Chapter 743 223: The Fiend's Plot (Part 2)

Inside the small building were the Ten Thousand Gu Insects.

The location pointed to by the Infinite Divination Skill was also the location of the Ten Thousand Gu Insects.

Without Shen Bai needing to say a word, he already knew why.

"Open the door. I want to go in and see," Shen Bai said.

Chief Wan was taken aback for a moment. But upon seeing Shen Bai's serious expression, he realized that the Grand Elder's appearance, and his attempt to stop them from entering the building containing the Ten Thousand Gu Insects, must be related to the insects themselves.

Chief Wan's heart sank. Worried that something had happened to the Ten Thousand Gu Insects, he didn't dare hesitate for a second. He stepped forward and opened the door before them.

When the door was pushed open, a vast space was revealed inside.

Within this space, all sorts of wooden boxes were stacked up.

Each wooden box was sealed with Qi, not a single trace of its aura leaking out.

Shen Bai stepped inside. After telling Ding Quan and the others to stand guard outside, he scanned the entire building with his Void-breaking Red Eye.

Inside these wooden boxes were terrifyingly venomous insects.

Each one was powerful enough to deal with a master of the Void Realm.

Some were even capable of threatening masters of the Celestial Spirit Realm.

Chief Wan explained, "This is the Gu Village's accumulation over many years. Every single exceptionally important Gu Insect is hidden here in case of an emergency."

"The Gu Insects on the ground floor are the weakest. The ones on the second floor are slightly better. And on the top floor is where the Ten Thousand Gu Insects are kept."

Shen Bai nodded and said no more. He followed the stairs past the second floor and arrived on the third.

The third floor was extremely spacious. There were no more wooden boxes here. Instead, a cylindrical stone pedestal stood in the center.

The stone pedestal was only half a person's height, and though cylindrical, it was only about as wide as a person could wrap their arms around.

Atop this cylinder sat a single wooden box.

The wooden box was sealed with powerful Qi, ensuring not the slightest hint of the aura within could escape.

Even when Shen Bai scanned it with his Void-breaking Red Eye, he couldn't penetrate the wooden box.

This alone showed just how precious the wooden box was.

"The Ten Thousand Gu Insects are inside. Please wait a moment, Lord Shen, while I open it. You must be careful in a moment. Do not provoke the Ten Thousand Gu Insects, or they will go out of control."

Shen Bai nodded, signaling for Chief Wan to open the box.

He too was eager to see what was inside.

Receiving Shen Bai's signal, Chief Wan stopped talking. He stepped forward, circulated the Qi in his body, and pressed his fingers against the wooden box.

The Qi on the wooden box circulated and flowed in a specific pattern. Without undoing it in that specific way, it was absolutely impossible to open the box.

But when Chief Wan opened the wooden box, the scene inside left him completely stunned.

The wooden box was completely empty. There was nothing inside.

Aside from a silk scarf left inside, there was no trace of the Ten Thousand Gu Insects to be found.

A look of horror spread across Chief Wan's face. "What's going on? Where in the world did the Ten Thousand Gu Insects go?"

This was the very foundation of the Gu Village's existence, yet now it had vanished without a trace.

It was more than Chief Wan could accept.

Shen Bai said, "It's simple. This incident isn't just about the so-called Yue Sect colluding with the Great Yue Country. More importantly, it involves these remnants from the Era of Ten Thousand Cities."

"That's the only way it would have been possible to steal the Ten Thousand Gu Insects from this building."

"And after stealing them, to prevent you from finding out, the Grand Elder remained here in the Gu Village. Just like before, he even tried to stop me."

Every single word struck a chord deep in Chief Wan's heart.

The bitter expression on Chief Wan's face deepened.

He felt he had made a huge mess of things.

The Ten Thousand Gu Insects had been safe for generations, yet a problem had occurred on his watch.

He felt that even in death, he would never be able to face the people of the Gu Village, young and old, or his ancestors.

Shen Bai noticed Chief Wan's expression and said, "Don't worry. The situation isn't entirely beyond saving."

Chief Wan snapped back to his senses. Hearing Shen Bai's words, he immediately grew excited.

"Lord Shen, if you need any help, we will cooperate in any way."

"If you can find the whereabouts of the Ten Thousand Gu Insects, from this day forward, everyone in the Gu Village will follow your lead, Lord Shen."

He didn't say they would follow the Observatory, but Shen Bai himself. The meaning was obvious.

Shen Bai shook his head. "I don't need your allegiance. For now, it seems their target might have been me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Bai performed the Infinite Divination Skill.

Before, there were too few clues for the Infinite Divination Skill to work with. But now, he felt he had enough.

When Shen Bai performed the Infinite Divination Skill again, countless silk-like threads appeared in mid-air. They continuously converged, finally extending out in a single direction.

At the same time, a sliver of understanding dawned in Shen Bai's mind.

He was gradually beginning to understand the cause and effect of the whole affair.

'So that's it,' he thought. 'They wanted the Ten Thousand Gu Insects for that Small Forbidden Area in Cangnan Dao.'

The Infinite Divination Skill told him that this matter wasn't as complicated as he had imagined.

The Yue Sect of the Gu Village were actually just opportunists, swaying with the wind.

They not only had ties with the Great Yue Country, but also with the remnants of the Era of Ten Thousand Cities.

This time, the Great Yue Country had indeed used the people of the Yue Sect to cause some trouble for the Great Zhou Country.

However, the theft of the Ten Thousand Gu Insects had nothing to do with the Great Yue Country.

It was entirely the work of the remnants from the Era of Ten Thousand Cities.

The people of the Yue Sect were also in collusion with these remnants, and this time, they helped them obtain the Ten Thousand Gu Insects.

And the reason the remnants of the Era of Ten Thousand Cities wanted the Ten Thousand Gu Insects was also very simple.