Tomb raiding: It all started with the kidnapping of Yin Xinyue

We walked in silence for a long time.

Sudden.

Two soft, childlike meows broke the silence from the woods.

"Meow~meow~"

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Chapter Twenty-Two - Li Xiaohu's Fortuitous Encounter: Two Round-Tailed Tigers?! (Seeking flowers and reviews~)

Jin Yunu and the Long-Faced Arhat immediately pricked up their ears and looked toward the direction from which the sound came.

"You rascal!" Yin Xinyue heard it too. "It sounds like a kitten meowing."

Li Xiaohu noticed that the two meows were rather unusual, unlike those of ordinary cats, and said curiously, "Let's go take a look."

Jin Yunu and the Long-Faced Arhat immediately rushed forward to lead the way.

The two people and two cats followed the sound and went back into the woods, arriving at a clearing in the forest.

A huge rock suddenly stood out in the open space.

On top of the boulder.

Two tabby kittens were playing and frolicking with each other.

Yin Xinyue couldn't recognize what kind of cats they were. Looking at their tiger stripes, she thought they were two tiger cubs and exclaimed in surprise, "They're two tiger cubs!"

A joyful smile spread across Li Xiaohu's face as he exclaimed, "No, this isn't a tiger cub!"

"That's a round-tailed tiger!"

"Huh?" Yin Xinyue asked, puzzled. "Isn't it still a tiger?"

“It’s different,” Li Xiaohu explained with a smile. “The round-tailed tiger is actually a type of cat, a kind of civet!”

"The round-tailed tiger has tiger stripes all over its body, a round head, a short and thick tail, and strong limbs. Overall, it looks almost identical to a tiger."

"However, they are smaller in size and more agile, able to climb trees and cross water."

"Most importantly, their ferocity is truly comparable to that of a tiger!"

Yin Xinyue's eyes lit up with admiration as she listened.

Wow, that sounds amazing.

The smile on Li Xiaohu's face had not yet disappeared; perhaps this was an opportunity for him!

"Of course."

"The Round-Tailed Tiger, like Jin Yunu and the Long-Faced Arhat, is one of the thirteen spirit cats in the world, a spirit beast that is rarely seen even once in a hundred years!"

Li Xiaohu took a few steps closer.

The round-tailed tiger on the rock, instead of showing wariness at the approaching stranger, actually displayed some interest.

They all began to scrutinize the two people and two cats in front of them.

One of them even boldly leaped off the boulder and walked between Jin Yunu and the Long-faced Arhat.

Li Xiaohu discovered this through careful observation.

The two round-tailed tigers did not appear to be very old; they had just left their mothers and were about to begin living on their own.

They immediately had the idea of ​​adoption.

A round-tailed tiger, once fully grown, is only a few sizes larger than an average cat, making it very convenient to carry around.

Their fighting power is indeed not to be underestimated.

If the two round-tailed tigers were adults, they would be able to put up a fight even against a real tiger!

Seeing the ecstatic expression on Li Xiaohu's face, Yin Xinyue guessed his intention.

He asked, "Do you want to adopt them?"

"Mmm." Li Xiaohu nodded excitedly, then took a few deep breaths.

As the clouds and objects began to move, a strange whistle blew.

"Hey~"

The two round-tailed tigers were startled by the sound and walked over to Li Xiaohu, circling around him and curiously looking him over.

Li Xiaohu tentatively asked, "Are you willing to come with me?"

"Meow~" "Meow!"

To his surprise,

The two round-tailed tigers responded to him almost without hesitation and began rubbing against his feet.

A sudden stirring appeared in my heart!

he knows.

The two round-tailed tigers have already recognized him as their master!

"Meow!"

Jin Yunu knew she had new companions and excitedly cried out, then went forward with the Long-Faced Arhat to rub against the two round-tailed tigers affectionately.

Seeing that Li Xiaohu had succeeded, Yin Xinyue couldn't help but get excited and shouted, "That's great!"

"It seems like they agreed!"

Li Xiaohu excitedly picked up the two round-tailed tigers and carefully examined their bodies.

Both are healthy; they are a male and a female, siblings.

Then he said to his older brother, "From now on, you will be called Erhu (Second Tiger)."

Then he said to Meimei, "Your name will be Yaohu."

Erhu and Yaohu seemed to understand Li Xiaohu's words and excitedly responded with shouts.

Yin Xinyue suddenly asked, "Why not call them Big Tiger and Little Tiger?"

"Wouldn't it be easier to call out like this?"

Li Xiaohu rolled his eyes at her and didn't answer.

Yin Xinyue then realized what was happening.

Li Xiaohu is indeed "Xiaohu"!

Then he laughed at himself and chuckled.

Li Xiaohu took out the remaining wild boar jerky and distributed it to a few cats.

They then continued on their journey.

The two finally emerged from the Savage Valley and stepped back onto the vast grassland.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Yin Xinyue's mind, and she asked, "Hey, you scoundrel!"

"you say......"

"What?" Li Xiaohu turned around at the sound.

A hint of radiance appeared on Yin Xinyue's face as she said, "You encountered Erhu and Yaohu after you came out of the General's Tomb."

"Could it be those two children coming to repay a debt of gratitude?"

Li Xiaohu thought of the two children he had buried with his own hands, and then looked down at Erhu and Yaohu.

Both round-tailed tigers stopped in their tracks, their round eyes shining as they stared at him.

Li Xiaohu already had the answer in his heart, and replied with a smile:

"Maybe so."

The two were walking on the same road.

the difference is.

Yin Xinyue arrived full of resentment, but now she has an indescribable feeling, but it's a good one.

I followed behind Li Xiaohu, watching his back.

Suddenly, I realized that he wasn't so bad after all.

But the thought of having to find a way to bring him and the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book back to Beiping filled him with a sense of worry.

He tentatively asked, "Rogue."

Where are you planning to go now?

Without turning his head, Li Xiaohu said, "Head south!"

"Let's go to western Hunan!"

He didn't even notice it himself.