Chapter 218 Temptation by Food.
"Hehe!"
The Heavenly Tiger felt uncomfortable when it saw Xuan Mo looking at it with unusual eyes.
Instinctively, the Heavenly Tiger's fur bristled, and it slowly retreated, baring its teeth at Xuan Mo and letting out a low roar, as if to say, "Human, what exactly do you want?!"
Seeing the Heavenly Tiger's wary gaze, Xuan Mo wasn't annoyed. Instead, a faint smile appeared on his lips. "Little kitty, if I'm not mistaken, you've been following us, haven't you?"
Xuan Mo's words immediately caught Ning Rongrong's attention. She withdrew her gaze from the Heavenly Tiger and looked at Xuan Mo with some confusion, asking, "Mo, do you mean this soul beast has been following us all the way?"
"Hmm, of course."
Xuan Mo glanced at the restless Heavenly Tiger with a slight smile. "Otherwise, how do you think this little guy could have suddenly appeared when we were attacked?"
"Little guy?"
Hearing Xuan Mo's address to the Heavenly Tiger, a strange glint flashed in Ning Rongrong's eyes. Although she liked the spirit beast very much, judging from its cultivation level and size, it seemed completely unrelated to the word "little" in "little guy."
Seeing the confusion in Ning Rongrong's eyes, Xuan Mo patiently explained everything about the Tongtian Divine Tiger to her, including the accompanying immortal herbs.
"So that's how it is."
The Tongtian Divine Tiger immediately protested when Ning Rongrong and Xuan Mo's gazes turned to it again.
If Xuan Mo and the others could understand, the Tongtian Divine Tiger was basically objecting to them calling it "little guy," and then, with an arrogant expression, denying that it had been following them; it had simply been passing by and offered its help.
At the same time, although Xuan Mo couldn't understand what the Tongtian Divine Tiger was shouting, he could see that the tiger was displeased, with a trace of wariness remaining in its eyes.
However, Xuan Mo needed its help now, so he tried his best to make his smile appear softer and more approachable.
"Little guy, we don't mean you any harm. By the way, I have a lot of delicious food here, would you like some?"
Xuan Mo said, while reluctantly pulling out his treasured delicacies from his "King Kong" as a bribe.
One after another, exquisite dishes were laid out, the aroma of which instantly filled the air, even overpowering the stench of blood from killing Medusa.
This time, the Tongtian Divine Tiger was completely unsettled.
As a soul beast and a glutton, it usually ate raw meat, but seeing so much food, its stomach was immediately whetted by Xuan Mo's methods.
A trickle of saliva dripped from the corner of the Tongtian Divine Tiger's mouth, its adorable appearance returning to its earlier innocent and dorky state.
Its two tiger eyes were fixed on the delicious food on the ground, but it resisted the temptation, remaining rooted to the spot, not taking a single step forward, its gaze fixed on Xuan Mo.
It seemed to be asking why it was being given food for no reason. It knew the principle of not accepting something for nothing. As for the pig's leg from before, it had earned it through its own efforts.
Xuanmo's lips curled slightly; it was quite principled.
So, "This is a thank-you gift for your help earlier, and we'll need your help again later."
Then, to Xuanmo's surprise, after only saying the first half of his sentence, the Heavenly Tiger stepped forward with an air of entitlement, but when he finished the second half, it retreated, extending its front paws to indicate that this wasn't enough. Xuanmo was both amused and exasperated. He had given away thirty percent of his reserves, and it still wasn't satisfied!
Just as Xuan Mo was about to explode, Ning Rongrong suddenly grabbed him. "Why are you getting so angry? It's just food! Since you need his help, give it some more."
"But..."
"I'll buy you the same amount when we get back."
"But..."
"Double the amount, or three if that's not enough."
"No, I..."
"Hmph! Don't push your luck. My bottom line is four times the amount. If you're still not satisfied, hehe! Take it or leave it."
"Fine! Four times it is, deal!"
Xuan Mo smiled, then took out another large pile of food, placed it in the open space, and stepped back a little.
Seeing this, the Tongtian Divine Tiger walked arrogantly to the food, about to lower its noble head and devour it.
"Wait."
Suddenly, Xuan Mo stopped the Tongtian Divine Tiger and put the food back into his soul tool.
"Roar!"
The Tongtian Divine Tiger roared immediately.
"You're not planning to eat here, are you? The fight just ended, and the smell of blood might attract other powerful spirit beasts. Aren't you afraid the food will be damaged? Besides, the thing I'm asking you to do later is to protect her while I'm absorbing her spirit ring, so this location isn't good, right?"
Xuan Mo's words immediately made the Tongtian Divine Tiger ponder.
After a long while, the Tongtian Divine Tiger roared at Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong, then bit Xuan Mo's trouser leg and growled softly.
"You mean we should follow you?"
The Tongtian Divine Tiger nodded slightly, roared again, and turned to walk away. After taking three steps, it turned back to Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong, signaling them to follow.
Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance, then without hesitation, followed the Heavenly Tiger. Their destination was the small hill Xuan Mo had previously pointed to.
The two hidden figures also quickly followed.
However, unbeknownst to them, shortly after Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong left, two bear-like spirit beasts, one large and one small, both entirely black, slowly appeared. After sniffing the air, they growled at each other to confirm their presence, then slowly walked in the direction Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong had gone.
Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong followed the Heavenly Tiger through the Star Dou Great Forest. Only after climbing the small hill and arriving at a cave did the Heavenly Tiger stop. The Heavenly Tiger turned around, looked at Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong, let out a few low growls, and pointed to the ground.
"You want me to absorb soul rings here?"
"Roar!"
After receiving confirmation from the Heavenly Tiger, Xuan Mo looked around, then took out the food again. After the Heavenly Tiger confirmed the quantity was correct, "Then it's yours."
With that, he gave Ning Rongrong a reassuring look and walked into the cave.
At the same time.
"That brat is too irresponsible, actually entrusting Rongrong to a soul beast for protection, this..."
Looking at the furious Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi said, "Uncle Jian, he must know we've been following him all this way, that's why he's at ease."
"Hmph! Even so, I'll make this brat suffer even more in the future trials..."
At this moment.
In the cave.
"Uncle Huo, are you really alright?"
"Don't worry, the Heavenly Tiger clan keeps its promises. If they promise something, they'll do it even if it means death. You can rest assured."
Hearing the Fire Dragon King in his mind say this, Xuan Mo's brows still showed a trace of worry, but he still replied with a "hmm".
"Don't worry," the Ice Dragon King chimed in. "Just focus on absorbing the soul ring. We'll keep an eye on everything outside; nothing unexpected will happen..."
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