Outside a small village at the far end of the Penghuasi Mountains in the Heaven Dou Empire.
A cute little boy knelt on the ground, kowtowing to two older girls in gratitude.
Tiger stripes marked the little boy's cheeks, and a faint "王," the character for "king," could be seen on his forehead. Two little tiger fangs showed clearly whenever he spoke.
"Thank you for saving me, big sisters. Thank you. I, Tiger Fang, have no way to repay you in this life. In my next life, I'll be your ox or horse to repay your kindness."
After saying this, the little boy kowtowed several more times, then turned to leave.
"Come back. Where are you going?" Zhu Zhuqing gave Min'er a few dragon ganoderma leaves, her eyes on the little boy. "You aren't thinking of going back into the village, are you?"
Min'er had been crouching there, recovering her soul power. When she heard that the little boy was leaving, she immediately stood and grabbed him.
"Tiger Fang, don't go back. Saving you wasn't easy. If our intelligence hadn't been accurate, we would all have died there today!"
The little boy's eyes misted over, and agitation filled his face. The "王" on his forehead began to darken. "I have to go back and save my family. They might still be alive."
At the thought of his family in the village, the little boy sank helplessly to his knees. He raised his fists and pounded the ground fiercely. Blood soon appeared on his little fists, gradually staining the earth red.
"Are you going back just to throw your life away too?"
At Zhu Zhuqing's cold, merciless words, the little boy could no longer hold back his tears.
"But I have to avenge our Tiger Cat Tribe! I have to collect