"But is this... an Illusory Tiger?" Yan, having some knowledge, was momentarily stunned when he saw the Illusory Tiger, then looked speechless: "Illusory Tigers are naturally good at climbing trees, you know? Besides... this one doesn’t seem like a Fourth Order Spiritual Beast?"

"More than Fourth Order?" Luo Qianqian shivered immediately. What a joke? This thing is clearly not as fierce as that Blazing Flame Fierce Tiger?

Noticing the shoe on the Illusory Tiger, Yan instinctively grabbed Luo Qianqian’s wrist and checked carefully, then sighed in relief: "It’s fine."

"What’s wrong?" Luo Qianqian looked at Yan, still at a loss.

"The fur of the Illusory Tiger has a layer of tough hair, which is very resilient and... poisonous."

Meanwhile, the Illusory Tiger, playing with a bell as if it understood Yan’s words, showed a bit of grievance in its eyes, then roared twice, laying its large head on the ground with an innocent face.

It didn’t know that Luo Qianqian would kick it directly! Fortunately, she withdrew her foot quickly enough and was unharmed.

Even if Luo Qianqian were poisoned, it wouldn’t matter, as there were detoxifying herbs where it grew.

"I don’t blame you," Luo Qianqian sighed softly, bending over: "But I have a small request, can you brush your teeth? I almost fainted."

Thinking about the odor that came with that low growl, Luo Qianqian felt a bit faint and uncomfortable...

The eyes filled with confusion, brushing teeth? What’s that? 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Yan couldn’t help but laugh, having watched Luo Qianqian brush Xiao Tian and Xiao Hei’s teeth every day. He didn’t expect even this Illusory Tiger wouldn’t escape it!

So, by the riverbank, the Illusory Tiger opened its mouth, drooling, doubting its life as it found the taste in its mouth spicy, feeling a chill when inhaling, and water tasting extremely refreshing. Its tongue out, full of despair, was it poisoned?

Luo Qianqian didn’t like being so close to the Little White Snake, so Yan dutifully ensured the Little White Snake also enjoyed the tooth-brushing, albeit with children’s toothpaste, mint-flavored and not as strong, more strawberry-flavored.

Both beasts lay by the river, faces full of peculiarity.

But soon, they felt quite comfortable inside their mouths.

The Little White Snake was better off as it usually ate Spirit Fruits and had no impurities.

However, the Illusory Tiger didn’t have the Little White Snake’s treatment, it only ate the meat of captured spiritual beasts, occasionally scoring spirit fruits.

After brushing, feeling exceptionally fresh in its mouth, it looked more kindly at Luo Qianqian, this human, although a bit ugly, suited its taste!

Then Luo Qianqian silently took out a new Red Ribbon from the space, tied a new bell on it, and wrote ’2’ on it with a marker, sighed softly, tied it to her ankle, looked at the Illusory Tiger by the side, and warned: "It’s rest time now, no sneak attacks." After that, she went under a tree to meditate and cultivate.

Yan saw Luo Qianqian’s state and also sighed in relief, quickly returned to his territory, and continued his challenges.

After a long while, Luo Qianqian stood up, looked at the Illusory Tiger, snorted, and beckoned: "Look at the cat, little kitty."

The Illusory Tiger expressed that what Luo Qianqian said, it didn’t understand at all, but it didn’t affect its comprehension of Luo Qianqian’s intent.

Time to resume the battle!

...

Three days passed, the Illusory Tiger obtained seven bells, and watching the panting Luo Qianqian, it silently lay beside her, waiting for her to finish meditating to give it something good to eat.

"Little girl, your brother is waking up soon." The old sage suddenly appeared, merely raising an eyebrow at Luo Qianqian’s sorry state, while the Illusory Tiger directly lay on the ground shivering, full of terror.

The old sage expressed it wasn’t his fault, it was the inherent aura, a natural thing of bloodline.

"Huh? I’ll go back now." Luo Qianqian hurriedly supported herself against a tree to stand, casually threw a bag of jerky to the Illusory Tiger: "You eat this first."

Then followed the old sage, running with bright eyes, the most vibrant colors the Illusory Tiger had seen these days.

Only after the old sage left did the Illusory Tiger sigh in relief, lay on the ground, opened the paper bag, and used its claw to pick up some jerky and toss it into its mouth, helpless. A single piece was like flossing its teeth, and outside its den were slabs of drying meat, that stuff was just too delicious.

From then on, it didn’t want to eat raw meat anymore.

This was the true meaning of the tiger’s existence.

"Brother!" Luo Qianqian was brought to the cave entrance by the old sage, and saw Luo Shufan who was noticeably fairer, with more delicate facial features, and smoother lines and contours. She immediately jumped over excitedly: "I was so worried about you."

"There, there." Luo Shufan hugged Luo Qianqian, feeling heartache at the pink skin beneath the scabs on his sister’s head and face.

"Brother, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? If you do, just let me know." Luo Qianqian quickly said, looking him over anxiously.

The old sage just scratched his head, coughing like a person near death, but went unnoticed, as the siblings’ eyes had no room for anyone else?

Only worrying about each other, this was the bond between true siblings.

"No, I’m fine. How about you? Have you eaten on time these days? Have you applied medicine? Do your wounds still hurt?"

"Not anymore, just that Xiao Tian has been sleeping so soundly with the cat these days..."

The old sage, head full of black lines, under his pressure, had been fed some Spirit Fruits by his grandson, even with poor aptitude, one should have advanced, right?

Moreover, that wolf was a rare mutated variety, with excellent aptitude.

"Xiao Tian?" Luo Shufan was momentarily stunned, after waking, his mind was full of his sister, forgetting that Xiao Tian had come along, suddenly looking around: "Where’s Xiao Tian?"

"In the lower cave, I planned to visit Yan for a look today but haven’t gone yet." Luo Qianqian sniffed, putting away her small emotions, filled with worry: "But it looks a bit like the cat from before..."

This time, the cat was unconscious due to using a Forbidden Technique, unlike last time which was due to impending advancement.

"Indeed, this wolf is about to advance too." The old sage, unable to endure the siblings’ dawdling, stated directly, then looked at the sky: "It’s about time, little grandson..."

The Little White Snake suddenly appeared in the sky, wagging its head and tail at the old sage, as if acting cute.

Luo Qianqian was full of black lines, it still looked like a snake.

The old sage, though, just helplessly tapped its tiny head: "Got it." Turning to Luo Qianqian: "Little one, brush its and the Illusory Tiger’s teeth more often when you’re free. I have other matters and will be away for a while. With Xiao Bai here, you’ll be fine in the forest."

Though Luo Qianqian was puzzled, she nodded, and in the next moment, a gust of wind blew, and the old sage disappeared, leaving the Little White Snake swaying its head and tail, continuing its charming antics.

"So your name is really Xiao Bai, huh?"