The midday sun was still warm.
Qi Su looked up at the clear blue sky, a gentle breeze passing through her fingers.
Just yesterday, under the same sunshine and gentle breeze.
A young nun smiled and offered her some pastries and fruit.
The fruit is soft and fluffy, with a refreshing orange scent and a slightly sweet taste.
She walked through the temple.
The worshippers in the front hall were unaware of what had happened. The bloodstains on her dress, if not examined closely, were not particularly shocking.
I smelled it.
Qi Su lowered her hand and looked to her right. A cold, murderous glint appeared in her eyes.
That disgusting, insect-like smell.
…
One of the victims chosen by the insect eggs was a monk.
The insect eggs were not yet mature, but like Jinghe, they had already fused with his flesh and limbs, and there was no cure.
Since there is no cure, the only thing one can do is choose the timing and method of death.
Qi Su came to help him choose.
…
This thing is top-notch in terms of biological weapons.
They have an extremely strong reproductive capacity, and the warm blood in the human body is the best breeding ground for their eggs.
Although Qi Su had never seen this kind of insect before, she had seen this species.
When the insect eggs mature and hatch, they burst out of the human body.
The juvenile insects, mixed in with the blood, are ejected with the bursting blood to find their next host.
The person infected will soon develop a high fever and become delirious.
Ultimately, they became puppets of the insect-wielding manipulators.
Qi Su used her inner energy to temporarily seal the acupoints and meridians all over the monk's body.
Then he summoned a monk who had been quietly observing from the vicinity.
Tell him to wrap the person in cotton cloth and place him in an open, deserted place.
Splash his body with salt water.
The monk glanced at her, did not question her, and quickly took off his robe and led the monk off the ground.
…
Qi Su walked around the temple and found three more people.
A three-year-old child brought by his mother-in-law to fulfill her wish of having a child.
A scholar who prays to be admitted to Guanlan Academy.
The woman seeking a marriage partner is a sixteen-year-old daughter of a farmer's family at the foot of the mountain.
She sealed all the acupoints of these people.
Inform those around you how to handle the situation.
This is just what she has encountered; what about what she hasn't encountered yet?
The sky overhead was still so blue, and the midday sun filtered through the branches, casting dappled shadows.
Only the land beneath my feet is no longer the land of yesterday.
Damn it, those who committed this sin.
.
As the tide recedes, the rocks hidden beneath are revealed.
Some of the people who were originally hiding among the incense-offering crowd hurriedly chased after Dao Ci's whereabouts.
Some stood still, circling around like headless flies, waiting for orders.
Others started attacking each other.
Amidst the wafting sandalwood incense, the high and mighty gods and Buddhas still look down upon all living beings with compassion.
Praying to Buddha can turn into a disaster.
The monks of Huatan Temple, both young and old, shouted themselves hoarse as they directed the believers to evacuate.
…
"—Yun Wuyi!! You traitor from the previous dynasty, do you think you can transform into Bodhi just by putting on a cassock?"
"—Yun Wuyi! Today you will pay for the blood debt of my Chen family of one hundred and thirteen members!"
The man blocking the road lifted his robes, revealing knives and axes underneath, and charged at the white-robed monk who was surrounded in the center, yelling wildly.
The temple had turned into a sea of madness.
The flashes of swords, blood, and fire were a blur before my eyes.
Zheng'er, hurry up!
The woman's desperate voice broke free from her memories.
The autumn rain at Ganlu Palace was long and cold.
The blood on the bluestone floor could not be wiped clean.
"Amitabha."
He clasped his hands together, concealing the karmic debts churning in his eyes.
Those men were not skilled in martial arts, but they charged forward with a death wish, and blood splattered everywhere.
It has a light, peculiar fragrance.
The worms inside his body trembled slightly, then reluctantly fell asleep again.
.
The Qin merchant stood where the little nun had been burned to a crisp not long ago.
The smell of blood still lingered in the air.
His complexion wasn't good; it looked as if it were covered in frost.
"Ayan, he's running away."
The pretty young girl next to her was fiddling with a bamboo tube, patiently feeding honey from her fingers into it.
He didn't look up when he heard that.
He simply said, "He can't escape."
The bamboo tube was opened, and a red bee the size of a fingernail flew out.
Despite its small size, its buzzing sound is extremely menacing.
After hovering in mid-air for a moment, it shot off like an arrow, whistling towards the northwest.
Qin Shang looked in the direction where the red bee had disappeared.
"Is this little thing even useful? The previous bugs got out of control."
Ayan raised her head.
Those misty eyes were peaceful and serene.
"Insects won't get out of control. Insects are much more reliable than people."
.
Before my eyes, a small teahouse, not far from the Sutra Repository, came into view.
There is a secret room there, leading to a hidden passage in the mountains.
Once we get inside, all the crises will be resolved.
Qingyan stayed by his senior brother's side, wishing he had six eyes.
Almost there, almost there. Just need to get inside...
A strange sound suddenly came from not far away.
It was buzzing, like something was vibrating its wings.
In the blink of an eye, the thing had flown right in front of them.
Without any hesitation, it hovered above Dao Ci's head.
It was a strange red bee, its body a deep crimson tinged with black, clearly indicating its venomous nature.
Little thing, watch as your Buddha Grandpa scoops you up!
Before Qingyan could take off his cassock, a voice suddenly rang out beside him.
"Master, Dao, Ci, Da... Master..."
One of the Dharma protectors who had always been by Dao Ci's side suddenly stood there blankly and strangely frozen in place.
He growled and called out his senior brother's name.
Qingyan looked over and felt a sudden jolt in his chest.
Why are his eyes red?
The moment this thought crossed my mind, a deluge of crimson blood sprayed out in all directions!
The monk who had been standing just moments before exploded, his flesh and blood bursting forth like fireworks—
All that remained was a blood-soaked skeleton.
Something was wriggling faintly in the sunlight, a sight that was truly shocking.
Dao Ci was very close to him, and half of his cassock was stained red.
There were a few drops of blood splattered on his face.
…
"Senior brother—"
Ignoring the blood on his body, Qingyan rushed to Daoci's side first.
The slender, tall monk in white robes stood in the sunlight, his hands still clasped together.
But his dark eyes looked colder and darker than usual.
Like a chasm in the dark night, something is silently spreading out.
Blood--
It's over, it's over.
Qingyan trembled. His senior brother couldn't stand the sight of blood; if he did, the Gu worms inside him would go out of control, and he himself would lose control as well.
A few drops of blood can be controlled.
But like this, being drenched directly in a downpour...
…
"What are you useless trash doing standing here? Waiting to hatch into insect eggs?"
Accompanied by a clear female reprimand, a black cloak was draped over the white-robed monk's head.
It gathered up all the darkness in his eyes, the coldness in his body, and the bloodstains covering his body.
The woman jumped down from the roof, her feet landing on the blood-soaked ground.
They showed no fear of the skeletal, blood-soaked corpses beside them, completely ignoring them.
She pulled Dao Ci, who was cloaked in black, into her arms while cursing angrily:
"—Retreat immediately!"
Where she couldn't see, the monk she was holding in her arms made a gesture with his slender fingers.
As the woman had predicted, the people surrounding her immediately sprang into action.
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