Qian Renxue clung tightly to the boy in her arms.
Her arms held him with immense force.
She feared that the moment she let go, he would vanish.
"Xian'er..."
Her eyes shimmered with tears.
She Long and Ci Xue rushed forward in a flurry.
Several pairs of eyes frantically swept over She Xian.
They squeezed his arms.
Patted his thighs.
"Good grandson, your arms and legs are all still there, right?"
"That big green snake didn't chew you up like a snack, did it?"
She Long's beard trembled wildly with anxiety.
Ci Xue cursed furiously from the side. "That beast's speed was absurdly fast."
"I didn't even have time to unleash my Martial Soul Avatar before Xian'er was snatched away!"
Emerald poison surged around Dugu Bo, his gaze filled with murderous ferocity.
"Young Master! That snake demon dared to snatch someone right in front of us."
"Even if this old man has to risk his life, I'll follow its stench and catch it to skin it and pull out its tendons!"
She Xian gently patted Qian Renxue's back, signaling that he was about to suffocate.
Only then did Qian Renxue loosen her hold slightly.
Phew!
He had survived!
She Xian took a deep breath. "Old Poison, save it."
"Forget skinning it. If you went over there, you'd probably be its midnight snack—and not even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth."
"That was no ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast."
"It was a living, breathing Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"A-a Hundred-Thousand-Year?!"
Dugu Bo froze where he stood.
The old man's face twitched.
She Long and Ci Xue swallowed as well.
"Xian'er, you're not joking with Grandpa, are you?"
"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast captured you, and you came back completely unharmed?"
"Of course." She Xian blinked, a smug curve rising on