Chapter 59: Taotie, the Gluttonous Beast

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Gu Qingluan shook her head, unable to fully understand the origin and meaning behind it all.

She refrained from indulging in further speculation and slowly scanned the reliefs.

She had a lingering sense that these carvings held more than just decorative value.

Perhaps they could reveal something crucial.

Su Lie, upon hearing her analysis, joined her in the search.

Suddenly, Gu Qingluan’s gaze halted.

On one of the walls, there was a carving—a depiction of a Taotie with the body of a bull and the face of a human, its mouth wide open, revealing its blood-stained maw. Before it lay a twisted representation of the cosmos, encompassing the sun, moon, and stars.

The representation of the sun, moon, and stars symbolized the vast universe and all creation.

As for the Taotie, it was one of the four ancient ferocious beasts, notorious for its insatiable greed.

Though Gu Qingluan had never seen a Taotie in person, she had heard of its existence.

an insatiable appetite, devouring almost anything without discrimination. It was said to consume

would the Jun family carve such a gluttonous creature

to symbolize their desire to consume all the wealth in the

which symbolized wealth accumulation, the Taotie

family use the Taotie to represent their obsession

on Gu Qingluan’s brow as her finger traced over

pain, as if pricked by

flowed from the wound, seeping into

drawing her blood away, Gu Qingluan’s expression turned solemn. She tried to retract

it were stuck to the stone wall, and the blood from her body continued to flow at an

was something amiss

raised her other hand and quickly pressed several acupoints

energy

energy touched the wall, it disappeared as if a stone

Master?” Su Lie, sensing the fluctuation of profound energy, looked over

the air, his heart tightened, and he anxiously looked at Gu Qingluan ‘s hand pressed

out his hand towards her, “Master, what happened to

Gu Qingluan sternly

realizing that the situation was dire. He anxiously asked, “Master, how can I

stand there!” Gu

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