Her nose felt a bit sour. Gu Rongxue was really good to her. He was gentle and generous to everyone.
Since she met him, Su Xiaoliu knew that she was destined to fall into his gentle net. She didn't dare to act rashly, let alone move further in. She was afraid that once she stepped in, it would be an abyss from which she could never extricate herself.
Su Xiaoliu always felt it was unfair to Gu Rongxue. He was so kind, never complaining or hating. If there were people born to be a pawn in others' hands, then he was the most useful one. The harm Jin Yushu brought to him had pushed him to the brink of despair. No matter how desperate and helpless he was, he would only think of taking his own life. It was his gentleness that almost killed himself.
The wind was strong today, with sand filling the sky. So their group had to postpone their journey.
After they had eaten, Gu Rongxue went to help Chang He set up the tents. Su Xiaoliu sat quietly, lost in thought from time to time.
A furry tiger's head poked over. Su Xiaoliu was startled again. She looked down and saw it was the big white tiger from before.
The white tiger had never left. Judging from the reactions of Zhong Fengyue and Jiang Li, Su Xiaoliu knew its owner was one of the star - lords.
Seeing the white tiger coming over, Su Xiaoliu moved to one side. Looking at it, she whispered, "Don't always appear out of nowhere. You scared me to death."
The white tiger raised its head and glanced at her. No one knew if it understood what she was saying. It lay down, folding its two big paws together. Then it tilted its head and rested it on the paws.
Seeing that the tiger didn't do anything else, Su Xiaoliu felt relieved and leaned against the tent, feeling drowsy.
After an unknown amount of time, the white tiger woke up. It nudged Su Xiaoliu's body, making her lose all her drowsiness.
"What's up?" Su Xiaoliu took a small step back and looked at it warily.
The white tiger opened its big mouth and let out a low growl. Su Xiaoliu was most afraid of fangs. Immediately, she got up and took a few steps back.
After a while, since the white tiger showed no other motives, Su Xiaoliu relaxed a bit. She looked at the white tiger quietly and suddenly remembered that it hadn't eaten. Maybe it was hungry. Su Xiaoliu squatted down and rummaged around. She found a few pieces of dry rations.
"This isn't meat, but it's better than nothing. You can just make do with it..." Su Xiaoliu murmured as she broke the dry rations and put them in front of the white tiger.
The white tiger lowered its head and sniffed. Then it stuck out its tongue, picked up a piece, and swallowed it under Su Xiaoliu's unblinking gaze.
Su Xiaoliu didn't know if it had chewed or not, but seeing it eat, she was slightly happy. She quickly picked up the water bottle beside her, sprinkled some water on the dry rations to make them a bit softer.
The white tiger lowered its head again and gobbled up all the dry rations. Then it raised its head, looked at Su Xiaoliu, took a couple of steps with its big paws, and rubbed against her calf as if to please her.
Su Xiaoliu knew that with a tiger's appetite, those few pieces of dry rations were far from enough. But seeing that it didn't seem to ask for more, she let out a sigh of relief.
Chu Weixin, who was beside them, saw Su Xiaoliu's actions clearly. He gave a soft laugh and said indifferently, "You're almost running out of food yourself, but you still feed this fierce beast. Aren't you afraid it will eat you up at night when it gets hungry?"
Su Xiaoliu didn't even need to look up to know it was Chu Weixin. She could tell who it was just from that always - sarcastic tone.
"Anyway, I've fed it. It will remember me. When it's hungry, it will surely bypass me and eat you first. You should worry about yourself." Su Xiaoliu looked up and met those cold eyes.
Chu Weixin curled his lips. There was a faint air of arrogance on his handsome face. He looked down at the white tiger. The white tiger was also looking at him quietly. He wasn't afraid. He walked over and sat down at Su Xiaoliu's feet.
"Seeing that you've become so familiar with it, why don't you carry it in your arms when we continue our journey?" Chu Weixin looked up at Su Xiaoliu and said with a faint smile.
Su Xiaoliu lowered her head and glared at him. She knew there would be no nice words coming out of his mouth. She said angrily, "Even beasts know how to be grateful. Why are you so heartless? You always try to annoy me when you see me!"
Chu Weixin put his hands behind his head and leaned against the tent. In the desert with sand flying everywhere, he said, "That's why beasts and humans are different."
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips. She was so choked by his words that she didn't know what to say. She simply turned her head and ignored him.
Zhong Fengyue looked up and saw Su Xiaoliu. He was stunned for a moment, then walked over and said softly, "Are you full?"
Su Xiaoliu turned to look at Zhong Fengyue in his white robe. For a moment, she even forgot that she was angry with Chu Weixin. She smiled and said, "Yes." She had eaten the dried meat that Gu Rongxue had secretly brought. She had given all the dry rations to the tiger.
Zhong Fengyue curved his lips and nodded with a gentle smile. He glanced at Chu Weixin who was sitting beside them with his eyes closed, then his gaze fell on the white tiger at Su Xiaoliu's feet. He said, "This white tiger belongs to the Western Star - lord. I don't know why it's here. It generally doesn't attack people. Its temperament is relatively docile."
Su Xiaoliu looked down at the white tiger, then up at Zhong Fengyue, and nodded.
For some reason, every time she saw Zhong Fengyue, all her unhappiness would disappear in an instant. Zhong Fengyue was like the gentle spring rain, smoothing out all her edges and washing away all her sorrows.
Gradually, the sound of silver bells came from afar.
The white tiger at her feet suddenly raised its head. Its copper - bell - like eyes looked into the distance. It suddenly stood up, shook its white fur vigorously, and strode towards the source of the sound.
Everyone simultaneously looked in the direction of the sound.
In the vast desert, the sand was flying, and the sun was shining brightly. A graceful figure was gradually approaching them.
The graceful figure had a string of bells on her hands and feet. The bells jingled gently as she walked. She was wearing a shiny short jacket on top, showing her flat abdomen. Her lower garment was tightened at the waist, looking like a lantern. She walked bare - footed on the soft sand of the desert. On her delicate face with distinct facial features, her long and thick eyelashes were like two fans. With a gentle flutter, her tiger - like eyes were full of charm and laughter, shining with a lively light. A golden silk scarf was wrapped around her fair forearms. Her long black hair was tied up with a golden hairpin. Her fair shoulders were exposed.
The white tiger slowly walked to her side. She smiled charmingly at Zhong Fengyue. Her tiger - like eyes were alluring as her delicate voice rang out.
"Yue'er, I've come to see you."
A gust of wind blew, rolling up the sand and sending it flying into the distance.
When Jiang Li and Duanmu You saw the person in the exotic - style clothes, they stood up.
"Western Star - lord." Duanmu You bowed slightly and looked at the graceful woman.
The tiger - like eyes flashed. Her long and thick eyelashes fluttered gently. She looked at Duanmu You and Jiang Li and smiled, "Eastern Star - lord, Northern Star - lord. Long time no see."