"Please, save me. I don't want to die. I'm only twenty - two years old." The young man looked at the two of them, pleading in a daze. One of his legs had been corroded down to the bone and he couldn't move at all. He could only lie there waiting for death. Although he had managed to dodge several rounds of stomach acid by a fluke, if he didn't move, he would eventually be digested.
Just when he was about to despair, two people who were basically uncorroded appeared. How could he not be overjoyed!
"Are you okay? I have some hemostatic medicine here. Take one first." Yong Shanling quickly took out one of the hemostatic pills she had refined and gave it to the man.
After the man took the pill, the wound that had been bleeding stopped, and his pale face looked a bit better. He let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Thank you both. My name is Ye Qinghe. I was unlucky enough to be swallowed by a monster. Fortunately, I was on a rubber raft and managed to avoid the stomach acid several times. But soon the acid corroded the raft and I ended up like this."
"Can you still walk? We need to find the monster's inner core. Only by destroying it can we possibly survive." Mu Yijie looked at the man expressionlessly, his expression solemn.
The man's face stiffened immediately. The look in his eyes was unpredictable, but finally he gritted his teeth and said, "You go ahead. Don't worry about me. Maybe when the monster is dead, I'll be saved too."
Yong Shanling was a bit surprised that this ordinary person didn't insist on them taking him along. She smiled and said, "I'll give you a talisman. It can withstand three attacks from this kind of stomach acid. I think by then we'll have killed the snake."
Ye Qinghe had already made up his mind to die, but unexpectedly there was a glimmer of hope. The joy on his face couldn't be hidden anymore. He choked with sobs and kept thanking them, "Thank you. I can't repay your kindness. I'll surely reward you handsomely when we get out."
The two of them settled Ye Qinghe in a relatively safe place and then quickly rushed towards the direction of the inner core.
In the middle, the Sky - Devouring Python seemed to sense that there were still living creatures in its stomach and kept rolling in the sea. Mu Yijie hugged Yong Shanling tightly. The two of them tumbled around in the ten - meter - wide cave.
"Uncle, are you okay? Are you hurt?" As soon as the shaking stopped, Yong Shanling looked up anxiously at the man who had been protecting her tightly in his arms.
Mu Yijie's eyes were blank for a moment. The next second, he forced a smile and said, "I'm your uncle. A little injury like this is nothing."
Yong Shanling crawled out of his arms and stood up a bit awkwardly. The internal injury she had suffered during the fight with the giant python hadn't healed yet. She had just forced it down.
Suddenly, she found that Mu Yijie still hadn't moved. She was shocked and quickly went to help him. "Uncle, where are you hurt?"
As soon as she touched Mu Yijie's body, his body trembled. He said in a trembling voice, "It's okay. It seems my arm is dislocated."
"Then... what should we do? Should I try to fix it? But I've only done it on myself."
Mu Yijie looked at the anxious Yong Shanling with a pale face and comforted her with a smile, "Ling'er is really amazing. I believe in you."
There was panic all over Yong Shanling's fair face. Finally, she gritted her teeth and while Mu Yijie wasn't paying attention, she used both hands with force.
"Click!"
Mu Yijie only felt a sharp pain. He gritted his teeth so hard that he felt a fishy taste rising in his throat.
His forehead was covered with fine sweat, but he still calmly stood up and softly said to Yong Shanling, "I'm okay. Let's go."
Yong Shanling was still a bit worried, but she knew time was of the essence. Only by killing the Sky - Devouring Python earlier could they be truly safe.
The two of them didn't waste any more time. Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie didn't say a word and just walked forward with their heads down.
Soon they found a place where all kinds of pipes were densely packed. And the closer they got, the stronger the spiritual energy became.
The two of them perked up, knowing they had reached their destination.
The closer they got, the more excited they became.
Yong Shanling reached out her hand to stop Mu Yijie. With a serious look on her blood - stained face, she looked at him and said, "Uncle, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."
Mu Yijie nodded, but his hanging hand tightened tightly. His palm was all wet, but no matter how much it hurt, it wasn't as painful as his heart.
Such an incompetent self could only watch her risk her life for him every time, and the only thing he could do was to protect himself well.
He couldn't help but doubt whether his decision was right or not.
Yong Shanling walked in carefully with her wooden sword. In front of her, hanging among a cluster of blood vessels, was a golden inner core. There was a lot of black evil qi swirling around it, casting a shadow over the golden light.
"This monster must have devoured a lot of people. Otherwise, it wouldn't have so much evil qi."
As she got closer and closer to the inner core, a glimmer of joy flashed in Yong Shanling's eyes. Just when she thought she was about to succeed, she was suddenly blocked by a diaphragm.
The confusion in her eyes flashed by. The next second, she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up. She quickly dodged, and then saw a black - clothed man appear in the position where she had been. He looked at her gloomily.
"Little girl, do you think you can cause trouble on my territory?" After saying that, the man flew towards her like lightning, his hand filled with black mist as he slapped at her.
Yong Shanling directly released Liu Lingtong. Liu Lingtong let out a shrill cry and pounced towards the man. The man was shocked when he saw Liu Lingtong and exclaimed, "It has already developed spiritual wisdom!"
The man's eyes were greedy as he looked at Liu Lingtong. The attack that was originally aimed at Yong Shanling was now directed at Liu Lingtong in an attempt to capture him.
However, Liu Lingtong was like an eel, constantly darting around. Before they knew it, he was getting farther and farther away from the inner core.
Yong Shanling showed a sly smile. With a sudden burst of strength, she broke through the diaphragm.
"No!" The man, who had sensed what was happening, stared in horror and wanted to stop her, but Yong Shanling had already raised her wooden sword.
"Evil creature, die!" Yong Shanling stabbed down forcefully.
Suddenly, a blinding light flashed. Yong Shanling's face changed. She saw the inner core contract violently, and then a powerful energy burst out, distorting the surrounding space.
"Uncle!"
Yong Shanling quickly waved her hand and pulled Mu Yijie, who was not far away, behind her. She tightly protected him and propped up a strong shield in front of her.
Mu Yijie had been knocked unconscious by the energy.
Yong Shanling's forehead was covered with sweat. She rode on her wooden sword and desperately tried to get away from the center of the energy. Just when she thought she was about to escape, suddenly a burst of energy rushed towards her and pierced through her abdomen.
"Pfft - " Yong Shanling spat out a mouthful of blood. Her fingernails were split and her hands were full of blood, but she still tightly held onto Mu Yijie.
"Uncle, I will never let anything happen to you." Yong Shanling still firmly held onto Mu Yijie before she lost consciousness.