Gu Yao felt helpless and could only prompt everyone to follow, then he chased after Yang Ruxin into Dragon Eye Peak. However, just after passing through a wooded area, they heard a heaven-shattering roar of a tiger ahead.
Gu Yao and the others were stunned, even Dao Xuzi couldn’t help but take a deep breath. Outside the woods in a small clearing, a white tiger and a mottled yellow tiger were locked in a fierce battle, too close to call.
The white tiger was somewhat smaller and, despite its ferocity, was constantly being suppressed by its opponent. If this went on for too long, it would surely lose.
Just as he thought of this, the yellow tiger suddenly bit into Dabai’s neck.
Dabai tried several times to shake the other off, but blood was already trickling down its neck.
Of course, seeing tigers fight in the mountains wasn’t unusual, but what surprised everyone was that Yang Ruxin, along with Xiaobai, dashed straight into the fray.
"Yang Ruxin..." Gu Yao exclaimed in fear, calling out her full name, and hastily rushed forward to join.
"Don’t come over," Yang Ruxin shouted without looking back, and then everyone saw a glint of cold light in her hand as she brandished a dagger. Taking advantage of the terrain, she leaped into the air and pounced on the mottled tiger, quickly mounting its back. As she clung to its neck, the dagger pierced the tiger’s throat, all the while muttering, "This is for trying to take over our territory... and for biting Dabai..." At the same time, Xiaolun, which had been coiled around her wrist, joined in and bit down on the wound.
Xiaobai also leaped into the air, mouth open ready to bite.
"Xiaobai, don’t bite," Yang Ruxin couldn’t help but yell out, "Tiger skin isn’t valuable if it’s damaged..."
Xiaobai rolled its eyes in midair, then with a great effort twisted its body around and landed on the ground, thinking to itself that this woman was indeed obsessed with money.
Gu Yao had his bow drawn but then relaxed it forcefully. If he let an arrow fly now, that woman would probably be furious with him.
However, the sudden fatal strike caused the yellow tiger to loosen its grip. It turned its head in an attempt to bite Yang Ruxin, but to no avail. Enraged, it suddenly leaped into the air and flung Yang Ruxin violently away...
Just as Gu Yao was about to use his qinggong to catch her, he saw the injured white tiger spring up and use its back to catch Yang Ruxin, preventing her from crashing directly to the ground.
Yang Ruxin managed to roll off the back of Dabai as it landed, pulling out the dagger in the process while Xiaolun scurried up a nearby tree.
The yellow tiger’s neck continued bleeding heavily, but it wasn’t dead. It tried to keep attacking, but after running a few steps, it collapsed to the ground with a thud. Xiaolun’s poison had taken effect inside the tiger, but it wasn’t fatal; its legs were still twitching, clearly, Xiaolun had controlled the dosage.
Everyone couldn’t help but sigh in relief.
But Yang Ruxin immediately turned to check on Dabai’s wounds. Finding that it was just a superficial injury, she felt reassured, applied golden sore medicine, and wrapped up the wound.
Dabai then licked Yang Ruxin’s face with its tongue. This woman was indeed its lucky star, having saved it several times now. It would slowly repay this debt of gratitude in the future.
Xiaobai went over to rub against its mother’s leg, whining a few times, telling Dabai that the woman was greedy and that in the future, they should just bring her more valuable things from the mountains.
Dabai also hummed in agreement and licked its son’s head, the mother and child reaching a silent agreement in an instant!