Although Shen Moruâs neck was being choked, he was still able to speak. âTang Doudou ah, Tang Doudou. If I die, youâll never be able to obtain those secrets again!â
âDonât you want to know who exactly you are?â
âDonât you want to know why you got poisoned with the Disseminating Tassel Fragrance, and why you suddenly disappeared?â
âAnd why you would become like you currently are now?â
âAnd thereâs Baili Yu, arenât you worried about his Hoarfrost Poison?â
There was no change in Tang Doudouâs expression, but she stopped tightening her hands. Her ice blue eyes swept over him indifferently before becoming filled with strong bloodthirst. âYou talk too much!â
Shen Moru coughed out a mouthful of black blood. âAs expected of a child of the Xuanyuan tribe, the reputation is not in vain!â
Following that, he turned into black smoke before recondensing at a distant place.
Tang Doudou charged over and crushed Shen Moru who still hadnât fully condensed under her foot. âDie!â
âTang Doudouâ¦â Just as she was increasing her strength to crush Shen Moruâs skull, a gentle voice suddenly appeared in her mind.
âWho?â She looked around but couldnât see anyone.
âThereâs no point in searching, you wonât be able to see me.â
âWhat do you want?â Tang Doudou was very curious. Ever since she abruptly woke up earlier, the only voice she had been able to hear was Shen Moruâs. She hadnât been able to hear or see anything else.
So it was hard not to be curious about this voice that had suddenly appeared.
âWhat I want? Wonât you know once you come take a look?â said that voice.
âWhere are you?â Tang Doudou took a step forward.
âWalk towards the left, all the way forwardâ¦â That voice seemed to contain some sort of demonic compelling force. Although she didnât want to go in the direction he gave, her legs started moving in that direction without her command.
Shen Moru got up from the ground and watched Tang Doudouâs strange behavior with surprise in his eyes. A dagger appeared in his hand, but before he could act, a hand pressed against his shoulder. âDonât move.â
Shen Moru recognized this voice, so he didnât turn around. âArenât you worried about getting retribution for doing this?â
âYouâre not afraid, so why should I fear it?â
âWhat do you want?â
âWhy does everyone seem to like asking me this?â That person laughed lightly. âIf you want to know, why donât you just follow and see for yourself?â
After he said this, Shen Moru started walking forward blankly just like Tang Doudou.
Baili Yu was stunned to see the person that had suddenly appeared, but he didnât pause to ask questions and made to chase after Tang Doudou.
That person called out to him. âBrother Baili, please wait.â
âWeâll talk when I get back!â Baili Yu glanced at him, uncertain of his intentions.
âMu gongzi can handle following Lady Doudou. Brother Baili had better come with me to a certain place!â
Right after that person spoke, Mu Ye nodded towards Baili Yu and headed off.
âLan Jia, youâd best explain yourself.â Baili Yu turned around to face Lan Jia.
Lan Jia chuckled, then pushed Shen Moru aside. His shallow eyes that seemed clear were currently unreadable. âBrother Baili, could it be that you donât trust me anymore?â
âTrust must be built on reality. Reality has shown that the clue about Yiling that you gave me was wrong. Nangong Yan definitely isnât Yiling!â The moment Baili Yu recalled this matter, rage filled his eyes. That damned woman!
Lan Jia seemed surprised. âShe isnât? However, the only female infant that was brought back to Cerulean Mountain was her.â
Baili Yu was still worried about Tang Doudou so he didnât want to waste time arguing about this. He turned to continue walking without replying.
However, he only managed to take a few steps before he was hit with strong dizziness. His footing became unsteady and he crashed straight to the ground.
âLan Jia, youâ¦â Before he even finished speaking, he fainted.
Lan Jia walked to Baili Yu and crouched down. Reaching out, he stroked Baili Yuâs face as he remarked, âIt sure isnât easy to knock you out. It took almost eight peopleâs portionsâ¦â
Meanwhile, Mu Ye was chasing after Tang Doudou and heading towards the edge of the Sacred Tree. The further they went, the more serious his expression became, because there was not a single person around and no visible roads. The only thing ahead of them was an extremely deep abyss with billowing black smoke.
Mu Yeâs gaze swept around. Where did she go?
The sky was still covered with crows so it was very dim and hard to see things. Mu Ye tried every single direction, and even questioned multiple people, but no one had seen Tang Doudou.
He could only return to the edge of the Sacred Tree. As he gazed at the billowing black fog below him, his eyes flickered with hesitation. Could it be that sheâs jumped into the Devilâs Depths?
However, he didnât dare to try confirming this guess, because there was no fate other than death for those who jump into the Devilâs Depths. Although she wasnât conscious, she should still be very sensitive to danger due to her inner strength exploding. Devilâs Depths was surrounded by the black fog year round and filled with the scent of death. There was no way that she wouldnât be able to notice this.
But⦠If she hadnât jumped into Devilâs Depths, where did she disappear to?
Mu Ye looked at Devilâs Depths for a long time. Just as he prepared to descend a little to look for signs of her, he saw a trace of red out of the corner of his eyes.
He hastily went over and picked up that red item. It was the red string Tang Doudou had used to hang Baili Yuâs thumb ring around her neck. It still contained the bound hair.
Mu Ye abruptly looked towards Devilâs Depths, then jumped in without any more hesitation.
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