Nangong Qian’er’s fury boiled as she faced the mocking expressions of Nangong Huan and Ye Wanjun. Suddenly, she noticed the dark spots on Nangong Huan's face and thought of the cursed insects.

With a sinister smile creeping onto her face, she took a few steps closer to Nangong Huan and Ye Wanjun.

“Sister, do you know what it feels like to wish for death?” Nangong Qian’er raised her chin, regaining her previous haughty demeanor.

Now that she had the cursed insect in her hand, with just a thought, she could make that wretched Huan beg for mercy!

“Not really. Are you planning to demonstrate it for me?” Nangong Huan replied with a sunny smile, though she remained wary, unsure of what Nangong Qian’er was up to.

Just as Nangong Qian’er was about to unleash the mother insect, a loud, emotional beast roar erupted from the nearby forest!

“Roar—”

In an instant, the birds scattered, and the ground trembled slightly as something approached the three of them.

They all turned to see five disciples rushing toward them in a panic. Ye Wanjun squinted and recognized three of them as disciples from his own Ye family.

“Qi He, what’s going on?” Ye Wanjun intercepted one of the Ye family disciples, who happened to be one of his juniors.

“Boss!” Ye Qi He clutched Ye Wanjun’s sleeve, nearly in tears. “Boss, we need to run! Just now, a Two Spirit Life red-tailed gorilla went berserk after eating one of the Chi family members! Its strength is at least Three Spirit Life!”

“Roar—”

At that moment, the red-tailed gorilla burst from the trees, pounding its chest fiercely.

Its eyes were blood-red, teeth bared, with blood dripping from its jaws, its fur bristling with rage, emanating an overwhelming aura.

Upon seeing the red-tailed gorilla, everyone instinctively ducked behind Ye Wanjun.

“Hey...” Ye Wanjun’s face darkened. Don’t hide behind me! I’m scared too!

Not far away, Nangong Qian’er suddenly shrank back like a turtle. She glanced at Nangong Huan, noticing that her attention was also fixated on the red-tailed gorilla.

Since this wretched girl could summon so many spirit beasts, she could surely control the red-tailed gorilla as well. With just a command, she could make the gorilla deal with her.

That would be a terrible loss!

A gentleman takes revenge; ten years is not too late! There were still two and a half days left, and with the items her mother had left her, who could say who would laugh last?

With that thought, Nangong Qian’er tiptoed away, slipping out of sight while no one was paying attention.

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As the others trembled in fear, Nangong Huan stepped forward, positioning herself in front of everyone.

In that moment, she appeared larger than life, radiating the aura of a savior.

“Miss Huan!” Someone couldn’t help but shout, tears streaming down their face in gratitude.

Nangong Huan raised her hand, releasing her spiritual energy to soothe the crowd. The gentle waves of energy rippled outward, and the red-tailed gorilla, which had been about to charge, halted in its tracks.

It tilted its head to look at Nangong Huan, slowly lowering its raised arms as its violent aura began to dissipate, and its size shrank slightly, its blood-red eyes returning to normal.

“Ugh...” The red-tailed gorilla whined softly, moving closer to Nangong Huan, its expression seemingly pitiful.

Nangong Huan recognized its whimpering; it was saying its stomach hurt.

“Be careful, Huan!” Ye Wanjun warned, his eyes filled with concern. That gorilla’s fists were bigger than his head!

“I’m fine,” Nangong Huan replied softly, extending her hand toward the red-tailed gorilla. “Does it hurt? Let me see.”

The red-tailed gorilla obediently approached, and Nangong Huan felt its pulse, probing with her spiritual energy.

To her astonishment, she discovered a cursed insect within its body!

Thinking quickly, Nangong Huan turned back and asked, “Did the person it ate drink the potion from last night’s auction?”

“Yes, we all drank it!” a Chi family disciple nodded, looking ashamed. “That was one of ours. Our two teams planned to team up for the flags, but we accidentally provoked it. It ate our companion and went berserk...”

He spoke with a hint of regret, a guilty expression on his face.

Nangong Huan pieced it together. Since the disciple had consumed the potion, the cursed insect must have entered its body. Now that the red-tailed gorilla had eaten him, the insect was inside it as well.

The unusual sensation inside was causing the red-tailed gorilla distress, driving it even more insane.

Another Chi family disciple, however, was furious. “It ate our companion; it must pay with its life!”

Others quickly covered his mouth and pulled him back, whispering warnings.

“Are you trying to get yourself killed?”

“Be careful, or it’ll eat you too!”

“Just being alive is already a blessing!”

The red-tailed gorilla shot him a fierce glare, its throat rumbling with a low growl. If they hadn’t wanted to kill it, it wouldn’t have fought back!

“Don’t worry; it’ll be fine soon,” Nangong Huan reassured it, releasing Xiao Jiu.

Before long, Xiao Jiu expelled the cursed insects from within the gorilla. The tiny, blood-red insects squirmed on the ground, sending chills down everyone’s spines.

With a powerful punch, the red-tailed gorilla crushed the cursed insects into a pulp.

It exhaled a breath, nodding in gratitude toward Nangong Huan, then tossed the flag from its waist to her before turning back into the forest.

Nangong Huan glanced at the flag in her hand and tossed it to the two Chi family disciples, treating it as compensation for their fallen companion.

“These cursed insects are so disgusting!” Ye Qi He grimaced, turning to Ye Wanjun with a sullen expression. “Thank goodness you didn’t let us drink the potion, or we’d be in the same situation.”

Last night, Ye Wanjun and Ye Sang had warned all Ye family disciples not to consume the auctioned potions. They had collected the potions, hidden their identities, and sent them for inspection by the certification association.

“What cursed insects? What potions?” the Chi family disciples suddenly sensed something was off. What were they hiding from them?

Ye Wanjun scoffed, “The potions auctioned by Madam Shen last night contained cursed insects in every bottle! If you drank it, then you also have them inside you!”

“What? We have them inside us?!” The two disciples turned pale, clawing at their mouths, desperate to vomit out the potions they had just consumed.

But after gagging for a while, nothing came out.

Quickly, they recalled the scene of Nangong Huan expelling the cursed insects and rushed to her, dropping to their knees and clutching her legs.

“Miss Huan! Please save us!”

“I’m sorry, Miss Huan. I spoke out of turn earlier; please save us!”

“We’re willing to give you spirit herbs! How many do you want?”

Just the thought of cursed insects inside them made the two disciples burst into tears, scratching their bodies in distress.