The two tiger brothers, carrying delicious food, came to Lin Fan from both sides, sitting down beside him with their eyes fixed on him.
"Hey kid, what's your relationship with this little sister?"
They scrutinized Lin Fan with the unfriendly gaze of a brother-in-law looking at his sister's husband.
"My sister and I only met today, if there's no other reason," Lin Fan said, somewhat annoyed.
"Heh, do you think we'd believe that?" The two silly tigers didn't believe his nonsense. A man's words are deceitful and can't be trusted.
"Let us tell you, if you dare to bully little sister, we will fight you to the death," they threatened.
My little sister is so innocent and adorable; I must protect her well and never let the humans in front of me deceive me.
"this……"
Lin Fan didn't know what to say; if he could, he would want to leave the Tiger Clan immediately.
They pushed the food towards Lin Fan and sighed, "Don't let your little sister down."
The two patted him on the shoulder, and finally returned to Hong Yinping's side, eating quietly without daring to look up at the Tiger King.
Their talents were mediocre, so they often angered the Tiger King, and being beaten was a regular occurrence, so they were still very afraid.
After Lin Fan finished eating, he was arranged to take a bath and change clothes, and then two deer-tribe servants took him there.
He came to the courtyard outside Hong Yinping's room and saw her sitting in the courtyard, looking up at the moon.
In this ancient courtyard, moonlight, like fine silk threads, gently pierced through the sparse clouds, softly scattering down and draping the tranquil night in a silver veil.
In the courtyard, all the flowers, though vying for attention, seemed to pale in comparison, for in the center sat a white-haired girl. Her presence seemed to embody the essence of heaven and earth, the spirit of all things, making her the most dazzling sight in the night.
Her silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall, untouched by dust, and appeared even more ethereal and otherworldly under the moonlight.
Her beauty was otherworldly; her eyebrows resembled distant mountains, her eyes were like still autumn waters, her nose was straight, and her lips were slightly pursed, giving her an extraordinary and refined air.
Hong Yinping wore an elegant moon-white long dress, the hem of which swayed gently in the wind, like the gentlest cloud in the night sky, or a lotus flower about to bloom, pure and elegant.
Her hands rested gently on the stone table, supporting her chin. Her eyes blinked, and the bright moonlight rippled outwards, merging with the night and enveloping the entire courtyard in an indescribable sense of peace and mystery.
Lin Fan walked over and sat down beside her, looking at her with a strange expression.
She turned to look at Lin Fan, smiled brightly like a blooming peony, then stood up and, to his astonishment, walked over without a word, before reaching out to tightly hug his neck.
Her little face was pressed against his neck, clinging to him like an octopus.
"Saintess Miaomiao, you need to calm down." Lin Fan was a little embarrassed, watching her furry ears twitching excitedly.
"Brother Lin Fan, it's me, Xiao Bai!" Hong Yinping hugged him tightly and whispered.
"The little white cat that Third Junior Sister got lost?" Lin Fan asked in confusion. "You were Little White, why didn't you say so earlier? Who would know if you just gave me a nickname!"
Okay, he thought the white tiger was a species, a different species from the ordinary tiger, so it must be a mutation.
Hong Yinping nodded slightly, nestled her little head in his arms, and then pulled him back to the room.
"What are you doing?" Lin Fan stood at the door of the room, a little embarrassed to go in.
Hong Yinping knelt by the bed. Seeing that he did not come in, she turned around and looked at him with a questioning gaze.
"If you have something to give me, you don't need to make such a strange gesture," Lin Fan thought to himself. If she were in her true form looking at him like this, it would be normal, but since she was in human form, making such a gesture was a bit uncomfortable.
If I were to encounter a Fu Rui fan, I definitely wouldn't be able to resist pouncing on her.
Xiao Bai picked up a book from the bedside table, then ran over, holding the book in both hands and handing it to her with a bright and shy look in her eyes.
Lin Fan took out the book and his face darkened. He felt like he was going to vomit blood. It was the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra. He remembered that this book had always been in the system's inventory. He didn't even know when it had fallen out.
"Good girl, you're not allowed to read this kind of book next time. I'll keep it safe for you." Lin Fan patted her little head and hid the book without any hesitation. He was shameless, as if he were lying to a little girl.
Hong Yinping obediently let him stroke her hair, gently rubbing against him with her eyes slightly closed, her ears twitching incessantly, clearly enjoying herself.
"Aren't you going to practice?" she asked curiously as Lin Fan put the book away.
"I cultivate other techniques," Lin Fan explained.
He once tried to destroy the two cultivation techniques awarded by the system, but they turned out to be impervious to water and fire, and could not be destroyed by external forces. Their defensive capabilities were almost comparable to those of supreme treasures.
Anything produced by the system is bound to be of high quality; it must be them who did this.
"How did you get back to the clan?" he asked curiously, pulling Hong Yinping back into the courtyard.
The third junior sister said that Xiao Bai was lost, and she thought that Xiao Bai was busy with something, but it turned out that she had been brought back by the tiger clan.
The white tiger in the southern part of Zhongzhou was lost, but it appeared in the northern region and happened to meet the third junior sister, who took it back to the sect. The journey was quite long.
Even if I wanted to travel across the Central Plains to the Northern Region, it would take me some time, not to mention that she would only be a month old by then.
Upon hearing this, Hong Yinping shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't know. One day, I was sleeping when I felt a strange thought, as if someone was calling me. So I ran out of the sect and met my mother. She brought me back directly."
"Are you sure you really are from the Tiger Clan of Southern Central State?" Lin Fan asked again.
There is also a tiger clan in the Northern Region, in the Monster Mountain Range, but its overall strength is not as great as that of the tiger clan in the south.
Hong Yinping nodded and said, "It's certain. We've remembered the scent of our relatives since we were little."
Although more than ten years have passed, their presence is etched in each other's memories, and there is no mistake about it.
"Brother Lin Fan, did you come here specifically to find me after hearing that I had gone missing?" Hong Yinping asked with her big eyes full of hope.
Lin Fan was a little embarrassed and said, "I was looking for the Great Emperor's fortune. I was chased by the Bear Clan on the Tibetan Plateau, and then by the Blood Bats. When I used the Boundary-Breaking Talisman to leave, a huge hand descended from the sky and disrupted the space. I ended up here by accident."
"Okay!" Hong Yinping pouted, her eyes darted around, and her body suddenly glowed, transforming back into her original form, a small tiger the size of a palm. She then jumped over, hugged Lin Fan's neck, and started nibbling on his face.
"Do you know where the Great Emperor's legacy is located in the Ten Thousand Mountains?" Lin Fan grabbed her by the back of the neck and asked.
He came to the southern part of Zhongzhou for the purpose of inheriting the Great Emperor's legacy. If the Tiger Clan knew the secret, it might be useful to him.
Hong Yinping stretched out her sharp claws in protest and struggled, but Lin Fan did not let go.
She snorted, broke free from his hand, jumped back to her position, transformed into human form, and sat down again.
“I don’t know, but I can help you look for it.” She raised her fair chin and said haughtily.
Now she is powerful and influential, backed by the Tiger Clan, of noble status, and a Holy Maiden. With her strength reaching the fifth rank, she can practically roam freely in the Ten Thousand Mountains. Among her peers, there are probably few who can withstand a single punch from her.
She could sense that Lin Fan's cultivation level was no weaker than her own, and she felt a little regretful. If he were a little weaker, she could have forced him to stay in the warm bed tonight, and she could have held him in her arms.
"Wait until the blood-red bats disappear before going out. You'll be being crowned a Holy Maiden in a few days, so if you have some free time, you can call your two junior sisters over as well," Lin Fan said.
Hong Yinping rolled her eyes slightly, took his hand, and said in a sweet voice, "Brother Lin Fan, it's been so long since we last saw each other. I missed you so much. Why don't we go back to our room tonight and have a long talk?"
Lin Fan rolled his eyes. "I don't believe you! You little scheming cat, you follow those junior sisters around all day, you must have learned all their tricks."
"How about I make you braised fish when I have time? This is the first time I've ever cooked for someone else."
He changed the subject, saying that they absolutely could not let this cunning cat get the upper hand.
"Okay!" Hong Yinping pouted, a little angry, but the thought of Lin Fan cooking for her made her very happy. She smiled brightly and looked at him with bright eyes.
Lin Fan said goodbye, then asked the Tiger Clan to arrange a guest room before going back to rest.
Since entering the Ten Thousand Mountains, he hasn't had a proper rest. He's been on high alert every day, and has been engaged in a series of battles. He's exhausted both physically and mentally and needs a good rest to recover.
He sent messages to Murong Xuanqiu and Chu Yunying, and after setting up a protective barrier in the room, he made sure he was safe before going to sleep.
He believed he was safe as long as no sixth-tier magical beast tried to ambush him.
He wanted to bring up the attribute panel to check the tiger clan's situation, but due to the system shutdown and update, he couldn't use that function. The only thing he could use was the item inventory.
"Damn system, it's completely unreliable."
He looked at the system update progress; it had already been updated to version 8.5. It seemed that it would take some time before all versions were updated.
I don't know how Murong Xuanqiu and Chu Yunying are doing. I need my fourth junior sister's map to find the Great Emperor's inheritance cave. With their strength, they should be able to handle the danger.
Lin Fan yawned, blew out the oil lamp in the room, and immediately fell asleep.
Time flies, and two days passed in the blink of an eye before he finally woke up. If given enough time, he could sleep for a year and a half.
But time was of the essence, and he only slept for two days before waking up. He rubbed his eyes, trying to get up, and found himself pressed down by something heavy.
He reached out and touched her, only to find that he was holding a beautiful woman in his arms. Looking down, he saw that it was Hong Yinping asleep in his arms, and what was worse, she was still in human form.
"Little White, what are you doing in here?"
He used his spiritual power to lift Hong Yinping up, then touched her clothes and breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she hadn't drugged her or done anything reckless. If it had been Murong Xuanqiu, she probably would have been completely devoured.
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