Beside the spirit coffin.
He Ling's lips parted slightly as she silently mouthed something. Even Big Black Ox, who was shoveling earth beside her, had no idea what she had said. Perhaps only the wind at her side knew.
"Moo moo~~" Big Black Ox turned around and gently patted He Ling's head with a hoof as she crouched there, revealing a warm, radiant smile.
"Second Brother~" He Ling looked up and answered with a smile.
Between true family, no words were needed. A single glance, a single gesture, was enough to understand one another.
Frog Daoist gave a light cough, about to offer some sentimental remarks again...
Suddenly!
Moo~~~ Splat!
"Second Brother!!"
"Ox Daoist!!!"
Frog Daoist and He Ling's cries echoed across the grasslands, filled with disbelief and stunned realization. What had happened?!
There, Big Black Ox suddenly raised its head and unleashed an earthshaking moo toward the heavens. Every muscle in its body tensed, as though it were about to burst apart.
Big Black Ox's divine soul trembled. Staggering, it actually plunged into the soil. Scarlet blood seeped out thread by thread through the earth, while flowers and grass in every direction grew madly in that instant...
Frog Daoist stared 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 had no time to remain shocked or think of anything else. She hurriedly cast her mana to stabilize Second Brother's divine soul. This was likely an injury that had pierced the Immortal Dao Source itself!
A shadowy chill appeared beneath her gentle face. Who dared launch a sneak attack on her Second Brother...
"Old Ox!"
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