Chapter 448: Chapter 448 Demonic Insects Descend Upon the World (Second Update)
“How’s the company doing lately?” Xue An asked.
“In a word, it’s not just good—it’s fantastic!”
The Heaven’s Fate Elixir has now reached global markets, relying on its terrifying ability to attract money.
In just a short year, the Tianyuan Company has ranked among the top 10 in the world, becoming one of the leading business giants.
Upon saying this, Zhao Xuehui couldn’t help but sigh.
Back then, his own situation was extremely miserable, but who could have imagined, in just a short year, his wealth could rank among the nation’s richest.
And all of this was thanks to Xue An.
Xue An then smiled, “That’s good to hear! I’ve got something over here, send a few people over!”
“Alright! What’s the matter? Should we all come over?” Zhao Xuehui immediately became serious.
He thought Xue An might have encountered some trouble.
Xue An laughed, “It’s nothing, I just won a casino in Las Vegas and now there’s no one to manage it, so just send over a few people to take care of it!”
“You won… a casino?” Zhao Xuehui on the other end of the phone was simply dumbfounded.
“Yeah! Just played a couple of hands when I had some spare time and ended up winning!” Xue An said casually.
“Ok then! I’ll send people over tomorrow!” As for his brother, Zhao Xuehui was already numb to his surprises.
“Mm!”
After chatting a bit more, Xue An hung up the phone and then, after a moment of contemplation, dialed another number.
This is a small mountain village located amongst the mountains of Huaxia.
It’s nearly dusk at the moment, but this small mountain village is dead silent, with occasional bursts of howling resonating from within.
The howls are filled with shrillness and resentment, chilling to hear.
But on the small road outside the village,
An Qing, dressed in combat gear, is sitting cross-legged on the roof rack of a military off-road vehicle, casually listening to music through her headphones.
Just then, her phone began to vibrate.
Seeing the caller ID, An Qing’s face broke into a brilliant smile as she hurriedly answered the phone.
“Hello, brother-in-law!”
Xue An’s voice came through the speaker, “What are you doing?”
“Nothing much, just out on a small mission with the troops! How’s my sister?”
“Right beside me playing a horror game! Listen…” Xue An said helplessly, and then a scream from An Yan came through the phone; she must have seen something terrifying.
An Qing laughed, “What’s the fun in playing horror games? When I get back, I’ll have my sister join us. I guarantee she’ll experience real horror every day!”
While talking, a violent tremor shook the small mountain village, followed by an unwilling roar, and the black mist that had been hovering over the village gradually dispersed.
Xue An also heard it and frowned slightly, “A Ghost General about to materialize?”
“Yeah! There have been a lot of strange incidents recently,” An Qing said.
As they were speaking, members of Fire Phoenix walked out of the village.
An Qing lifted her phone, “It’s a call from our instructor!”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hao and the others promptly stood to attention and shouted in unison, “Instructor!”
Then Sun Ling and others teasingly shouted, “Instructor, are you enjoying your honeymoon?”
An Qing then brought the phone back to her ear and said with a giggle, “You hear that? They’re asking if you’re having a good time!”
Xue An laughed helplessly, “These guys!”
He had called just to check up on An Qing’s recent activities.
But now, An Qing asked in a lowered voice, with a touch of seriousness, “Brother-in-law, did you wipe out the Church of Light a while back?”
“Yes!”
Due to the uniqueness of the incident, the European countries tried to cover it up at the start, but as the situation escalated, it became impossible to keep it hidden.
An Qing and the others naturally had heard about it, and now they were hearing it directly from Xue An.
An Qing couldn’t help but say, “Brother-in-law, you’re truly awesome!”
After a few more exchanges, they hung up the phone.
An Qing turned her head to look at the setting sun and was just appreciating her sister’s good fortune when—
Once again, her phone vibrated, this time it was a call from her superiors.
“An Qing, we just received news from Commander Hu. His base has encountered yāochóng, and they’re unable to control the situation. They’re requesting your support!”
“Commander Hu? Isn’t he the one who formed the Blood Qilin and boasted he wanted to compete with our Fire Phoenix? Why is he asking for support now?” An Qing said with a giggle.
“The situation must be pretty bad. An Qing, no matter the competition, you’re all part of the Huaxia military, so you must not be complacent.”
An Qing smiled, “Understood!”
After hanging up, An Qing shrugged at Cheng Hao and the others.
“Well, there goes our vacation again. This time, we’ve got to go support our allies!”
The members of Fire Phoenix were already accustomed to such occurrences, as mystical events were becoming increasingly frequent and the need for Fire Phoenix’s intervention was growing.
They could be called to multiple locations every day, so they had gotten used to it.
“Let’s move out! To Dianzhou!”
Time turned back to three days earlier.
When Zhang Chu and his subordinates arrived at Miao Immortal Valley—
The Great Elder personally came out to welcome them.
After a brief understanding of the situation—
Zhang Chu and his men came to the Insect Immortal Cave that was sealed with a huge rock.
Not to mention the shadow of a yāochóng, they didn’t even see a bug hair.
There was just one person sitting on the ground, staring intently at the Insect Immortal Cave.
The Great Elder softly introduced, “This is Ah Fei, our next Gu Master. Ever since his master died, he has been guarding this place!”
Zhang Chu nodded.
He had already surveyed the surroundings and found nothing out of the ordinary.
“It seems those yāochóng might have escaped from some ancient seal and disappeared after being eliminated!” someone suggested.
Even though they found nothing, Zhang Chu felt it was best to stay and observe for a few days.
That night—
Miao Immortal Valley held a grand welcome banquet.
The elders entertained them generously.
Even Zhang Chu couldn’t help but drink a toast.
However, he didn’t see Ah Fei at the banquet.
After inquiring, he found out that people had gone to invite him, but Ah Fei was completely unmoved.
Regarding this, the Great Elder sighed, “He must have been deeply affected by something!”
When the banquet was over, Zhang Chu’s subordinates were all drunk and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhang Chu lay in bed, quietly thinking about how to restore the former glory of the Heavenly Master Mansion.
As he pondered, he felt increasingly restless.
Just then, he heard distant roars, followed by frantic shouts.
“It’s the yāochóng, the yāochóng are coming!”
Hearing this shout, Zhang Chu leaped from his bed and dashed out.
Indeed—
At the distant Insect Immortal Cave entrance, countless insect silhouettes fluttered, accompanied by the spine-chilling sounds of scuttering.
It was as if legions of yāochóng were gnawing at the fabric of the world.
Zhang Chu bellowed with fury, “Blood Qilin, all of you, come out!”