White Tiger as Pet

Li Fan heard the cat's meow from behind, stopped his brush, and smiled. "The composition is full; any more would spoil it. There's no room for you in this painting."

He turned around, only to find that the three great birds had vanished.

Li Fan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled—why had they just flown away...

Still, the little kitten was still there.

He put away his painting case, walked over to the cat, and crouched down.

Bai Xiaoqing looked at the youth's clean-cut face, his smile so gentle at the corners of his mouth, but in her heart, she was terrified. All she could do was: "Meow, meow meow meow~"

"A stray cat?"

Li Fan murmured.

This little white cat was pure white, without a single speck of another color, and its big eyes were lively and pitiful, quite endearing.

"It just so happens the yard could use a cat. I'll take you in."

He reached out and stroked the little white cat's head.

Bai Xiaoqing was terrified at that moment and had no choice but to submit, meowing all the while.

Li Fan then scooped up the little white cat, turned, and headed down the mountain.

Bai Xiaoqing had still been a little fearful and wary a moment ago, but once held tight in Li Fan's arms, a look of pure bliss instantly spread across her face!

So comfortable!

This person's body was filled with Dao Rhyme, carrying a fragrance of the Great Way that made every single one of her pores feel like it was opening up!

She never wanted to leave, ever!

But when Li Fan walked down the rugged mountain path, her experience wasn't so great—it was a bit bumpy.

A being this mighty could step out and have heaven and earth beneath his feet, so why was he walking...

Bai Xiaoqing was a little confused, but she quickly pushed it out of her mind, because this youth's body was just too comfortable.

Soon, Li Fan entered the Small Mountain Village.

"Xiao Li, you're back? Hey, where'd you pick up a stray cat?"

On the road, someone greeted Li Fan warmly, and seeing the little white cat in his arms, everyone was a bit surprised.

"Yeah, I found it. It'll be fun to keep."

Li Fan smiled.

"Oh, Xiao Li, I keep telling you, you need a companion. Why raise a cat? All the girls in our village are waiting for you. Raising a wife is way better than raising some stupid cat! If you'd listened to Aunt Li's advice, you'd have a chubby little boy by now!"

A nearby Aunt teased him, "Seriously, what about Old Sun's Daughter? She really likes you."

Faced with this kind of topic, Li Fan beat a hasty retreat.

In Li Fan's arms, Bai Xiaoqing's big eyes were full of shock—those were clearly all mortals...

Such a terrifyingly powerful figure was actually living in seclusion in an ordinary small mountain village, mingling with mortals?

When Li Fan carried her to the entrance of his small courtyard, Bai Xiaoqing's heart suddenly began to pound.

Was she really going to be kept as a pet...

She was, after all, a princess of the White Tiger Lineage...

She'd made a wrong turn into the Cangli Mountain Range and been hunted by divine beasts, and now she'd become a pet...

She suddenly felt a surge of resistance.

Li Fan had already pushed open the gate and entered the small courtyard. He set her down on the stone table and went inside to find food for the cat.

"Now's the time to escape..."

Bai Xiaoqing's big eyes darted around. She lightly leaped off the stone table, ready to turn into a streak of light and flee.

But just then, an Earth Chicken that had been wandering nearby suddenly glanced at Bai Xiaoqing.

Bai Xiaoqing's mind exploded!

A primal terror surged through her, and her limbs went weak as she collapsed to the ground!

What was this... What kind of Colossal Fiend could have such power?

Bai Xiaoqing trembled!

Luckily, at that moment, Li Fan came out of the room holding a bowl. He saw the little white cat on the ground and smiled. "See how naughty you are? Fell, didn't you?"

With that, he walked over and picked up the little white cat.

Instantly, the feeling of facing an Ancient Ferocious Beast vanished from Bai Xiaoqing!

She shuddered in lingering fear, her tiger's courage nearly shattered...

Good heavens, what kind of terrifying divine beast was that? Just one look, and she couldn't handle it at all!

Any one of them, out in the world, would be a terrifying beast capable of stirring up monstrous waves...

Let alone herself—even if her Imperial Father came, before such a being, he would be nothing but an ant!

And this youth was actually keeping a group of...

Bai Xiaoqing felt that her worldview as a cat—no, as a tiger—had been completely overturned today.

"There's no meat left at home. I don't know if you'll eat these vegetarian things..."

Li Fan took a wheat cake from a bowl, broke it into small pieces, and held them out to the little white cat's mouth.

Bai Xiaoqing was still immersed in shock when she suddenly caught the scent of the wheat cake. Her big eyes instantly lit up!

"Meow! Meow meow meow!"

She let out joyful cat cries!

Opening her small, pink mouth, she swallowed the wheat cake from Li Fan's hand in one gulp.

In that moment, her face showed an expression of pure bliss!

Heavens!

It was so delicious!!

And moreover, such strong spiritual essence...

The instant she swallowed that piece of wheat cake, she clearly felt the White Tiger Ancestral Blood within her grow a little stronger...

She trembled with excitement.

Was this her supreme opportunity?

Could it be that, staying in this courtyard with this senior, she could become a true Pure-blooded Divine Beast White Tiger?

In that moment, she suddenly felt that being a human's pet wasn't so unacceptable after all...

"Heh, even a cat knows how to enjoy things."

Li Fan smiled. He knew his cooking was definitely good, but he hadn't expected the cat to like it too.

This solved a big headache—where else was he supposed to find meat for the cat? Kill one of his own chickens to feed it?

He didn't have that many to begin with; it would be a shame to kill one.

The small mountain village where Li Fan lived was so peaceful.

But he had no idea that far away, cities in the south of the Fire Kingdom had already suffered a great calamity!

Simply put, the beast tide from the Cangli Mountain Range had directly struck the southern cities of the Fire Kingdom!

In an instant, cities like Yuan City and Lijing City were nearly overwhelmed by the beast tide. City walls were breached, lives were lost, and countless people died!

This beast tide shook the entire Fire Kingdom!

At this moment.

In the Lihuo Sect.

Yu Qishui and the others, who had already returned, were sitting in the main hall.

"Master, what do we do next?"

Wei Yushan asked.

Yu Qishui pondered and said, "Without a doubt, Senior Li is setting up a scheme!"

"Moreover, the people involved in this scheme must all be extraordinary."

"Our Lihuo Sect has already helped Senior Li draw out one part—that is, Lie Huo Mountain."

"But I believe this is certainly not enough. Otherwise, Senior Li wouldn't have needed to elevate us to the Nascent Soul Realm!"

As he spoke, Wei Yushan and Mu Qianning both nodded.

The more they thought about it, the more it made sense.

A figure of such stature would never make a move without deep meaning.

"So, what should we do now to align with Senior Li's plan?"

Wei Yushan said.

Yu Qishui shook his head. "What kind of person is Senior Li? How dare we presume to guess at his plans?"

"The one thing we are certain of now is that Senior Li and the forces behind Lie Huo Mountain are absolutely at odds!"

"Therefore, as juniors favored by Senior Li, opposing them definitely won't be wrong!"

"Today, we declare war on Lie Huo Mountain!"

He swept his sleeve wide!

Wei Yushan was shocked. This was definitely a major event.

Over the past half year, Lie Huo Mountain had become overwhelmingly arrogant, sweeping from a second-rate sect across the entire southern Fire Kingdom.

Almost all sects had been swallowed up.

Declaring war now means open confrontation!

But, thinking of Senior Li in Small Mountain Village, Wei Yushan's courage surged. What was there to fear from mere Lie Huo Mountain?!

He rose and said, "Good, Yushan will issue the Sect Master Order immediately!"

"Declare war on Lie Huo Mountain!"

As soon as the news broke, it stirred another commotion in the Fire Kingdom!