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Regarding the female tiger mentioned by the fox, Xing Ruyi had made several guesses in her mind. For instance, she imagined it could be a charming yet somewhat fierce female spirit, or perhaps a legendary woman reminiscent of the Golden Tang Dynasty, like the one who accompanied the famous general Li Jing on a night raid. However, Xing Ruyi never expected that what she encountered was an actual female tiger, and a wounded one at that—a very beautiful female White Tiger.
Xing Ruyi looked around at her surroundings.
This appeared to be an abandoned Mountain Deity temple, with ruins scattered everywhere. The beautiful White Tiger was curled up beneath a broken wall. Judging by the strong smell of blood in the air, it seemed that the White Tiger was injured, and quite severely.
Hearing footsteps, the White Tiger lifted its head and glanced at the fox and Xing Ruyi.
"Brother Chen, is this the girl you like?"
Brother... Chen?
Xing Ruyi was startled by the White Tiger's words. It wasn't just because of the soft voice that was so incongruous with its appearance, but rather because of the term "Brother Chen" it had just used.
According to common tropes and clichés from low-quality dramas, anyone who called the male protagonist in such a tone usually had ulterior motives and liked to pretend to be weak—a typical manipulative character.
Xing Ruyi immediately became wary and shot an unfriendly glance at the White Tiger.
The White Tiger was taken aback and was about to say something when it suddenly let out a pained cry.
See? This is still a classic plotline crafted by mediocre screenwriters.
Xing Ruyi let out a light breath, stepped forward to position herself between the fox and the White Tiger, and asked, "White Tigress, are you injured?"
The White Tiger nodded and instinctively extended its tongue to lick its leg wound.
It was a deep laceration that looked like it had been caught in some hunter's trap in the mountains. However, if it were just this wound, it wouldn't produce such a strong smell of blood. She lowered her head to examine closely and then noticed a large wound on the White Tiger's abdomen.
It turned out that the White Tiger's earlier cry of pain was not feigned.
Looking at the large wound on its abdomen, Xing Ruyi felt a bit embarrassed about her earlier guess. However, the term "brother" still made her feel uneasy.
"Your leg has only a common laceration, likely from accidentally stepping into a hunter's trap during the chase. Although the wound is deep, it is not fatal. Just sprinkle some common healing powder or apply some herbs like White Mao Flower that can stop bleeding and relieve pain, and you should be able to move freely in a few days. But this wound on your abdomen doesn’t look like it was caused by a trap; it appears to have been inflicted by a sharp blade."
"That's right, Sister Tiger's abdominal wound was indeed caused by someone stabbing her."
"Sister Tiger?"
Xing Ruyi turned around to look at the fox that had just spoken. The mention of "Sister Tiger" once again stimulated her already overactive nerves. She narrowed her eyes at the fox and pointed at him: "You are her brother, and she is your Sister Tiger. Yin Chensi, don’t you think you should explain something to me?"
"Fox Demon, I know what you want to ask, but right now that’s not the most important thing. The priority is Sister Tiger's injury."
The fox gazed darkly at Xing Ruyi, who felt a slight sting of hurt. She wiped all expression from her face, stood up, and moved aside.
"You are Azure Hill Nine-Tailed Fox; she may have been injured in this Mountain Deity temple, but given your relationship as brother and Sister Tiger, even if she didn’t come from Qingqiu, she must have spent some time there. You two can talk; I’ll just stand aside. As for her injury, it shouldn’t be too difficult for you."
"Fox Demon, it's not what you think."
The hurt expression on Xing Ruyi's face caught the fox's attention as he stepped forward and tightly grasped her arm.
"It really isn't what you think. It's just that some things are still unclear for the moment. I can treat Sister Tiger's injury, but I cannot heal it completely because there is still a child inside her—a child born of a mortal body. Fox Demon, I beg you, help her!"
"You’re begging me? You’re asking me for help for her? Yin Chensi, what do I mean to you?"
"As... Fox Demon?"
"If you regard me as your Wife, as Yin Chensi's wife, then you shouldn’t need to beg me for an outsider. You know my heart has never been that hard. Even if the one lying here is just a stranger—a white tiger—I would still do my best to help it. Even if she is your Sister Tiger and you are her brother, if your relationship is truly as I imagine it to be, then for the sake of that innocent child inside her, I would still help."
"Yin Chensi, you know what I'm angry about and what’s bothering me. Because before this—before encountering your Sister Tiger—you never doubted my kindness nor did you ever use the word 'beg' with me."
“Fox Demon——”
“Don't call my name anymore, because at this moment, here and now, I am very angry, very sad, and I really don't want to talk to you.”
Xing Ruyi squatted down in annoyance to check White Tiger's leg wound. She decisively tore a piece of cloth from her clothing and carefully bandaged the injury.
“If you truly have a child in your belly, I don't have time to find you healing ointment, nor do I have time to look for herbs.”
“I have healing ointment!” The fox handed the medicine bottle in her hand to Xing Ruyi: “I just returned to the market to buy it. Sister Tiger is pregnant and cannot use magic. Moreover, due to the stab wound, she has reverted to her original form. Therefore, the medicines from Qingqiu are not suitable for her.”
“You talk too much!”
Xing Ruyi bit her lip and carefully peeled back the layers of the bandage she had just applied. After sprinkling the healing ointment on the wound and rewrapping it, she bent down to examine the injury on White Tiger's abdomen.
The surface of the wound bore traces of rust, indicating that Killer had stabbed the white fox's abdomen with a rusty blunt object. This thrust must have exhausted all of their strength; otherwise, the wound wouldn't be so deep. Through observation, Xing Ruyi confirmed that there was indeed an Infant developing inside the white tiger, but she could not estimate how far along it was.
“How far along is this child in your belly?”
Though she was holding back her frustration and somewhat unwilling, for the sake of that innocent life, Xing Ruyi forced herself to engage in conversation with the fox's Sister Tiger.
“If we go by human months, it's about nine months.”
“If it's nine months, it can be born soon. You are a white tiger; even if your child takes after its human father completely, its bones should still be sturdier than an ordinary Infant. Once born and properly cared for, it should thrive well. However, given your abdominal injury right now, you might not be able to exert much strength. Is giving birth for tigers the same as for humans?”
Xing Ruyi had assisted in childbirth for humans before, specifically when helping Azure Luan deliver Yin Yuan. At that time, although Azure Luan was a mortal being, Yin Yuan was not, and since Azure Luan was on the brink of death, she could freely use some Ghost Technique to assist. But the situation then was vastly different from today.
Back then, Xing Ruyi only needed to ensure Yin Yuan's survival; now she had to protect both White Tiger and the human child within her. Even if she felt somewhat confident in her abilities, she dared not act recklessly or carelessly.
White Tiger looked up and stared blankly at Xing Ruyi, gently shaking her head in response to her urgent gaze.
"To be honest, Sister-in-law, this is also Sister Tiger's first time giving birth. As for other tigers, Sister Tiger has never observed them before." White Tiger said, glancing at the fox standing behind Xing Ruyi. Although she appeared calm, there was a clear anxiety in her eyes. White Tiger knew that the anxiety in her brother's eyes was not due to her injuries, but because of the girl named Fox Demon in front of him and the misunderstandings that Ruyi had about him.
She lowered her head and looked at her abdomen, saying to Xing Ruyi: "Sister Tiger trusts Sister-in-law's medical skills, just as my brother trusts you. Also, please don't be angry. The reason my brother calls me Sister Tiger is that my parents named me with those two characters. I call him my brother because he is my cousin. My Mother and his Mother are actually sisters from the same clan. I am a descendant of the white fox and white tiger, but I happen to take after my father. If Sister-in-law looks closely, you will find that Sister Tiger's fur is somewhat different from ordinary white tigers, and even Sister Tiger's tail does not look quite like theirs. Therefore, since childhood, Sister Tiger has been ostracized by the tiger clan and has been sheltered by Concubine, living in Qingqiu for many years."
"You are the fox's cousin?"
Sister Tiger nodded.
"Listen to my brother, Sister-in-law is not from the Golden Tang Dynasty, but from a world over a thousand years later. My brother is still alive; Sister Tiger has a very long lifespan and lived until that time. So, there is no need for you to worry; if it is fate's arrangement, then it is fate that brought you here to save both Sister Tiger and the child in her womb."
Xing Ruyi pressed her lips together and turned to glance at the fox.
The fox nodded: "Her name is indeed Sister Tiger, and I did not call her that out of affection. Moreover, Sister Tiger and her child have always stayed in the mortal realm until I met you. Fox Demon, perhaps there truly is a circle in destiny that brings us from the origin to the starting point and then back again.
Originally, my father, Father, and Mother Empress had been guessing who saved Sister Tiger and her child all those years ago. But it wasn't until I encountered Sister Tiger, who was kept in a cage like an ordinary white tiger in the market, that I realized the person who saved her back then was you."
The fox moved closer and slowly crouched down facing Xing Ruyi.
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