After Song Zhuxin and Shen Muzhi had walked away, she looked at Yan Xiao and asked in confusion:

"Sister Yan, you don't seem worried at all, why is that?"

"What's there to worry about?"

Yan Xiao withdrew her gaze, fiddling with the things she would need later, and replied casually:

“I never do anything I’m not sure about. Anything that could make me worry is nipped in the bud.”

Yan Xiao told the joke casually and confidently, but Song Zhuxin was somewhat alarmed. She didn't understand where Yan Xiao's confidence came from, yet she couldn't help but envy him.

While outwardly displaying a confident smile, he was inwardly exploiting the poor little guardian angel:

"Watch out, your male lead has gone out. If you notice anything amiss, tell me immediately. Just a friendly reminder, if he dies, you'll be buried with him."

"Shut up! Am I destined to be your maid?"

"You can choose to refuse."

"I, this god, do not wish to speak to you."

When Yanxiao successfully made the guardian deity shut down, the blood vine berries in his hand were already ready.

She looked at Song Zhuxin and smiled, "Sister Song, I'm about to start my performance."

Song Zhuxin was completely confused and didn't understand what Yan Xiao meant by "performance." Then she saw a series of actions by Yan Xiao that she couldn't understand or know the purpose of.

Following the method she learned from the guardian deity, Yan Xiao put the juice of the blood vine berries into a bowl, then placed it into dry firewood soaked in special medicinal herbs and slowly burned it over a low flame.

When the juice of the blood vine berries turned into a black, viscous consistency, she picked up a small knife and cut her arm, letting the blood flow into the bowl, and then continued to burn it over a small fire.

The next step is to replenish the blood in the bowl until it evaporates completely.

The Miao King was unaware of Yan Xiao's actions. Given her current physical condition, using the "Ten Thousand Insects Devour the Heart" technique was not easy for her.

Before long, her face turned pale at a visible speed, and the veins on her forehead began to bulge, making her look somewhat ferocious, but even so she persisted.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that the outside world had changed drastically and things weren't developing as she had predicted.

The left and right guardians were the first to notice something was wrong. The left guardian, fearing it was his imagination, looked at the right guardian and said uncertainly:

"My natal Gu was just very excited, but for some reason it suddenly lost contact with me. Have you noticed anything wrong?"

Upon hearing this, the Right Protector's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"You're the same? My natal Gu is the same as yours. How is this possible? Could it be that there's something wrong with the Gu King that Master crafted?"

"That's impossible, could it be...?"

The Left Protector thought of a possibility and looked somewhat frightened. He wanted to inform the Miao King, but the Miao King had decreed that no one was allowed to disturb her without her permission.

He looked at the right protector and said uncertainly:

"Now there's another possibility: the Holy Maiden..."

He had barely finished speaking when the Right Protector understood his meaning and shook his head in denial without hesitation.

"Impossible. Lou Guyu has already left the city. You and I saw it with our own eyes, there's no doubt about it. How could there be a second Holy Maiden? Unless his sister Lou Qingxuan can come back to life."

No sooner had the Right Protector finished speaking than someone rushed over in a panic. Upon seeing them, the person immediately knelt down, looking terrified, and said:

"My lords, something terrible has happened. For some reason, the Gu worms we raise suddenly lost contact with us at the same time. We just sent people to investigate."

The result was that all the Gu worms and various wild poisonous creatures were lying motionless on the ground, seemingly entering a dormant state.

"What did you say?"

"How is this possible?"

The two guardians were both incredulous upon hearing the news, followed by anxiety and unease.

"Could it be that Lou Guyu secretly returned and left the city just to lure us into a trap? If so, then he must have a backup plan."

The right protector had barely finished speaking when the left protector rejected his suggestion.

"That's impossible. Our people have been monitoring Lou Guyu. If he's back, how could we not have received any news at all?"

"Then tell me what happened? Could it be that Lou Qingxuan really came back to life?"

The Left Protector couldn't give a clear explanation either; he only knew that this matter had to be reported to the Miao King immediately.

"Regardless of what happened, we must inform the Lord about this immediately."

The Right Protector also understood this principle, but he was also aware of the Miao King's temper. If he were to disturb them rashly at this time, he would probably not live to see tomorrow, unless a scapegoat was sent to lead the charge.

Thinking this, the two of them simultaneously turned their gazes to the person who had come, and then gestured for him to go in and report.

The man didn't know what was going on, but his instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm made him hesitate. However, he had no choice but to face the two protectors.

Finally, under pressure from the two protectors, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in.

As soon as the man went inside, the enraged voice of the Miao King came from within:

"You bastard, who let you in?"

Almost as soon as the sound fell, the two guardians heard the man's scream. He only uttered one scream before falling silent, presumably because he had been poisoned.

The Miao Queen was, after all, a woman, and even though she was now middle-aged, she still loved beauty. Therefore, she would not allow anyone to see her terrifying appearance at this moment; anyone who did would die.

The two guardians outside listened intently to the commotion inside, not daring to utter a sound, until they heard the Miao King's questioning voice from within:

"Tell me, what happened?"

The two exchanged a glance, each wanting the other to speak, not wanting to risk getting into trouble.

The Miao king was an impatient man; after waiting two breaths without receiving a response, he immediately became angry.

"Are you dead? If you don't speak up, you'll never speak again in this lifetime."

Upon hearing the Miao King's words, the two dared not delay any longer and hurriedly replied:

“Master, we have important matters to report to you in person.”

This is something we can't let outsiders hear.

Miao Wang paused for a moment, looked at the black cauldron in front of her, calculated the time and her current physical condition, and felt that it was about time, so she stopped and quickly put her sleeves on.

After finishing all this, she gave the following instructions:

"Get in here."

Upon hearing the sound, the two hurriedly went inside. As soon as they entered, what they saw was a dark-faced, horribly dead corpse on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, the two men realized that the corpse was the very person they had just ordered to enter.

As the saying goes, "It's better to die for your friend than for your own path," neither of them felt guilty; on the contrary, they were glad they had been wise.

As the two were thinking this, the Miao King's cold, stern voice came from above:

"You'd better have something you absolutely must do to bother me, otherwise... humph!"