Everyone was busy with their own things. Su Xiaoliu felt bored just sitting there. She stood up, patted the dust off her body, and walked around to the back of the tent with her water kettle in hand.
The sun in the desert was extremely scorching. After just sitting for a short while, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her body was drenched in sweat. Su Xiaoliu lowered her head, opened the kettle, and took a few gulps of water. Immediately, she felt much cooler. Leaning against the tent, her mind felt hazy, and before long, she fell asleep.
She didn't know how long she had been sleeping when a furry sensation suddenly came from her exposed calf, making it tingle slightly. Su Xiaoliu slowly opened her eyes, reached out to rub her sleepy eyes, and then looked up.
What came into view was a huge white tiger's head. The tiger's eyes were as big as copper bells, and its white fangs protruded from its chin. At first glance, it was a bit scary.
Su Xiaoliu was startled and propped herself up with her hands, backing away.
Who could tell her how there could be a tiger in the desert?
Su Xiaoliu looked around. This was the back of the tent, and Zhong Fengyue and the others couldn't see this place at all. When the white tiger saw that she was awake, it bared its fangs and stared at her with its black, copper - bell - like eyes.
Su Xiaoliu felt her legs go weak and almost collapsed to the ground. She cried with a long face and whispered, "My dear tiger, I don't taste good. Don't eat me..." The white tiger still showed no sign of leaving. Su Xiaoliu trembled all over. Just as she was about to call for help, the white tiger suddenly rubbed against her wrist, then raised its big head and quietly looked at her.
At first, Su Xiaoliu thought it was going to bite her, and her vision went black. But after seeing that the white tiger didn't take a bite, the big rock in her heart finally fell. She followed the white tiger's gaze and found that it was staring at the water kettle in her hand.
So it was just thirsty. It really scared her...
Su Xiaoliu quickly opened the kettle. The tiger's head leaned over, but it couldn't drink the water from the kettle.
Su Xiaoliu looked around but didn't find anything to hold water. She gritted her teeth, summoned up all her courage, poured a little water into her palm, and shakily reached out her hand. The white tiger lowered its head, rolled its tongue, and licked the water in her palm clean.
A warm, tingling sensation came from her palm. Su Xiaoliu trembled at first. Then, seeing the white tiger looking at her eagerly, she shook her hand and poured a little more water into her palm, then reached out her hand again.
Just like this, bit by bit, the white tiger drank all the water in the kettle.
Feeling much cooler, the white tiger leaned beside Su Xiaoliu. Its furry big head rested on her body, like a big, gentle cat, showing a bit of friendliness.
Su Xiaoliu had never seen such a huge tiger in person before. She just stood there stupidly, not daring to move at all.
How could there be a tiger in this vast desert? Su Xiaoliu was extremely puzzled.
Was it exiled by someone? Or did it accidentally wander here?
Su Xiaoliu didn't even dare to breathe carelessly, for fear that the white tiger beside her would suddenly turn against her and pounce on her.
"Xiaoliu?" Mo Xin's voice came from behind. Su Xiaoliu trembled all over.
Mo Xin walked around the tent. When she saw the white tiger leaning on Su Xiaoliu, her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her legs went weak. She almost fainted.
"This..." She pointed at the white tiger beside Su Xiaoliu with a pale face, not daring to make a sound.
The white tiger raised its head, lazily looked at Mo Xin with its copper - bell - like eyes, and then lay back down again, as if a well - fed person who was too lazy to move.
Su Xiaoliu looked up at Mo Xin, also looking like she didn't dare to move.
"Xiaoliu?" Zhong Fengyue's voice came from behind again. Su Xiaoliu felt a bit more secure in her heart, but she still didn't dare to act rashly. She could only look at the white tiger lying on her body with its eyes closed, acting as a human cushion.
"Th - there's a tiger..." Mo Xin said tremblingly.
There was a moment of silence at the other end. The next second, the tent was split open with a sword.
With a "whoosh", everything was exposed in front of everyone...
The white tiger seemed to be disturbed. It raised its big head and scanned around with its copper - bell - like eyes.
Zhong Fengyue was holding the Tianci Sword. Obviously, he and the white tiger locked eyes. He was stunned for a moment and was about to raise his sword again.
"Wait a minute!" Su Xiaoliu quickly said. She looked down at the white tiger that seemed to have no sense of danger at all, then at the stunned people beside her. She slowly said, "Let it go. It doesn't mean to hurt anyone..."
Jiang Li beside her quietly looked at the white tiger. Duanmu You was also stunned. She murmured to herself, "Why does this tiger look so familiar..."
Zhong Fengyue paused with the hand holding the sword. He sheathed the Tianci Sword and looked at the white tiger. Under his white veil hat, his black eyes flashed.
"West Star Lord?" Her rosy, diamond - shaped lips pursed slightly as she murmured.
Duanmu You and Jiang Li were both stunned at the same time.
In this desolate desert, far from any villages or towns, it was almost impossible to get fresh food.
Su Xiaoliu leaned against the tent and took a few bites of the dry rations. Her cheeks ached from chewing. She simply put down the dry rations, picked up the water kettle beside her, and took a few gulps of water to swallow the hard - to - swallow crumbs. After a while, when she opened the kettle again, it was empty. She picked it up and shook it, but there wasn't a single drop of water left.
Gu Rongxue saw Su Xiaoliu put down the dry rations with a gloomy look on her face. He slowly walked over and handed her the dried meat in his hand. His beautiful eyes blinked as he softly said, "Take these and eat."
Su Xiaoliu looked down at the dried meat, then looked up at Gu Rongxue. There was a gentle smile on his extremely beautiful face. His flesh - colored thin lips were curved, and his long eyelashes cast shadows beside his high nose bridge.
She slowly reached out her hand, hesitated on the way, and was just about to withdraw it when Gu Rongxue stuffed the dried meat into her hand.
"They don't know. We'll do it secretly. No one will find out." He let out a soft laugh and blinked his good - looking eyes like an innocent child.
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Thank you."
Gu Rongxue curved his lips and looked at her, softly saying, "You're welcome." He quietly looked at her, and his beautiful eyes glistened.
Su Xiaoliu lowered her head and took a bite of the dried meat. Although it tasted worse than roasted meat, in this desolate desert, it was already a luxurious delicacy.
After taking a few bites and finding it really delicious, she took a few big bites. It was a bit difficult to swallow, so she had to swallow it little by little in several times.
Gu Rongxue picked up the water kettle beside him and handed it to her, saying, "Eat slowly. Drink some water." He opened the kettle, and it was full of water.
Chang He had distributed a few kettles of water to each person. In this desert, they still had to travel according to the weather. If they were trapped here because of the weather, they might face the crisis of running out of water and food. At this time, everyone's water was limited.
She looked up at Gu Rongxue, and he gave her a slight smile. Su Xiaoliu reached out and took the kettle, taking a small sip of water.