Wan Qiang was just trying to see if Lan Ji's death was related to the jelly, but the answer became clear in an instant.
She had never seen this thing before, so she wouldn't be stupid enough to risk her life. She dropped the jelly and took two steps back, warning everyone, "This thing is a bit spooky, everyone stay away."
Without realizing it, Wan Qiang had become everyone's 'backbone'. As soon as she finished speaking, everyone retreated tacitly.
More and more transparent, fly-sized bugs had eaten up the jelly and quickly retreated.
Next, increasingly bizarre scenes continued to occur.
Those bugs moved rapidly in Lan Ji's body, and soon gathered in his brain, the place where Wan Qiang had seen the marks when she opened his forehead.
They began to gnaw.
Now, what is there to not understand?
People in the crowd began to murmur.
"This soul-scattering is not because it was beaten apart, but because the soul was eaten by these transparent insects."
"The Fantasy Orchid Jelly is the key factor in stimulating these insects..."
"Oh my god, I can't believe that the Huanlan Jelly, which is often touted as beneficial for cultivation, is actually the indirect 'murderer' that causes people to lose their souls."
"This is horrible. Who developed the Fantasy Orchid Jelly?"
"I don't know, I've never bought this thing."
"I haven't even heard of it..."
“…”
While everyone was talking, the man who handed the Huanlan jelly to Wan Qiang turned pale and his whole body was shaking with fear.
"Will I...will I be eaten by these bugs and shattered like Lan Ji?"
Wan Qiang nodded, "Yes. But..."
She hesitated to speak, carefully observing the insects' behavior in Lan Ji's brain before continuing, "Based on their speed, it would take at least fifty Phantom Orchid jellies to scare the soul out of the person."
When the man heard Wan Qiang say that she needed fifty Huanlan jellies, his body softened and he fell to the ground.
He spread his hands and muttered incoherently, "Fifty, fifty already... I don't want to die, I really don't want to die."
"I can't die before I become the strongest cultivator in the family and am seen by the elders."
"Save me..."
"Who can save me?"
“…”
Wan Qiang stared at the man for a few seconds and said, "You ate forty-nine."
The crowd was shocked.
Wan Qiang continued, "Give me the fiftieth piece of jelly."
Wan Qiang's words were clearly a statement of fact, but they miraculously brought the man back to his senses. He panted heavily, and said cautiously, as if he had just survived a disaster, "Yes, I only ate forty-nine."
"Luckily, I only ate forty-nine."
The man was incredibly grateful that Wan Qiang had noticed something unusual about Lan Ji's body, and casually asked about the jelly. If she hadn't asked, the Huanlan jelly would have been eaten when he returned home tonight. After that, only his soul would have been shattered...
Wan Qiang didn't say anything and hit the man's neck with a purple talisman.
In an instant, everyone could see the strange scene in the man's brain: it was like a ripe fruit, exuding an "enticing sweetness".
Wan Qiang quickly retracted the talisman and changed the subject to ask the man seriously, "Did you eat the Huanlan jelly and your cultivation level increased significantly?"
The man's face turned red, probably out of shame.
He didn't answer, but Wan Qiang also got the answer.
Her heart sank, but she continued asking, "Have you never doubted that this pie falling from the sky is something you can't touch?"
Have you ever doubted it?
Of course the man had doubts.
But...what can he do?
Only if he becomes stronger and reveals his amazing talent and strength can he be noticed by the old stubborn people in the family and get what he wants.
He has no choice!
"As long as I can become stronger, I...I have no choice."
Upon hearing this, Wan Qiang looked at the man with eyes filled with deep pity.
"When cultivating, one must first cultivate the mind, and only then the techniques. You harbor so much greed, anger, and ignorance, even if you cultivate for another thousand years, you will still be a waste and will never become stronger."
"Eat the Fantasy Orchid Jelly and borrow 'power' from the devil. You are destined to become a fish on the chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered when the time comes to repay your debt..."
Wan Qiang's words were very subtle, but not really subtle.
Some people with a little bit of intelligence have already understood it.
"Is the Fantasy Orchid Jelly a trap? Is it like borrowing a 'human'''''s power? Do you have to pay it back after eating fifty pieces of Fantasy Orchid Jelly?"
"This sounds too horrible..."
"Why does this routine sound so much like the rumored devil's bargain???"
"Don't doubt it, this is a deal with the devil. Didn't you hear Wan Qiang say before that it was borrowing power from the devil..."
“…”
Lan Qingyang seemed to have aged a dozen years in an instant.
He staggered back a few steps, and after holding onto the table, he managed to steady himself. "It was because of me that he got stained with Huanlan Jelly... Did I force him to death?"
Back then, Lan Ji had average talent, and was really not worth mentioning in the Nanshan Temple, which was full of talented people.
Lan Ji's parents died early, and he was raised by his grandfather Lan Qingyang. Lan Qingyang had very high expectations for his grandson.
And it was precisely this grandfather's beautiful hope for his grandson to become a successful person that harmed Lan Ji...
"Blame me...blame me."
"Lan Ji, it's Grandpa who is sorry for you."
Lan Qingyang covered his face and cried...
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