Chapter 2250 - 2247: The Little Girl Fishing

Chapter 2250: Chapter 2247: The Little Girl Fishing

The young girl’s cloak was fluffy and looked very warm, but for a little girl to be in the icy high mountains was too dangerous.

Lin Tian looked at her innocent face, and could basically determine she was younger than Yun Xiaotian, meaning she might be only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Could she have come here with adults from her family? Lin Tian looked around but found no adults. Besides, this area within a hundred miles was deserted, uninhabited, so where did this little girl come from?

Could it be he encountered a fox demon? Lin Tian thought whimsically. Of course, this was just a fantasy. He had seen fox demon spiritual bodies, like the shishen at shrines, but a real fox demon was highly unlikely.

"Little sister, where are your family adults? It’s very dangerous to be here alone." Lin Tian said tentatively, taking a few more steps forward.

Just a few meters out, a white shadow leaped from the bushes beside the little girl, pouncing towards Lin Tian with incredible speed, comparable to the mid-Innate stage Wang Wanxi.

Startled, Lin Tian quickly sidestepped, dodging the white shadow’s sneak attack. The shadow swept past and landed on the ground—a "big cat"?

No, Lin Tian quickly dismissed this thought. This big cat had fine, thick white fur with irregular spots and a tail longer than its body.

Wow, it’s a snow leopard. Seeing these features, Lin Tian was thrilled, almost shouting out loud—not frightened, but excited, because snow leopards are very rare and typically reside in mountains thousands of meters high.

They say the snow leopard is the most beautiful of the feline animals, and seeing it now, it truly lives up to its reputation. However, this beautiful "big cat" wasn’t very friendly towards Lin Tian, glaring at him, body crouched, ready to strike at any moment.

However, after its initial strike failed, the snow leopard seemed to realize Lin Tian wasn’t easily bullied and stopped attacking.

"Bai, come back." The little girl suddenly spoke, her voice crisp and ethereal with a hint of childishness, sounding pleasant, like a gentle massage to the ears.

If emerald lake water soothes like an eye wash, then the little girl’s voice is like an ear wash, seemingly able to cleanse all distractions and impurities from the mind.

Just as Lin Tian was still immersed in the sound, the snow leopard had already run back to the little girl, who patted the snow leopard’s head, both doting and slightly reproachful, "Bai, I’ve told you not to attack people carelessly."

The snow leopard let out a soft growl, half-closing its eyes, looking comfortable and content, its expression that of a big cat. But Lin Tian knew it was a fierce snow leopard and that this snow leopard listened to the little girl.

"Big brother, I’m really sorry, did Bai scare you?" The little girl looked up at Lin Tian and said softly.

When she apologized, there was an instinctive look of self-reproach on her face and in her eyes, but listening to such a clear voice and looking at such pure eyes, it was impossible to get angry.

Besides, Lin Tian was not frightened. Although the snow leopard’s speed was exaggerated, it was at most at the level of an Innate expert. However, such speed is beyond reasoning; no matter how impressive a snow leopard is, it shouldn’t have such speed.

Therefore, this snow leopard was clearly trained by someone, like the Zhang Family’s immortal crane whose claws could easily crush rocks.

Lin Tian shook his head slightly, smiling, "No problem, it can’t harm me."

The snow leopard seemed to understand Lin Tian’s words, opened its half-closed eyes wide, staring at Lin Tian again with a curious expression.

"Big brother, what is your name? It’s dangerous here, why did you appear here?" The little girl blinked her big eyes, asking curiously.

Lin Tian found it amusing, thinking he should be the one asking her, but he still answered as usual, "I’m Lin Tian, I have some business here."

"Then you should go back, you might encounter other snow leopards here, it’s very dangerous. They aren’t as gentle as Bai, and even if you don’t encounter snow leopards, there are ice caves up the mountain, and falling into one is dangerous." The little girl advised gently.

Is this "big cat" considered gentle? It pounced on me at first sight; if I didn’t have some skills, I’d already be suffering.

The little girl, seeming to read Lin Tian’s thoughts, said a bit embarrassedly, "Actually, Bai wouldn’t really hurt anyone. If you hadn’t dodged, it would just have knocked you over. It’s protecting me unless you did something dangerous."

"I see." Lin Tian understood, nodded, and added, "That means Bai is quite formidable, with at least mid-Innate strength."

Hearing the term mid-Innate, the little girl showed no surprise, responding naturally, "When Bai was young, it was rather naughty and stole some elixirs from the elixir room. It underwent Yijing Xisui, so it’s much more formidable than an ordinary snow leopard."

Stole elixirs? Lin Tian was intrigued and asked curiously, "May I know your name, young lady?"

"Yan Lingling," the little girl answered truthfully.

"You are also a Yan?" Lin Tian was overjoyed and pursued further, "Do you know Elder Yan Bei? Or perhaps know where the Medicine King Mansion is?"

Yan Lingling opened her little mouth, intending to say something but stopped, looking troubled, with a reluctant expression.

Lin Tian understood at once, seeing it as the kind of dilemma a child faces when instructed by family adults not to reveal family matters to outsiders, shown clearly on her face.

Yan Lingling was simple-hearted, revealing this kind of expression. Lin Tian didn’t make it difficult for her and took out the "Mountain and River Terrain Map" from his pocket, handing it to the young girl.

The snow leopard lifted its head slightly, its nose twitching, and its eyes blinked humanly, seeming to recognize this scent.

Yan Lingling glanced at the contents of the map, suddenly letting out a laugh, a very joyful demeanor.

"This is Grandpa Yan Bei’s handwriting, his drawings are always this amusing." Yan Lingling laughed merrily.

Lin Tian felt relieved, as the young girl was indeed family with Yan Bei, meaning there was hope of visiting the Medicine King Mansion.

"Brother Lin Tian, I believe you now. This is hand-drawn by Grandpa Yan Bei. The Medicine King Mansion is my home." Yan Lingling straightforwardly admitted.

"That’s wonderful! But, looking at the map, it seems we’re still far from the Medicine King Mansion. Were you really out here alone?" Lin Tian asked again, wondering how a young girl could traverse these mountains.

Yan Lingling nodded easily, saying, "I’m not afraid, Bai protects me."

"Uh, with Bai’s strength at mid-Innate, there’s indeed no need to worry. But, are you fishing? Did you really come all this way just to fish here?" Lin Tian didn’t quite understand the young girl’s hobby; was this fishing at the risk of her life?

"Brother Lin Tian, you don’t know, this place is called Heavenly Tears Lake, and Bai loves the fish here. Oh, do you know why it’s called Heavenly Tears Lake? There’s a very, very beautiful legend..." Yan Lingling seemed to have bottled up her stories while fishing alone, becoming excited upon seeing Lin Tian, chattering non-stop and even preparing to tell him a story.