I'm not a psychopath!

Chapter 214 Trap
Jiang Qing sat in front of the case for a long time, but apart from the crazy talk and sporadic clues, he did not find any more clues.

The source of all the weirdness seemed to point to the Eternal Underworld, but where exactly was this Eternal Underworld? He muttered to himself, his eyes revealing deep thought.

At this moment, the sky was slightly pale, and everything was quiet. A thin layer of mist filled the mountains and forests, adding a bit of mystery and tranquility to this early morning.

However, this tranquility did not relax Jiang Qing, but made him more alert.

He stood up, walked to the door of the cabin, took a deep breath of fresh air, and tried to clear his mind.

In the mist, the outline of the forest is looming, as if hiding countless secrets.

"Jiang Qing, didn't you sleep all night?" Luo Shui's voice came from behind, and she seemed to have just woken up.

Jiang Qing turned around and smiled, "Yes, I have thought a lot, but there are still many things I don't understand."

Luo Shui walked up to him and also looked towards the forest in the distance. "This Eternal Underworld sounds like a place from myths and legends. Could it be that the owner of the diary sealed it and made it up?"

"I don't know, but the paper man last night..." Jiang Qing's voice was firm, "Everything that happened here was weird.

I have no idea at the moment.”

"I'm not worried. Don't be too tired. Just take your time." Luo Shui looked at Jiang Qing and rubbed his philtrum, perhaps feeling a little tired.

No one knew why, but this group of immortal cultivators could go without sleep for a month in the outside world without any problem. However, since entering this small world, they have been particularly prone to feeling tired.

It wasn't just her, everyone felt the same way, so everyone took turns sleeping last night and felt better.

"Yeah." He responded.

Shen Chengxian and Bailiye also walked out of the wooden house one after another. They both looked a little sleepy. The former was even yawning and said, "It would be nice if there was something to eat. Swallowing pills is really tasteless."

Jiang Qing looked at Shen Chengxian and Bailiye who looked like they were still asleep, and heard Shen Chengxian's complaints. He suddenly smiled, "Delicious? That's easy."

He walked towards the storage bag, reached into it, and then took out a complete set of picnic equipment one by one, including pots, pans, and utensils. Then there were various ingredients, including fresh vegetables, processed meat, and even some seasonings and condiments.

This scene made everyone dumbfounded. They thought that they should bring more magic weapons and elixirs when participating in the battle of luck, but Jiang Qing actually brought so much food.

"Are you here for a picnic?" Shen Chengxian widened his eyes and looked at the ingredients in Jiang Qing's hand.

Baili Ye also looked incredulous, "Brother Jiang, you are so well prepared."

Jiang Qing smiled and said, "Facing the fight between the demons, we must of course be fully prepared, but food is also part of our combat effectiveness.

You need to be well fed to have the strength to fight, right?"

The team members just needed food to replenish their energy, and they immediately felt that what he said made sense. He was worthy of being the captain, with a long-term vision!

Moreover, as a time traveler, Jiang Qing had unique insights into cooking. He began to prepare breakfast.

After a while, several delicious earth delicacies were presented in front of everyone, including fried bacon, golden fried eggs, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside barbecue, and several exquisite side dishes.

Once again, several team members were shocked. They ate with gusto and kept praising Jiang Qing's cooking skills. Qin Xiaosui's eyes were full of love. What a man who can cook!

Live!

"Jiang Qing, your cooking skills are so good that you can open a restaurant." Qin Xiaosui's mouth was full of grease.

"Yes, I've never tasted barbecue like this before. It's so delicious!"

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed, and everyone sat around the fire, enjoying the food, temporarily forgetting their tension and fatigue.

Jiang Qing also cut a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. It was soft, tender and juicy, not bad.

He chewed carefully, savoring the satisfaction brought by the food. Just when Jiang Qing was about to eat the second piece, he suddenly tilted his head and found a giant ant in the jungle, staring at this place.

Jiang Qing raised his eyebrows and suddenly had a strange idea. He raised the steak in his hand, and sure enough, the giant ant's eyes moved with the steak.

"Interesting," Jiang Qing thought, and picked up a piece of steak with his sword, as if to say: "Come here, come here and I'll give it to you."

His companions looked at Jiang Qing in confusion. What was he doing?
Instead of eating properly, you use your sword to mess with the food. Such delicious steak, isn't that a waste?
But someone soon reacted.

That's not right. Jiang Qing never does things without reason. Could it be that... doing this will make the meat taste better? !

When I thought about it this way, the truth became clear instantly!
When he was grilling meat before, he kept slapping the meat. No one understood it at the time, but after the food was ready, everyone realized that what Jiang Qing said was true!
If beating makes the meat taste better, then stabbing with a sword must also make sense.

So Qin Xiaosui reached into Jiang Qing's storage bag and took out a sword. Bailiye used a long spike to pick up the steak, and Luoshui used the tip of the halberd.

Luo Hua looked at his mop.

"..."

Isn’t this bullying?
The next moment, a giant ant suddenly rushed out. The incident happened so suddenly that the teammates were frightened. When they saw the giant ant rushing towards the meat on the tip of the sword, they understood Jiang Qing's intention. They acted quickly and prepared to subdue the giant ant.

Baili Ye shook the spear in his hand, and a cold light flashed on the tip of the spear. He confronted the giant ant head-on. Luo Shui waved her halberd, sweeping it with powerful force, trying to disrupt the giant ant's offensive.

Shen Chengxian quickly retreated and began to accumulate strength, preparing to break the armor with one punch.

Jiang Qing remained calm. He carefully observed the giant ant's movements, looking for the best time to subdue it. He knew that this kind of giant ant was usually very powerful but relatively slow in movement. The key was to find its weakness.

Just as the giant ant was about to attack, Jiang Qing discovered its weakness.

Ants are arthropods, and the joints between their limbs are the most vulnerable. He immediately loudly instructed his teammates: "Tear off a few of its legs, and keep it alive!"

Baili Ye and Luo Shui immediately adjusted the direction of their attack and concentrated their efforts on attacking the joints of the giant ant.

Qin Xiaosui seized the opportunity and her figure quickly flashed to the tail of the giant ant. This ant seemed to have mutated and had a tail stinger that could sting people.

Qin Xiaosui exerted force with her small hands and actually broke the steel-like tail needle.

Soon, the sword flashed, and several legs fell off. Jiang Qing put away the sword, walked to the giant ant, observed it carefully, and took a bite of the barbecue gracefully. The meat was delicious and juicy, which was very memorable.

He chewed it carefully, and several people sat around the fire and began to study the giant ant.

Bailiye poked the giant ant's shell curiously. "This thing's shell is really hard. The tip of my gun can only leave a shallow mark."

Luo Shui was paying attention to the giant ant's limb structure. "Its leg muscles are very developed, so its strength should be amazing."

Qin Xiaosui took out a booklet and recorded everything he observed. "The giant ants seem to have good eyesight and react quickly to moving objects."

Then, Jiang Qing analyzed: "You should know that this giant ant has a piece of luck on it, and ants are social animals. This is the second giant ant we found, only a few hours apart, which shows that there are many giant ants in this area.

And if we can find the giant ant's nest, we might be able to obtain a large amount of luck fragments at once."

The team members were all interested after hearing this, so the question became how to find the giant ant's nest.

Bailiye made a suggestion: "Search the soul!"

But none of them possessed spells such as mental power, and they were in a stalemate for a while.

Jiang Qing had an idea and told his teammates not to keep the giant ant, to take out the fragment of luck, and then he disappeared into the forest.

In the forest, Jiang Qing cooked another big meal. He chose an open area, built a simple stove with stones, and lit the firewood.

The flames jumped and licked the bottom of the pot. Jiang Qing put the sliced ​​meat into the pot. The oil quickly released an enticing aroma under the high temperature.

He knew that the ant before was attracted by the barbecue in his hand, and the worker ants went out to find food in order to bring it back to offer to the queen ant.

He decided to take advantage of this and set a trap.

Jiang Qing had just finished making the bait trap and went to inform his teammates. When he returned to the camp and told his teammates about his idea, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Hey, why is Xiaosui missing?" Jiang Qing asked in confusion.

Luo Shui knew that Jiang Qing was worried about Qin Xiaosui. "Xiaosui dissected the giant ant and went to the stream next to it to wash his hands. He should be back soon."

Jiang Qing nodded and said, "It's good that nothing happened. We'll leave a mark for her so Xiao Sui can find her."

Although Qin Xiaosui looks like an idiot, his business ability is absolutely top-notch, and the trap needs to be guarded and he cannot leave for too long.

So everyone followed Jiang Qing into the jungle. After walking in the jungle for a while, Jiang Qing suddenly made a gesture, which meant that he had discovered the enemy. Everyone slowed down their pace and slowly approached the trap.

Sure enough, in the shadow of the bushes, there was a creature frantically gnawing on food, but why was it so small?

Everyone was puzzled and discussed through telepathic communication: "Do ants also have child laborers?"

"Maybe, who knows..."

"The queen ant is so cruel. She sends such a young child to work. Will she pay him or not?"

"Where do ants get their wages?"

The team members were talking at once, Jiang Qing's face darkened, as if he had thought of something, and he rushed out quickly. Sure enough, the figure was Qin Xiaosui!

I didn't catch the giant ant, but I did catch this little cutie...

Jiang Qing grabbed Qin Xiaosui by the collar and lifted him up. "Xiaosui, why... why are you here?"

"Xiaosui smelled it. Hehe, isn't that awesome?" She excitedly recounted how she found these wild barbecues!
Jiang Qing's eyes twitched. Is this guy's nose so sharp? He said nothing and had to set up the trap again.

A special herb is also added, which is crushed and sprinkled on the barbecue. This herb has a strong pungent smell that can attract surrounding insects.

After setting the trap, Jiang Qing returned to where his teammates were waiting. They hid in the nearby bushes, quietly waiting for the prey to take the bait.

As time passed, the creatures in the forest began to become active, with the sounds of birds and insects rising and falling, but there was still no movement at the trap.

Just when everyone was about to lose their patience, Jiang Qing suddenly caught a glimpse of unusual movement out of the corner of his eye.

He made a gesture, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then slowly approached the location of the trap.

In the bushes, a giant ant was quietly approaching the barbecue, its antennae constantly waving, as if detecting the surrounding environment.

This giant ant is larger than the one captured before and its shell is harder.

Jiang Qing signaled everyone to get ready. They held their breath and stared at the giant ant.

Sure enough, it didn't eat it. Instead, it happily took the barbecue and crawled deeper into the jungle.

……

"Follow."

Jiang Qing and his group walked through the jungle carefully, trying not to make any noise so as not to disturb the giant ants ahead.

The giant ants shuttled through the jungle, stopping from time to time to probe the surroundings with their antennae, as if to confirm the direction.

Jiang Qing and his teammates always kept a safe distance. They knew that once they got close to the giant ant's warning range, they might be discovered by it.

After a period of tracking, the giant ant finally stopped at the entrance of an inconspicuous underground cave. It paused for a moment, then went in and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Jiang Qing and his teammates quickly stepped forward, surrounded the entrance of the cave, and looked inside.

The interior of the cave was dark and bottomless, and a damp smell filled the air.

"It seems that this is the entrance to the giant ant's nest." Jiang Qing said in a deep voice.

"Should we go down?" Shen Chengxian hesitated.

Bailiye also frowned. "The environment inside the cave is complicated. If the giant ants set an ambush inside, we might be in a tough fight."

Jiang Qing nodded. He always felt a little uneasy. This feeling of danger did not come from the underground cave, but from the surrounding environment.

Just as he was about to communicate his feelings to his teammates, something strange happened. A rustling sound came from all directions, as if countless footsteps were approaching.

"Be careful!" Jiang Qing shouted. His intuition told him that they were surrounded.

Sure enough, soldier ants appeared from the surrounding bushes. Although there were only thirty or forty of them, each of them exuded a powerful aura and it was obvious that they had ill intentions.

"We are the ones who fell into the trap!" Luo Shui's face was gloomy.

Fortunately, this is not an encirclement of the demon tribe, otherwise I would have died.

Jiang Qing quickly analyzed the situation. "These soldier ants should have been lured out by the giant ants. They are here to protect the nest. We must break out as soon as possible, otherwise once more soldier ants arrive, our situation will be even worse."

"Come on!" Shen Chengxian waved his fist.

(End of this chapter)