Divine Beast Stirs

"You have quite some nerve. I wasn't going to bother with you, yet you went and provoked me."

Gu Sheng's face darkened. Before leaving back then, he had told Yue Qiluo about Taotie's origins. By rights, Yue Qiluo would never have provoked that creature, which meant the only possibility was that it had attacked Yue Qiluo first.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Dingmao snorted coldly and said with a chilling laugh, "Blame her for having bad luck. Back then, you two fought back and forth right outside my home. Did you ever ask for my opinion? I was sleeping peacefully there, and you were the ones who woke me up.

"I'm an ancient Divine Beast. I existed in this world from the moment heaven and earth first began. I lived through countless years and witnessed innumerable events. When my end was approaching, I fell asleep in that stretch of heaven and earth, intending to slowly sleep on. But you woke me up, making it impossible for me to continue existing through slumber. I could only choose to leave.

"Come to think of it, Yue Qiluo really did have bad luck. That year, after you left, she came to the Gold Mine to reminisce and pay tribute. It just so happened that I emerged, and I swallowed her in one bite, taking everything she had..."

Xiao Dingmao's words made Gu Sheng quietly clench his fists. This bastard was trying to provoke him, and it was obvious that he had succeeded. "I'll give you a chance now. Release her, and I'll show you some mercy. You can leave with your dignity intact."

"Heh heh! Zhang Xianzong, what kind of pipe dream are you having? Do you think you've already got me in the bag?"

Xiao Dingmao snarled viciously and laughed coldly. "Do you really think