After three days of searching, Su Jie finally found the winged tiger in the jungle. He captured it alive and brought it to the village.
Since the beast had eaten humans, Su Jie didn't intend to spare its life. Instead, he tied it up in the village clearing, leaving it to the mercy of the villagers.
By the time the villagers were all exhausted, the beast was a bloody mess. However, under the village head's direction, its flesh was preserved, and its skin, which had somehow remained intact despite some flaws and holes, was peeled off and personally handed to Su Jie by Gu Nong, the head of Peach Blossom Village.
This black pelt with white patterns was quite remarkable in that it hadn't been ruined by the villagers, who seemed to have deliberately preserved it.
After getting directions to the county town, Su Jie and the others left the village, following the small paths of yellow earth and black mud toward their destination.