After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

The two of them took a deep breath, turned their heads at the same time, and moved a little further away, trying hard to shake off the unsettling images they had just seen. Only then did they finally answer Ye Lingfeng's question.

"We just reached the door and got hit by the Love Bug. We didn't see anything inside," Wen Jing said, lowering her head in apology. "Sorry, boss."

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation. Not only had they failed to complete the mission, but they had also failed at the doorstep.

If word got out, their reputation in the eyes of the ancestors would be completely ruined.

Wan Leng's expression wasn't any better.

"Before leaving, I peeked inside. It was dark, and there were a lot of small bottles and jars. I guess they were probably filled with these things." He glanced at the bottle in Zhouzhou's hand, his meaning clear. It was all Enchanting Bugs.

Zhouzhou, munching on sunflower seeds, asked curiously, "Dad, how did you guys end up here?"

Ye Lingfeng replied, "We learned that a lot of people near the Miao Border had started acting abnormally, so we came to check it out. That's when we traced it here."

Hearing this, Zhouzhou remembered what the driver had said earlier—that a lot of people had been behaving strangely, and that there were Enchanting Bugs in the bodies. She asked about it, and it turned out to be true.

"What about you?" Ye Lingfeng looked at her. "Weren't you on vacation? How did you end up here?"

He asked in a slightly sour tone.

He had sacrificed his own time to let his little daughter hang out with Qin Lie, and the thought of it made him feel uncomfortable.

Zhouzhou explained the situation about Shao Shanshan.

After hearing that, Ye Lingfeng furrowed his brows tightly. "Has it already spread to Jing City?"

He looked at the mountain in front of him, narrowing his eyes with a trace of determination flashing in his gaze.

No way—he had to find out what strange things were hidden here.

"Zhouzhou, do you know what these Enchanting Bugs are afraid of?"

If the place was full of Enchanting Bugs, things could get troublesome. Zhouzhou's Invisibility Talisman could hide people from sight, but the bugs could still smell them—just like with Wen Jing and Wan Leng earlier.

It wasn't just about embarrassment; failing to complete the mission could lead to even more people getting affected.

This place was really too strange.

Zhouzhou thought for a moment and replied, "The book said that Enchanting Bugs are afraid of roosters, garlic, or fire."

"Where are we going to find roosters and garlic at this time?" Chen Tuo touched the wounds on his face and said, "Guess we'll just use fire. But that'll make a lot of noise, and we'll have to face them head-on."

It wasn't that they were afraid. It was just that Enchanting Bugs were so strange and unfamiliar to them, and it was hard to deal with them.

At this moment, Zhouzhou said, "I've got garlic."

She pulled a bundle of garlic out of her bag.

The kind that could be strung up and worn around your neck.

Even Ye Lingfeng couldn't help but glance over.

Wen Jing was surprised. "Zhouzhou, where did you get so much garlic?"

Zhouzhou blinked and said, "My master grows it. They couldn't finish it, so they told me to take some back for my family. I haven't had the chance to give any to my grandma yet."

Everyone else: "..."

Forget everything else—Li Yuanming had become pretty skilled at growing vegetables these past few years.

Zhouzhou didn't care what they thought and quickly handed out garlic to them. "Here, take some."

They each took a few, and Zhouzhou also handed them fire talismans just in case the garlic didn't work.

If the garlic didn't do the trick, they'd have no choice but to face the bugs directly.

Ye Lingfeng took the items in his hand. "Let's go."

They all nodded and followed him, with Zhouzhou quickly running to catch up.

Originally, she had promised the Ancestral Master that she would slack off and not work. But this was with her dad, so how could it be considered work? This was fun!

Not long after, they arrived at the entrance of a cave.

They could still vaguely hear rustling sounds, like something crawling.

They couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines. It was so disgusting.

They'd rather fight a hundred villains than deal with bugs. What was going on here?

It was getting a little lighter, and they could now see that there were a lot of bugs crawling in and out of the cave. One of them looked exactly like the Love Bug that had been taken out of Wen Jing's body earlier.

As soon as Zhouzhou saw it, the memories flooded back, and her face immediately darkened.

Ye Lingfeng gestured to them, then quietly moved forward to investigate.

There were a few cloves of garlic hanging on his shoes. Whenever an Enchanting Bug got close, it immediately avoided him.

It worked!

Seeing this, the others also followed and stuck Invisibility Talismans on themselves, walking into the cave.

Once inside, the sounds were even louder, sending chills down their spines.

They stepped carefully, avoiding stepping on the Enchanting Bugs beneath their feet.

So many of them—no wonder so many had crawled down the mountain and affected the people passing by.

Ye Lingfeng's eyes grew cold. What were they planning with all these Enchanting Bugs?

The others realized this as well, and their expressions grew serious.

Zhouzhou led the way, and as they reached a certain point, she suddenly moved her ears and raised her hand.

The others instantly stopped.

They heard it too.

Voices.

They could vaguely see some light and shadow up ahead.

Zhouzhou curiously poked her head out and immediately widened her eyes, a look of disgust on her face.

There were a few people sitting inside, surrounded by and covered in Enchanting Bugs, giving anyone with trypophobia a severe reaction.

It was so disgusting.

But those people didn't seem to care at all. They even treated it as an honor.

One of them spoke, "Big Brother, how's your Enchanting Bug King?"

"It's almost there," a hoarse voice replied. "In about thirty-seven or twenty-one days, my Enchanting Bug King will be fully formed."

Then he burst into laughter.

The others followed suit, laughing.

"That's really great! We'll definitely sell the Enchanting Bug King for a sky-high price!"

"That's a given. Our Enchanting Bugs are becoming more and more popular. Just the other day, a celebrity asked me to buy some. She wanted to use it on a man she liked."

"Our Love Bugs are way better than the arrow of Cupid."

Zhouzhou's ears perked up as she listened.

Wow, she didn't expect to hear gossip here.

Zhouzhou wondered who was so unlucky...

Coincidentally, someone inside was also quite curious about this.

A fairly young voice asked, "Second Uncle, who was this buyer? And who are they using it on?"

"A woman, very pretty. Her name is Rou. The man is called Qin something Bei, but I can't remember."

Sixth Brother?!

Zhouzhou was startled. She hadn't expected to hear gossip that was involved with her family.

The people inside continued talking: "Damn it, what a weirdo. How could any man in this world saying no to beautiful women who throw themselves to him?"

"Who says he doesn't? If we had learned how to use Enchanting Bugs sooner, when we were young, we would have had women, money—anything we wanted."

"Tch, thinking about that makes me angry. I want to see what this Qin guy can do. I'm going to put another Love Bug on him. He's so lucky to have a woman throwing herself at him."

Before he could finish his words, a voice suddenly rang out by his ear.

"Do you want to take that luck for yourself?"