Chapter 104

A ragged girl sprinted ahead, arms crossed, while a tiger-like beast chased her furiously behind.

Facing Facing Cang Luo pulled up the satellite zoom and squinted—holy shit, what a cute girl with a curvy figure, shoulder-length brown-red hair, fair skin and beautiful face.

"Is this the classic 'hero saves the damsel' scenario?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo shook his head in disbelief, took out the Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts, and began flipping through it to find data on the tiger-like beast.

Emotionally, seeing a damsel in distress, Facing Facing Cang Luo—as a righteous young man—naturally had to save her.

Rationally, this was a transaction: save the girl, maybe get a reward—perhaps even her hand in marriage...

Worth saving.

But Facing Facing Cang Luo wasn't a fool; he first needed to judge whether he was even a match for this tiger-like beast.

If it was a second-rank beast, he'd strike decisively.

If it was a third-rank beast, he'd let Erha assist, attempt the rescue, and flee immediately if outmatched.

A girl's life is precious compared to one's own.

One minute later, Facing Facing Cang Luo frowned slightly—he had turned every page of the Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts but found no data matching the pale-blue tiger-like beast.

Facing Facing Cang Luo was puzzled—could it be a beast above third rank?

The Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts was divided into three volumes: Lower, Middle, and Upper.

The one in Facing Facing Cang Luo's hands was the Lower Volume, recording only first- to third-rank beasts; the Middle Volume recorded fourth- to sixth-rank beasts, and the Upper Volume recorded seventh- to ninth-rank beasts.

Facing Facing Cang Luo hesitated—without data on the tiger-like beast, he couldn't judge its strength, so he prepared to abandon the rescue.

But then he reconsidered: this tiger-like beast was no larger than Erha, suggesting its strength was comparable to Erha's.

On the Yuanwu Continent, the vast majority of beasts' strength correlated directly with their size—the larger the body, the higher the rank, the stronger the power, and vice versa.

Although high-rank beasts could freely enlarge or shrink their bodies, this tiger-like beast was clearly not a high-rank one.

Its speed wasn't fast—at least not faster than his own—and it had chased for ages without catching the girl ahead.

But it was nearly over—Facing Facing Cang Luo noticed the cute girl was slowing down, likely exhausted of her Yuan energy; if things continued, she'd be caught in no time.

The girl's clothes had probably been torn by branches during her run, revealing glimpses of her figure, stirring Facing Facing Cang Luo's desires.

Especially the two mounds of flesh before her chest, bouncing violently as she ran—Facing Facing Cang Luo stared through the satellite until his eyes nearly went blind.

These glimpses of flesh instantly ignited Facing Facing Cang Luo's heroic urge to save the damsel.

"For the girl, for the reward—I'm going all in."

Facing Facing Cang Luo shouted a slogan, then mounted Erha and raced swiftly toward the girl.

While charging, he still shouted into his phone's camera: "Sorry, everyone—I have to pause the livestream for a moment."

"I've spotted a damsel in distress—I'm going to rescue her. I'll resume shortly. If possible, I'll get her on camera—stay tuned..."

Facing Facing Cang Luo put his phone in his pocket; the moment it lost contact with his body, it instantly lost connection to Earth, and the livestream ended.

Earth viewers watching the livestream didn't leave the room after the sudden interruption—they excitedly flooded the chat with comments, debating what this "damsel in distress" Facing Facing Cang Luo mentioned could mean.

One viewer posted: "This feels just like a xianxia novel—is this girl the heroine, and will she repay Facing Facing Cang Luo by giving herself to him?"

"Will Facing Facing Cang Luo unlock his harem mode? So jealous! Why wasn't I the one who got reincarnated..."

Another viewer scoffed in a comment: "Hah! Do you really think he's the protagonist? Just a lucky loser."

"Harem? Do you think this is a game called 'Yuanwu Continent'?"

"Hmph! This livestream might just be his last one..."

This viewer sparked a wave of backlash—jealous viewers who envied Facing Facing Cang Luo's reincarnation all joined in mocking him, hoping he'd die on Yuanwu Continent.

Facing Facing Cang Luo didn't see the vicious comments—even if he had, he wouldn't care. He wouldn't waste words arguing with a bunch of mortals.

After several minutes of charging, the girl being chased by the beast finally appeared in Facing Facing Cang Luo's eyes—not through the satellite anymore.

The girl saw Facing Facing Cang Luo and immediately lit up with relief, waving at him and shouting: "Tasiketai! Tasiketai!"

She's Kai Tai?

Facing Facing Cang Luo looked confused—he didn't understand what the girl was saying.

No time to ponder—saving lives came first. Facing Facing Cang Luo quickly reassessed the tiger-like beast's strength and the surrounding environment, then formulated his tactic.

The tactic was simple: Facing Facing Cang Luo and Erha split up, attacking the tiger-like beast from both sides.

Facing Facing Cang Luo was a step slower—Erha, after circling past the girl, struck first, blasting a searing tongue of fire.

Then, from the other side, Facing Facing Cang Luo casually picked up a fist-sized stone and, aided by the satellite's dynamic tracking, hurled it with pinpoint accuracy at the tiger-like beast.

Though fierce and swift, Facing Facing Cang Luo and Erha's combined attack missed—the tiger-like beast halted abruptly and barely dodged both.

Faced with the sudden appearance of a human cultivator and the Firewolf, the tiger-like beast abandoned its prey. It glanced at Facing Facing Cang Luo twice, sensing his low power, then turned its gaze intently toward Erha.

In its mind, this fire-spewing Firewolf was far stronger than the human cultivator.

Erha instinctively stepped back a few paces—Facing Facing Cang Luo knew it was intimidated by the tiger-like beast's aura.

After all, Erha was a wolf, and the opponent was a tiger—the king of the jungle.

How could a lone wolf fight a mighty tiger?

Facing Facing Cang Luo sighed faintly and mentally transmitted to Erha: Don't be afraid—we can keep spewing fire until we turn it into roasted tiger.

While Facing Facing Cang Luo and Erha communicated mentally, the rescued girl, clutching her torn clothes, stumbled toward Facing Facing Cang Luo, her eyes brimming with joy.

But her joy instantly turned to panic—she tripped over a tree root just before reaching Facing Facing Cang Luo and tumbled straight into his open arms.

Facing Facing Cang Luo felt two soft mounds pressing against him, making it hard to breathe—he inhaled deeply and caught a sweet, refreshing osmanthus scent.

Facing Facing Cang Luo froze—where did this osmanthus scent come from?

He inhaled again sharply, then realized—the osmanthus scent was the girl's natural body fragrance...

"Ah!"

The girl shrieked, scrambled out of Facing Facing Cang Luo's arms, and bowed to him repeatedly—deep ninety-degree bows—while rapidly saying: "Gumenaite! Gumenaite..."

These exaggerated bows made the two mounds before her chest swing violently up and down—she remained oblivious, unaware that Facing Facing Cang Luo's eyes were bulging as if about to pop out.

What the hell is this, a watermelon-flinging exercise?

Must be several dozen jin, right?

Facing Facing Cang Luo stood there, mouth agape, wanting to remind her, yet unable to open his mouth.

So, Facing Facing Cang Luo just kept watching, staring at her chest, watching her continue the several-dozen-jin watermelon-flinging exercise.

Wait! What dialect did she just speak? "Bone-mei-na-sai"? Is she from Kai-tai... Ta-si-kai-tai?

Why does it sound like I've heard it somewhere?

The girl was still bowing, while Facing Facing Cang Luo continued staring at her chest, leaving him utterly bewitched.

Suddenly, Facing Facing Cang Luo remembered the little movies he had once watched and immediately understood.

Was she speaking Island-Nation language?

Does "Bone-mei-na-sai" mean "I'm sorry"?

Does "Ta-si-kai-tai" mean "Help"?

Thinking this, Facing Facing Cang Luo decisively pressed the girl's shoulders to stop her from continuing the astonishing watermelon-flinging exercise and asked, "An-na, an-na... where are you from?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo had intended to ask using the Island-Nation language he once learned from Island-Nation little movies, but the words slipped his mind the moment they reached his lips.

After Facing Facing Cang Luo stopped her bowing, the girl calmly tugged at her torn clothes to barely cover herself.

Then, looking at Facing Facing Cang Luo with a serious expression, she said, "Hai! Watashi is from Dongying, and my name is Shangyi Huimeizi."

"Shangyi Huimeizi?" Facing Facing Cang Luo paused, truly having guessed correctly.

To the east of the Yuanwu Continent lies a small nation named Dongying, which is that certain Island-Nation on Earth.

Yet, why would a Dongying person appear within Huaxia territory?

Furthermore, in the Yuanwu Continent where ninety percent of the population are of the Huaxia clan, how could a Dongying person even appear? How could they even exist?

Shangyi Huimeizi nervously glanced at the Shadow Tiger currently confronting the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf, then looked again at the still-dazed Facing Facing Cang Luo, urging, "My Lord?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo came to his senses; feeling embarrassed to keep staring at Shangyi Huimeizi who was clutching her chest, he averted his gaze and said, "My name is Facing Facing Cang Luo, a disciple of the Profound Tianmen. You just said you are from Dongying?

But why is your hair reddish-brown? Shouldn't it be black, just like the Huaxia people?"

Shangyi Huimeizi was about to explain, but realized this was not the time for that; the Shadow Tiger was still nearby, and that Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf would not last long, so they must leave immediately.

Right, if her perception was not mistaken just now, this Huaxia person before her is only at the Wu Shi Stage 9 cultivation level, right? Is that Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf his beast pet?

Taming a demonic beast at the Wu Shi cultivation level, and moreover, a First-Rank demonic beast.

What was this person thinking? And he is a disciple of the Profound Tianmen?

At this moment, it was actually Shangyi Huimeizi who was somewhat stunned; when she saw Facing Facing Cang Luo appear and block the Shadow Tiger, she thought she was saved, but she never expected Facing Facing Cang Luo to be only at the Wu Shi Stage 9 cultivation level, even lower than herself.

The Shadow Tiger is a Fifth-Rank demonic beast!

Shangyi Huimeizi quickly said, "Cang Jun, that demonic beast is the Fifth-Rank Shadow Tiger; have your beast pet hold it back, let us run quickly!"

Saying this, Shangyi Huimeizi turned and ran, but after only two steps, she nearly fell to the ground due to her Yuan Power being exhausted earlier.

Facing Facing Cang Luo exclaimed, "A Fifth-Rank demonic beast!? The Shadow Tiger?"

No wonder its data could not be found in the upper volume of the "Ten Thousand Beasts Atlas"; it turns out it is a Fifth-Rank demonic beast.

Why would a Fifth-Rank demonic beast appear in the activity area of Second-Rank demonic beasts? Hunting?

There was no time to hesitate; survival was paramount, so Facing Facing Cang Luo immediately transmitted a sound command for Erha to spew smoke to hold back the Shadow Tiger, then hoisted Shangyi Huimeizi onto his back and ran.

"Thank you, Cang Jun!" Shangyi Huimeizi said gratefully.

Facing Facing Cang Luo said nothing and ran with all his might.

Behind them, the Shadow Tiger saw its prey fleeing and immediately gave chase, but fortunately, with Erha holding it back, it could not catch up to Facing Facing Cang Luo for the time being, and the distance grew ever larger.

Erha could be said to have made an indispensable contribution; supported by infinite Yuan Power, it spewed flames and smoke as if they were free, harassing the Shadow Tiger while chasing after Facing Facing Cang Luo.

Facing Facing Cang Luo breathed a sigh of relief; as long as they ran out of the Demonic Beast Mountain Forest, they would be safe, for outside there were senior brothers and stewards of the Profound Tianmen.

The Shadow Tiger's speed was not faster than his own, and with Erha blocking it, it should not catch up to him.

Feeling there was no danger, Facing Facing Cang Luo finally had time to ask, "Shangyi... Young Lady, why were you chased by a Fifth-Rank demonic beast? Were you alone? Which sect's disciple are you?"

In Tongzhou, where the Demonic Beast Mountain Forest is located, besides the Emperor-Rank Profound Tianmen, there are also four Emperor-Rank sects; seeing her clothes were not those of the Profound Tianmen, Facing Facing Cang Luo concluded she was most likely a disciple of one of the Emperor-Rank sects.

Shangyi Huimeizi did not answer immediately; she looked back at the Shadow Tiger far behind, then looked at Erha, not expecting Facing Facing Cang Luo's beast pet, the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf, to be able to spew smoke.

Although it is only a First-Rank demonic beast, it now appears to possess the combat power of a Second-Rank demonic beast; no wonder it is a Mutated Demonic Beast.

No wonder Cang Jun chose to tame a demonic beast at the Wu Shi Stage 9 cultivation level; it turns out he encountered a Mutated Demonic Beast.

Still, it is somewhat not worth it; a First-Rank demonic beast is after all a First-Rank demonic beast, and is ultimately inferior to a Second-Rank demonic beast...

Shangyi Huimeizi did not think too much and quickly said, "Cang Jun, Watashi is an outer sect disciple of the Five Elements Hall..."