Shen Xiaoyan asked Shen Xiaoming if he was willing to go out together. Shen Xiaoming looked at Shen Xiaoyan, then at Zheng Wei, and refused.
"Big sister, you go with brother-in-law. I'll stay at home."
Shen Xiaoyan didn't mind. Shen Xiaoming had his own thoughts, and she couldn't force him to do things he didn't like.
Since Shen Xiaoming was unwilling to go, Shen Xiaoyan originally wanted to go out alone, but Zheng Wei wouldn't allow it.
In the end, when they left, Zheng Wei still accompanied her.
Shen Xiaoyan wore a cloak, holding Luoluo in her arms. Luoluo only showed its head from the cloak, looking outside.
Bai Bai also wanted to go, but unfortunately, Zheng Wei refused to carry it, and it was too cold outside. In the end, it stayed at home with Lao Hei and Heizizi to accompany Shen Xiaoming.
The two went out, locked the door from the outside, and then walked towards Baiyun Peak.
Shen Xiaoyan wanted to go out for a stroll, but she didn't want to go into the village, and the town was too far away, so she could only go to the mountains for a walk.
Although the sky had been clear for two days, the snow had fallen very thickly. The sun had come out, but the temperature was still very low. This snow showed no sign of melting at all.
Both of them wore thick-soled fur boots and walked in the snow, occasionally talking.
When they finally reached the forest at the foot of Baiyun Peak, they were both sweating.
Passing through the forest and standing at the foot of the mountain looking up, everything was a vast expanse of white. This grand mountain looked even more enchanting.
Shen Xiaoyan's eyes curved with happiness. She had never seen such scenery in her previous life. Without money for travel, seeing it on television was ultimately different from experiencing it with her own eyes.
In fact, Shen Xiaoyan didn't know what to expect in the winter mountains. This trip up the mountain was not for finding anything; it was purely to enjoy the scenery and relax.
As the two went deeper, Shen Xiaoyan actually felt a sense of being detached from the world.
It was as if the world was so quiet that only she remained, which felt indescribably good.
Zheng Wei always walked a few steps ahead of Shen Xiaoyan. He had to clear the path for her and occasionally turn back to check on her to avoid any accidents.
In fact, apart from the snow, there was nothing else to see in the mountains. If it hadn't snowed, Shen Xiaoyan would definitely not have been willing to make this trip.
Looking up from the foot of the mountain earlier, they had seen the grandeur of the mountain. Now, looking up close, they could only see the bare branches of the trees, oh, and the occasional bird flying through the trees.
Zheng Wei didn't feel much about it. He was mainly accompanying the little woman. If he could also catch a wild goat in the snow, that would be even better.
As soon as this thought appeared in his mind, a running shadow appeared in Zheng Wei's vision. The shadow moved very fast, clearly heading towards them. Zheng Wei immediately became alert.
Shen Xiaoyan also saw the shadow approaching from a distance, with a hint of surprise and amusement in her eyes, but more so, a sense of helplessness.
"Master, that's Hua Diandian." Luoluo's voice suddenly came into Shen Xiaoyan's mind.
The sudden voice startled Shen Xiaoyan. Instinctively, she wanted to ask who Hua Diandian was, but opening her mouth, she swallowed the words back and asked in her mind, "Who is Hua Diandian?"
"Hua Diandian is the youngest of the three spotted tigers you encountered when you first came to the mountain," Luoluo explained.
"Oh. I see. Then how do you know it?" Shen Xiaoyan asked, puzzled.
"When I was playing in the mountains with Bai Bai, we met it, and I even gave it milk to drink," Luoluo said, then regretted it and quickly added, "I told it that Master is the best master and definitely not stingy with her own people, so it can eat as much as it wants. Don't you agree, Master?"
Listening to Luoluo's fawning voice, Shen Xiaoyan was speechless. Who said that Hua Diandian was "her own person"? It was clearly a tiger.
The next second, Shen Xiaoyan reacted again and asked, "Why is Hua Diandian running so fast? Is it here to play with you?"
That didn't seem right either. How would it know Luoluo was here?
"I don't know either. Just don't let your man fight with Hua Diandian," Luoluo said, also a little strange, but still remembered to warn Shen Xiaoyan.
The spotted tiger, called Hua Diandian by Luoluo, had now run up to them and was facing Zheng Wei about two meters away.
Clearly, it had seen Luoluo and recognized Shen Xiaoyan, but it couldn't speak. It could only stand there, impatiently pawing the snow in front of it with its front paws.
Zheng Wei, however, thought this was a prelude to an attack. He immediately assumed a defensive posture, ready to strike fiercely the moment the spotted tiger pounced, so that the little woman could escape first.
After hearing Luoluo's words, Shen Xiaoyan's face lit up with a gentle smile. She took a few steps forward, took Zheng Wei's arm, and said, "Don't be nervous, I've seen it before."
Zheng Wei turned his head slightly, looking at Shen Xiaoyan with confusion, but his gaze was still fixed on Hua Diandian. He quickly asked, "When did you see it?"
"The first time I came up the mountain, in that canyon. It was the one that gave me the jade pendant," Shen Xiaoyan explained with a smile.
Zheng Wei instantly recalled the incident. At that time, he had left Shen Xiaoyan alone in the canyon. When he returned, Shen Xiaoyan had said she had encountered a spotted tiger. So it was this one?
In that case, this spotted tiger must not be here to attack them. Then what was it here for? To catch up? Zheng Wei found himself amused by his own thoughts. It seemed that after spending so much time with the little woman, his thoughts had become similar to hers.
"Hua Diandian, why are you here?" Shen Xiaoyan didn't care what Zheng Wei thought. She looked at Hua Diandian with a smile and asked its purpose.
Seeing this, Zheng Wei found it even more amusing and couldn't help but say, "Can it understand you when you talk to it? And what is Hua Diandian?"
"Hua Diandian is the name I gave it last time," Shen Xiaoyan lied without batting an eyelid.
After all, Luoluo was hers, and whatever Luoluo named was what she named.
Hearing Shen Xiaoyan call its name, Hua Diandian pawed the snow even faster, but Shen Xiaoyan still couldn't figure out what it wanted.
At this moment, Luoluo jumped down from Shen Xiaoyan's arms and ran directly to Hua Diandian's side. With a light leap, it climbed onto Hua Diandian's back.
Half a year had passed, and Hua Diandian had grown significantly compared to when they first met. It could easily carry Luoluo now.
After Luoluo settled down, it let out a soft meow, and Hua Diandian stopped pawing the snow.
What happened next surprised Zheng Wei even more. Hua Diandian actually turned around and started walking away. After a few steps, it stopped and looked back at him and Shen Xiaoyan, as if inviting them to follow.
Before Zheng Wei could react, Shen Xiaoyan had already followed, because Luoluo had told her that Hua Diandian's parents were injured and they needed to go quickly.