Ji Yuan shook off the snow on his body, reached out and pinched the tiny strange insect, and held it in front of his eyes. The insect appeared clearer in Ji Yuan's eyes, and it seemed to be in a state of coma. An unpleasant smell emanated from the insect.
Ji Yuan shifted his gaze away from the bug and looked at the little paper crane beside him.
"Where did you catch him from?"
The little paper crane flew up and landed on Ji Yuan's shoulder, with one of its wings pointing in the direction of the distant county town.
"Nandao County?"
"Beep..."
Ji Yuan frowned, counted on his fingers, and slowly stood up. The golden armor under the big rock also stood up at the same time.
“It’s absolutely insane!”
With a low curse, Ji Yuan looked at the little paper crane on his shoulder again.
"It's best not to eat anything you don't know about in the future."
After saying that, Ji Yuan took a light step and floated far away. He stood on tiptoe on the ground and quickly went to Nandao County. Jin Jia followed closely behind him. The scenery around them seemed to move and change. In just a moment, Ji Yuan with a small paper crane on his shoulder and Jin Jia with a red face were already standing on the top of the city wall of the south gate of Nandao County.
At this time, the light snow that had been falling for most of the night had stopped, and the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed a little, revealing a bright moon, which greatly improved visibility in the city.
Ji Yuan's Dharma eyes opened wide, and with just a glance around the city, he and the golden armor turned into a wisp of drifting smoke and landed directly at the end of a street in the far north of the city.
What appeared in front of Ji Yuan was a group of men wearing night clothes and carrying weapons. Two of them were carrying an arm each, leading a fainted man covered in stains and pustules. They were in the process of fleeing quickly and were in a highly nervous state.
The man in black who had been paying attention to the front was not distracted at all, but found that in the blink of an eye, there were two more people in front of him, one of them had one hand in front of him and the other hand behind his back, standing tall in a long gown in the night, and the other was a burly man who was as straight as an iron tower.
"There are pursuers!"
In fact, even without the man in front saying anything, many people had already noticed the appearance of Ji Yuan and Jin Jia. The group stopped, grabbed their weapons, looked ahead nervously, and observed the surroundings more carefully.
"Only two people?" "Don't be careless, these two are obviously experts!"
"what to do?"
"What else can we do? These two must have great martial arts skills. We will have trouble escaping if we don't kill them. You two take care of big brother, and the rest of you can attack together!"
"Okay!" "Go!"
“Zheng…” “Zheng…” “Zheng…” “Zheng…”…
The group of people didn't say anything nonsense and didn't hesitate. After a few words, they drew their swords and rushed towards Ji Yuan and Jin Jia in front of them. It only took a few breaths.
"Wait a minute."
Ji Yuan raised his head and pushed forward. The group of men who had already drawn their swords and rushed forward subconsciously paused, but almost no one of them really stopped, and they continued to move forward and chop.
Ji Yuan stepped to the side, and the slashing and piercing moves of three knives and two swords all missed the target, almost passing by Ji Yuan an inch or two in front of him. Finally, a big knife came down and a strong arm stretched out at the same time.
"Bang..."
The broadsword was gently held in the golden armor, and the man holding the sword tried his best to chop it down or draw it, but it was of no use. The sword seemed to be welded to an iron tower, and no matter how hard he tried, it did not move at all.
"Everyone, please be patient. I am not here to hunt you down."
Ji Yuan's peaceful voice sounded again. He explained to everyone and then nodded to Jin Jia. The latter also loosened his hand holding the big knife. The man holding the knife staggered back a few steps while holding the knife.
"Then who are you? Why are you stopping us?"
Ji Yuan looked at the man in prison uniform who was being held by two people and said softly.
"Ji came here for him."
"And you still say you're not a pursuer?"
The emotions of these men in black became slightly excited again, but they did not take action immediately, mainly because they were afraid of this elegant-looking man and this giant who was more than one size stronger than the strongest man.
"The abscess on this man's body is not an ordinary disease, but he has been infected by an evil method. Someone used his body to feed insects and turned him into an insect man. Now his body is bitten by thousands of insects and he is in great pain. The two people riding him over there have also been infected with insect disease."
"Ah?" "What?"
"You, what are you talking about?"
Ji Yuan took a few steps towards the man in prison uniform. The man in black next to him just pointed his weapon at him but did not attack. The two men who were holding the man in prison uniform looked very nervous, and their eyes moved involuntarily back and forth between Ji Yuan and the abscesses on the man in prison uniform, but they still chose not to let go.
"Let him wake up and tell us. And you two, just put him down."
The two men looked at their companions on the side. The man in the lead with the big knife recalled what his eldest brother said in prison, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.
"Do as he says."
So the man in prison uniform was carefully placed against the wall. Ji Yuan nodded to the people around him and approached the man in prison uniform who was almost smelly. It could be seen that the man's exposed ankles, wrists, chest, neck, etc. were covered with abscesses, many of which had already broken. Only his face was relatively okay, but sores had already appeared on his chin.
Ji Yuan reached out and lightly touched the forehead of the man in prisoner uniform, and a ray of spiritual energy penetrated from between his eyebrows.
During this process, Ji Yuan heard the two men next to him scratching his shoulders and arms, but he did not look back, because the man in front of him had woken up.
"Uh, huh... Is this, the wind? Where is this..."
The man's voice was hoarse, and when he opened his eyes he saw nothing at all. He could only feel the empty space in front of him with his hands. He could feel the cool breeze of early spring and breathe in air that was much fresher than that in the cell.
"Brother!" "Brother is awake!"
A man in black subconsciously squatted down and wanted to help the man in prisoner uniform, but was pushed away by Ji Yuan with a slap.
When he heard the voice of his brother beside him, the man trembled for a moment and a look of fear appeared on his face.
"You? You? Wasn't that a dream? Didn't I tell you to burn down the prison and burn me? Why didn't you do it? Why? Didn't I tell you to listen to me? Why didn't you do it?"
The man was excited for a moment, then suddenly changed his tone and asked anxiously.
"How did you bring me out? Did anyone touch me?"
"Brother, Xiao Ba and I carried you out. Don't worry, we didn't slow down at all, and the government's pursuers didn't show up!"
The person who spoke subconsciously looked at Ji Yuan and Jin Jia. These two people certainly did not look like government officials.
"What? You touched me? So how did that make you feel?"
"Ah? Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"answer me!"
The man in prison uniform roared with a ferocious look on his face, which frightened the people in black around him. After a while, the person who spoke earlier answered carefully.
"Except, except for a little itchiness, there's nothing else."
Ji Yuan had been silent all this time. At this moment, he pinched a seal with his left hand, and then waved his hand as if sweeping water waves. Suddenly, faint black smoke rose from the two men beside him and continued to gather towards the palm of his hand. After a moment, it formed a ball of black substance the size of a grape, and it seemed to be twisting constantly.
'There are so many!'
Ji Yuan was shocked and felt a chill down his spine. The number of worms on these two people's bodies was far beyond his imagination. Moreover, the worms he had just extracted were also more complicated than he had imagined. The worms had drilled very deep and even affected their bodies and souls.
"What's your name? Do you know where the bugs on your body came from? Don't worry, your two brothers will be fine. I have already driven out the bugs for them."
Bugs? The men in black were surprised, and then they all noticed a black shadow floating above Ji Yuan's left hand.
Someone took a closer look, and because of the warrior's excellent eyesight, he could see that the black shadows were actually insects that were constantly entangled and squirming in the moonlight. Such a large ball of insects made people feel disgusted and horrified.
"What is this?" "It's really a bug!" "It's so scary!"
"Does Big Brother have these too?"
These men in black showed shock on their faces, and then subconsciously looked at the man in prison uniforms. The next moment, many of them took a step back. They saw that under the moonlight, their eldest brother's body was almost covered with wriggling worms, especially in the abscesses, where worms were drilling around. There were so many of them that no one knew how many there were, which was creepy to see.
As if because of the moonlight, many insects drilled deep into the body of the man in prison uniform, but some traces of crawling could still be seen on his skin.
"Hua La La..."
A ball of fire rose from the palm of Ji Yuan's left hand, illuminating the surroundings and burning all the insects above to death, making crackling sounds.
"While you are still conscious, tell me everything you know. This matter is of great importance and could cause great loss of life."
The man in prison clothes smelled the odor of burning insects. He couldn't see Ji Yuan but could feel his presence. However, due to his weak body, he fell to the side and was supported by Ji Yuan.
"Don't, don't touch me!"
"Don't worry, I am not afraid of these bugs. On the contrary, they are afraid of me."
When Ji Yuan was speaking, everyone around, except the man in prison uniform, could see that under the moonlight, the traces of insects on the man's skin were quickly moving away from the shoulder where Ji Yuan's hand was. Although the man couldn't see it, he could vaguely feel it.
"Sir, you must be a capable person, please save our eldest brother!"
"Yes, please save our big brother!"
Ji Yuan shook his head.
"It's too late. His body and soul have been corroded. He will die if the bugs are pulled out. Tell me what you know now, and I will help you get rid of it."
The man in prisoner uniform did not hesitate, because with that ray of spiritual energy, he still had the strength to speak, so he quickly told the army what he had seen and his suspicions.
The man's name was Xu Niu. He was originally a Sima of the rear army of a certain Zu Yue army. At first, he just thought that someone in the camp he was in was infected with a serious disease. Later, he found that it seemed to be contagious and might be a plague, but his report was not taken seriously.
As more and more people got sick, a fairy master finally came to check. However, Xu Niu, who had been following the fairy master and waiting for the demolition, did not feel that the two fairy masters were preparing to treat the disease. Instead, the places they had been to became worse and worse...
"Many people got sick after being touched. One time, I saw a very sick man suddenly wake up in the middle of the night and run out of the camp. I chased him, but saw bugs all over his body in the moonlight. I was too scared to chase him, but I didn't dare to go back to the camp for some reason, so I escaped. I didn't expect to be wanted by the army, and I was caught and locked up here. I didn't expect that I would gradually start to get sick..."
Xu Niu's spearhead was directed at several so-called immortal masters in Zu Yue's army, and in the end he even shouted in hatred.
"It must be those immortal masters, no, they are all those evil witches and sorcerers! Burn me, don't let this terrible disease spread! Burn me! Those jailers, those jailers must have been infected too! Burn them all, burn them all!"
Ji Yuan was calculating again and again at this moment, but his brows were getting tighter and tighter. He was sure that the insect was related to some so-called immortal masters in the Zu Yue army, but it was not very related to the dispute over humanity. In other words, the insect had other sources and purposes.