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"Amitabha!"
The Old Monk chanted,
"Then let's do it this way!"
Li Yaner climbed back onto Shiyi's shoulders and whispered in her ear,
"Shiyi, I know you can hear me. We have no choice but to gamble this time, understand?"
Understood! Understood!
Let's gamble! If we don't, I'm really going to end up as baby food!
By gambling, life or death will be up to fate!
The old guy will bless me. If he doesn't, I'll be the first to complain to the King of Hell about him!
The demon bees in this huge cave weren't always present. After they cleared away those cocoons on the walls that had already been emptied of their prey, they buzzed away. Li Yaner and the Old Monk waited until all the demon bees had flown away and the cave fell into complete silence before the Old Monk began to move. The Demon-Subduing Pestle flew out from Shiyi's waist and started cutting the tough cocoon wrapped tightly around her body, little by little.
