C184 Fantasy State of the Red Firefly

Qu Ling squatted on the ground, holding the dry branches he had just retrieved, and placed them one by one on the ground.

These dry branches were very thin, the thickest was only as thick as a finger, and they were all chopped into equal lengths by daggers.

Xiao Jingyue stood behind her and did not say a word.

Green Snake, who was coiled around his left wrist, seemed to have noticed something and once again woke up from hibernation.

After circling around his wrist two times, it slid down and climbed to Qu Ling's feet.

Seeing the Blood Spider's corpse on Qu Ling's palm, the twisting body of the snake suddenly stiffened.

The next moment, he swung the snake like he was being pulled out of the wind.

All living things in this world had a spirit, and it was even more obvious that Green Snake could understand human nature.

Green Snake shook the snake's body continuously, spitting out the snake's tongue, making hissing sounds.

The Jade Scorpion hidden in Qu Ling's embrace also crawled out again. It crawled to the side of Green Snake and started to swing its tentacles in accordance to Green Snake's rhythm.

At first glance, this scene looked extremely bizarre.

Qu Ling didn't pay attention to them as he focused on laying out the dried branches.

Before long, a small bonfire had been set up.

Qu Ling carefully placed the Blood Spider's corpse that was split into two onto the small bonfire. He silently stared at the corpse for a while, before sprinkling some dried up leaves, grabbing a fire piston and burning the dried up leaves.

Soon, the small bonfire was set ablaze.

The smell of firewood filled the air with an indescribable aura as it drifted out from the small bonfire.

Qu Ling looked at them for a while, before grabbing both Green Snake and Green Scorpion and standing up. He turned around and glanced at Xiao Jingyue, "The smell is poisonous, stand far away."

The blood spider's poison had no effect on her, but Xiao Jingyue was different.

In the wilderness here, without the antidote on her, it was impossible for her to carry Xiao Jingyue back to the tavern.

Xiao Jingyue did not say much and retreated under the tree at the side.

There was no wind in this area, so the small bonfire was not affected in the slightest as it continued to burn wantonly.

After they were completely dried, Qu Ling asked, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Jingyue said in a calm voice: "I'm looking for you."

Qu Ling did not ask anymore. He picked up the dagger and dug a hole in the ground, burying the "ashes" of the Blood Spider inside.

By the time she was done, the sky was already starting to brighten.

Qu Ling threw herself into Xiao Jingyue's embrace, and hugged him tightly.

Xiao Jingyue was startled, his expression that had been cold for the whole night calmed down and returned to hug her.

"I almost lost you." Qu Ling buried her head in his chest, her voice muffled.

When he thought about the dangerous scene outside, Qu Ling still had lingering fear.

If it wasn't for the Blood Spider, she would be the one waiting for the cremation.

Xiao Jingyue was silent for a moment, and said in an unusual deep voice: "You can do whatever you want, provided you can protect yourself."

From the moment she had met her, she had been unrestrained.

He had never thought of changing her, so most of the time, what would she do? Even if he was unwilling, in the end, he did not interfere.

He had taken a wife, not to keep her in the back yard.

Qu Ling sighed, his entire being was withered.

Previously, she felt that she was omnipotent, causing chaos.

Murong Yan protected her too well. It wasn't until she was married to Xiao Jingyue and had met with all these matters that she realized just how weak she was.

Becoming stronger was not something that could be done in a day or two. She needed to work harder.

On the way back, Qu Ling suddenly thought of something and asked: "How many of the things you wanted to remove the parasite, have you found?"

Xiao Jingyue said calmly: "Only Big Chun Gu."

There was no news from Qu Ci's side, nor was there any news from Murong Qing's side.

The people he sent out to investigate were even less successful.

Half a year could not be considered long or short, but nearly two months had passed by now.

He had to find the other items in the remaining four months!

When the two of them returned to the Yun Lai Inn, Murong Yan and the others were already waiting for them.

The doctor had already treated the wounds on Xiao Yi and Xiao San's bodies.

Xu Manru, who had been severely injured, was also saved. However, she was still unconscious for the time being.

Murong Yan pointed to the Fierce Eagle on the bed that was tied up with ropes and said: "I have already given him the Soul Borrowing Gu."

On the way back to the capital, he once again used some channels to get two Soul Borrowing Gu s, just in case he needed them from time to time.

Li Ying and the Miao Boundary people were cooperating to sell the Soul Borrowing Gu, but he never expected that one day, he would reap the consequences.

Qu Ling thought about Li Ying's expression when he woke up to find out that he had been poisoned by the Soul Borrowing Gu.

The three of them sat around the table, while the three Dark Guard s guarded the door of the room, not allowing anyone to get close.

For a moment, no one spoke.

Xiao San who was guarding the door suddenly thought of something, he turned around and cupped his hands towards the room: "Madam, the Red Flame Ying's larvae have been brought back."

Qu Ling was startled, then suddenly remembered that there was such a thing.

Xiao Jingyue frowned, "Red Flame Ying larvae?"

Qu Ling nodded, and took the porcelain bottle that contained the larva of the Red Flame Ying from Xiao San's hands and poured the larva inside into his palm.

A small red worm the size of a grain of rice appeared in front of Xiao Jingyue.

Qu Ling explained, "I found a few eggs on the Worryfree Lamp that was used as an eye of the formation, and hatched them."

Murong Yan asked: "What's the use of it?"

Some Gu Worm had the special ability to become a Gu, which was not necessarily something that could be found in larvae.

Qu Ling did not answer immediately, and instead shouted towards the door: "I'll have to trouble the three of you to guard the door well."

When the three people outside heard this, they immediately understood.

Xiao Er went forward and closed the door.

The room instantly became silent.

Qu Ling placed the firefly in the middle of the table, took out a short flute from his sleeve, and started to blow it lightly on his lips.

She was not proficient in insect control, and she also had the ability to attract insects and attract snakes. In order to avoid 'uninvited guests', she tried her best to lower the sound of the flute as much as possible to prevent it from escaping the room.

Upon hearing the flute sound, the originally peaceful larvae of the Red Firefly suddenly moved.

It hadn't even grown wings and was unable to fly yet, but it was already walking back and forth on Qu Ling's white and tender palms.

Qu Ling immediately said: "Keep an eye on it, don't blink."

When Xiao Jingyue and Murong Yan heard this, they looked towards the little larva of the Red Flame Ying at the same time.

After an unknown amount of time, the scene before them abruptly changed.

The light of the day disappeared, and everything turned dark.

The inn was no longer quiet and neat. Instead, it was the familiar disused Dye Workshop.

The three of them no longer sat around the table on the stools. Instead, they sat side by side on the old beams of the dyeing workshop.

Murong Yan was startled, he looked around: "Is this the illusion of the larva?"

Qu Ling nodded his head, "This firefly is still young, I don't know if its power will be damaged. Let's take a look first."

Xiao Jingyue who had been silent the entire time lowered his head, and looked in the direction of the Dye Workshop's entrance.

Time passed bit by bit.

It was only at the Hai hour that the silence in the dyeing workshop was broken.

The sound of footsteps came from afar, and before long, a woman appeared in their line of sight.

The woman wore black clothes, and if it wasn't for the strands of weak moonlight that were cast in, she would have practically merged with the darkness of the night.

Qu Ling subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "It's Lady Xu."

This woman was Xu Manru, who had come to make an appointment.

Xiao Jingyue did not look at Xu Manru, but looked past her to the man following behind her.

That man was Li Ying.