Chapter 131 Illusion

After the group of people who had been infected with pollen entered the illusion, they all saw the people and scenes they hated the most.

It may not be what we actually saw; some of it may be based on our previous imagination.

Xuanmo saw Xuandun on his way back with the Gu worm.

Xiao Chong saw that the Black Bear Clan was lying in ambush on their way back to the Wolf Clan from the Salt Lake.

Jin Tong saw that the Northern Grey Fox was poisoning his father under the guise of gratitude.

Nightmare saw the female jackal he had saved secretly walking toward his bedside while he was asleep, knife in hand.

Shu Ning then entered the dream she had in Youhuangze, where Xiao Chong was hurt by that group of people.

"Nightmare, wake up."

"Xuanmo, wake up."

"Xiao Chong, wake up."

"Ningning, Jintong, wake up."

...

Mo Li patted them all around and called out to each of them.

As the blue pollen takes effect in their bodies, their emotions begin to slowly become agitated and angry.

Xuanmo saw his companions become increasingly irritable after soaking in the Black Pool, while the scene shifted to Ansha brainwashing him by the Black Pool.

Nightmare saw the female jackal raising her knife, about to stab him in the heart.

Xiao Chong saw Shu Ning being captured by the Black Bear Clan beastmen and forced to kneel on the ground.

Jin Tong saw that Gray Fox was holding a knife to Shu Ning, who was under his spell.

Shu Ning saw Xiao Chong being held captive by the group of people, unable to move, with them tightly choking him by the neck.

The five of them were at the height of their resentment, and their bodies began to tremble slightly due to the intense scenes in the illusion.

They clenched their fists, ready to retaliate at any moment.

"Hey, wake up!" Mo Li shouted loudly as she looked at their increasingly red faces and bulging veins.

He tried to pick up Jin Tong's finger, who was the most emotional, and cut it with a bone knife to draw blood, observing his reaction.

At this moment, the anger on Jin Tong's face began to slowly subside as blood dripped from his fingertips.

Seeing that this method worked, he immediately continued to cut other people's fingers until they bled.

After a moment, Mo Li breathed a sigh of relief as he watched their agitated emotions begin to subside.

After bandaging Shu Ning, I picked her up because I was worried she wouldn't be able to stand properly when she woke up.

Just a second ago, Shu Ning was so angry about the scene that she wanted to fight back against those people, but the next second she felt a strong sense of security.

She slowly opened her eyes, and upon seeing that it was Mo Li, she breathed a sigh of relief and spoke softly, "Mo Li?"

"How are you feeling? Is there anything that's bothering you?"

"No." Shu Ning raised her hand and looked at her bandaged fingers.

"What happened to you just now?" he asked. "We couldn't wake you up no matter how much we called you. You only woke up after we pricked each of you to draw blood."

"I just saw the gray fox who harmed my father, and I'm so angry..." Jin Tong recalled.

"Me too, I saw that damned jackal trying to kill me too." Nightmare clenched her fists angrily.

“I also saw the night we were ambushed by the Black Bear Clan,” Xiao Chong said, calming himself down.

"It seems we've all entered an illusion," Shu Ning said.

"Ningning, what about you? What did you see?" Jin Tong asked.

"I...I saw a nightmare I had before." Shu Ning said, looking at Xiao Chong with worried eyes.

"Mo Li, how come you're alright?" Jin Tong asked curiously.

“I have the Xuanjing Stone that Ningning gave me; it must be the one that’s working,” Mo Li guessed.

"Luckily, Ningning gave us the Mystic Crystal Stone just now, otherwise we wouldn't know what would happen to us now." Jin Tong felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about it.

"Now that everyone is alright, let's continue looking for the big bug that Ningning is looking for."

"Everyone be careful this time. Once you see a flower bloom, be sure to hold your breath," Mo Li reminded them.

After he cut off that flower, he buried it back in the soil to make sure it wouldn't release any more pollen.

“Yes,” the others responded.

The group continued walking inside, and the cave became narrower and narrower as they went deeper, with an increasingly strong odor.

A moment later, they saw a fist-sized, long-winged insect at the very back of the hole.

It was still laying eggs at this time.

When Shu Ning saw the deep golden insect eggs, her trypophobia gave her goosebumps again.

The sight made her physically uncomfortable, so she turned her head and buried her head in Mo Li's arms.

"Ning, is this the big mother worm?" Jin Tong asked, looking at the worm.

"Yes, that should be it," Shu Ning said.

Xuanmo saw that this insect looked very similar to the small insects he had seen before, but it was much larger.

He seemed to have guessed something.

"Are you going to kill it?" Xuanmo asked in a low voice, suppressing his anger, before drawing a bone knife from his waist.

"Wait, Xuanmo." Seeing this, Shu Ning got off Mo Li and quickly reached out to stop Xuanmo.

"I'm going to take it back. I'll explain the reasons to you when I get back."

The mother insect, which was laying eggs, sensed danger and immediately emitted a vibrating sound, summoning something.

"Jin Tong!" Shu Ning shouted.

Jin Tong immediately understood her meaning and used charm to make it lose consciousness.

The mother insect stopped immediately after being charmed.

Shu Ning then suppressed her nausea and put it into her spatial storage.

Jin Tong, Xuan Mo, and Mo Li looked at Shu Ning in surprise; the thing had vanished in an instant.

"Hehe... I'll explain this to you when we get out," Shu Ning said with an awkward laugh. "Let's go out now."

As they emerged from the cave, Shu Ning immediately took out a lighter, pressed the button for maximum power, and aimed it at the pile of insect eggs at the cave entrance, spraying fire.

The burning insect eggs sizzled and emitted a burnt smell for a moment before quickly turning to ashes.

The other beastmen were stunned by what they saw, and a strange sense of satisfaction welled up inside them.

"Friendly reminder: Jin Tong's favorability has increased by 3 points, and her current total favorability is 67."

"Friendly reminder: Mo Li's favorability has increased by 3 points, and her current total favorability is 65."

"Friendly reminder: Xuanmo's favorability has increased by 5 points, and his current total favorability is 75."

Shu Ning was stunned when she heard this. She simply couldn't stand these harmful insects, but she never expected to have such an unexpected gain.

"Amazing," Jin Tong praised, putting his arm around her shoulder.

Shu Ning looked up at him and said, "Jin Tong was amazing just now! He managed to control such a disgusting bug!"

"What's so special about this?" Jin Tong appeared indifferent on the surface, but was secretly overjoyed by Shu Ning's praise.

"In short, she's really amazing. If it weren't for you, I don't know how I would have been able to subdue that giant female insect."

"Oh, just remember to come find me if you ever need anything." Hearing Shu Ning's praise, Jin Tong felt as happy as if he had eaten honey.

Especially when she praised him in front of her several beastly husbands, a smug look appeared on his face.

"Friendly reminder: Jin Tong's favorability has increased by 3 points, and her current total favorability is 70."

"Mmm!" Shu Ning replied happily after hearing that his favorability rating had increased again.

"Let's go," Xiao Chong said as he walked to her side.

"good."