The Taotie looked up blankly, gazing at Zhao Yi with a face full of confusion.

"Master, what did you say?"

Zhao Yi kept his eyes on the Taotie. Seeing the genuine confusion on its face, his eyebrows furrowed deeply.

"Did you see it wrong?" Miaoyin Zhenren asked from the side.

Zhao Yi shook his head, "Its behavior is too abnormal. Previously, it went berserk to find that little monk, and just now it risked its life to save him. Apart from being influenced by Su Qianqian's residual soul, I can't think of any other reason."

Miaoyin Zhenren listened and looked at the Taotie with suspicion before finally nodding.

"Indeed very suspicious."

After speaking, Miaoyin Zhenren shook her head again.

"But without evidence, you can't just kill it because it might be influenced by Su Qianqian's residual soul, right?"

"The Taotie is the fifth son of the True Dragon. The True Dragon is not comparable to those pseudo dragons of the four seas. The legendary True Dragon is on the same level as your Zhao's Red Gold Celestial Dragon."

"According to the Dragon Race Faction within the Zhao family, you and this Taotie are distant relatives. Killing the Son of the True Dragon without reason may disrupt the balance of nature."

At the beginning, the Taotie didn't understand what the two were talking about.

What Su Qianqian, little monk, nonsense. The Taotie was utterly confused.

But when Miaoyin Zhenren mentioned killing it, the Taotie instantly understood.

The Taotie shivered suddenly, rushed straight up to hug Zhao Yi's thigh, and wailed, "Master, please don't kill me, I won't dare drink blood again!"

Zhao Yi was still thinking about Su Qianqian turning into the Taotie.

Suddenly being hugged, Zhao Yi immediately felt like he had a déjà vu of Su Qianqian possessing him.

"Oh shit!"

Without thinking, Zhao Yi reflexively kicked the Taotie, sending it flying.

The Taotie rolled over ten times on the ground before it finally stopped.

Its skin was tough, and it didn't fear pain, so it crawled and rolled to grab Zhao Yi's leg again.

Zhao Yi's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly said, "Stop! Just stand there and don't come any closer!"

The Taotie immediately stopped, looking at Zhao Yi with pitiful eyes, its little eyes showing grievance.

Miaoyin Zhenren looked at Zhao Yi and asked, "So, did you find out anything?"

Zhao Yi thought for a moment, then took out a mirror from somewhere and abruptly aimed it at the Taotie.

"Su Qianqian, look at the artifact!"

"Ah!"

The Taotie screamed instinctively upon seeing the mirror, reflexively withdrawing its head.

Then, it raised its head again, confusedly looking at Zhao Yi.

"Master, what just happened to me?"

Zhao Yi didn't answer it but turned to Miaoyin Zhenren and asked, "Did you sense anything?"

Miaoyin Zhenren nodded, "There's indeed a very faint residual soul within the Taotie, which should be Su Qianqian."

"Su Qianqian's residual soul is integrated with the Taotie's soul, possibly a split personality or the second personality you mentioned before."

"Su Qianqian is the Taotie's second personality, so when she takes control, the Taotie wouldn't know its previous actions."

After speaking, Miaoyin Zhenren curiously looked at the mirror in Zhao Yi's hand.

It was just a very ordinary mirror, with nothing special about it, yet it could scare out the Taotie's second personality.

"Did you do something to Su Qianqian?"

Miaoyin Zhenren quickly reacted, shifting her gaze from the mirror to Zhao Yi's face, asking curiously.

Zhao Yi recounted what happened in the Secret Realm.

After hearing it, Miaoyin Zhenren gave a thumbs up to Zhao Yi, praising, "As expected of you, truly cunning!"

Then she asked Zhao Yi, "What are you planning to do next?"

Zhao Yi had already thought about this question.

He beckoned to the Taotie, which immediately ran over like a lapdog, obediently lying in front of Zhao Yi.

The Taotie eagerly said, "Master, did you call me?"

Zhao Yi nodded, looking at the Taotie seriously, "I have a very important mission for you, but it's dangerous. Do you dare to take it on?"

Upon hearing this, the Taotie's eyes flickered with hesitation.

Zhao Yi, as if not noticing, continued, "If you can do it, your food treatment will be upgraded to the same level as Bai Cang's from now on."

With these words, the Taotie immediately perked up.

It pounded its chest and said, "Master, just give the order! I guarantee I'll complete the task."

"Very good." Zhao Yi nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he solemnly said, "Do you remember that little monk just now?"

The Taotie nodded, "Master, I still remember."

As it spoke, the Taotie's face showed a lingering fear.

Yao Su's kick broke half of its bones, and its chest still hurt. It couldn't forget even if it wanted to.

Zhao Yi sighed, helplessly saying, "You should know, Prince Zhi is my royal uncle, and the little monk is his son, which means he is my cousin. Prince Zhi died tragically, and the one who killed him was that woman who kicked you, who is also the mother of the little monk."

The Taotie's eyes widened in disbelief, "That woman not only killed her husband but also wants to kill her son? Plus, she kicked me! Is she crazy?"

Zhao Yi said seriously, "My cousin has suffered such a blow, and I'm worried he won't cope well. So, I want to find someone reliable to console him."

As he spoke, Zhao Yi stepped forward, lifted the Taotie from the ground, patted its shoulder, and said solemnly in its bewildered eyes, "Looking at the people around me, only you can complete this task. Are you willing to help me?"

Zhao Yi had never spoken so kindly to the Taotie before, and it immediately felt a rush of emotion, pounding its chest, "Rest assured, Master, I vow to complete the task!"

Zhao Yi laughed heartily, "Great! I knew I wouldn't be wrong about you! Go ahead, feel free! If you handle this well, you'll become the chief offering of the Crown Prince's Mansion, enjoying the same treatment as Bai Cang!"

The Taotie was even more excited.

It couldn't wait another moment, turning around and walking away from the isolated island.

"Master, I'll go find that little monk now. Wait for my good news!"

Miaoyin Zhenren watched the Taotie's back, her eyebrows furrowing more deeply.

"Something's off, very off."

Miaoyin Zhenren said in a deep voice, "It's heading in the opposite direction from where the monk left, yet it acts with such confidence, as if certain the monk is in that direction. How is that possible?"

Zhao Yi looked at the Taotie's retreating figure, shaking his head slightly.

If it were only the Taotie, it would certainly not find the protagonist.

But if the Taotie's second personality is Su Qianqian,

Then everything becomes possible.

Su Qianqian is a very sinister woman, and her life isn't ordinary either.

Even being reincarnated and assimilated by the Taotie, she could still leave a trace of her soul.

Zhao Yi couldn't think of anything she couldn't do!

He wouldn't be surprised if, besides the Taotie finding the protagonist, someone told him the Taotie suddenly got pregnant with the protagonist's child.

Even though the Taotie is asexual.

But Su Qianqian could find a way to bear the protagonist's child!

The Taotie quickly disappeared, and Miaoyin Zhenren turned to Zhao Yi, "Do you want it to spy on that monk?"

Zhao Yi nodded, "That's part of my intention."

The Taotie can indeed spy on the protagonist, but its primary role is much more than that.

Zhao Yi mainly sent it to harass the protagonist.

Zhao Yi didn't know the protagonist had already been harassed by the Taotie once.

He sent the Taotie over mainly to see if it could strengthen Su Qianqian's personality.

When Su Qianqian was still human, Zhao Yi was disgusted by her flirting with the protagonist.

But when Su Qianqian became the Taotie,

That changed.

If Su Qianqian still loves the protagonist as before,

Zhao Yi would wholeheartedly wish them well!

Imagining the ugly Taotie coquettishly flirting with the protagonist in a tender voice,

Zhao Yi suddenly shivered.

The scene was too beautiful!

Zhao Yi withdrew his gaze, looking at the Imperial Guard cleaning up the island, then turned and walked toward Bai Cang.

"You stay here and hold down the fort, I'll head to the Cultivation Conference first."

"Prince Zhi can't die without clarity, and the sudden emergence of a 'spirit' must be dealt with within the Cultivation Realm."

"The dignity of the Zhao family must not be violated!"

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