Dark Night had twenty-two combat units in total, counting both people and beasts-just enough to divide into groups.
None of the beasts, not even the dim-witted Doggie, wanted to face Bai Yaoyao, the dreaded demon queen. She hit far too hard.
The first time they played, Bai Yaoyao happened to face Tiger Cub. Everyone had expected a peaceful draw, but Sister Yao beat Tiger Cub so badly that the cub could no longer tell who was who.
Heartbroken, Peiqi held Tiger Cub, murmuring, "There, there, sweetheart." It took her ages of healing to get the cub back to normal.
Even so, the instant Tiger Cub recovered, the cub darted into Bai Yaoyao's arms, waving little paws around and acting cute.
The cub was still closest to Bai Yaoyao, which made Peiqi keep calling the little thing an ungrateful brat!
"Sister Yao, why don't you give Tiger Cub a name?" Dada Juan asked, eager to watch the fun, after another round of sparring ended.
Bai Yaoyao wasn't intimidated in the slightest. Naming was easy. Animals got names starting with "Big," plants got names starting with "Little," and then she just added another word. What was so hard about that?
"I bet it'll be Big Tiger! Hahaha!" Xiao Shiliu said with a tactless laugh.
That was exactly what Bai Yaoyao had been thinking, but she could clearly see Xiao Shiliu was mocking her. She thought it over more carefully and decided to pick something else, lest they think that was all she was capable of.
After mulling it over for ages, she said, "Big King, huh?"
Everyone in Dark Night fell silent, and so did the beasts. In unspoken agreement, they all glanced at Elder Xuan Qi.
Xuan Qi bristled and glared, loudly insisting, **"I'm a tortoise! We're the Mystic Tortoise Clan,