Chapter 53: Hidden behind

The fish soup was simmering in the pot, and the fragrant rabbit meat was roasting on the grill. I had been hungry for a long time, but I didn’t have the heart to eat in the face of such delicacies, because what Xiaoxi had just said was too shocking.

First, it told us about Xiao Mao’s behavior. In recent days, cultivators have been entering the mountains frequently, and Xiao Mao has been itching to kill two cultivators and eat their hearts. You have to know that compared to ordinary people, the essence and aura of cultivators are a great tonic for demon cultivators.

At the beginning of the battle between the wolf and the bear, it was indeed Xiaomao who wanted the demon wolf to occupy the outer area and kill people to nourish it. Later, when he met us, Xiaomao sensitively felt that we were cultivators, and then there was the siege of the wolves.

“Xiaomao naturally wouldn’t do it himself, because it would be too heavy a karma for him to kill you, and it would be a hard fate. But if you were killed by the wolves, things would be different. Do you understand?” When Xiaoxi explained to us, we were shocked and cold-sweat. An evil spirit with animal instincts and a mind that has not yet fully opened has such a method. If other evil spirits in the forest set their sights on us…

Thinking about it, it was really rude of the four of us to go into the old forest to look for the immortal’s tomb.

But there is no turning back once we start, and with the time constraint, we could only continue on.

As Xiaoxi told us, we knew that it was a coincidence that we fell into the snow cave later. The wolves were afraid to enter the snow cave, because they were afraid that it was not the den of the blue-eyed fox, or Xiaoxi or Xiaomao. The wolves here were very familiar with Xiaomao, and it was very interesting that the leader of this group of wolves was Xiaomao.

So, what they were afraid of was the worm in the cave.

“At first, I didn’t notice the worm because I respected the fox spirit. I never thought of moving her remains. It wasn’t until later, when Xiaomao had become a successful apprentice, that he moved the fox spirit’s remains while I was out, and that’s when the demon worm appeared! Fortunately, it reacted in time that time, sensing the danger in an instant and running very fast, so it was able to escape. But the wolf it brought into the cave was the only one left, and it was Baihuier who attacked the leader of your pack. Xiao Xi explained to us like this.

It turns out that the wolf cub also had a name, Bai Hui. No wonder it was so intelligent. It had been in this cave and had been nourished by the spirits, and had become more intelligent.

At the time, when I heard that, I had questions: “Why would Xiao Xi go and move the remains of the young fox while you were away? What was going on with those bugs?”

“You all know that Xiaomao has suffered great harm and has a radical disposition. We have lived in the cave for so many years, and as our cultivation deepens, we know that the fox spirit sister has a trace of her soul that has not dispersed. To put it disrespectfully, if we can devour the fox spirit sister’s remaining soul, the benefits to us will be enormous. In addition…” Xiaoxi hesitated when he got to this point.

I looked at Xiao Xi and said, “Just say it.”

“The other thing is about the fairy’s place. According to legend, you need to collect the souls of four great demons to really get in! I don’t know how this saying came about. You know that we demons practice by instinct. Compared to you humans, we are really ashamed. We don’t know what this collection means, so we can only understand it as swallowing. Really, I don’t know who spread such a stupid saying. Is it really a gaha? Trying to move my fox fairy sister.” Xixi was a little excited at the end.

Next to me, Chengxin was checking to see if the fish soup was ready. When he heard Xiaoxi’s tone, the fish soup spurted out, and Zhang was innocently splattered with fish soup. Then he turned to Xiaoxi with a blank look in his eyes and asked, “What? Are you also from the Northeast?”

“Isn’t that nonsense? I was born on this black land and grew up in this old forest. Who dares to say that I’m not from the Northeast? I’ll kill him!” Xiao Xi was excited.

At this time, Zhang, who had always avoided mentioning Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao, suddenly patted Xiao Xi on the shoulder and touched Xiao Mao, who was lying next to him. He said excitedly, “Yes, the Northeast. Our good Yellow Emperor in the Northeast. I’ll go get a couple of cups some other time.”

“Great, I love to drink, but I can’t get it in this old forest.” Xiao Xi was overjoyed.

At this time, Wu Laogui also floated down and said loudly, “I don’t have to say anything else. I want to make two cups. This fellow sees a fellow, and if I don’t make some, this can’t be done, can it?”

Seeing this, I, Brother Chengxin, and Ru Xue were all dumbfounded. Wasn’t this about business? How did it turn into a gathering of country folk? This Xiao Xi is not well-read and well-mannered, but how did she become such a fierce “mother”?

Looking at our expressions, Xiao Xi finally reacted, looking a little embarrassed, and said with a low voice, “I’m sorry, I got excited and scared you all.”

So this is a two-faced weasel?

No matter how shocked we were, we still had to get on with the business at hand. After Xiaoxi finished telling us the rumors that had been circulating among the forest spirits, she went on to talk about the worm.

When it comes to this bug, everyone in the old forest knows that it is a scourge of the old forest, because it is not only found in the den of the young fox, but also in several other places where the great demon is buried.

“The last time Xiaomao led out the bugs was the first time the bugs appeared. That time, more than 20 bugs came out and swallowed five or six wolves. So the wolves didn’t dare to enter the fox fairy’s cave again. Xiaomao and I also didn’t dare to go back for a long time. Later, I went to check it out. As long as you don’t provoke these bugs, they won’t move, and even if they do, they won’t come out of the cave. That’s why Xiaomao and I dared to go back to the cave, but we only dared to go back to practice occasionally. We didn’t dare to stay there much during the week. Xiao Xi was telling about their first encounter with the bugs.

Then, the rumor came out, about gathering the souls of the great demons and entering the realm of the immortals. The rumor was passed on by someone, but in any case, it was believed by some of the demons who had successfully cultivated in the old forest. Soon, the burial place of these great demons was also passed on, and the demons took action one after another. As a result, the bugs were discovered.

“These bugs devoured a very powerful creature, a wolf demon, and we had never seen these bugs in the old forest for so many years. But after they woke up once, we didn’t know what was going on. Although they didn’t move, they emitted an increasingly terrible aura, making Many animals in the forest stopped moving, and some unintelligent sticks also rushed out. During this period of time, the forest was very lively. Xiaomao also took advantage of this opportunity to let Baigui come out to occupy the territory. To be honest, this is also the reason why Xiao Mao and I don’t dare to stay in the cave for too long. The smell of the insects is so terrible that we don’t know what they are. I often think that if they start to make a fuss, it will definitely be a disaster for the forest.” Xiao Xi said thoughtfully.

This is exactly the same as what Lao Zhang said. Listening to Xiaoxi say this, Lao Zhang, who was smoking a pipe, became worried again and said, “That won’t do. I can live without my life, but this old forest can’t live without it. Ru Xue, you have to think of a way!”

Lao Zhang had seen the scene in the cave and knew that Ru Xue was magical against this insect.

When Old Zhang said that, I suddenly remembered something. Xiaoxi said that the insects in the cave were terrifying, but why didn’t we feel it at all? Could it be because of Ru Xue?

This thought made me glance at Ru Xue, wanting to say something, but I found Ru Xue sitting in front of the fire, looking pale.

“Ru Xue, are you…” I ran to Ru Xue’s side in three steps, very worried.

Ru Xue looked at me and said only one sentence: “Chengyi, my life-affecting parasite is about to come out. Help me guard it for a while.”

What does it mean that the life-affecting parasite is about to come out? I looked at Ru Xue and suddenly realized that I had overlooked a key question: where had the bug that had been lying on Ru Xue’s shoulder gone?