Xiang Xueer pondered for a moment while stroking her chin, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Oh, I have a ready helper!"
She snapped her fingers and quickly bit her finger, pressing it onto the floor. The ground rapidly cracked open, and she shouted, "Summoning!"
As a thick white mist slowly dissipated, Taotie’s majestic figure stood in place. With its red beastly eyes flashing cold light, it looked at Xiang Xueer and slowly lowered its head: "Master, when have you summoned me?"
"Hehe!" Xiang Xueer scratched her head a bit awkwardly: "Well, Taotie, actually I have a very tricky matter that needs your help!"
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Taotie's interest was immediately piqued as it turned to look around: "What tricky situation? Have you encountered a powerful demon?"
"Demon? No, no!" She quickly shook her head, pointing at the tall black stone beside her with a smile: "I want to take this stone back to Exorcism Village, but I can't move it. I need your help!"
"What?" Taotie stared at the giant stone in the shrine, its expression immediately darkened. Snorting angrily, it huffed hot air from its nostrils: "Master, you want me to help you carry a stone? That's something lowly beasts do!"
Indeed, as a dignified ancient divine beast, being ordered by Xiang Xueer to act like a mule or horse was naturally displeasing. She quickly put on a smiling face: "Hehe! Brother Taotie, please help me out. We have a contract after all. Next time you need something, I will help you too. How about that?"
Xiang Xueer's face was almost cramping from smiling so much. Reluctantly, Taotie agreed: "You said it yourself; if I have something to do, Master will help me too? And you're willing to help with anything?"
This rascal is actually bargaining with me here! Xiang Xueer held back her frustration and smiled brightly as she nodded: "Yes, anything is fine!"
"Hehe!" Taotie chuckled slyly a few times and then readily agreed: "Alright then, I will help you carry this stone back!"
Finally solving this big problem made Xiang Xueer sweat with relief. Taotie swung its Dragon Tail and effortlessly wrapped up the meteorite offered in the shrine. Unexpectedly, this fellow's tail was so useful that it even had transportation capabilities.
After resolving the major issue, Xiang Xueer leaped onto Taotie's back. The two quickly left Ghost Night Village. According to Qingtian and Li Yunyang, there would be White Specters patrolling the village at night, so it was best to leave quickly.
After Xiang Xueer and Taotie departed from Ghost Night Village with the meteorite, they entered the path at the border of the two villages—the very forest where Lan Ran Qingtian had encountered Bakemono before.
Xiang Xueer cautiously sat on Taotie's back, praying in her heart that nothing would go wrong on the way. Taotie's speed was fast, but due to the heavy stones, he couldn't fly and could only run quickly through the forest with her.
Suddenly, he came to a sudden stop, causing Xiang Xueer to quickly grab his Dragon Horns and ask, "What's wrong? Come on, buddy, please don't stop suddenly like that; it could cause an accident!"
Taotie's red pupils rapidly shrank to thin lines as he lowered his body to stare into the darkness ahead, where dense trees loomed. He whispered, "It seems we have encountered an obstacle!"
What? Xiang Xueer was taken aback, her heart tightening. Around them, white mist began to rise from the ground; it seemed they were indeed in trouble.
Taotie focused intently in one direction as a figure slowly emerged from the darkness. Gradually, it revealed its true form: a familiar pale face beneath a white cloak.
Hmph, just when I was worried about something, Xiang Xueer thought to herself. On the shoulder of that Demon stood a middle-aged man who looked barely alive.
They had caught another prey. Xiang Xueer's first reaction was that Bakemono had found another Exorcist. Didn't Qingtian say he had a way to intercept them? What was going on?
"Who are you?" The skeletal head under the white cloak revealed white fangs at the corners of its mouth. Its yellow eyes fixed on Taotie and Xiang Xueer, momentarily hesitating.
"Bakemono, put him down!" Xiang Xueer leaped off Taotie's back and glared at the person slung over its shoulder. She shouted, "Although I have things to do, since we've met, don't think you'll be as lucky as last time."
"Bakemono?" It looked her up and down with cold eyes and snorted disdainfully. "Human girl, I am Thousand Demons. But from your tone, it seems you've already encountered my big brother Bakemono!"
Thousand Demons? Xiang Xueer's expression darkened as she turned to Taotie. "Hey, I said Taotie, you knew it wasn't just one person all along, right? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Taotie flicked his tail lightly and placed the meteorite on the ground. "You didn't ask me. Besides, since we've encountered these demons, no matter who they are, they all need to be eliminated!"
"Yeah, that makes sense. No wonder you're my partner!" After saying this, Xiang Xueer instinctively reached behind her back only to realize she had forgotten; her AK47 was left with Lian Cheng Xue and she was out of bullets.
It was truly troublesome. Xiang Xueer removed her Crossbow and stepped forward slowly towards Thousand Demons, her leopard-like eyes fixed on the monster before her. "I'll say it again: drop your Exorcist and come over to die."
"Huh? What did you say?" Thousand Demons was enraged by her arrogance. It tossed aside the Exorcist on its shoulder, tilted its head to stretch its muscles, and removed the white cloak draped over it, revealing the eerie and orderly 206 bones beneath.
"Hmph, exhibitionist! If you dared to show up in modern times, you'd have been sent to the police station already!" Xiang Xueer snorted coldly. It seemed that a battle today was unavoidable. However, it was fine; even if Qingtian couldn't intercept them, she could do it just the same.
"What nonsense! I can't understand you!" Thousand Demons roared, cracking sounds echoing as it removed the vertebrae from its back, resembling a snake whip with sharp spikes, flying through the air.
With a 'crack!', the sharp whip lashed out with a piercing sound, severing the thick trees around them. In an instant, a strong smell of gunpowder filled the forest, causing nearby beasts to flee in panic. Thousand Demons roared, "Those who block me will die!"
At the same time that Xiang Xueer and Taotie were battling Thousand Demons, Lan Ran Qingtian encountered his opponent: Ten Thousand Ghosts.
"Get lost! Where did this ant come from?" Ten Thousand Ghosts held a young woman tightly at its waist. The woman was covered in wounds and unconscious; without a doubt, she was an Exorcist captured by it after a fierce battle.
"Don't even think about escaping!" Lan Ran Qingtian immediately removed his outer clothing, revealing his solid muscles. On either side of him stood two summoned beasts: Lion-Hybrid.
It seemed this confrontation was also inevitable. Qingtian slowly bent down, positioning his hands in a tiger-biting stance. "Exorcism Essence: Tiger Biting Twin Dragons Fist!"
Qingtian's Tiger Biting Twin Dragons Fist was the most suitable tactic for close combat. He leaped forward, using Azure Wind beneath his feet to step onto a Tree Trunk. With the strength of the Tree Trunk propelling him, he charged straight at his opponent. "Bakemono, today is your day to die!"
"Damn it! I'm not Bakemono; I'm Ten Thousand Ghosts!" The monster had no choice but to release its captive and enter combat mode. However, before it could react, Qingtian's attack came crashing down like a thunderstorm.
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