Chapter 522: Past Life Extra Story Four_1
 

Upon seeing these demonic bugs, Jiang Sanlang felt a trace of despair in his heart.

There were too many bugs. Even though his precious little daughter had some spells, it seemed impossible that she could kill off these bugs.

Worst of all, these bugs did not seem to fear his little daughter. This was the most terrifying part.

Jiang Sanlang grasped his daughter tighter unconsciously, and whispered, “Baobao, follow the little flying rat and try to get home.”

Yingbao tilted her head up and looked at her father in confusion. She then pointed to those black bugs and said, “Daddy, the bugs have beads.”

Jiang Sanlang did not understand his daughter. He looked around, ready to help his daughter climb onto a nearby big tree.

Once his cherished daughter was on the tree, the little flying rat could glide her far away.

However, at this moment, those black bugs started to move, charging towards the villagers in a frenzy.

Jiang Sanlang’s heart jumped into his throat. He immediately placed his daughter on the tree branches and shouted at her, “Quick, climb!”

Startled, the little flying rat dashed onto the tree, clasping the collar of its little master with its claws and yanking her upwards as hard as it could.

Yingbao was thus hoisted up onto the branches by the little flying rat. Looking down, she saw numerous black bugs swarming over her father and his comrades, ferociously gnashing their teeth. Furious, she thrust up her hand and a large ball of fire whirled downward. It landed on the black bugs, then quickly burst into flames.

In an instant, the flaming bugs turned into ash.

The fire continued to spread, soon lighting up the entire forest.

Jiang Sanlang and his comrades were locked in a desperate struggle with the black bugs, hacking the bugs into halves with their knives and sickles. But there were too many bugs and they soon covered them.

Just as they were succumbing to desperation, a wave of fire rolled up and instantly turned the black bugs into ash. Curiously, the fire avoided them and only burned the bugs.

Before long, the bugs around them had been burnt to nothing. The rest quickly fled.

Jiang Sanlang and his comrades had been spared a hair’s breadth from catastrophe. As they stood frozen in astonishment, a tiny figure leaped down from the tree and dove straight into the ash, digging fervently.

Yingbao pulled out a round bead the size of a fingertip from the ash, then happily handed it to Jiang Sanlang. “Daddy! A bead!”

Jiang Sanlang was on the verge of tears; his little girl had rescued them once again.

Jiang Cheng, quick to react, immediately went to his younger cousin’s side to help her sift through the ash for beads.

And sure enough, he found some. He then gathered all the beads he found and gave them to his younger cousin: “Here, take these to play with.” He knew she had a storage bag to store items in.

Yingbao smiled with joy and promptly stashed the beads her elder cousin had found in her Divine Mansion.

Everyone began to help, passing all the beads they found to the little girl.

Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Zhen, who led the group, stayed alert and scouted around cautiously.

Jiang Zhen listened carefully to the surrounding noises and alleged, “Sanlang, we cannot linger here too long. We have to leave immediately!”

This part of the forest was eerie, and the commotion just now must have attracted many demonic beasts, perhaps even other demons. So they had to leave.

Jiang Sanlang nodded, picked up his little daughter, and instructed everyone to leave immediately.

Everyone knew of the numerous unpredictability in the forest, so they did not squander any time. Picking up their medicine baskets, their medicine hoes, and their sickles, they quickly followed their experienced leader away.

As Yingbao leaned against her father’s chest, she glanced regretfully at the remains beneath the tree.

There were still many glittering beads there that had not been collected.

Not long after everyone had left, a large group of terrifying demonic beasts and bugs surrounded the area. They sniffed the place, then lowered their heads to feed on the shimmering beads hidden in the ash.

These were the crystal cores of the demonic bugs, rich in spiritual energy. Each one was comparable to a superior Spiritual Medicine.

Jiang Sanlang and his crew hastened through the dark forest, guided by the little flying rat. Before they knew it, dawn was breaking, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

Those demonic bugs would not come out during the day, so they were safe for the time being.

The team leader, Jiang Zheng, asked everyone to check their baskets. They realized that they had lost quite a bit of medicinal herbs.

The majority were lost or spilled during the bug attack, while some were eaten by the bugs.

The most dreadful thing in the forest was not the demonic beasts, but the ubiquitous bugs.

Jiang Zhen sighed and asked the group, “Are we going back now or carrying on deeper into the forest?”

The villagers glimpsed at their spoils and felt somewhat dejected.

It took them a lot of effort to harvest these Spiritual Medicines, only to lose most of them. If they were to retreat now, wouldn’t this outing have been futile?

“Let’s keep going.” Someone proposed, reluctant to retreat just like that.

It was difficult to embark on this trip. They had spent a lot of money just on insect repellents. If they didn’t make any gains, they would be making a loss on this trip.

“Alright, let’s keep moving. If we encounter danger again, everyone just has to fend for themselves.” Jiang Zhen rested briefly, then turned to Jiang Sanlang: “Sanlang, is Yingbao capable of casting spells?”