Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 198 Gu Scorpion
"A scorpion?"

Chen Miao frowned as he looked at the manner of his death.

Although the battle started abruptly, the process went relatively smoothly.

But after those scorpions appeared, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

"It's understandable that the windmills couldn't be controlled, and the fact that the spirit tablets couldn't be imprisoned means that those scorpions weren't ghosts."

"Peach wood chips are effective, but they only make the pests retreat; they cannot truly eliminate them."

"So these insects are the Gu worms that Qi Ning mentioned before?"

"How do we deal with these Gu worms?"

Chen Miao reviewed everything about himself again, and it seemed that nothing on him could be effective against the Gu worms!
In the state of corpse substitution, he should not be afraid of Gu worms, but Chen Miao does not have a corpse, nor could he take a corpse to see Suo Kun.

"Do I need to exchange for a piece of peach wood and turn it entirely into peach wood chips?"

After thinking about it, Chen Miao felt it was not a safe bet.

The peach wood shavings only disliked the Gu worms, and the combination of the Yang-suppressing talisman and the hide-and-seek state should be able to deceive them.

But then the Gu worms still moved. Chen Miao didn't believe it was possible that Suo Kun was controlling them.

Therefore, peach wood shavings alone are not enough.

Having no clue what to do, Chen Miao put the matter aside for the time being and began to analyze the information contained in this chapter.

"Sokun knows I am not Wenhao, there is no doubt about that."

"The key question now is, when did Sokun find out that I wasn't Wenhao?"

"Did Sokun know before he went, or after they met, or did he only find out when they went upstairs?"

"The book 'Flying Skull Descent' states that before the caster retrieves the flying skull, it still belongs to the carriers. Only after the flying skull is harvested using a secret method will it be controlled by the caster."

"So, my identity was probably not exposed before I went to the unfinished building. The real time of exposure was probably when I appeared downstairs, or when I was close to the eighth floor."

“It’s impossible that Sokun didn’t leave any tricks on Wenhao, so when I appeared downstairs and Sokun didn’t find any tricks he left on me, he knew I wasn’t Wenhao!”

Chen Miao narrowed his eyes.

"In that case, it's alright."

"The person in the book didn't know this information, so the other side was prepared in advance and couldn't achieve a surprise victory."

“Since it’s destined to be exposed, when I go there in the future, I can’t appear directly under their noses as Wenhao. If I do, I’ll be exposed.”

"The best course of action is to hide in the unfinished building beforehand and ambush them."

"However, the book only mentions the building in the middle of the unfinished construction site. I don't know the specific situation there yet. I'll have to go there to determine if I can find that building."

"Then, the next step is to make targeted plans based on the methods that Sokun has exposed."

"Those three flying skulls, no, there were four! Sokun also transformed himself into a flying skull!"

"Four flying skulls can actually be suppressed with four high-quality spirit-suppressing talismans. Even if there is a mistake, a few more talismans can solve the problem."

"The problem now is that Sokun is very vigilant. He should have been within range before the windmill took effect, but he left the range after it took effect."

"If we can control him, things will be much simpler, and we won't even need to deal with the Gu worms later."

"In that case, we can give that previous idea a try first."

Previously, Chen Miao had another plan for modifying the portable windmill.

But he never implemented it; now, he needs to use that solution.

Chen Miao started the car and drove towards the comprehensive market in Shannan City.

It didn't take long for Chen Miao to buy everything he needed.

A safety helmet, some wire, and pliers—items that a construction worker would wear while working.

Chen Miao originally wanted to buy a motorcycle helmet, but those helmets were too heavy and would obstruct his vision, so he ended up choosing this safety helmet.

With these things in hand, Chen Miao found a hotel and booked a room.

Half an hour later, a modified safety helmet appeared in front of Chen Miao.

A portable fan is fixed to the front of the helmet with wire.

Chen Miao punched more than ten small holes in two vertical rows at the back of the helmet. He then threaded wire through the holes to fix the handle of the windmill to the back of the helmet.

And just like that, a windmill hat is made!

After reaching out and turning the windmill to make sure the blades wouldn't touch the top of his helmet, Chen Miao activated his Yin-Yang Eyes and turned on the small fan in front of him.

As soon as the fan started to run, the windmill began to spin.

no problem.

Chen Miao then put on the helmet and fastened the seatbelt to his chin.

Spin, jump, turn, jog. After multiple tests, Chen Miao looked at the windmill above his head in the mirror. It was still running normally and was well fixed.

Chen Miao turned off the fan and canceled the ability to see ghosts.

"In this way, there is no possibility that Sokun could escape the windmill's range."

"It's a bit ugly, but it's practical, so that's fine."

"When I have time later, I'll try to make it look even better."

Chen Miao took off the windmill hat and put it aside.

"Then the next issue is the Gu worms. Although we have the windmill hat, we still need to be prepared just in case."

Chen Miao thought for a moment and then called Zhong Cai.

The phone was answered after ringing a few times.

"Chen Miao, what happened?"

From Zhong Cai's voice, you can tell that he is doing quite well.

However, this question made Chen Miao feel a little awkward.

"We've definitely run into a problem, brother. Do you know anything about Gu worms?"

"You encountered a Gu Master?"

"No, it's a sorcerer."

Zhong Cai was stunned for a moment.

"So when you asked me and Qi Ning about black magic before, you had already encountered a black magic practitioner? Why didn't you say so?"

Chen Miao detected a hint of dissatisfaction in Zhong Cai's words.

"I wasn't sure at the time, so I just asked. It wasn't a big deal. I'll ask Brother Qi to handle it later."

"You..."

Zhong Cai was helpless.

"I don't know much about Gu worms. Most Gu worms are raised using poisonous insects that exist in reality, so spells used to deal with ghosts and spirits are generally useless against Gu worms."

“To deal with them, you can use fire or water. You can use any method you use to deal with poisonous insects in real life on Gu worms.”

"By the way, the insecticide probably won't work."

Chen Miao was stunned: "It's that simple?"

"Simple? Not at all. The reason why Gu worms are called Gu worms is because they are controlled by Gu masters. If you set fire, the Gu master will make the Gu worms retreat. Once the fire is extinguished, the Gu master will let the Gu worms out again."

"Some Gu masters can also control flying insects. Unless you can wrap yourself in fire, you will always have moments of carelessness."

"I'm only talking about ordinary Gu worms. If it's something special, like those that can become invisible, burrow underground, or release poison from a distance, how do you defend against them?"

Seeing Chen Miao remain silent, Zhong Cai continued, "Of course, there aren't many special Gu worms, and you might not encounter one."

"If you encounter a large number of Gu worms, then try to find the 'leader' among them."

"A leader?" Chen Miao asked, puzzled. "Like the queen ant in an ant colony?"

"Yes, but it's not easy to find; it's most likely carried by the Gu Master."

"But if you find any Gu worms that are different from the others, it's always a good idea to kill them."

“Once the leader of the Gu worms is killed, the other Gu worms will go berserk and may even turn against their master.”

Chen Miao nodded.

"I understand. Are there any other methods?"

"I don't know anything else. If you know what kind of insect the other party is using, you can try to find something that can restrain these insects. That should be useful."

Chen Miao's eyes lit up.

"Understood, thanks bro."

"Alright, be careful."

"By the way, you can ask Qi Ning if you can use his authority to buy something to deal with the Gu worms. The Bureau has a pretty comprehensive selection of supplies."

Chen Miao thanked Zhong Cai again and then hung up the phone.

"The chances of finding the leader of the Gu worms are slim, but we could try something that counters scorpions?"

What are scorpions afraid of?

Chen Miao took out his phone and started searching.

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(End of this chapter)