It was as if it had been startled, or as if it had quickly hidden its presence upon being discovered.
They vanished without a trace, as if they had never been in the room at all.
Only a considerable number of white maggots, still feeding, remained on Fang Jie's body, devouring her flesh.
The entire house was made up of insects.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that upon entering this house, they are now inside the insect hive.
Upon realizing this, an uncontrollable feeling of nausea surged from Cheng Li's body, but it only caused her to vomit a few mouthfuls of sticky, acidic liquid.
But on the other hand, after seeing the insects retreat like a tide and witnessing the scene unfolding before Cheng Li and Fang Jie.
Gu Xinghe, however, thought of—
If he hadn't let the red jade spiders eat the insects in the house last night, they would likely have also been attacked by insects in the middle of the night.
At this moment, Chu Liang clearly remembered the previous night.
They apparently also found the insects lurking under the walls in the house yesterday.
But if we talk about the insects hiding in both rooms...
However, they did not encounter the same thing as Cheng Li and Fang Jie, and instead spent the night safely.
During this process, Gu Xinghe must have done something without his knowledge.
At this moment, Chu Liang remembered the red spider that had suddenly appeared on Gu Xinghe's body.
At that time, he was terrified by the sight of a spider appearing after he had suddenly seen insects on a wall.
But looking back now, it did feel eerie and dangerous.
Red Spider consistently obeyed Gu Xinghe's orders and appeared extremely obedient when she was by his side.
So, it was actually that big shot's pet spider that secretly ate all the insects in the house?
However, it's also possible that I took care of it during that time after my boss told me to get some rest last night.
Thinking this, Chu Liang looked at Gu Xinghe with genuine gratitude.
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