Originally a bit dazed, Jiang Feng was suddenly startled and jumped up.
The small black creature that had been lying on him instantly fell into a corner of the tent.
Whimper whimper whimper!
Whimper!
Next to him, bun and Yuan Xiao were also awoken by this.
Then, like Jiang Feng, the two little ones were also startled by the small creature in front of them.
Roar~
The little creature that fell into the corner of the tent let out a pitiful cry, then started scurrying towards Jiang Feng.
"Don't come over here!" Jiang Feng shouted in fright, stopping the little one in its tracks.
Then he bent down and picked up bun and Yuan Xiao, eyeing the little creature warily.
Roar~
The little one sat on the ground, opened its mouth wide, and let out a yawn.
Jiang Feng also carefully examined this little creature.
It was a small animal covered in jet black fur with some white patches of hair.
Jiang Feng gave it another look, feeling a bit dumbfounded.
What the hell is this thing?
He felt like he had never encountered such a strange animal before.
Jiang Feng frowned and tilted his head, pondering.
Could this be a black dog?
But how could there be a dog in this deep forest?
Or maybe it's a small black bear?
But it also has white stripes in its fur, and its four short legs are very stout.
This thing doesn't look like it would steal picnic baskets like a black bear at all.
Moreover, how did it get in here?
Jiang Feng had a bad feeling, so he turned and looked at the zipper of the tent.
He discovered that his tent had indeed been torn open, leaving a large hole.
But he hadn't heard a thing during the night!
If this creature meant them harm, he and bun and Yuan Xiao might not have lived to see the sun today.
"What a creature, we almost lost our little lives," Jiang Feng said with lingering fear.
Then he looked again at the little one in the corner.
As soon as it saw Jiang Feng looking at it, it immediately opened its mouth and stuck out its pink little tongue for another yawn.
"Bun, Yuan Xiao, have you two ever seen this animal before?" Jiang Feng turned and asked the two little ones.
Whimper whimper whimper~
Whimper~
The two little ones shook their heads at each other, their eyes filled with puzzlement as well.
Clearly, it was the first time they had seen such a creature too.
Roar~
The little one in the corner waddled over to Jiang Feng on its short legs.
This time, Jiang Feng did not stop the jet-black little one.
Instead, once it reached Jiang Feng, it circled around him twice.
Then it sniffed at Jiang Feng's shoes with its nose.
Roar~
The little one let out another yawn, then tried to climb up onto Jiang Feng.
This left Jiang Feng utterly dumbfounded.
Could this really be just a black dog?
Jiang Feng hesitated for a moment, then put bun and Yuan Xiao down and squatted to scrutinize the little one closely.
Seeing Jiang Feng studying it, the little one became even more energetic.
It kept wriggling its body, trying to burrow into Jiang Feng's embrace.
No matter how much Jiang Feng tried to block it, he could only hold the little one reluctantly.
But it would not stay still in Jiang Feng's arms, constantly squirming its body.
It even tried to lick Jiang Feng's face, but he pushed it away in disgust.
"Alright, alright, stay still for a bit," Jiang Feng said as he put the little one down and held it in place with his hand.
Only then did it calm down, lifting its head to look at Jiang Feng excitedly.
"Who are you?" Jiang Feng blurted out, looking at the little one. Then he felt like slapping himself.
Why was he asking something that couldn't understand him?
The little one that Jiang Feng held down indeed had a puzzled look on its face.
"Why are you so black?" Jiang Feng picked it up and examined the creature carefully again.
These paws...
These limbs...
This tiger-like head...
This thing really does resemble a little tiger.
Jiang Feng became even more puzzled as he lifted the little one for another look.
Next to them, bun and Yuan Xiao also came over, curiously staring at this jet-black creature.
Then they turned away and let out soft whimpers.
At that moment, a segment of memories from an encyclopedia of flora and fauna suddenly surfaced in Jiang Feng's mind.
After going through those memories, Jiang Feng was dumbfounded.
He recalled it again, then lifted the little one to look once more.
"It can't be... this creature really does exist!" Jiang Feng said in disbelief.
He kept muttering to himself, as if he had learned of something hard to believe.
It wasn't until a while later that Jiang Feng finally reacted.
He then immediately summoned the System in his mind.
"System, System, is this the legendary creature you wanted me to find?"
One minute...
Two minutes...
[It barely qualifies.]
"What does that mean, how can it barely qualify?" Jiang Feng was exasperated. The thing in his hand could definitely be considered a legendary creature!
But why did the System say it barely qualified?
Jiang Feng was very puzzled, but the System did not respond to him again.
This left Jiang Feng feeling extremely frustrated.
"Little one, are your parents nearby?" Jiang Feng asked.
Roar~
The little one called out, looking at Jiang Feng with a dopey expression.
"Alright, you might not be too smart," Jiang Feng said, shaking his head.
He put the little one down, then walked out of the tent to check the surroundings.
But he didn't find any useful clues.
Jiang Feng turned to look speechlessly at the little one that had followed him out.
It seemed he had encountered another stray animal.
Jiang Feng shook his head helplessly, but he felt overjoyed inside.
This was a legendary creature, after all.
He could not wait to share this momentous discovery.
"Well, look who's first!" someone said in the livestream chat.
"Wow, the host really spent the night in the mountains."
"Where's your wild spicy hotpot, host?"
"You're done for, host. The forestry department said you'll go to jail for destroying the environment!"
As soon as Jiang Feng started the livestream, many viewers poured in.
Quite a few of them warned Jiang Feng that he would go to jail.
But Jiang Feng just smiled nonchalantly, because he had already restored that patch of briar to its original state.
No one could pin anything on him.
Jiang Feng smiled and bent down to pick up the little one at his feet.
"Everyone, look quickly! I've discovered an incredible creature!" he exclaimed.
Roar~
The little one stuck out its tongue at the camera and let out a yawn.
"Um, isn't that just a dog? What's so special about it? Don't change the subject, host!"
"No, I think that's a black bear."
"Host, does your black bear steal picnic baskets?"
"No, no, that must be a tiger!"
"Are you kidding me? Have you ever seen a black tiger before?"
The viewers in the livestream chat began debating noisily about the little black creature on camera.
Jiang Feng glanced at the chat, put the little one down, then stood up and smiled, "The friend up there is correct - this is indeed a tiger!"