In fact, just as Ye Yu said, the Boundless Salamander was not Lai Qiguan’s gu insect.
They—and even Ding Zhihao—already knew the news that the Boundless Salamander had been swallowed by the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect.
It could be said that their visit this time was precisely because of the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect.
Previously, when Yourong City was completely teleported away, many immortals were present.
Those who survived by luck told what they had encountered, and by coincidence, Lai Qiguan learned of this.
From their descriptions, he deduced that the thousand-zhang-long gu insect was indeed the Boundless Salamander he had long coveted.
Overall, both Lai Qiguan and Yun Jiexin were gu immortals, and in the Heavenly Realm, cultivators practicing this path were rare.
Therefore, the two naturally knew each other.
Lai Qiguan had long envied the nearly perfect gu insect that was the Boundless Salamander.
But unlike Yun Jiexin’s madness, he hadn’t transformed himself into a gu creature, so naturally he could not produce a Boundless Salamander.
This matter had long tormented him.
Now, hearing that this perfect gu insect was directly swallowed by a hedgehog immortal beast made Lai Qiguan ecstatic.
If there was a better immortal pet than the Boundless Salamander, why not just refine it directly? What use was the Boundless Salamander then?
Thus, Lai Qiguan invited his mid-stage Immortal King friend Ding Zhihao to accompany him to Yourong City—to ensure nothing went wrong.
Yesterday, Lai Qiguan and Ding Zhihao had already arrived near Yourong City.
However, they did not act immediately; instead, Lai Qiguan sent over a thousand gu insects into the city to observe where that hedgehog-like immortal beast was.
Now that they had finally found it, they naturally would not let it go.
Lai Qiguan then feigned anger and said, “The Boundless Salamander is my gu insect. And you say my gu insect is dead—how exactly did it die? Tell me!”
Ye Yu sneered, “It ate too much and burst. Believe that if you want.”
Lai Qiguan instantly showed a dark expression. A gu insect eating itself to death? Impossible!
“Immortal friend, you’re completely underestimating my intelligence! Do I really look like a fool?”
Suppressing his anger, Lai Qiguan muttered, “That’s nonsense! I don’t believe it died from overeating!”
“You may not believe it, but do you have proof it didn’t?”
Ye Yu’s words left Lai Qiguan speechless.
He hadn’t expected to meet such a silver-tongued fellow—how could he reasonably spin the Boundless Salamander’s death and pin it on Ye Yu’s immortal pet?
He couldn’t say he already knew beforehand—that would contradict earlier statements!
Lai Qiguan’s thoughts raced as he searched for a ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ way out.
At that moment, Ye Yu calmly said, “Enough of the act! You came here specifically for us. Otherwise, why would you place gu insects under the stone slabs?”
“I don’t understand all this, but I know that if it were your gu insect, you would sense its location even from far away.”
“As for life and death, you would be fully aware.”
“If the Boundless Salamander really were your immortal beast, you wouldn’t be coming to look for it now.”
“So my point is, let’s stop pretending. Say what you want to say openly—I have no time for your stories!”
Lai Qiguan furrowed his brows in frustration.
An expert—someone who knew about gu insect breeding—was not easily fooled.
Little did they know, Ye Yu had experienced so many dreams meeting various immortals.
Many gu immortals had died by his hand.
As the saying goes, even if you haven’t eaten pork, you’ve seen pigs run—he had some basic common sense.
Beside him, Ding Zhihao wiped the smile from his face, folded his sleeves, and said quietly, “Since immortal friend is so straightforward, we won’t waste more words.”
“Let’s get straight to the point: we want the hedgehog immortal pet on your shoulder.”
“Hand it over to us, and we will forget the matter of the Boundless Salamander’s death.”
“Otherwise, I doubt that City Lord An alone could protect you!”
This threat immediately stirred An Jinqiu’s furious rage.
To threaten her husband in front of her—did they really think two against one guaranteed victory?
Without hesitation, An Jinqiu charged at Lai Qiguan and Ding Zhihao.
It was clear she was determined to bury these two here completely.
Seeing this, Lai Qiguan’s form transformed into a swarm of gu insects and scattered.
Ding Zhihao remained calm, waving his hands as a transparent mirror surface appeared before him, blocking An Jinqiu’s surging sword energy.
Ye Yu stood quietly, as countless gu insects swarmed in but dared not approach within a meter of him, only circling wildly around.
Then suddenly, they began to gather and form a wall.
Before Ye Yu could understand what was happening, a yellow talisman abruptly appeared.
The surroundings instantly shifted.
Ye Yu was transported tens of thousands of miles away to an immortal mountain.
At the same time, Lai Qiguan’s figure appeared.
“Hand over the immortal pet on your shoulder, and I may spare your life. Otherwise, you will surely die.”
“Don’t expect An City Lord to save you—she can’t break free for now!”
“What if I refuse?”
Ye Yu’s mind moved, ready to activate the Spirit-Ghost Formation Map.
Just then, the sound of bells suddenly rang out.
Lai Qiguan’s gu insects trembled all over.
Ye Yu turned to see Qin Xihe descending like a heavenly maiden, flying through the air, two strings of golden bells jingling at her wrists.
Why had this woman come here?
And she’d never been seen wearing bells before!
Right, Qin Xihe had always kept herself tightly wrapped before; this was the first time her wrists were exposed.
“Let’s go!”
While Ye Yu was still thinking, Qin Xihe grabbed his garment, preparing to take him away.
But Lai Qiguan would not let them leave so easily.
With a swing of his great sleeve, countless gu insects swarmed out, attempting to interfere with Ye Yu and Qin Xihe.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect devoured them all with a single suck.
Lai Qiguan was unsurprised.
He opened his right palm, and a fist-sized black gu insect slowly crawled out from his sleeve, its back growing a grotesque human face.
“Boy, I know your immortal beast eats gu insects! The Boundless Salamander was eaten by it. But today I tell you, don’t think gu immortals only use living gu insects! Dead gu insects are even stronger!”v
