CHAPTER 301: CHAPTER 301

Chen Muxue was still staring at the giant centipede. She wondered if being single for so long had affected her as the more she looked at the bug, the more it seemed pleasing to the eye... as if!

Chen Muxue rubbed her arms as goosebumps began diligently working all over her skin.

How long would this bug continue to stare at her?

Chen Muxue painstakingly adhered to the principle of "If the enemy doesn’t move, neither do I," engaging in an unmoving confrontation with the centipede. To a passerby, it might seem like they were two statues... Oh right, three statues, as the old woman behind them still had her mouth wide open since the centipede appeared and hadn’t moved at all. Chen Muxue was starting to doubt whether she was still alive.

Chen Muxue was getting tired and twisted her neck.

To her surprise, the centipede imitated her action, moving... um, the small section of its body behind its head?

You don’t even have a neck, don’t try to force it! Are you just a silly child? You’re a bug! If I’m not mistaken, shouldn’t you be a formidable Gu Worm?!

Chen Muxue thought the centipede’s behavior was outrageous. A perfectly good giant Gu Worm, why wasn’t it attacking? Waiting around was tiring enough!

She didn’t know why, but suddenly a chill swept behind her. She instinctively turned to look, but there was nothing there. It seemed as though the darkness around her was growing thicker, perhaps due to the deepening night.

Possibly, animals have a natural fear of darkness and the unknown, as Chen Muxue shivered again.

Turning back, she found that the centipede actually glanced behind just like she did, then shivered. Was it imitating her shivering? And then it turned back.

Chen Muxue was stunned. After the centipede completed this series of actions, the coldness behind her seemed to deepen, and her hearing seemed to diminish significantly. The tranquil night sounds now felt muted, while the faint summer night insect chirping became clear.

Wait, summer night insect chirping?

Chen Muxue was quite attentive to her surroundings. On many exhausting nights, after returning home, she’d just want to find a quiet place to lie on the rocking chair in her yard, close her eyes, and experience the sounds of nature...

Only those who often do this can perceive that even the environmental sounds at night change with the seasons.

She had once lived in a place with distinct seasons, where the climate was somewhat similar to the ancient world she’s currently in. That place had clear seasons due to its geographical position without industrial development, whereas the ancient times naturally didn’t endure excessive environmental pollution or global warming, hence clearer seasons.

And now, having passed the Mid-Autumn Festival, how could there be such distinct summer night insect chirping?

Turns out, the centipede wasn’t just childishly imitating her, but had long started its attack.

At this moment, Chen Muxue felt a creeping chills, hardly imagining what would happen once the centipede accumulated enough mimicry...

Witchcraft Gu has always been a taboo domain. Gu worms are notable because they’re visible entities, while witchcraft is often dismissed as trickery. If it were an ordinary ancient world, Chen Muxue might find it amusing, but this is a world with both Immortal and Demon Paths...

Moreover, Chen Muxue believed what she witnessed was the mysterious combination of Witchcraft Gu... namely letting Gu Worms cast spells?! Even for Chen Muxue, it seemed somewhat nonsensical!