There is a beast: (Hundred Explanations)

"You! You! How dare you hit me, your master!"

Qiongqi was furious and bit back, but unfortunately the soul dispersed and gathered in another place, so he bit empty air.

Seeing that its first attack failed, Qiongqi used its claws and wings to bite at the place where the soul was gathered.

Seeing that Qiongqi was charging towards him again, the strange creature had no choice but to find another place to gather.

These mythical beasts are not like mortals; they are beings capable of harming themselves.

It would be terrible if these guys bit me.

However, my advantage lies in my unpredictability.

It split its body into several parts and floated away in all directions.

Qiongqi stared blankly for a moment as the soul it was chasing split into several parts.

Since we don't know which one is true, let's just pick one randomly.

He shook his head and rushed towards the left.

The soul flew very fast, but the Qiongqi was not slow either.

Qiongqi flapped its wings faster and opened its abyssal maw.

As I got closer and closer to the soul, just as we were about to touch, the soul turned right.

Just as Qiongqi was about to give chase, the mist in front of him dissipated, and a beast with yellow and black fur ran towards him.

Caught off guard, Qiongqi's mouth was still open when it fiercely captured Taotie's kiss.

"..."

"..."

Taotie was starting to doubt its beastly existence, having just escaped the dragon's den only to enter the tiger's lair again.

He just shoved it right into the mouth of that Qiongqi in front of me, I don't know if it's real or fake.

Hmm...it should be true, after all, no one can imitate his bad breath.

Qiongqi was also confused. Hey, what's going on? Why did this Taotie suddenly run over and bump into me?

Damn it, I almost caught up with that mud-man ghost!

After the two beasts broke free, Taotie hurriedly cleaned its face. "Holy crap, this saliva... I feel like I could feel nauseous all day."

Seeing that Qiongqi was about to leave, he said, "Hey, where are you going?"

"Of course we're going to chase after that mud-man ghost! That guy transformed into your likeness to trick me, so of course I can't let him get away with it. But that mud-man is really cunning; he can even turn into three different clumps and run away. If we eat or catch that guy, we can definitely get out of here. Then I'll take you to eat more mud-men. How dare he play tricks on us like that!" Qiongqi started his long-winded chatter again.

Alright, my fellow beasts, it's confirmed that this is indeed the real Qiongqi.

But how did he know that I was the real Taotie?

"Don't go yet. The mud men are so cunning; they might be plotting against you again," Taotie said. "Let's work together. I've figured out how to break that method that kept going in circles."

"Hmph, coward. I told you before you were a coward and you wouldn't admit it. How will you become stronger if you keep acting like this? If you ask me, the easiest thing to do is go find that mud ghost and kill him." Qiongqi snorted coldly, then glanced at Taotie. "However, well, since I'm kind-hearted, I'll reluctantly protect you for now."

What do you mean by being timid? You're speaking so harshly! That's called being cautious, cautious! Don't you understand?

The Taotie's claws clenched and unclenched, then relaxed again.

Taotie's inner thoughts: Forget it, I'm used to it, I'm tired, I don't want to talk.

Seeing him like this, Qiongqi became even more convinced that this was the real Taotie. Just like the one he had just spoken a few words, 'Taotie' couldn't hold back and told him to shut up, and even argued with him. It was definitely a fake!

"How did you recognize me just now? You must have encountered another fake too, right?" Taotie asked suspiciously.

"Oh, you mean this? You can tell by tasting it."

When this was mentioned, a question mark appeared on Taotie's head. No, buddy?

“When I was really hungry before, and there was nothing to eat in the middle of the night, I would nibble on your tail fur. You know what, it was actually pretty awful. Your fur had a hard smell, and it also smelled like stinky fruit.” Qiongqi said, his face showing a look of disgust.

'. . . '

Hard.

The fist is hard.

I was wondering why my tail hair would always disappear when I woke up in the morning. Turns out it was you! And what's with that disgusted look on your face? I didn't even complain about you biting me, and you're complaining about me?

Upon seeing the Taotie, whose resentment was about to materialize, Qiongqi coughed lightly to cover up the slight apology that had just arisen within him.

"Well, I recognized you pretty well, didn't I? Let's not argue over such a small matter. Tell me your method, I don't want to stay in here anymore," Qiongqi said.

"You recognized it very well. You don't need to recognize it next time."

"What?"

Taotie rolled its eyes and didn't reply to Qiongqi.

He brought over a long vine.

“Take this vine and wrap it around yourself, then fly up into the sky. I’ll be at one end of the vine. Once you’re up there, you should be able to see the scenery outside. Then use the vine to guide me, and I’ll follow your direction,” Taotie said.

Qiongqi's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. This way, the fog would keep us inseparable.

He chuckled and patted the Taotie, "Not bad! Under my guidance, you're getting better and better. You even came up with such a great method; you must have learned it from me. I'm just that smart. That's right, to tell you the truth, I just thought of this method too!"

Taotie rolled its eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. This guy was truly shameless; his skin was so thick that even Taotie's teeth couldn't break it.

"Okay, okay, you're really good, you're the best, so hurry up."

Qiongqi didn't care whether it was a veiled insult or not; all he heard were praises, and his tail wagged proudly.

"Alright, then I'm off. You'd better watch out down there and don't let go. I fly very fast, so don't lose me," Qiongqi said, raising his chin slightly.

After saying that, he flew towards the top of the tree.

After flying only a few meters upwards, the Taotie below had already disappeared from sight.

Qiongqi stopped looking down and began to fly upwards.

'Why is it so tall?' Qiongqi was a little annoyed, hoping that Taotie had chosen a long enough vine.

Just as Qiongqi saw the treetop and thought it would soon see the light outside, a gust of wind blew by.

"Where did the wind come from?" Qiongqi looked at the direction from which the wind was blowing in confusion.

As a result, a surge of energy deep in the forest turned what was originally a gentle breeze into a raging storm.

I really want to escape—

The sudden gust of wind rendered Qiongqi powerless, and the entire beast was blown in an unknown direction.

The Taotie below saw the vines begin to fly in another direction and its face lit up with joy. Qiongqi had succeeded!

Now we can finally go out.

But Qiongqi, you're flying way too fast! Don't you care if I can catch up with you?