Ten kinds of poisonous insects biting me?
I instantly thought of snakes, scorpions, centipedes, poisonous toads, and the like, and my skin crawled.
Seeing me stammer, Master burst out laughing.
"Xiao Jiang, are you afraid of bugs?"
Hearing that, I said awkwardly,
"It's not that I'm afraid, Master. It's just that they're a little... a little gross..."
As soon as I finished speaking, Aunt Tang said,
"It's all right, Xiao Jiang. The ten poisonous insects I prepared won't hurt you.
And I raised all of these poisonous insects myself.
If the Four Misfortune Qi inside you erupts and backlashes,
and you can't suppress it, I'll have these poisonous insects bite you and absorb the Four Misfortune Qi from your body, thereby reducing the backlash caused by the Four Misfortune Qi..."
So that was it.
Hearing this, I nodded.
Then I asked,
"Aunt Tang, what kinds of poisonous insects do you use?"
At that, Aunt Tang immediately opened up.
She said directly,
"Let me tell you about the ten poisonous insects I've raised. First, the Poison Mist Scorpion.
Its venomous stinger can spray out a pale green poisonous mist.
The mist is highly corrosive. Once inhaled or touched by the skin, it causes rapid, widespread ulceration..."
At this point, Master gestured beside us.
"As big as an emperor crab..."
"What?"
I was stunned. Could a venomous scorpion really be raised that large?
Aunt Tang seemed excited whenever these poisonous insects were mentioned.
She nodded repeatedly.
"That's normal. These are descendants of the Poison Mist Scorpion my father raised. The one he raised was even bigger..."
My eyes widened. Everyone knew the Tang Clan excelled at poison, but they were also exceptionally skilled at raising poisonous insects...
Then, before the dishes arrived, Aunt Tang continued,
"There's also the Poison Blade Centipede. Its