"Ah, it hurts so much! Please, don't let it bite me anymore! It really hurts!"
"My vital energy, my vital energy! Don't absorb my vital energy! No, don't! That's what I accumulated over hundreds of millions of years!"
"I'm begging you, I really am begging you!"
As Time Gu bit down, a tiny notch appeared in the yellow bead, followed by the creature's shrill wails.
But Ye Lin's heart was as hard as iron. How could he possibly feel even a shred of pity because of its screams?
That was simply impossible.
Ye Lin merely watched quietly as Time Gu began to devour the creature.
As time passed, its voice grew softer and softer.
"I hate you! I hate you! I truly hate you!"
As its final cry fell, Time Gu had already eaten the yellow bead clean.
Time Gu then turned into a streak of white light and entered Ye Lin's sea of consciousness.
The next moment, Ye Lin saw Time Gu fall into slumber within his sea of consciousness.
With that, Ye Lin stopped paying attention to Time Gu.
Time Gu had devoured that creature, so it naturally needed time to digest it.
"This time, thank you."
At that moment, Ye Lin turned to Gu Qingzhi and thanked her.
This time, he truly had Gu Qingzhi to thank.
If not for Gu Qingzhi, it was hard to say whether he could even have entered this place.
Moreover, from beginning to end, Gu Qingzhi had only contributed effort without receiving any benefit.
"Thank me? Sure. Marry me, then."
Gu Qingzhi held Xinyou in her arms and gave Ye Lin a sly smile. A trace of helplessness flashed through Ye Lin's eyes.
"Alright, I only helped because I happened to come across it."
"Since there was only this one Gu