"What nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to marry you?"
Xiao Feng laughed heartily, about to say something more, when Zhao Yuwei suddenly frowned and asked, "By the way, Xiao Feng, don't you find it strange? Didn't Wu Yang mention a three-hyena black dog here? Why haven't we seen it since we came in?"
Xiao Feng was taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell into deep thought.
"Indeed, this is a powerful demonic beast guarding the formation, how could it have disappeared without a trace?" He stroked his chin, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Could it be hiding? Or perhaps..."
Just then, Xiao Feng's words came to an abrupt halt.
Suddenly, he heard a strange calling coming from the underwater valley not far away, as if someone was whispering: "Come...come here..."
"Did you hear that?" Xiao Feng asked in a low voice.
Zhao Yuwei nodded, her face pale. "I heard it, that sound...it's so strange."
Xiao Feng clenched his fist.
"Perhaps we can find the three-hyena black dog there, and maybe even figure out why the Black Tortoise and Vermilion Bird appear in the formation."
Zhao Yuwei hesitated for a moment, but then nodded. "Then...shall we go take a look?"
Xiao Feng took Zhao Yuwei's hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. Let's go and see what's going on."
Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei held hands and carefully walked towards the direction from which the sound came.
However, when they arrived at the source of the sound, the scene before them took them by surprise.
Looking around, all that could be seen was desolation, with not a blade of grass growing.
The once lush underwater valley has now become a desolate desert.
Yellow sand filled the sky, obscuring the view.
Occasionally, a few pieces of dried coral skeletons emerge from the sand.
"What...what's going on?" Zhao Yuwei said in surprise, her voice sounding particularly clear in the empty environment.
Xiao Feng frowned and looked around.
"Something's not right. This should be the seabed, how did it become like this?"
The two searched carefully, but still couldn't find any clues.
Just as they were about to leave, Zhao Yuwei suddenly stopped and pointed to the ground, saying, "Xiao Feng, look over there!"
Following her finger, Xiao Feng saw a small dog lying on the sand, barely alive.
The little dog was soaking wet, as if it had just crawled out of the water, yet it lay paradoxically in the dry desert.
"Why are there dogs here?" Xiao Feng asked, puzzled.
Zhao Yuwei didn't care about any of that; her compassion was instantly aroused.
“Poor little thing, we have to save it!” she said, and stepped forward.
Xiao Feng quickly grabbed her arm: "Wait, this is too strange. We have to be careful..."
But Zhao Yuwei had already broken free from his hand and squatted down next to the puppy.
"Look how pitiful it is," she said softly, reaching out to stroke the puppy. "We can't just stand by and watch it die."
Xiao Feng sighed, knowing he couldn't persuade Zhao Yuwei.
He stepped forward and carefully examined the puppy's condition.
"Alright, I'll try to see if I can use my divine power to save it."
He placed his palm on the puppy, and a gentle stream of magical energy flowed into it.
The puppy's breathing gradually stabilized, and the light in its eyes slowly returned to normal.
"It's much better!" Zhao Yuwei said happily.
Xiao Feng nodded, but felt a wave of fatigue.
"The battle with the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise has already drained our energy, and now that we've saved this dog, we need to find a place to rest."
They found a relatively flat spot nearby and sat down.
Zhao Yuwei held the puppy in her arms and gently stroked its fur.
Xiao Feng leaned against a piece of dried coral, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing.
Night falls.
Zhao Yuwei groggily opened her eyes and found that the puppy in her arms was gone.
"Xiao Feng!" she exclaimed, "The puppy is gone!"
Xiao Feng immediately became alert: "Don't panic, let's search together."
The two split up to search, and soon Zhao Yuwei found the puppy's trail.
However, as she approached, the sight before her made her take several steps back in horror.
The puppy's eyes turned blood red, and its body was visibly throbbing.
The bones made a chilling cracking sound, and the muscles beneath the fur twisted and deformed.
In the blink of an eye, the poor little dog transformed into a giant beast over two meters tall, with bared fangs and foul-smelling saliva dripping from its mouth.
"Ah!" Zhao Yuwei screamed as the giant beast lunged at her, its sharp claws aimed straight for her face.
At the critical moment, a figure rushed to Zhao Yuwei's side like lightning.
Xiao Feng formed a hand seal, and a golden light instantly forced the giant beast back.
"Are you alright?" Xiao Feng asked with concern.
Still shaken, Zhao Yuwei gasped, "I...I'm fine. But that dog..."
She carefully observed the raging beast and suddenly noticed wisps of black energy swirling around its body.
"Xiao Feng, look!" she said, pointing at the giant beast. "Isn't that demonic energy?"
Xiao Feng focused his gaze and indeed saw an evil power flowing within the giant beast's body.
"You're right, this dog has been possessed by demonic energy."
"Then we have to save it!" Zhao Yuwei said urgently, "It was just an innocent little dog!"
Xiao Feng frowned and said, "But..."
"Please, Xiao Feng." Zhao Yuwei tugged at Xiao Feng's sleeve, her eyes full of pleading: "We can't just stand by and watch him die."
Looking into Zhao Yuwei's sincere eyes, Xiao Feng's heart softened.
"Okay, I'll give it a try. But be careful not to get too close."
He took a deep breath and formed the hand seal again.
This time, an even more intense golden light enveloped the entire giant beast.
The giant beast let out a painful howl, its body convulsing violently.
Black demonic energy emanated from its body like smoke and dissipated in the air.
As the last wisp of demonic energy disappeared, the giant beast's body began to shrink, eventually turning back into that poor little dog.
It lay weakly on the ground, its eyes no longer flashing with a ferocious red light.
Zhao Yuwei carefully stepped forward and hugged the puppy in her arms.
"Thank goodness, it's alright." She said happily, turning to look at Xiao Feng: "Thank you, Xiao Feng."
Zhao Yuwei gently stroked the trembling puppy in her arms, her eyes filled with pity.
Her fingers gently combed the puppy's fur, trying to soothe its frightened state.
However, when her fingertips touched the puppy's back, she suddenly felt something strange.
"Huh? What's this..." Zhao Yuwei was surprised to find that three tufts of black hair had grown backwards on the puppy's back, like three small manes.
She leaned closer to take a closer look and saw that the puppy's eyes were gleaming with an eerie, dark blue light.
this……
Just then, the puppy suddenly started struggling, its paws scratching wildly at the ground.
Zhao Yuwei was astonished to see that the seemingly soft claws had left scorched marks on the hard bluestone ground, as if they had been burned by a raging fire.
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