Chapter 39

" Honey? " The idea that Grandma Snake suggested with little confidence brightened Li Mang's eyes. He couldn't guarantee anything else, but he was absolutely confident in the quality of the honey. The honey from the Mountains and Seas Classic was undoubtedly top-notch. Once the honey from Tangting Mountain was out, it would be invincible!

" Try it! " Grandma Snake thought Li Mang was doubting her, so she didn't want to talk much and finally said, "You need to be careful about the幕后凶手. At this moment, he is probably less than two hundred meters away from the Chen family villa; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to control the gu insects. If possible, you should capture him, and even killing him is not a problem. However, you must be careful. Although the gu masters' physical strength is not strong, they have many powerful gu insects on them, so you mustn't underestimate them."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mang immediately returned to the villa. Without waiting for Chen Hui to say anything, he asked, "Is there any honey in the villa? Preferably natural and wild."

Most of the honey on the market nowadays is artificially cultivated, and the use of sugar water is just the beginning. Many even directly add cane sugar water or even chemical drugs, the extent of which is shocking.

"There is. I had someone buy a few pounds from the mountains a while ago," Chen Hui replied. Although he didn't know what Li Mang needed the honey for, he still had someone bring a bottle.

Li Mang, with the honey in hand, didn't linger and walked out without looking back, just instructing, "I'll be out for a few minutes. You need to pay attention to your safety."

Leaving the Chen family villa in a hurry, Li Mang ran to a secluded corner and entered the world of the Mountains and Seas Classic. He took a small amount of Tangting Mountain honey and mixed it into the Chen family's honey, stirring it evenly. Worried about any changes at the Chen family's place, he didn't stay long and quickly returned.

However, when he returned to the Chen family villa, he found that an accident had already occurred. Three bodies lay on the ground, two of which had been stabbed to death, and the last one, though injured, had his eyes burst. The scene easily revealed what had happened.

The four members of the Chen family were huddled on the sofa, trembling. The bodyguards in the hall were on high alert, the trust they once had now gone. They were uneasy, unsure if their comrades behind them might suddenly turn into violent attackers.

Li Mang swallowed hard, not having time to worry. He found a plate, poured out half the honey, and instructed the bodyguards, "If you don't want to die, come up on your own. Each of you put a spoonful of honey in your mouth, but remember not to swallow it. If anything crawls up your throat, spit it out forcefully."

"..." The bodyguards looked at each other, none of them moving, only a few looking at Chen Hui.

"From now on, follow Master Li's instructions!" Chen Hui spoke, showing an unusual trust in Li Mang. He had no choice; Li Mang was now his only reliance. Who else could he trust?

With the boss's order, over twenty bodyguards didn't hesitate. Following Li Mang's guidance, they each took a spoonful of honey and held it in their mouths, all with their mouths wide open, looking foolish.

Time passed, and Li Mang watched them nervously, fearing that this method might not work.

"Ah! Ah! Ah..."

A middle-aged man suddenly screamed in terror, his eyes wide open, his voice resonant due to his wide-open mouth.

"Once the thing inside crawls to your mouth, you must spit it out immediately!" Li Mang shouted, his tone commanding.

"Ugh!!!"

Perhaps feeling nauseous, the middle-aged man vomited, but no one was repulsed; they were more eager to see if anything living came out.

Two beetles struggled out of the mixture, appearing in a hideous manner, making everyone in the Chen family feel both disgusted and fearful.

Subsequently, a few more people spat out gu insects, but most did not, or it didn't work. The four members of the Chen family, seeing this, naturally felt uneasy. Without waiting for Li Mang's instructions, they tested the honey. The three women were fine, but Chen Hui spat out three beetles, scaring the family and turning Chen Hui's skin blue.

"What are these things!" Chen Zining's composure was gone, her face as pale as paper. For a woman, such a presence was undoubtedly even more unbearable.

Li Mang glanced at her and said, "Roundworms!"

"..." Chen Zining's lips twitched, but she didn't ask again, knowing that no matter how she asked, she wouldn't get an answer.

In fact, she guessed correctly. It was no longer the era of immortals and deities; supernatural things should not exist on Earth. If exposed to the public, it would cause chaos. Therefore, Yanhuang strictly sealed all supernatural information, a rule every member had to memorize.

Although the Chen family had some initial understanding of this, Li Mang would not violate Yanhuang's rules and say what shouldn't be said.

"These roundworms should be gone now, so what you need to do is protect the villa's safety. I will find the culprit!" Li Mang put away the remaining honey and left the Chen family villa again.

Grandma Snake said the gu master would hide within two hundred meters. This range was not small, but the Zijin neighborhood was not a bustling city center but a wide villa area. There were only a few buildings within two hundred meters, so the search should not be too difficult.

"Damn, why have all my children lost contact!" Not far from the Chen family villa, an old man with a face full of black patterns was extremely angry.

His name was Azhuna, one of the few remaining gu masters in the world. He came from a mysterious organization, and his mission was to capture a girl with predictive abilities. After much probing, he discovered that what he was looking for was not a person but a treasure that could predict the future.

Tonight was the time he planned to act, but unexpectedly, the soul gu insects he had painstakingly cultivated suddenly lost contact, making him extremely angry. The black-patterned face looked like a fierce ghost.

"Whoosh!"

The sudden sound of something breaking the air behind him made Azhuna feel uneasy. His thin body rolled forward, dodging the attack from behind. Still shaken, Azhuna looked up and saw a young man, who was also surprised.

Azhuna immediately recognized Li Mang, the young man who had been deliberately getting close to the Chen sisters over the past few days. He had seen Li Mang twice, but Li Mang had never noticed him.

"You are a member of Yanhuang!" Azhuna slowly spoke, his toothless mouth making his voice hard to hear.

Li Mang looked at the gu master in surprise, not expecting him to guess his identity so quickly. Of course, he wouldn't admit it, just narrowing his eyes and asking, "Who are you? Why are you doing these heinous things!"

"Ha ha, so you're just a clueless rookie. I wonder if all Yanhuang members are as stupid as pigs. They sent you on such an important mission to die!" Azhuna laughed, then suddenly waved his sleeve.

In the darkness, Li Mang saw a black shadow spread out. Although he didn't know what it was, he didn't dare to test it and quickly retreated.

Under the dim light, Li Mang saw a group of spiders crawling around. These were not ordinary spiders but gu insects that had been cultivated. They could bite through an animal's skin and enter the bloodstream and organs, causing massive destruction and leading to death.

Li Mang didn't know this, but he could guess. In any case, he shouldn't touch them.

"Ha ha, my children will take good care of you." Azhuna laughed sinisterly, reaching into his gu bag and grabbing a handful of various gu insects. Instead of throwing them at Li Mang, he scattered them around him, surrounding him.

This was a dimly lit grassy area. Li Mang could hear the rustling sounds and see some of the gu insects, but he couldn't see all of them. He couldn't be sure which position was safe.

The rustling sounds made his hair stand on end, but he quickly reacted, pulling out the remaining honey from his pocket and suddenly splashing it on Azhuna.

Although Azhuna was an old man, his reaction was extremely fast. However, honey is a liquid, and the range of the splash was large. Li Mang's sudden action still resulted in a significant amount of honey landing on him.

The strong honey aroma instantly spread in front of him. The venomous insects on the grass, which were originally moving toward Li Mang, hesitated for a moment and then changed direction, quickly crawling toward the honey-soaked grass.

"Royal jelly!" Azhuna cried out, suddenly feeling a bad premonition. Indeed, the gu insects in his bag also smelled the honey on him. The previously obedient spiders, centipedes, and scorpions instantly covered his entire body.