I see Qingshan

Chapter 102 Iron-Eating Beast

After a long silence, Shi Ling suddenly turned to Tang Xin and said, "What, are you and I old acquaintances?"

Tang Xin raised the large black stone: "Stone Boss, it's not me, it's this. You see, you're all stones, you must be related!"

Shi Ling stared in confusion at the black stone that Tang Xin had lifted up: "What is it? Could it also be a stone spirit? How can it be so small? I don't remember having such a descendant."

Tang Xin said softly to the big black stone, "Is it your father? Or your ancestor? But the tone of your voice just now doesn't sound like that of its descendant."

The Black Stone: "First of all, I am not a stone. Secondly, it is not a stone either, but a stone spirit. In ancient times, humans even called it a mountain god. Finally, I have no father, let alone ancestors."

Seeing that Shi Ling was extremely impatient, the big black stone laughed and said, "Hey old friend, how come you can't even recognize my voice anymore?"

Shi Ling: "Stop arguing. I don't know you, so don't try to befriend me. However, your spirituality is not bad. You can become my food along with that descendant of the Yellow Emperor."

Big Black Stone's laughter gradually subsided: "Old man, you're all talk and no action. You're asking for trouble, and you want to eat me?!"

As she spoke, the large black stone shook violently, and Tang Xin lost her grip, falling to the ground.

When Tang Xin came to her senses, she saw streams of powerful, azure spiritual energy rapidly converging around the large black stone.

Tang Xin asked in surprise, "Are you going to come out of the stone?"

The large black stone remained silent, while the surrounding spiritual energy surged like waves in the sea.

Not long after, the black stone suddenly exploded.

After the smoke cleared, the Great Black Stone roared with laughter: "Finally, I can see the light of day again and regain my freedom! My name is Xuanwu, one of the Four Spirits of the First Generation!"

Tang Xin stared in disbelief at the true appearance of the big black stone and blurted out, "Panda!"

She had wondered a thousand times what the big black stone was, but she never expected it to be a panda!

Most of its body was covered in black armor, but what else could that round head be but a panda?
Although it's a little different from the panda Tang Xin knew, it's definitely a panda!

Tang Xin asked in confusion, "Aren't you a panda? How come you're Xuanwu? Isn't Xuanwu a tortoise?"

Xuan Wu stared at Tang Xin with displeasure and said coldly, "My surname is Xuan, and my given name is Wu, the Wu of one, two, three, four, five!"

Tang Xin: "..." So this is what Xuan Wu is like.

Big Black Stone: "Also, I'm not a panda."

Tang Xin was taken aback, then squinted and looked at him carefully again: "You are the panda."

Xuanwu shook his head: "I am an iron-eating beast."

Tang Xin: "..." Isn't that still a panda?
Before he could argue with Tang Xin, Shi Ling looked at Xuan Wu, who had broken free, and shouted angrily, "You little beast! Back then, you not only led Chi You to besiege my lair, but you also ate all the dragon seeds I treasured!"

Tang Xin gasped, and the image of Qin Ying as a child instantly flashed into her mind: "Dragon seed? You eat dragons?"

Xuan Wu glanced at Tang Xin: "Dragon seed is bamboo leaf."

Tang Xin: "Oh." Look, isn't this still a panda?
Xuan Wu looked at the massive mountain range and laughed somewhat awkwardly, "Brother, listen to my excuse. Back then, I was controlled by Chi You, and it wasn't my intention to besiege you. As for the dragon seeds all over the mountain... do you believe me if I say that Chi You ate them, and it really wasn't me?"

Tang Xin shook her head inwardly, feeling helpless.

Did Chi You eat bamboo leaves?

Even a dog would shake its head at this; who would believe it?

Shi Ling was furious: "I saw with my own eyes that you ate tens of millions of my dragon offspring, and you still dare to talk nonsense! I'll crush you!"

Xuanwu, not to be outdone, coldly retorted, "With such a petty mind, you deserve to be sealed here. When you die, I'll burn all the dragon seed for you!"

Shi Ling raised his colossal, mountain-like hand that blotted out the sun: "Die!"

Xuanwu: "You?!"

Tang Xin stood to the side, not daring to breathe. This was truly a battle of gods; she had absolutely no chance to intervene. "What are you standing there for? Run!"

Tang Xin had intended to witness the power of the Black Stone, but Xuan Wu grabbed her and flew into the void.

Stone Spirit pursued relentlessly, as if the entire world trembled with its movements: "Don't run, stay!"

Xuan Wu didn't even turn his head, and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, old man, what can you do to me? You can't run as fast as me!"

Tang Xin: "..."

Shi Ling: "..."

Xuanwu's speed was indeed extremely fast. No matter how the enraged Shiling chased after it, it could never catch up.

Shi Ling roared to the sky: "You just wait, when we meet again, I will kill you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xuan Wu, who had already gone far away, turned around and flew back with Tang Xin.

Xuanwu: "We meet again. I'd like to see how you're going to kill me."

Shi Ling: "You're asking for it! I'll crush you!"

Seeing Shi Ling sprint away at full speed again, Xuan Wu turned around and flew away, not forgetting to mock: "Hehe, old thing, all you do is talk big. Just rage here in your incompetence. I'm not playing with you anymore. I'll come back and burn your dragon seed after you die."

Shi Ling was furious but helpless, so she could only leave after uttering some harsh words.

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Tang Xin: "You're really amazing."

If I were a stone spirit, I'd probably be red-hot from anger by now.

No wonder the Stone Spirit was so furious when it saw the original form of the Great Black Stone; no one could withstand that.

Xuanwu: "Do you need to say it?"

Tang Xin: "If you're so powerful, why don't you fight Shi Ling?"

Xuanwu: "You're just a young girl, why do you always want to fight to the death? I only did it out of pity and didn't want to fight. Do you really think I can't beat it? I have to save my skills to deal with my enemies."

Tang Xin asked curiously, "Who exactly is your enemy?"

Xuanwu snorted coldly: "Now that I am free, it is no problem to mention his name. It is Chi You. Do you know that I was his mount back then?"

"what?"

Tang Xin found it hard to believe that the giant black stone was the legendary iron-eating beast, the mount of Chi You!

But if what the black stone said is true, shouldn't its enemy be the Yellow Emperor who defeated Chi You?

Xuanwu gritted his teeth and said, "In ancient times, Chiyou controlled me with some kind of secret method, making me commit countless crimes. I am his sworn enemy and will fight to the death! If the Yellow Emperor had not known the reason and only sealed me under the Flying Stone to protect the peace of this area, my best outcome would have been to be suppressed in the mountains and seas for eternity."

"control?"

Tang Xin frowned, and the image of the phoenix that had once chased her in the Qin Dynasty suddenly appeared in her mind.

Both the second-generation mountain guardian and Qin Ying had their minds controlled. Could this be related to Chi You?
Tang Xin: "Wasn't Chi You already dead?"

Xuanwu: "Although he is dead, his remnant soul still exists. If he combines with the national destiny and finds a supreme physical body, he can make a comeback! However, the national destiny poses a fatal threat to such a remnant soul. He cannot take action himself and can only control others to seek the national destiny."

National destiny? Physical body?
Tang Xin gasped.

Therefore, the second generation of mountain guardians were controlled by Chi You!

Chi You possessed the body of a phoenix and manipulated the second-generation mountain guardian to seek the fate of the nation...

When Chi You learned that the nation's destiny had been merged with Qin Ying's, and seeing Qin Ying's immense potential, did he then set his sights on Qin Ying's body?