Seeing that Ahei had found a home, Tu Da's wish was finally fulfilled.

Since then, his appearance has aged rapidly, and he has also moved out of the underground. He looks much more sunny now, but the vicissitudes in his eyes have not changed.

Jun Qi seemed to know about this, so he and Xu Qiaoqiao moved to his place for a while. During this time, they went there almost every day to listen to the Tu ethnic elders talk.

At first, Xu Qiaoqiao didn't know about this. After moving in, seeing the old Tu clan member's health deteriorating day by day, she seemed to have learned something.

Xu Qiaoqiao thought the other person could live for several more days, but one day, the other person talked to her about Bai Ze and also mentioned herself.

The old Tu tribesman looked like he didn't have much time left. His bright eyes were now very cloudy, his beautiful fur had become ugly, and with the white whiskers around his mouth, his body was already thin. Overall, he looked like a dying tiger. However, Xu Qiaoqiao knew that this was not the case.

Because once when Jun Qi made a mistake, Tu Da jumped up from the ground and hit Jun Qi with a hammer several times, which looked quite forceful.

"Qiaoqiao, that's all I can find out about Bai Ze. You'll have to find out the rest yourself."

Tu Da had just told Xu Qiaoqiao what he had found out. This girl was particularly concerned about Bai Ze. If he didn't know that she and Ah Hei were truly in love with each other, he would have suspected that Qiaoqiao was infatuated with Bai Ze.

Since that great battle, Bai Ze's whereabouts have been elusive, and there is almost no news about him. He doesn't know if the information he has found is true or false, and he can't tell for the time being, so he simply gave it all to Xu Qiaoqiao.

Xu Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "It's alright, thank you, Grandpa. I didn't expect you to still be helping with the search. This is such a pleasant surprise."

Tu Da smiled, knowing full well about his own physical condition.

“I’ve lived long enough, it’s time for me to go. Qiaoqiao, you’re a good girl. I don’t know why you’re so obsessed with things about Bai Ze, but as long as it has nothing to do with Ahei, then it’s fine.”

"Although I still don't understand why you two like each other, it's good to have someone by your side for the rest of your lives."

When Tu Da was speaking, Xu Qiaoqiao didn't dare to interrupt. She just looked at him. The warm sunlight shone on him, but it couldn't dispel the deathly aura around him. Even his tail was drooping.

A few years after talking with Xu Qiaoqiao, Tu Dabian really left.

According to the customs of the Tiger Clan, if a member of the clan dies, his body should be burned so that he can return to the embrace of the Beast King.

Of all the worlds she's experienced, this is the first time Xu Qiaoqiao has watched someone or an animal leave her, which makes her feel quite sad.

On this same day, Xu Qiaoqiao saw the entire Tiger Clan come to bid farewell to the Tu Clan Elder.

At first, Xu Qiaoqiao thought she was an oddball. It was quite eye-catching to see a tiger and a human (at least outwardly) together. But little did she know, Jun Qi wasn't the most special one.

She also saw snakes and tigers, tigers and lions, tigers and leopards, tigers and large birds—various different species together, though few in number, but far more conspicuous than she, a human.

The other four elders were performing a ceremony...

Watching the old Tu clansman's figure slowly turn to ashes in the fire, Xu Qiaoqiao's nose suddenly stung, as if she were choking up. She grabbed Jun Qi's hand tightly. After spending the past few years with him, she knew he was a very qualified elder.

Completely different from Junye in the first world, Junye is the kind of person who is destined to mess with children, especially dashing and especially mischievous.

Tu Da was different; he was a strict elder who helped Xu Qiaoqiao a lot, especially in cultivation. He was undoubtedly Xu Qiaoqiao's half-master.

But the most heartbroken one must be Gilgamesh.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the little guy's expressionless face. He was usually very happy. This was the first time Xu Qiaoqiao had seen him so serious. He had no energy at all, as if he was about to leave with the Tu clan elder at any moment.

Noticing Xu Qiaoqiao's gaze, Jin Shanshan turned her head, blinked her big eyes a few times, and then turned back.

Xu Qiaoqiao opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. It was as if all comfort was meaningless. She thought of Junjun again. In the first world, she wondered how Junjun would feel if he came back and saw her corpse. It must have been very painful for him.

She unconsciously tightened her grip on Jun Qi's hand. Jun Qi thought Xu Qiaoqiao was just sad because Grandpa Tu had passed away, so he gripped her hand back, using even more force.

After the flames died down, the ashes that had been burned away were carried away by the wind.

All the tigers lowered their heads, their faces filled with grief, as if only at this moment were their hearts united.

After the other four elders finished speaking about the ceremony, they said nothing more, each with a cold expression, lost in thought.

However, Xu Qiaoqiao could recognize these elders.

Among them, the Fire element has the clearest "king" character on its forehead, the Water element is a white tiger, the Wood element has the lightest markings, and the Metal element is the largest in size. All four of them are majestic.

After watching the ashes from Tu Da's burned body dry in the wind, he dismissed everyone.

After the land was vacant again, Xu Qiaoqiao went to Jin Shanshan's side, held Jin Shanshan in her hands, and asked, "Shanshan, what are you planning to do in the future?"

Jin Shanshan took a deep breath and said, "I guess we'll just live off the books left behind by the Tu clan elders."

"You've been here all along?"

"Yes, I'll stay here and not leave."

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...

However, there was one thing that Xu Qiaoqiao truly did not expect.

Within a year of Tu Da's death, Bai Ze actually came to find her in person.

That day was the fifteenth of the lunar month, when the moon was at its fullest. The two of them had just been about to go to sleep when Xu Qiaoqiao discovered that Jun Qi was frozen in place, like a wooden doll, unable to move at all.

Even she herself is the same.

Xu Qiaoqiao immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Then, a white light seemed to appear before her eyes, and she was moved to a different place. Everything around her was white, and in the middle, one person stood out the most.

Upon seeing the other person's attire, Xu Qiaoqiao didn't think twice and immediately blurted out: Bai Ze.

This was completely unexpected for her; she never imagined that the other party would come to see him.

Bai Ze smiled gently and said, "Hello, little rabbit."