My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Several civil officials are now covered in insect bites.

Fan Hongmiao thought to himself, if he kept getting bitten like this, even if he wasn't eaten by the insects, he would die from bleeding out.

He was now incredibly envious of the clothes Ji Yunshuang and the others were wearing; those clothes were so nice that these insects couldn't harm them at all.

I wish they had those clothes too.

He thought of the outfit General Yao wore when he returned to Qiongdu. Although the clothes looked somewhat similar to theirs.

That's a real treasure.

Unfortunately, there was only one, and it was still with the king.

Fan Hongmiao knew he couldn't hope for anything more, and now he could only hope to escape with Xu Xi.

Xu Xi led his men in a retreat while fighting, and soon they were out of the fire zone.

The Qi soldiers who were under control did not follow; they all surrounded Ji Yunshuang.

Despite falling one after another, they still wanted to pierce through Ji Yunshuang's protective suit and devour her flesh and blood.

And those venomous insects, which were like a persistent ailment, became fewer and fewer after they killed off a batch of them.

There were no large numbers of insects attacking them like they were attacking Ji Yunshuang in a frenzy.

Xu Xi had already guessed that the insects' main target was their Lord Ji. They wanted to kill Lord Ji.

He should have stayed behind with his men to help the adults. Why did he listen to the adults and retreat with his men just because the scene was chaotic?

Xu Xi felt regretful, but she secretly ordered herself to calm down and think of a way to make amends.

The adult wasn't reckless; she must have thought of a way to deal with the insects if she ordered him to retreat with his men.

Their presence would actually hinder her from carrying out her plan.

What methods would adults use to deal with those insects?

Xu Xi looked in the direction of the firelight, pondering the adult's usual habits and how she would act, given the adult's personality.

When Fan Hongmiao saw that the leader had stopped, and the soldiers behind him had also stopped, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

They finally managed to kill this batch of insects. If they don't leave quickly, what will happen if the insects come chasing them again?

He said, "Sir? Aren't we leaving?"

Xu Xi glanced back at him and said, "If you're afraid, you can leave on your own." After saying that, he looked away and said to the soldiers, "Everyone, listen to my command. Everyone, follow me and head southwest."

Fan Hongmiao thought he had gone mad when he heard him say that.

Instead of retreating to the foot of the mountain with his soldiers, he led them southwest.

Isn't that just courting death?

He couldn't help but say, "You're disobeying orders! Didn't your superiors tell you to retreat down the mountain?"

Xu Xi looked at Fan Hongmiao with an icy expression and said, "This is a matter of our Zhou state, what does it have to do with you?"

Fan Hongmiao was speechless.

They were kindly saved, and since they were soldiers of the Zhou Kingdom, they really had no right to interfere with their decisions.

but……

They're not going to the foot of the mountain; it seems they're going to fight those insects to the death. What will they do then?

If they hadn't been with Xu Xi and the others, and their weapons had killed the insects, even though they had taken medicine and their blood was poisonous, the insects wouldn't have eaten their flesh. But with so many ferocious insects biting them one by one, they would have been left with only half their lives.

What if it's just those old guys and the bugs come chasing after them again?

Fan Hongmiao said, "How about you give us one of the weapons you have? We only got into trouble because we were delivering compensation to you!"

Xu Xi would never give them the weapons.

This is a powerful weapon that the adults gave them.

After today's events, they finally understood that the lady was no ordinary person. She truly was, as the rumors said, a great deity.

Perhaps for some reason, the adults had to hide their identities.

Regardless of the adults' reasons for hiding their identities, they will unconditionally protect them. If adults want to hide their identities, they will help them hide them.

The situation was too chaotic at the time, and these people from Qi were acting suspiciously. It's unknown whether they saw the great man perform his miracle.

In any case, for safety's sake, we cannot just leave them like this.

Therefore, Xu Xi quickly made a decision in his mind and ordered a few soldiers to escort them down the mountain.

He himself led his soldiers southwest.

Unlike civil officials such as Fan Hongmiao, General Yao and Zhu Qi did not choose to follow Xu Xi down the mountain.

The two wanted to do their best to help Ji Yunshuang.

"General Yao, you should all go down the mountain too! Don't worry, if I have the strength, I will not let the people of Qi be left unattended. I will not allow these insects to harm innocent people."

As Ji Yunshuang spoke with General Yao, her hands moved swiftly, killing the insects that were attacking her.

General Yao did not leave. He said, "My abilities are limited, but I would like to do my part for Lord Ji today."

Zhu Qi also said, "We can't match Lord Ji's skill, but if Lord Ji can risk his life to kill those evil creatures, so can we."

Ji Yunshuang didn't need the two of them to fight so hard.

However, the fact that the two men were willing to stand by her side made her take a second look at them.

Although they were on different sides, both of them were decent people, so it's a pity they were killed by insects.

She said, "There will be many more places where I will need your assistance, so please take care of yourselves and go down the mountain first. Do not make unnecessary sacrifices here."

Judging from Ji Yunshuang's tone, General Yao was clearly confident in killing these insects.

He didn't know what method Ji Yunshuang planned to use to kill these insects, but thinking about Ji Yunshuang's previous abilities, he felt that she must have a sure thing.

Their presence here might even hinder the implementation of her plans.

Thinking this, General Yao called Zhu Qi and together they retreated towards the foot of the mountain.

After the two left, only Ji Yunshuang and Lu Yinheng remained at the scene.

"I'm going to make my move!" As soon as Ji Yunshuang said this, Lu Yinheng immediately understood what she meant.

He said, "Just do it, I'll cover for you."

Ji Yunshuang glanced at the man who had been watching her coldly, and pressed a button on the remote control.

She was annoyed and just pressed the highest setting.

The priestess inside the container instantly revealed an expression of unparalleled pain and let out an extremely shrill scream.

This sound was louder than any of the previous insects, and it had a greater impact on people than any of them.

General Yao and Zhu Qi hadn't gone far when they heard that piercing sound. Both of them felt their blood surge and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhu Qi felt as if he had lost his hearing for a moment.

He covered his ears in pain with both hands, nearly losing his balance and falling to the ground.

General Yao had been tortured in the prison for too long and his health was still not fully recovered. Today, he had forced himself to fight, and his condition was even worse than Zhu Qi's. He collapsed to the ground.

Zhu Qi quickly let go of Yao's hand and went to look at him.

"General, are you okay?"

As Zhu Qi spoke, he naturally released his hands from his ears. The piercing scream entered his ears again, shaking him to his core, and he almost spat out another mouthful of blood.

"I'm fine, just cover your ears." General Yao said weakly, then used all his strength to tear a piece of cloth from his clothes and stuff it into his ears.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Qi quickly tore off a piece of cloth from his body and stuffed it into his ears.

Although they plugged their ears with cloth, which reduced the sound considerably, the two were still in great discomfort.

Zhu Qi couldn't help but think, no wonder Ji Yunshuang wanted them to leave.

Even though they were so far away, the cries of that evil creature had still caused them internal injuries. If they had stayed, they would probably be corpses by now.

She was so close, the insects' chirping must have had a much greater impact on her. I wonder how she is now.

He couldn't stop worrying.

She is now their only hope.