The Ancient Realm Goddess
Feeding Taotie
Tang Huanyu returned to his residence. He sat in the middle of the room with several swords lying on the table. His hands gently caressed the swords. After a while his eyes sharpened as he looked into the distance.
"Xiao San, go investigate the boy," he said with great emphasis.
A black shadow moved quickly to get out of the room. Then a male voice echoed in the spacious room. "Good."
Tang Huanyu twisted the sword in his hand for several times and he suddenly launched his sword into the wall with lightning speed. A small explosion sounded in his ears. The wall that was originally still sturdy instantly cracked just like that.
"Haha! You'll end up like that too!" A sinister laugh came out of his mouth and echoed throughout the room.
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Qing Yue'er observed the silver hairpin she had in her hand. His eyes were sharpened to check further. This had already been done for many times, yet he still did not find anything more special other than the materials used.
"When are you going to keep looking at that stupid thing?" Taotie who was not far from him finally felt careless to see his behavior.
And Ying Jun? He had long since left Qing Yue'er. The bird prefers to cultivate rather than having to accompany a girl who is less spelled like him.
"Forget it. Looks like I'm overreacting on this hairpin." Qing Yue'er let out a heavy sigh before her legs started to move away.
"Aish! Sir, aren't you going to give me any food?" taotie said in a pitiful tone.
Qing Yue'er rolled her eyes lazily. It seemed that now he would have to feed Taotie often. But where can he get so much food?
The food rations he got from the academy were even just two dishes in a day. For Taotie, it would not be able to fill the gaps of his teeth. And in this sea of snow, he had never found anything edible.
But that's not necessarily true. He had yet to roam this entire snowy place. Maybe he could find something to eat. It's just that after a good thought, it looks like Taotie will eat anything even if it's not food. Right no?
Qing Yue'er laughed out loud when she thought about it. Who said there was nothing Taotie could eat, he could give anything he had.
"Wait a minute." His hand immediately touched his forehead and in an instant he had returned to his room.
Taotie stared at Qing Yue'er's departure with sparkling eyes. Most likely the boy was looking for food for her. If it is like that then he is not wrong to do the contract with the child. Taotie became impatient waiting for Qing Yue'er's arrival.
After a while had passed, Qing Yue'er actually returned with a large sack in her hand. But Taotie instead pleased and snorted with dissatisfaction. Just one sack, it was simply unable to satisfy his hunger.
"Because I'm in prison, I can't find anything. So eat potluck," Qing Yue'er said. "Oh, open your mouth! I'll throw it in."
Taotie instantly complied and opened his mouth wide. After that he saw Qing Yue'er throw a sack of food into her mouth. When the food came in, he immediately chewed it. But it tastes very bland, unlike the taste of food.
"Here, why so bland?" I'm like eating garbage."
Qing Yue'er could not stop laughing. Indeed what he gave Taotie was the trash he had been collecting. He was too lazy to go to the dumping ground so he let it pile up behind the dormitory.
Now that there was Taotie who could swallow the trash, it seemed like he could directly throw the trash into Taotie's mouth.
"Maybe your tongue is numb from having fasted for too long" Qing Yue'er said after stopping her laughter.
"That makes sense" Taotie murmured. "But I'm still hungry." He again whined to Qing Yue'er.
Qing Yue'er scratched her non-itchy head. It's really troublesome to have a pet like Taotie. Yesterday he didn't have time to think about this so he took the contract for granted.
After thinking for a while, he nodded his head, thinking of something else. "What do you think of Yin Yang water? Will it hold your hunger?"
Taotie's previously dim eyes became sparkling again. Yin Yang Water was something he could not easily obtain. He has to work hard if he wants to get it.
Miraculously, only the Yin Yang water was able to withstand his hunger properly. Unfortunately, the number is too rare. In the past he had to fight a clan or kingdom first to be able to get that water.
Now that the boy had mentioned about the Yin Yang water, could it be that he had it? But how is it possible?
"Do you have it? It certainly works!" he cried with joy.
Qing Yue'er immediately nodded. But then he hesitated a little and glanced at Taotie's enormous head. From top to bottom, right to left, then he sighed.
"It's in the cave, I don't think you'll be able to get in."
Taotie glanced at the cave not far from him. His nose could smell a slight scent of Yin Yang water from that direction. His eyes became increasingly sparkling with saliva dripping from his mouth.
"Who said I can't get in?!" He called out quickly. After that her body shone brightly making Qing Yue'er have to close her eyes. He had no idea what Taotie was going to do. Will the creature become smaller?
After a while, the light faded and the large head that was previously in front of him had now disappeared from sight. A grown man was standing not far away from her with his arms crossed. The adult man was wearing a black robe that was very loose, even his chest that field was completely exposed.
He had long black hair that was left to be unraveled just like that. Her dark-black eyes made Qing Yue'er feel uncomfortable. Moreover, the grin that appeared on his lips, completely corroborated the image of a vile man.
"You ...." Qing Yue'er looked puzzledly at the person. Is she a Taotie in human form?
The man laughed as he walked closer to her. His handsome face became even more dazzling as he laughed. The man did not answer Qing Yue'er's question, but rather stepped closer to her.
Qing Yue'er retreated her steps. "Stop! Huffed"
Woosh!
Before his sentence was finished the man had already slid quickly towards him and pulled the mask that covered his disguise. He threw the mask away without caring about Qing Yue'er's darkened expression.
"Like this better," he said with a slanted smile. "I am Taotie."
Qing Yue'er did not know what to say. From his appearance alone he could already see if Taotie was an unruly man. Finally he breathed heavily. "Okay, come with me."
He turned away leaving behind Taotie who was slightly pecking. Is he less handsome? Why was the girl not fascinated by him?
Back then when he was still free to roam around, usually a girl who saw him would immediately blush in shame. Some even express their feelings. But why was Qing Yue'er any different?
If it was Ying Jun it might be natural since the bird was currently in its small form. But he is different! He was a handsome and dazzling adult man, who was already capable of ensnaring even the top men.
Qing Yue'er realized Taotie was left far behind. However he did not call out to her, after all the man would definitely catch up to her. Sure enough when he had already reached the cave, Taotie caught up with him quickly. After that his teasing voice kept on entering his ears.
"Stop talking! You're too noisy!" Ying Jun who heard Taotie's rant immediately shouted. It was fortunate that Mo Jingtian was not here, or Taotie would definitely be roasted by his Vermillion partner.
"I'm not noisy, you idiot!" Taotie replied to Ying Jun.
Qing Yue'er had to pat her forehead when she heard this. It seemed like if he placed those creatures inside the same room, the two would not be able to stop arguing.