Chapter 421 - Ancient Blood

"By the way how the tiger cub looks like?" Lory shifts her attention from the heavy matters, it's no used to overwork something she had not fully understand yet.

"You want to see it?" Zhao Li Xin also wants to lighten the moods.

"Un!" lory nods her head excitedly.

"Let's go then" Zhao Li Xin holds her hand and both of them suddenly disappear into the ring.

Lory was startled but she's not surprised anymore when She arrived at the ring girsha immediately burst from her c.h.e.s.t and flew to the sky, at the same times a gigantic red dragon appears in front of them then a second later with the bright red light transform to human.

"It's been a while Princess Lorient" Huo Long greet with big smiles.

"Nice to meet you again" Lory greet him back.

"I heard you on the way to search the information about the old record of the Crimson lightning sword, it's amazing, I did not expect it" Huo Long stare at Zhao Li Xin with awe.

"You don't think I will find it?" Zhao Li Xin feel offended how much Hu Long doubts his ability.

"No, I surprised you haven't killed anyone yet, the old you would charge into the Sacred Mountain Peak and killed everyone there," Huo Long earnestly said.

Zhao Li Xin narrowed his eyes "Who do you think I am?" 

"A weapon of mass destruction" Huo Long quickly replied.

"..."

It's hard to refute the argument, Lory had heard the rumor but luckily everyone that Zhao Li Xin killed is people who have deserved it, none of them are innocents but in cultivator world who is not, Killing is treated as a norm for them so Lory didn't feel disturbed by Zhao Li Xin past behavior, as she knows Zhao Li Xin will never hurt anyone without being provoked first and she knew hoe vicious people in this world could be.

"I'm here to see the tiger cub, where I can see it?" Lory cheers the awkward moods with her excitement.

"Oh, the little tigers? that little cub is having a feast with fire crystal fruit" Huo Long make a long face as he beckoned Zhao Li Xin and Lory to followed him. 

they walk into the forest pass through the three with red and orange leaf, then behind the yellow bushes, a black little tiger with color eyes like honey lay down on the grass with his back and his stomach bulged under his little paws, the little tiger burp while he was dozing off.

Huo Long face turn to black, his precious fire crystal fruit are almost dispersed only for a day, what an audacious beast, on the other hand, Lory's eyes grew wider as she saw the bundle of black fur with big honey color eyes, the tiger is cute with a chubby stomach, the tiger cub looks like a doll with chubby stomach "How cute!" Lory shriek excitedly.

The little tigers startled he immediately rose in vigilant but a woman hand gently embraced his small body, because the little tiger didn't feel an ounce of a threat and somehow he feel very close to Lory so the tiger didn't want to hurt her, the cub only surprised and lift his head weakly.

the little tiger honey eyes turn her heart to mush "Hello little one, my name is Lory, I'm sorry to surprise you" Lory gently put the tiger down, she worries she would scare the little tiger.

The little tigers tilted his head, the woman in front of him look strange because he can feel any greed or malicious intent from her just like any other human, on the other hand, the man behind the woman gives him chills if not because his father the leader of the shadow tiger tribes trust the man he will never want to get close to that man because that man is like an empty void, he can't feel anything from him....it's just complete emptiness.

The little tiger make a faint growl when he saw Zhao Li Xin cold eyes, but Lory thought the little tiger scared of her "Don't be afraid, I will not hurt you...Li Xin, the little one scarred of me, what should I do?" lory feel dejected as she turns her head to Zhao Li Xin for help.

"..." Zhao Li Xin looking back at Lory with a blank expression.

Meanwhile, Huo Long roll his eyes 'I think you asked the wrong person'

suddenly Girsha perch on Lory's shoulder, his sudden appearance shocked the little tiger even more than the appearance of Huo Long, the little cub feel as if the mountain pressed his c.h.e.s.t as he can barely breathe, his little body shivers profusely and he cowers on the ground and w.h.i.n.es faintly.

The little cub looks very pitiful and lory was disheartened watching the cub struggle in his wit's end, she doesn't understand why the cub so scarred. lory stare at Zhao Li Xin with worry look but he also didn't understand how to comfort a beast, he can't even comfort other human beings other than Lory.

"Venerable elder, please don't scare the little one, in this state this cub will die from a heart attack" Huo Long shifts his glance to Girsha.

Girsha glare at Huo Long and the red dragon face becomes stiff "I...I don't mean to be presumptuous, I just thought the Princess will be sad if something happened to the little cub" he waves his hands in front of his face nervously.

"What's wrong, why this cub scared of you?" Lory lift the little tiger as she embraces him in a protective manner [Why are you scaring him, old birdie!] Lory glare at Girsha with blaming looks.

[Is not me...] Girsha feel wrongs, he doesn't do anything.

"It's because the ancient blood on the venerable veins affected the little cubs too much" said Huo Long.

"Girsha blood?" Zhao Li Xin surprised.

"Yes, this Lord blood is even more powerful than mine, his blood is more archaic than anyone I know" Huo Long said in a respectful manner towards Girsha.

Zhao Li Xin was thunderstruck by the revelation, he thought Huo Long is the most ancient creature he ever saw in his life but still it only contains Huo Long consciousness because his mortal body has long gone, the ring is created to store only his souls. That's why Huo Long unable tor leaves the ring no matter how strong he was.

But know he was told Girsha is even older than Huo Long and he still maintains his mortal body, there's no beast in the world who can leave this long so what kinda creature Girsha is and why he served Lory?

"So, it's because of you..."Lory blamed Girsha once again, just like a mother hen she patted the little cub head "Don't be scared, the old birdie will never hurt you" she gently coax the little cub.

The little tiger lifts his head slowly, her gentle words wash away the fear in his heart, he doesn't know why but he trusts this woman with all his heart, it feel weird because shadow guard is a proud and arrogant creature not to mention their hatred to human, the little cubs lick Lory fingers to show his obedient towards her.

"The tigers seem to like you" Zhao Li Xin surprised how easy Lory to tamed the shadow tiger, even though it's only a cub but it didn't change the wariness to human.

"Really?" Lory is elated with joy.

"Hm, it was rare for a high-level beast to trust humans easily" Zhao Li Xin mutters.

"Really? how do you get the cubs then, don't tell me you killed all of them" Lory becomes anxious as she knows how Zhao Li Xin's temperament is.

"No, I'm not...it's such a waste, I just make an agreement with them" said Zhao Li Xin who is secretly relieved he decide not to kill the whole tribes of shadow tigers.

"What agreement?" 

"I give them the sacred mountain Peak territory to them, Ah...returned it to be exact because this mountain used to belong to the Shadow tigers, but the Sacred Mountain Peak killed the whole shadow beast almost make them extinct, only a few hundreds of them remain alive now"

"You will give them an opportunity to avenged themselves" she's startled but she agrees with his method, she has investigated sacred mountain Peak people after a long thorough investigation she concludes that none of them is decent people, perhaps only the children under eight years old who never killed anyone, many of them had beaten their servants to death for a petty reason but their parents didn't say anything or punish their kids as if it was normal.

"Hum.." he justified with slight hummed.

Lory didn't against his plans but she reluctant to send the cute tiger to Nan Yu Qi hand "Is the little guy gonna be okay, I'm worried about this whole contract between human and beast" 

"Judging how Nan Yu Qi character, he will make Master and servant contract, it means if she dies the contractual beast would die but if the contractual beast dies she will remain alive" said Zhao Li Xin.

"There is a selfish contract like that and you can do that?" Lory agape.

"Of course, most people used this type of contract, they only used beast for a weapon anyway" Huo Long sigh, the human has always been a selfish creature since the beginning of the age.

"What, how cruel!" Lory frown in indignant, the cute little tiger blinks his big eyes toward her and instantly melt her heart "Can you do something, Li Xin?" Lory said with a worried face.

"There is one way" Zhao Li Xin shows a yellow small topaz stone in the sizes of marble "if he swallows this, the stone will protect his soul when I broke the contract later"

"Oh, and the little will be fine!" Lory beamed with joy.

"Naturally..." Zhao Li Xin nods his head calmly.

Lory sighs in relief ut then she casually asked: "How do you break the contract anyway?"

Zhao Li Xin make a killing gesture with his hand in front his neck as he smiles wickedly "Obviously"