"Who!" Little One's heart skipped a beat. He turned around.
It was Shi Lin.
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Don't let that big tiger find us," Shi Lin whispered.
"Let's go outside and talk."
"Okay!" Little One made an OK sign.
The two of them backed away step by step, then quickly disappeared into the mountain forest.
Only after they had gone a long way did they finally let out a breath. Staying in that place had made their hearts pound with dread and left them feeling suffocated, as if a black mountain were pressing down on their chests and their blood was about to freeze.
Now they could talk as much as they liked.
"Brother Lin, what are you doing here?" Little One asked, puzzled.
"Of course, I'm here for the same reason as you," Shi Lin replied.
"For that Black Tiger Miasma Lotus?"
"Right. That Black Tiger Miasma Lotus is already a semi-Saint Medicine. It'll be a great help to both you and me!"
"Then, Brother Lin, do you have a way to get it?" Little One asked.
"That Black Tiger is at the Inscription Realm. We can't beat it head-on. But from what I've observed, it seems to have been subdued by the Heaven Mending Pavilion and put in charge of guarding this mountain range and maintaining order. That's our opening!"
Little One thought it over.
"Oh, I get it!" Little One was clever and immediately understood what Shi Lin meant.
"Then enough talk. We'll split up and get started!" Shi Lin said excitedly.
"Okay!" Little One was just as excited.
Shi Lin and Little One didn't waste any time. With a whoosh, they flew off in opposite directions.
A short while later, Little One reached the vicinity of a waterfall. He stopped when he was more