Five Frozen Centuries

Although Wei Huo was not good at geography, he knew that the Southern Wilderness was not a coastal area. He had not expected that the Southern Wilderness of the past would be pushed to the seaside.

Wei Huo’s question confused Mo Guyun and the others. Soon, Mo Guyun asked, “Do the people from other provinces think that we, the people of the Southern Wilderness, can buy goods from the market just by wielding a chopping knife? Do all of you have poisonous insects and peacocks?”

This was the first time Mo Guyun was joking. She finally felt a sense of belonging in this Traveling Merchant Caravan.

However, Xiao Bin was more cautious. He took a step forward and changed the topic. “Big Brother Wei, did you find anything?”

Instead of answering, Wei Huo asked, “Where’s Liu Ying?”

Mo Guyun replied, “She’s asleep. She’s very weak so she needs more rest!”

Wei Huo approached Liu Ying, who started talking in her sleep. “Please, please save my brother.”

Everyone fell silent. They had learned the truth from Xiao Bin. Liu Ying’s brother was dead, and he had probably died of guilt. As far as the fruit knife and the wound on Liu Ying’s back were concerned, they had their own guesses.

However, they were all wrong. Wei Huo was the only one who knew the truth.

Wei Huo observed Liu Ying’s condition closely. There were no diseases on her Health Menu, but those bugs were not related to diseases, so they would not appear on the Health Menu.

If one wanted to know if there were such bugs in a person’s body, one could only purchase special equipment to scan them or use the imposing aura to check them out. However, Liu Ying had just recovered from her serious illness and her spirit was unstable. If he used the imposing aura, it could stimulate her mind.

Wei Huo could tell that she was in a bad mood. She was on the verge of breaking down. It would be better not to torment her.

Wei Huo asked Xiao Bin and the others, “Do you know anything about Hibernation Awakening?”

Mo Guyun replied, “Are you talking about the Hibernation Awakening in the air? You should be referring to the spring lightning waking up the underground insects. What do you mean?”

Wei Huo immediately said, “Pack your luggage, leave this place, and continue heading northeast. However, you have to beware of any insects. Don’t eat raw food, don’t drink water, and wrap yourselves up with clothes. Don’t leave any gaps. If I don’t replenish my energy, you will only get to live once!”

After instructing them, Wei Huo said, “You guys go first. I’ll go to the place where Liu Lei was buried. Wei Sha, you’ll be in charge of leading the team. Don’t practice your Qi anymore. Take note of your surroundings!”

Wei Huo left the temporary camp after saying that. He felt that something was not right. Wei Huo also knew about the Body-Breaking Worms. These bugs were a little similar to the ones in movies. They would lay their eggs in water, fruit, and leaves. Once an animal drank egg water or ate egg fruit, leaves, or grass, the eggs would enter its body and absorb its nutrients. In the end, the baby insects would break out of its body while the host was still alive!

The Body-Breaking Worm’s eggs were very small and difficult to distinguish. It was easy for them to be eaten by accident. Players could only discover them because of the system notifications. Generally, the system would say, “This is an apple carrying Body-Breaking Worm Eggs.”

However, humans without a system could not detect them. Wei Huo guessed that Liu Lei and Liu Ying had mistaken the insect eggs for food.

Body-Breaking Worms could produce many eggs at one go, but after entering the host’s body, they could only incubate one Body-Breaking Worm. This Body-Breaking Worm would continue growing until it was as big as an ordinary puppy. It would eventually break out of the host’s body while the host was still alive.

Liu Lei had probably chosen to leave the camp because he had known that.

Wei Huo knew how powerful this worm was. There were only two ways to deal with it. The first way was to kill it while it was still young. The second way was to kill the host first and burn the corpse!

The Body-Breaking Worm’s attack was very powerful. If the worm in Liu Lei’s body had rushed out in the camp, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Xiao Bin was right. Liu Lei had left hope behind for the others because he had known he would not live anymore. When he had realized that his knife had infected Liu Ying, he had knelt down immediately. He had felt guilty. Wei Huo could guess that he must have brought the insect-infested food back.

Why had he kept silent? Why had he begged Wei Huo to save his sister first? Why had he left the camp?

Humans were complicated. If one did not speak, no one would know what one was thinking, be it a man or a woman.

Wei Huo arrived at the place where Liu Lei was buried and saw that the grave had been dug out from the inside. Wei Huo walked over but did not see Liu Lei’s corpse. He did not even see a drop of blood. Wei Huo frowned.

Did the diabolic insect hatch? Why can’t I see Liu Lei’s corpse?

Wei Huo caught up with the traveling caravan. Nothing had happened to the caravan. The Tree-Man was there, and the Black Dragon was watching from the sky.

Wei Huo explained about Liu Lei and the Body-Breaking Worm to everyone but did not mention the disappearance of Liu Lei’s corpse.

After Wei Huo explained the whole situation, Mo Guyun suddenly started crying. She said sadly, “What a good child…”

Xiao Bin sensed that something was amiss. He wanted to ask about the Body-Breaking Worm. He knew that Wei Huo had gone there to investigate this matter, but Wei Huo had not said that there was anything wrong.

Xiao Bin did not ask. He was smart enough to guess why Wei Huo was hiding this.

Xiao Bin quietly instructed Lu Ren and Long Tao. “Be careful when you sleep at night!”

Wei Huo said, “Everyone, let’s rest at the same time. I’ll make a rope ladder and sleep on the tree.”

The Tree-Man’s name had gradually become just ‘tree’. The purple cat’s name had also gradually become ‘Purple Meow’. It had already joined the traveling caravan and obtained the favor of a few people with its adorable appearance and cute skills.

The Rare-ranked self-exploding sheep’s name had gradually become ‘Little White Sheep’. Spring had arrived, and they had started getting busy. In order to continue multiplying, they had to work harder.

The traveling caravan started moving forward again. It took them two days and 96 hours.

On the morning of the 6th day, Wei Huo’s traveling caravan arrived at a valley. Over the past two days, they had been sleeping on thick branches of trees. They had not slept well, as they had been constantly afraid. They could not take such a long journey every day.

The giant tree wanted to carry them, but before Wei Huo could say anything, Xiao Bin rejected the giant tree’s goodwill. “Senior Tree, we appreciate your kindness. After all, we would have died countless times without your protection. That’s why we have to treasure this chance to train. We can’t just hide under the wings of the strong.”

The tree could not understand Xiao Bin’s words, so Wei Huo translated it in Mandarin. “He said there’s no need.”

The giant tree replied, “Oh.”

Xiao Bin was speechless.

Why did you translate for me in Mandarin? Why didn’t you let me translate? Doesn’t this make me seem arrogant?