"Little Tiger, this is my first time seeing a human. And the aura on him seems a bit strange." As the formidable tiger approached, the girl on its back gently patted its head and spoke.
Her gaze, however, remained fixed on Li Xuan. The curiosity in her eyes suggested a degree of innocence.
But Li Xuan dared not consider the girl to be naive and pure. He could clearly feel a powerful pressure emanating from the formidable tiger beneath her.
Even the girl's casual address of "Little Tiger" to such a massive beast left Li Xuan speechless.
More importantly, this aura was similar to the Great Ape King Li Xuan had fought before.
As they drew closer, Li Xuan felt that this formidable tiger was even more powerful than the Great Ape King.
Li Xuan knew that in his current state, he absolutely could not escape from this formidable tiger.
"Um, are you alright?" The formidable tiger stopped when it reached Li Xuan, and the girl on its back spoke again.
"Thank you for your intervention. I'm not seriously injured." Although the other party was just a girl of fifteen or sixteen, Li Xuan solemnly cupped his fists and bowed to her.
If not for the formidable tiger's intervention, the hundreds of black snakes would likely have been enough to take Li Xuan's life.
"Hehe, no need to thank me. If anything, it was Little Tiger who acted," the girl said, revealing her crescent-shaped white teeth. She then leaped from the formidable tiger's back.
The formidable tiger, meanwhile, settled down. Its large eyes closed, as if it didn't consider Li Xuan worthy of its attention.
"My name is Li Xuan. I meant no offense. May I ask for your esteemed name, young lady? If I, Li Xuan, achieve my cultivation in the future, I will surely repay your life-saving kindness today," Li Xuan said with a wry smile, then looked seriously at the girl.
"Name... Little Tiger, I don't seem to have a name yet, do I?" The girl asked, poking her head with her finger, then turning to the formidable tiger.
"Roar." The formidable tiger responded with a sound and continued to lower its head.
"You stubborn Little Tiger, of course I'm human! No, I need a name too. Um... you're called Li Xuan, why don't you give me a name? Think of it as repaying your life-saving kindness."
The girl seemed to understand the formidable tiger's words. She frowned slightly, glared at the formidable tiger, and then looked at Li Xuan.
"Me? This... young lady, isn't this request a bit too simple?" Li Xuan was taken aback, then spoke with a wry smile.
At this point, Li Xuan could confirm that the girl before him truly seemed inexperienced. Otherwise, why would she regard such a life-saving kindness so lightly?
"Yes, I have no name. You give me one," the girl nodded earnestly.
"This... alright, please allow me to think carefully." Li Xuan rubbed his forehead with a hint of a headache, then looked at the girl, then at their surroundings. After a full five minutes, Li Xuan's eyes lit up. "What do you think of Mo Jieyu?"
"Mo Jieyu... Mo Jieyu. That name sounds quite pleasant. Tell me, why did you give me this name?" the girl said, murmuring the name twice before looking at Li Xuan curiously.
Li Xuan smiled and nodded, then said, "Fluttering with the birds' flight, gracefully accompanying the fish's swim. Unaware of worldly matters, with laughter, why lament the woes? Your name, young lady, comes from these words."
"Fluttering with the birds' flight, gracefully accompanying the fish's swim. Unaware of worldly matters, with laughter, why lament the woes... Such evocative words. I like it. Alright, I'll be called Mo Jieyu from now on. Little White, did you hear? I have a name now." The girl said joyfully, looking at the formidable tiger.
"Roar." The formidable tiger opened its eyes, let out a sound, then glanced at Li Xuan before closing them again.
"Um, Li Xuan, thank you for giving me a name. Mo Jieyu, I like it very much. Oh, right, you have the mark of the little ape on you. I'll remove it for you." The girl then pointed towards Li Xuan's dan tian.
Before Li Xuan could react, he felt his dan tian begin to churn like a wild horse, spinning rapidly. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth, as if drawn, surged towards Li Xuan.
Seeing this, Li Xuan could only offer a wry smile. However, with the formidable tiger present, there should be no danger. With this thought, Li Xuan immediately sat down cross-legged and began to adjust his breathing and circulation.
"Looking at him like this, could he be cultivating?" Mo Jieyu watched Li Xuan sit down and close his eyes, then looked at the formidable tiger and murmured.
"Roar, roar." The formidable tiger responded with a low growl, shook its massive head, and then lay down again.
"So he's refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It seems he really did encounter that ape fellow earlier. Little White, let's wait here for him to recover before we leave," Mo Jieyu pouted slightly, then leaned against the formidable tiger to wait.
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, at that moment, within the Prison Suppression, Xiao Bai's eyes flickered towards the void.
The Heavenly Dao Brush, as if sensing something, floated in mid-air and said, "Damn it, has it actually attracted the attention of the Spirit Ancestor? Is this little girl another heaven-defying existence?"
"Young lady, you... you're still here?" As night fell and Li Xuan opened his eyes, the first thing he sensed was the presence of Mo Jieyu and the formidable white tiger.
And at this moment, Mo Jieyu seemed to sense Li Xuan waking up as her gaze fell directly on his face. "Dao Origin Realm middle stage. I didn't expect your strength to be quite good. Hmm, if Little Tiger and I left, you'd probably be devoured by them."
Mo Jieyu nodded, then pointed towards a towering tree. Li Xuan looked up and, under the bright moonlight, saw several dark, glossy black snakes raising their heads and staring at him.
"Thank you, young lady." Li Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. If Mo Jieyu had truly left, his refinement of heaven and earth spiritual energy would likely have been interrupted. In that situation, Li Xuan would indeed have found it difficult to survive.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. After all, you're the first human I've met. And you gave me such a nice name. Besides, I didn't do much." Mo Jieyu smiled and shook her head, then climbed back onto the formidable tiger's back.
"Alright, I'm going back. If you want to leave this forest, just keep heading southwest. Don't worry, they won't attack you anymore." Mo Jieyu said, gently patting the formidable tiger. The next moment, the formidable tiger leaped and disappeared into the dense forest.
"What a strange combination." Li Xuan withdrew his gaze, looking somewhat surprised at the disappearing figures of Mo Jieyu and the formidable tiger.
Although Mo Jieyu had said the black snakes wouldn't attack him, Li Xuan was still a little uneasy. He immediately turned and fled into the distance.
Within a few breaths, Li Xuan's figure had vanished into the night.