Half an hour later.
More than half of the two old sows had been eaten.
Most of the่ worms were full and flew in the air, playing freely.
"Come here."
Lin Fan beckoned, and the swarm of insects gathered densely.
They were like satisfied warriors, waiting for their general's command.
Lin Fan took out the poisoned blood collected from Wan Anfu. The seven Golden Silkworm Gu fell one after another, clinging to the bottle's mouth, dipping a tiny bit with their claws and putting it into their mouths.
"Can you take me to find the owner of the poison?" Lin Fan asked.
The seven Golden Silkworm Gu hovered in front of him for a moment, then flew off in one direction.
Lin Fan was overjoyed. He waved to the Iron Head Gu, "Follow me." With that, he soared into the air. The Iron Head Gu immediately gathered into a thick cloud of insects, supporting him under his feet.
Lin Fan flew down the mountain like a roc.
Rumble!
The roar of an engine echoed on the mountain road.
The headlights of an off-road vehicle flashed, just illuminating the cloud of insects in the air.
"Xiao Fan!"
Tian Mengyao poked her upper body out of the car window, waving repeatedly at the figure in the sky.
She knew who it was, as only Lin Fan could do such a thing.
"Go back, I'm enough on my own." With that, Lin Fan directed the insect cloud to change course and flew towards a place inaccessible to cars.
"You!" Tian Mengyao slammed on the steering wheel, tears welling up in her eyes instantly.
"Lin Fan, you big liar, you promised to find me."
"Isn't it better if we face whatever it is together?"
Tian Mengyao cried heartbrokenly in the car, wiping her tears.
She was filled with worry. The snake demon possessed all sorts of incredible abilities. Could a pile of insects really be enough?
"What should I do?"
Tian Mengyao calmed down, searching for a solution.
Father?
She shook her head. If her father knew, he would surely mobilize a large force.
That would alert the snake demon, allowing it to escape, and they might never catch it again.
Mother?
Friends and acquaintances?
Tian Mengyao shook her head again. If she told anyone, she'd likely be considered crazy.
Bai Jing...
A heroic figure appeared in her mind.
Although she disliked Bai Jing somewhat, she had to admit that Bai Jing possessed skills far beyond those of ordinary people.
Furthermore, there was no need to worry about leaking information, as Bai Jing was always tight-lipped.
Also, Bai Jing might be able to procure weapons.
Without delay, Tian Mengyao quickly took out her phone and dialed Bai Jing's number.
The call was connected.
The listener heard a noisy sound, suggesting Bai Jing was in some entertainment venue.
"Tian Mengyao, why are you calling me?" Bai Jing sounded very surprised.
"I have something very important to tell you," Tian Mengyao said seriously.
"Oh, Miss Tian has something important to say. Shouldn't you be crying to Mom and Dad?" Bai Jing mocked without mercy.
"I'm talking to you about something serious!" Tian Mengyao shouted angrily. "Lin Fan is going to deal with a very terrifying creature, and he's in mortal danger. Can you get some weapons and come help?"
There was a moment of silence from the earpiece, and the noisy background noise gradually disappeared.
"What did you just say? I didn't quite understand," Bai Jing asked, frowning in confusion.
"Do you know about monsters? The man-eating kind. Lin Fan is chasing it now," Tian Mengyao explained.
Bai Jing's mind went blank. "Are you running a fever?"
"I'm perfectly fine!"
Tian Mengyao said earnestly, "Sister Bai, Xiao Fan is in great danger right now. Please help me!"
Bai Jing froze.
Sister Bai, how long had it been since she heard that address?
She remembered when she was six or seven years old, on her first visit to the Tian family, Chen Wan'er had taken her little hand and said to her daughter:
"Mengyao, this is a child from our neighbor's house. Her name is Bai Jing, and she's half a year older than you. You should call her Sister Bai."
"Sister Bai!"
When they first met, Tian Mengyao was a timid and shy little girl.
She awkwardly clasped her chubby little hands together and shyly called out.
"Xiao Bai, this is your sister Mengyao," Chen Wan'er said again, a gentle smile on her face.
"Sister Mengyao." Bai Jing looked at the unfamiliar little girl in front of her, thinking only, she's so cute!
"Mengyao, why don't you take Sister Bai to play with toys?" Chen Wan'er intentionally brought the two little girls together, leading them towards the playroom.
Tian Mengyao and Bai Jing's friendly relationship lasted for half a year.
Then, Bai Jing began visiting the Tian family more and more frequently, which annoyed Tian Mengyao.
She cried and begged her mother to send Bai Jing away, only to be scolded by her mother, Chen Wan'er.
From then on, she never called her "Sister Bai" again.
"Where are you? What weapons do I need to bring?" Bai Jing asked, her tone resolute.
"I'm in the village. Lin Fan is somewhere out there, heading towards the county town based on the direction. Weapons... bring whatever you can, the heavier the better," Tian Mengyao said anxiously.
"Okay." Bai Jing thought for a moment. "I should be able to get there in about four hours."
"Hurry!" Tian Mengyao urged, her heart pounding.
"This is already as fast as I can go. I can't fly there, can I?" Bai Jing replied before hanging up.
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Shimen County, Nanguan Village.
The dim rental room was in disarray.
The furniture, such as chairs and sofas, looked as if no one had used them for a long time, covered in a thick layer of dust.
In the yard, a goat bleated and stamped its hooves uneasily, struggling but confined to a small area by a short rope, unable to even turn around.
A flock of foolish-looking hens paced around the goat, scratching through the sheep droppings and hay with their claws, searching for hidden insects.
The snake demon, using the alias Wang Xiaoli, had been living here for five days.
The original owner was a reclusive and erratic old woman.
She had once had a son and a daughter. Her daughter had married and moved far away and never returned, and her only son had died in a car accident.
From then on, her temperament changed drastically, her temper worsened, and her behavior became increasingly abnormal.
Gradually, the neighbors began to keep their distance from her, and even relatives were unwilling to visit.
Last week, the old woman passed away quietly.
No one noticed, as if she had never existed.
Wang Xiaoli, by chance, smelled the scent of death and took over this urban village rental.
"So fast!"
"Is Lin Fan driving?"
Wang Xiaoli was filled with doubt, her brown-yellow pupils constricting into thin lines.
Her features contorted, fine snake scales appeared on her face, and two sharp, long fangs protruded from her mouth.
"Getting closer."
Wang Xiaoli frowned slightly and walked out into the yard.
"Baa! Baa!"
The goat in the yard suddenly flinched backward. The primal fear from its biological instincts made it tremble all over.
If not for the support of the wall, it would have collapsed weakly by now.
"What are you calling for?"
"Survival of the fittest, the strongest survive. It is your fate to enter my belly!"
Wang Xiaoli approached the goat step by step. At the same time, layers of snake scales rapidly spread from her neck to her face.
And her appearance, in a short period, transformed from a charming beauty's face to a flattened, elongated shape.
A triangular snake head was eerily connected to her human-like lower body, a terrifying sight!
"Cluck cluck!"
More than a dozen hens panicked and scurried around, as if facing the end of the world, in utter distress.