"Chou..." Li Meirong gritted out through her teeth, adjusting the position of the shield to face against the tiger's every blow, "I need your help now more than ever. You won't have to fight him, only distract him so I could step back!"
Chou didn't respond.
The tiger ceased its attempt to slash the shield and changed its strategy, opening his wide mouth to crunch the spiritually made barrier.
"Chou, please." Li Meirong begged. She tasted the coppery tang of blood in her mouth. The damage to the shield seemed to have affected her body in some way or another. It was as though her spiritual essence had taken damage.
The desperation in her voice seemed to have triggered her Plant Spirit's resolve, for he jumped straight out of her sleeve and hopped right onto the Tiger's massive head!
The Tiger stopped its series of onslaught on the shield and paced back and forth, attempting to strike the plant off of its head.
