"You can leave now!"
Finishing her words, the human girl beside her remained silent for a long time. The White Tiger snorted coldly in his heart. As expected! She still wants something in return!
Thinking this, he disdainfully turned his head, but the figure in the cave had already vanished…
Looking at the empty cave, the White Tiger was displeased! He shook his beastly head fiercely, and looking at the healed and newly grown white fur on his back, he felt a slight sense of loss. He quite liked that human; they were neither pretentious nor fussy!
Jin Bao'er had already left the cave entrance. As expected, she encountered no beastly roadblocks along the way. Instead, many beasts were peeking at her, yet she felt no hostility or killing intent.
Even the Flying Tiger beast, which had always wanted to eat her, pretended not to see her. The other beasts were the same.
The Flying Tiger beast perched on a tree: "Hey, have you heard? That human met His Majesty the Beast King alone!"
The Flowing Light beast said indignantly: "Heard, heard! Humans are so despicable and shameless, why didn't His Majesty eat her?"
The Ice Elephant beast acted like a sycophant: "Anyway, I quite like her scent. It's so cool and comfortable!"
…
Many beasts whispered amongst themselves, each voicing their opinions on Jin Bao'er's presence.
Not long after she left, a small white figure swiftly flew out of the cave. The nearby beasts looked up in surprise, gazing at the sky in confusion:
"Just now… did something fly past?"
Jin Bao'er walked out smoothly and saw someone roasting fish and looking troubled at the first glance.
"It's been a month already, why hasn't he come out? Could he have been eaten alive by a beast! No, no… it's been so long, he's probably been excreted already! Brother Jin! You lived a genius life, but died so suddenly. Heaven envies talent!"
As he spoke, the young man bit down hard on the fish, as if venting something. Jin Bao'er's face darkened upon hearing this. Just as she reached out to unleash a Misfortune Talisman to teach him a lesson, she unexpectedly saw tears on the youth's face…
Her hand movements paused, and then she withdrew it. Forget it!
"Cough cough! You're still here!"
After speaking, she quietly waited for the youth to turn around, but he made no move for a long time.
Instead, he let out a bitter, mocking smile.
"See, I'm hallucinating even in broad daylight! Fine! If you have a spirit in heaven, you must bless me with overflowing luck, rapid cultivation, and then a wife, and a house full of descendants! If you're willing, you can also be reincarnated into my family, and I'll be your father…"
She listened in silence, and finally took out the Misfortune Talisman she had put away. With a smack, she hit Li Qingjiu's back.
"Li Qingjiu!"
Suddenly being struck from behind, the fish meat on his lips was scared right out of his mouth. But he didn't have time to catch it before he saw the youth standing behind him…
At this moment, excitement, shock, and joy erupted involuntarily!
"You… you're alive? Wow! Brother Jin! I was so worried about you! I thought you… I'll never force you to save people again. That's great! That's great!"
He thought he couldn't get out because he was being chased by beasts? Although the outcome was similar, she was merely being delayed.
"Alright! Are you really happy? Why do I feel like you're quite disappointed? Heh! You want to be my father that much?"
The last sentence stunned Li Qingjiu, shattering the excitement on his face and filling it with embarrassment!
"You… you misheard… I meant, if you… if you reincarnated first, then of course you'd be my father! Yes, yes, you'd be my father!"
After racking his brain for a long time, he finally came up with this explanation. Jin Bao'er glanced at him coldly and turned to leave with a sneer!
"Heh heh!"
Before she could take two steps, Li Qingjiu, who was rushing to catch up, fell face-first, and mind you, he literally fell into some excrement!
"Ah!! What an uncivilized beast!!"
Jin Bao'er looked back upon hearing the sound and saw the scene. A smile flashed in her eyes. The Misfortune Talisman was indeed powerful!
The next second, a small white figure appeared and flew directly towards Jin Bao'er…
Behind it, a massive beast opened its blood-red maw, its eyes filled with crimson! It roared at the two of them!
"Roar!!"
As if threatening Jin Bao'er to hand over the little thing!
A small, not too heavy, not too light creature suddenly appeared in her arms. Jin Bao'er frowned and looked down, her eyes meeting the little creature's!
It was a small cat, pure white all over, or perhaps a fox cub just over a month old. Its tail was very fluffy, its body was petite, and its eyes were clear and bright. One could faintly discern the pride emanating from its bones…
At this moment, the kitten gently nuzzled her hand, tucking its head and trembling slightly, seemingly afraid of the beast in front of them. Yet, Jin Bao'er felt something was amiss.
The beast in front was extremely agitated, panting with its nostrils flaring, looking like it was about to go berserk and devour someone. However, its body remained rooted to the spot, not daring to approach.
A Golden Core stage beast? Same strength as her! She would naturally have a chance if they fought, but this little creature's appearance was too sudden.
Therefore, she raised her hand, grabbed the kitten by the scruff of its neck, and offered it to the beast in front…
Almost instantly, the beast froze! The kitten was stunned! Yet, Jin Bao'er maintained her expressionless face.
"What? You want it? I don't like trouble. If you want it, take it!"
The beast was bewildered: "Your Majesty! The script wasn't supposed to go like this! What do I do next? Waiting online, it's urgent!"
The little white cat, however, was thrilled: "Haha, as expected of the human he likes! So ruthless! To ignore the plea for help from such a cute little animal! This is what a strong person should be like!"
Before Jin Bao'er could probe further, Li Qingjiu made his move! After all, he was a half-step Golden Core. With a wave of his hand, he released a… young ferocious lion beast!!
Its cultivation was equivalent to a Foundation Establishment stage human. To fight a Golden Core stage beast? Was he courting death?
However, the little white cat quickly signaled with its eyes. The massive beast understood and, filled with terror, turned and fled in panic…
Jin Bao'er was speechless! Li Qingjiu was triumphant! The little ferocious lion beast looked bewildered! The little white cat finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Such awkward acting was truly unsuitable for beasts! She looked down at the little white cat nestled in her arms, suppressing her surprise.
"If you want to follow, you can. But I won't protect you."
No matter what its intentions were, it seemed she couldn't shake it off. She would act according to the situation later.
The little white cat seemed to understand her words and let out a soft "meow" before obediently settling on her shoulder.
It appeared very well-behaved, if one ignored the glance it cast at the little ferocious lion beast, which had scared the little guy into desperately burrowing into Li Qingjiu's embrace.
On another note, the major sects of the cultivation world were about to hold their quadrennial exchange meeting!
As a top-tier sect, the Misty Sect would naturally not be absent. This year, it coincided with their sect's grand competition, so the venue was set at the Misty Sect.