"Y-you, don't come over here, I'm very fierce..."

The little girl trembled all over with fear, but her innate kindness made her grip a tree branch tightly and wave it, trying to scare away the striped evil tiger.

But to the tiger, the little tot wasn't even enough to get stuck in its teeth, while Qin Yi was its meal.

However, at this moment, the striped evil tiger suddenly stopped, its blood-red eyes showing fear.

The little girl thought the tiger was scared by her. But the next second, she sensed something was off and slowly turned back to see a blinding red light spreading not far from her.

Suddenly, the intense red light exploded, turning everything within hundreds of meters red.

Soon, a massive, sinister head resembling a small mountain emerged from the red light. When the red light faded, an enormous, terrifying fiery red python appeared in her view, destroying the surrounding trees instantly and cracking the ground with its massive body.

The python had twin horns on its head, flames seemed to envelop its body, coiling like a Snake Mountain.

"Roar!"

The python roared at the striped evil tiger, and the terrifying sound wave made the entire mountain shake violently.

As for the tiger, it was so scared that it directly collapsed onto the ground.

The python opened its mouth and, like a red lightning bolt, pounced, clamping its large jaws around the tiger's waist, snapping it into two with a crunch, then opened its bloody mouth to swallow the tiger whole.

After all this happened the previous night, the python turned its head and was visibly stunned to see the little girl fainted on Qin Yi, having been scared unconscious.

The dazzling red light spread out again, then quickly dissipated, transforming into a blood-red big halberd floating in the air.

This python was the Blood Flood Dragon.

Qin Yi had previously destroyed the Absolute Domain of Old Slob, and the Blood Flood Dragon was also seriously injured, though in a much better condition than Qin Yi.

"Although a bit timid, she has commendable courage."

The Blood Flood Dragon mumbled as it looked at the little girl who had fainted.

...

When Qin Yi woke up, it was already the next day.

He opened his eyes to darkness, a side effect of using the Eye of Righteous and Evil, something he had experienced many times; everything was expected, so he wasn't alarmed. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

He tried to get up but with even a slight movement, he felt a piercing headache, his whole body felt dismantled with severe internal injuries; however, there were signs of treatment, likely done by the Blood Flood Dragon. Qin Yi could only lie still and rest for a while as his thoughts gradually recovered.

"I wonder if that stubborn Old Slob is dead now?"

"Master, you're awake?"

Qin Yi's eyes flickered, "You're injured too?"

"Master, I'm afraid I'll need to go into slumber for a while."

Qin Yi understood; it seemed the Blood Flood Dragon was seriously injured.

"It's okay, I'll handle the rest. You got hurt and still treated my wounds, I owe you."

"Master, you've got it wrong. I wasn't the one who healed you. In my current state, I couldn't possibly treat you. If you hadn't been unconscious, I fear I wouldn't have held on until now." The Blood Flood Dragon explained. It endured without fainting, fearing no one would protect Qin Yi if it did.

Qin Yi was slightly taken aback, "Then who saved me?"

"It's this little tot on you."

Qin Yi finally realized that there was something heavy on his chest, initially thinking it was due to his injuries. A quick Divine Thought revealed a small figure lying on his chest, though it looked a bit strange.

"What is this? It doesn't look human."

"Master, she's an Elf."

"Elf?" Qin Yi was dumbfounded, as records of Elves were part of the knowledge from the Eye of Righteous and Evil, yet it was his first time seeing one, so he didn't recognize it.

"You're saying she saved me?"

The Blood Flood Dragon said, "Yes, Master, your injuries were severe, and the Elf Clan is naturally adept at healing, it's a natural ability. Without this little tot, you might not have woken up so soon."

Qin Yi was stunned for quite a while, having been saved by an Elf felt too fantastical.

"What's wrong with her? Is she asleep?"

"She overexerted herself while healing you. Then another Fierce Beast appeared, which the little tot couldn't handle. I had to reveal my True Body, which scared her into a faint. She fainted yesterday and hasn't woken since."

Qin Yi: "..."

"She looks so small; should still be a child, right?"

The Blood Flood Dragon said, "The Elf Clan are nature's favorites, they love peace, innately possess healing abilities, and excel in archery. However, it's said that Elf Clan men are handsome and women are beautiful, blessed by nature with ageless features. This little tot might be just a few or even hundreds of years old. But from her baby-like voice, probably just a few years. Maybe she wandered off from the Elf Clan for some fun."

Qin Yi looked at the little figure snoring on his chest, unable to help but smile. This little one was too cute, reminding him of his own kids.

He had been away for a year and a half, those two little ones should be running all over by now?

Qin Yi cautiously tried to move the little one to the side, but she clung to him like an octopus, refusing to let go. Helpless, Qin Yi could only let her cling to him. Bearing the pain, he took out a large amount of Spirit Grass, Spiritual Medicine, and Earth Spirit Stone from his Storage Ring, handing them to the Blood Flood Dragon.

"Hurry and heal, don't leave any lasting effects."

"Thank you, Master."

The Blood Flood Dragon, unable to hold on any longer, took the items from Qin Yi and concealed itself, ceasing to speak.

Qin Yi sat down cross-legged and began Energy Movement to heal himself.

His injuries this time were severe, and if not for the tiny Elf clinging to his chest, he would have been in grave danger.

Soon after Qin Yi entered meditation, the little Elf clinging to his chest slowly opened her eyes, muttering, "Sister, I'm hungry."

However, realizing she was clinging to a stranger's chest, her arms wrapped around his neck, she was so frightened she turned around and ran away.

The cave was not big, resulting in her running headfirst into the stone wall, landing on her bottom, "Ouch..."

She rubbed her reddened forehead through tear-filled eyes and couldn't help but look back at Qin Yi warily.

"Huh, seems like it's that injured big brother from yesterday. Huh, how am I in a cave? Huh, where did that big snake go?"

Like a little chatterbox, the little tot prattled on endlessly.

Then, wiping her tears, green glimmers moved around her, mainly concentrating on her forehead. The previously bumped and swollen spot healed quickly.

She curiously approached Qin Yi, her gemstone-like eyes blinking as she gazed at him, "Big brother, are you asleep?"

"Big brother, my name is Little Leaf, what's yours?"

"Big brother, why are you ignoring me? Are you a bad person?"

"Big brother, who beat you up? You're covered in blood. But I also got my butt spanked by Grannie Flower, but that's because I was naughty."

The little tot sat in front of Qin Yi, her little mouth opening and closing, chattering non-stop.