0p0 Chapter 180 Conquering the Taotie
Chapter 180 Conquering the Taotie
Luo Ying raised her lips slightly, revealing a gentle smile. She said softly, "We found it. They were guarding the pair of Hehuan Bells. It's just that the two brothers were too kind. I didn't want to snatch it in front of them, for fear of hurting their feelings."
After hearing this, Shao Hanyue's eyes flashed with admiration. She exclaimed: "Sister, you are so kind! If you don't want to hurt them, how can we get the artifact?"
Luo Ying smiled softly, a sly look flashed in her eyes. She whispered mysteriously, "So I just tricked them into telling me what they were talking about."
Shao Hanyue, Xiao Qingxiu and Xiang Yuandai looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and curiosity, and they followed Luo Ying's movements closely. Luo Ying walked towards the huge Taotie step by step, pointed to the colorful scales under the eyes under the Taotie's armpits and said, "It's just below these two colorful scales."
Shao Hanyue's eyes sparkled with excitement, and she cheered excitedly: "Sister, you are so awesome!"
Then, Luo Ying carefully lifted the dazzling colorful scales under the left eye of the Taotie. Her movements were gentle and cautious, for fear of disturbing the ancient beast in front of her. Sure enough, under the scales, there was a delicate and small Hehuan Bell. Luo Ying carefully took it out and held the Hehuan Bell in her hand.
As the Hehuan Bell was taken out, the Taotie's body suddenly shook slightly, as if reacting to this sudden change. Seeing this, Shao Hanyue showed a worried look on her face. She asked softly, "Will this wake them up?" There was a hint of nervousness in her voice, and she was obviously worried about the possible consequences.
Luo Ying was extremely cautious, and moved lightly to the right, gently lifting another scale. She reached out and tightly grasped another Hehuan Bell under the scale, and whispered to herself: "It's so deep in sleep, it shouldn't be."
Just as she took out the Hehuan Bell, Taotie's eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened, and his gaze was as sharp as a knife. This sudden change frightened the four people present, and they held their breath instantly, fearing that they would alarm the ferocious beast.
Taotie struggled to wake up from its deep sleep, and its huge body began to move slowly. Seeing this, Xiao Qingxiu shouted in horror: "They are awake! Run!" Her voice was filled with endless fear and urgency.
Xiang Yuandai immediately held Luo Ying's hand tightly and ran forward quickly, trying to escape from the danger. At the same time, Xiao Qingxiu did not hesitate to hold Hanyue's hand and followed closely behind.
Xiang Yuandai shouted loudly, trying to break the tense and dangerous atmosphere: "Let's split up and run in two directions to distract the Taotie!"
Before he finished speaking, Xiang Yuandai pulled Luo Ying and rushed to the left, while Xiao Qingxiu and Shao Hanyue rushed to the right. Taotie seemed to be confused by this sudden change, and paused for a moment, then chose to chase to the left.
Seeing that the gluttonous monster was about to catch up with Xiang Yuandai and Luo Ying, it opened its bloody mouth that seemed to be able to swallow everything, leaped up, and pounced on the two in mid-air. Xiang Yuandai was shocked when he saw this, but he did not hesitate at all. He immediately turned around and held Luo Ying tightly in his arms, using his body to build a line of defense for her.
Luo Ying watched the gluttonous monster pounce on Xiang Yuandai, her heart filled with fear and helplessness. She shouted in horror: "No...don't!" Her voice was full of despair and pleading.
At this critical moment, Xiao Qingxiu decisively activated the defensive energy, forming an indestructible barrier, successfully blocking the fierce attack of the Taotie. Xiang Yuandai hugged Luo Ying tightly in his arms, with deep love and determination in his eyes. He said softly and firmly: "Don't be afraid, I am here, I will protect you, and I will not let you get hurt in the slightest."
Luo Ying listened to Xiang Yuandai's warm and powerful words, and an indescribable feeling of emotion welled up in her heart. Her eyes were slightly moist, and her voice trembled a little: "Brother Yuandai..."
Taotie took a few steps back again, and suddenly jumped higher into the air, like a ferocious beast, and rushed directly into the energy net laid by Xiao Qingxiu. At the same time, Shao Hanyue was not to be outdone, and quickly mobilized the spiritual power in her body to fight side by side with Xiao Qingxiu to resist the terrifying attack that was about to sweep over.
Faced with such a powerful enemy, Xiao Qingxiu couldn't help but feel a strong sense of urgency in her heart. She shouted loudly: "Yingshuai, you guys go quickly! We can't hold on for too long!" Her voice was full of anxiety and determination. She knew that every second at this moment was crucial.
Shao Hanyue followed closely behind and shouted, "Taotie is angry with us! You should leave quickly!" Her voice echoed in the air, full of urgency and determination.
Xiang Yuandai reached out his hand and held Luo Ying tightly, trying to take her away from this dangerous place. However, Luo Ying suddenly shook his hand away with force, her eyes flashing with determination, and she shouted to Xiang Yuandai: "Brother Yuandai, go quickly! I can't leave them alone!"
Xiang Yuandai looked at her, his eyes full of helplessness and worry. He said in a deep voice: "You know I won't abandon you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he shot up into the sky like an arrow from a bow, waved his hands in the air, and an invisible energy slowly gathered between his palms. He closed his eyes and concentrated, and as the energy in his palms gradually increased, gusts of wind began to gather around him, gradually forming a huge vortex of wind.
At this moment, the violent power of Taotie had torn the defense network to pieces. The strong shock wave knocked Xiao Qingxiu and Shao Hanyue flying backwards, and they were vomiting blood when they landed.
Faced with this sudden change, Xiang Yuandai did not hesitate at all. He suddenly opened his hands and released the wind energy gathered in his palms. A dazzling light streaked across the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar, and the wind energy wave rushed towards Taotie like a raging sea. Taotie seemed a little overwhelmed by this powerful force, and was shaken back repeatedly, retreating a hundred meters away in an instant.
Taotie struggled hard to stand up again, quickly retreated a hundred meters, and then gathered his strength, sprinted suddenly, and pounced on Xiang Yuandai with the force of thunder. Facing this surging attack, Xiang Yuandai was not afraid at all. He mobilized a more powerful wind energy wave and started a fierce contest with Taotie.
Taotie opened its bloody mouth that seemed to be able to swallow everything, and roared to the sky. The sound shook the whole world, as if even the mountains and rivers were shaking in its roar. Then, it roared again at the wind energy wave released by Xiang Yuandai. The strong sound wave was like an invisible sharp blade, instantly shattering the wind energy wave.
Under the impact of this powerful sound wave, Xiang Yuandai was instantly knocked back a hundred meters away, spitting blood.
The gluttonous beast slowly approached Luo Ying with heavy steps, and every step seemed to step on people's hearts, making people tremble with fear. Xiang Yuandai tried his best to support his injured body and rushed towards Luo Ying with difficulty.
Seeing this, Luo Ying shouted loudly: "Brother Yuandai! Don't come over, they are targeting me! Go away and don't worry about me!" Her voice was full of anxiety and worry, she was afraid that Xiang Yuandai would be in danger because of her.
The Taotie beast opened its bloody mouth as if it wanted to devour everything. It soared into the air, its limbs dancing wildly, its fangs exposed, and pounced on Luo Ying with the force of thunder. Luo Ying was terrified and subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands, not daring to look directly at this terrible scene.
Everyone held their breath, as if time had stopped at that moment!
However, at this moment, she suddenly felt a wet touch on the back of her hand. She carefully put her hand down, and saw that one of the Taotie's heads was licking the back of her hand gently with its tongue, while the other head was rubbing against her arm affectionately, and its intoxicated expression was very much like a kitten at home, full of coquetry and dependence.
This scene surprised Luo Ying. She had never thought that this seemingly ferocious Taotie could have such a gentle and lovely side. The fear in her heart gradually dissipated, replaced by an inexplicable intimacy and curiosity.
She plucked up her courage, reached out and gently stroked Taotie's head. Taotie seemed to be very pleased with her touch and let out a low and gentle roar.
The fragmented images from before popped up in Luo Ying's mind again... An animal that looked like a cat, with two heads on its body, was licking food from the food bowl on the ground. The head on the left was obviously eating faster. When it saw the mountain of food on the right, it squeezed its head on the right to the side to grab the food.
A little girl about six or seven years old patted the left side of Tiaotiao's head and said, "Tiaotiao, you greedy ghost...you are like this again...you always want to steal Tiaotiao's food...stay here quietly."
As he spoke, he moved his left head to the plate on the left, looked at the little girl pitifully with an aggrieved expression...
Luo Ying's fingers were trembling. She gently stroked Tao's head, her voice full of sobs and expectation: "Tiaotiao, is that you?"
Tao slowly raised its deep eyes, with crystal tears flashing in them. It gently rubbed Luo Ying's cheek with its wet nose, as if expressing endless longing and attachment.
Luo Ying's tears welled up in her eyes. She reached out her hand again and gently stroked Tie's head. Her voice was a little uncertain, but full of hope: "So you are ticking, right?"
Tie slowly raised his bright eyes, sparkling with crystal tears, and gazed at Luo Ying affectionately. He gently rubbed Luo Ying's other cheek with his wet nose, as if telling her of his endless longing and waiting.
Luo Ying was deeply moved by this scene, and the defenses in her heart collapsed instantly. She gently stroked Tao's nose, tears rolling down her cheeks, and asked in a choked voice: "You have grown up so much! Tiaotiao, you greedy ghost... have you snatched any food from Tiaotiao?"
After hearing Luo Ying's words, Taotie's body flashed with a lively light, as if it had received some kind of call. Its body shrank instantly, becoming the size of a nimble little cheetah, and it could not wait to squeeze into Luo Ying's arms, as if to feel the long-lost warmth.
Luo Ying could no longer control her emotions and broke down crying. She couldn't help but ask, "You've been waiting for me for ten million years, right?"
Both heads nodded in unison, their movements as consistent as if they had been rehearsed.
Luo Ying hugged them tightly in her arms, the emotions in her heart surged out like a tide, and tears flowed uncontrollably like a flood that broke through a dam.
Xiang Yuandai, Xiao Qingxiu and Shao Hanyue witnessed this sudden scene, and were all so shocked that they were speechless. After a long while, they came to their senses and slowly walked to Luo Ying's side.
Shao Hanyue's eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief: "Sister, what... is going on? Why has Taotie become so small?"
Luo Ying gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, with a hint of confusion in her voice: "In my past life, there are images of them when they were young and a little girl of six or seven years old. I am very familiar with them when they were young, but I can't remember who that little girl of six or seven years old was?"
Xiao Qingxiu was also very surprised: "Isn't this mythical beast raised by the god of war Pangu? How come there is a little girl of six or seven years old?"
Luo Ying shook his head, also puzzled: "What is the relationship between this six or seven-year-old girl and Pangu God of War? I have no impression at all!"