A small insect, no longer than an adult's knuckle, was entrenched in the box. At first glance, it looked like a walnut worm. The only difference was probably the color. The skin was slightly golden, like the fried and roasted food in some insect banquets in the southwest. It looked crispy and delicious.
This was completely different from the Gu I imagined.
Humans are naturally afraid of poisonous insects and flowers, but most of the Gu are made from these, so that in my eyes, Gu is similar to tigers and lions, both of which are man-eating beasts. Shouldn't they be ferocious and fierce? At the very least, it should be something that can make people have intensive phobia and give them goose bumps!
This one in front of me, not only does not have this sense of déjà vu, but it looks fragrant, crispy and a little cute, which is a bit too different...
My master stared at the little bug in the box with deep eyes, and sighed for a long time: "It's really that Gu King, it's almost a monster. You got this thing, it seems that you want to give up all those unique skills and specialize in this from now on?"
"It's impossible to give up. I spent most of my life stealing skills from everywhere. I have experienced too many things that I have to swallow my teeth. It's okay to turn my face and disown my friends, but as a person, you can't turn your face and disown yourself."
Lao Bai was rarely serious. He grinned, and it was unclear whether he was crying or laughing. He looked like he was making a face. He said to himself: "I am a toad that crawled out of a mud puddle. Even if someone steps on me and I fall into the mud, I can still crawl out. I begged on the street and learned skills to eat what others left. Young guys like Xiao Weizi can't understand that feeling. I still have psychological trauma. I always order a few more dishes when I go to a restaurant. Even if I eat a box of instant noodles, I have to put at least four or five sausages in the box. I don't have a big appetite, but I just want to cheer myself up! I'm rich now, and I don't lack food and drink! Damn it, I wouldn't be alive until now if I didn't cheat people. Since I have struggled to this point, I won't stop here. I have to fight again. So even if the old toast lady's bad breath is as greasy as fat, I am happy with it!"
He kept talking, just like a neurotic.
I don't know why, but looking at Lao Bai like this, I actually felt a little pity for him.
My master was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then he said: "Well, you chose the road yourself, and I can't say anything. I can only remind you that this road is extremely dangerous, and even... much more difficult than what you have experienced in the past."
The two of them were like playing a riddle, and no one knew what they were talking about. In the end, Lao Bai just smiled, and I don't know if he listened or not. He picked up the box and stared at the Gu King for a long time, and then poked it with his finger.
"Big baby, don't pretend to be dead there, at least move a little, you make me look like a psychopath."
The worm moved a little...
Well, this is still a cool worm.
Zhang Xinya was shocked and said it was a maggot.
It wasn't her making a fuss, the worm moved a little bit like a maggot crawling.
When his eyes shifted back to the worm, he looked flattered. Perhaps the worm usually ignored him. He poked it several times, but the worm ignored him again and didn't move, as if it was dead.
Lao Bai sighed, held the worm in front of his face, closed his eyes, moved his mouth, and muttered something. The Gu King in his hand moved, and the slightly golden skin on his body actually curled up. I realized that the skin was actually like fish scales, but it was too small to be seen with the naked eye.
At this moment, those tiny scales were flapping quickly.
Click.
A sound that made my teeth ache came from the small pond.
This sound was familiar to me. Those water scorpions would make such a sound when they moved in groups and covered the sky.
"Here they come!"
Brother Yaozi exclaimed and looked up at the pond.
A large mass of black things floated up to the surface like a dark cloud, and was quickly rushing towards us.
"Get out of the way!"
My master whispered, "Leave it to Lao Bai."
No need to remind us, we had already moved away.
These water scorpions were so fast in the water that they rushed to the shallows in the blink of an eye. The giant beetles, which were at least the size of footballs, seemed to be slow when they came to the land, like turtles. There were too many of them, one on top of another, rushing towards Lao Bai, stacked together like a black wave, rolling forward.
"Brothers, remember my sacrifice today. If you find anything valuable down there, remember to leave one or two for me, don't eat them all!"
Lao Bai screamed loudly. This was also a strange thing. At this critical moment, he actually pinched his throat and sang opera tunes, as if he was composing music for himself, highlighting the tragic and heroic: "The general's reputation was ruined after hundreds of battles. Looking back at the river bridge, thousands of miles away, the old friends are gone. The Yishui River is whistling and the west wind is cold. The clothes and hats in the room are like snow. The warriors are singing sad songs..."
A water scorpion that was not bigger than the one that my master killed suddenly jumped up and slapped Lao Bai in the face. The singing stopped abruptly, replaced by a heart-wrenching scream.
After a moment, a wave of giant insects came and drowned Lao Bai.
These giant insects did not hurt him. They circled around him and even opened their shells and flapped them, as if cheering, like soldiers cheering around their own emperor.
However, I really can't imagine what it feels like.
Bugs like to burrow holes. When they saw Lao Bai's torn crotch, the green light in the larvae's eyes was obviously bright, and they burrowed in with a "swoosh". Lao Bai immediately trembled all over. Those who didn't know thought that a set of big swords were thrown at him. He was almost ascending to heaven. His eyes rolled back.
"I have reminded him long ago that this road is difficult. This is just the beginning..."
My master muttered to himself, then waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Do it!"
The bugs in the water should have all come ashore. At this time, the pool was empty and the crisis was temporarily resolved. We looked at each other and started at the same time. We rushed into the water and dived into the water in one go.
This time we were familiar with the road and the speed was much faster.
However, my master and Brother Yaozi were still not at ease. The three of them scattered around me to help me guard the surroundings. As for me, I lurked directly to the bottom of the water with the bottle and began to clean up the silt at the bottom of the water.
Because I only held my breath and the workload was a bit heavy, I had to speed up. Naturally, I was not so meticulous in the process. My hands would inevitably rub against the Hexi cloth below. When I cleared a place just big enough for one person to pass through, the Hexi cloth had already heated up slightly.
This is definitely a job that challenges people's nerves.
I didn't want to stay in the water for a moment, so I immediately opened the cap of the alcohol bottle, pointed the bottle mouth at the Hexi cloth, and poured all the alcohol into the water in one breath.
Success or failure depends on this one move.
I stared at the Hexi cloth intently, and it changed in an instant.
The Hexi cloth was soaked little by little, and I saw that thing swelled up!
There's a chance!
My eyes lit up, and at this time the Hexi cloth changed again, very quickly, just like a bait thrown into the water, it began to atomize, turned into tiny fragments, floating in the water, and those tiny fragments soon turned into something similar to grease particles.
Crash!
A stream of water surged and hit me in the face!
I thought it was my master and the others who came to watch, and when I looked up, my hair stood on end and a hideous face came into my sight. This face was so close to me that it was almost touching me!