Chapter 319: Overwhelming Gu Insects
Buzz——
Buzz buzz buzz——
On a snowy night, lights were ablaze in the watchtowers. The men who had just returned from hunting gathered around the warm stove with their families, eating hot dinner and talking loudly about interesting hunting stories.
The bitter cold of winter was dispelled by laughter and joy, which also covered up the chirping of insects approaching from afar.
At Madam Lu's house, Tianbao and Bai Yu put down their chopsticks at the same time, their eyes becoming sharp for a moment.
"Hundred Killing Formation!" The two of them said almost in unison.
They had heard that buzzing sound that made their scalps tingle. It was the night when Lian Qiao activated the Hundred Killing Formation!
"What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Nanny Lu's face darkened.
"Lian Qiao has activated the Hundred Killing Formation. If my prediction is correct, this time her target is us and the entire White Horse Tribe! The poisonous insects are already heading this way. Mammy, Bing'er, tell everyone to leave quickly!"
A sharp flute sound pierced the night sky.
The laughter and joy around suddenly died down.
The buzzing of insects immediately became apparent, like muffled thunder rolling towards the White Horse Tribe's residence from all directions.
"Everyone listen, don't panic! Go to the protective cave immediately!" Nanny Lu walked out the door, her breath sinking into her dantian, her old voice calm and composed.
After a brief panic and confusion, the Baima people quickly calmed down after hearing the voice of the nanny, and then the sound of ping-pong was heard from each house.
No one ran out.
As they live with poisonous insects all day long, every Qiang household has a protective hole dug to avoid poisonous insects in case of accidents.
The buzzing sound was getting closer and closer, and there was no time to waste.
Without hesitation, Madam Lu returned to the room and moved the large ceramic vat in the left corner, revealing the tunnel below. "Master Bai, Miss Su, you two should also enter the protective cave! I beg you to take good care of Bing'er for me until I return!"
"Mammy! Are you going to break the formation? Tell me how, and I'll go." Tianbao grabbed the old woman's arm, pursing her lips.
"The Hundred Killing Formation uses human blood as its lure. As long as the bloody odor becomes strong enough, the poisonous insects will be attracted and move. There's no way around it! Lian Qiao must have made all the necessary preparations to activate the formation at this time. We can only hide!" Anxiety flashed in Lu Ma's eyes. "Stop talking nonsense and get in!"
"If you don't come in with us, where are you going?"
"I have to go and drive away the hundreds of insects that have gathered here. Otherwise, they will stay here forever, and the people hiding in the protective cave will not be able to get out!"
"Mammy!" Bai Yu frowned and spoke quickly, "When Lian Qiao activated the Hundred Killing Formation, she must have taken the protective cave into account. How could she have just watched us hide in the cave and escape harm? This move is not as simple as we thought. There must be another deadly trick behind it! Perhaps the true purpose of the Hundred Killing Formation is to force us into the protective cave!"
Tian Bao's eyes suddenly darkened as he thought of something. He grabbed Lu Bing'er with one hand and Madam Lu with the other and rushed out without hesitation, "It's an avalanche! Bai Yu, let's go!"
As soon as she finished speaking, strange noises came from the distant hilltops again, and the prelude to landslides and earthquakes permeated the dark night sky.
"Impossible... Impossible..." Madam Lu's already pale face turned even paler, her pupils dilated, and her bloodless lips trembled. "If an avalanche occurs, the entire Qiang tribe will die! How could Lian Qiao do this? She disregarded the lives of her people for her own selfish desires... Lian Qiao, Lian Qiao!!"
The situation outside the house was extremely grim.
The sound of muffled thunder was close to my ears, and even in the dark night, I could see the black clouds pressing down from the sky.
There was also the black tide that was rapidly spreading across the ground, and the dark shadows hiding underground, sometimes being pushed out of the ice by their own kind...
Wherever the black shadow passed, the firewood piled outside and the edges of the bamboo watchtowers were instantly reduced to dust.
This is the Hundred Killing Formation, with poisonous insects covering the sky and the earth!
Without advance protection, there is no escape anywhere in heaven or on earth!
In the distance, a man-made natural disaster is brewing, and it will explode in the next moment, burying everything under the mountain!
On the other side of the mountain, cries and screams were heard, filled with surprise, despair and disbelief.
Madam Lu came back to her senses amidst her cries, her eyes quickly reddening as she struggled to break free from the girl's grip. "The White Horse people are still in the protective cave! I'm going to save them! As many as can escape before the avalanche! You go first! Miss Su, I'm asking you to take care of Bing'er for me!"
As she spoke, she pulled out a small parchment scroll and stuffed it into the girl's arms. "This contains the method for removing the poison that I have calculated. I haven't been able to verify it completely, so it's up to you from now on!"
The girl's hands were like iron clamps and she couldn't break free.
The girl never stopped walking, her speed leaving Menlei far behind. "Mammy, our tribesmen can still avoid the poisonous insects in the protective cave. Calling them out now will only make them die sooner."
The old woman's face became even paler and her eyes were extremely dim.
How could she not know?
Natural disasters and man-made disasters are inevitable, but she can't bear to watch her people die.
She was the high priestess, the faith of her people. Even if she had to die, she should die before her people! Instead of abandoning them and living alone!
"Miss Su! I--" The old woman's eyes flashed with determination and she opened her mouth to say something.
He was interrupted by the girl just as he opened his mouth.
The cold wind blew past my ears, cutting my cheeks like a knife. The girl's voice was light, but strangely, it revealed a power that could soothe people. "Mammy, if you trust me, don't do anything. Leave the rest to me. I will bring back every member of the White Horse Tribe."
Nanny Lu was startled all over, and when she glanced to the side, she saw the girl's cold profile, calm, determined and confident.
She exudes a calm and composed aura that transcends her age, as if nothing in this world can defeat her.
So powerful.
The young man's calm and composed voice also sounded at this time, "Mammy, Tianbao can do what she says. How about trusting her for once?"
Although Lu Bing'er was not very intelligent, she also realized what was happening. She leaned close to the girl, and cold air filled her mouth as she spoke, causing her voice to be intermittent, but also very firm, "Grandma, Bing'er Xin, Xin Jie, Sister!"
In just a few moments, they had already galloped out of the Baima settlement, left the valley, and reached the edge of the snowfield.
There was a rumbling sound from behind, and the earth shook.
The snow mountain collapsed from the top.
Even in the dim night, one can clearly feel the majesty and cruelty of the avalanche.
The momentum was like a crushing force and the sound was deafening.
Wherever it passed, buildings collapsed, the warm yellow lights were quickly extinguished, and everything was buried under the sea of snow.
Nanny Lu turned her head and watched the place where she once lived turned into a snowy field. She listened to the rumbling sound that pierced the night sky and covered up her desperate cries. Her whole body trembled violently and her eyes were bloodshot.
Turbid tears instantly soaked her cheeks and she burst into tears.
The chill in my heart was even greater than being in an ice cave.
In order to prevent them from noticing anything unusual, Lian Qiao didn't even think of notifying the tribe to evacuate in advance when he set up the poisonous plan!
What kind of selfish desire could make her so poisonous as a scorpion!
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