It was the first time for A Jiu to encounter an animal that could understand human speech, and it was a huge tiger at that. He found it extremely novel.
He stepped forward and tentatively asked, "Big Cat, can you take us out of here?"
Big Cat didn't even bother to acknowledge him. It simply rolled its eyes, turned its head away, and let out a soft snort from its nose.
This human - like action and expression made the other two burst into laughter.
"It doesn't even know you. How could it possibly listen to you? You're being silly," one of them said.
"I just wanted to give it a try. Maybe it would work," A Jiu replied.
Having been disdained by a tiger, A Jiu embarrassedly scratched his nose and didn't try to talk to it anymore.
"Big Cat, can you take us out? These three big brothers are all good people. Be nicer to them," Xiaotuanzi said.
Xiaotuanzi's words carried a bit of genetic suppression. Even though this tiger was now incredibly huge, upon hearing Xiaotuanzi's serious words, it still felt a kind of fear deep in its soul.
Big Cat looked up at A Jiu, nodded at him, and then lowered its head and let out two grunts. It seemed to be responding or even apologizing.
"Big Cat says it didn't mean to be fierce to you. It just doesn't like other humans. And it has agreed to take us out. After we get out, I'm going to avenge it against those who bullied it," Xiaotuanzi explained as she climbed onto the tiger's back with hands and feet.
Seeing her do such a dangerous thing, the three of them couldn't help but feel extremely nervous.
It wasn't that they were afraid the tiger would do anything to Xiaotuanzi. They had already witnessed how obedient this tiger was. They were just worried that Xiaotuanzi might lose her balance and fall off the tiger's back.
The tiger was as tall as an elephant, and a fall from that height would not be a joke. It would be quite painful.
"Come on up quickly. Big Cat is about to leave," Niannian said, sitting firmly on the tiger's back and tugging at its fur to call the three of them up.
A Jiu and the other two looked at each other. After hesitating for only 0.01 seconds, they climbed onto the tiger's back using their hands and feet.
But Big Cat wasn't going to be gentle with them. It didn't wait for them to get into a comfortable position or sit firmly before setting off.
As soon as the three of them climbed onto its back, Big Cat immediately darted into the jungle like an arrow leaving the bow.
The three of them scrambled to grab the tiger's fur to avoid being thrown off.
After a wild ride, they finally saw the end of the forest that they had failed to get out of for several days.
Roughly estimated, the distance from where they were standing to the edge of the forest was only about 1,500 meters.
It turned out that they had been going in circles in the jungle. This forest wasn't actually very big, but the thick fog had completely made them lose their way.
After rushing out of the forest, Big Cat didn't stop. It charged straight ahead in one direction.
Pedestrians and cars on the roadside, seeing this terrifying sight, couldn't help but stop and take out their phones to record it.
Such a huge tiger was something they had never seen in their lives.
The mentality of being nosy exists in every country. Some people even drove their cars to follow the direction Big Cat was running in, ignoring their own business.
Before long, there was a long line of cars following Big Cat.
And the direction Big Cat was running was exactly the town where Niannian had been before.
"Roar~"
Seeing the town, Big Cat let out a howl. The mighty and excited cry seemed to be saying, "I, the great king, have brought my big sister back. You villains who bullied me, just wait!"
They had only heard of a fox borrowing the tiger's might, but this was the first time they had seen a tiger borrowing a human's might.
When they reached the front of the town, Big Cat stopped.
Then it lay down on the ground, waiting for Xiaotuanzi to get off its back.
Niannian slid down from its back like on a slide. After her feet touched the ground, she patted Big Cat's head and praised, "Big Cat, you're so great. How did you know I wanted to come here?"
"Roar~"
"Do you mean there are the people who bullied you here?"
"Roar~"
Big Cat nodded, and Niannian immediately understood.
She waved her little hand, puffed out her chest, and said boldly, "Let's go. Today I'm going to avenge you. They even transported you so far away and bullied you. It's just too much!"
Although her childish voice didn't carry much intimidation when she said those harsh words, A Jiu and the other two somehow saw a sense of authority in her.
The three of them carried their guns and followed Xiaoniannian and Big Cat into the deserted town in a daze.
Not long after they entered, they saw their master.
At this moment, there were many animals lying at the feet of Taoist Priest Qingyun. Each of them was huge in size, but they were all trembling.
What was going on?
Niannian skipped over to Taoist Priest Qingyun and said cheerfully, "Master, look who I've brought with me?"
"I know. It was me who sent it out to look for you," Taoist Priest Qingyun said, glancing at Big Cat. Seeing the tiger trembling in a cowardly way and taking a step back, he looked quite disdainful.
A jungle king that had become like this was a complete failure.
"Huh? Did Master send Big Cat to look for me?"
"After you left, I searched the sewer for a while. In the end, I couldn't find you, but I did see a room full of animals and a room that looked like a laboratory. But there was no one there.
The sewer led to a foggy jungle. I saw that the magnetic field there was disordered and it was filled with fog. I wasn't sure I could find you. Sometimes, an animal's instinct is better than divination in the forest. I recognized this tiger as the useless one from our back mountain, so I sent it to look for you.
At first, it even showed its teeth at me," Taoist Priest Qingyun said, curling his lips disdainfully. This tiger was a bit of a masochist.
Xiaotuanzi had given it a good beating, which was why it had become so obedient.
And today, he had also beaten this tiger into submission before it agreed to go and look for Xiaotuanzi.
It wouldn't do any work if it wasn't beaten. Its personality was really something.
"Have my senior brothers come back? Big Cat said there were people here who bullied it. I think it should be the people in this town," Xiaotuanzi asked, looking around but not seeing her senior brothers and feeling quite confused.
"They're back. They're in the inn now. It's not just your Big Cat that has been bullied. Look at these animals on the ground. Don't you think they look familiar?"
After being reminded by Taoist Priest Qingyun, Xiaotuanzi took a closer look at the animals around her.
They really did look familiar!
These animals seemed to be from their back mountain.
Foxes, rabbits, snakes...
Well, except for the rabbits, it seemed that she had fought with each of them before.