Song Mengmeng's straightforwardness surprised Gu Qi.
Although both are races formed from the primordial origin of the universe, the Qiongqi clan, despite its strength, is like a burden brought in by a stepfather compared to the Pixiu, which is born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth...
However, in comparison, whether it is Pixiu or Qilin, these auspicious beasts, although they enjoy the nourishment of all things in heaven and earth and the endless offerings from human beings from birth, must also bear responsibilities that their Qiongqi clan does not have to bear!
Therefore, the populations of auspicious beasts like Pixiu and Qilin have never been particularly prosperous.
This is different from the fact that the number of beasts in their ferocious beast clan is not large. The members of their ferocious beast clan are not prosperous because they are eliminated by fighting and infighting. However, Pixiu and Qilin often sacrifice themselves to uphold the Great Dao!
If he remembered correctly, the last auspicious beast in this world, Bai Ze, had sacrificed itself hundreds of years ago to maintain the balance of this world!
Could this little Pixiu in front of me be another sucker that Heaven has captured from somewhere?! But if it was captured by Heaven, why is it staying next to the King of Hell right now?!
Growing increasingly curious, Gu Qi blinked. Instead of responding to the little one's probing, he leaned closer to her with a hint of malice and whispered, "Do you know the identity of the Underworld Emperor?!"
Song Mengmeng had a gut feeling that the man in front of her had bad intentions. She tilted her head slightly, looked at the man opposite her with an innocent expression, and her soft tuft of hair on her head swayed slightly, making her look like a soft, obedient, naive girl who had never seen the world and was easy to bully.
It is extremely deceptive.
Gu Qi, who hadn't had much contact with Song Mengmeng, didn't think too much about it. After all, in his impression, auspicious beasts like the Qilin and Pixiu were basically straightforward and single-minded.
They're the kind of people who are very easy to fool.
So when Gu Qi saw Song Mengmeng like this, he didn't think much of it and naturally categorized her as someone who had already taken the bait and was easy to fool.
In order to make his current words and actions more believable, he even took Song Mengmeng to a nearby coffee shop, ordered coffee and desserts for her, and watched the little girl sit obediently in front of him eating her snacks. Gu Qi felt that this move to sow discord between Yan Di and the Emperor was a sure thing.
Hmm, the little guy is so well-behaved and cute. Since that vicious guy could snatch him from the Heavenly Dao and raise him, then naturally he can too!
Who isn't a good beast at heart!
He was just trying to poach someone; he didn't have any bad intentions!
"Duke Yama is actually a Taotie, did you know that?" Gu Qi looked at the little girl in front of him who was chewing cookies with her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster. He repeated what he had just said with emphasis and waited for the little girl's reaction.
Song Mengmeng blinked, and this time she didn't avoid the question, nodding readily.
This indicates that she was aware of the matter.
"Then do you know why he keeps you by his side?!" Seeing the girl nod, Gu Qi was not surprised, and even felt a little smug.
I know it's good, but I'm afraid the young girl won't know the gravity of the situation, and I'll have to go through the trouble of explaining it to her!
Now that he knows that the King of Hell is Taotie, he has a lot more options left to use.
"The Taotie is the most greedy and ferocious beast in the world. When they go berserk, they can even eat themselves! Aren't you worried about staying by its side?!"
Song Mengmeng paused in her chewing, blinked, and looked at Gu Qi with obvious surprise.
The little girl finally managed to swallow the food in her mouth, and before Gu Qi could continue to apply eye drops to Yan Di, she asked first, "Really?!"
"Of course. We Qiongqi are ferocious beasts just like Taotie! We know each other to some extent! To him, you auspicious beasts are like delicacies!"
He keeps you by his side, but to a large extent, he's just using you as a reserve of food!
That way, if he ever gets unbearably hungry, you'll probably be the best food he can get to eat!
When Gu Qi spoke these words, he was so deeply moved that he almost drooled without realizing it.
"You want to eat me too?!" Although Gu Qi hid it well, Song Mengmeng wasn't blind. She could see very clearly that although the guy in front of her spoke nicely, his actual purpose was all too obvious.
He looked even more hungry than her big beast.
Qiongqi is a man-eating monster!
Maybe they'll eat her too!
"How could that be!" Gu Qi resisted the urge to slurp, trying his best to maintain his gentle and polite good person image. Well, he couldn't lose the good guy persona he had maintained for so many years!
"I just think you look quite cute, and I couldn't bear to see you get deceived!" Gu Qi explained with a smile, trying to persuade the girl in front of him who was clearly wary of him.
"Oh, then could you tell me first, do you know anything about Medusa?!" An eye for an eye, since Gu Qi was trying so hard to get information out of her, she naturally had to seize the opportunity to return the favor and get information from him in return!
Otherwise, wouldn't that be incredibly impolite?!
She's not some unruly beast!
"Ah, speaking of which, I was just looking for her too!" Gu Qi didn't hide anything from Song Mengmeng and readily shared the news: "You know, we divine beasts also have a sense of territory."
This land is our territory. Those monsters from outside are eating people indiscriminately and without restraint. This is tantamount to stepping on our heads. How can we tolerate this?!
But that monster was quite clever!
I just arrived in Baiyue and barely managed to find her whereabouts when she discovered me! Then she vanished without a trace. And here I am, diligently searching for her!
I never expected to meet you; it's quite a pleasant surprise!
Song Mengmeng stared at Gu Qi for a long while, seemingly assessing the truthfulness of his words, before finally nodding slightly: "Oh, so you don't know the whereabouts of that monster either!"
"Although I don't know yet, with my abilities, I should be able to catch her soon!" Gu Qi was still very conscious of his image in front of the little guy he was interested in.
He's Qiongqi, which is much easier to approach than Taotie!
"You're so terrible!" Song Mengmeng swallowed the last sip of milk tea, patted the crumbs off her hands, and looked at Gu Qi with nothing but disdain, as if she had used him and then thrown him away: "You can't even catch a foreign monster that trespassed on your territory, and you're trying to poach someone else's partner?!"
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