Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Moreover, Chi Junlin and the others had never seen this kind of insect before and did not know what kind it was.

After Qiaonu spread the blood in her hand, the insect lay on her palm and licked the blood.

It then flew into the air and circled for a while.

Before long, the insect seemed to have determined its direction and flew out in a strange figure-eight pattern in front of Qiaonu.

"This way."

As Qiaonu spoke, she pointed in a direction and led Chi Junlin and the others in that direction.

Several women who witnessed this scene found it quite amazing.

Unexpectedly, there really are "grass ghost women" in Miao territory who can control Gu worms, and this time they even saw them with their own eyes.

Indeed, the world is full of wonders.

However, the mountain path is remote and difficult to traverse, and overgrown with weeds.

Qiaonu, being a young lady from a Miao village, had little experience venturing out, making her journey through the forest extremely difficult.

At that moment, Chi Junlin stepped forward and used his internal force to cut down a patch of weeds in front of him.

Qiaonu was dumbfounded, her mouth agape in an "O" shape.

Chi Junlin showed off his skills briefly, then said to her, "I'll lead the way."

As he spoke, he shielded Qiaonu behind him.

Qiaonu blushed slightly and said to her, "Thank you."

Chi Junlin smiled slightly, indicating that it was nothing.

Then he walked to the front of the group.

Chapter 298 The Witch Eats the Child

Seeing Chi Junlin walking in front of her, Qiaonu immediately showed a curious and excited expression.

He even casually reached out and touched Chi Junlin's clothes, as if he was very curious about the material of the clothes and wanted to know how to dye them to such a bright red.

Chi Junlin wasn't angry.

Because Qiaonu had been helping them from the beginning, and as a Miao woman, she was cute and lively, they had a very good impression of her.

Then he asked Qiaonu, "Why do you have Gu on you? Did you obtain it through some kind of cultivation method?"

Qiaonu blinked and then asked in return, "What is cultivation?"

Chi Junlin explained that cultivation is a term used in martial arts, much like muscle training. Martial artists in the Central Plains rely on cultivation to strengthen themselves and acquire internal energy.

Qiaonu found it very interesting and said with a hearty smile, "No, I am born with the ability to attract Gu worms. All grass ghost women are like that, every grass ghost woman is born that way."

However, as she spoke, Qiaonu said with some disappointment, "But Aji said not to let anyone know that I raise Gu."

Because Gu (a type of poison) is dangerous and will bring misfortune.

Chi Junlin glanced at her, then asked again, "Then why are you willing to help me?"

Qiaonu laughed and said, "Because you are Han Chinese. Han Chinese are not too afraid of Gu."

Chi Junlin noticed that Qiao Nu seemed to have a great liking for the Han people. Ever since he first met Qiao Nu, her eyes had been on him and never left him.

She also speaks Mandarin and knows Chinese characters.

She wouldn't have learned to this extent without a great passion for it.

So he asked, "Why do you like Han Chinese?"

Qiaonu thought for a moment and then replied, "Because the Han people have many interesting toys...and books."

Han Chinese women are also...beautiful!

As she spoke, she stared at Chi Junlin with bright, sparkling eyes, as if she were filled with longing.

"You can read books?"

"Yes...a little."

What kinds of books do you read?

"The Story of Springtime, Plum in the Silver Vase..."

Upon hearing Qiaonu's words, the group was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but show strange expressions.

It seems this Miao girl's literature teacher wasn't very proper... why was he showing her erotic books...?

Chi Junlin coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject.

Qiaonu found it strange; was there something wrong with these books?

She even thought it looked pretty good...

At this moment, Qiaonu blinked and looked at Chi Junlin's profile.

I thought her face was exquisitely beautiful.

There's another strange feeling...

It seems that neither Miao nor Han women here possess her kind of charm.

But... it's just so beautiful!

Qiaonu thought for a moment, then asked Chi Junlin, "Are you... from Nandu?"

Chi Junlin replied, "No."

Upon hearing this, Qiaonu immediately showed a visible expression of disappointment.

It seems that for her, Southern Metropolis Daily is the best and most perfect place in the world.

Upon seeing this, Chi Junlin laughed and said, "But I am from the capital."

Upon hearing this, Qiaonu immediately became excited again, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"Southern Capital...good! Imperial Capital too...good! There are huge houses and very tall city walls. The tiles are golden, the ground is silver...I want to go!"

Chi Junlin thought about it and realized that Qiaonu was not wrong.

At least the Imperial Palace in the capital and the former royal palace in the southern capital were both built to the highest standards of imperial architecture. They were topped with golden glazed tiles and paved with white marble. Indeed, the tiles were golden and the floor silver.

However, she was a little curious, so she asked, "You've never been to Nandu, how do you know what the houses there look like?"

"I...I read it in a book..."

As Qiaonu spoke, a smug expression appeared on her face.

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The group walked and chatted as they went, and before long they had covered about ten miles of mountain road.

They walked from broad daylight until the sun began to set in the west.

The surrounding area is already deep in dense forest.

However, none of them showed any signs of being too nervous.

Firstly, Qiaonu is a local Miao person, and she has Gu worms protecting her, so she is not afraid of getting lost.

Secondly, Chi Junlin and the others who were with her were highly skilled in martial arts and were not afraid of any bandits.

Therefore, no matter what, the safety of all of them can be guaranteed.

After crossing a mountain and descending into a dense forest shrouded in mist, the Gu worm in Qiaonu's hand became restless.

Its flight path began to become chaotic, no longer forming a regular figure-eight shape as before.

Qiaonu's expression turned tense, and she whispered, "We've entered the territory of the Great Witch..."

The great witch ghost that Qiao Nu mentioned is the "Eight Eccentrics of Xiangnan" as referred to by Chi Junlin and other martial arts figures in the Central Plains.

In other words, we have already entered one of the Eight Eccentrics' territories.

None of them spoke, and their expressions were somewhat solemn.

Because things in Miao territory are often strange, they don't know if they might break some taboo and expose their existence at some point.

After walking forward for a while, Chi Junlin suddenly signaled for them to be quiet and conceal themselves.

None of them made a sound, and they immediately hid themselves.

Then they saw a man in black moving swiftly forward along the misty road ahead.

Judging from the black-clad man's movements, Chi Junlin felt that his martial arts skills were not very high.

Therefore, they did not notice the presence of Chi Junlin and the others at this time.

When the group looked at the man in black, they noticed that he seemed to be carrying something on his back.

Small in size, wrapped in a black bag, it seemed to be wriggling and struggling.

The group remained silent.

After a moment's thought, Chi Junlin decided to let him pass.

Once the man in black had gone quite a distance, she gathered a few people together and began to discuss it in hushed tones.

"This person's martial arts skills are weak, so he should not be one of the Eight Eccentrics, but rather one of their subordinates."

Chi Junlin spoke first, "I've thought about it and decided to let him pass first, then follow him and see where he's going."

Wenren Tianxia frowned and said, "This guy is acting suspiciously, I don't know what he's carrying on his back. He's obviously up to no good."

Chi Junlin nodded, clearly sharing the same thought.

But... what exactly is she carrying on her back?

Thinking about this problem, Chi Junlin suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He then asked Qiaonu, "I heard from the magistrate that there have been quite a few cases of missing children in your area recently. What's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Qiaonu said, "Recently, quite a few children have indeed gone missing in the Miao villages. However, no one knows what happened, so they say that the mountain god must have awakened and the witch is trying to capture children for the mountain god to eat."

Upon hearing Qiaonu's words, Chi Junlin couldn't help but frown.

The "witch ghost" she was referring to at that moment was definitely not the same as the "great witch ghost"; she simply couldn't express what she was thinking in Miao language using Chinese.

The "mountain god" and "witch ghost" that Qiaonu mentioned at this time were obviously some kind of mythological stories with Miao characteristics in the local area.

Chapter 299 Ghost Plague

Qiaonu said that the witch ghosts were letting the mountain god capture children to eat, and the ignorant villagers might still believe it.

But Chi Junlin and Wenren Tianxia, ​​among others, were well-informed and experienced people, so they naturally wouldn't believe in any mountain gods.

Seeing the scene of the man in black carrying something on his back, they became even more convinced that there must be a group of thieves stealing local villagers' children.

As for what they will do after stealing the child...

Nobody knows that.

Perhaps they are practicing some evil arts, or perhaps they want to train them to become disciples of the demonic sect... These are all possibilities.

In short, we still need to go and see for ourselves to understand.

Without saying a word, the group cautiously continued their pursuit, following the footsteps left by the man in black.

The group of men were highly skilled in martial arts, and with a clever servant, they easily tracked down a weaker martial artist.

Before long, they followed the man in black to a mass grave with jagged rocks.

As the sun set and darkness fell, the surrounding fog gradually thickened.

The atmosphere here gradually became eerie.

But the man in black stopped at this moment, seemingly waiting for someone on the ground.

The group waited patiently for a moment, and then they saw another man dressed in black emerge from the thick fog.

Clearly, the black-clad man with the dark face was waiting for him.

The two did not say much after they met.

The former simply put down the basket on his back, then untied the package to reveal its contents.

The group then saw that the package contained a Miao child who was bound hand and foot.

Wenren Tianxia's eyes narrowed, and he was about to draw his sword and rush out.