Calculating that the Flying Sword Talisman was about to arrive, Li Qingxian only then sent a message. "I was in a hurry when I sent it and didn't notice that I'd included the other drafts as well. Sending things by Flying Sword Talisman is too expensive. When you have time and happen to pass by, bring them over, or I'll come get them. One poem came to me in a flash of inspiration, but I only have half of it. I'll complete it once I think of the rest."
Sky Firmament Sect, rear mountain.
On a clearing halfway up the mountain, a black tiger three zhang long pressed close to the ground as it crept forward. The thick pads of its paws made no sound as they pressed into the grass.
Ahead of it stood a delicate, slender woman in white, barefoot on the grass, her back to the tiger as she gazed northward.
The black tiger drew near and was about to pounce when a bird cried out in the sky. A celestial crane over a zhang tall swooped down, its sharp beak stabbing straight at the tiger.
With a howl, the black tiger turned and ran. A troop of golden-furred apes suddenly charged diagonally out of the woods, each over a zhang tall, and surrounded the tiger for a savage beating.
The crane's beak pecked repeatedly, each peck tearing out a mouthful of tiger fur.
In pain, the black tiger hurriedly bared its belly, flailing its four paws as it howled in surrender.
Jiang Youfei turned and saw the tiger's pitiful state. "It was only playing with me. It wouldn't truly hurt me."
"Aw, aw, aw..." The black tiger nodded again and again.
The golden-furred apes chattered and grinned at Jiang Youfei. Then each ape kicked the tiger's