I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 102 - 14: Planting Talismans (4/5)

"It’s okay, it’s not your fault."

Seeing this, Li Jingshu didn’t argue further with Xiao Yue and instead gently comforted Xiaogui.

Although Xiaogui is the offspring of the Spider Queen,

she had developed a deep friendship with Li Jingshu over three years of interaction.

Despite occasionally reporting back to the Spider Queen,

she never disclosed truly important information.

Of course, this also had to do with Li Boyang and Xiluo not caring much about Xiaogui.

Due to the huge disparity in power between the two sides,

the Spider Queen sending Xiaogui to spy on Feilai Peak was seen by Xiluo as a joke.

Rather than worrying about what chaos the Spider Queen might cause,

Xiluo found it truly delightful that Xiaogui helped relieve Li Jingshu of her extra energy.

As for Li Boyang?

He was simply curious about how a human-faced spider like Xiaogui was born.

Clearly smaller than a palm, yet possessing intelligence and language skills no less than a human.

Though brain size doesn’t equate to intelligence,

a core-sized brain possessing human-like wisdom was evidently a valuable research topic.

At least, Li Boyang thought it would be fascinating if Sleep Bugs could evolve a similar brain.

Furthermore, from Xiluo’s description, Li Boyang learned that the Spider Queen seemed to have a special hybrid ability, breaking reproductive isolation to some extent.

Unfortunately, once Xiaogui realized Li Boyang’s intentions, she started avoiding him.

If not for Li Boyang occasionally tempting her with delicious food and Primordial Qi knowledge,

combined with the Spider Queen’s mandate, Xiaogui wouldn’t even want to see that "demon."

However, this only increased her value in the eyes of Li Boyang and the Spider Queen.

In a sense, this was also a major reason the Spider Queen hadn’t killed Xiaogui despite her lack of concrete intel.

Through the knowledge indirectly acquired from Xiaogui, the Spider Queen truly understood the value of the term "Prophet."

"I say... don’t ignore me too much, okay!"

Seeing the conversation between Xiaogui and Li Jingshu getting increasingly outlandish, Xiao Yue had no choice but to lower his voice in warning.

"I don’t care what happened to you..."

"But your mother being that fox’s accomplice is an ironclad fact."

Fixing his gaze on Xiaogui, Xiao Yue’s tone was full of certainty.

"Unfortunately, I used my last ’Soul-Seeking Curse’ on you, or there wouldn’t have been such a misunderstanding now."

Upon hearing Xiao Yue’s almost conceding words, Li Jingshu hesitated to say something, then stopped suddenly.

At that moment, Xiao Yue also noticed the strange surroundings.

"Where did this fog come from?"

Looking around, Xiao Yue was shocked to find he had stumbled into a patch of white mist during his recent fumbling escape.

This mist wasn’t particularly thick, but it was filled with a strange silence.

No insect or bird calls, only the sound of leaves rustling in the breeze...

"What is that?"

As Xiao Yue cautiously tried to retreat from the mist, he suddenly saw an unusually orderly bamboo grove.

Each bamboo was evenly spaced, and the growth height was almost identical...

With just one glance, Xiao Yue could assert that the grove was not naturally grown.

Even more bizarre was when Xiao Yue squinted to see the truth behind the grove—he noticed the bamboo had strange patterns inscribed on them.

"Witchcraft Curse?"

Having spent years following the Great Witch, Xiao Yue was almost certain it was some form of Witchcraft Curse.

The key issue was that these witchcraft curses weren’t inscribed later; they naturally grew on the bamboo during its development.

Every section carried the same talisman, though differing in finer details.

"Do you know where this is?"

Instinctively glancing at Li Jingshu,

Xiao Yue didn’t see the slightest panic in her eyes, just a strangely infuriating annoyance.

"You’re in big trouble now!"

"This is my little brother’s bamboo grove that he painstakingly tended to for over half a year; even I rarely get permission to approach."

"Quickly retreat while you haven’t disturbed ’them’ yet."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue felt an intensifying sense of horror.

"I think... I may have already disturbed something..."

Almost as if to confirm Xiao Yue’s words, a distant-to-near buzzing sound suddenly arrived.

Soon after, colorful and slightly varied Sleep Bugs emerged from the bamboo grove.

Compared to the red Sleep Bugs, aggressive due to Evil Qi assimilation,

these Sleep Bugs might not all excel in combat,

but in terms of difficulty, they far exceeded a single Sleep Bug.

As they leisurely flew from the grove, Xiao Yue immediately turned and ran.

Having struggled with a dozen previously, he doubted he could handle hundreds or thousands of these Sleep Bugs.

"No, I wasn’t referring to them..."

Noticing Xiao Yue causing an increasing commotion, Li Jingshu resignedly raised her volume.

"Yaya! Save me!"

Li Jingshu’s sudden outburst was too unexpected,

catching Xiao Yue off guard, unprepared for her to scream in such a critical moment.

By the time Xiao Yue reacted, a sound of earth flipping came from the center of the grove.

Bzzzz... bzzzz...

In an instant, an azure wild boar with four tusks emerged from the ground.

It was the Tusked Porpoise, known for tilling the fields for Li Family Village during the spring season.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swept away from its past docility, the enraged Tusked Porpoise’s eyes turned red, and its body enlarged, entering a berserk state.

"What the heck is that!?"

No time to think, Xiao Yue quickly threw Li Jingshu and Xiaogui out of harm’s way and grabbed the Great Halberd from his back.

Clang!

As the Great Halberd swung forth, the Tusked Porpoise charged towards it.

Both being forces of brute power, their clash shattered the ground beneath.

Rumble...

Amidst the rising dust,

Xiao Yue’s greater strength prevailed, toppling the Tusked Porpoise with a single axe strike.

However, just as Xiao Yue secretly sighed in relief,

the Tusked Porpoise, its head half crushed, rolled in the mud and once more reconstructed its body from the surrounding soil.

More importantly, at that moment, the bamboo grove experienced a similar tremor.

The bamboo segments knocked down by the Tusked Porpoise soon absorbed the surrounding soil, mimicking it to form entities.

This led to further bamboo breaking and contact with the ground, creating more entities.

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