Chapter 87: Went Into the Stomach

"I never expected them to use such a method to disgust me!" Su Hanlin hesitated before speaking.

Finding a landlord to evict him—would that even get him kicked out of the Intelligence Bureau?

Su Hanlin thought that since they had chosen to act against him, they must have further moves in reserve.

"Inspector Su, my staying here might cause you some trouble."

"No problem, I'm not afraid of trouble," Su Jian said immediately. "This is the clan territory, not the outer city district. Who would dare openly act against a clansman? If they do, they're truly headstrong and won't mind their whole family being expelled from the clan."

"I will find a house and move out as soon as possible," Su Hanlin thought for a moment and agreed.

"No need. Stay here for now. If no unexpected situation arises, you can first stay in the courtyard on my side. Since it's empty anyway, if you move in, you can also help me maintain the house." Su Jian thought it over; it was better to rent the house he wasn't using to Su Hanlin.

Upon hearing this, Su Hanlin hesitated no more and nodded immediately. "Very well, but the rent must be at the normal market price. You cannot refuse."

"Do as you please," Su Jian said wordlessly.

After settling Su Hanlin in, he let him rest properly.

Su Jian then went to find Su Jin.

"Your big brother Hanlin will stay with us for a few days. Calm down Xue Chi Luo and ensure it does not reveal its presence."

"Understood," Su Jin said and nodded immediately.

"Additionally, the clan may launch a large-scale search soon. If someone enters the house to inspect in the middle of the night, do not be surprised. I will inform Su Hua and your sister-in-law as well."

"Big brother, why is the clan launching a large-scale search?" Su Jin asked curiously.

"Ahem, the Patrol Bureau lost a female insect while chasing it within our clan territory."

"What female insect?" Su Jin did not understand.

"It is the female insect of that mutated black locust. It was hidden within the Su clan territory. When the Patrol Bureau personnel attempted to capture it, they received advance notice, scattered in all directions, and conveniently took that female insect with them.

Now the Patrol Bureau personnel have captured all the fugitives. But the female insect is lost.

The young man who fled with the female insect claimed the female insect disappeared halfway."

"What does the female black locust look like? Where was it lost? Can I go look for it? Even if it hid in the soil, I am not afraid. My Xue Chi Luo will surely be able to find it." Su Jin immediately became happy.

If they could pick up a female insect for free, her Xue Chi Luo would have a feast.

"I heard it looks like a silkworm, white and fat, with two pairs of four transparent small wings."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem." Su Jin suddenly realized something. "Big... big brother, what will happen if that female insect is lost?"

"What do you mean by that?" Su Jian looked at her in confusion. "A female insect does not die easily. It may be hiding in some corner of the Su clan territory. Once it reproduces a large number of offspring again, that will be the time for it to reign tyrannically once more.

Therefore, the Su clan territory will definitely launch a large-scale search.

Unless it is searched out, the elders of the family will not let the matter rest."

"But we cannot find it," Su Jin said immediately.

"Why can't you find it? Do you know who took it out of the clan territory?" Su Jian looked at her suspiciously.

"It went into Xue Chi Luo's stomach." Su Jin lowered her head, looking like someone who had done something wrong.

"What?" Su Jian was shocked. "That female insect flew into our house, was caught by Xue Chi Luo, and eaten?" After his shock came horror.

The female insect actually graced their home?

Did someone discover that their backyard was raising a Xue Chi Luo?

"No. When I was coming home from school, I found a white, fat insect with four small wings in the grass. I caught it in my hand. When I got home, I fed it to Xue Chi Luo.

Such a fat insect is rarely seen.

Xue Chi Luo ate it and said it was delicious."

Su Jin lifted her face slightly, looking guilty as she looked at her big brother.

Su Jian: How could it not be delicious? That was a female insect!!

The most essential part of a nest of insects, a female insect full of nutrition and energy!!

If this thing had been caught, it could surely have been exchanged for a huge amount of cultivation resources!

Pity it has already gone into Xue Chi Luo's stomach!

Moreover, since the female insect was lost during the chase, the family definitely will not allow such a huge hidden danger to remain concealed within the clan territory, so they will definitely launch a large-scale search.

If one search fails, they will definitely launch a second, then a third large-scale search consecutively.

As long as it is not found, the family will definitely mobilize manpower and resources to continue the large-scale search.

It's over. If it is never found, who knows what the family might do.

The key point is that if the clan elders discover that they caught the female insect and fed it to Xue Chi Luo without notifying the clan, causing the clan to waste manpower and resources on a large-scale search back and forth, then once they are discovered, they will definitely be severely punished.

Su Jian's head was spinning.

What should be done?

"Is it truly impossible to find even a single fragment?"

"Gone. Xue Chi Luo ate it all. Nothing remains," Su Jin said timidly. "I didn't know that was a female insect. If I had known..." she would probably have still fed it to Xue Chi Luo for a good nourishment.

Her Xue Chi Luo was truly pitiful; it had never eaten a single tasty thing since it was born!

"Alright, alright, I will think of a way to handle this matter."

What way could Su Jian have? He couldn't just grab a Patrol Bureau member and tell them their family raised a Xue Chi Luo that ate a white, fat female insect?

Telling Da Hu Zi... ahem, it would be better to tell the cousin-grandfather first.

See if he can think of a solution?

So Su Jian secretly used a Long-Distance Message Talisman to contact his cousin-grandfather.

Su Changying read Su Jian's letter and immediately felt a sense of "here it finally comes; I knew you would cause trouble for me!"

Ever since Su Jin hatched a Xue Chi Luo, he had felt that he was bound to have a day cleaning up her mess.

He just didn't expect it to be so early!

He immediately contacted the Su clan leader, Su Chengzong. Su Chengzong was a Jin Dan cultivator. When he eventually promoted to Nascent Soul cultivator, he would step down as clan leader and pass the position to the next generation.

Su Changying: "Uncle Su Chengzong, I have something to tell you; do not get agitated."

Su Chengzong saw the message, was surprised for a moment, and replied: "What is it?"

Su Changying sent a message: "The female worm that was lost in our Su clan today is gone."

Su Chengzong replied: "Gone? How did it go? Did you happen to see it get killed? Tell the truth. Otherwise, the clan rules will punish you."

Su Changying hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth. After all, Su Chengzong was the clan leader; hiding such a major matter from him could very likely bring unfavorable consequences.

"Because it went into Xue Chiluo's stomach. It was eaten clean; not a single scrap remained."

Su Chengzong replied instantly: "Who? Xue Chiluo, wait, let me catch my breath."