0p0 Chapter 166: Outsmarting Taotie
Chapter 166: Outsmarting Taotie
"Be careful!" Feng Yequn rushed to Luo Ying's side at lightning speed, hugged her tightly in his arms, and quickly dodged to the side. As he waved his hand, a dark energy suddenly hit the manic Taotie like a meteor in the dark night. Taotie let out a shrill wail in an instant under the impact of the energy, and took several steps back unsteadily.
Luo Ying tightly grasped Feng Yequn's hand, his eyes full of anxiety and pleading: "Don't hurt it!"
Feng Yequn sighed helplessly, staring down at her, his tone revealing a bit of helplessness and worry: "It's already this time, and you're still thinking about protecting all living beings. Although this beast is the weakest of the ten beasts, its ability should not be underestimated! How can we deal with it without magic or magic?"
Taotie was completely enraged, and it opened its ferocious bloody mouth, like a deep, all-devouring dark vortex, trying to draw all the creatures around it in and devour them all. It took a few steps back in anger, accumulating even more violent energy, and then suddenly soared into the air, waving its limbs wildly, stirring up a gust of wind, with its fangs exposed, and its ferocious appearance fully revealed.
It pounced towards Luo Ying with the force of thunder and lightning. Its might was like a landslide, as if it was going to shake the whole world. At this critical moment, Xiao Qingxiu did not hesitate to activate her energy, forming a brilliant halo that completely blocked the Taotie's attack and prevented it from getting close.
The halo and the violent aura of Taotie collided violently, making a deafening roar, as if the heaven and earth were shaking.
Luo Ying turned to Shi Juyi and Shao Hanyue and ordered decisively: "The three of you use the defense net to delay it first, and Guard Feng and I will go around to check the terrain."
After that, she and Feng Yequn walked side by side to the edge of a cliff. The cliff was so deep that it seemed to swallow all the light. Luo Ying couldn't help but lean out, wanting to peek into the bottomless darkness. A piece of gravel slipped from her feet and fell into the endless abyss, but it failed to bring back even a trace of echo.
Feng Yequn's heart tightened when he saw this, and he quickly pulled Luo Ying into his arms, with an unquestionable nervousness in his voice: "Don't stick your head out, it's dangerous!"
Luo Ying's eyes were still fixed on the deep cliff. She patted her chest and said with lingering fear: "This cliff is so deep that you can't see the bottom. If you fall down, you probably won't even find your bones!"
Feng Yequn looked at her affectionately and said softly, "I will protect you at all times and will not let you fall!"
He paused for a moment, looked at the deep cliff again, and added: "Even if you fall down, I will cushion you and won't let you get hurt at all!"
When Luo Ying heard his words, she was deeply moved and her eyes were filled with crystal tears. However, at this touching moment, an inexplicable uneasiness came quietly, like a dark cloud covering her heart.
She tried to shake off these ominous premonitions, but Feng Yequn held her tightly in his arms. His voice was low and full of affection: "I want to hold you like this and never let go." Listening to his words, Luo Ying felt a warm current in her heart.
Luo Ying suddenly remembered what Shao Hanyue said: They have been through too many hardships, and their feelings are indestructible!
She quickly pushed Feng Yequn away, trying to change the subject. She said anxiously, "Brother Yequn, I've come up with a solution! We can lead the Taotie to the edge of this cliff, and then hide in the bushes next to it. This way, the Taotie won't see us and will think we jumped off the cliff, which will calm it down!"
Feng Yequn asked in confusion: "Then what?"
Luo Ying winked at him playfully, raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a mischievous smile, and continued: "Then... isn't it greedy? We need to give it some special food!"
She suddenly blinked her bright eyes, turned to Feng Yequn and asked, "Brother Yequn, can you conjure up a big iron pot?"
Feng Yequn lightly tapped his finger, and a huge iron pot appeared out of thin air in front of them. Seeing this, Luo Ying shook his head mischievously and said with a smile: "It's not big enough! That guy has a big appetite, so he needs an extra-large pot!"
Feng Yequn smiled helplessly, and then conjured up an extra-large iron pot that was several times larger than the previous one. Seeing this, Luo Ying nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Feng Yequn mysteriously: "Wait for me!"
After saying that, she ran into the nearby forest and returned with a bunch of flowers and roots. She put all the Chinese herbs into the pot, and Feng Yequn asked curiously, "What are these for?"
Luo Ying smiled proudly and explained, "These are Chinese herbal medicines used by us mortals. Taotie's weakness is that it has a huge appetite and can never be full. As long as we can find a way to feed it, it will fall asleep! That way it won't be able to attack us! It has a huge appetite! It can't stop wanting to eat! Make a big pot of soup for it to help it cool down! It won't be so easily hungry!"
Feng Yequn frowned, looked at her with suspicion, and asked doubtfully: "Are you sure this is okay?"
Luo Ying blinked, smiled playfully, and responded, "I'm not sure if it will work! There's no other way! Let's give it a try!"
As Luo Ying spoke, he winked in the direction of the pot. Feng Yequn looked confused and asked, "What?"
Seeing this, Luo Ying couldn't help but pout in anger and said angrily, "Why are you so out of sync? Now that we have the herbs, we need to turn them into meat and water and boil a big pot of soup!"
Feng Yequn suddenly realized what was going on and immediately cast a spell to create meat and water. Then, he lit the fire under the pot, put the roots and meat into the pot, and started to cook.
The two of them waited quietly beside the big iron pot, and the atmosphere around them seemed a little solemn. Their eyes met unexpectedly, and Luo Ying quickly looked away like a frightened bird, trying to avoid Feng Yequn's burning gaze. However, Feng Yequn did not give up, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Luo Ying into his arms.
One of his hands tightly embraced Luo Ying's slender waist, and the other hand gently supported her head, allowing their eyes to meet again. His eyes were affectionate and ardent, as if he wanted to melt Luo Ying in his arms. He looked at her affectionately and said, "Although you have gone through a lot of hardships together and finally got together, the relationship between you and me has been cultivated after several life-and-death disasters! Don't keep avoiding me, okay?" Feng Yequn's voice was low and full of magnetism, as if it had endless magic that made people irresistible.
Luo Ying was confused by his words. She felt her cheeks getting hot and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She hurriedly pushed Feng Yequn away and tried to calm herself down. "Well... the soup is ready... we can go and lure the Taotie over!" Luo Ying's voice was trembling. She didn't dare to look into Feng Yequn's eyes again, for fear that she would fall into that vortex of deep affection again.
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Ying turned around and fled in panic, leaving Feng Yequn standing there. His heart was like shattered glass, with fragments scattered all over the ground, filled with unspeakable loss and despair.
The two quickly rushed to Xiao Qingxiu and the others, only to see that Taotie was still frantically attacking the defense net, as if to tear it into pieces. Luo Ying said to them: "We are ready! Now Brother Ye Qun and I will lead Taotie to the edge of the cliff!"
Shi Juyi immediately objected, "No! I can't let you take risks."
He turned his gaze to Feng Yequn, took a deep breath, and said resolutely: "I will follow the Feng Guard to attract the attention of the Taotie! Lead it to the edge of the cliff!"
The two looked at each other and nodded, in perfect agreement. Then, they quickly flew out of the defense circle and became the new target of Taotie's attack. As expected, Taotie was successfully attracted and disappeared from everyone's sight along with their figures.
Xiao Qingxiu slowly put away the defense net. A trace of solemnity was revealed between her brows. She said in a deep voice: "This Taotie is already the weakest of the ten divine beasts. It is so difficult to deal with. I can't imagine how difficult it is to deal with the other nine."
Shao Hanyue also showed anxiety. She clenched her hands and said worriedly, "Yes! And where exactly is it hiding the ten divine weapons? We don't know, and we can't communicate with it. How can we get the divine weapons?"
Hearing this, Luo Ying sighed, and looked into the distance with deep eyes, and said slowly: "Since it is one of the ten great artifacts, it is naturally not so easy to find. If it is so easy to get, how could it be stored here so safely for ten million years?"
Luo Ying paused, as if thinking of a countermeasure, and then continued: "Now we can only wait for that guy to fall asleep, search his body, and see where the artifact is hidden!"
Upon hearing this, Shao Hanyue couldn't help but exclaimed: "This Taotie is so ferocious, it's hard to make it fall asleep, let alone lie down!" Her voice was full of helplessness and uneasiness.
Xiao Qingxiu couldn't help but show a look of astonishment. She said hurriedly: "Yes! Its attack power is too strong. If you were a little later, my defense network would not be able to withstand it!"
Luo Ying said with a mysterious smile: "This should work! Let's go and take a look!"
They walked together and arrived at the edge of the cliff together, only to see Feng Yequn and Shi Juyi already waiting there, quietly awaiting their arrival.
As far as the eye could see, the gluttonous beast had already finished drinking the entire pot of soup, and was now lazily lying on the ground, with one of its huge heads close to the ground, falling into a deep dream. The other head was still energetic, with its bloody mouth wide open, as if ready to devour everything at any time.