Chapter 1372: Chapter 1372: Go Ahead, I’ll Cover You (Double Update)
With the roar of the Golden Tiger, small animals from nearby areas emerged from the ground, sky, and treetops. They glanced around curiously, seemingly searching for something.
"Roar!"
The Golden Tiger let out another thunderous roar.
Ye Haochuan clearly sensed that, with each roar from the Golden Tiger, the mutated Meridian Nourishing and Protecting Pill continuously repaired and reinforced the Golden Tiger’s meridians, while also enhancing its aura.
This aura carried an inexplicable majesty, resembling the aura of a Divine Beast, yet not quite the same.
Following the Golden Tiger’s roar, the small animals scrambled forward as if they had seen their leader.
Among these small animals were birds, mammals, even limbless reptiles, and various insects. They approached the Golden Tiger, humbly kneeling on the ground as if in reverence.
"Whoa! This is intense?"
Ye Haochuan felt his scalp tingle as he watched the dense crowd of animals worshipping the Golden Tiger, even though these little creatures couldn’t withstand even a single slap from him.
Yet, the innate human dread of clusters made Ye Haochuan frown.
Fortunately, the Golden Tiger’s aura seemed to be triggered by some sort of stimulus and quickly dissipated.
"Hmm, not bad. Not only are the meridians fully healed, they’ve also been strengthened by more than double. This effect far surpasses the original Meridian Nourishing and Protecting Pill!"
As the mysterious aura faded, the animals gradually dispersed, and Ye Haochuan took the opportunity to approach the Golden Tiger, activating his Perspective Ability to observe the effects of the Meridian Nourishing and Protecting Pill closely.
"Hmm? Even some internal injuries have been healed!"
The effects of this mutated pill left Ye Haochuan astounded. Such miraculous effects rivaled some fifth-grade Spirit Pills!
"Wake up!"
After studying the pill’s effects for a while, Ye Haochuan proceeded to wake up the Golden Tiger.
"Hmm? So comfortable!"
Upon waking, the Golden Tiger stretched its limbs, arched its back, and lazily exclaimed, "Where am I? What happened to me?"
"Golden Tiger, how do you feel? Comfortable, right? Heh heh!"
Seeing the Golden Tiger fully awake, Ye Haochuan lightly patted its paw and said, "Quick, transform into your human form. It’s hard to talk to you in such a large body."
"Ah! Junior Brother Ye!"
Only then did the Golden Tiger notice Ye Haochuan beside it. With a twist, its enormous body transformed into a robust man.
Once the Golden Tiger transformed back, Ye Haochuan recounted the previous events in detail to the Golden Tiger. Unfortunately, the Golden Tiger was equally puzzled and did not understand what had happened.
"Alright, let’s discuss these matters later then."
Ye Haochuan had no choice but to give up for now, planning to investigate these issues in the future.
"By the way, how long have I slept?"
The Golden Tiger suddenly remembered and asked anxiously.
"Heh heh, don’t worry, Golden Tiger. I know where Xue Li is. Come, I’ll take you there."
Ye Haochuan had already located Xue Li earlier, and upon hearing the Golden Tiger’s question, he led it to where they had encountered Xue Li, assessed the situation, and said, "This way!"
With Ye Haochuan’s Perspective Ability assisting, the Golden Tiger soon spotted Xue Li.
At this moment, Xue Li was facing a group of Human Sect cultivators, seemingly discussing something.
"Xue Li!"
At the sight of Xue Li, the Golden Tiger’s eyes turned red, and it couldn’t help but rush forward.
"Golden Tiger, wait!"
Luckily, Ye Haochuan reacted swiftly and grabbed him.
"What’s wrong?"
The Golden Tiger kept its gaze locked on Xue Li, only turning its head to question Ye Haochuan, while still glancing back at Xue Li as if fearing he would vanish into thin air.
"Golden Tiger, there are many people here, and we’re close to the Human Sect. Cultivators frequently pass by; if we get discovered, we’ll be in big trouble."
Ye Haochuan pointed to the sky, where two Foundation Establishment Cultivators were flying over, clearly from the Human Sect.
"Then what should we do? Regardless, I must kill him, or my brother’s suffering will be in vain!"
Glaring at Xue Li, the Golden Tiger gritted its teeth and said, "Junior Brother Ye, you go ahead. Even if something happens, you won’t be implicated..."
Slap~
Ye Haochuan slapped the Golden Tiger’s head and said angrily, "Golden Tiger, what kind of person do you take me for? Enough talk, today I will help you kill Xue Li, but I don’t want Xuanmen chasing you, got it?"
After a pause, Ye Haochuan added, "The Human Sect is nothing, but Xue Li is their Vice Sect Leader. The Human Sect is a subordinate of Xuanmen, which is governed by the Heavenly Gate and Earth Gate, home to countless experts. If it’s discovered that you killed Xue Li, you and your brother will be left without a place to be buried!"
"Then... then what should we do?"
Upon hearing this, the Golden Tiger grew anxious. He didn’t mind dying, but he couldn’t drag his brother down with him!
"It’s simple, we’ll do this..."
Ye Haochuan leaned closer to the Golden Tiger’s ear and whispered, then handed it a large shield.
This large shield was looted by Ye Haochuan from the Evil Sect’s warehouse and was a standard shield belonging to the Evil Sect Cultivators, of which he had many.
"Good, good! Junior Brother Ye’s plan is excellent, I’ll follow your lead."
Upon hearing Ye Haochuan’s plan, the Golden Tiger’s eyes lit up with excitement, and it grinned broadly before turning serious. "Junior Brother Ye, I wish to use my own strength to avenge my brother, so could I ask you not to interfere?"
"No way!" Ye Haochuan flatly refused.
Unfortunately, the Golden Tiger was very stubborn, and after much debate, it finally said, "If I’m not in life-threatening danger, don’t step in. That’s my bottom line."
Seeing the Golden Tiger so adamant, Ye Haochuan had no choice but to agree.
Then he started tending to the Golden Tiger, quickly making it appear severely injured.
"Alright, just like that, go. I’ll cover for you."
After a while, when Ye Haochuan felt everything was set, he pointed at Xue Li and announced the start of the operation.
"Hmm!"
The Golden Tiger, outwardly appearing gravely wounded, nodded, then twisted around and vanished from Ye Haochuan’s sight.
"Roar!"
A strange roar faintly reached Xue Li’s ears from afar. The sound was not loud, and only he, as a Core Formation Cultivator, could hear it; the others present could not.
"Hmm, what’s going on?"
Xue Li turned and looked in the direction the roar came from, finding that the dense woods revealed nothing.
"Roar!"
Just as Xue Li was about to disregard it, the roar sounded again, and he vaguely felt a hint of familiarity.
"You all wait here, I’ll go check it out."
After glancing at the Foundation Establishment and Innate Stage Human Sect members before him, Xue Li shook his head in resignation and decided to investigate personally.
"Vice Sect Leader, what’s wrong?"
A fellow Human Sect senior member at the Foundation Establishment Peak asked in confusion.
"There’s a peculiar roar over there that feels somewhat familiar to me. I’m going to take a look; stay here, I’ll be back soon."
After saying this, Xue Li flickered and disappeared into the depths of the woods.
In the direction Xue Li headed, the Golden Tiger was feigning to drag its injured body, laboring towards the distance when suddenly, it let out a seemingly painful howl.