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.

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

the Jun family carve such a gluttonous creature in

desire to consume all the

the wall, Gu Qingluan extended her hand and touched the relief. Unlike the Pixiu, which symbolized wealth accumulation, the Taotie was purely driven by its insatiable hunger,

Taotie to represent

brow as her finger traced over the mouth of the

her fingertip experienced a sharp pain, as

from the wound,

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

stuck to the stone wall, and the blood from her

was something amiss with this

raised her other hand and quickly pressed

profound energy

as the profound energy touched the wall, it disappeared as if a

Lie, sensing the fluctuation of profound energy, looked over and noticed something was amiss.

and he anxiously looked at Gu Qingluan ‘s hand pressed against

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

touch me!’ Gu Qingluan sternly

mid-air, realizing that the situation was dire. He anxiously

stand there!” Gu Qingluan

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