EFB Chapter 2237 Turning Harm into Treasure: The Power of a Great Nation
Chapter 2237 Turning Harm into Treasure: The Power of a Great Nation
Chapter 2237 Turning Harm into Treasure: The Power of a Great Nation
The giant nodded, untied the saddlebag from his shoulder, and after the sorcerer dispelled the wind pillar on the spot, he shouted "Withdraw" to the pink mist that had been released again.
The satchel suddenly burst forth with a powerful suction force, gulping in large mouthfuls of powdery mist.
In a maximum of four or five breaths, the powder mist will be completely absorbed.
Just then, something in the fog suddenly ran away to avoid being sucked into the magical artifact.
Aunt Zhu had been waiting nearby, and with quick eyes and hands, she caught it with a net.
Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was a small centipede, but it was entirely black and inconspicuous in the night.
"You think you can shrink your true form so I won't be able to recognize you?" Aunt Zhu shook her net. "Naive!"
This little centipede is the true form of the centipede demon; its strong shell is merely a deception. It had intended to flee the moment it saw Aunt Zhu, so it hid in the pink mist, waiting for the mist to dissipate so it could escape.
Little did they know their opponent was one step ahead!
"Late again!" Aunt Zhu said to the giant Maoling. "This is the third time you've been late. Do you want to be reprimanded by the Great Emperor again?"
"No, no, don't report this to the Emperor!" The giant of Maoling tucked his axe back into his waistband, waving his hands frantically, a rare look of panic on his rough face. "Next time I'll be on time, next time for sure!"
Commander Chen stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Many thanks to the two and three immortal masters for their help in capturing the thief!"
“This isn’t just a thief, it’s a master thief.” Aunt Zhu pulled the wriggling cocoon to her abdomen to hold it in place, then turned to Sun Hongye, who was walking over, and said, “Luckily you provided the crucial clue, otherwise this fellow would have really escaped.”
Sun Hongye asked curiously, "You knew its true form just by hearing 'red eyes'?"
“That’s the characteristic of the Heavenly Centipede,” Aunt Zhu said. “Jiuyou has a flute made of the Heavenly Centipede’s bone joints, and he plays it every few days. I think those red eyes are already tired of seeing it.”
Once she guessed that the thief in the warehouse was Tianwu, Aunt Zhu was able to target her attack with precision.
"This fellow also has a nice nickname, 'Peach Blossom Fairy.' It's because the poisonous miasma it releases is incredibly beautiful during the day, and its toxicity is controllable. Prey that enters the Peach Blossom Miasma are completely unaware and will only collapse and fall asleep after a long time," the Spider Queen said knowledgeably. "This fellow is quite cunning; the miasma has many other uses. If it weren't for the defenders' energy and formations being able to counter the Peach Blossom Miasma, our battle today wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
This centipede was quite cunning. It first used a venomous scorpion to lure the guards into opening the warehouse and taking inventory, so that it could take the opportunity to sneak in after them.
Upon seeing Aunt Zhu appear, realizing it couldn't defeat the army and the Spider Queen combination, it hid its true form in the pink mist, preparing to make a hasty escape.
"When this guy first entered the world, he plundered the first two mines and committed all sorts of evil deeds, almost eating half of the people in the mines. Later, he probably realized it was wrong and dared not eat people like that anymore."
Pu Hua also asked, "What is the cultivation level of this Heavenly Centipede?"
"They're still one step away from being immortals or demons," said Aunt Zhu. "Whether they're immortals or demons, very few have gone into seclusion from ancient times to the present, because there aren't many who can persist like that. Everyone chooses to emerge from seclusion when the spiritual energy is abundant, and quickly stockpiles mystic crystals and various supplies in preparation for the next seclusion."
Pu Hua nodded: "The period of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects)."
"Yes, that's why the human world experiences the most unexpected events around the time of the Awakening of Insects." How do immortals, demons, and other immortals hoard resources? Of course, they won't politely negotiate with people. Everyone believes that heavenly treasures belong to the virtuous; what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine.
“But in the previous times the Jingzhe season arrived, the human kingdoms were not this powerful. So when the Heavenly Centipede Demon came out, the old methods wouldn’t work.” Aunt Zhu pointed to the cocoon under her belly. “It ate people and robbed mines everywhere, disturbing people’s peace. Bingyuan Division sent me to deal with it. Well, now that I’ve caught it, I have to take it back for interrogation.”
Pu Hua immediately replied, "I am traveling with the Spider Fairy."
Aunt Zhu has no objection.
Sun Hongye, who was listening from the side, suddenly asked, "When did this Heavenly Centipede start causing trouble?"
About twenty days ago.
“These mines and crystal warehouses are scattered, aren’t they? It was able to find out all their locations and successfully raid them in just twenty days,” Sun Hongye said. “This Heavenly Centipede is very clever; it’s smarter than a human.”
The group exchanged glances, and the hairy giant said in a deep voice, "Now that you mention it, it's quite clever. I never would have thought of that."
Its elder brother, the dwarf, immediately flicked it on the forehead: "Idiot, what they meant was that the Centipede had accomplices behind it, and it wasn't acting alone!"
“Hmm, that makes sense. No wonder she used to be by Jiuyou’s side.” Aunt Zhu glanced at Sun Hongye. “I will investigate her carefully.”
After this ordeal, there was still an hour and a half until dawn.
Sun Hongye hurried back to catch up on her sleep.
He was also curious about the Maoling Giants, and Pu Hua told him that these Maoling Giants were a calamity that appeared in the mountains two years ago, bringing bad luck to wherever they went. They were also an anomaly among the Maoling Giants, born as conjoined brothers, but were separated in two by a master. However, they cultivated the Dao of Unity, emphasizing that when brothers are of one mind, their strength can break metal, so they reassembled themselves. The older brother usually lives in the younger brother's body, but in battle they can split into two, one slow and one fast, one strong and one skillful. Their fighting techniques are different, but their minds are connected, and they can unleash some combined supernatural powers, making them very difficult enemies.
At that time, the Emperor and Aunt Zhu happened to be traveling and passed by Maoling. The Emperor personally defeated it and recruited it into his service.
Over the past five years, there have been quite a few powerful demons and immortal demons like Cang Yan who have been subdued.
Turning harm into benefit—that's the ability of a great power.
The chaos at the mine naturally alarmed the town's residents, who were awakened in the night and most came out to look around. It wasn't until the army arrived and reported that the troublemaking monster had been captured and there was no more excitement to see that everyone went back to their houses to rest.
The small tavern on the cliff edge has customers sitting by the window drinking tonight, and they've been drinking for two hours straight.
As a commercial town, it was perfectly normal for customers to have drinks at night in Tongyue Town. However, this customer was so handsome that the proprietress reluctantly gave up her sleep, preferring to have dark circles under her eyes just to take a few more glances at him.
While they were catching monsters in the mine, he remained seated and didn't go out to join the fun, only occasionally glancing towards the mine.
However, as soon as the storm subsided, he stood up, paid the bill, and left.
Ten miles east of Tongyue Mountain, along a mountain road, stands a dilapidated wooden house, almost completely devoured by climbing plants.
Before dawn, a man wearing a hat emerged from the abandoned house and stood by the roadside, looking around as if waiting for someone.
This time, when he went out of the house again, he didn't see the person he was waiting for, but instead saw a stranger walking along the mountain path with his hands behind his back.
It was more of an animal trail than a mountain path, a narrow path trodden by wild beasts, overgrown with weeds, where one could easily trip. But the person who walked by was more beautiful than a woman, and although his blue clothes were not luxurious, they were spotless.
(End of this chapter)