Chapter 59 Ajiu's Candy Beans

"Ajiu! Come back! It's dangerous!" Chu Xuanyi's eyes were bloodshot and he rushed forward to save people without thinking.

However, what happened next made everyone present drop their jaws in shock!

I saw Ajiu raised his little hand and took out a handful of... a handful of colorful candy beans from somewhere!

"Be good, little scorpion, be good, little centipede, Ajiu will treat you to candy!" Ajiu called out in a baby voice, and then threw the candy beans in his hand forward!

Those colorful sugar beans fell like flowers from the sky, and something strange happened!

Those "Blood Jade Scorpions" and "Ink Shadow Centipedes" that were originally ferocious and aggressive, became like being drunk after coming into contact with those sugar beans. Their movements instantly became slow, some even spinning in place, and others directly fell to the ground, twitching a few times and then stopped moving!

Chu Xuanyi: “???”

Yulin Guards: “???”

What's going on? Using jelly beans to repel the enemy? Do these poisonous insects also have a sweet tooth?

Only Ah Jiu, with his hands on his hips, smugly looked at the fallen venomous insects, his face filled with a "come on, praise me" expression: "Humph! I told you not to scare me! My master said that these little venomous insects are most afraid of the 'Seven Deadly Bone-Dissolving Candy'! One piece will make their bones and muscles become weak and they will obey!"

Chu Xuanyi's mouth twitched. "Seven Bone-Dissolving Candy?" That name didn't sound like a proper candy bean! What kind of nonsense had that old charlatan taught this girl?

"Sir, look! They are not moving! We can go over and smash all those jars!" Ajiu pulled Chu Xuanyi's sleeve as if he was presenting a treasure.

Chu Xuanyi came to his senses. Although he found it unbelievable, the crisis was temporarily resolved. He immediately ordered: "Clean up the remaining poisonous insects! Search the surroundings to see if there are any other ambushes!"

Just as the Imperial Guards were cautiously moving forward to deal with the "strike" poisonous insects, Xiao Yu, who had been flanking from the left, arrived with his troops. Entering the clearing, he was slightly taken aback by the sight of the "dead" scorpions and centipedes scattered across the ground, and Ah Jiu, who looked like he was taking credit for the victory.

"This is..." Xiao Yu looked at Chu Xuanyi with a questioning look in his eyes.

Chu Xuanyi held his forehead with his hand, looking hopeless: "Don't ask, the question is...Ah Jiu's 'unique secret recipe'."

When Jiu heard this, he immediately puffed out his chest like a proud little peacock, ran to Xiao Yu, and looked up at him expectantly with his little face tilted upwards: "Brother Xiongxiong, I'm awesome, right? I defeated all the bad bugs with just Tangtang!"

Xiao Yu looked at her sparkling eyes that seemed to be filled with starlight, reached out his hand and wiped the sweat from the tip of her nose, "Well, Ah Jiu is very powerful."

His fingertips were slightly cool, and when they touched Ah Jiu's warm skin, Ah Jiu felt a slight electric current running through the tip of her nose, and her face felt strangely hot. She blinked, looking at Xiao Yu's handsome face so close to her, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Xiong...Xiongxiong brother, you...your hands are so cold." Ajiu said in a low voice, his voice as thin as a mosquito.

Xiao Yu seemed to realize that his actions were a bit inappropriate, and he withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted. There was even a suspicious blush on his ears.

He coughed lightly to hide his discomfort, then turned to Chu Xuanyi and regained his usual stern demeanor. "State Master, it seems we've found a stronghold of the Withered Vine Sect. However, these poisonous insects and 'honey rot' seem to be just the appetizers."

Chu Xuanyi nodded, his expression solemn. "That's right. They set up poisonous insect traps here, obviously to prevent us from getting close. The real target is probably deeper. Moreover, those missing imperial guards..." He glanced at the armor scattered on the open ground, a chill in his eyes. "I'm afraid they are in great danger."

At this moment, a Yulin Guard suddenly exclaimed, "Master Imperial Master! Your Highness! Look here!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a dark cave entrance suddenly appearing under a stone wall covered by vines! The entrance was small, only wide enough for one person to pass through. Inside was pitch black, emitting an even stronger stench and smell of decay.

Ajiu's little nose moved again, "Sir, Brother Xiongxiong, there are...something very smelly, very scary, very scary in there! It's a hundred times smellier than...a hundred times smellier than those scorpions and centipedes just now! It's a thousand times scarier! I...I smell so many...so many dead things!" Ajiu's face was pale, he clutched the corner of Chu Xuanyi's clothes tightly, his little body was shaking slightly.

Chu Xuanyi patted her little hand, motioning her to be at ease, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that this is the lair of the Withered Vine Cult. Those missing imperial guards are most likely..." He did not continue, but everyone understood what he meant.

"Master, should we send someone to investigate first?" General Li stepped forward and asked.

Chu Xuanyi glanced at the dark, bottomless cave entrance and shook his head decisively: "No need. The demons of the Withered Vine Cult are cunning and adept at using poisonous traps. If ordinary soldiers go in, they will probably be in great danger. Now that we have found their hiding place, we can't give them a chance to breathe!"

He turned to Xiao Yu: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Xiao Yu glanced at the cave entrance and said in a cold voice: "Cut the grass at its roots and eliminate the trouble forever."

"Alright!" A fierce look flashed in Chu Xuanyi's eyes. "General Li, you take twenty men to guard the cave entrance. No one is allowed to enter or leave without permission! If any demon escapes through other exits, they will be killed without mercy!"

"I obey your command!" General Li clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"The rest of you, follow me and the Regent into the cave!"

"Sir, I want to go too!" When Jiu heard that they were going into the cave, although his little face was still pale, his desire to join in the fun came back and he immediately raised his little hand.

"You..." Chu Xuanyi was about to refuse. Who knows what monsters are in this cave? If he takes this girl with him, what if...

"Sir, my nose can smell danger! Where bad guys are hiding! I can even smell poisonous gas!" Ah Jiu added hastily, fearing that Chu Xuanyi would leave her behind. "Besides, I still have a lot of 'Seven Deadly Bone-Dissolving Candies'! If there are even uglier and more powerful bugs in there, my candies will come in handy!"

Xiao Yu also said: "Let her follow. We will protect her well with us here."

Ah Jiu immediately smiled sweetly at Xiao Yu: "Brother Xiong Xiong is still the best! Unlike adults, they are always mean to me!"

"Alright," Chu Xuanyi finally relented. "Once you're inside, you must stay by my side! Under no circumstances are you allowed to act on your own. Follow my instructions! Otherwise, I'll leave you hanging at the entrance of the cave as bait!"

"I know, I know!" Jiu nodded repeatedly.