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

She immediately grabbed Jun Lanjin and Xie Yuze and ran away.

The two poor people were dragged on the ground by her. Their clothes, which were only slightly torn before, were now ripped to shreds on the back due to friction with the ground, and were even torn beyond recognition by the surrounding grass and branches.

The two had only suffered internal injuries, but now they have both internal and external injuries.

Xie Xing paid no attention to any of this. She dragged the two of them away with all her might, afraid that the wild beasts in the cave would come out and swallow all three of them whole.

Fortunately, Xie Xing ran fast, and the wild beast behind him did not catch up.

Xie Xing was exhausted.

She was filthy, and her clothes were torn in places.

She gasped for breath, glanced behind her, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no wild beast following.

She dared not venture deeper into the forest, nor did she dare to wander aimlessly around it alone.

The former fears encountering wild beasts, while the latter fears encountering assassins.

After thinking it over, Xie Xing ran back to the cave he had just discovered.

The wild beast from that cave didn't catch up, otherwise Xie Xing, dragging two heavy men along, would have definitely gotten scratched.

So she guessed that the beast might be injured or unable to leave the cave for some reason.

Xie Xing thought for a moment, then dragged Xie Yuze and Jun Lanjin aside, picked up some branches and leaves and covered their heads with them. She then smeared some wet mud on them to cover their scent and prevent them from being carried away by wild animals.

After doing all this, Xie Xing quietly made his way towards the cave.

She peered into the cave entrance, slowly probing inside.

The cave was dark and deep; you couldn't see what it was like inside unless you got close.

Xie Xing poked her head out and saw a pair of dark, green eyes staring at her from inside the cave.

She was startled and immediately shrank back.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar came from inside.

That sound like a tiger!

The sound wave blew Xie Xing's bangs askew, completely tilting them to the right side of his face.

She closed her eyes, wiped her face, and took a few deep breaths.

This time, she was certain.

That beast inside definitely can't get out!

Otherwise, at such close range, any powerful beast would have pounced on her and bitten her to death long ago.

Xie Xing's heart was pounding. Although this was just her guess, she only had one life, so she could only be extremely cautious.

Her legs were always ready to retreat, prepared to run away at the slightest sign of movement from the beast inside.

Xie Xing pressed himself against the wall and moved a little closer inside.

She picked up a long branch from the ground and poked it at the spot where the wild beast was, which immediately elicited an even fiercer roar, scaring Xie Xing so much that she almost ran away again.

However, this time, just as she was about to turn around, she saw the beast inside the cave.

Xie Xingxing's eyes widened slightly.

Hey!

A little tiger cub!

It's still an injured tiger cub!

The yellow and white striped tiger cub stared wide-eyed at Xie Xing, its front legs slightly bent and its hind legs clearly ready to retreat.

Upon seeing Xie Xing, the little tiger cub's fur stood on end. It glared fiercely at Xie Xing and opened its mouth to let out another powerful roar.

The cries of the wolf cubs echoed throughout the cave in an instant.

Xie Xing revealed a half-closed eye.

She was startled; it turned out to be just a little tiger cub with a show of force but no real strength.

She immediately straightened up, looked at the injured tiger cub with its hind leg weak, and said, "I'm just borrowing your cave for a bit, I won't do anything to you, we'll keep to ourselves, okay?"

The little tiger cub let out another loud roar.

Xie Xing covered his ears with both hands, pretending not to hear the little tiger cub's roar.

She began to examine the cave, looking for any traces of a tiger that had ever lived there.

No.

The cave was very clean; there wasn't even a single animal bone in it.

Looking at the injured tiger cub, Xie Xing quickly understood.

It seems this tiger cub also stole this cave.

Then it'll be fine.

If you steal another animal's burrow, I'll steal yours too.

However, I'm just staying here temporarily.

Xie Xing chuckled and immediately lifted her skirt and ran out.

The little tiger cub saw the human run away, and its bristling fur calmed down. Just as it was about to lie back down, it heard a familiar noise coming from the cave entrance again. Its nose twitched, and with a gentle sniff, it caught the scent of that wretched human again.

The tiger cub bristled again, baring its fangs and glaring menacingly at the human who had invaded its den.

Xie Xing struggled to drag Xie Yuze and Jun Lanjin inside, and they immediately met the tiger cub's gaze.

She smiled shyly and put her hands together in a gesture of respect: "I'll stay here for a bit, I won't bother you for too long."

The tiger cub couldn't understand.

The tiger cub even wanted to go up and tear the human to pieces.

However, Xie Xing was not entirely without vigilance. She looked at the two men on the ground, thought for a moment, and finally tore off a piece of cloth from Xie Yuze's body. Then she took out two stones from the corner and began to grind them to start a fire.

Xie Xing had read about using a whetstone to start a fire in a book, but he had never tried it himself.

I rubbed it many times, until my hand was scraped raw and almost bled, before I finally managed to get some sparks.

Xie Xing immediately put the fire on his clothes and started a fire.

A flicker of wariness flashed across the tiger cub's eyes, and it slowly retreated into the cave.

Xie Xingchong smiled brightly at it, and then immediately set up a fire between the three men and the tiger, forming a boundary between them.

Tiger cub: "..."

After doing all this, Xie Xing began to have a problem.

She was in pain all over—her feet, hands, face, and body—and there were two unconscious men on the ground.

This cannot continue.

She couldn't even find Xie Mingzhu.

Xie Xing walked to Xie Yuze's side and patted his cheek: "Brother, Third Brother, wake up."

Xie Yuze remained silent.

Do not--

He still made some noise.

His head tilted to the side, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his lips.

Xie Xing was startled, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. Her voice trembling with sobs, she shook Xie Yuze and cried, "Third Brother...Third Brother, wake up! You're not dead, are you?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Xie Xing walked to the side and patted Jun Lanjin: "Your Highness, Your Highness, wake up."

Jun Lanjin was ice-cold all over; touching him sent chills down one's spine. If Xie Xing hadn't seen that he was still breathing, he would have thought he was dead.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Don't die!"

After confirming that the environment was safe, Xie Xing, still crying, dragged Jun Lanjin to the fire to warm him up.

The fire cast a faint glow in the dim cave.

Xie Xing cried as she touched and felt around, making sure that both of them were still alive before she would stop.

Hot tears splashed onto Jun Lanjin's chest, and the unconscious Jun Lanjin frowned.

Faintly, I could hear the sound of sobbing, like weeping and lamenting.

Who is wailing at a funeral?