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"Wait!" Xu Feng quickly said, "Did I interrupt your good time? What do you mean?"

"Hmph, I arranged to meet someone in Guandong here, and I've been waiting for several days. The person is arriving tonight, but you bunch of scoundrels keep bothering me. Aren't you ruining my good time?" Li Dihuo retorted rudely.

“Mr. Li,” Xu Feng no longer addressed the imposter old monk as “Master,” “Shanxi Province has already sent a high-ranking monk named Liao Kong, and you have not harmed him, but instead impersonated him and come to Fengling Temple?”

“Nonsense, I am Liaokong, and Liaokong is me.” Li Dihuo said, slowly opening his mouth.

"Even in the martial world, there are rules. How dare you be so unreasonable? Besides, Mr. Li, are you really so confident you can wipe us all out in one go?" Xu Feng sneered as he pulled a 31-function folding Swiss Army knife from his pocket, broke off a sharp piece of fruit knife, and brandished it in his hand. This was his ever-present weapon; it wasn't a controlled weapon, yet it was extremely handy, making it the ideal weapon for modern martial artists. It's said that abroad, someone once used the folding screwdriver on this knife to open the cabin door of a crashed plane, saving hundreds of passengers.

When Master Fei saw that Xu Feng was holding a fruit knife, he shook his head in disdain. Then, with lightning speed, he reached into the waist of the stunned You Fu, pulled out the old Type 51 pistol that was prone to malfunctioning, and held it tightly in his hand. Suddenly, a surge of heroic spirit welled up in his chest.

With a crisp "pop," Li Dihuo spat out a large bubble...

Chapter Ninety-Eight

In the dimly lit main hall of Fengling Temple, a large, milky-white bubble floated in mid-air, extremely eerie... As far as Xu Feng could see, he saw many flesh-colored worms swimming inside the thin, transparent bubble, like tadpoles, each dragging a small tail.

At this moment, Master Fei had already raised his pistol...

"No!" Xu Feng shouted, trying to stop him, but it was too late.

With a sharp, deafening gunshot, the large bubble hovering overhead burst open, and countless tiny insects with large heads and thin tails drifted down like a shower of petals, landing on everyone's heads and bodies.

More than ten plump, pinkish worms landed on Xu Feng's body. After catching their breath and finding their way, they wriggled and desperately burrowed into the fibers of his clothes...

Xu Feng knew something was wrong and hurriedly swung his Swiss Army knife. A dazzling flash of cold white light appeared, and "swish swish swish..." more than ten small worms were instantly decapitated, pinkish juice splattering everywhere. They were all killed, but his left arm was still accidentally cut by the sharp blade, and some blood seeped out.

Because of his short stature and his hiding behind Master Xufeng, only two worms landed on his head, which was covered with only a thin layer of stubble. The worms separated the stubble and plunged into his scalp, twisting their bodies and burrowing into his skull.

Xu Feng freed his left hand, grabbed the tails of the two worms on You Liang's head, and pulled hard, tearing them in two. The tadpole-shaped front half, which had already burrowed into the scalp, twitched weakly a few times, and finally let out two mournful "squeaks" before dying in agony.

Master Fei and the others were not so lucky. Small worms fell from the sky and landed on the heads and bodies of him and the brothers Youcai and Youfu. They rushed to burrow into their heads and faces, causing both pain and itchiness. The three of them frantically scratched their faces until they bled and bled.

Five or six small worms clung to Master Fei's blind, white eye, recklessly burrowing into his cornea and sclera. He screamed in pain, and in his dazed state, he angrily pulled the trigger at Li Dihuo's long neck. With a "click," the trigger jammed and stopped working.

No sooner said than done, Master Xufeng seized the opportunity and lunged forward, wielding his military knife and slashing at the exposed blue artery on Li Dihuo's long, transparent neck...

"Gah gah gah!" In his haste, Li Dihuo leaped off the futon, dodging Xu Feng's fatal slash. He then opened his blood-red maw, turned his head, and "whoosh!" spat out a large cloud of foul-smelling, viscous liquid, which descended upon Xu Feng.

Seeing that things were not going well, Xu Feng spun around in mid-air. Even though he dodged quickly, he still inhaled a little bit into his mouth and nose, and felt a wave of dizziness. He knew that this was poisonous fog and he could not be careless. So he pushed off with his feet and shot backward. At the same time, he grabbed You Liang with his left hand and jumped out of the main hall.

Under the moonlight, in the open space in front of the main hall stood a short, stout old woman with long, silver hair, a face full of wrinkles, wearing a long-sleeved, button-down blouse, a red striped apron, and a single-piece skirt with a black front shawl. She wore leggings and looked travel-worn. Beside her stood a boy of about six or seven years old, with bright black eyes, freckles scattered around his nose, a large blue parrot perched on his shoulder, and holding an umbrella-like object in his hand.

Behind the old woman and the child stood two men in blue police uniforms. The older policeman was as thin as a monkey and looked mature and composed, while the younger policeman was tall and burly, his uniform bulging out of shape.

They were none other than the Hakka matron, Shen Caihua, and the two rescued "human-shaped wriggling barbarians"—Dongfang Hong and Xiong Dahai. Since that night, after being rescued by the Hakka matron and Shen Caihua, they drifted into the Songhua River on a small wooden boat, hastily fleeing Nong'an County, then traveling over a thousand kilometers to reach Fengling Temple in Hedong, Shanxi. Thanks to the Hakka matron's meticulous care along the way, Xiong Dahai's burns had largely healed.

Xu Feng staggered backward out of the main hall. Just as he regained his footing, he suddenly caught sight of the uninvited guests in front of him and was extremely surprised. Who were they?

Inside the main hall, Daoist Fei and Mayor Guo were both lying on the ground, writhing in agony. The tiny, wriggling larvae had burrowed into their bodies; some had entered their internal organs, some had burrowed into their skulls, and some had remained under their skin, swimming like earthworms.

Looking at their pained expressions, Li Dihuo chuckled smugly and said disdainfully, "This is the price to pay." Then he twisted his neck, and with a series of cracking sounds from his cervical bones, his long neck suddenly retracted, and his blood-red triangular eyes returned to normal.

"Sister-in-law, you've come as promised," Li Dihuo said loudly as he stepped out of the main hall, facing the Hakka matron. But then his gaze turned to the two policemen standing behind the matron with surprise. "Hey, aren't those...?"

“That’s right, they are your descendants. Is your uncle so forgetful?” the Hakka old woman sneered.

"Weren't they all burned to death at 'Yan Erbizi' Bay?" Li Dihuo asked, looking puzzled.

"It was the old woman who saved them," the Hakka woman said calmly.

Li Dihuo stepped forward and carefully examined Dongfang Hong and Xiong Dahai, while Master Xufeng, standing to the side, covered Youliang and retreated a few steps, standing warily outside the circle.

"What are your names?" Li Dihuo asked, frowning.

"I... am Dongfang Hong, and he is Xiong Dahai." Dongfang Hong answered tremblingly. He was still terrified and fearful when he saw the "old man" who had once set fire to their house to burn them to death.

Li Di snorted disdainfully and said, "How did you all end up here?"

"I...we..." Dongfang Hong stammered, glancing timidly at the Hakka nanny.

“We will follow our savior and serve her willingly.” Xiong Dahai stepped forward, looked directly at Li Dihuo, and answered confidently.

"Nonsense! You are my sons, and you must obey your father's orders in everything. Otherwise, hmph, I'll make sure you die right now," Li Dihuo said angrily.

"Uncle, aren't you exaggerating a bit?" the Hakka nanny said calmly.

Li Dihuo glared angrily at the Hakka old woman...

Under the moonlight, Fengling Temple was already shrouded in an eerie murderous aura.

Li Dihuo's expression gradually calmed down, and he said, "Sister-in-law, I have been waiting for you here for several days. On the 'Great Earth' day at the hour of Shen and You, when the earth's navel opens, you can follow me into the navel."

"What day was that?" the Hakka woman asked.

"The Earth element of the Wu-Shen and Ji-You days is the Great Earth element, the Five Elements of the Jiazi cycle are Ding-Wei yesterday, and now it is the Zi hour of the Wu-Shen day. The Shen-You hours are from 3 pm to 7 pm today." Master Xu-Feng interjected from the side, as he was proficient in the "Five Elements Tracking Technique", so this basic knowledge of calculating the Five Elements day was naturally beyond his grasp.

Li Dihuo glanced at Xu Feng in surprise, thinking to himself that this kid actually had some skill.

"Alright, I'll be waiting for you here at Shenshi (3-5 PM)." After saying this, Li Dihuo dropped to the ground, jumped several times, and leaped over the temple wall, disappearing in an instant.

The Hakka woman turned around, her sharp eyes scrutinizing Xu Feng and You Liang, and asked, "Who are you?"

At this moment, Xu Feng knew that this strangely dressed old woman had quite a background and must be a reclusive master. So he dared not be negligent and hurriedly took out a business card from his pocket, handed it to the Hakka woman with both hands, and said humbly, "I am Xu Feng, chairman of Hong Kong Hongyitang Fengshui Affairs Co., Ltd."

The Hakka woman took the business card, glanced at it, and said curiously, "What are you Hong Kong people doing here so late at night?"

Xu Feng quickly replied, "The former abbot of Fengling Temple, Master Yidu, was murdered not long ago. The province sent down a new abbot, Monk Liaokong, who is this strange mutated man. We originally came to Fengling Temple during the day to look for someone. He promised to come back at midnight, but when we arrived, he tried to kill us. We don't know whether the three people in the hall are dead or alive."

"Who are those three people?" the Hakka woman asked.

"One is an old Taoist priest, and the other is Mayor Guo of Fenglingdu Town and the town's special police commissioner," Master Xufeng answered truthfully.

The Hakka woman nodded, thinking that the mayor of Fenglingdu Town and the special commissioner of the Public Security Bureau were both local government officials, so she said, "Take this old woman to have a look."

Upon entering the main hall, under the dim candlelight, Master Fei and the two brothers, Youcai and Youfu, who had been lying on the ground, had calmed down. The pain, numbness, and itching in their bodies had completely disappeared, and their bloodstained faces showed an intoxicated expression, as if they were enjoying themselves. When they saw the Hakka nanny and others who entered, all three of them showed a blank expression.

The Hakka woman knew that Li Dihuo had implanted "Worm-Headed Barbarian" larvae into their bodies. She squatted down next to Master Fei, reached out and touched his chest, and found that it had begun to collapse. Upon closer inspection, her eyes were also beginning to bulge outward. They would eventually fall out of their eye sockets like Wang Laonian from the Demon Den.

“They’ve been poisoned by ‘Worm-Headed Barbarians.’ If they don’t receive immediate treatment, they probably won’t live more than half an hour,” the Hakka woman told Xu Feng.

In truth, the life or death of these people had little to do with him, but it was difficult to say such things aloud, so he could only say in a lukewarm tone, "Then please think of a way to lend a helping hand."

The Hakka woman stood up and said, "Alright, Xufeng, you help the old woman. First, strip them naked."

Chapter Ninety-Nine of the Main Text

Xu Feng immediately stripped Master Fei and the other two naked. Among them, the younger one was muscular and strong with great elasticity. Mayor Guo, on the other hand, was used to a life of luxury and had a big belly due to his frequent social engagements. Master Fei, despite being nearly sixty years old, still had a slender frame, fair skin, and not an ounce of excess fat on his body.

"Xu Feng, build a fire in the hall," the Hakka nanny instructed.

Upon hearing this, Xu Feng turned and left the main hall. Led by You Liang, he went to the kitchen at the back and brought back some firewood. Using candles, he lit a bonfire, which immediately brightened the main hall and filled it with warmth.

The Hakka nanny first treated the two brothers, Youcai and Youfu, who did not know martial arts. Master Fei, after all, was a person with martial arts skills, so his symptoms were relatively milder.

Looking at Youfu's sunken chest and protruding eyeballs, and touching his scalp and bloodstained skin, the Hakka woman sighed, "Li Dihuo implanted quite a few 'Wriggling Barbarian' larvae into them. In that case, we'll need to use a medicinal catalyst..."

"A medicinal guide?" Xu Feng asked.

Shen Caihua, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up: "Medicinal guide, that is, 'guide the medicine to its proper channels'."

The Hakka woman was slightly surprised. She thought to herself, "It seems that this child has learned a lot about medicine from Han Sheng. Why not let him treat these three people and use this opportunity to hone his skills for traveling the world in the future?"

Thinking of this, the Hakka old woman smiled slightly at Chen Caihua and said, "Caihua, how about you treat them?"

Shen Cai nodded, put down the suction cup in his hand, and reached out to undo his belt.

"What is this...?" the Hakka woman asked, puzzled.

"Medicinal guides are usually made of water, white wine, yellow wine, light salt water, honey water, brown sugar water, scallion soup, rice soup, ginger soup, and licorice, which serve to guide the medicinal power to the affected area and meridians. However, the best one is still children's urine. Han Sheng's father always asks me for it when treating patients..." Shen Caihua chuckled.

The Hakka woman nodded. "That's right. Boy's urine is also called Reincarnation Wine or Rejuvenation Soup. It clears heat and is slightly cooling in nature. It is mainly used to treat headaches caused by cold and heat, moisturize the skin, benefit the large intestine, quench thirst, and can be applied externally to treat bruises and eye diseases. Boy's urine is especially good."

Shen Caihua pulled out his penis and started urinating on Youfu's body. He had only urinated halfway when he quickly stopped, suddenly remembering that there were still two other people who needed to use it.

“Talent, do you know what to do next?” the Hakka nanny asked.

“The third move of the Lard Divine Skill, ‘Walking Corpse’,” Shen Caihua replied.

The Hakka woman nodded with satisfaction. This apprentice was a good choice; not only was he intelligent, but he was also adaptable. Given time, he would surely surpass her achievements in a few decades. "Cockroaches..." Shen Caihua stretched out his left and right ring fingers, pondering where to point. Finally, he aimed at his two nipples, each the size of a soybean, and began chanting a spell.

“No, it’s here…” The Hakka old woman reached out and pointed to the Tianshu acupoint, which was two inches to the left and right of Youfu’s navel.

"Yes, Master." Shen Caihua immediately corrected the incorrect position, pressing two fingers on Youfu's left and right Tianshu acupoints, and continued chanting incantations.

Before long, a slit appeared in Youfu's belly button, and then a bald, pink little head peeked out. Its small, triangular eyes were blood red, and its bewildered gaze looked at Shen Caihua with confusion...

Shen Caihua kept urging the incantation...

The tiny "wriggling" larva turned its head and saw a speck of black umbilical residue in the folds of You Fu's navel. Disgusted, it reached out its little claws, picked it up, and threw it aside. Then it crawled out, lay there, and looked up blankly at Shen Caihua...

The Hakka woman chuckled coldly, picked up the larva, and tossed it into the fire beside her. With a squeak, the little "worm-headed creature" instantly turned to ashes, leaving a burnt smell in the air.

Master Xufeng stared at all this in astonishment. It was simply unbelievable. What kind of insect was this? When it burrowed into the human body, it was still tadpole-like, like human sperm. But now it had quickly turned into a large pink maggot. It not only had a head, eyes, and mouth, but also grew small claws. What was even more bizarre was that it could make sounds.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, small worms crawled out of Youfu's belly button. They were all thrown into the roaring bonfire by the Hakka grandmother, and screams of agony filled the air.

After the last little "wriggling barbarian" was eliminated, Youfu's navel gradually closed, his chest cavity swelled up again, and his eyeballs shrank back into their sockets.

"Alright, next one." The Hakka nanny breathed a sigh of relief.

Mayor Guo lay there quietly, his eyes almost drooping. In a moment of panic, Shen Caihua couldn't hold back the rest of his urine and it all spilled onto him. Youcai had far more worms inside him than Youfu, and his obese belly button hindered the larvae's escape, so it took a long time to finally get rid of them.

Finally, it was Master Fei's turn, but Shen Caihua's bladder was empty. He squeezed for a long time before managing to squeeze out a few drops of urine.

“I have…” At this moment, Youliang stepped forward, unbuckled his belt and pulled out his penis, which was more than twice the size of Caihua’s.

With a clear conscience, he cursed bitterly, "You old bastard, you killed my master! Today I'll make you drink my urine..." A stream of turbid yellow urine (caused by internal heat) poured onto Master Fei's face, nose, eyes, and mouth...

Master Fei lay naked on his back on the ground, staring blankly at his single eye, which was almost popping out of its socket. He looked at the stench of urine that was hitting him, smiled, opened his mouth, and gulped down several large mouthfuls, smacking his lips and making smacking noises.

Youliang vigorously shook the last two drops of blood off his penis onto Master Fei's face, let out a long sigh, and fastened his belt. After a period of frustration, he had finally vented his anger.

"Hey," Youliang crouched down next to Shen Caihua and whispered in his ear, "This guy is a big bad guy. He killed my master, Master Yidu. You absolutely mustn't save him..."

Shen Caihua grinned and then turned to Youliang's ear, replying, "You don't need to tell me, I recognize this bad old Taoist. Back in Jiangxi, he pinched my inner thigh hard, but he wasn't one-eyed back then."

"He was blinded by my sister." Youliang's face showed an expression of great pride.

"Your sister?" Shen Caihua asked in surprise, thinking that it was quite remarkable for a little girl to be able to blind this Taoist priest Fei.

"Her name is Nizi, and she's very beautiful." A strange light flickered in Youliang's eyes.

“曱曵曶曷书曺曻朁…” Shen Caihua extended the ring fingers of his left and right hands, pointing at the left and right Tianshu acupoints of Master Fei, and began to chant the “walking corpse” incantation.