The tiger king on the mountaintop lay down again, his eyes moist. His old buddy was gone, leaving him all alone.
Yan Xiaonan buried Zhongnan in a small grove of trees beside the hot spring and placed a wooden plaque there: "Tomb of Yan Zhongnan".
Nanfeng bit Yan Xiaonan's clothes, knowing that its feelings for Yan Xiaonan were definitely not as deep as those for Zhongnan.
But it's getting old and needs to step down, but the stepping down of a wolf means the old wolf king has to be expelled from the pack.
Yan Xiaonan understood, and her consciousness spread to each wolf, issuing a command:
"The new wolf king will be elected based on his own abilities, and the brave will win. However, the old wolf king who steps down must live out his days in peace and is not allowed to be expelled from the wolf pack."
The wolf pack began to stir, and unsurprisingly, a life-or-death struggle ensued. Yan Xiaonan led Nanfeng toward the mountaintop.
A surge of mountain god energy rushed into Tiger King's body, and Tiger King stood up listlessly.
"Tiger King, you're so lazy! Look at your bedding, it's filthy!" Yan Xiaonan gave Tiger King a disdainful look.
His health is still alright, but he's getting old. The quilts he left behind are all tattered and worn out. This Tiger King must be eating quilts.
A fire burned all the quilts, and a stench rose up with the flames. Yan Xiaonan quickly covered her nose.
I regret it now. I shouldn't have burned the cotton quilt in the cave; the stench took too long to dissipate.
"Roar..." Tiger King suddenly roared at Yan Xiaonan, who nodded knowingly.
"This is something you can't envy. There are too many wolves in Central South University. It's normal to send it off."
"Awooo..." the Tiger King roared, shaking his head.
Yan Xiaonan looked at Tiger King in surprise: "If there really is a tiger cub, then let's go and get it back."
Yan Xiaonan's spirits lifted. Mushroom Mountain couldn't be without tigers, otherwise, if tigers from other mountains came, Nanfeng's wolf pack would be basically wiped out.
The biggest danger is that the newly arrived tigers and wolves may harm the villagers at the foot of the mountain, especially her logging team.
If the Tiger King really has cubs, then he must get them back. It would be best if the mother tiger were willing to come over.
Yan Xiaonan quickly extinguished the fire, carefully observed until no embers remained, and then pulled on Tiger King's ear to make it lead the way.
Tiger King's listless demeanor vanished completely, and he nimbly ran towards another hilltop.
Nanfeng was somewhat at a loss. Yan Xiaonan told it to guard the cave entrance and not follow, otherwise, if the tigress were to become fierce, a wolf's life would be lost.
Another mountain, belonging to another county, is also known by the villagers as Devil's Mountain. It is fraught with danger, and even experienced hunters dare not venture into it.
Yan Xiaonan released his consciousness and followed Tiger King into someone else's territory. The animals sensed something was wrong and became restless, even the wolf pack began to stir.
The tigress smelled the tiger king's scent, quickly picked up her cubs one by one, hid them in her den, and then ran towards the tiger king.
Tiger King stopped in his tracks, his face unusually showing fear, and Yan Xiaonan almost couldn't help but laugh.
The tigress stopped a dozen steps away from Tiger King and Yan Xiaonan. She looked at Yan Xiaonan with a mixture of affection and wariness.
Yan Xiaonan knew the mother tiger's protective instincts, and the aura of the mountain god immediately surged forth.
The tigress's fierce aura suddenly diminished as the warm current soothed her limbs and bones, making her so comfortable that she could no longer muster any of her domineering presence.
Yan Xiaonan's consciousness spread over, and the communication was simple: the child needed both a mother and a father.
Mushroom Mountain invites Tiger Mom to be the mistress of the house, and it also needs your children to guard Mushroom Mountain and prevent wild beasts from entering.
The tigress hesitated, so Yan Xiaonan continued to persuade her, saying that Mushroom Mountain had hot springs and captive animals, so food and clothing would be a sure thing.
Mushroom Mountain is a good place for tigers to retire, with caves, bedding, and an endless supply of meat.
Tiger King also joined in, shaking his head and occasionally showing off his fleshy body, which Yan Xiaonan could hardly bear to look at.
The tigress hesitated, longing for the wonderful place of Mushroom Mountain, yet unwilling to give up her kingdom here.
“You can live in both places. The little tiger will grow up in a year or two. Then you can put one here and one on Mushroom Mountain.”
The tigress pondered Yan Xiaonan's words: if we put one here, one on Mushroom Mountain, what about the last one?
"And I'll take it to the capital. There's another Mushroom Mountain there, my territory."
The tigress turned and walked towards the cave, with Tiger King following closely behind. Yan Xiaonan wished she could kick Tiger King away.
The three tiger cubs had been weaned and were now eating, playing, and causing mischief. Yan Xiaonan sent a wisp of mountain god energy over to them.
The three cubs, who were still playing around, stopped at the same time and looked at Yan Xiaonan with their big, cute tiger eyes.
Yan Xiaonan's heart melted completely; she really wanted to reach out and hug the tiger cub.
When Yan Xiaonan channeled the mountain god's energy into the tiger cubs, the tigress had already decided to listen to him.
It nudged the tiger cubs with its front paws, kicking out the largest tiger.
Yan Xiaonan quickly picked up the tiger cub and assured the mother tiger, "I will definitely treat it well. In the near future, it will be the guardian beast of Mushroom Mountain in the capital."
Seeing the tigress's excited expression, the Tiger King sneered inwardly, "You're just going to listen to this little girl's nonsense."
Yan Xiaonan gave Tiger King a cold look, and Tiger King immediately straightened his attitude, shook his big head, and said, "Is the matter finished? Why aren't you going home?"
Yan Xiaonan finally carried the two tiger cubs toward Mushroom Mountain. The mother tiger had agreed to let the Tiger King raise her cubs.
With Yan Xiaonan's worries resolved, two or three years later, Mushroom Mountain once again had a guardian tiger:
"Tiger King, you just need to be obedient and get through these two years. Your son will take care of you in your final days."
Tiger King looked at the two tiger cubs in Yan Xiaonan's hands. Something about what Yan Xiaonan said sounded off, but Tiger King couldn't figure out what it was.
Upon arriving at the hot spring, Yan Xiaonan released the mountain eagle from his spatial storage. The eagle's enormous size truly frightened Tiger King.
The tiger's roar was so sharp that it nearly made the mountain eagle fall off the cliff.
Yan Xiaonan could only resign herself to comforting this person and then that person; even Nanfeng needed to be comforted before she felt alive again.
After exchanging a few words with Nanfeng, Yan Xiaonan looked at the cliff not far away.
The wolf pack's fighting had ceased, and the new wolf king stood proudly atop the high cliff.
The new wolf king stood tall and proud, his face turned toward the rising moon, howling loudly, signifying the birth of a new generation of wolf king.
Yan Xiaonan sent over a wisp of mountain god energy, telling the new wolf king, "Your name is 'North Wind'."
The north wind raised its head again, and a long wolf howl echoed through the sky.
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