Beside the spirit coffin.
He Ling's lips parted slightly. She silently mouthed something. Even Black Bull, who was piling up earth nearby, had no idea what she had said. Perhaps only the wind beside her knew.
"Moo moo~~" Black Bull turned around and gently patted He Ling's bowed head with a hoof, revealing a warm, radiant smile.
"Second Brother~" He Ling looked up and answered with a smile.
True family needed no excess words. A glance, a gesture, was enough to understand one another.
Frog Daoist cleared his throat, about to offer another sentimental remark...
Suddenly!
Moo~~~ Splat!
"Second Brother!!"
"Fellow Daoist Bull!!!"
Frog Daoist and He Ling's cries echoed across the grasslands, filled with disbelief and sudden realization. What had happened?!
There, Black Bull suddenly let out an earth-shaking moo toward the sky. Every muscle in its body tensed, as though it were about to burst apart.
Black Bull's divine soul shook violently. It staggered, then actually plunged into the earth. Crimson blood seeped through the soil in thin threads, while the flowers and grass all around went wild with growth in that instant...
Frog Daoist stood frozen in shock, its mouth hanging open as though it could swallow an egg. Its eyes widened in an instant, filled with disbelief and terror. Who could have injured it?!
Whoosh...
Strands of Azure Spirit Light suddenly flashed across the heavens. He Ling could no longer spare thought for shock or anything else. She hurriedly used her magical power to stabilize her second brother's divine soul. This was likely an injury that had pierced the Immortal Dao Origin itself!
A gloomy air appeared beneath her gentle, graceful features. Who dared to ambush her second brother...
"Old Bull!"
A vast voice came from the horizon, like thunder shattering the heavens. Chen Xun was