Chapter 131: Fighting the Blood-sucking Bugs
The fog obstructed her vision so much that Yun Xiang suddenly remembered the tornado that Xie Yu had stuffed into her pocket, but she didn't rush to take it out because it was not the right time yet.
Sure enough, Bian Qin waved the wood in the air, and the wood, about the length of a flute, began to spin in the air. Then, mist rushed towards it.
"This isn't a talisman." Shi Qixuan rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things.
"Wood!" Yun Xiang's eyes lit up. What kind of wood could absorb fog?
She quietly took out a piece of banyan thorn, wanting to see if it could work, but unfortunately there was no reaction. Yun Xiang put it away with regret.
Seeing the mist rising into the air, it was clearly taking effect, Bian Qin turned his attention to the senior planters and said, "I'll be relying on you guys in a while."
Rely on them? Those people looked around, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Playing dead? Bian Qin sneered, "I'll have to trouble you all to take care of those blood-sucking bugs."
Those people couldn't pretend any longer, and one of them said, "Master Bian, you think too highly of us. We are good at planting, but we can't fight monsters!" Now it was time to be humble.
"Yes, we still have to rely on Patriarch Bian's guards."
"Master Bian's guards are invincible and unstoppable!"
"Yes, it is said that the guards are very brave and can fight their way out even in the midst of a beast tide."
"Then it will definitely be no problem dealing with these bugs!"
"We are saved! We are saved!"
…
How shameless! Yun Xiang stared at these people in disbelief. She had participated in the Beast Tide before. Back then, everyone, including Bai Mingyang and his group, had put their lives on the line and fought tooth and nail. With the enemy at their doorstep, they were still arguing? Ridiculous!
Bian Qin was furious. "The guards will naturally protect you, but there will be times when they fail to provide adequate care. Please forgive me if that happens."
"Master Bian, you can't do this. You organized this mission."
"That's right. It's not the behavior of a head of a family to shirk responsibility when faced with danger."
"Master Bian is a kind-hearted man, how could he refuse?"
"Yes, Master Bian didn't know how to save him——"
"Shut up! You're a bunch of shameless bastards! If you're greedy for other people's things, you should know when to contribute! I'm giving you face by not exposing you, don't be shameless!"
Good scolding!
"Bah, you stinky bitch, hiss—" the man spat on the ground. Damn, I bit my tongue in a hurry.
"Pooh...you stinky woman, looking for-ah--" The man was suddenly attacked by a blood-sucking worm on the mouth. He didn't have the woman's talent for tug-of-war. The blood-sucking worm twisted a few times and slipped into his mouth.
The man suddenly spat out several mouthfuls of blood. Suddenly, a large group of blood-sucking insects crawled out from the ground and pounced on the man.
The sudden change scared the growers, and they all manipulated the vines to wrap themselves like eggshells, so that not even a mosquito could fly in.
Yun Xiang untied the rope immediately and stood next to Shi Qixuan. The two of them stood back to back, guarding against the transformed man.
"These people are so disgusting!" Shi Qixuan's face was full of disgust.
Yun Xiang sneered, "That's all. You can defend from above, but can you defend from below?"
"Pfft... How stupid! You're crazy!"
"Don't insult the profession of farming."
"That's right."
"Are you hurt?" Yun Xiang suddenly turned around and looked at Shi Qixuan.
"What? No...no, just a little scratch. What's wrong?"
"careful!"
Boom! A ball of flame successfully intercepted the blood-sucking worm, but surprisingly, it didn't catch fire. It landed on a dead leaf and burrowed back into the ground. A low-level talisman was ineffective?
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and put a patch on the wound." Yun Xiang pushed her. Shi Qixuan came back to her senses from the shock and hurriedly looked for the medicine patch, but her hands couldn't stop shaking and she lost her grip several times.
"Calm down!" Yun Xiang was on guard. He couldn't help her and she could only rely on herself.
Shi Qixuan calmed herself down and placed her hand over the wound. "Can this damn thing smell blood?"
"Obviously."
"ah!"
"Ahh!" One, two... the planters escaped from the 'eggshell' and shook off the bugs on their bodies with all their strength. Some of them even rolled on the ground, but they failed to shake off the bugs and attracted more.
But it seemed that as long as he didn't go in - Yun wanted to see it carefully, and immediately shouted, "Quick, cover your mouth, nose, and ears."
Shi Qixuan reacted very quickly this time and immediately covered herself tightly.
Yun Xiang did the same as her, leaving almost only his eyes, and signaled her that if she was accidentally buried by insects, don't be afraid, hold your breath and it will pass soon.
Yeah, Shi Qixuan gave her a reassuring look.
Everyone was awakened by Yun Xiang's call and hurried to do as he was told, but there were always people who didn't take it seriously. No one cared about him and he couldn't blame anyone else for his own death.
After more than a dozen people died in succession, the camp was crawling with red blood-sucking worms, almost forming a swarm. Yun Xiang gripped the dagger tightly with both hands and swung it continuously. Every time the blade hit, blood splattered everywhere, attracting more blood-sucking worms.
She immediately jumped onto a tree and climbed up quickly. The blood-sucking worms could only jump 2 meters high at most, but they had strong adhesion and basically none of them fell, so they climbed up the tree trunk.
Just one jump was enough for Yun Xiang to distance himself from them. Since he had a way to deal with them, Yun Xiang didn't use the talisman anymore. He took advantage of the tree and attacked them in waves.
Maybe she killed too fiercely and made too much noise, so half of the blood-sucking insects in the camp crawled towards her.
Yun Xiang saw that there were too many insects on this tree, so he immediately changed to another one, choosing a tree two meters away, neither too far nor too near. As soon as the insects flew over, he would kill them directly. If there were too many, he would climb up. If there were still too many, he would change to another tree and repeat the previous action.
Sometimes, if they couldn't hide in time, they would curl up into an egg and wait for the insect swarm to subside before continuing. Seeing Yun's idea was a good one, the others also followed her lead and climbed trees. Although it looked awkward, it was much easier to deal with than on the ground.
At first they thought they would be thrown off the old tree, but then they found that as long as they didn't attack the tree, nothing would happen.
With confidence, everyone no longer hesitated to work hard and fought bravely to kill insects. The number of insects in the camp began to decrease until they were defeated and slowly disappeared.
Yun Xiang shook his aching arms and followed the others to gather the insects together. Bian Qin used a fire talisman to burn the insect corpses, and then used a water talisman to put out the fire. This time, he used two high-level talismans, which made him feel very distressed.
Afterwards, they counted the servants and found that 33 of them had died. Everyone felt heavy-hearted, and when they learned that eight insect people were missing, they felt even more depressed.
"Let's leave here first." Bian Qin commanded the guards to protect everyone, collected the wood in the air, and inhaled the mist along the way. Yun Xiang accidentally learned that this wood was called Wuyin.
"You are so awesome!" Shi Qixuan secretly gave Yun Xiangshu a thumbs up.
"I just took advantage of the terrain."
“That’s impressive.”
Soon after they left the camp, many thin roots appeared on the ground and sucked all their blood. They walked in the forest all night until dawn, and finally found a suitable place to camp.
"Master Bian, is this the way back?" The one asking for directions was the one who was the loudest yesterday, and now he was as obedient as a little lamb.
"I don't know." Bian Qin looked solemn. She was not angry, she really didn't know.
(End of this chapter)
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