The tiger roars grew louder and closer. I looked around and saw a pure yellow old tiger half-emerging from behind the vines. More tiger shadows appeared, with six tigers running quickly towards me. One tiger on the far left was walking slowly. I immediately pounced and hugged it, rubbing my head against its head. I saw its left eye was filled with blood vessels and had no vision left. My heart ached: “Big Tiger…”
Big Tiger blinked, staring at me with its remaining eye, then slowly extended its tongue to lick the three scars on my right cheek. I giggled softly, holding its head: “That tickles…”
“You now seem like a girl from Night Mountain…” he stood not far away and continued, “Your usual indifferent attitude towards the world is truly hateful!”
“I’m not a girl from Night Mountain. I hate Night Mountain!” I retorted.
He fell silent. The tiger brothers were initially afraid of him, but after my “guidance,” they gradually became less fearful.
I spent some intimate time with the tiger brothers when I suddenly noticed Night Lock had disappeared.
Had he left? Why didn’t he say an…
I saw him sitting halfway up the mountain, hidden by green vines, leaning against the mountain wall, looking as if relieved and asleep.
I carefully climbed up using the vines. This was a protruding mountain stone platform. I let go of the vines and walked to his side. He was reclining with closed eyes, holding a seven-colored flower in his hand…
I shouted: “That flower is poisonous! Throw it away quickly!”
He slightly raised his eyebrows, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at the vibrant flower.
“Beautiful things aren’t necessarily good. This is poisonous!” I flicked the seven-colored flower from his hand.
The flower fell to the ground and shattered into pieces…
Night Lock watched the flower’s destruction with interest, and after a while, said: “I’ve never seen this before.”
I asked: “Have you never been to the Forbidden Mountain?”
“Perhaps I came when I was young, but I can’t remember clearly. Eight years ago when I took my position, some turbulence occurred, and this place was destroyed and the mountain was forbidden.”
“Turbulence when taking position?” I was quite interested in this topic.
He didn’t answer my question, subtly changing the subject: “How did you know the flower was poisonous?”
