Chapter 87: Forest

Sun Baolu listened to Puppy as he took out a playing card from his hand and played it. I saw Senior Li go to the village blacksmith. It seemed like he was preparing something. Right, Puppy, didnt Senior Li ask you to gather some information? And youre out here playing cards? Arent you afraid that hell scold you when he returns?

What Puppy?! Call me Cao Cao! said Puppy as he played a card. This small village isnt all that big, so theres no need to go through so much trouble. Moreover, I brought back those two kids to question them, and finished it quickly. The village elders all told us that there are man-eating worms in the woods to the west and advised us not to go there.

You guys want to go there<

/em>? You shouldnt You really shouldnt Ten years ago, my mom saw flying worms circling the skies in that area! The host, who had been observing their card game, interjected.

Ah, dont worry! Senior Li is very powerful. With him around, those worms or whatnot wont even be able to approach us. Ah, hold on, who just played this card? Hahaha, I won. Alright, all the eggs in your noodles will belong to me, said Puppy.

Come take a look; Senior Li is back, said one of the guiding drug ingredients.

As soon as they heard those words, the others turned around to see Li Huowang carrying a large leather bag while walking into the courtyard.

Surrounded by the group of curious guiding drug ingredients, Li Huowang placed the leather bag on the table and opened it in front of them. Inside, there were rows of neatly arranged items. These were brand-new weapons custom-made for him.

There was a pair of large black pliers, sharp awls, small fingernail-sized shovels, and long barbed needles. These strange-looking objects were unsettling to even look at.

At that moment, Puppy picked up a spoon with very sharp edges and played with it. Senior Li, what are these items for? Rather than weapons, they seem more like torture tools. For example, this. It cant kill people, but it would definitely be able to gouge out someones eyes-

Puppy abruptly stopped, scared by his own words. He immediately thought of the events that occurred on the island made of reeds. That person had used pliers to pull out his own teeth and burst his own eyes.

At that moment, Li Huowang reached out to retrieve the object in Puppys hand as he asked, Hows the information gathering?

It its done. There are said to be man-eating worms there. The people around here avoid going there. The worms are also very quiet and never come out. Fear was clearly visible in Puppys eyes as he looked at the objects on the table.

Meanwhile, Li Huowang picked up a small shovel and gestured a few times with it toward his fingernail. Then, he placed the items on his back and said, Lets go.

Its already noon. Why dont we rest the night before going? suggested Sun Baolu.

However, this suggestion was met with an ice glare from Li Huowang. I said lets go!

Soon, the wheels of the carriage started to turn and roll toward the forests infested with man-eating creatures.

As the moon rose up, Li Huowang and his group finally arrived at their destination.

There was an extremely dense bamboo forest before them, and fireflies could be seen twinkling in and out of sight. A small path winded through, making it look like a snake that had burrowed into the bamboo forest. The weeds on the path suggested that it hadnt been used in a long time.

Li Huowang didnt rush in recklessly. According to Abbess Jingxin, the Eighteenth Lunar was an evil being that had multiple forms. Nobody knew what form it had right now or what kind of threat it would pose to them.

He stood at the edge of the forest and spent some time observing in silence.

Time passed slowly, and everything appeared to be normal inside the forestall the creatures within remained unchanged, and Li Huowang even saw some rats gnawing on the bamboo.

It was only at dawn that Li Huowang ceased his observation.

As he ate the noodles in his bowl, Li Huowang told the others,