As the two ants watched, Tangyuan took the initiative to unwrap the cloth.
Round after round came undone, revealing the black fish head.
"What? It doesn't look scary at all." The little ant Wen Yushan wiggled her antennae, communicating with the ant Mi Jingyun through scent.
Mi Jingyun wiggled her antennae too. "Don't underestimate him. Ke Meng is definitely no ordinary man. We mustn't look at that salted fish."
Experience counted for something. Mi Jingyun believed Ke Meng and thought the salted fish wrapped in white cloth might truly be terrifying.
Wen Yushan took her words to heart and twisted around, turning her back on the salted fish so she wouldn't have to look at it.
But would that really let the two ants have their way?
Of course not!
Tangyuan controlled two long strands of dog fur and turned the two ants back around.
Ants had no eyelids. Want to close your eyes? Forget it.
The two ants couldn't resist Tangyuan's control. All they could do was stare as the white cloth was pulled away.
What filled their vision was a patchwork of black fish scales.
A trident pierced the middle of the fish's body. The blood around the wound had already dried, turning dark brown.
For some reason, as Mi Jingyun stared at the scales, she saw a face-a face covered in burns, hideous and ugly.
The sight of that burned face startled Mi Jingyun, and she wanted to flee.
But she couldn't move. She couldn't even control her antennae!
A terror that reached deep into her soul locked every inch of her flesh in place.
It wasn't because of the dog fur. Her body truly couldn't move at all.
Looking at those scales again, that hideous face chilled her to the core.
It was as though her