C7

No, it couldn't be said that it was a dead person, but a dead person couldn't speak.

Mu Xiaoling stared at the man in the coffin and asked, "You're the one that spoke to me?"

The man in the coffin did not move, but a voice drifted over from the front, "It's me. I didn't expect you to be so smart. Fine, I'll be a good person. The mechanism to get out is under the ice coffin."

Mu Xiaoling, on the other hand, didn't believe a single word the man said. The two of them didn't know each other, so what right did the other party have to tell her that the location of the trap was completely unplanned?

"It's fine if you don't believe me."

Mu Xiaoling walked into Merlin as though she had entered a completely different world. It was not as cold as it was outside and it would not be wrong to say that it was warm as spring. Her entire body was quickly melted by the frost and her tattered clothes were slightly wet.

The man was rather disgusted. "So ugly."

However, Mu Xiaoling didn't seem to care. "If you find it ugly, don't look at it."

The man stopped talking.

Mu Xiaoling didn't hurry to move the ice coffin. Instead, she walked around Merlin. Merlin's range was not big and was located close to the stone wall. It was likely that he was at the bottom of the Soul Refining Sect.

She knocked on the stone wall. It was so thick that without explosives, it would not be possible to blow it up.

She once again returned to the ice coffin's surroundings. However, before she could think of a countermeasure, a beast roar suddenly sounded out. A fishy smell assaulted her nose, along with a thick killing intent.

"Taotie is here." The man's voice was light as a feather, as if the wind had blown it away.

Taotie?

Mu Xiaoling was startled for a moment before looking at the giant beast that was already standing in front of Merlin, drooling at her.

Taotie was gluttonous. It was said that even if it devoured the entire world, it wouldn't feel full. Mu Xiaoling was as tiny as a grain of sand when compared to Taotie. It wasn't even enough to fill the gaps in one's teeth.

Taotie was very dissatisfied, but no matter how small the mosquito was, it was still meat. It had been trapped in here for hundreds of years, and had even forgotten the taste of meat, so how could it let it go? So with a loud roar, it rushed into the Plum Blossom Forest.

Mu Xiaoling quickly caught Tao Tie's reaction. She didn't doubt that Tao Tie's claw would be able to kill her. It seemed that Tao Tie was afraid of the ice coffin. Furthermore, the ice coffin was intact. Was there any sign that it had been destroyed? Did that mean that it was safe inside?

She looked at the man in the coffin again and gritted her teeth.

Mu Xiaoling quickly opened the lid of the ice coffin to reveal a small opening that could accommodate her. She then quickly entered it and covered it tightly.

The ice coffin wasn't too big, and she was practically sticking to the man's body. The slightly cold sensation seemed to be no different from a living person's.

She tried to lift the body and burrow under it.

The man could no longer hold it in. His voice was filled with helplessness. "He doesn't dare to come over."

"So it's like that." Mu Xiaoling stopped tormenting the man's body.

The Taotie had arrived in front of the ice coffin and stopped in its tracks. It had eaten a lot of this before, and it wanted to dig out a piece of its fingernail to hide away from the mosquito, but it was afraid.

"Kid, why don't we discuss it? Come out and I won't eat you. How about it?"

It was Mu Xiaoling's turn to be surprised. "You can talk?"

Taotie beamed with pride. "I am an ancient beast. How could it be so hard for me to speak human words?"

Mu Xiaoling was very satisfied. Being able to speak meant that they could communicate with each other. That was a good idea.

However, at this moment, that person's voice rang out. "Girl, you're quite interesting. How about we make a deal?"

Hearing this, Mu Xiaoling raised her head to look at the man.

The man said, "Don't worry, I've used a secret technique and he can't hear me."

Mu Xiaoling asked, "What kind of deal?"

The man said, "There's a bottle of dragon blood in the Taotie's nest. If you give it to me, I'll tell you how to contract the Taotie."

This time, it was Mu Xiaoling's turn to be surprised. "A contract?"

"You have the innate ability to drive beasts, so naturally you can contract with ten thousand beasts."

"Alright."

"Drop the blood from your middle finger into the Taotie's mouth. Then, recite the incantation. With my blood, the spirits of worships, and all beasts worship, you will be respected."

Mu Xiaoling pondered for a moment. "I understand."

The man hesitated for a moment and said: "You must think carefully. Although the Soul Refining Sect can suppress true essence, it is useless against power."

"When I, Mu Xiaoling, do things, I never speak of my fears. Why can't I just survive?" Mu Xiaoling opened the lid of the coffin and took out the ice coffin. She rolled forward to avoid the claw.

The Taotie was not anxious, it slowly hid the ice coffin behind its back to prevent her from slipping in again, "Little doll, quickly let this reputed one have a taste."

Mu Xiaoling smirked as she ignored the ugly scar on its face. "Alright then, let's do it."

Taotie laughed and opened its mouth to roar. However, it was not in a hurry to kill Mu Xiaoling. Instead, it used its left and right claws to tease Mu Xiaoling.

Mu Xiaoling was too exhausted to dodge the attack. With her formidable strength before teleportation, she was unable to get Tao Tie to come closer.

Taotie yawned, "Little kid, I've had enough. In my next life, I'll have a good baby."

It bent its body and used all its strength to swallow Mu Xiaoling into its mouth.

The strong smell of blood made people want to vomit, but Mu Xiaoling wasn't affected at all. She was waiting for this moment, the moment she entered into the Taotie's mouth, she bit her finger, tightly held onto one of Tao Tou's teeth, and said in a loud voice, "With my blood, the spirit of the sacrificial ceremony, the worship of beasts, and the exorcism of beasts!"

As the voice faded, tens of thousands of white lights exploded and expanded in size, binding Tao Tie and Mu Xiaoling tightly.

Mu Xiaoling only felt her vision darken and when she could see again, she saw a patch of grass. It was surrounded by a white mist and there was a faint sound of sobbing.

"Wuu … wuu …" Little White is so scared. Daddy, Mommy, where are you … "

Mu Xiaoling walked slowly towards the source of the sobbing. As she got closer, she saw a three-year-old boy squatting on the ground and crying while wearing a red apron.

Mu Xiaoling didn't know how to tease people, but she couldn't help but ask, "You … What are you crying for? "

Hearing the voice, the little boy turned his head. His little face was like that of a child from a new year's painting. His eyes were red and his voice was filled with tears as he said, "Big sister, do you know where my mother went?"

"I don't know." Mu Xiaoling shook her head.

The little boy squatted back on the grass in disappointment.

Mu Xiaoling said, "But I know that if it's useless to wait here, I might as well go out and look for it myself. I will find it sooner or later."

The little boy raised his face. "Really?"

Mu Xiaoling stretched out her hand. "Big sister will bring you to look for me."

The little boy's tears turned into a smile as he stretched out his chubby little hand and placed it in front of Mu Xiaoling.

Suddenly, a white light enveloped the two of them. Then, the little boy turned around and transformed into a small white dog, lying in Mu Xiaoling's embrace.