The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

However, his nonchalant and perfunctory attitude only fueled Yan Yan's anger. She snorted coldly, turned her head away abruptly, and refused to look at him again.

Mei sighed helplessly, muttering to herself, "Sigh, this child's temper really flares up so quickly, how can he turn on you so suddenly..."

Just as he was worrying about how to appease Yan Yan, suddenly, a thick fog began to appear in front of them.

As the thick fog drew ever closer, Mei's previously teasing expression vanished, replaced by a look of seriousness and vigilance.

Yan Yan wasn't an ignorant child; he also sensed that something was amiss.

Staring at the thick fog that suddenly appeared and spread rapidly, he widened his eyes, his face filled with astonishment, his lips trembling slightly, and asked softly to Mei beside him, "Master, what... what is that thing? How could such a huge cloud of fog suddenly appear?"

Mei's stunningly beautiful face still held a nonchalant smile, even a hint of disdain.

He reached out and gently stroked Yan Yan's fair and delicate cheeks, which were as smooth as mutton fat jade, and said softly, "No matter what kind of ghost it is, it can't stop your master."

Before he finished speaking, his pace suddenly quickened, and he sped forward like lightning.

As they drew closer to the mysterious thick fog, Mei showed no sign of slowing down or avoiding it. Instead, she charged straight toward the fog at an even faster speed.

However, just as they were about to plunge into the fog, Mei took out a pill from her bosom and handed it to Yan Yan, whispering, "Swallow this pill."

At this moment, a rare hint of tension appeared in his voice.

Yan Yan knew the situation was urgent and dared not delay or disobey. She quickly took the pill, put it in her mouth, and swallowed it with a tilt of her head back.

Just then, the thick fog was almost upon them, and Mei shouted angrily in a low voice, "Hold on tight!"

Immediately afterwards, he quickly waved his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, then hugged Yan Yan tightly and plunged headfirst into the thick white fog without hesitation.

It wasn't until they were inside the thick fog that Yan Yan realized it wasn't fog at all.

It is composed of countless insects.

They were so densely packed that they blotted out the sun, moving with the speed of the demon's movements.

When he moves fast, the swarm of flying insects moves fast; when he moves slow, the swarm of flying insects moves slow.

It was as if she had locked onto him.

They flew for miles but still couldn't shake off the swarm of troublesome flying insects.

Wherever it passed, nothing remained but grass and trees.

Yan Yan witnessed the swarm of insects fly towards a deer, and in the blink of an eye, only the deer's skeleton remained.

Fortunately, Yan Yan had taken the elixir, and Mei was immune to all poisons; otherwise, the two of them would have been eaten away by the flying insects and left only as skeletons.

The flying insects dared not approach the two, but they surrounded them in a sphere about a meter away.

The effects of the medicine will eventually wear off. Once the fear of the medicine is gone, Yan Yan and Mei will be eaten by the flying insects.

Yan Yan had never seen anything so terrifying before, and fear involuntarily showed in his eyes: "Master, what the hell is this? Could it be that my father is also entangled by these flying insects and can't get away?"

Mei chuckled softly: "Your father is trapped in a maze, but whether these flying insects are actually inside, I really don't know."

Not getting the answer she wanted, Yan Yan's face fell.

He was so worried about his father; he wondered if something had happened to him.

"Instead of worrying about your father, you should worry about us. These flying insects are so troublesome; if they keep following us, it will be very difficult." Mei wasn't afraid of the flying insects, but he found them disgusting.

He would go crazy if these flying insects attached themselves to him.

Yan Yan composed herself, thought it over carefully, and then said loudly, "Master, use fire."

"Fire?" Mei's face showed a hint of confusion: "How do you use it?"

Yan Yan carefully took out a small and exquisite tinderbox from his pocket. His bright eyes darted around, and then he tilted his head slightly downwards, his gaze locking onto a patch of dead wood not far away.

She raised her delicate white finger, pointed to the withered tree, and said in a clear voice, "Master, that's it! In a moment, I'll throw this tinder in, and then you and I will rush into the fire together. That way, we'll surely burn those wretched flying insects to ashes, leaving not a single one behind!"

After hearing Yan Yan's words, Mei looked at him with even more admiration.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "This child is truly exceptionally intelligent; he is indeed my prized disciple!"

As she thought about it, Mei subconsciously hugged Yan Yan tightly, wrapping her arms around his chubby body.

Then, he took a deep breath, stared intently at the pile of dead wood in front of him, and whispered, "Ready!"

Just as Mei finished speaking, he shot off like an arrow, flying towards the withered tree with lightning speed.

At the same time, Yan Yan's hands moved swiftly. With a flick of his wrist, the tinder in his hand flew straight into the dead wood like a shooting star.

In an instant, a soft "boom" was heard, and the previously silent pile of dry wood was instantly ignited. Flames shot into the sky, like a ferocious fire dragon, wantonly devouring everything around it.

In the blink of an eye, she moved like a ghost and plunged into the raging flames.

His wide sleeves fluttered in the wind, like an indestructible shield, completely enveloping Yan Yan from head to toe.

Surprisingly, despite the raging flames all around, a faint aura emanated from Mei's body, as if an invisible force was protecting the two of them, keeping them completely unaffected by the flames and high temperatures.

However, the flying insects were not so lucky.

Once they come into contact with the flames, they are instantly burned to ashes, without even a chance to struggle.

In just a few breaths, nearly a third of the flying insects had perished in the sea of ​​fire.

The remaining flying insects, seeing this, were terrified and scattered in all directions, trying to escape this catastrophic disaster.

But at this moment they were completely disoriented, as if they had suddenly lost their way, flying wildly and crashing around in the air.

Before long, they reunited. Although they found Mei and Yan Yan's direction, they didn't dare to rush over.

Only after Mei and Yan Yan had gone far away did they reluctantly return the way they came.

After shaking off the flying insects, Yan Yan's face clearly showed joy.

Because he saw the grove of trees in the eastern suburbs, and he also saw Xiao Ji's mount: "Master, look quickly, that's my father's mount."

“I see it, I see it…” Mei patted Yan Yan’s little head and said to him, “We’re about to enter the maze, hold on tight to your master.”

The maze that had trapped Xiao Ji was now a place where even Mei dared not underestimate her.