I light incense to worship the gods

"Is there someone guiding them, or manipulating them?" I asked.

Miao Qinghe thought thoughtfully, "Manipulation? Who could it be? Under heaven's punishment, who would be so bold?"

I said to him in a low voice, "Maybe the operator is not human at all!"

Through the light of the torch, I saw Miao Qinghe's pupils shrink, and then he said calmly and disdainfully: "Whether he is a human or a ghost, I will protect the village."

"Grandpa Patriarch, I remember you said that fire worms live by the river. Which river around here is closer?" I asked.

Miao Qinghe thought for a while and said: "There is a large open space to the east of the village. It is where the village dries grain and stores firewood. At that time, we were afraid of running into the water, so we built a canal to pass through it. Later, we can try to attract the fire melting insects. When we get there, I hope the firewood piles and water channels there will come in handy."

"Okay, we will use torches to lead them there in a moment." I confirmed Miao Qinghe's plan.

"Changsheng, Changbao, you two go to the drying field now and gather all the firewood together. We will burn the army of insects later." After Miao Qinghe ordered his men, a group of us gritted our teeth and continued to march towards the army of fire-melting insects.

"Miss Dongdong, are you afraid?" Miao Qinghe asked me suddenly. He looked ahead firmly, like a wise man.

"Of course I'm afraid. Who's not afraid of death? But if you're afraid, you have to work hard to solve it. After all, if you don't look for trouble, trouble will come to you!" I joked, pretending to be calm.

"Yes, Miss Dongdong is right." Ah Bao Mi Xiong couldn't help but say, "After so many years, it's not easy to survive to this day. It's considered a pick. Miss Dongdong, an outsider, can do everything for our village. Go all out, and as a member of the village, you can’t back down.”

These heroic words made all of us feel excited.Although we know that the road ahead is full of dangers, this heroic ambition gives us hope of survival.

The few of us continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to the fire worms.The already muggy day became even hotter.

We wiped the sweat from our foreheads with our hands from time to time, and even the skirts of our clothes were covered in sweat.

"I used to hear that a single spark can start a prairie fire, but now these few kilometers of fire bugs are enough to bake people dry." My lips were a little chapped, so I took out the bamboo tube and took a sip of water.

Miao Qinghe was also feeling weak from heat at this moment. He was already old, and now he was even more powerless.

"Keep going, we're almost there." He said weakly.

At this moment, the road ahead is like daylight, with thousands of insects stretching endlessly.I suddenly felt that bringing so many people here was a wrong choice.

I didn't know much about the fire bugs at first, but after getting close to them, I realized that only two people were enough to lure them.

Because they are so well trained, I only need to lure the leading bug away.

I thought about it, took a deep breath, and said, "People, we are going to face the fire-melting insects soon. Everyone must be careful not to encounter the insects. Now, Abao and I are going to light a torch to attract the insects. The rest of you immediately retreat to the river next to the clearing."

Soon, the rest of the group began to whisper, asking why the sudden change of plans had occurred.

In order for them to be obedient, I can only ask Mr. Miao Qinghe to issue orders.

"Grandpa Patriarch, you can only take them there. I took a look at the situation of the Fire Molten Insects. With so many people here, it is not conducive for us to guide the insects to the open space." I explained.

Miao Qinghe thought for a while, then took the other people away.

Watching them leave, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at the slender Abao beside him and said with a smile, "Are you scared?"

"Don't be afraid." Abao said. "We are going to light the torch. After lighting the torch, we will be living targets." I said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"I understand, don't worry, my Ah Bao's running speed has never impressed anyone." He raised his eyebrows and said.

Then, he and I each took a torch and lit it.

In an instant, those fire-melting insects seemed to see a beam of light in the darkness, and the leading insect immediately flew towards us.

The speed was so fast that soon it was like a fire dragon coming towards us from behind.

"Everyone loves to fight. Let's lead each other as we run." I shouted to Ah Bao who was standing beside me.

Abao responded and ran forward quickly, followed by a large army of fire worms.

I just felt the whistling wind blowing by my ears, and chasing me like a heat wave behind me.I ran out of energy to suck the milk, and my mouth was soon filled with a fishy-sweet taste.

"Huh..." A muffled sound came from the side.

I looked sideways and saw that Abao, who had been leading the whole time, was lying on the ground.

"Abao." I shouted, holding the torch and drawing circles in the air. The fire bugs that rushed around me just dodged for a moment, and then they seemed to be more excited and pounced on them again.

"Miss Dongdong, please go quickly." Abao propped up his body, but only for a moment, he fell down again.

"You hurt your foot." I glanced at his ankle, feeling chilled to the core.

"Let's go." Abao pulled me over and pushed me hard.

At that moment, I saw a fire worm land on Abao's hand.

In an instant, Abao's hands seemed to be burning with water, constantly releasing steam, and then his body quickly cracked, and the openings seemed to be burned red, and then continued to fragment.

"Ah..." A heartbreaking roar came, and his body turned into a ball of flame.

"Ah Bao!" I shouted, but Ah Bao had already made no sound.

"Dong Bao, go quickly." Ye Zeyi waved the golden whip beside him, "Go quickly."

I suppressed the sadness in my heart, got up, picked up the torch and continued running forward, cursing in my mouth, "Come over and sting me if you can. If you don't sting me now, I will let you all put out the fire in a while." .”

Just as I was running in darkness, Miao Qinghe's voice came.

"Go, hurry up and help." Then I saw those strong men running over just now. Each of them held a torch, and the firewood pile not far behind had already lit up, forming a relatively large fire. The fire molten insect felt When the fire became brighter, he excitedly rushed towards the firewood pile.

The first few rows of fire bugs immediately got into the fire. I even heard a crackling sound, and then those bugs also got into the fire.

It was about to succeed, but the insect behind suddenly stopped and flew away quickly in the opposite direction.Then they followed our footsteps and attacked us constantly.I felt a wave of heat rushing toward my face, my heartbeat accelerated, and my breathing became rapid.

Several of the tribesmen were touched by insects and burned to black charcoal while lying on the ground.