Chapter 353 - Chapter 353: Chapter 346: Using Gu as Bait_1 (2/2)

Qin Niu was not sure what exactly was attracting it in the front.

It had crawled straight ahead for a good twenty-four or twenty-five miles, entering a low-lying area before it finally stopped.

This place had long left the boundaries of Daoyuan Village, and had even left Jade Stream Town.

It was at the confluence of a big river and the small river of Daoyuan Village.

On the riverbanks grew willow trees, poplar trees, and other trees such as Metasequoia.

The spot where the spider mother stopped was under a very large willow tree.

But it was not a weeping willow.

The diameter of its trunk was estimated to be over half a meter, it looked quite old.

Willow and locust trees gather yin.

Anyone with a slight knowledge of geomancy would not plant willow or locust trees at their doorstep.

If someone buried dead animals, or even dead people, under willow or locust trees, it would likely turn into a sinister place.

After the spider mother arrived under this willow tree with its spiderlings on its back, it went straight into a tree cavity at the position of the tree hollow.

“Could it be that there’s something inside this tree hollow that’s attracting it?”

Qin Niu waited outside for a moment but didn’t see the two blood spiders come out again.

He decided to send a termite in to explore thoroughly.

Fourth was currently engulfing each other with that young Gu, so he couldn’t use it.

He had no choice but to send another termite on this mission.

Among the many termites, apart from the Ant Queen, Fourth was the smartest. Qin Niu usually found Fourth to be the most satisfactory to use.

“Go, you two, go explore this tree hollow.”

Qin Niu released two termites, which knew not what fear was.

They executed their master’s orders unconditionally.

The two termites went inside, but quickly fled back out.

“Master, there are several bugs inside!”

Their intelligence wasn’t as good as Fourth’s, communication wasn’t nearly as efficient.

And they were not very clear in their expression.

“Could there be more than two blood spiders?”

Qin Niu thought of Auntie Hua’s daughter, whose Gu had long since disappeared without a trace; they might have run here too.

The puppet master cultivated Gu in people, and to not reveal her identity, she couldn’t stay by the side of the victim.

After their deaths, the Gu inside them would wander out on their own. If not collected in time, they could easily be lost.

Choosing a hidden location, letting them gather together, and then waiting for the right moment to take the Gu away at night or when no one was around. This would allow for stealth and misdirection.

Qin Niu realized this place might very well be a temporary gathering place for Gu set up by that Gu Master.

“Better to wait for the outcome of Fourth’s and that young Gu’s engulfment before making a move.”

He didn’t rush to stir the Gu in the tree hollow.

Instead, he chose a concealed spot and waited in hiding.

Fourth’s body was still covered by the blood cocoon turned from the blood mist, unmoving.

Qin Niu was not clear on how long it would take to complete the engulfment.

In theory, it shouldn’t take too long to complete the engulfment—it should be entirely sufficient within one or two hours.

The blood spider it was engulfing was a newborn Gu, whose abilities were all still in an infantile state.

Fourth itself was a War Demon Ant, belonging to a rare breed between heaven and earth. If it couldn’t handle even a young Gu, it would be somewhat too weak.

As time passed, Qin Niu sat in the tree, hidden by the lush foliage. Even if someone passed by here, they’d find it very difficult to spot him.

He didn’t just sit and wait.

He was already prepared to eliminate the Gu inside the tree hollow at any moment.