Chapter 167 - Chapter 167: Chapter 162: Counterkill_1 (1/2)

Chapter 167: Chapter 162: Counterkill_1

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“It’s in your hair.”

As the words were spoken, Fourth leapt onto Qin Niu’s body.

“What kind of insect is it?”

Qin Niu patted his hair, but to no avail.

“I don’t know, but it feels like it harbors ill will towards you, I’ll go bite it to death.”

Fourth quickly crawled towards Qin Niu’s head.

Qin Niu realized something was amiss.

“Hold on, I want it alive.”

Being an Insect Master himself, once Fourth reminded him that there was an insect lurking on his body, and one with malice no less, Qin Niu could almost be certain that this was no simple matter.

It was very likely someone had sabotaged him.

Having come into contact with quite a few people in the city, the ones most likely to have tampered with him were the Fang Family and that unfathomable Old Master Huang.

He had to find out who wanted to hurt him.

If it was the Fang Family, he would not go there next time they invited him to treat their medicinal herbs.

Even if he did go, he would be more cautious and prepare for extra contingencies.

Hearing that Qin Niu wanted to catch it alive, Fourth jumped back onto the camphor tree.

Its antennae were pointed at Qin Niu.

This was it using its puppet control ability.

“This insect is very strong!”

Fourth’s antennae vibrated rapidly, clearly struggling.

Seeing this, Qin Niu was about to call out the Termite Army to help when Fourth suddenly underwent demonization.

Its body instantly became much thicker, and faint black qi enshrouded it.

A daunting and ferocious aura emanated from its tiny body.

At that moment, Fourth was the very incarnation of a battle-crazed demon.

It gave off an exceptionally vicious vibe.

Moreover, it moved so fast that it was hard for the naked eye to capture, leaving only afterimages.

Too fast.

So this was Fourth’s true strength after demonization.

Qin Niu carefully observed it.

If only he could have a few more white ants as powerful as this.

At this time, Qin Niu felt a sharp pain in his head, as if someone had yanked out a hair.

Fourth wouldn’t attack him.

Could it be that Fourth, having undergone demonization, no longer recognized its kin?

It was indeed a possibility.

Soon, he realized he had misunderstood Fourth.

Although it had entered a state of demonization, it did not fail to recognize its kin.

“Master, the insect has come down.”

Following the message from Fourth, a lock of hair about three to four inches long, moving eerily, arrived in Qin Niu’s hand.

One could see that it had a sucker on its head, still bearing traces of blood.

The sharp pain in his head just now, as if a strand of hair had been plucked out, was most likely caused by this insect.

It might have been clinging to Qin Niu’s scalp, sucking his blood voraciously.

In such a situation, locating it would have been almost impossible.

Luckily, Fourth was formidable and had detected it immediately.

” Who exactly wants to harm me in secret?”

Qin Niu looked at the odd insect indistinguishable from a strand of hair and felt a chill.

It was truly impossible to guard against.

He had no clear idea when someone had sabotaged him.

“Let’s identify this insect first to see what kind it is.”

After trying, he failed to identify it.

Currently, he was only a two-star Insect Identification Master, limited in skill and experience, utterly unable to identify the insect.

There was another approach, which was to subdue it.

But there was one prerequisite: he must ensure that this strange insect had no master.

Someone had gone through great trouble to plant such an insect in his body; they certainly wouldn’t leave one without an owner.

The path of subduing it seemed closed as well.

Qin Niu stared at the insect, pondering strategies to resolve the situation.

He had to find the person working against him in the shadows, or there would be a next time.

The only person proficient in insect control who had dealt with Qin Niu was apparently that Mr. Huang with the surname Huang.

The Fang Family was powerful, and if they wanted to move against Qin Niu, they seemingly had no need for such despicable tactics.

If it really was Old Master Huang who had struck against him, then it meant Qin Niu was marked.

His current predicament was very dangerous.

Selling that Green Giant Corpse Bee for one hundred and fifty pieces of Silver Money, he didn’t expect the money to burn so hot in his hands.

In the future, when selling insects, he must be exceedingly cautious.

“Since Fourth can control this insect, why not turn their scheme against them?”

Qin Niu’s eyes twinkled as he slowly formulated a plan to eliminate the enemy.

His life principle was to not cause trouble and to keep as low a profile as possible.

But if someone targeted him, then there was no need for courtesy; kill when necessary.

“Fourth, how long can you control this insect?”

Qin Niu inquired of Fourth.

“At least three days or more. If Master needs it, I can command the ant colony to control it for as long as you want.”

“Excellent!”

Knowing that Fourth could control it for at least three days gave Qin Niu quite a bit of reassurance.

“I’ll go back and make some preparations first, you keep it under control. If anything unexpected happens, and you truly can’t control it anymore, then kill it.”

With the powerful Termite Army on standby, there should be no accidents.

After returning to the village, Qin Niu bought a rooster, then tied it up and prepared some other items before going up the mountain.