Chapter 76: Tiger Cub

Ye Xin Ran’s baseball bat was still somewhat ineffective.

As long as she didn’t hit the head, it didn’t cause much damage.

Later, she simply threw the baseball bat aside and took out a surgical saw from her space, ready to face the jackals’ attack.

Seven or eight jackals had already been seriously wounded and were lying on the ground, unable to move.

But there were still more of them emerging from behind the bushes.

Just as the two of them were struggling to keep up, the jackal that had been sitting high above moved.

It cunningly circled around and approached Ye Xin Ran from the side.

Taking advantage of the moment when Ye Xin Ran was busy striking another jackal, it leaped toward her slender neck.

At this point, Ye Xin Ran was in a blood thirsty state.

She noticed the jackal coming toward her with her peripheral vision. She raised her other hand to block, but the jackal was quick, dodging the knife in her hand and lunging for her wrist instead.

It was too late to retreat. Ye Xin Ran felt a sharp pain in her wrist and couldn’t help but grunt.

Xiao Huai’an, startled by the movement behind him, turned around and swung his machete, blocking the head jackal’s attack.

The head jackal rolled on the ground and let out a howl.

Suddenly, two jackals that had been lying under Xiao Huai’an’s feet opened their eyes and viciously bit his leg.

The balance they had barely maintained was shattered.

With only one hand able to hold the knife, Ye Xin Ran continued to fight, but Xiao Huai’an, though he had cut off the two jackals’ heads, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

The head jackal once again withdrew to the outer circle, observing the weaknesses of the two.

With the jackals’ fierce charge, Xiao Huai’an had to speak to Ye Xin Ran: “Don’t you know magic? I’ll make an opening, and you run as fast as you can, don’t worry about me.”

Ye Xin Ran tightened the sleeves of her shirt to slow the blood flow.

“I won’t leave you behind!” she declared resolutely.

Xiao Huai’an grew anxious. “My leg is injured, I can’t protect you!”

“I don’t need protection!” Ye Xin Ran’s tone was firm.

The smell of blood was heavy, and a storm was about to come!

Xiao Huai’an never expected that the first time he took Ye Xin Ran into the mountains, they would face such a dangerous situation.

If he had known, he wouldn’t have brought her up here.

If he had known, he should have treated her better when they were still at the base of the mountain.

Now, he could only risk his life and try his best to protect her safety.

Once again, the jackals charged. This time, the head jackal focused on Xiao Huai’an’s leg, finding the opportunity to tear off a large piece of flesh with each attack.

Xiao Huai’an stumbled, and Ye Xin Ran reached out to help him, but they both fell to the ground together.

Xiao Huai’an reacted quickly, flipping over after hitting the ground, and immediately pinned Ye Xin Ran beneath him.

Several jackals began gnawing at his back, and the head jackal saw an opportunity, leaping toward Xiao Huai’an’s neck.

“Be careful!” Ye Xin Ran screamed.

She wanted to take Xiao Huai’an into the space, but only she could enter it, and no one else could.

In that critical moment, a roar suddenly came from the left side of the bushes. In the blink of an eye, a tiger with distinct eyes and a white forehead sprang out from behind them.

The head jackal was bitten by the tiger on its left leg, and it let out a series of pained howls.

With a powerful bite, the tiger tore the jackal’s left leg off, then shifted its focus, sinking its teeth into the jackal’s throat.

With a sharp “crack,” the head jackal’s life was extinguished.

Seeing their leader killed, the remaining jackals, already battered and broken, immediately scattered in all directions.

On the ground, there were only seven or eight jackal corpses left.

The situation changed so quickly that Ye Xin Ran didn’t have time to react.

Staring at the tiger, which was three or four times larger than the jackals, her eyes widened in surprise.

Xiao Huai’an had already sat up, gripping his knife, which was now curved, and pointed it at the tiger, prepared to defend himself if needed.

But the tiger, after staring at the two of them for a long while, suddenly stood up on its front legs, then sat down with its backside facing them.

It let out a soft, whimpering sound.

It seemed… aggrieved?

Xiao Huai’an was stunned by the sight before him.

Hunters feared tigers most in the mountains, as tigers were enormous and incredibly deadly. Hunters who encountered tigers almost never survived.

At first, they thought they had escaped the jackals’ den only to walk right into a tiger’s lair.

But what was going on with this tiger?

With a sense of strange unease, Xiao Huai’an refrained from acting.

It was Ye Xin Ran who noticed something unusual.

The tiger was massive, but its right ear was missing half, which seemed eerily similar to the one she had saved that day.

Ye Xin Ran couldn’t believe it and tentatively called out, “Hu Zi?”

The tiger moved its front paws, raised its head, and let out another whimper.

Could it really be?

Ye Xin Ran felt a slight warmth in her eyes.

In just a few short months, the tiger had grown so much!

She never expected that one kind gesture from her would lead to this life-saving opportunity.

Even more surprising, the tiger still remembered her!

She got up from the ground and approached the tiger, reaching out to gently pat its head.

The tiger only shook its head a little before nudging closer to her.

In her previous life, Ye Xin Ran had interacted with cats this way. But now, with the tiger, the scene felt particularly strange to Xiao Huai’an.

He realized that he still knew so little about Ye Xin Ran.

She could retrieve items from thin air, store many things on her body, and now, she could treat the king of beasts like a pet!

What other surprises were there about her that he didn’t know?

Could it be that Ye Xin Ran was truly a celestial being sent to the mortal world?

Ye Xin Ran’s bond with the tiger grew more affectionate, and by the time Xiao Huai’an regained his composure, she had already wrapped her arms around the tiger’s neck, rubbing her face against it.

Xiao Huai’an felt a strange discomfort in his chest.

Just last night, she was rubbing against him.

The tiger allowed Ye Xin Ran to handle it, sitting still as it looked at Xiao Huai’an, its eyes seeming cold and somewhat provocative.

“Wife, my leg hurts so much!” Xiao Huai’an suddenly spoke, clearly provoked.

Ye Xin Ran snapped out of her joy at seeing the tiger.

She remembered that Xiao Huai’an had suffered severe leg injuries earlier.

Letting go of the tiger, she immediately rushed over to Xiao Huai’an’s side to examine him.

Both of his legs were covered in blood. It was surprising that he had managed to hold on for so long without saying anything.

“Hang in there, I’ll help stop the bleeding.”

Her voice trembled slightly.

She quickly retrieved anti-inflammatory and hemostatic medicine from her space, applying it swiftly, then took some gauze to wrap his legs.

After finishing, she pulled out an injection, saying, “Taking the medicine will be too slow. I need to give you a shot now. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt!”

As she spoke, she began unbuckling Xiao Huai’an’s belt.