Chapter 1052: Bloody puddles, where did the people go? (1/2)

By now, Mu Linger had moved on to biting him.[1] Manager Jin almost couldn’t bear the pain, but allowed Mu Linger to keep biting without responding.

In the end, she released him first with a huff. “Manager Jin, I’m telling you now, I’d never have an end of it with you if I wasn’t holding a baby!”

“So you actually realize you’re holding a baby? And you still want to go back and seek death?” Manager Jin returned.

He couldn’t fathom what part of this idiotic woman he fancied. Instead of rejoicing over escaping danger with the infant in her arms, she was deadset on running back to save the others. Doesn’t she have any clue how to act according to one’s abilities?

His question finally made Mu Linger realize that her safety was the baby’s safety too. But even so, she couldn’t bear to leave behind big sis Jing and the rest! Especially big sis Jing! Suppose something happened to her? What would the baby do? And Tang Li? What could she do then?

“Jin Zi, don’t you have any way to save them?” Mu Linger was choked with sobs.

“Are you begging me?” Manager Jin asked.

Mu Linger couldn’t bother with her spine now, especially when it wouldn’t save anyone. She nodded seriously and declared, “I am! I’m begging you!”

But Manager Jin only retorted. “Even if you beg, I can’t do it.”

“You!” Mu Linger grew stifled and wanted to kick him off the tiger. “Despicable!”

As soon as she finished speaking, roars broke out around them. Mu Linger instantly noticed that these tiger roars were different from the beasts at Tiger’s Prison. What’s going on?

The little baby seemed to sense the danger around them and burst into tears. Mu Linger quickly clutched her and coaxed, “Good girl, don’t cry don’t cry! Godmother’s here, it’s all right! Godmother will protect you, so don’t cry, be a good girl…”

The disdainful Manager Jin only made a tittering noise before surveying their surroundings. Mu Linger wasn’t in the mood to chat with him because her sobs were making it hard to talk. Still, she held back her tears so she could smile and try to amuse the little baby. But the child only cried harder, leaving her at a loss for what to do.

At that moment, Manager Jin offered the child his finger. She instantly stopped crying to suck on it carefully.

“It’s filthy!” Mu Linger panicked.

“Why are you being so fussy at a time like this? If you think it’s dirty, then get off!” Manager Jin was unhappy.

Mu Linger finally shut up. Meanwhile, a pack of large tigers emerged from the surrounding forests. They weren’t white, but striped. Mu Linger was floored by the sight. There had to be at least 10 of them, but they weren’t acting antagonistic at all. Instead, all of them ran behind them. Only then did she realize they were probably here to help.

She asked in astonishment, “Jin Zi, you know how to talk with animals just like Jun Yixie?”

When Manager Jin didn’t answer, Mu Linger went on, “Jin Zi, my big sis said in her letter that the Black Clan knows the speech of beasts. Could you be a member of the Black Clan?”

Manager Jin gave an obvious start, but soon recovered and sanpped, “Don’t speak nonsense!”

“But how else would these tigers listen to you? And also, why would Jun Yixie’s own tigers obey your commands?” Mu Linger asked. “Bai Yuqiao said Jun Yixie spent years to tame those six white tigers, but you subdued them in such a short time…” She trailed off before exclaiming in amazement, “Jin Zi, you’re much more powerful than Jun Yixie! Could you be a direct bloodline descendent of the Black Clan too?!”

Now Manager Jin was stunned. Before he could figure out how to answer, two white tigers carrying Bai Yuqiao and the rest dashed into sight. Both Bai Yuqiao and Su Xiaoyu’s faces and bodies were covered in scratches and scars. Ning JIng was still unconscious and held tightly in the former’s arm. Seeing them appear, Manager Jin simply shouted, “To the right, we’re entering the mountains!”

Heaven knows how many ambushes Jun Yixie had planted in the area. Their only way now was to go deeper into the hills! For one thing, the path would be complicated and make it hard for their pursuers to find them; for another, the forests were the hunting grounds of the tigers, who could ensure their safety. The group quickly vanished into the depths.

A while later, the three straggler white tigers also caught up. But before they could chase after Manager Jin and the rest, they collapsed onto the ground. For some reason, the hairs on their heads suddenly began to fall off and rot away. In a flash, the rest of their fur followed. After that, their meat and bones began to decay as well until only three bloody puddles were left, formed in the shape of three tigers sprawled on the ground.

By the time the guards from Tiger’s Prison happened upon the scene, all they saw were the three big puddles.

“What is this? Why does it stink so bad?”

“Don’t touch, what if it’s poisoned?”

“This...this couldn’t be those three white tigers, right? Don’t you guys think it looks similar?”

“Hurry and search! None of us should dream of living until we find them!”

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