During this period, under the guidance of Pei Ji, the imperial court also did a lot of things to deal with the demon insects. One of them was to build a watchtower every ten miles along the official road.
The watchtower is used to detect the traces of the magic insects and as a landmark to indicate the direction and distance for the patrol teams patrolling in the sky. If there is no watchtower as a reference, how can the patrol team determine the location and distance of the magic insects?
If we use XX mountain and XX lake as a reference, the scope will be too wide.
Finally, the watchtower also has another function. It can serve as a future strategic base and shelter for those who do not have time to enter the city.
A few minutes later, Xue Huan arrived at the destination using the Five Elements Beads. He swept his spiritual sense over the area and found a fresh hole. There was still residual demonic energy around the hole, which must have been left by the earthworm-like demon insect.
She also crawled into the ground and followed the hole where the magic insect had crawled.
Halfway through the chase, they found a corpse, or to be more precise, a skeleton. The skeleton was very clean, without a trace of flesh or blood, but judging from the bones, the person had died not long ago!
There was still a trace of demonic energy remaining on the skeleton, and it was certain that this person had been eaten by the demonic insect!
It hasn't been long since someone died. We must catch up with it and capture it as soon as possible. If we can't catch it alive, we will have to kill it.
Xue Huan increased her speed, and after a few seconds, she heard a scream.
When she arrived, she saw the devil insects wrapping up a woman and dragging her underground. The woman was desperately holding onto a tree, shouting for help!
Xue Huan came out of the Five Elements Pearl, and shot out the Snowflake Knife in her hand, directly cutting off the part of the demon insect that was wrapped around the woman.
The magic insect immediately burrowed into the soil. Xue Huan was afraid that it would run away, so she didn't even bother to look at the woman and chased after the magic insect.
The demon insect kept drilling deeper and deeper. An ordinary person would be helpless at this moment, but Xue Huan breathed a sigh of relief. Drilling underground would make it easier for her to deal with it.
The magic insects swim in the soil like fish in water, completely unhindered, but Xue Huan can also move freely in the soil. She holds the Five Elements Bead in one hand, transfers the spiritual power to her feet, and moves quickly in the soil.
At the same time, she also released the Sandshrew. Sandshrews can even cross mountains, let alone the soil, but they are not as fast.
"Xiaoshan, I'll go around in front of it, and you stay behind to stop it. Don't let it get away."
Sandshrew: "Okay, Master!"
There were roads in the dirt in all directions. Even if Xue Huan ran in front of the magic insect, it could turn around and continue running in another direction. It was as slippery as a loach.
Xue Huan was not in a hurry. She planted a formation flag on the spot and continued to chase in another direction. When she ran in front of it again, she planted another formation flag.
After the flags were planted in the upper, lower, left, right, front and back, she snapped her fingers and the formation was activated. The six flags combined together to form a closed space!
The demon insect was trapped in the formation and could no longer escape.
"Thank you for your hard work." Xue Huan touched the mossbeast's head, rewarded it with a spirit beast pill, and put it into the space.
Just now, she cooperated with the mole beast to chase the magic insect, deliberately driving it in the direction she set. Now, the magic insect fell into her trap.
Xue Huan put her five fingers together, and the six formation flags gathered towards the center, continuously compressing the hiding space of the magic insect. In the end, the huge magic insect was squeezed into a ball. She then waved her hand and put the magic insect and the formation flags into the space.
When he returned to the ground, the woman was no longer under the tree. A piece of the demon insect's body was lying there, and a group of ants were crawling around it.
Xue Huan put the piece of insect away.
I don’t know whether the woman left on her own or was taken away by someone.
If it is the former, it means that she is not seriously injured and can at least walk on her own. If it is the latter, the situation is probably very critical.
Xue Huan looked around and found a young man a few miles away, carrying the woman on his back and walking quickly along the ridge of the field.
She rushed over and stopped in front of the boy, "Wait!"
The boy stopped and was stunned by her beauty the moment he saw her, but then he became wary. "Who are you?"
Xue Huan said, "I'm a demon hunter from the Demon Hunting Guild. I accepted a mission to capture a demon insect. When I arrived, I happened to see her being entangled by the demon insect—"
She pointed at the unconscious woman behind the boy and said, "She should be your mother, right? I rescued her and didn't have time to check on her condition because I was chasing the demon bug. I just caught the demon bug and was a little worried about your mother, so I came to check on her."
Hearing this, the young man relaxed. "Thank you for saving my mother. She fainted. I was just about to take her to see a doctor."
Xue Huan: "Let me take a look."
She learned medical skills from Master Wuhuan. Although she was far from proficient, she could treat minor injuries and illnesses.
The young man quickly put the woman down from his back. Xue Huan stepped forward to check her pulse and found that a trace of demonic energy had invaded her body and her sternum was fractured, probably from being strangled by the demonic insect.
She injected a wisp of spiritual energy into her body, dispelling the trace of evil energy, and helped straighten her bones. "Okay, your mother is fine now. Take her home and let her recuperate for a while, she will be fine."
The boy knelt down in front of her, "Thank you--"
Xue Huan quickly helped him up and said, "It's just a small favor. Go back."
She used her light body skills and disappeared with a few leaps.
The young man withdrew his gaze with a little melancholy, carried his mother on his back and went home again.
Returning to the guild, Xue Huan saw that the number of people outside had not decreased, but increased.
She turned around, walked around a long way, and went in through the back door.
"Hanhan." Just after passing the rockery, Pei Ji strode towards her. When he reached her, he held her shoulders and looked her up and down. He was relieved to find that she was not injured.
Xue Huan threw herself forward, putting all her weight on him. She looked up and asked with a smile, "Are you worried about me?"
Pei Ji hugged her and said seriously, "Next time a demon bug appears, don't go there alone. Remember?"
Xue Huan's eyes flickered as she teased him deliberately, "What if I can't remember?"
Pei Ji's eyes darkened and the aura around him became dangerous. Xue Huan wanted to run, but how could she run?
He held her and turned around, pressing her against the rockery. He lowered his head and bit her lower lip, but he was reluctant to use too much force, so he sucked it hard, "Hanhan, say it again, ok?"
Xue Huan begged for mercy: "Okay, I'll remember it. I promise to ask you to come next time, okay... um..."
The last word was already caught between his lips and tongue.
There were footsteps approaching here. Xue Huan panicked and pinched Pei Ji's waist, "Someone is coming..."
Pei Ji did not stop and took her to hide in the cave.
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