"I don't think it's him either. He's too weak and doesn't have the guts. He probably really ran away. After all, she's quite famous in the city. She can always be sold to someone who's willing to pay a high price."
Although the village chief still felt something was amiss, considering Dao Chengyi's usual behavior and physical condition, he knew it was impossible. Little Green Sprout was far more insightful and resourceful than that kid.
"What about Zhao Er? If we go and say that, it'll probably cause trouble again."
"Let this scapegoat die in our place, and then we can split the money we get."
"We have a good relationship, so we can conveniently pick up those things along the way."
Niu An was naturally reluctant to part with those bedding and belongings, but it was good that he could get them back in a few days.
Dao Chengyi naturally couldn't hear what these people were saying, but he was afraid of death and knew his own limitations. He didn't want to die, so he decided to strike first.
When the night was deep and quiet, Gou'er was already snoring loudly on the bed. Dao Cheng opened his eyes and tiptoed out of bed.
At this moment, he had completed one of the progress items on the panel in front of him: the Human Force Gu had been created. He glanced at Gou'er, and then walked to the cellar of the thatched hut. The lid could no longer be closed. Going down the ladder, he found only a few jars of pickled vegetables inside.
The jar had been opened; inside were some fermented wild vegetables that had been carelessly discarded. Dao Chengyi cherished the grains, but unfortunately, they were regarded as garbage by others.
Then there were some empty jars, carelessly dumped on the ground, but as Dao Chengyi approached, slender worms, not so noticeable in the darkness, slowly crawled out.
The fire, which was usually kept to a minimum, was placed on a special wall hanging. Dao Chengyi held the long, wriggling, and terrifying-looking insect in his hand, letting it burrow into his skin.
After everything was inside, Dao Cheng felt the foreign object wriggling in his body. Then he lifted his clothes and the bandaged wound. The originally yellowish wound cracked open, and foul-smelling pus oozed out before being pulled together and stitched up by red threads.
The Human-Powered Gu was not the first Gu worm he had made. In the past three months, he had also made some progress. After his wounds healed, he took out the Human-Powered Gu he had refined. It was a huge longhorn beetle with barbs on its legs that were bright red. However, it had a hideous human face on its back.
Dao Chengyi swallowed it with his eyes closed. The next moment, a burning sensation surged from his esophagus and then landed in his stomach. Dao Chengyi curled up instantly.
His muscles were tearing, and intense pain was burning his nerves. His teeth were almost bleeding from being crushed, and his hands were gripping his arms tightly.
He was afraid of dying, he was really afraid of dying, he didn't want to die!
Zhao Er... Niu An... Xiao Qingya...
In the dim firelight, Dao Chengyi's shadow began to grow menacing.
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