Morning Star

"Oh!"

Suddenly a loud crash interrupted her thoughts and her little heart started pounding with fright.

She quickly looked around and realized that she had unknowingly reached the deepest part of the strange tiger cave, and the person she wanted to save should be just ahead.

He quickly found a secluded rock to hide under and carefully poked his head out.

This sight made her break out in a cold sweat and she dared not even breathe.

I saw a beast in front of me that was as big as an adult elephant and looked like a tiger but not a tiger. It was staring at one direction with a fierce look. At this time, there were several cuts of varying depths on its body, and bright red blood was constantly gushing out.

This must be the strange tiger that Piaomiao mentioned. Chujiu held his breath and looked in the direction the monster was looking at.

As a result, I was scared again.

There was a dark object lying on the ground.

What is that? A big black rat?

The "big black rat" stretched out a grayish-white claw... no, a hand. The grayish-white hand held onto the stone wall, and the "big black rat" slowly stood up.

Only to find out it was just one person.

The man finally stood up, and the strange tiger was about to swing its tail over him when it saw him.

At this time, Piao Miao spoke: "Please ask the tasker to set out immediately to rescue Mo Xinglan. Otherwise, it will be considered a mission failure and the tasker will die."

After Piaomiao finished speaking, Chujiu's heart felt cold and his legs were shaking.

Seeing that the tiger's thick tail was about to sweep the person standing next to the stone wall, she gritted her teeth.

She didn't want to die, she wanted to go home, so she rushed forward with gritted teeth.

In a moment of desperation, I didn't know when the strength gathered in my hands.

In an emergency, she didn't think much and grabbed the tail. However, her cultivation was too low and her strength was too weak, so she was carried away by the tail. Fortunately, the tail that was originally sweeping towards Mo Xinglan changed its direction due to her sudden arrival, and the force was less than half of the previous one.

Mo Xinglan, who was standing on the ground holding onto the stone wall, stared at the scene in a daze.

Who is this person? What does he do? Where did he come from?

Just as I was wondering, I heard a roar from the air: "I will bite you to death!"

Chujiu held the tiger's tail and bit its fur fiercely.

It stands to reason that the fur of a seventh-level monster is very thick and not easily scratched, but Chujiu's teeth seemed to be particularly good in this body, and he actually bit a hole in the tiger's tail.

"Ouch!"

The strange tiger swung its tail fiercely in pain.

Chujiu was thrown out and hit the stone wall and fell down.

"Ah! Hiss, oh my god, it hurts so much!" He lay on the ground and screamed, then slowly climbed up with the help of the stone wall.

"Piao Miao, are you kidding me? This is just like hitting a rock with an egg. It's useless." She rubbed her back and said to Piao Miao in annoyance in her mind.

"Believe it or not, if I die, I will report you." If she doesn't want it to be easy, then it won't be easy either.

According to the novels she had read, the system should be afraid of being reported or something? They also seem to have performance or something.

Piao Miao was silent for a while before saying, "... Don't worry, missionaries, you won't die during the mission unless your heart is destroyed, your head is chopped off, or your soul is shattered. Also, a reminder, missionaries can use the spiritual power in their bodies. Although it's not much, it's better than nothing."

The ninth day of the lunar month: "..."

This seems to be somewhat useful, but also seems to be useless. Who would not die if their heart was destroyed, their head was chopped off, and their soul was shattered? What is meant by not dying under normal circumstances? What if she encounters a second normal situation, then she will die, right?

On this side, Chujiu was chatting animatedly with Piaomiao, while on the other side, Mo Xinglan was looking up and down at the person who had just fallen down beside him.

After seeing who the person was, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.

The strange tiger looked at the two people in front of it vigilantly without blinking, and did not launch another attack. Instead, it seemed curious about the sudden appearance of one more person.

Chujiu paused for a moment, staring at the strange tiger vigilantly, and limped to Mo Xinglan's side.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I approached him, his eyes turned cold and warned me, and he tightened his hands on the stone wall.

Even without looking at him, she could feel a chill rising from the soles of her feet.

She stopped and said, "I, I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask you..."

After a pause, he lowered his voice and continued to ask: "Are you... okay?"

"......?" Mo Xinglan was confused. It had been a long time since anyone asked him this question, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"I mean, can you still fight? This, this strange tiger, do you have any way to deal with it? Do you need, me, my help?" In fact, she really didn't want to help, but she had to complete the task in order to stay alive and go home, she had no choice.

"..."

Mo Xinglan remained silent and continued to look at her.

It was as if he didn't recognize the person in front of him.

Chujiu was getting impatient: "Tsk, can you please say something, even just one word. If there is really no other way, then, then how about you go first, go? I...I, I'll cover you?"

If she wasn't afraid that he would die and she wouldn't be able to return home, she wouldn't be so kind.

Why isn’t this guy talking? Is he mute?

Only then did she get a rough idea of ​​the person next to her. His hair was as black as ink, hanging messily on his body, with the ends of his hair swaying gently on his thighs. He was tall and thin, about 1.8 meters tall.

The hair, dirt and blood on his face were mixed together, so... his dark eyes were quite bright... As for what he looked like, she really couldn't tell.

Mo Xinglan on the opposite side saw her looking at him with her eyes slightly narrowed, with a cold light in her eyes that she did not conceal at all.

"Speak up. Are you mute?"

Her voice was a little louder when she said this, and after hearing this, Yihu lifted his front foot slightly outwards.

Mo Xinglan looked at it.

It retracted the foot it had just raised.

"You divert its attention." He turned to look at Chujiu and said in a low voice.

He wanted to see what she was up to.

"?!"

Chujiu was stunned. What did he say? He wanted her to attract Yihu's attention!

No way, brother, if you let her go, her small body won't be enough to fill the gap between its teeth. Are you kidding me?

"Please accept Mo Xinglan's proposal." Piaomiao said.

"Wow, are you going to kill me, Piaomiao?"

"Don't worry, the strength of this strange tiger is not enough to threaten your personal safety."

“…”Okay, since the system said so, she would just go for it.

Anyway, she had decided that if she was fooled to death by Piao Miao, she would report it.

She took a deep breath, secretly cheered herself up, nodded to him, and rushed forward without hesitation the next second.

Mo Xinglan was stunned. He didn't expect that she would believe him so easily. He rushed over without looking back.

Is this still the notorious third young lady of the Chu family that he had met?

"Piao Miao, is there anything that can be used as a weapon? It seems a bit disrespectful to my opponent if I go in empty-handed." She asked as she rushed towards Yi Hu.

The main issue is not whether she respects her opponent or not, but that she feels it is too disadvantageous to her.

"There is a short knife on your right waist, you can use it."

Following Piaomiao's suggestion, Chujiu took out the short knife from his waist, held it in his hand, came to a place only a few meters away from the strange tiger, and looked up at it.

This sight almost made her pass out with anger.

Because it never looked at her, but kept staring at Mo Xinglan.

In this world, even a demon beast would look down on people with lower cultivation? They actually ignored her? How could she attract any attention?

Chujiu stood still, put his hands on his hips and yelled at it: "Hey! Little monster! Do you understand what I say? Look at me!"

Sure enough, the tiger was attracted by her provocative words, but its eyes showed disdain. She even felt that it was laughing at her.

She's so mad!

Calm down, we can't be irritated by a small animal, even though it is not small.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming down, she smiled: "Haha, I get it. Are you scared, little monster? Are you afraid to fight with me? Don't be afraid. Sister will give in to you, haha..."

"Ow!"

This finally angered it, and it roared at her.

Chujiu was shocked by its roar and fell back.

Damn! Do you have to be so loud? My ears are going deaf.

He shook his head, stood still and roared at it: "Don't think you're the only one who can roar, I can do it too!"

After saying that, he suddenly pointed the tip of the dagger in his hand towards it, gathered the insignificant spiritual energy in his hand, and threw it fiercely at it.

Yihu never expected that she would actually dare to take action.

Humph, you ignorant human girl, you are looking for death!

He used the forefoot to knock away the dagger that was stabbing at him, and regardless of the injuries on his body, he jumped up and pounced on Chujiu.

Chujiu's eyebrows jumped, and he rolled to the side to narrowly avoid it.

It is said that people have unlimited potential at the moment of life and death, and she has witnessed it today.

Mo Xinglan on the side saw that Yihu's attention was all on her. She quickly glanced at the dagger that had just been slapped to the ground, and made some calculations in her mind.

His eyes dimmed, and the faint light in the cave reflected from his eyes with a long and cold light, which was extremely cold.

A figure flashed, and then the dagger on the ground disappeared, but in a breath he jumped onto the back of the strange tiger.

At this time, Yihu finally realized their plan, but it was too late.

Mo Xinglan flew over, holding the short knife in both hands, and stabbed it hard at the crown of the strange tiger.

"Ow!!!"

The strange tiger roared in pain, turned quickly, and swung its long tail directly towards Chujiu who had just escaped danger.