<h4>Chapter 121: Legendary Venomous Insect: The Little Mute’s Method</h4>


    “I’ll go and prepare some hot water,” Qing Mama announced. Then, she turned and


    left. She felt ipetent because she hadn''t realized that Eldest Miss''s head was


    unbearably itchy.


    “You really can''t bear the itch?” Zi Shang whispered softly into Ye Jiuge''s ear. His


    wicked hands began to move.


    “Zi Shang, d*mn you, can''t you warn me before you''re in heat?” If Ye Jiuge had


    known that her unwashed hair wouldpel Zi Shang to touch her in such a way,


    she would have shaved it all off.


    “My estrous cycle ising soon, you''ll need to adapt,” Zi Shang said earnestly.


    This girl''s development is too slow, when will he be able to taste her? The wait is


    unbearable!


    “You have an estrous cycle?” Ye Jiuge’s skin crawled.


    Was her tiny figure sturdy enough for Zi Shang to trample on even once?


    “You’ll know when ites.” Zi Shang was reluctant to part and he rubbed Ye


    Jiuge''s head before returning into her mark.


    Just then, Qing Mama and Zhen Zhu brought the hot water. Qing Mama knocked,


    saying, “Eldest Miss, the hot water has been prepared.”


    “Come in!” Ye Jiuge did not feel like moving.


    When Qing Mama entered and saw Ye Jiuge''s scattered hair and messy clothes,


    she did not overthink it. After all, who dressed perfectly in the bathroom? With Qing


    Mama and Zhen Zhu’s help, Ye Jiuge finished her bath. Then, she copsed onto


    her bed, unable to move.


    When she woke, it was daybreak. Ye Jiuge was stretching herself on her bed when


    she suddenly remembered the Spiritual Beast Pill, which she’d produced halfwayst


    night. Speedily, she sprung out of bed.


    Oh no, oh no! After this long, it must be destroyed.


    Ye Jiuge rushed fretting into the Pill Production Room and opened the small bronze


    cauldron. Nine round Spiritual Beast Pills waited inside. To her surprise, they emitted


    a faint glow. They were second grade Spiritual Beast Pills.


    “Pipi!” The ck Fat Rat jumped onto the small bronze cauldron. It pushed out its


    chubby chest to express that this result had urred because of its contribution.


    “Well done. I shall increase your wages.” Ye Jiuge gave the ck Fat Rat a thumbs-


    up.


    “Pipi Jam!” The ck Fat Rat wasn''t interested in wages, it just wanted to please


    King Zi Shang.


    “No problem,” reassured Ye Jiuge, “I''ll put in a good word for you.”


    Feeling pleased, Ye Jiuge stashed the Spiritual Beast Pills in a bag together with the


    Poison Detection Pill, which she had producedst night. After breakfast, she went to


    find Bai Songling.


    When Bai Songling saw Ye Jiuge, he expressed his relief, “You''re just in time.”


    “What’s wrong?” Ye Jiuge asked Bai Songling curiously.


    “The Little Mute locked himself in his roomst night and has yet toe out. He


    hasn''t eaten dinner, and I have no idea what''s going on,” he replied.


    Bai Songling worried that the Little Mute was employing Ye Jiuge''s secret technique


    for producing Poison Earthworms; he wouldn''t dare act blindly. Ye Jiuge''s eyebrow


    arched. Is the Little Mute really developing evolved Poison Earthworms?


    “If you can, please take a look. I need to head over to the Dongling Prince Mansion,


    so I can’t apany you.” Bai Songling had something urgent to attend to.


    “I’ll head there now. Go ahead and do what you need to!”


    After bidding farewell to Bai Songling, Ye Jiuge reached the house where the Little


    Mute was staying. Inside, it was quiet. On the table outside the house sat tworge


    red wooden food boxes. Ye Jiuge opened them; the dishes inside were nutritious.


    The main breakfast dish consisted of thin porridge and steamed buns, some


    vegetables, corn, sweet potato, and other coarse grains. The two meat patties also


    smelled delicious. Bai Songling had certainly been considerate of the creature.


    Ye Jiuge closed the food boxes then faked a cough. “Little Mute, what are you doing


    inside?”


    The wooden door creaked open. The Little Mute’s snow-white face appeared behind


    the door. His red lips and hisrge ck eyes gave him a frightening appearance.


    Why did her skin crawl every time she saw him?


    She pointed to the food on the table and said, “You must be hungry. Eat something


    first.”


    The Little Mute did not look at the food. Instead, he gestured for Ye Jiuge to follow


    him inside, so she grudgingly went into the dark house with sealed windows and


    doors. The further she went, the more she felt that something was wrong. A strange


    odor reached the tip of her nose. It smelled a little like blood, but different.


    She looked carefully and observed a jug in the corner of the dark house—the source


    of the strange smell. The Little Mute stood beside the jug and pointed to it, indicating


    for her to take a look. Curious, Ye Jiuge lowered her head. Suddenly, a tiny ck


    shadow shot out of the jug and attacked her face.


    Just as Ye Jiuge was about to retaliate, two of the Little Mute''s fingers sped the


    ck shadow. Immediately, it went limp, like a strand of noodles. The ck shadow


    was a ck Poison Earthworm, which wasrger than an ordinary Poison


    Earthworm. Its entire body was pitch ck, and it emanated vigorous vitality. It was


    easy to see that this was no ordinary creature, but it also differed from a normal


    evolved Poison Earthworm.


    The Little Mute''s right hand gripped the ck Poison Earthworm and offered it to Ye


    Jiuge. His left hand unfolded—a clear sign that he wanted to make a trade. She took


    out the Spiritual Beast Pill and handed it to him, then asked, “How did you develop


    this Poison Earthworm?”


    The Little Mute received the Spiritual Beast Pill and sniffed. His eyes immediately lit


    up with pleasant surprise. He seemed satisfied with the Spiritual Beast Pill that Ye


    Jiuge had given him. Carefully, he stashed it away. Next, he drew a circle in front of


    his chest and exined that the circle represented a bamboo winnowing basket. He


    pretended to pour the contents of the bamboo winnowing basket into the jug. Ye


    Jiuge understood at once.


    “You poured the Poison Earthworms from the winnowing basket into the jug so that


    they’d massacre each other, and this is the only one left?” she asked.


    Since such a bloody and cruel method had developed the Poison Earthworm, it was


    no surprise that the thing looked unnatural. The small mute nodded and turned to


    leave. Outside, he opened the food boxes and began to eat. Seeing how he wolfed


    down his meal, the question arose in Ye Jiuge''s mind: Where did this Little Mute


    e from?


    The method he''d detailed resembled the way the Miao people had once raised their


    legendary venomous insects. It could only be done using a unique secret technique.


    Furthermore, he’d caught the Poison Earthworm with his bare hands; this child was


    no ordinary orphan.


    The Little Mute ignored Ye Jiuge''s inquisitive gaze. After he devoured all his food, he


    wiped his mouth using his sleeves and returned to the dark house to rest.


    “Wait!” Ye Jiuge called out. “Can you continue developing this kind of Poison


    Earthworm?”


    The Little Mute raised his skinny fingers and showed her the pill. His meaning was


    clear: as long as Ye Jiuge had Spiritual Beasts Pills, she could trade for Poison


    Earthworms anytime.