Chapter 105: Good at Dealing with Bugs (Third Update)

Mr. Master Piaodang was originally dozens of zhang away from the Locust Hag, but he flicked his tongue, instantly extending it dozens of zhang to warmly detain her.

The Locust Hag kicked backward fiercely, trying to use the sawteeth on her insect legs to sever the tongue.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Master Piaodang's tongue was even tougher than Xu Yuan's beast-tendon rope, and remained completely undamaged!

And the trapped Locust Hag was a perfect target!

"Boom!"

Xu Yuan opened fire.

The raised gun wasn't accurate enough, but the Locust Hag was huge; this shot blasted her belly, directly exploding a basin-sized wound.

The Locust Hag let out a wretched cry in the air, and foul-smelling dark yellow fluid rained down everywhere.

Knowing she would surely die if trapped again, the Locust Hag bit hard, severing her own hind leg; Mr. Master Piaodang's tongue, carrying the insect leg, snapped back.

Mr. Master Piaodang didn't stand on ceremony; he curled the huge insect leg into his mouth and ate it with a crunch, crunch.

The Locust Hag wobbled as she continued flying upward, but suddenly felt something wrong—why was something moving inside her belly!

The golden pellet that had blasted into the Locust Hag's belly moved upward rapidly, reaching her chest and abdomen in an instant!

"Not good—"

The Locust Hag had barely shouted once when the golden pellet exploded.

Boom!

Crushed tissues of all kinds flew everywhere.

Bai Laoyan had already raised his bow and arrow; under no circumstances could he let the Locust Hag escape.

But the Locust Hag had been blasted into fragments.

Just as he sheathed his bow, with a "plop," half a locust head landed right before him.

The old mountain runner sneered, stepped forward, and with a single chop of his firewood knife, severed that locust eye, which was as large as a bowl mouth, and stored it in a leather pouch.

For others, the corpse of an evil spirit was an extremely dangerous thing.

For Bai Laoyan, however, it was an excellent thing.

Only Mr. Master Piaodang knew why his eyes had become this way.

While the locust swarm continued to viciously tear at and devour the human skin around them, Xu Yuan led everyone back to Lu Zhengyan's side.

Lord Qin was already on his last breath; he had hidden inside the Ghost Temple, but the temple statue, influenced by Xu Yuan's "Hunger Eater," wanted to eat him.

Lord Qin had exhausted every resource to resist the Ghost Temple statue, leaving himself with just one breath.

All to preserve the last shred of hope of completing the mission.

He hoped the Locust Hag could turn defeat into victory; he hoped the Haikou Toad, which had not been seen for so long, would arrive at the last moment.

But now, all hope was shattered.

Lord Qin could not accept it!

Seeing Xu Yuan and the others approach, Lord Qin mustered his final strength, spat blood from his mouth and nose, and cursed angrily: "You borderland petty officials, short-sighted and utterly foolish!"

Xu Yuan frowned, finding the curse inexplicable, but Old Yan and the other two, experienced as they were, rushed forward immediately; some pinched his cheeks, others searched his body, while Fu Jingyu lifted his already-broken chest armor and cried out in shock: "Heart-Hugging Worm!"

Under the skin, that hideous evil worm had already bitten through and eaten Lord Qin's heart; meanwhile, three black long whiskers had bound Lord Qin's soul into a small ball, which it was now shoving into its mouth...

Xu Yuan quickly felt around his body, and an object like warm, beautiful jade appeared.

It emitted a faint medicinal scent.

The Heart-Hugging Worm, which was about to bite the soul, stopped dead, extended a sharp beak from beneath the flesh, and seemed to be confirming something.

Fu Jingyu and the others grew tense: no matter what, they had to preserve the surname Qin's soul; this was the last clue!

The others had died long ago, and their souls had already drifted away to who knows where.

Moreover, the one with the surname Qin was the leader and knew the most clearly.

But this gu worm had eaten Lord Qin's most beloved object and was faithfully executing Lord Qin's final command.

Although attracted by the scent of the Tai Sui Jade and extending a sharp beak, two whiskers still tightly bound Lord Qin's soul.

If they acted, it had to be both precise and swift.

If they gave the Heart-Hugging Worm even a moment to react, it would tear the soul to pieces completely.

Xu Yuan signaled Fu Jingyu with his eyes: think of a way quickly!

Fu Jingyu said in a low voice: "I have the Rong Hun Fa, but this Heart-Hugging Worm... its body is hard as iron, its life tenacious; I have no way."

Xu Yuan then looked at Old Yan and Lu Lao.

Lu Lao waved his hand first; his Wu Xiu martial arts were broad and sweeping, and dealing with this tiny evil worm was truly not his specialty.

Moreover, Wu Xiu qi and blood are violent; if he struck to kill the worm, it would likely scatter the nearby soul as well.

Old Yan held a counting rod tightly in his hand and hesitated: "If there is truly no other way, I, this old man, will try!"

Xu Yuan saw at once that Old Yan, just like himself, could step up, but lacked absolute certainty.

Xu Yuan's small knife could also be used to deal with this worm.

With one hand, Xu Yuan slowly dragged the "Tai Sui Jade" backward, drawing out that pitch-black, hideous Heart-Hugging Worm bit by bit; with the other hand, he gripped the small knife: "Old Yan, you strike; if anything unexpected happens... I will do my best to remedy it."

"Good!" Old Yan agreed, gritting his teeth, and asked Fu Jingyu: "Where is this worm's vital point?"

Fu Jingyu, with deep family learning, replied: "At the worm's abdomen."

Old Yan quickly calculated, confirming Fu Jingyu's words were accurate and without error.

The worm had already been drawn out a little more than halfway; Old Yan widened his eyes, waiting for the best moment to strike.

Suddenly, a white shadow flashed in rapidly from behind Xu Yuan; with an "Ong," it stretched its neck and swallowed the Heart-Hugging Worm, along with Lord Qin's soul, in one gulp!

"Da Fu!" Xu Yuan shouted loudly, grabbing for the big white goose's neck, trying to squeeze the worm back out.

Fu Jingyu sighed deeply and blocked his hand: "No need; it is already too late."

Without Fu Jingyu's obstruction, Da Fu, after eating the Heart-Hugging Worm, kicked out with its two large webbed feet and ran away with a pitter-patter; although it wobbled, its speed was actually incredibly fast!

Xu Yuan had already missed his chance; without stepping on the Fire Wheel, he could never catch it.

Dafu proudly flapped its wings, crowing "Ahh-ahh-ahh," and ran a circle around everyone.

Then it returned before Xu Yuan, opened its beak with a "glug," and spat out a water bubble.

Inside the bubble was trapped the soul of Lord Qin.

Intact and undamaged!

Overjoyed by this unexpected gain, Xu Yuan quickly called out to Fu Jingyu: "Act quickly."

Fu Jingyu cast a spell, firmly binding the soul of that surname Qin!

Yan Lao, overjoyed, looked at Dafu and said to Xu Yuan: "Dafu is quite skilled at dealing with insects."

Xu Yuan patted his forehead in praise, but Dafu bent its neck to dodge.

"Interrogate the soul immediately!"

Old Baiyan and Mr. Master Piaodang voluntarily moved away to "clean the battlefield."

With a few spells from Fu Jingyu, the soul of that surname Qin spoke without holding anything back.

In this regard, the Purification Bureau is absolutely the expert, possessing many methods to erase consciousness while retaining memories.

"What exactly do you intend to do within Ghost Wushan?"

Lord Qin's soul, dazed and sluggish, replied: "To negotiate with the evil spirits within the mountain and ask them to move out of Ghost Wushan."

"What?!" Everyone present was greatly shocked; was this not a wild fancy?

"The evil spirits within the mountain were born here and grew up here; how could they possibly move out of Ghost Wushan?"

"We will find them another good place. Moreover, as long as those few on Guanghuo Street agree, most of the Head Monsters will follow."

"As for the ordinary evil spirits within the mountain, it matters little; the Shanhe Bureau can handle the cleansing."

(End of this chapter)