136: You say you're not human, yet you try to scheme against people like humans do. Aren't you ridiculous?

It seemed Little Green also knew that this pair of jade pendants was something extraordinary; it had been following her all this time surely because of this.

Having figured this out, Ai Yue had a sudden realization and finally understood why Little Green had insisted on following her.

Since that was the case... Ai Yue's eyes filled with danger as she looked at the unconscious Little Green.

"Since you wanted to eat me, you should have been prepared to be killed by me. Little Green, oh Little Green, you say you're not human, yet you want to learn how to scheme like one. Don't you think you're being ridiculous?"

"I'll send you on your way in this life. In your next life, reincarnate as a human before you try playing mind games again, alright!"

Without even blinking, Ai Yue drew the military knife from her waist and swiftly gouged out Little Green's right eye.

A moment later, Little Green turned into fly ash before her very eyes, completely vanishing from the world.

Little Green's right eye was different from those of ordinary Devil Frogs. Not only was it a size smaller, but it was also emerald green; when the sunlight hit it, it emitted a brilliant, beautiful glow.

Before Ai Yue could take a closer look, the right eye in her hand floated up uncontrollably, spun around, and disappeared.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Ai Yue smacked her lips regretfully. "Why the rush? Can't you let me admire it for a bit?"

The invulnerable Little Green never expected its life to end this way; it was still waiting to wake up and eat Ai Yue.

Well, that's that; it'll have to wait for the next life.

Little Green's right eye caused the black fertile land to expand by another two hundred square meters.

This mutated Devil Frog was indeed different. An ordinary right eye could only increase the black fertile land by ten square meters, but Little Green's right eye increased it by two hundred!

It just had to be Little Green!

Standing in the space, Ai Yue looked up at the Dragon Pendant and beckoned it, but there was no response.

Although the Dragon Pendant was in her space, it didn't seem to be under her control.

Ai Yue could only set aside her desire to study it closely.

She definitely couldn't leave the space right now; there must be a large number of Devil Frogs outside searching for their leader.

If she went out now, she would surely fall into their encirclement. It was better to wait until the Devil Frogs dispersed.

After staying in the space for three days, Ai Yue felt that the Devil Frogs must have dispersed after failing to find Little Green.

She flashed out of the space and found that there were indeed no Devil Frogs around.

Suddenly, a long tongue shot out from behind a dilapidated building, attacking her like a bolt of lightning.

Ai Yue alertly dodged it, located the attacker, closed in, and killed the guard left behind with a single strike.

Knowing she shouldn't stay here for long, Ai Yue immediately slipped away.

Before the Devil Frogs that noticed the anomaly could arrive, Ai Yue successfully escaped the city.

Ai Yue thought everything was fine, but she didn't expect that the Devil Frogs she encountered along the way would go crazy the moment they saw her.

At first, having just escaped from Cai City, Ai Yue encountered a lone Devil Frog on the road. Before she could happily pummel it and take its right eye...

This Devil Frog went berserk upon seeing her, its eyes turning blood-red as it lunged at her recklessly.

Ai Yue wanted to use her old trick and knock it unconscious, but she couldn't do it.

No matter how much force Ai Yue used or how long she pummeled it, it wouldn't pass out.

Ai Yue was astonished. Could Devil Frogs not be knocked out once they went crazy?

In the end, Ai Yue had no choice but to kill it.

For the rest of the journey, whether she encountered large or small groups of Devil Frogs, they would all charge at her like madmen as soon as they saw her.

Ai Yue couldn't fight off so many crazed Devil Frogs and could only fight while fleeing. Terrifyingly, the number of crazed Devil Frogs behind her kept increasing. She fled in an incredibly pathetic state—she had never been so disheveled in her life.

"Holy crap, what did I do to provoke such divine wrath? Did I dig up your ancestral graves or something? Why so crazy?"

Ai Yue kept complaining in her heart.

"This is too much. What did I do? It's like I poked a hornet's nest. I..."

"I... could it be because I killed Little Green?"

"Right, it must be because I killed Little Green. Little Green was their leader, the boss! Since I took it out, they naturally want revenge!"

"But how do they know I'm the one who killed Little Green? How can they tell it was me the moment they see me?"

"Could it be that I'm tainted with the scent of its death?"

...Ai Yue kept muttering to herself, analyzing the cause, and finally concluded it could only be because Little Green died at her hands.

Ai Yue could only keep running, but she couldn't shake them off. Even hiding in her space was useless; as soon as she came out, she would be hunted by groups of blood-shot Devil Frogs.

And so, on the desolate land, Ai Yue was pursued for an entire month. Although she could maintain her physical strength, her spirit was utterly exhausted.

Anyone who encountered them wished their parents had given them two extra legs to run as far away from Ai Yue as possible.

Three more days passed, and a small team of about a dozen people was driving two military vehicles toward Ai Yue's direction.

There were men and women among them, all looking spirited, fully armed, and well-equipped.

If Ai Yue were here now, she would definitely recognize this group; it was Gu Xiheng and the others, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Brother, do you feel the ground moving?" Gu Xitian said hesitantly, staring out the window at the ground.

"You're not mistaken, it is moving. It seems there are large-scale Devil Frogs nearby," Gu Xiheng said calmly.

"Ah, then we should avoid it quickly! This is no joke," Gu Xitian said anxiously.

Gu Xiheng gazed into the distance for a while. "No rush, let's see what's happening first!"

Mo Li, who had been silent, secretly rolled his eyes at Gu Xitian. He really couldn't understand why his maternal aunt insisted on stuffing this young miss into the team this time. Wasn't she just causing trouble?

Her combat ability was trash, and her personality was loud. She made a fuss over every little thing along the way, which was really demoralizing. He was truly sick of her on this journey.

"That's right, Xitian. We can check the situation first; there's still time to leave later." Cheng Siyu's expression was gentle, her cold face no longer aloof, and a hint of spring-like affection appeared between her brows.

After Cheng Siyu spoke, she looked at Gu Xiheng with eyes full of affection, like a Little Girl next door.

Gu Xiheng kept his face stiff, pretending not to notice her expression.

"Alright, I'll listen to you guys. Hey, Sister Siyu, you're just following your man's lead, aren't you?" Gu Xitian teased Cheng Siyu.

Cheng Siyu's face turned red. "Don't talk nonsense!" She stole another glance at Gu Xiheng.

Ever since Ai Yue's family left without saying goodbye last time, Gu Xiheng had been feeling unhappy.

Once, when he went home, his mother, Madam Gu, set up a family banquet and actually drugged him and Cheng Siyu, making them sleep in the same bed.

Although at the final moment, Gu Xiheng regained consciousness through sheer willpower, he and Cheng Siyu had already rolled around together. They had kissed where they should kiss and touched where they should touch; all their clothes were on the floor. Except for the very last step, everything that should and shouldn't have been done had been done.

Looking at the flushed and semi-conscious Cheng Siyu in his arms, Gu Xiheng felt as if he had been burned; he quickly let go and scrambled out of bed in a panic.

He picked up his clothes from the floor, hurriedly put them on, and was about to flee.

But he still stopped, turned back, covered the naked Cheng Siyu with the quilt, tucked in the corners, and then left.