When the two people guarding the city saw that Xingzhou and Li Huixi were coming back, they did not stop them. Instead, they showed some respect when facing Li Huixi.
However, when Zhu Ye saw the clothes that Li Huixi was wearing that did not belong to her, she immediately understood something. With a wave of her hand, several fools walked out from behind. They were different from the two guys guarding the city. They looked at the two of them in the same way. With hostility.
But Xingzhou recognized at a glance that his uncle was among these people. Xingzhou tried to talk to his uncle in their local dialect, but the other party remained indifferent.
Zhu Ye winked, and several "Fools" swarmed forward. It was difficult to deal with just one. Even though he had drank the lake water, Li Huixi should still feel it was difficult to face a group of people.
It's just that this time Li Huixi didn't seem to have the desire to fight, and allowed the opponent to restrain her limbs without resisting.
Just when Zhu Ye was confused, the muscles on Li Huixi's body began to tighten, the joints made a friction sound, and some subtle blue light was faintly visible. It didn't use much strength, just a slight tremor in the wind and clouds, and several "Fools" were knocked away.
Seeing this, Zhu Ye was not surprised but smiled. He looked at Li Huixi in the audience with a smile, and said with some appreciation:
"I thought you would be suitable, but I didn't expect you would be so suitable."
Li Huixi was a little confused and asked:
"what are you saying?"
"It's a long story. You've drank from the lake, right?"
Li Huixi nodded.
Before Zhu Ye could continue to speak, the bodies of the "Fools" who had just attacked Li Huixi began to change. The blue light on their bodies became brighter and brighter. All of them, including Xingzhou's uncle, lay at Zhu Ye's feet. At the same time, his eyes were filled with blue light, and occasionally some white lines could be seen swimming through the eyeballs.
They seemed to be begging for something, but Li Huixi couldn't understand what they were saying.
Zhu Ye was a little impatient and murmured:
"Are you that impatient?"
After saying that, Zhu Ye drew a few strokes on the "Cover of the Sky", and in an instant, several thunderbolts fell from the sky, penetrating the bricks and tiles of the palace, and directly hitting the bodies of several people.
"uncle!"
Everything happened too fast. Xingzhou witnessed everything. In just half a day, he lost his brother and uncle. The cause of death was the same.
Unable to control his emotions, Xingzhou took advantage of Li Huixi's unpreparedness, grabbed the short knife from her hand, and stabbed Zhu Ye.
But Zhu Ye defused his attack with one hand, firmly held Xingzhou's wrist, and said impatiently:
"Don't worry, you're not old enough yet."
Xingzhou's pupils dilated instantly, and Zhu Ye's words suddenly reminded him of something.
Li Huixi stepped forward and took back the star boat. Li Huixi didn't understand either. Aren't these people helping Zhu Ye? Why kill them.
There was no need for Li Huixi to ask questions. Zhu Ye, who heard her voice, explained:
"Look carefully at their bodies..."
As he said that, he pointed at the group of guys who were killed by his thunderbolt just now.
Li Huixi looked for fame. If an ordinary person was struck to death by lightning, there would be a high probability that his body would be blackened and he would die with his eyes open.
But the bodies of these "Fools" have almost disappeared, and the slowly dissipating blue light can still be seen in place. In the end, nothing will be left behind, as if they have never been to this world.
It's just that Li Huixi didn't understand why Zhu Ye wanted to kill them. It was just that their appearance after death was different from ordinary people.
Zhu Ye then explained:
"I think you've also discovered it, right? There are many tiny bugs in the lake, and this blue light is also emitted by them. I call them fireflies. As long as they are living things, they have the instinct to reproduce, but the reproduction method of this bug is different from other Living things are different. They specifically parasitize in animal bodies and feed on souls, so they particularly like human bodies. It is more like symbiosis than parasitism. After entering the human body, humans can also gain benefits in terms of five senses and strength. A significant improvement, but it comes at a price..."
It was also the first time for Xingzhou to hear this statement. He was fascinated by it. He was very curious about the price mentioned by Zhu Ye and asked:
"What's the price...?"
"The price is that over time, the bugs will turn into humans."
"What's the meaning?"
"Li Huixi, do you know about the Ship of Theseus? The fireflies will gradually copy all the host's information, and eventually they will long for freedom. The best way is to kill them with one strike."
Li Huixi couldn't help but feel a little scared when she thought about the fireflies in her body, and asked in a low voice:
"Won't lightning destroy the fireflies together?"
"No, lightning will only destroy the body of the host that traps them. They are different from ordinary creatures. After breaking away from the host, they will return to the original lake with everything about the host to become nutrients until the new insects find the host and complete the closed cycle of reproduction."
Li Huixi and Xingzhou both looked at their bodies in unison. They had witnessed the scene just now. If the number of fireflies reached a certain threshold, wouldn't they be begging for death like the "Fool" just now.
No wonder Zhu Ye said Xingzhou was not old enough yet.
On the other side, the fox rushed to Yuanchu Lake where Li Huixi had been. After observing it carefully for a while, he found that the trees by the lake were glowing with some blue light. Although this kind of bug only parasitizes in animals, animals can also participate in the ecological cycle. There is no good way for them to destroy their bodies in an instant.
There were no clues on the lake, so the fox simply jumped into the lake. As expected, there was another world in the lake.
It is very similar to the central lake of No. 5 Middle School. The bottom of the lake is more like a replica of the real world. Not long after walking out, you can see the buildings that correspond to reality. Although the residents here are not familiar, the fox saw the piece in the crowd. The robe worn by Li Huixi.
This person is probably Xingzhou's mother.
Different from the impact brought by the central lake, the people here seem to have no sanity, like lonely ghosts, wandering without destination.
The environment here is not as weird and eerie as under the central lake. The world under the lake merges with the lake water, the sky is replaced by the lake water, the fireflies turn into stars, trying hard to emit their own light, and you can still see some parasites parasitized by fireflies above your head. The strange fish and shrimp seem to have no other impact on the ecology except for killing the host after parasitizing for a certain period of time. On the contrary, they accelerate the cycle here to a certain extent.
The fox was fascinated when he heard several strange noises somewhere in the water. The fox swam over to find the sound and saw a strange scene.
Countless white nematodes with blue fluorescence emitting from their entire body are grouped together regularly, just like fish that appear in groups in the sea. Although they are small in size, when grouped together they look like a giant.
This group of fireflies moved regularly, and finally arranged into a personal shape. In the fox's surprised eyes, the "fools" executed by Zhu Ye were reborn here.
It's just that they, like everyone else in the lake, have no consciousness of their own and wander aimlessly in the lake.
The fox also tried to communicate with them, but the other party's eyes were extremely empty, and there was no response to her interruption.
Rather than being treacherous, they are more like larvae in the central lake. The only difference is that they will not actively attack humans.
Since they are living creatures and bugs, the fox guessed that they must have a main bug similar to the "Queen".
Sure enough, after observing the movements of the Fools in the lake, she found that in a certain direction, their number increased linearly, as if they were guarding something.
The fox relied on her own guess and gradually walked to the depths of the lake. Sure enough, she caught the traces of the female insect here.
In an underwater lair, countless white nematodes swam out, and the Fools in the lake surrounding here seemed to have begun to become somewhat aggressive.
