"Yes! Master, you're absolutely right!"
Lei Jijian chimed in at this moment.
"I can feel this energy fluctuation, which is closer to the young man's aura. In Boss He's memory before, Xiao Zhang was just a blurry shadow."
This time, however, it's a perspective we suddenly have to experience firsthand!
As soon as Lei Jijian finished speaking, a mournful howl came from the sky, the sound like the roar of a wild beast.
It gave me the creeps.
I looked up and saw Boss He scratching his head.
His body had become almost completely transparent, and it was impossible to spot this pale-faced fellow without careful observation.
At that moment, his eyes were filled with terror, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Those guys are here! They're here!"
I followed Mr. He's gaze and looked over there.
At this moment, Xiao Zhang, clutching the map, quickly walked to the carpenter's shop at the end of the alley.
The door, which always serves as the entrance to the shop, is piled with several pieces of slightly blackened wood, which, under the setting sun, actually have a golden glittering feel to them.
Beside the wood, a man in a gray jacket was sitting on a stool sharpening a knife, leaning to one side with his hips slouching, his profile pockmarked.
"Uncle Li!" Xiao Zhang greeted him with a smile, his backpack swaying behind him.
"I'm here to find a way out, and I'll take this opportunity to thank you."
The counter made from that evil-repelling wood was incredibly useful in the inn; Brother He even praised me for my shopping skills!
As he spoke, he took a small packet out of his bag, and when he opened it, he found half a bag of sugar inside.
"It's just a small token of my appreciation, please try it."
The timber merchant put down his work, looked up, and his eyes, which had been lifeless just moments before, now revealed a chilling coldness.
His eyes darted around, then flashed a wicked smile as he stared at Xiao Zhang's backpack, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Thank me? There's no need."
At this moment, the smile on Xiao Zhang's face froze for a second.
"Uncle Li, what's wrong...? What did I say or do wrong?"
He was like a child who had made a mistake.
"Nothing's wrong." At this moment, the timber merchant suddenly stood up, shook the buttons on his coat with both hands, and stretched his shoulders.
"I just want you to know that the power of wood to ward off evil is truly remarkable."
Even if you die, you can never go back!
Xiao Zhang's expression changed instantly. He watched the timber merchant stretching his muscles and then quickly looked around at the surrounding environment.
There was no one there.
The young man quickly took a step back: "You must be joking! Zhangmutou..."
Before he could finish speaking, the timber merchant suddenly raised his hand and sprinkled a handful of black powder on the ground.
The moment the powder hit the ground, a hissing sound was heard as countless tiny insects crawled out.
"This is... a scabies worm??"
Xiao Zhang couldn't help but speak up.
In an instant, the tiny, jet-black insect burrowed into the ground, leaving one small hole after another. Even though Yiyi and I were standing quite far away, we could still smell it very clearly.
Even the white mist from before didn't have a stronger smell than this.
"Don't blame me for being blunt, brother. This is a new order, and for someone your age, you're the highest-paid!"
The timber merchant didn't hesitate at all; his eyes were filled with nothing but a desire for money.
He just laughed as he watched Xiao Zhang's panic, as if he were looking at a bag of gold ingots clattering together.
It was these sea scabies mites, whether real or fake, that burrowed around on the ground, emerging from the soil and then burrowing back in. When they came out again, they had already climbed onto Xiao Zhang, who had run a few steps away.
Holy crap!
Why is this thing so creepy? It doesn't look like the scabies mites we've seen before at all!
And the age... price... mentioned by the timber merchant...
I suspect it's the human trafficking I've heard about before!
Looking at the scene before me, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up inside me.
Several figures suddenly sprang out from behind the dead tree, carrying black burlap sacks.
They moved very quickly and surrounded Xiao Zhang.
Xiao Zhang also noticed something was wrong and immediately stopped, slid the insects off her body to dry, but I could clearly see that several small cuts had been drilled into her exposed skin.
It looked like he had been stabbed several times, but with very small cuts.
Xiao Zhang, his face contorted in pain, turned to run, only to have his mouth covered from behind by a dark figure who had surrounded him.
They immediately grabbed his arm and stuffed him into the sack.
"Ugh! Ugh!!"
Xiao Zhang struggled desperately, and his backpack fell to the ground in the process.
I was completely stunned by what I saw. They hadn't even sold the timber, so why were they trying to kill me?!
My doubts were growing, and at that moment, the timber merchant in the distance seemed to have heard my thoughts, and once again sat on the timber and began to spout nonsense.
"You brat, do you think you came all this way by accident?"
From the moment you entered the shallow area and exited the roundabout, someone was watching you!
It's just a matter of who will emerge victorious!
"don't want……"
Xiao Zhang's voice grew weaker and weaker, but he was still struggling desperately.
I couldn't resist any longer and unleashed a bolt of lightning with my Thunderstrike Sword.
However, the lightning seemed to have deliberately missed its mark, flying to the side and striking the trees in the distance at an angle!
At that moment, the black insects below began to gnaw even faster, and Xiao Zhang's body became mutilated at a visible speed. His backpack had already fallen to the side, and the contents inside were being rapidly corroded by the insects.
Soon, the contents inside turned into a paste.
From my perspective, it looked like a rotten meal that had been spoiled for a long time, crawling with countless worms and covered in slime.
What I saw were all physiological nausea.
Seeing this scene, we were completely unable to do anything. The figure above us, Boss He, was also in great pain.
"It's my fault...it's my fault that you're in trouble!"
Mr. He, I can't imagine how much pain you must be feeling at this moment.
"Brother, is there really no other way?"
The girl suddenly raised her head, and her eyes immediately turned red, with red blood vessels appearing in the whites of her eyes.
The whole process is completed in just two or three seconds.
That kind of fatigue wasn't normal at all; it was more like a mutation.
It's so funny it's almost frightening how popular it is.
I watched as her pupils widened, becoming bloodshot, and then the girl grabbed my arm, her voice urgent.
"We can't stand here, can we?"
Yes, brother, didn't Boss He give us sea cucumber?
Sea marrow is of the highest yang nature; use it to drive away those things!
After listening to the girl's words, I suddenly understood.
Oh my god! How could I have forgotten this?
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