Bai Suzhen looked at the old man before her in confusion. "Senior, I don't quite understand. Does an herb growing on a sheer cliff really have an owner?"
"Oh, little girl!" Nanjí Immortal Elder anxiously moved to cover her mouth. "I told you, you mustn't run wild here! Where did an unaffiliated immortal spirit like you come from? If you need herbs, you can try another sacred mountain-Changbai Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Wutai Mountain. Why insist on coming to Kunlun? Do you know whose territory this is?"
"Senior, to tell you the truth, my name is Bai Suzhen, and I am a thousand-year-old snake spirit. Old Fahai of Jinshan Temple harmed my husband, turning him to stone, so I am seeking the Lingzhi Immortal Herb to save his life."
Nanjí Immortal Elder couldn't help frowning. "Little girl, your story is tragic indeed, but I really cannot give you this herb. If that 'Fierce Tiger' finds out, even an 'Old Longevity Star' like me might well reach the end of his days."
Bai Suzhen simply couldn't understand. "Senior, what sort of fierce tiger lives on this mountain? Why would even someone with your cultivation fear it?"
"Oh! Well!" Nanjí Immortal Elder looked around. After making certain no one was within ten miles, he told her quietly, "This 'tiger' is fiercer than any beast under heaven. Never mind me-even the ghosts of the Underworld walk backward when they see her, and the dragons of the East Sea swim in reverse. If anything displeases her in the slightest, whether you're a high immortal, a True Immortal, or a Great Luo Golden Immortal, she'll annihilate your body and soul!"
"What?!" Bai Suzhen was truly stunned. What sort of tiger was this? Even Sun Wukong, the "Demon King" of old, had never possessed such power!
Crack!