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The thing sniffed sharply, then inhaled hard. Several wisps of pale white vapor were drawn out of the fragments and sucked into it.
The fragments vanished in an instant, not even a trace of them left behind.
The grotesque head itself let out a long, blissful “Ahhh,” as though it were a starving vagrant who had just had their first full meal in seven days, or someone plunging into a hot spring in the dead of winter. Comfort was nowhere near enough to describe it.
Anyone who did not know better would have thought it was taking a hit of something illicit. He Lingchuan gave it a sidelong glance. “You’re enjoying yourself that much?”
The grotesque head sniffed twice more, seemingly still not satisfied. “Back then, this little bit of power had to be shared among more than a hundred faces. How could that compare with me enjoying it all by myself? Anyway…”
“Anyway what?”
“There’s a strong smell of smoke and fire on this idol. What happened?”
And so, He Lingchuan told it how he had snatched the idol out of the flames.
“I thought something was off earlier, so Cheng Yu was trying to burn the idol!” The grotesque head flew into a rage and snarled viciously, “Good, very good! Since he broke the pact first, don’t blame me for showing no mercy.”
He Lingchuan blinked, then broke into a grin. “So you don’t...
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