Ding Ding fluttered twice, then finally let Qian Wanyu hold it without further protest.
Holding the Water-Thunder Whip in one hand, Qian Wanyu returned Ding Ding to her shoulder with the other. She raised an eyebrow at the sword blade radiating waves of golden light. "You want us to plug this hole again?"
The blade gave a faint hum, answering her question.
Qian Wanyu glanced at the Soul-Calming Stone Ding Ding had just discarded. "Do you think putting you back into that hole and weighing you down with this stone will seal the death aura again?"
The blade hummed again, even more weakly than before.
Qian Wanyu chuckled, then suddenly asked Ding Ding, "You just ate your fill. Do you still want to eat?"
Ding Ding actually rubbed its little belly. "Hungry."
After all that chasing and carrying a huge stone, the energy it had swallowed earlier seemed almost completely digested. Its black eyes glittered as it stared at the sword. It had sniffed it earlier; hidden inside this blade was a much larger source of energy than before.
The sword trembled in fright, but soon hummed again.
"I'll be honest with you. I like this death aura very much. If I help you seal it, I'll be doing something where the loss outweighs the gain. What do you think?"
"Right, right." Although Ding Ding did not particularly like Qian Wanyu's aura either, it stood firmly by its own people and nodded without thinking, looking particularly obsequious. "Eat it."
The blade shuddered again, suddenly darted in front of Qian Wanyu, then shot away.
Ding Ding immediately fluttered after it. "Naughty. Must eat."
Qian Wanyu glanced at the huge stone. The Soul-Calming Stone lay quietly on the ground, less than a meter from the hole. She approached the opening and discovered