Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Poisonous Insect Granny’s Death
Yu An tried to hold the box down, but Yu Huang was very strong. She grabbed Yu An’s wrist, intent on forcing the box open.
At this point, Ao Jin and the others sensed something was wrong. They moved to separate Yu An and Yu Huang from either side.
But Ao Jin couldn’t budge Yu Huang in the slightest, while a deep red mark was already forming on Yu An’s wrist from the grip.
"Female Mother," Yu An endured the pain, looking at Yu Huang pleadingly. "Female Mother, it’s me, An’an. Please let go..."
But Yu Huang, as if possessed, refused to back down an inch.
Ao Wu looked between the two of them and, in a moment of desperation, snatched the box away!
Heh, surprisingly, with Yu Huang’s attention focused entirely on Yu An’s hand, she never expected someone to snatch the box.
Yu Huang froze for a moment, then glared at Ao Wu, her eyes practically spitting fire. "Give me the box!"
It was the first time Ao Wu had seen such an expression on Yu Huang’s face. He shivered and, without a second thought, transformed into his beast form and quickly flew away.
He flew off, but his voice drifted back, "An’an, you all keep an eye on your Female Mother! I’m going to lay low for a bit—"
Yu Huang: "..."
She really hadn’t seen that coming.
Seeing the box snatched away, Yu Huang suddenly went limp. Ao Jin hurriedly caught her.
At the same time, the Poisonous Insect Granny, who was about to be dragged away, shuddered. Seeing she was being held down, she tried to struggle free but was stopped.
"Stay still!"
The person holding her down reprimanded her, then looked at Ao Jin. "Clan Leader, she..."
With his wife in trouble, Ao Jin had no time for the Poisonous Insect Granny. "Hold her tight, don’t let her escape! An’an, quick, check on your Female Mother."
The mark on Yu An’s wrist looked horrifying, but it wasn’t a serious injury. She hurried to check on Yu Huang’s condition.
Mo Yan and the other three, however, exchanged a glance and stood guard tightly around Yu An.
’If our mother-in-law goes berserk again, we’ll have to risk offending her.’
Fortunately, Yu Huang remained unconscious. Yu An checked her and said, "Beast Father, Female Mother has only fainted. She’ll wake up in a little while."
Ao Jin let out a huge sigh of relief. Before he could speak, Yu Huang’s eyes suddenly flew open.
Seeing everyone gathered around her, she asked blankly, "What happened?"
Ao Jin quickly told her what had just happened. Yu Huang’s heart clenched, and she immediately pulled Yu An’s hand over to examine it.
Seeing the red mark, she was heartbroken. "An’an, I’m so sorry. Just now, Female Mother..."
"Female Mother, I’m fine."
Yu An said hurriedly, "See? I’m perfectly all right. Let’s first figure out why you became like that just now."
She looked toward the Poisonous Insect Granny. Just as she was about to speak, Ao Jin’s eyes widened. "Wait, A Huang, have you recovered your memories?"
Yu An was completely baffled. "Recovered her memories? Beast Father, how can you tell?"
"Your tone," Ao Jin said excitedly. "A Huang, the way you spoke just now was completely different from before. Are you..."
"Yes," Yu Huang nodded, meeting his expectant gaze. "Just now, I recovered my memories."
’But why did they come back?’
She subconsciously pressed a hand to her heart and met Yu An’s gaze. Understanding, Yu An placed a hand on her wrist.
Her Wood Element Ability flowed into Yu Huang’s body. To Yu An’s surprise, she discovered that the Gu Worm in her mother’s heart was gone!
"Just now, I lost consciousness," Yu Huang murmured. "It felt like I was trapped somewhere... It was as if..."
She looked at the Poisonous Insect Granny. "Thinking back, the things I saw just now... I think I was seeing them through the Poisonous Insect Granny’s eyes."
Yu An pondered for a moment. Connecting this to how the Poisonous Insect Granny had suddenly jumped out to stop her from opening the box, a theory formed in her mind.
’Did Yu Huang and the Poisonous Insect Granny swap souls just now?’
’The person forcing me to open the box was the Poisonous Insect Granny, while Yu Huang, subconsciously sensing something was wrong, used the Granny’s body to jump out and stop me.’
’The Poisonous Insect Granny can actually swap souls to control someone’s body? She has such incredible power!’
’There must be something awful in that box. Since they’re so insistent that I open it, does that mean if I don’t, they can’t harm me?’
"Hehehehe..."
Just as Yu An was thinking about how to interrogate the Poisonous Insect Granny for useful information, the old woman suddenly began to giggle foolishly. The two people holding her were startled.
"Young Mistress, I think she’s gone mad!"
Yu An could see it. She used her superpower to check and found that the Poisonous Insect Granny had indeed gone mad.
No matter what they asked her, she just kept giggling foolishly, her face contorted and drool leaking from her mouth.
Ao Jin summoned the clan’s witch doctor to have a look. The witch doctor came to the same conclusion. "Clan Leader, this person has become a mindless fool."
"She could have gone mad any time, but it had to be right now!"
Ao Jin slammed his hand on the table. "The Poisonous Insect Granny must have known something! They were afraid we’d question her, so they drove her mad to silence her!"
With the Poisonous Insect Granny reduced to a mindless fool, Yu An dismissed the idea that she possessed the incredible power to swap souls.
However...
She summoned Lu Lu and tentatively had it bind the Poisonous Insect Granny. Thorns sprouted from Lu Lu’s vines, and as the Granny struggled, they dug into her body.
The Poisonous Insect Granny’s struggles grew more violent. She stopped giggling foolishly and began to let out bloodcurdling screams.
Yu An remained unmoved. After listening to her screams for a while, she spoke. "If you’re not really mad, then tell me everything from start to finish. Otherwise, the only alternative is death."
Panic flashed in the Poisonous Insect Granny’s eyes. The thorns were poisonous; she could feel her life force gradually draining away.
But she would die whether she spoke or not.
Sensing the vines toying with her, loosening and then quickly tightening again, despair washed over the Poisonous Insect Granny.
In a daze, she grit her teeth. "I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything! It was actually Lord Mo who—AH!"
The Poisonous Insect Granny suddenly let out a scream even more wretched than before. A trickle of black blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and seeing this, Lu Lu quickly released her.
The black blood was poisonous; it would be a filthy mess to get it on the vines.
The Poisonous Insect Granny fell to the ground, excruciating pain wracking her body, but she smiled happily.
’A quick death is better than a slow one. Just mentioning Lord Mo activates the poison in my body. This way, I won’t have to endure any more torture.’
’Death is a relief. I haven’t lived a single day for myself. This Gu Technique I’ve mastered has all been in service to Lord Mo.’
The Poisonous Insect Granny was one of Lord Mo’s confidantes, so the poison wasn’t as fast-acting; she was able to hold on for a while.
Yu An’s heart sank. "It’s this method of death again... And who is this Lord Mo she just mentioned?"
’What a tangled mess!’
Hearing Yu An’s words, a surge of resentment suddenly welled up in the Poisonous Insect Granny. She looked at Yu An and opened her mouth. "Lord Mo is the one behind Ao Yin. Be careful... be careful of..."
More and more black blood poured from the corner of her mouth. Seeing this, Yu An immediately used her superpower to heal her. The Poisonous Insect Granny suddenly felt a strange, warm power enter her body.
She used the last of her strength: "He wants your body... Don’t... the box..."
"...open."
Before she could finish, the Poisonous Insect Granny breathed her last. But Yu An could guess the rest of her sentence.
’I don’t know what her motive was for saying all that, but it’s clear the box is indeed important.’
’I have no idea where Ao Wu ran off to. I just hope he doesn’t get curious and open the box.’
At this thought, Yu An’s brow twitched violently.
