Although Xu Qiaoqiao nodded in agreement, Xiaoxiao was still very uneasy. These days, when she came to see Xu Qiaoqiao, she kept a distance from her, afraid that the other party would reach out to her tail again.

If there are any fools out there, try targeting him and see if he doesn't kill them.

However, if the other party is this spiritual herb, then he can't bear to kill her for the time being. After all, he has waited for so many years, just to wait for the other party to be at the best time. If he makes a move now, then all the waiting will have been for nothing.

So now Xiaoxiao is helpless against Xu Qiaoqiao, but he can't help but come over to check on her from time to time, so he can only keep his distance from her.

Watching the tiger playing with its ball, Xu Qiaoqiao felt a little helpless and amused. So, the consequence of touching its tail was that she would never be able to pet its fur again, right?

This feels like a losing proposition.

Strictly speaking, Xiaoxiao is still an immature tiger. It doesn't have as much combat experience as an adult tiger, nor does it have as much cultivation level. For animals, the law of the jungle is the hardest truth.

Therefore, for some large carnivores, young tigers are a very palatable food, such as black bears.

Although Xiaoxiao has left its juvenile stage and is now in its sub-adult stage, it makes no difference to those large carnivores.

Xu Qiaoqiao had never left this place before, so she didn't understand these things. Therefore, when a black bear followed Xiaoxiao, she didn't react at all. The bear concealed its aura, and Xu Qiaoqiao didn't sense it either.

The black bear's original target was this lone tiger cub, but unexpectedly, it gained something else.

The tiger here has such a strong aura; it's obvious it comes here often. The black bear blinked its beady eyes and grinned sheepishly when it saw the tiger fur lying on the ground.

That smile immediately revealed his aura, which Xu Qiaoqiao sensed instantly.

Holy crap!

There are other people here?

Then, she saw a strong black bear appear before her. It stood on two legs like a human, exposing its bulging belly, and kept licking its paw. Xu Qiaoqiao could see a sticky substance on the paw, which smelled like honey.

"hey-hey."

Black Bear chuckled, his eyes filled with satisfaction as he looked at Xu Qiaoqiao. Not bad, not bad at all. Sure enough, I, Old Bear, am lucky. I just randomly picked a lone tiger cub to follow, and I found such a treasure.

It has already grown a human face, so it seems to have gained intelligence. That little tiger must have been guarding it for a long time. It seems that I, the old bear, am lucky!

Xu Qiaoqiao felt a strong sense of urgency. She was all too familiar with the look in the other person's eyes; it was the same look she had when she first saw Xiaoxiao, practically drooling with desire!

Ahhh!

Xiaoxiao, come quick!

Where the hell are you? Come out here right now! I'm about to be carried away by someone—no, I mean, by a black bear!

Danger!!!

Xiaoxiao, who had just hunted a wild goat in the distance, seemed to sense something and looked behind her in confusion. She thought she had just heard the sound of the spirit herb, but at such a distance, she must have misheard.

The place he was hunting was quite a distance from where Xu Qiaoqiao was staying. After all, no animals wanted to roam the area where Xu Qiaoqiao was, but he still needed to fill his stomach, so he had no choice but to hunt here.

Besides, that spiritual herb doesn't run away, nor does it possess any magic; I must have misheard.

Thinking this, Xiaoxiao turned her attention back to the wild goat she had just killed.

The meat of this wild goat is incredibly succulent; it's clear it exercises a lot and even possesses some cultivation. Xiaoxiao was quite satisfied.

He released the wild goat, licked the blood from his mouth, then stepped on the goat's flesh with one paw and began to tear at it, biting off a large chunk and putting it directly into his mouth.

So beautiful, so very beautiful.

Xu Qiaoqiao's situation wasn't so good. She was trying her best to avoid the black bear's attacks. The bear had already bitten off several of her leaves and wasn't satisfied. Now it was even gnawing on the branches.

Waaaaah~

The black bear came closer and sniffed Xu Qiaoqiao's scent, its eyes revealing a satisfied expression.

He knew that the best way to consume this herb was to enjoy its medicinal properties, but eating some leaves would still be acceptable. So, the black bear stretched out its paw, which still had honey on it, and tore off several leaves.

Crackling sound~

The black bear sat down right in front of Xu Qiaoqiao, clumsily picked up the leaves it had just dropped, and stuffed them into its mouth, eating with great gusto.

After finishing the first bite, he wasn't satisfied and wanted to grab a few more pieces, but this time, Xu Qiaoqiao was prepared and started to dodge.

With a snap, the black bear, clearly much smarter than Xiaoxiao, ignored Xu Qiaoqiao's swaying leaves and branches and grabbed the rootstock directly with its claws—the part where Xu Qiaoqiao's face was.

Xu Qiaoqiao: ...

She immediately knew what the black bear's honey tasted like; it still had some of its saliva on it. The black bear's paws weren't big, but they were just right for encircling Xu Qiaoqiao's roots.

With just one pull, the black bear pulled the grass out.

Xu Qiaoqiao nervously moved her roots, still somewhat bewildered.

What just happened?

What's wrong with her?

"That way, there's no way to avoid it."

A black bear's憨憨 (simple and honest) voice came from behind. Holding the spiritual herb in one hand, he got up from the ground, patted his own rump, and walked away with a bold, unrestrained gait.

They ate a few bites of leaves as they walked.

Xu Qiaoqiao: ...

Once removed from the soil, Xu Qiaoqiao instantly became much weaker, losing all her strength and making no attempt to resist.

The way this black bear is eating its own leaves is just like eating lamb skewers—it's outrageous! I hope Xiaoxiao can find herself soon.

Although both he and the black bear wanted to eat him, it seemed safer for Xiaoxiao, since they had known each other for so long and knew each other well.

Unlike this blind black bear, who has only been together for a short time and has already eaten half of its leaf, and the other party is still pinching its face.

As the black bear ate the leaves of the spiritual herb, he was very pleased with himself. His eyes were so wide with laughter that they were almost slits, and drool dripped from his mouth onto his black fur. He wiped it off and then ignored it.

Moreover, he would occasionally scratch at Xu Qiaoqiao's roots with his other paw, finding them difficult to damage and managing to remove nothing, yet the leaves were easily plucked. Such a contradictory spiritual herb must be an exceptionally rare one.