Chapter 432: Insect

The three little ones, however, rarely obeyed. Fugui continued to stand there, tilting his head and staring intently at the transparent water bottle in front of him.

Mr. Rabbit was leaning on the edge of the table, standing on tiptoe to look at the water in the pot. Lai Fu even flew directly onto the table, his eyes rolling back and forth.

Gu Zhiyu pointed at the water bottle and said, "It seems that they don't want to drink water, but are observing something."

Annan also responded: "Is there something wrong with this water?"

As she spoke, she bent down and looked into the kettle. The water was clear and clean, and it was steaming hot. She couldn't see anything anyway.

But if that's how they react, there must be something wrong.

So Annan waved his hand and put the tray, cups and kettle into the space to prevent anyone from picking them up and drinking from them by mistake.

Unexpectedly, several transparent objects that looked like long rice grains suddenly appeared on the table.

Annan rubbed his eyes and asked, "Were there these things on the table just now?"

Gu Zhiyu frowned slightly: "No."

Annan took a deep breath and said, "So these are...living creatures."

The only space she had was the manor, which could hold living things, and the storage area could not hold living things. She had just put the water bottle into the storage area when these things popped out, so they were definitely living things.

These things were previously hidden in the water, so they could not be seen. Now they are squeezed out by the space and are more conspicuous on the dark wood-grained tabletop.

Annan felt a little disgusted: "What is this? A bug?"

As soon as these transparent bugs appeared, the three little ones' attitudes became even stranger.

Fugui and Mr. Rabbit, who had just been standing nearby, were startled and took a step back.

Even Lai Fu, the big rooster who always eats insects, did not lower his head to peck at the insect this time. Instead, he flapped his wings and flew off the table, moving away carefully.

Annan became cautious.

Animals are the most sensitive. Judging from the reactions of the three little ones, these bugs are definitely not good things.

So I moved a little further away.

Then he wondered, "What on earth is this? It can still survive after being put into boiling water!"

Gu Zhiyu pondered for a moment, then turned to Annan and asked, "Have you heard of Xia Gu?"

Annan was stunned for a moment: "You mean... this thing is a cricket?"

According to Chinese legend, there is a kind of talented person who specializes in breeding and raising insects, and uses them to cast curses on people or to deceive people.

Annan had heard about Miao women being good at snakes in many TV dramas and novels before, but when she visited a Miao village before, she heard the people there refute the rumors, saying that these were all lies and that none of them knew such mysterious things.

Therefore, she had always thought that this was just a myth, but she didn't expect to actually see something that looked like a cricket here today.

She thought of the plump, charming proprietress - how come she had been dead for several years but still looked so young and vigorous.

It turns out that this elder sister is also a talented person!

Gu Zhiyu looked at the transparent bugs and said:

"I'm not sure if it's a bug or not. But if they just wanted to poison us, they could just sprinkle some poison, there's no need to throw in a bug. It's really unusual that this bug can survive in boiling water - I can't think of anything else except a bug."

Annan suddenly thought of the two girls who had just come to look for someone:

"It was a snake for sure. Those two girls looked like they had been poisoned."

Who among those who have survived the apocalypse to this day is not very alert? Logically speaking, how could they still have such mysterious trust in the proprietress when their companions were missing?

If we use the term "xia gu" to explain it, everything makes sense.

Annan looked at those transparent little bugs and couldn't help but twitching his lips.

No, even if this elder sister had a caterpillar, she wouldn't have to scatter so many in the water! She was really worried that one of her and Gu Zhiyu would be left without a bite.

Annan has read quite a few novels about witches and goblins.

She guessed that maybe the proprietress was raising some kind of mother and baby pigeons that could control people's hearts. These transparent little bugs were the baby pigeons, which were used to give birth to their victims, while the mother pigeon was on her body.

The boss lady manipulated the young in their bodies through the mother pig, making them trust her. Or maybe there were other unexpected effects.

In any case, she will control you.

Annan said with a "tsk". "How about I go and capture that couple and kill them?"

Gu Zhiyu looked at the transparent bugs, thought for a moment, and shook his head, saying, "This thing is a bit weird. Let's not scare them. Let's see what they are going to do."

It is still unknown whether the couple has accomplices or other means. Now they are in the open while the other party is in the dark. If they act rashly, it will be disadvantageous to them.

Annan nodded: "Let's take advantage of their tricks."

But these insects certainly cannot stay here any longer.

Gu Zhiyu took out the gloves from his pocket and put them on again: "I dealt with them."

Annan quickly said, "Ah!" "You don't want to crush him to death, do you?"

Gu Zhiyu nodded. No matter what kind of magical insect it is, it will not survive if you crush it.

Annan was worried: "Don't touch it carelessly. Who knows if it will get infected if touched?"

The art of witchcraft is very mysterious!

Gu Zhiyu looked at her nervous face and said with a smile:

"If it was so easy to trap them, they could just secretly throw them at us. Bugs are transparent anyway, so why would they go through the trouble of hiding them in the water and sending them over?"

That was true, but Annan still didn't feel comfortable letting him touch it:

"Why not just throw it out!"

Gu Zhiyu glanced at her and said, "Aren't you afraid that they will crawl in at night? Since this thing can withstand high temperatures, it is very likely that it can also withstand cold weather."

Annan thought about it and agreed. This insect is transparent, so if it really crawls in, they won’t be able to find it at all.

And the condition for the insect to lay eggs might be water. If the insects were covered with a pile of snow and water outside, and then crawled into the house, they would crawl into her body along her nose and ears...

As he thought about it, Annan shuddered and decided, "Use strong acid!"

As he spoke, he took out concentrated sulfuric acid from the space.

Even if it can withstand high temperatures, it can't be able to withstand corrosion from strong acids, right?

As long as it is a carbon-based organism, it will be carbonized to death if it encounters concentrated sulfuric acid.

She sent Gu Zhiyu and the three little ones away, took protective measures, and started pouring sulfuric acid.

Not to mention bugs, even the desktop is corroded.

Seeing the "transparent rice grains" turn into "black sesame seeds", Annan took a deep breath and put the insect table back into the space again.

This time the bug was not ejected.

Annan breathed a sigh of relief: "Dead."

She moved the table out of the space, then wearing gloves, carefully wrapped up the burnt insect carcasses that looked like black sesame seeds and threw them out of the window.