After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Once she caught her breath, the tiger cub had already slowly walked up to Xie Xing.

The tiger cub had grown taller than Xie Xing, with thick fur that swayed in the wind.

It looked down at Xie Xing, and after a while, it arrogantly stretched out a paw towards Xie Xing.

Xie Xing's gaze fell on its paw, and upon looking at it, she realized that the cloth she had used to bandage the tiger cub was still on its body.

Xie Xing found it somewhat amazing.

Is this tiger cub here to repay a debt of gratitude?

That came at just the right time. No one else could have saved the day as impressively as this tiger cub.

If it weren't just that it was a tiger cub, Xie Xing would have fallen in love with it too.

Seeing that Xie Xing didn't move, the tiger cub snorted impatiently and offered its paw to Xie Xing again.

Xie Xing thought it wanted to shake hands, so he placed his hand on its paw and said with emotion, "These days, people are not as good as tigers. My own parents don't care about my life or death. You came from so far away to repay my kindness and saved me in such a timely and coincident way. I am so touched."

"thanks, thanks."

Xie Xing was truly moved.

After all, this tiger cub was in the jungle during the autumn hunt, and now it has appeared in the back mountain of the Xie family. Xie Xing does not believe it is a coincidence.

This tiger cub must have come to repay a debt of gratitude!

What a grateful tiger!

Xie Xing was moved to tears.

The tiger cub tilted its head blankly, looking at the human with some confusion.

It didn't understand what the human was babbling about at all. After waiting for a long time without seeing the human get up, the tiger cub became a little impatient. It lowered its head, picked up the human's collar, and started running back to its den.

Xie Xing was stunned for a moment after being picked up.

At that moment, she was just a hair's breadth away from her face being dragged down. With the tiger cub's speed, she could easily have her face make intimate contact with the ground if she wasn't careful.

But the tiger cubs didn't care about any of that; they picked up the person and ran away.

Now Xie Xing was genuinely worried again.

It came to repay a debt of gratitude, right? It didn't come to use me as a food supply, did it?

The system's response was somewhat complicated: [After all, they are all ferocious beasts, carnivorous beasts at that. Whether they eat you or not depends on your own luck, host. After all, even if you can't beat a wolf, how could you possibly beat a tiger?]

Xie Xing: "..."

Shadow Guard!

Where is her bodyguard?

Come and protect the emperor!

The shadow guards were all stopped outside the Xie residence, of course. After all, so many people entering the Xie residence would be too conspicuous. Even the secret guards that Jun Lanjin sent to secretly follow Xie Xing could not find Xie Xing in time.

Xie Xing is numb.

She felt utterly hopeless.

After an unknown amount of time, the tiger cub finally reached its den. It placed Xie Xing on the grass it had laid out, pushed a few wild fruits towards Xie Xing, and then lay down beside him, just watching Xie Xing.

Xie Xing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it had put him down and then made no further moves.

She had no appetite for fruit. After being carried into the cave by the tiger cubs, she was exhausted and didn't care about safety at all. She simply fell asleep.

The moment she fell into a deep sleep, the tiger cub, who had been lying there leisurely, suddenly sat up.

It ran to Xie Xing's side, sniffed her breath, and seeing that she was still breathing, it slowly sat back down.

……

the other side.

In the palace.

The guard who had been sent to follow Xie Xing knelt at Jun Lanjin's feet and said, "Master, it was my fault for not keeping up with Fifth Miss."

"After they went into the study, they disappeared completely."

"The mansion is heavily guarded, and my subordinates' actions have been hindered. We are unable to find the Fifth Sister."

Upon hearing this, Jun Lanjin's face remained expressionless.

He put down his teacup and said indifferently, "Go look for it. Don't come back if you can't find it."

The guard trembled and quickly replied, "Yes!"

After saying this, the guard disappeared from the spot with a light-footed movement.

"Where did that little girl get the nerve to run around like that?" Ximen Zhu, tidying up his things, noticed Jun Lanjin's cold face and teased, "If you were so worried, why did you let her go in the first place?"

"Let's just lock her up in the mansion and not let her go anywhere."

Jun Lanjin chuckled: "Some people can't be kept in confinement. Besides, I also want to know what she's going to do when she goes out."

What else does the Xie family have left?

According to Xie Xing's mission logic, given how the Xie family treated her, it would be normal for her to watch the Xie family die.

But she insists on going back at this critical juncture; either she's stupid or she still has something useful to the Xie family.

Looking at the entire Xie family, the only useful thing was the tiger tally.

The emperor sent people to search the Xie family countless times, but they still couldn't find the tiger tally. Xie Xing dared to go, so he naturally knew where the tiger tally was.

Whether she gets it or not depends entirely on her life, so why should he help her?

Ximen Zhu shook his head: "You, I'm afraid you like that girl without realizing it. When something really happens to her, you won't be happy anymore."

Jun Lanjin said, "Why should a dying person talk about love and affection?"

Ximen Zhu's expression softened: "Lan Jin, don't think like that. Your poison master will cure you. Besides, there are still traces of the Hundred Poison Gu, aren't there?"

Jun Lanjin remained silent.

He rubbed his fingertips against the teacup, and after a while, he spoke, "Lin Yi."

Lin Yi came in from outside and knelt in front of Jun Lanjin.

"You know the Xie residence best, so go and search around the Xie residence."

Lin nodded.

Ximen Zhu chuckled and shook his head helplessly.

"You..."

"What's with the coy attitude?"

Jun Lanjin wasn't the only one looking for Xie Xing; Luo Hanfeng was too.

After leaving the Xie family home with Xie Mingzhu, he headed straight for the Hall of Hell.

Upon arriving at the Yama Palace, Luo Hanfeng ordered everyone to stay near the Xie family's residence, especially the back mountain of the Xie family, and to find Xie Xing at all costs.

Xie Mingzhu finally snapped out of her shock at killing her own brother. Upon hearing this, she looked at Luo Hanfeng in surprise: "Hanfeng, didn't you get the Tiger Tally?"

This is really strange, after all, Xie Xing is a weak woman, how could Luo Hanfeng not be able to get the Tiger Tally from her?

Luo Hanfeng said, "She fell into the Xie family's trap, and I can't find her."

"She also took the tiger tally."

what?

Xie Mingzhu frowned.

She thought Luo Hanfeng had already killed Xie Xing.

The thought that Xie Xing was still alive made Xie Mingzhu feel extremely uncomfortable.

She couldn't help but hug Luo Hanfeng's waist and whispered, "Hanfeng, promise me, if you find her, you'll kill her, okay?"

Xie Mingzhu harbored intense hatred for Xie Xing.

She took everything away from her.

Luo Hanfeng did not immediately agree, but only said, "If we can find it."

He wasn't incapable of continuing the pursuit, even while they were in the secret passage.

But subconsciously, he didn't want her to hate him.