"Miss, please be extra careful."
Green Lotus gave instructions to Leaf Brocade.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
These Gu worms and evil energy might be a nuisance to others, but they are nothing to her.
However, if Green Lotus and the mother and daughter were to come with him, he might not be able to take care of them if something happened. In comparison, staying indoors with the talisman would be the safest option.
Ye Jintang quickly left the house, and what came into view was a dense mass of insects piled together, all of them exuding a malevolent aura.
Its sensitivity is far greater than that of ordinary insects.
Ye Jintang immediately took out a talisman from his spatial storage. As he chanted the incantation, the talisman suddenly flew into the air and transformed into flames, flying towards the insects.
Wherever the flames touched, the Gu worms instantly turned to ashes.
The remaining Gu worms fled after sensing the danger.
The surroundings returned to calm.
Ye Jintang decided to go to the river the woman had mentioned first, since there must be a reason why something strange had happened in such a nice place.
Once the source is identified, the rest will be much easier.
She caught a fleeing Gu worm and commanded it, "Take me to the nearby river."
The Gu worm made a buzzing sound and spun around in place.
Are you talking to me?
"Um."
Ye Jintang replied, "Hurry up, or you'll end up like them."
The Gu worms were both surprised that Ye Jintang could understand their speech and afraid of the flames, so they gathered their companions and led Ye Jintang to the river.
Just as the woman said, the river had turned black, and most importantly... Ye Jintang squatted down and observed the river; there was something in the water.
Just as she was about to investigate, she heard a voice behind her telling her to stop.
"Don't touch that water."
Ye Jintang paused, feeling that the voice sounded somewhat familiar. When she looked up, she saw a man approaching her.
Ironically, she actually knew this person.
"Ye Ling?"
Ye Jintang looked at him hesitantly.
What are you doing here?
Ye Ling came to Ye Jintang's side and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright.
"This is the village I mentioned earlier where strange things happened. And what about you?"
Ye Ling asked, puzzled. Compared to him, Ye Jintang's appearance was much stranger.
Ye Jintang had no choice but to explain the general situation to Ye Ling. Thinking of the malevolent aura surrounding them and the poison Ye Ling had been given, Ye Jintang asked, "How long have you been here? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
If Ye Ling is under the influence of poison and also affected by evil energy, the problem could be much bigger.
No.
Ye Ling replied, then took out the talisman from her bosom.
"Don't forget these things you gave me."
When he entered the village, he did encounter some strange things, especially the black mist.
Just as the black mist was about to engulf him and the people he brought, the talisman in his arms suddenly emitted light, instantly absorbing the black mist.
Ye Jintang nodded slightly. "Where are your people?"
She glanced around and saw that there were two of them there. Given Ye Ling's status, she shouldn't have come alone.
There's still that guard named Leng Yi.
"They went to inspect other areas, but as for this river..."
Ye Ling's expression turned serious. "Ye Jintang, now that you're here, you should be able to guess that the village's strangeness most likely originates from this river."
"That's exactly right."
Ye Jintang answered.
“The water in this river has been poisoned, and…” Ye Jintang lowered her eyes, vaguely guessing what was going on.
"The person who poisoned my father and the one who poisoned the river may be the same person."
Ye Ling's expression turned solemn. "Then this river..."
"It's not difficult to cure the poison in the river."
You must know that the river water is flowing, and as long as there is an antidote, even a single drop can make the river clear again.
After saying that, Ye Jintang took out a bottle containing spiritual spring water from his spatial storage.
The spiritual spring water is the nemesis of all poisons, making it the perfect antidote.
Under Ye Ling's watchful gaze, Ye Jintang opened the bottle and poured in the spiritual spring water.
Soon, the originally dark river gradually became clear thanks to the spiritual spring water.
Ye Jintang only put the bottle away after the entire river had recovered.
"That's perfect now."
"Miss Ye's things are really quite unique."
Watching this scene, Ye Ling couldn't help but feel curious about the bottle that Ye Jintang had taken out.
Seeing that Ye Ling's gaze was fixed on her bottle, Ye Jintang smiled and said, "What, are you interested in this?"
Before Ye Ling could answer, Ye Jintang had already handed the bottle over.
Ye Ling was taken aback and hesitantly asked Ye Jintang, "Is this for me?"
"Aren't you interested?"
Ye Jintang was puzzled. The spiritual spring water inside was gone; in the end, it was just an empty bottle. Since Ye Ling was interested, he could just let him see it.
Ye Ling took the bottle, and as if realizing something, a smile appeared on her face.
"I like it very much."
"Hmm?" Ye Jintang was taken aback, feeling that Ye Ling's words carried another meaning.
Just then, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from not far away.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! We discovered an altar on the west side of the village, and just as we approached it, countless black wisps appeared from within, and all those people..."
As soon as Leng Yi approached Ye Ling, before he could finish speaking, Ye Ling suddenly drew his long sword, his expression turning ferocious.
"careful!"
Ye Jintang immediately sent a talisman over.
Under the influence of the talisman, a wisp of black energy quickly flew out of Leng Yi's body, hovered in the air for a while, and then disappeared.
Leng Yi's body went limp, and she suddenly fell to the ground, taking a long time to recover.
"Your Highness, Miss Ye...?"
"Leng Yi, what did you say happened?"
Ignoring everything else, Ye Jintang asked Leng Yi directly.
She had a gut feeling that the altar might be the key to breaking the current deadlock.
"That black mist somehow entered our bodies, and then I saw the people around us start fighting."
Leng Yi recalled the situation at the time and said to Ye Jintang.
"Take me there quickly." Ye Jintang frowned. Whether it was Leng Yi just now or those people, they must have been affected by the evil energy. If it wasn't dealt with in time, their consciousness would be devoured over time, turning them into mindless puppets.
Leng Yi glanced at Ye Ling again, then led Ye Jintang to the location of the altar.
As soon as Ye Jintang stepped into the altar, she noticed something strange. The surrounding area was set up with an array, and most importantly, a black bead was placed in the center of the altar, which was continuously emitting a malevolent aura.
The surrounding guards, all affected by the malevolent energy, began to kill each other.
"Your Highness Regent, and Leng Yi, you two be careful."
"And what about you?" Ye Ling asked with concern, already sensing that something was wrong.
Ye Jintang's gaze fell on the black bead, her eyes filled with determination.
"I'll go get the things down."
After saying that, Ye Jintang entered the formation.
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