Chapter 240 The Mute Riding a Pig
Suming and Su Meng rode two large wild boars down the mountain and then swaggered into Sun Town.
From a distance, the two wild boars didn't seem all that remarkable. But as they entered the town and came up close, their presence was quite shocking.
The Second Senior Brother weighed six to seven hundred pounds, resembling a small black mountain, with two tusks over half a foot long, a tuft of hair on its head as hard as steel needles, looking fierce; Pig Junior had a smaller head but was also a rare sight among wild boars. As the two pigs walked down the street, they immediately took up the not-so-wide road, sending people running in all directions.
This was the first time in over a decade that wild boars had brazenly entered the village, and the town immediately boiled over with excitement. The townspeople were curious yet a little scared, not daring to approach, standing far away and pointing, chattering nonstop in discussion. Your next journey awaits at empire
Suming and Su Meng rode the two wild boars through most of Sun Town and stopped about ten meters away from the front door of the Su Family Small Building.
The young adults who had been preparing to go into the mountains to look for Suming were like a group that had seen a ghost, all swooping into the Su Family home, peeking out from behind the door, clutching their hunting rifles, nervously watching Suming and the others, for fear that the two wild boars would go berserk and hurt someone.
Mr. Wu, the town mayor, turned pale, and the Second Uncle took Mrs. Su by the arm and stepped back, asking, "Suming, what's the situation with you two? How did you bring the wild boars back?"
Mrs. Su, seeing Suming standing right next to the wild boar, feared for his safety and exclaimed, "What on earth is going on? Step back a bit, be careful you don't get knocked over by the wild boar!"
But Suming seemed unconcerned, and instead patted the Second Senior Brother's head, smiling and saying, "Everyone, relax. These two wild boars are old and have human-like intelligence. I've already tamed them; they won't hurt anyone."
They had all seen with their own eyes how Suming and Su Meng rode the wild boars all the way back home. Although they had guessed as much, hearing Suming say it himself was still hard to believe. After all, these were two large wild boars, almost impossible to fully tame even for domestic pigs, let alone naturally ferocious wild boars?
But facts were more eloquent than speeches, and the scene before their eyes was the best proof. Suming patted the Second Senior Brother's head, and not only did it not resist, but it actually shook its head and snorted in a coquettish way, flapping its small ears, looking quite content.
"Dad, Second Uncle, Auntie..."
Gu Baoxian squeezed his way out from behind the crowd and suddenly said, "Su Ming works at the zoo, where he specializes in training animals. The animals there all listen to him, if he tells them to go east, they never go west. The TV station even featured a special report on it. Last time in Xiangjiang, there was a film star's concert with many animals dancing alongside, all arranged by Su Ming..."
While he spoke, he took out his phone, showing everyone a video clip. Jacky's 'Legend of the Hungry Wolf' played. Mr. Wu and the Second Uncle leaned over to watch the small phone screen where a pack of wolves on stage could be seen moving in rhythm, performing various actions. The Second Uncle and Mr. Wu, seasoned mountain folk, recognized at a glance that in the video, these were real wolves, not dogs.
"Huh? You can go online?" Suming was actually taken aback.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Gu Baoxian scratched his head sheepishly, "It's not online, I downloaded it to my phone at school. This video is really popular on the internet, and I just found out it was planned by Su Ming."
Many of the young people nearby, hearing this, looked envious. Several who were fairly familiar with Suming called out from a distance, asking loudly, "Suming, do you know Jacky?"
"Not only does he know him, Su Ming is good friends with Jacky. The television and newspapers reported it. Jacky even went to the zoo specifically to support Su Ming, and the deputy mayor was there too!" Gu Baojun said with pride.
The two brothers were young and studied in the county town, they had more contact with the outside world than most. Especially in the field of entertainment news, they were more in the know than those people from the town who never left home, or those who worked away from the village.
People immediately began clamoring, asking Suming to help get Jacky's autograph or the like.
Upon seeing this video, the second elder and the others finally convinced themselves of Suming's ability to train animals. Some of them slapped their foreheads in realization, "Look at me, forgetting everything; Suming works at the zoo, of course he knows how to tame animals. Besides, his dad was in this trade, he must have passed down all his skills to him."
The second elder guessed rightly and spared Suming the need to explain any further. Suming just chuckled, taking it as an admission.
"Ah ba ah ba..." The first to bring the news, Mr. Chen, puffed out his chest as he walked up to Suming, pointing first at his nose, then at the wild boars, and finally at Suming, with a face full of pride. As if to say, "See, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Suming had further plans for these two wild boars; he must dispel the townspeople's fear of them, and this was the perfect opportunity.
So, with a laugh, he patted Mr. Chen on the shoulder, "Mr. Chen, do you dare to ride a wild boar?"
"Mr. Chen, ride one!"
"Mr. Chen, don't chicken out. You're always the brave one, aren't you?"
"Ride one, and who knows, maybe some girl will fancy you for it. Mr. Chen, ride!"
Although everyone now knew the wild boars were tamed, having two large wild boars in front of them still made the people somewhat nervous because these animals could do some serious damage if they went berserk. It wouldn't be hard for them to mow down a few people. Their goading of Mr. Chen to ride the wild boar was somewhat with the intention of having him 'trip the mine'—if even Mr. Chen was safe on top, then it would prove the wild boars were indeed completely tamed and posed no threat.
Mr. Chen's eyes rolled hesitantly; he did want to show off, but he was also afraid the wild boar wouldn't "recognize" him and would go mad and hurt him.
Suming gave Su Meng a look, and understanding the cue, Su Meng suddenly lifted Mr. Chen onto the back of the Second Brother boar and then with a smack on its rump, the Second Brother began trotting ahead, head low on its short legs.
"Ah ba ah ba ba..." Mr. Chen got a huge fright and immediately lay flat on the back of the Second Brother, hugging him tightly for fear of being thrown off.
They hadn't gone far before Mr. Chen realized that the large boar beneath him had no intention of hurting or throwing him off, and was actually running quite steadily. His courage grew, his face brightened, and he sat up straight, waving energetically at the people on either side of him, calling out triumphantly "ah ba ba," his face beaming with the look of a general who had won a battle.
Without having gone too far, Suming whistled from behind, and the boar turned around, carrying Mr. Chen back. Mr. Chen jumped down from the Second Brother's back, his face flushed with excitement, and beamed proudly, pointing to his nose and showing off.
Seeing that Mr. Chen was fine after riding, many bold and eager townspeople also wanted to ride. This was exactly what Suming intended. He sent two commands of spiritual power to the Second Brother and the Second Pig, instructing them to give the townspeople a bit of fun, and asked Su Meng to watch over them so nothing would go wrong. Then he went home.
While the second elder stayed at the door to watch the excitement, Mr. Wu followed in, looking as though he had something to say to Suming.
Mrs. Su got there first, "Please sit for a while, Mr. Mayor, I'm just taking Suming upstairs for a drink of water." Having said that, she gave Suming a look and pulled him upstairs.
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PS: Three more chapters in the morning, shall we have another three in the evening???