingness to marry him. How dare Huang Fengqi disobey, he immediately nodded in agreement.
After the two got married, the tiger demon kept the house in order, and every time Huang Fengqi came home, he could eat hot meals. The tiger demon wanted to live a good life with him, but Huang Fengqi didn't think so. When he heard that someone was offering a high price for the skin of a tiger demon, he had a twisted idea.
One night, he secretly poisoned the food to stun the tiger demon, and took the opportunity to invite the charlatan he had already contacted to his home, intending to eliminate the tiger demon in one fell swoop and seize her tiger skin. But after everyone entered the house, they found that the tiger demon had disappeared long ago. It turned out that she had discovered that Huang Fengqi had impure thoughts and was on guard.
After the tiger demon disappeared, Huang Fengqi disappeared mysteriously while going out to purchase goods. No one knew where he went.
