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Tao'er sat up abruptly, looking warily at the front gate.

In the dead of night, who would come to the door at this hour?

The people from the Liu family's old house?

Did they discover it?

Impossible, Uncle Er's "illness" was handled flawlessly!

Could it be... a ghost?

After all, this house was previously known as a haunted house.

A chill ran down her spine, but then she thought, if there really were ghosts, they would have wiped out her whole family long ago, instead of waiting until today.

Thinking about it that way, she wasn't so scared anymore.

Then he thought about how his family had been selling Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and sika deer during this period, and had also received three hundred taels of silver from the old house.

Perhaps someone will be envious and it will attract petty thieves.

She took out the powerful night flashlight from her pocket, tiptoed to the door, held her breath, and shone the flashlight through the narrow crack in the door.

The moment the beam of light pierced the darkness, Tao'er gasped.

A huge white tiger crouched outside the door. It was pure white except for a few light gray stripes on its forehead and back. Its eyes, like copper bells, narrowed slightly in the beam of light. It had no fierce look, but rather a gentle appearance.

Even more strangely, when the white tiger saw her looking at it, it raised one paw and knocked three times on the door panel, neither too hard nor too soft, tap, tap, tap.

Tao'er tightened her grip on the flashlight.

Is the White Tiger knocking on the door?

This is even stranger than a ghost!

But when she looked at it more closely, her heart skipped a beat; she remembered what the white tiger looked like.

She and her two older brothers had previously gone into the back mountains to gather herbs and hunt, and had rescued this white tiger cub.

Could this be the one?

Several days have passed, and she had almost forgotten about it!

Thinking of this, Tao'er no longer hesitated, turned around and ran back into the house, calling out to her eldest brother Liu Tiezhu and second brother Liu Tiechui.

The two older brothers came out wearing coats and rubbing their eyes. When they heard her say in a low voice, "There's a tiger outside," they immediately sobered up.

"Little sister, you go stand at the back."

Liu Tiechui pulled her behind him and stepped forward to unlock the door.

The wooden door creaked open and slid inwards.

In the moonlight outside the door, the white tiger sat steadily on the ground. When the door opened, it did not move, but only swept its tail on the ground twice.

Beside it crouched a small white tiger, round and plump, only the size of a cat, with bright, sparkling eyes, tilting its head to look at people.

Looking further back, two pheasants and three rabbits lay neatly on the ground, all still fresh, with teeth marks on their necks, clearly having died recently.

Liu Tiezhu was so frightened that he took two steps back, his voice trembling as he cried out, "Big brother, little sister! There are two tigers, one big and one small, at our doorstep!"

Upon hearing this, the white tiger slowly stood up.

Liu Tiechui grabbed a wooden stick and held it in front of him, but the white tiger didn't even look at him. It strode steadily into the courtyard, with the little white tiger following behind, trotting along the way.

Finally, the white tiger lay down in front of Tao'er, resting its chin on its front paws, its amber eyes gazing at her gently.

"Little sister, watch out!" Liu Tiezhu was terrified and tried to run over, but it was too late.

Liu Tiechui was also terrified and ran over without thinking.

Tao'er recognized Baihu's eyes, and a weight was lifted from her heart.

She smiled and waved her hand: "Big brother, second brother, don't be afraid, it won't hurt me."

This white tiger is the same tiger we rescued in the mountains last time.

"Look, those wild game pieces at the gate, they were brought to us by it."

The white tiger seemed to understand her words. It wagged its tail, then stretched out its fluffy head and affectionately rubbed against her trouser leg.

The little white tiger watched from the side and imitated her, nuzzling her other leg with its head, the soft fur tickling her calf.

Tao'er's heart was completely melted by this little guy. She squatted down, first patted the big white tiger's head, and then gently rubbed the little white tiger's head.

The little creature squinted its eyes in comfort, making purring sounds in its throat, just like a big cat.

Liu Tiezhu and Liu Tiechui exchanged a glance. Seeing that the tiger was indeed docile, they slowly put down their carrying poles, let out a long breath, and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

The two brothers then approached and carefully examined the white tiger. They recognized it as the father of the tiger cub that their little sister had saved.

"How did this tiger end up in our house in the middle of the night?"

That was terrifying!

Thankfully, my parents were asleep, otherwise they might have fainted from fright.

Liu Tiechui muttered a complaint, but the fear he had shown earlier was gone from his tone.

Tao'er stood up and said to her two older brothers, "This big white tiger is very clever. It knows that coming during the day might disturb the villagers, so it chose to come at night."

Look at it, it even knows how to knock on doors, it's no ordinary wild animal!

She thought the big white tiger would leave after delivering the game, but to her surprise, the white tiger stood up, lowered its head, and nudged the little white tiger's rear end.

Then she pushed the little guy towards Tao'er's feet, and looked up at her with a hint of entrustment in her eyes.

Then it turned around and brought in the pheasants and rabbits.

Then she rubbed against Tao'er again, and then strode slowly toward the door.

Tao'er was taken aback: "Hey, Da Bai, what are you doing here, little one?"

This is your baby!

You don't want it anymore?

The big white tiger stopped at the door, looked back at her, and then at the little white tiger.

She let out a soft "woof," her eyes filled with a hint of reluctance.

Then he leaped into the night, his figure disappearing into the darkness, his footsteps so light they were barely audible.

Only the three siblings and a small white tiger, which looked like a big cat, remained in the courtyard.

The little white tiger seemed not to understand why its father had left. It tilted its head and looked out the door for a while, then turned around, leaped up, grabbed Tao'er's knees with its two front paws, looked up at her, and then rolled in front of her.

Tao looked down at the fluffy little thing, feeling both amused and helpless, and had no choice but to pick it up.

The little one immediately snuggled into her arms, found a comfortable position, and nestled there, being very clingy.

Liu Tiezhu came over and poked the little white tiger's ear. The little thing shook its head impatiently, which made him laugh: "Little sister, this... the little white tiger is quite attached to you."

"Are you really planning to keep this little guy?"

"Otherwise what?"

We can't just throw it out.

Tao'er lifted the little white tiger up.

"Just stay here, so your two kids can keep each other company."

"When it gets a little bigger, it can guard our house too!"

Liu Tiechui wanted to say something, but seeing how docile the tiger cub was, like a cat, he couldn't bring himself to object. He just muttered, "I wonder what the villagers will say when they find out tomorrow."

Tao'er bent down to stroke the little white tiger's fur and casually said, "Then let's spread the word."

The next morning, the little white tiger indeed became the talk of the village.

When Aunt Wang came to borrow salt, she saw Tao'er holding a small white tiger in her arms as soon as she entered the door, and she was so frightened that she almost dropped the bowl in her hand.

After realizing what was happening, they peered at it for a while longer, marveling, "Goodness, this tiger looks like a kitten, and it even lets me hold it?"

Tao'er explained that the tiger cub came to her house on its own last night.

In less than half a day, the news that "a white tiger mythical beast ran into Tao'er's house in the middle of the night" spread like wildfire throughout Xinghua Village.

The villagers both respected and feared the white tiger, since it had been regarded as an auspicious mythical beast since ancient times.

But then everyone thought about it again, why did this mythical beast choose Tao'er's family instead of other families? What does that mean?

This shows that Tao'er is a very lucky girl!

"I knew it! That girl Tao'er is a blessed woman descended from heaven!"

"Isn't that right?"

Last time we dug up such a huge ginseng root, and later we also harvested some lingzhi mushrooms.

"Now even the white tiger is sending its cubs to her family to raise. Isn't this a blessing only a goddess could have?"

"Let's visit Tao'er's family more often in the future and share in their good fortune."

As a result, people kept coming to Tao'er's courtyard that afternoon.

Some people brought vegetables, some brought eggs, and Aunt Zhang brought half a basket of freshly picked apricots, smiling and saying that she would let Tao'er try them.

Tao'er couldn't refuse, so she had to accept them all, but she knew in her heart that the villagers wanted to be on good terms with her family!

As evening fell, Tao'er sat on the threshold with her little white tiger in her arms, looking at the yard piled high with food, and couldn't help but smile.

She looked down at the little one in her arms and said, "Little Bai, your father brought you here, which has brought good luck to our family."

The little white tiger raised its head, its bright blue eyes looking at her, and let out a soft, childlike "Awoo!"

From now on, you'll be called Xiaobai!

"Little White, okay?"

The little tiger roared twice, then rolled around in front of her twice, looking very happy.

The two little guys, Ayan and Huanhuan, weren't afraid of Xiaobai at all, and they both wanted to hold it.

"Ayan, Huanhuan, from now on you two will play with Xiaobai."

Both children answered simultaneously, "Okay!"

Tao'er patted Xiaobai again and said, "From now on, they will be your little masters. You must protect them both, understand?"

Little White wagged its tail and rubbed its little tiger head against the two children's hands.

The two children giggled nonstop.

When it was time to go to bed at night, Xiaobai jumped onto the bed by herself and slept next to the two children.

Peach told it to go sleep in its own nest, but Little White refused. In the end, Peach just gave up and let it be.

Anyway, it won't hurt them.

Tao'er sat by the window, wondering who would be the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future.

Is it the current Prince of the North or one of the other princes?

who cares.

These are things she cannot control.

Let's take it one step at a time and focus on making the most of the present.

At least for now, she has family, people she cares about, space, and this clingy little tiger in her arms, which is already pretty good.