76: Chapter 76: The Festival of Sacrifice (Part 21)

The sound in the air had not yet ceased, and those black insects were rushing madly toward Qian Ye.

A red halo of light protected Qian Ye, and those densely packed insects crashed into the halo, regardless of their own lives.

Waves of faint red light flickered outside the halo; the insects that touched the red light simply vanished into thin air.

Not even a corpse was left behind.

The boy to the side shifted his gaze up and down, finally resting it on Qian Ye beside him.

He watched her protected by a circle of red light, then looked at himself standing all alone outside.

???

Wasn't she calling him Baby?

He lowered his head slightly to look at the dense swarm of insects at his feet, his pupils turning pitch black. As an oppressive aura radiated from his body, the insects instantly dared not approach him any further.

They all bypassed him directly.

Over here, Qian Ye took out the mini flower pot from her sleeve; the tender green sprout inside appeared exceptionally irritable at this moment.

Upon seeing the dense swarm of insects outside, the entire leaf bristled, struggling incessantly.

"Master! Master!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Finish off these insects!"

"It's too disgusting!"

"Ahhh!"

Qian Ye supported her forehead, pressing her temples; she had a headache from its noise, and its screaming filled her entire mind.

"Are you really that afraid of them~" Qian Ye chuckled.

"Ahhh! I am not afraid!"

"Disgusting! Too disgusting!"

"Master! Master!"

Qian Ye shook her head and laughed.

"These little insects look so cute."

The next second, her tone turned chilling, "They must taste excellent when roasted~"

As she spoke, she gently raised her hand, and a little flame appeared at the tip of her index finger; it was bright red, looking both dangerous and enchanting.

That little flame kept dancing on the tip of Qian Ye's finger.

It looked exceptionally excited.

"Ahhh, Master, so you brought it along too."

"Am I still your favorite little cutie?"

Hearing these words, the little flame immediately jumped off Qian Ye's fingertip and leaped toward the flower pot.

It danced wildly right by the edge of the flower pot, full of provocation.

"Ahhh!"

"You damn broken fire, stay away from me."

"You're going to roast me to death."

The little flame danced even more merrily.

Qian Ye watched with a face full of black lines.

"Get to work."

With the Master having spoken, the bright red little flame reluctantly left the flower pot and jumped outward.

At the same time, a small hole appeared in the red halo allowing it to pass through. As the flame landed, the fire flared up instantly.

Those dense swarms of insects that were still crashing against the halo were caught right in the flames.

The crackling sounds were continuous, like dancing musical notes, composing a melody within the flames.

The boy to the side jumped onto a higher stone and looked down slightly; the flames only burned the surface layer of the ground.

The black in his eyes deepened. Being closer to the flames, he could feel an extremely dangerous aura; within the bright red fire, there seemed to be a hint of chill.

Subconsciously, he wanted to stay away from it.

Soon, a faint fragrance drifted into the air, and the surrounding fire continued to burn.

The insects on the periphery dared not act rashly anymore and scrambled away in fear.

Zhang Yan's face was livid. At this moment, her entire face was in a state of decay, her body covered in bite marks, and in some places, plump white insects were wriggling.

Looking at her like this, it was clearly a corpse that had been rotting for a long time.

Everything before had been an illusion; this was her true appearance at this moment.

Zhang Yan's expression was stiff. Summoning the insects had exhausted too much of her strength, and she could no longer support her body, so her original form was exposed.

The red light dissipated. Qian Ye looked down at the ground covered in insect corpses, and a faint fragrance still lingered in the air.

Qian Ye twitched her nose.

"Look, this is all full of protein, how nutritious~"

Qian Ye propped her chin in her hand, staring at Zhang Yan before her with a sweet smile, "I'm a person who loves reciprocity~"

"Hee hee..."

Looking at Zhang Yan and her group of NPCs, she was full of ill intent.

Qian Ye looked at the corpses on the ground, frowning. Seeing a flash of blue in the corner of her eye, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She looked up, staring sparklingly at the boyfriend on the stone, and blinked, "Baby~"

The way she called out was incredibly lingering and melodious.

Shang Ye's brow twitched.

"Baby~ how about you pretend later?"

"Help your girlfriend with something right now!"

Shang Ye lowered his gaze slightly, glancing at the tip of the umbrella at his neck, then looked at the person smiling sweetly.

Did he have the right to refuse?

Was this the treatment for the 'Baby' she spoke of?

Shang Ye finally moved his somewhat stiff body.

Qian Ye retracted the red singer, watching him with a smile, "Hee hee, Baby is so good."

"I like Baby so much~"

Then the tip of the umbrella pointed at the insect corpses on the ground.

Shang Ye "..."

He didn't know if he could say a certain curse word.

The boyfriend was picking up corpses, while Qian Ye looked at Zhang Yan and the others, her mouth curled into a wide grin.

"I love reciprocity the most~"

"Since you invited me here so grandly, I cannot let down your kindness..."

After saying this, she grabbed the red singer and headed toward Zhang Yan.

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"Let me go, let me go."

"Mmm mmm mmm..."

"Damn it, I... mmm, I will... kill you!"

On a large stone, several NPCs including Zhang Yan were tied to the rock, with faint red lines around their hands and feet, restricting their movements.

On the stone, a large, thick pile of insect corpses was laid out.

"Don't be afraid, come have a taste, how does it taste~"

"Hee hee, this is all protein, can't miss it."

Qian Ye held a spoon, smiling as she scooped up a full serving of protein; at this moment, she looked like the sadistic ghost.

Zhang Yan and the others' pupils shrank, and they shook their heads wildly; they were ghosts with dignity!

"Mmm mmm mmm..."

"Hiccup..."

One of them even let out a hiccup.

After feeding all the insects, Qian Ye clapped her hands and stood up.

"Hee hee, that's really nice, you guys are truly amazing~"

"Hee hee, thanks for this special invitation~"

Qian Ye tilted her head, looking at Zhang Yan, radiating an aura of pleasure.

Zhang Yan remained motionless, with eerie mist swirling around her.

"You, you are truly damned!"

Instantly, the black mist around her grew stronger and stronger, thick enough to directly swallow the people beside her.

The NPCs tied together didn't even have time to scream before they were swallowed up by the black mist.

In an instant, Zhang Yan grew larger by a circle.

Her pitch-black pupils stared fixedly at Qian Ye. She tried to get up, but the next second, the red lines shrank with a swoosh, and she fell to the ground.

Instantly, the black mist dissipated and vanished without a trace.

"Oh my, what's going on?"

"Are you too excited~"

"Hee hee, thanks for your love~"

"Welcome to invite me again~"

Qian Ye smiled and waved her hand, "Looking forward to the next invitation~"

"If you can still stay alive..."

Qian Ye bent down, and the entire hong ling umbrella went halfway inside, piercing straight through the chest cavity.

Staring at Zhang Yan's incredulous eyes, Qian Ye smiled slightly and slowly pulled out the hong ling umbrella.

Looking at the stained red singer, Qian Ye pouted and muttered to herself, "How annoying, you dirtied my umbrella again."

Turning her head to look at the boyfriend who had returned to being motionless, Qian Ye flashed her signature smile again.

"Baby~ let's go home..."

Shang Ye's body stiffened. Home?

What kind of thing is that?

While he was puzzled, he had already been dragged away from there by Qian Ye.