Chapter 8 Xiao Wu: Tang San, Xiao Yin and I are innocent!
At this moment, the situation in the tree hole was tense.
Seeing that Red-Eye Tang San was about to take action, Yu Xiaogang stood up suddenly and shouted:
"Enough! Stop it! Tang San! Calm down! Xiao Wu said it was an ointment!
Also, are you trying to attract powerful soul beasts?!"
He turned to Xiao Yin, his eyes complicated: "Xiao Yin, this... although it happened for a reason, there are still differences between men and women. You need to be more careful in the future."
These words seemed to be persuasion, but in fact they were slightly biased towards Tang San.
Xiao Yin looked at Xiao Wu, who was standing in front of him and whose face was red with anger because she argued with Tang San to protect him, and then looked at Tang San opposite him, whose eyes were full of jealousy.
Finally, his gaze fell on Yu Xiaogang, who was trying to smooth things over but was clearly on Tang San's side.
A complex emotion surged in his heart.
Guilt? A little.
He did take advantage of Xiao Wu's trust and the sense of closeness as a "kindred spirit", both for the mission and for the purpose of entering the Soul Hunting Forest.
Xiao Wu's protection at this moment made his exploitation seem even more despicable.
But more than that, there is a calmness after the dust has settled.
His goal has been achieved. If he continues to stay here, it will only intensify the conflict, become a thorn in Tang San's side, and make Xiao Wu caught in the middle.
He didn't want to implicate this innocent rabbit, and he didn't want to see her disappointed look again.
Moreover, he would not be able to "perform" if he stayed here because there were too many restrictions.
Who knows if that foolish and reckless Tang Hao is nearby?
"Xiao Wu," Xiao Yin's voice sounded, calm and without a ripple, "Thank you."
He looked at Xiao Wu, his eyes clear and sincere, with a barely perceptible apology: "Keep this medicine. There are a lot of mosquitoes in the forest."
Finally, his gaze fell on Tang San.
Tang San still stared at him intently, his eyes cold.
Xiao Yin was not angry, nor did he provoke him. He just looked at him calmly for a moment, as if he was looking at an insignificant stranger.
This kind of disregard made Tang San feel more angry and aggrieved than any provocation.
"What are you going to do?"
Xiao Wu looked at Xiao Yin, who seemed to be saying goodbye, and felt a strong sense of unease in her heart. She grabbed his arm and said, "Xiao Yin, don't go! Tang San just had a misunderstanding..."
"Xiao Wu," Xiao Yin gently but firmly broke free from Xiao Wu's hand and gave her a helpless smile.
"You're right, it's just a misunderstanding. But I don't seem very welcome here."
He glanced meaningfully at Tang San, who was still glaring, and Yu Xiaogang, who was silent beside him.
"This Soul Hunting Forest, I remember the way."
"Xiao Yin!" Xiao Wu was anxious and wanted to stop him.
"Xiao Wu," Xiao Yin stopped and turned his back to her. His voice was a little deeper, with a hint of deep meaning that only she could understand.
"Remember what I told you, be careful in the forest...
Some things may seem harmless, but they may be the most dangerous.
Especially... human hearts."
He spoke the last three words very softly, but they hit Xiao Wu's heart like a heavy hammer.
He believed Xiao Wu could understand.
When passing by Tang San, Xiao Yin paused slightly and said in a low voice:
"If you don't even trust the person you like, how can you call it 'like'?
Also, today, for Xiao Wu's sake, I won't touch you. If there's a next time... you don't want to know the result!"
After saying this, he did not stop. His figure flashed, like a shadow blending into the night. After a few rises and falls, he disappeared into the depths of the dense jungle.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he was too lazy to pay attention to him!
"Xiao Yin——!"
Xiao Wu rushed to the entrance of the tree hole and shouted at the dark jungle. Her voice was filled with tears and pleas, but it only startled a few night birds and there was no response.
She turned around in a daze and looked at the two people in the cave.
Yu Xiaogang sighed, shook his head, said nothing, and just sat back down.
In his heart, the importance of Tang Hao's son is far greater than that of Xiao Yin, who has great talent but unknown origins.
Tang San looked at Xiao Wu's red eyes and the tear marks on her face, and saw the aggrieved and disappointed look in her eyes when she looked at him. The anger in his heart was like being poured with a basin of ice water, and it was extinguished in an instant, replaced by an indescribable panic and... regret.
"Xiao Wu, I..." Tang San opened his mouth, wanting to explain and apologize.
"Stop talking."
Xiao Wu interrupted him, her voice tired and distant.
She walked silently back to the depths of the tree hole, sat down with her knees hugged, buried her face in her arms, and shrugged her shoulders slightly.
Xiao Yin's words before leaving, "Be careful of people's hearts" and Tang San's distrustful questioning, kept intertwining in her mind.
For the first time, she clearly felt that there seemed to be an invisible wall between herself and Tang San.
Does he...really not trust her that much?
Just because of the act of helping to apply ointment?
Tang San froze in place, his outstretched hand awkwardly suspended in mid-air.
Looking at Xiao Wu's back as she refused to communicate, and thinking back to Xiao Yin's calm departure and his last meaningful words, he was overwhelmed by a huge sense of loss and self-doubt.
He seemed to have done something wrong?
But that scene just now...
No!
I am not wrong!
It was Xiao Yin who was wrong!
He, Xiao Yin, has already... found a way to die!
Article 3 of Mysterious Heaven Art: If you are sure that your opponent is an enemy and has a way to kill him, do not show mercy, otherwise it will only add to your troubles!
There was only oppressive silence in the tree hole.
Yu Xiaogang's sigh, Xiao Wu's silent sobbing, Tang San's heavy breathing, and the never-ending roars of beasts and chirps of insects in the forest outside.
Xiao Yin's departure was like a huge rock thrown into calm water, causing ripples and quietly creating an unbridgeable gap in the originally stable three-person team.
The Soul Hunting Forest may be dangerous at night, but for Xiao Yin, it is just an oversized "canteen".
Through the experiments and insights of the past few days, he has almost figured out the current abilities of the Taotie Spirit.
First, it is to devour.
Xiao Yin has not tried this yet. Devouring is the core ability of the Taotie spirit.
It can devour soul power, energy, qi and blood, etc., absorb and digest them, and strengthen itself.
It seems very domineering, and in fact it is very domineering!
Then, there is the pressure from the ferocious beast.
The spiritual pressure that comes with the god-level Taotie spirit has an additional suppressive effect on the soul beasts and soul beasts of the beast spirit, especially against dragons, and has a strong restraining effect.
With Xiao Yin's current strength, soul beasts under five hundred years old would probably not be able to stand in front of him!
Finally, this is not the ability of the Taotie spirit, but the potential side effect of the spirit - greedy nature!
Excessive use of the devouring ability may lead to a state of crazy devouring and cause serious spiritual disorder.
This is the nature given to him by the Taotie spirit. Since he has inherited the incredible devouring ability, he must bear the risks brought by the side effects!
Therefore, Xiao Yin is clear about this point. Unless it is a life-or-death crisis, he must not cross the red line!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yin turned his attention to the system again.
"System, properties panel."
[All Living Things Wish System]
[Host Information]
Host: Xiao Yin
Spirit: Taotie
Level: Level 20 Great Soul Master
Kung Fu: The Secret of All Souls Returning to One
Soul Ring: None
Soul Bone: None
Wish value: 20
It's so simple and clear!
[end of the chapter]