Half an incense stick later, "roar, roar..." a series of tiger roars sounded, coming from afar to nearby.
A strong tiger swung its tail as thick as a steel whip, proudly holding its head high. On its forehead was a tiger stripe shaped like a "king" character, swaggering forward, like a majestic mountain king.
A pair of gleaming tiger eyes noticed the man lying motionlessly on the ground in the distance, pacing closer.
The tiger’s eyes instantly brightened, signaling the prelude to finding food.
After a night of weariness, the tiger was still hungry.
At dawn, it’s the perfect time for breakfast, finding food without any effort.
Zhao Jun also noticed the approach of the menacing tiger, his hollow gaze staring at the white clouds in the sky, thinking it’s fine this way.
This is the best outcome.
Initially, he thought he should have died the moment his legs were broken and he was forced to swallow mute drugs. Later, thanks to the spring water by the creek, he gained a few more days of life, but in his current state of neither human nor ghost, staying in the world would only be a joke.
Being a cripple like this, even if he returned to the Zhao Mansion, what difference would it make?
No, there is no Zhao Mansion anymore, Third Prince and Prince An, if there’s another life, I won’t let you off.
The tiger’s footsteps drew nearer and nearer.
He hopelessly closed his eyes; this is the best fate.
The fierce tiger was already in front, extending a strong and sharp claw to pat the man twice, receiving no resistance, then lowered its head to sniff carefully.
Lu He returned late with a basket of wild pears and saw something alarming; a large tiger with a tawny body and black horizontal stripes, strong and powerful limbs was sniffing her Eldest Young Master, seemingly intent on devouring him.
Its enormous mouth opened wide, dripping with saliva~
Previously, she had only seen such a gigantic beast in stories, seeing it in person for the first time made her a bit nervous. She grabbed a wild pear and threw it at the tiger’s head.
With a "thud."
Her aim was accurate, successfully attracting Brother Hu’s attention, one human and one tiger stared at each other.
Still in shock, Lu He picked up another wild pear and aimed it at the tiger, throwing it again.
Another "thud" sounded, hitting the target once more.
Brother Hu was provoked, stood in place, roared loudly, its majestic presence startling a few forest birds into chirping and flying skyward.
Lu He, holding the basket of wild pears, was frightened into dropping them, the pears scattering on the ground.
She picked up one again and threw it at the tiger, shouted: "If you have the courage, come and catch me."
After speaking she quickly ran to a tree two meters away and climbed up to protect herself.
The tiger followed the human, leaped over, mouth agape, roaring, its sharp teeth bare, enhancing the sense of terror.
Yet, it was a step too late, the person was already climbing up the tree!
Lu He dared not say anything else, but climbing trees and swimming were her specialties, which emboldened her to provoke the fierce tiger, sighing in relief, she anxiously asked towards the direction of the man, "Eldest Young Master, I’ve come to save you, are you alright?"
The person on the ground remained motionless, no response.
Her heart skipped a beat, anxiously shouting with a choke in her voice, "Eldest Young Master, have you been bitten to death by the tiger? If you can hear me, wave your hand, I didn’t abandon you, I went to pick wild pears for you to eat. I noticed yesterday when I went out to gather firewood, fearing they wouldn’t be fresh after a night."
"Wuwu..."
The man on the ground opened his bright eyes, his gaze no longer empty.
His emotions were mixed, he hadn’t expected this plain-looking little servant to be so deeply loyal and devoted.
He hesitated whether to move to let her know he wasn’t dead.
"If I hadn’t gone to pick the pears, you wouldn’t have died, poor Young Master, you haven’t even had time to marry a wife, nor left a heir for Master, and no one to sweep your grave after death, wuwu..."
Zhao Jun: ...