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What do you mean?

The Taotie watched as Zi Ye's actions came to an end. From the bead to Zi Ye's hand, to the bead leaving his hand and flying towards him, he didn't even blink. However, seeing the eerie blue light suddenly stop in front of him and then turn around and fly behind him, Tao Tie was still unable to stand.

The bead's speed was extremely fast, all my eyes could see was a blue line with an afterimage, but the Taotie actually stomped its two legs fiercely, its two long and powerful legs that were like marble pillars shook two holes on the ground, its body shook and moved faster than the bead, catching up to the bead's speed, then forcibly received the attack that should have hit Qiao Ji's body.

I saw it clearly, and I really felt pain for the Taotie! Although the bead looked small, it was compressed from the fire that evaporated the entire cave, so how could it be so fast! I only saw the external wounds, the half of Tao Tie's arm was almost destroyed, and the flames that drilled into its body, what kind of injury did it look like!

I really shouldn't have bothered with this, but seeing someone hurt, my professional instincts caused me to cry out uncontrollably, "Stop it!" "Stop it!" I shouted. "Stop it!" "…" "… …" … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

Zi Ye was preparing for the next round of attacks when he suddenly heard my voice. His hand that was already raised stopped and his body didn't turn around. His voice asked me, "Being injured like this, don't you want to take revenge?"

I shook my head. When I remembered that Zi Ye couldn't see me shake my head, I hastily continued, "He didn't hurt me."

It would be a little difficult for me to say 'I don't want to take revenge'. I'm not the White Lotus Holy Maiden, so I'm injured and in so much pain that I almost put my life on the line here.

However, he had to find a suitable target for revenge. The Taotie didn't hurt me, and even wanted to save me, so I naturally couldn't drag him into the water. I wanted to save her, but she pulled me into the water, almost drowned me, and threw me onto a rock. My body almost shattered.

I struggled to tell Zi Ye about the phrase "he didn't hurt me." Actually, I wanted him to understand that I was going to find Qiao Ji if I wanted to take revenge. However, I didn't expect that Zi Ye's hand which was squeezing out the mantra would just pause for a moment, and then hit him wherever he wanted to hit. Next, another bead was thrown onto the Taotie's body. The remaining half of its left arm, under the 'service' of this bead, became a pool of flesh and blood and flowed into the water under its feet.

The cave was silent. I opened my eyes and watched dumbstruck as Zi Ye twisted my meaning and struck the Taotie with another heavy blow. Fresh blood fell drop by drop onto the surface of the water. Ripples of blood rippled across the surface of the water like a flower.

To think that I would fall into a daze from such a dangerous situation, even when I was needed to explain the misunderstanding.

Zi Ye's biting cold figure walked in front of the Taotie and locked his gaze with that of the Taotie. Although he slightly raised his head, his gaze did not have the slightest intention of looking up.

He looked at the Tao Tie who was tightly knit his brows without uttering a single word, and did not resist saying: "Tao Tie, ever since I have descended to this world, I should be considered to be seeing you for the first time, but as the guardian beast of the underworld, it should not be the first time seeing me. You should also be clear about my methods in your heart."

A trace of gentleness flashed across Tao Tie's cold face. He did not directly answer Zi Ye's question, but instead asked him, "If the one who made the mistake today was Her Highness Yan Nuo, would you hand her over?"

My heart suddenly tightened. I was really looking forward to Ziye's answer.

Zi Ye coldly snorted and another bead flew over. This time it hit Tao Tie's knee and his body instantly lost its balance. His entire body knelt in front of Zi Ye with a bang.

"What qualifications do you two have to compete with her!"

It was a mighty and domineering answer, but for some reason, I had the feeling that Ziye was trying to avoid it. I finally recovered from my stupefied state of mind. I knew that if I didn't stop him, the Taotie would be in danger.

I called out to his back, "Zi Ye."

In the end, her voice was too soft and was drowned out by another wave of sounds from Zi Ye's attacks. I watched as the huge body of the Taotie was sent flying backwards by Zi Ye's attack, smashing into the wall behind him with a boom.

At this moment, Qiao Ji finally appeared without any obstruction in front of Zi Ye.

The temperature of the cave dropped again, and I could feel a thin layer of ice forming on the blood that flowed out of my body.

Zi Ye's two hands formed a spell sign, creating a small distorted space above Qiao Ji's body. Just as the Taotie was struggling to come over to stop Zi Ye, a golden light suddenly burst out from the distorted space. The golden light was tyrannical, and Qiao Ji's entire body was enveloped by the golden light.

The golden light was like a curtain of light that completely covered Qiao Ji's body. I could not see what was happening inside. However, just from the heart-wrenching sound alone, one could tell that the damage this golden beam of light had done to Qiao Qiao was akin to pulling out tendons and scraping away at her skin.

Zi Ye stood steadily outside the golden light to observe the movement inside. Suddenly, the Taotie roared, and a white light pillar stronger than the golden light rose from the large hole it smashed into.

The white pillar of light was focused and aggressive. In an instant, all the walls in the area cracked and cracked.

I heard a crack and looked up, just in time to see a piece of broken rock coming straight at me. My pupils contracted and I wanted to run, but there was no part of my body that listened to my brain, so I kept staring at the rock as it fell toward me, but I couldn't take a step forward.

Seeing that the stone was less than ten centimeters away from me, I closed my eyes and waited for the pain to hit my head. Zi Ye picked me up from where I was and jumped back a few steps, dodging the stone.

When I came back to my senses and saw that a hole had been made in the ground where I had been standing, I broke out in a cold sweat.

The Taotie had already returned to its original form at this moment, its huge body grabbing onto the bridgehead wrapped in the golden light when Ziye came to save me, but before the mouth had even closed, the self-protection ability that the golden light emitted had already left a bloody wound on the Taotie's mouth. The bridgehead once again fell into the water, splashing water everywhere.

Zi Ye hugged my arm tighter and snorted coldly next to my ear, "It is worthy of being called a Taotie. If it were anyone else, they would have been smashed to smithereens long ago."

Shock flitted across my heart. Although I don't remember many things about Zi Ye, just by looking at his character, one can tell that Zi Ye isn't the kind of person who would easily praise others.

Seeing that the Taotie was going to capture Qiao Ji again, before his mouth closed, a golden light flashed again and sent his huge body flying a few steps back.

In the end, he didn't get his flesh and blood splattered all over. On the contrary, he made my heart soften from clenching my teeth earlier. I can't tell Zi Ye to spare the Taotie, because Zi Ye hasn't made a move on the Taotie yet, so if I want to save him, I have to tell Zi Ye to take the golden light and release Qiao Ji.

To tell the truth, I don't want to say it, but I can't see my benefactor hurt in front of me!

I cursed myself for being so useless, but my mouth and my heart began to work.

I said to Zi Ye, "That should be enough. I feel that if it's about revenge, this will do."

Zi Ye coldly snorted, "No! I will make them return the wounds on your body tenfold! "

Tao Tie wanted to capture Qiao Ji again, so I hurriedly followed Zi Ye's words: "Enough, enough, ten times that is enough. Quickly collect that golden light!"

Zi Ye, who was hugging my body, suddenly stiffened. With a cold tone, he replied, "Not here. It's only double the amount."

My vision went black and I almost fainted, "Look at how miserably Qiao Ji is screaming in that light screen. That's enough. There's also Tao Tie. He didn't hurt me in the first place, so he even helped me!"

Zi Ye retorted, "Did it work for you?"

I was stunned and speechless.

It did not seem to have worked, and it made the attack even worse.

While I was still in a daze, the Taotie had already captured the golden light countless times and was once again hit by it without any mishap.

I looked at the direction that the Taotie flew in and was shocked. I saw with my own eyes that Zi Ye controlled a black longsword to fly towards the path that the Taotie had to take to fly backwards.

There was no need to think about it. With his large body, as long as he touched that black sword, it would definitely pierce through!

I was so anxious that I almost screamed out in my heart. However, my body didn't allow me to. My scream was immediately stuck in my throat. It was also at this moment that a sentence suddenly flashed in my mind. It was as if a person dressed in white had told me. The details were a bit vague, but the general meaning was very clear. He said, "The Taotie is a Divine Beast in the Underworld, even the Royal Family cannot easily harm it."

The scream that was stuck in my throat finally rushed out. I turned my head and shouted towards Zi Ye, "Tao Tie is a divine beast from the Underworld, even the Royal Family cannot touch it. How can you harm him?"

Before he finished his sentence, a peculiar light flashed in Zi Ye's red eyes. The decision to control the black sword was released and it fell into the water with a 'pu tong' sound. Tao Tie's back brushed past the black sword.

"How do you know the Royal Family cannot touch the Taotie!"

"I guessed." I can't say it was a flash of inspiration.

Zi Ye muttered to himself for a while before placing me back into a small barrier. He then placed a transparent membrane around the barrier, tightly wrapping me like an eggshell.

It seemed to be protecting me, but I did try. It was true that the outside attacks couldn't reach me, but I couldn't get out either.

He returned in front of Qiao Ji and Tao Tie, and watched as Tao Tie walked towards Qiao Ji with its bloody mouth wide open. He frowned, recalled his black sword that fell into the water just now, and stabbed towards the golden light barrier without saying a word.

The Taotie had been staring closely at Zi Ye. Seeing his actions, how could he really let him harm Qiao Ji? Before the black sword even touched the golden curtain, the Taotie's huge feet brought along the wind and rain as it pounced towards Zi Ye. That kind of aura actually had a decisiveness that could destroy a boat at any cost.

Zi Ye raised his long sword to block the Taotie's attack. Both of them stared at each other with their scarlet eyes.

"Tao Tie, are you going to rebel?" Zi Ye asked solemnly. The black sword emitted a black light, and at the end of his voice, the Taotie's gigantic claw on the black sword was lifted up.

"I never thought of rebelling."

"Then what do you mean?"

"You can't take him!"

Zi Ye suddenly laughed sinisterly. "Hmph, do you think that after being a woman for so long, his body has already become as fragile as a woman's?"

Tao Tie's bloody mouth opened into a very sinister action, "No matter what he is, he cannot withstand your attack."

Zi Ye shouted angrily, "Then Yan Nuo will be able to handle it!" Retracting her black sword, Zi Ye leaped up and began to fight with the Taotie in the air.

I sat in a daze within the barrier, unable to react to the meaning behind Zi Ye's words …

"Do you really think his body is as fragile as a woman's after being a woman for so long?"