The locusts swarmed in large numbers like a dark cloud. The buzzing sound of their flapping wings irritated people's eardrums. They were like killers who ruthlessly reaped lives, exuding a strong sense of ominousness.
The villagers screamed in panic and fled to their homes. Some of them had red eyes and wanted to run to the fields to continue harvesting food.
The village chief yelled, "Come back quickly! Hide quickly! Those locusts are poisonous!"
Xiao Chenyan immediately gave the order and the black-armored guards rushed out to stop the villagers.
Suddenly someone screamed, "Something's wrong! Those locusts aren't heading towards the field. Why do they seem to be..."
"They are flying towards us. Those locusts are coming towards us!"
The villagers were terrified. Locusts had come before, but not on a large scale. However, they had also seen that those locusts not only ate the crops in the fields, but also spared the poultry and livestock.
Are these locusts coming to eat people now? !
General Lin drew his sword, looked around, and said without hesitation: "All villagers should go to the river to take shelter, quickly!"
There is no place to hide around, the only way is to hide underwater.
“No need.”
Qing Wu spoke coldly. She took out a talisman from her bosom and quickly handed it to Xiao Chenyan: "Tied it to the arrow and shot it towards the locust swarm."
Xiao Chenyan was extremely fast. He tied the talisman to the tail of the arrow. He bent the bow, drew the bowstring to its full length, and aimed the arrow at the flying locusts.
General Lin and the others didn't understand what the two were going to do. What was that talisman? Could they solve the locust swarm with just this one arrow?
Most of the villagers had already jumped into the river, leaving only their heads exposed, and were observing the situation in fear, waiting to sink into the water as soon as the locusts arrived.
There were also some who could not float on water, and now they looked dejected.
Except for the Black Armor Guards, no one believed that this arrow could solve anything.
Seeing the locust swarm getting closer and closer, the buzzing sound of their flapping wings made people's scalps numb. Countless insects flew towards them in a swarm, and the scene alone made people's scalps numb.
Xiao Chenyan's hand holding the bow was extremely steady, and a sharp light suddenly appeared in his gloomy eyes.
Suddenly——
The arrow left the bow, breaking through the air with a whistling sound, cutting through the air.
In full view of everyone, the arrow was as fast as lightning, as if it had really become lightning. The talisman at the tail of the arrow spontaneously ignited in mid-air, wrapping the entire arrow, like a meteor shooting into the sky.
The sparks hit the locust swarm, like lighting a fuse, and a raging fire suddenly rose up in the air, like a burning cloud. The flames covered half of the sky and gradually swallowed up the black cloud-like locust swarm, and exploded silently like fireworks.
Everyone stared at this scene in amazement, as if they were trapped in a dream.
The sound of insects gradually disappeared, and locusts fell from the sky one by one, making a rustling sound like a rain of insects.
Everyone stared at it, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
I don’t know who was the first to shout out: “Miracle!!”
“This is a miracle!!”
The villagers came out of the river one after another, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Qingwu Fangqi.
"Goddess!! It's the Goddess who saved us!"
"The princess must be a goddess reincarnated, a living bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!"
"Nanling is saved, we are saved!!"
Qing Wu: “…”
She dodged behind Xiao Chenyan and said through gritted teeth, "Hurry up and let them get up. What kind of goddess or living Bodhisattva is this? She is simply ruining my life!"
She is so noble and cold, she must be crazy to become a goddess. Those living nuns in heaven will be beaten if they have worldly thoughts. Is she crazy? She is not only a tyrant in the underworld, but also seeks punishment in heaven.
Xiao Chenyan glanced at her with a smile, and asked Baisui to take people over to pull up the villagers.
The villagers were still very excited, and they all stared at Qing Wu eagerly.
General Lin and others also came to their senses, and their eyes towards Qing Wu changed completely.
Do you have any other surprises that an old man like me doesn’t know about?
"It's over. Hurry up and gather these locusts together. The insect corpses must be burned again until they are reduced to slag."
Qing Wu warned: "Don't touch it with your hands."
Baisui and others moved quickly.
Qing Wu walked over and stared at a locust that was not yet dead. After thinking for a while, she waved at Xiao Chenyan: "Stinky inkstone."
Hearing the three words "㳔", veins on Xiao Chenyan's forehead popped out, but he still walked over.
"Pick one up and I'll take a closer look."
Xiao Chenyan looked at her meaningfully.
Qing Wu immediately acted like a delicate flower: "Chong Chong is disgusting~ I'm scared~"
Xiao Chenyan: "The king would be scared if he saw you like this."
"Are you going to pick it up or not?" Qing Wu grabbed him.
His Royal Highness King Yan shook his head, pulled out an arrow, stabbed the locust in the abdomen and lifted it up.
Insects are ugly and disgusting when they are born, let alone locusts. At this moment, the locust's wings were burnt and its limbs were still twisting.
Xiao Chenyan and Qing Wu looked at it intently, and as they looked at it, their expressions changed.
General Lin also came over, his eyes suddenly widened: "This bug... Is my eyes playing tricks on me? Is there a human face on the head of this bug?"
Upon hearing this, the others also went to look at the insect. The markings on the locust's head really looked like the outline of a human face. This scene made one's scalp tingle.
What's even more disgusting is the sound these insects make. They are not completely dead yet, so when they fall down, most of them have their wings burned by the fire.
When the fire started and all the insects were burned by the flames again, almost everyone heard a rustling sound, as if many people were screaming in pain. The sound seemed to be through something, inaudible, yet real.
Everyone felt their scalp tingling and their hair stood up.
Hu Sinong felt his mouth dry as he thought about what he had seen along the way. "Are these...are they really locusts?"
General Lin thought of the conversation in the palace a while ago, and asked in a low voice: "Is this also a Gu?"
"It is a Gu, but it is not a Gu either."
General Lin didn't understand what she meant. Without waiting for him to ask, Qing Wu said to the villagers, "Where are the people bitten by locusts? Take me to see them."
The village head was the first to step forward. His little grandson was bitten and the situation was serious. If the Goddess Queen was willing to help, maybe his little grandson could be saved!
On the way over, Xiao Chenyan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "There is a ghost aura on that locust."
Qing Wu glanced at him, not surprisingly Xiao Chenyan noticed it.
"Those are ghost-faced locusts," she whispered back, "locusts raised by ghosts."
She paused and took the man's hand.
Xiao Chenyan felt the coolness of her fingertips and felt something was wrong.
Even when Qu Huang created the fake hell of Xirang, he had never seen her look like this.
"Stinky inkstone, I'm afraid we're going to be in trouble."
Qing Wuyi's voice was the only one between the two of them. "I'll go rescue someone in a minute. Take this opportunity to leave. Find a deserted place and quickly call the flat-haired beast you raised to deliver messages."
"Hurry up and inform your seventh uncle to immediately conduct a comprehensive inspection of the people in the city. Anyone who has been bitten by locusts must be placed under centralized surveillance!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
