Liu Ran took Zhou Xuyang and Xing Kai to hide in the basement of an abandoned bamboo building. The three of them held their breath and listened attentively to the noise outside. Xing Kai and Zhou Xuyang still had fear on their faces that they tried to suppress but couldn't.

Everything was fine when they arrived at noon. The ancient village was very similar to Liujiazhai where Liu Ran was, but not everyone in the village raised poisonous insects. They and Liu Ran went to visit an old lady in her nineties.

My mother-in-law said that the young people in the village all yearn for life in big cities, and are not so sincere about raising Gu anymore. Raising a Gu worm from a small size to an adult can at most stop bleeding. Unless one is a designated inheritor, most of them only learn the basics. The tradition of raising Gu is about to be broken.

After leaving grandma's place, they followed the people in the village up the mountain to experience picking herbs. When they came back, it was almost dark. The people in the village enthusiastically held a bonfire party, which was much more interesting than the one held in the B&B.

The three of them had a lot of fun and drank a lot of fruit wine brewed by the locals. They didn't feel it when they drank it, but the aftereffect was very strong and soon the three of them were half drunk.

This is when the danger arrives.

At first, only the number of people outside began to decrease, but no one noticed anything unusual and just thought they left on their own. However, as more and more people disappeared, someone finally realized something was wrong and went to look for them, but was horrified to find their bodies.

After the news came back, the entire bonfire party was in complete chaos! Just as everyone was clamoring to call the police and catch the murderer, the transformed monsters finally jumped out from the shadows.

Spider-Man, Mantis Man, and the goddess of light, Flash Butterfly, took many lives as soon as they appeared.

Faced with this monster that was a combination of an insect and a human body, the people in the village were terrified. All they could think of was running away! If they didn't run away, they would die! Everyone fled in all directions.

At first, some people fled into the mountains, thinking that the village was no longer safe. But before they ran far, screams were heard back. It turned out that there were more than just these three modified humans.

Liu Ran and the other two, who had originally wanted to go back to the B&B overnight, retreated and hid in the old woman's residence. The old woman was old and did not attend the bonfire party. In addition, her residence was remote and quiet, as if no one was there, so it was easy to be ignored.

But that is for ordinary people. These monsters obviously don't use normal methods to find people.

When the monster approached, the mother-in-law opened the cellar, let Liu Ran and the other three in, and told them not to make a sound no matter what they heard.

Liu Ran wanted to ask her mother-in-law to come in, but her mother-in-law just smiled kindly, closed the cellar door from the outside, and placed a heavy object on it.

The monster was quickly attracted by the sound of something being dragged. It was either Mantis Man or Spider Man. The sound of its feet landing on the ground was particularly clear in the cellar, and it made people feel cold in their hearts.

Soon, a chaotic sound was heard, but it soon ended and no more sound came from above.

Liu Ran had tears in her eyes. She wiped them vigorously, anger dancing in her eyes. She stood up and was about to push open the cellar door to go out, but Zhou Xuyang hugged her and whispered to her, "Don't be impulsive. Don't let your mother-in-law die in vain."

Liu Ran stood there frozen with red eyes.

Xing Kai also came over and whispered, "Let me see if I can contact Wen Qi and Feng Ce first. The signal in the cellar is a bit weak."

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps landing came from above his head. Xing Kai fell silent instantly and looked up nervously.

The sound of footsteps continued intermittently, as if someone was circling around looking for someone.

The three of them didn't dare to make a sound, and Liu Ran also began to think of countermeasures. Hiding like this was not a solution, and they would be found sooner or later.

After a while, the footsteps finally stopped.

Xing Kai let out a breath and was about to speak when he saw Liu Ran shaking his head seriously. He immediately held his breath and stood still.

After five minutes, the sound of footsteps hitting the ground was heard again. The sound became farther and farther away and gradually disappeared.

Liu Ran breathed a sigh of relief and signaled that they were fine for the time being.

Xing Kai looked incredulous and whispered, "This monster has intelligence?"

Zhou Xuyang rubbed the goose bumps on his arms. "It's normal for him to have intelligence. At least half of him still looks like a human."

Xing Kai thought about it and couldn't help but shudder, "Where on earth did this monster come from? Did I dream of being an alien?"

In the brief meeting just now, Liu Ran observed that the shells of several poisonous insects should be very hard. If she fought head-on, apart from the poisonous insects that increased strength, the only ones left would be the golden beetle that she used last time.

Before they could finish their thoughts, the temperature in the cellar suddenly dropped, and right beside the three of them, an ancient door appeared out of nowhere and slowly opened under the shocked gaze of the three.

Afterwards, Feng Ce walked out slowly, looked around, frowned, and asked with his hands covering his nose, "What is this place?"

Xing Kai immediately exclaimed "Fuck!" and pointed at Feng Ce, then pointed at the place where the door disappeared, completely losing the ability to speak.

Zhou Xuyang was not much better than him, and he even began to suspect whether he was hallucinating.

Liu Ran, on the other hand, had some understanding of Feng Ce's abilities. He took a step forward calmly and asked without further ado, "Did you and Wen Qi also encounter those monsters?"

"Those?" Feng Ce frowned and asked, "Are there many monsters in the ancient village?"

Liu Ran made a rough estimate, "At least ten."

Feng Ce pondered and said, "Maybe it's because there are more people here. There were only three at the B&B, and they have been dealt with by Wen Qi." At that moment, he explained the characteristics of the modified humans again, emphasizing that they should be careful not to be parasitized.

"I came here in advance using special means to send you helpers." Feng Ce reminded: "You should be mentally prepared first." After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and three rays of Yin energy fell on the eyes of the three people respectively.

Xing Kai and Zhou Xuyang subconsciously closed their eyes, and when they opened them again, they were shocked to find that there was a woman in green and a strange-looking animal in the cellar? They rubbed their eyes almost at the same time.

Liu Ran also touched his eyes and asked, "Is this the Yin-Yang Eye?"

Feng Ce nodded, "I'll go back first, see you later." The gate opened again, and after Feng Ce went in, he turned back and said, "The Yin messenger has arrived, and it's not that dangerous up there. There's no need to hide in a place like this all the time."

His words showed his disdain for the cellar.

The gate closed, and Qing Yi spoke first: "My name is Qing Yi, and its name is Tao Tie. We are both the master's soul servants. This time, I came here on the master's orders to help you escape."

Xing Kai and Zhou Xuyang stared at the Taotie with their eyes wide open, unblinking. Is this the legendary ancient beast? It doesn't look that fierce.

Liu Ran was also very shocked that Wen Qi could actually get a Taotie as a soul master, but now was not the time to talk about this. She said in a deep voice: "The cellar door is blocked. We have to find a way to get out."

Qing Yi patted Taotie's head.

Taotie jumped upwards and disappeared. Within a few seconds, the heavy object pressing on the cellar door was pushed open.

Xing Kai and Zhou Xuyang looked up at the Taotie above, supporting each other and muttering to themselves.

One said: "It went through the wall! It really is a ghost!"

Another said: "Fuck! I actually saw a living ancient beast!"

"Fuck you! I just said it was a ghost!"

Liu Ran rolled his eyes and climbed up first.

As Qing Yi floated over, he reminded them calmly, "You two can go up now."

Xing Kai and Zhou Xuyang fell silent instantly and nodded rapidly.

Although this female ghost looks very pretty and came to help them, it can't change the fact that she is a ghost. They are really scared! (End of this chapter)