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West of Blackwater Ancient Town, what had once been a barren stretch of rocky ground had become a vast new graveyard.

Most of those buried here were Black Tiger Army soldiers who had fallen in the recent battle.

Carrying a flask of wine, Li Xiang walked alone between the somewhat uneven rows of burial mounds.

Behind him, a white figure silently sidled up.

Tiger Million affectionately rubbed his enormous head against Li Xiang's waist, rumbling deep in his throat. His rough tongue tried to lick the back of Li Xiang's hand, making it clear that he wanted to come along.

As a demon beast, Tiger Million felt completely out of place in this camp full of powerful humans. No fewer than ten of them harbored ill intentions toward him. Only by staying beside Li Xiang could his anxious heart settle a little.

"All right, stop following me."

Li Xiang pressed a hand against Tiger Million's forehead. A thread of gentle dragon force seeped from his fingertips, following the grain of the tiger's hide to soothe the agitation the surroundings had stirred within him.

"Stay here, or go play with Miss Miao. She has treats."

At the mention of treats, Tiger Million immediately nodded his big head. A glimmer of pure, unclouded stupidity flashed in his eyes, and he turned and ran toward Miao Xiyue's tent, wagging his tail more enthusiastically than a dog.

[Pet beast soothed. Beast Tamer experience +1]

[Level: Lv4 (31/40)]

"Beast Tamer is almost at Lv5. I wonder what ability it'll give me."

Li Xiang went to the innermost part of the graveyard and stopped in an inconspicuous corner.

There was no gravestone here, only a crude wooden plank stuck in the ground, with the name Wang Shuo scrawled across it in charcoal.

Indeed, the