Ding Ling stepped forward and pointed again. Clang! A sword formed from his finger sliced off the Spider Demon's head.
The Spider Demon fell from the web.
It was a ghost-faced spider larger than a baby elephant.
Ding Ling gestured toward the spider. Plop!
A bead shimmering with the Spiritual Light of thunder and lightning flew out of its body and landed in Ding Ling's palm.
"As expected, the Thunder Spirit Orb."
Sensing the vast, surging power of thunder and lightning within it, Ding Ling instantly realized that he had found the right place.
He flipped his wrist, put away the Thunder Spirit Orb, and turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, before he could take a step, he heard a sweet, crisp voice.
"Benefactor."
Ding Ling's heart stirred. He followed the voice and saw that it had come from the butterfly stuck in the spider web. Her bright compound eyes were fixed on Ding Ling, filled with gratitude. As her mouth opened and closed slightly, a pleasant, melodious voice rang out:
"I'll definitely repay you someday. I'll never forget the favor of saving my life!"
"What is your name?"
Ding Ling was curious and asked casually.
Earlier, several butterflies had risked their lives to save the butterfly trapped in the spider web.
But in the television series, he seemed to have seen only one Butterfly Demon. If nothing unexpected had happened, those butterflies might have been killed and devoured by the Spider Demon while saving the "person."
The Spider Demon had not devoured the Butterfly Demon in the web. Perhaps it had done so deliberately, using her as bait to lure in and eat the other Butterfly Demons.
If that was truly the case, it was no wonder that when Liu Jinyuan had saved someone back then, the Spider Demon had not