Xue Hui walked into the house and closed the door behind her.

She was wearing a long dress made of shark silk with a green crystal pendant around her neck. Her long golden-brown hair fell to her chest, and her skin was as alluring as honey.

“Why are you here?”

Huanhuan scratched her cheek. “That’s a long story…”

Xue Hui lifted the hem of her dress and sat on the carpet in the posture of a listener. “We have a lot of time. You can take your time.”

Huanhuan thought for a moment. “You should know that His Royal Highness He Guang led his troops to the Black River to resist the invasion of the demons, right?”

Xue Hui nodded. “Yes.”

“Later, His Highness He Guang’s brother, He Xuan, also went to the Black River. He Xuan somehow got sick. I went to help treat him, but I was attacked by a group of worms. In order to escape, I could only jump into the river. I experienced a lot of danger in the process. I was lucky enough to avoid all of them, and I ended up here.”

Xue Hui frowned. “What worms?”

Huanhuan roughly described the appearance of those worms.

After hearing this, Xue Hui frowned even more, and her expression became extremely solemn. “From your description, those worms should be white rock worms.”

“White rock worms?” Huanhuan had never heard of such a worm.

“The beast continent once suffered a huge insect disaster. Among the most difficult insects to deal with were these white rock worms. The mother insect of the white rock worms strengthens itself by devouring corpses. Then, it mates with male beasts and gives birth to a large number of small worms. These small worms kill the beasts and give those corpses to their mother worm to eat. The mother worm will become stronger and stronger. It’ll keep mating and giving birth to more and more small worms.”

Huanhuan covered her mouth and paled. “That’s disgusting.”

“You must have encountered a worm mother. You’re lucky to have escaped alive.”

Huanhuan still felt her scalp tingle when she thought about it. Those worms were too disgusting!

She touched her arms that were covered in goosebumps and asked, “That mother worm is still alive. According to what you just said, that mother worm will give birth to many, many more small worms. They’ll definitely kill more beasts in the future.”

Xue Hui said solemnly, “We can’t let this matter be. The insect disaster is a huge threat to both beasts and animals. After the sacrificial ceremony, I’ll immediately inform the prophet and ask him to think of a way to resolve this matter.”

She paused and continued to say to Huanhuan, “If you have nowhere to go, you can stay with me for the time being. After the sacrificial ceremony, come back to Divine Wood City with me.”

Huanhuan quickly said, “But I want to go back to the rock mountain first. Bai Di and the others are still waiting for me at home. I don’t want them to worry too much.”

“This is a small matter. When we return to the Divine Wood City, I’ll send a letter to Bai Di to let them know that you’re in the Divine Wood City. If they’re worried, they can come to the Divine Wood City to see you. Our Divine Wood clan welcomes them.”

At this point, Huanhuan couldn’t think of a reason to refuse. She could only agree. “Alright.”

She looked at her dirty hair and cheeks and said, “I’ll get hot water prepared. Go take a shower.”

Huanhuan had actually wanted to take a shower long ago, but because Xing Chen was watching her, she didn’t even dare to take off her clothes, let alone bathe in the water.

Hearing Xue Hui say this, Huanhuan immediately agreed. “Thank you!”

Xue Hui smiled, her gaze friendly. “You’re considered my junior. It’s only right that I take care of you.”

As a VIP of the Golden Leaf Chamber of Commerce, she was treated very well. As soon as she asked for hot water, a waiter immediately carried a large bucket of hot water into the lounge beside her.

When the guys were gone, Xue Hui led Huanhuan into the lounge.

Xue Hui placed a dress made of shark silk on the top of the cabinet. She said, “Take your time bathing. I’ll find you something to eat.”

“Mmhm.”

Xue Hui walked out of the lounge and closed the door behind her.

Huanhuan took off her clothes, stepped into the big barrel, and slowly sat down.

The warm water surrounded her, and she felt all her pores open. It was so comfortable!

She scrubbed all the sand off her body until the water was almost cold. Then, she stood up reluctantly, wiped the water off her body, and changed into the new clothes that Xue Hui had prepared for her.

This dress was originally custom-made for Xue Hui’s figure. When she wore it, it made her look out of place. The hem of the dress reached the ground.

Huanhuan had no choice but to lift the skirt and tie a knot. She used the bathwater to brush her boots while chatting with the system.

“Little Brat, we should have completely shaken off the demon king now, right?”

The system said, “Not yet.”

“Huh?”

“Have you forgotten about the mark on your neck?”

Huanhuan immediately lowered her boots and lowered her head to the water. She turned to look at the butterfly mark on the back of her neck.

The dark purple mark was clearly imprinted on the back of her neck.

She was very surprised. “Didn’t this mark turn red? Why did it suddenly turn purple?”

“Xing Chen must have secretly erased the aura covering the mark when you weren’t looking.”

Huanhuan panicked. “Then what should I do now?”

As long as she had this GPS positioning system on her, Xing Chen could find her no matter where she hid!

The system said, “I have a risky method. Are you willing to try it?”

“Don’t keep me in suspense. Tell me!”

The system hesitated for a moment before saying, “Do it like how Xue Ling did before. Put another layer on the mark left by Xing Chen and destroy it. That should be able to narrow the search range brought by the mark.”

“But I’m not as powerful as Xue Ling. How can I destroy the mark left by Xing Chen?”

“Let’s use the simplest and crudest method.”

…

Huanhuan’s hand was trembling as she held the bone knife. She gulped. “Will this really work?”

The system said, “It should work.”

“What if it doesn’t work?”

“Then we’ll think of something else when the time comes.”

Huanhuan was about to cry. “Can’t you think of a way that’s 100% foolproof?”

“Well, it’ll be a 100% foolproof plan if you wait for Xue Ling to come, but who do you think will find you first—Xue Ling or Xing Chen?”

Xue Ling should still be on his way to the City of 10,000 Beasts, but Xing Chen was already in the City of 10,000 Beasts.

It didn’t take a genius to figure out who could find her faster.

Huanhuan sniffed, feeling especially aggrieved.

The system comforted her. “Don’t be afraid. I’ve already blocked the pain for you. You won’t feel any pain.”

Huanhuan closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and placed the bone knife on the back of her neck. She cut the mark bit by bit.

Blood flowed down her neck and dripped onto the animal hide that Huanhuan had prepared in advance.

The system wasn’t lying to her. It didn’t hurt.

But this feeling of being forced to hurt herself was still uncomfortable!