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Chapter 118 - 110: The Secret of Wuxi Village · Oct 29, 2026

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101 Chapter 101 - 93: Utterly Ruined 2026-10-29
102 Chapter 102 - 94: Our Own Family’s Money 2026-10-29
103 Chapter 103 - 95: Acquired Treasure 2026-10-29
104 Chapter 104 - 96: Lin Yi Gave Birth 2026-10-29
105 Chapter 105 - 97: Can I Join? 2026-10-29
106 Chapter 106 - 98: Preparing for the Journey 2026-10-29
107 Chapter 107 - 99: Strange Bodyguard 2026-10-29
108 Chapter 108 - 100: Off to a Bad Start 2026-10-29
109 Chapter 109 - 101: The Real Crisis 2026-10-29
110 Chapter 110 - 102: Tang Mo’s Strength 2026-10-29
111 Chapter 111 - 103: Challenging Oneself 2026-10-29
112 Chapter 112 - 104: More Than Meets the Eye 2026-10-29
113 Chapter 113 - 105: A Good Deed 2026-10-29
114 Chapter 114 - 106: Arriving at Yunshui Town 2026-10-29
115 Chapter 115 - 107: Wuxi Village 2026-10-29
116 Chapter 116 - 108: Hit-or-Miss 2026-10-29
117 Chapter 117 - 109: Staying in Wuxi Village 2026-10-29
118 Chapter 118 - 110: The Secret of Wuxi Village 2026-10-29
119 Chapter 119 - 111: The Only Sober One 2026-10-29
120 Chapter 120 - 112: Complete Fabrication 2026-10-29
121 Chapter 121 - 113: The Sect Leader’s Secret 2026-10-29
122 Chapter 122 - 114: Spiritual Power Materialization 2026-10-29
123 Chapter 123 - 115: Accidental Killing 2026-10-29
124 Chapter 124 - 116: Tang Mo’s Discovery 2026-10-29
125 Chapter 125 - 117: Mysterious Patterns 2026-10-29
126 Chapter 126 - 118: Who Is the Thief? 2026-10-29
127 Chapter 127 - 119: A Strange Squad 2026-10-29
128 Chapter 128 - 120: Setting Off Together 2026-10-29
129 Chapter 129 - 121: Unusual Movement Beneath the Sand 2026-10-29
130 Chapter 130 - 122: Each Displays Their Prowess 2026-10-29
131 Chapter 131 - 123: First Appearance of a Divine Ability 2026-10-29
132 Chapter 132 - 124: The Mysterious Palace 2026-10-29
133 Chapter 133 - 125: A Blessing in Disguise 2026-10-29
134 Chapter 134 - 126: Jingjing’s Request 2026-10-29
135 Chapter 135 - 127: Turns Out to Be a Great Treasure 2026-10-29
136 Chapter 136 - 128: Are You a Devil? 2026-10-29
137 Chapter 137 - 129: 3 Wishes 2026-10-29
138 Chapter 138 - 130: Someone’s Finally Here 2026-10-29
139 Chapter 139 - 131: Fu Qi’s Trump Card 2026-10-29
140 Chapter 140 - 132: Dead of Night 2026-10-29
141 Chapter 141 - 133: Leaving the Secret Room 2026-10-29
142 Chapter 142 - 134: The Legend of Legends 2026-10-29
143 Chapter 143 - 135: The Appearance of the Crystal Stone 2026-10-29
144 Chapter 144 - 136: Struck It Rich 2026-10-29
145 Chapter 145 - 136: Struck It Rich (Part 2) 2026-10-29
146 Chapter 146 - 136: Struck It Rich 2026-10-29
147 Chapter 147 - 137: Lin Yu’s Data 2026-10-29
148 Chapter 148 - 138: Boiling World 2026-10-29
149 Chapter 149 - 139: Spiritual Power Protective Shield 2026-10-29
150 Chapter 150 - 140: Desert Flower 2026-10-29

Chapter 118: Chapter 110: The Secret of Wuxi Village

Xiao Hu’s family home had four rooms. One was for his parents, one was for Xiao Hu, and a third was for his younger sister.

However, Tang Mo didn’t see Xiao Hu’s sister. Xiao Hu’s mother explained that his sister, Xiao Tao, was gravely ill and couldn’t come out to welcome her, asking for her understanding.

”Gravely ill? Can’t you ask the Sect Leader for a Medicinal Insect to cure her?”

Tang Mo still remembered what Xiao Hu had told her on the way here.

”The Sect Leader said that each type of Medicinal Insect treats a different illness. The village doesn’t have the kind that can cure Xiao Tao yet.”

Xiao Hu lowered his head. This was also the reason he was so desperate to go to the place Tang Mo had mentioned.

’If they could really catch a lot of Medicinal Insects, maybe they’d find the one that could cure Xiao Tao’s illness?’

He really wanted to save his sister’s life.

Xiao Tao was getting sicker and sicker. It would take a long time to prepare the Medicinal Insect, and he didn’t know if she could hold on until then.

’One type of insect for one type of illness?’

Tang Mo felt this whole business was getting more and more bizarre.

Xiao Hu’s parents were naturally also full of anticipation for the place Tang Mo had described, so they treated her with the utmost enthusiasm.

They led her to the empty room and prepared bedding and some daily necessities for her.

”This empty room is...?”

Tang Mo had observed that the houses in Wuxi Village were arranged in a very orderly fashion. It seemed unlikely they would build a spare, empty house.

”This was my younger son’s room... He got sick and passed away later.”

Tang Mo nodded. ’So even if this Sect Leader and his Medicinal Insects are incredible, people in Wuxi Village still die.’

Xiao Hu remembered what Tang Mo had said in front of the Sect Leader: as long as they provided her with food and lodging, she would take them to that place.

So, when evening came, Xiao Hu brought Tang Mo her dinner.

In an independent village like this, one that didn’t rely on a base, there were naturally no nutrient solutions.

Meat from Basic-level Mutant Beasts was tough to eat, and while meat from Intermediate Beasts was naturally good, it wasn’t easy to hunt them.

Xiao Hu brought Tang Mo two dried bones with some jerky still attached, along with two fruits.

Tang Mo could vaguely sense that this was meat from an Intermediate Beast. Judging by how precious Xiao Hu treated the food, this was probably the best meal his family had to offer.

Tang Mo felt a bit embarrassed to accept it. ’Xiao Hu’s family has a seriously ill sister, and I just bluffed my way in. What kind of person would I be if I ate the best food they had?’

”It’s already great that I get to stay here. From now on, I can find my own food.”

”No! Don’t go back on your word! You have to take us to that place, I’m begging you.”

Xiao Hu thought Tang Mo’s refusal meant she didn’t want to take them to that place. His eyes filled with pleading. Fearing she wouldn’t accept, he set the food down and quickly ran off.

’The people here are so simple-minded. They really think that as long as they meet my demands, I’ll definitely keep my promise.’

Left with no choice, Tang Mo picked up the jerky and began to gnaw on it slowly.

’Deceiving honest people feels terrible. I’ll have to find a chance to repay this kindness later.’

Tang Mo’s spiritual power had reached a point where she no longer needed to set aside a specific time at night to focus on cultivation.

She had now found a new method: cultivating her spiritual power while doing other things.

For example, when she was traveling, she would often sprint while simultaneously circulating her spiritual power throughout her body.

As long as she wasn’t talking or fighting, she could get her spiritual power to circulate rhythmically through her body at any time. This undoubtedly saved her a lot of time.

She was already ranked twenty-first on the Huaxia leaderboard. She really had to work harder; she had her pride to think about, after all.

Later that night, after Xiao Hu and his family had fallen asleep, Tang Mo quietly got up and went outside.

She crouched in front of the row of jars and opened one.

The moment she unwrapped the white cloth bound by coils of hemp rope that sealed the jar’s mouth, Tang Mo was nearly knocked over by a nauseating stench.

’How could she describe that smell?’

It was like the stink of rotting mutant beast meat in a swamp, covered in flies.

Holding her breath against the stench, Tang Mo peered into the jar. Inside were only two insect carcasses; the rest was a thick, black liquid.

’That makes sense. I just sold one of these insects today for an Intermediate Crystal Core. They’re so valuable, it’s normal for Xiao Hu’s family to only have two.’

The smell alone was more than Tang Mo could bear; she could hardly imagine how anyone could eat this stuff.

’Just thinking about it made her stomach turn.’

After examining it carefully several times, Tang Mo could confirm that these were just the ordinary, bloated, rotting corpses of insects.

Although she didn’t know what the liquid was, the insects themselves were surely worthless. Curing illnesses and saving lives with them was completely impossible.

’It seems the key to the mystery lies in the Sect Leader’s final, secret step.’

Tang Mo carefully re-wrapped the jar’s lid the way she had found it and put it back.

’The villagers of Wuxi Village must be quite simple and honest. Otherwise, they wouldn’t just leave something they consider so valuable sitting out in the open.’

’They must be certain no one would steal them for every household to dare do this.’

Tang Mo tiptoed back into the house. As she passed the room belonging to Xiao Hu’s sister, Xiao Tao, she heard a series of coughs from within.

”Big Sister.”

Tang Mo naturally heard the voice and moved closer to the door of Xiao Tao’s room.

”Are you calling me?”

Tang Mo hadn’t met Xiao Tao yet, but Xiao Tao, inside her room, must have already heard about her arrival.

’Knowing that I can lead everyone to a place to catch lots of Medicinal Insects, this sick young woman must be very happy.’

’Too bad I’m destined to disappoint her.’

”Big Sister, can you come in for a moment?”

The girl’s voice from inside the room was gentle, her breathing unsteady and interspersed with coughs. It was a heart-wrenching sound.

Tang Mo hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door open and walked in.

A small chair was placed by Xiao Tao’s bed, with a lit candle on top.

On the chair also sat a half-read book. It seemed the girl passed her days in the room by reading.

Tang Mo looked at the girl on the bed.

Xiao Tao was the same age as Xiao Hu, nineteen. They were fraternal twins.

Xiao Tao’s face was drained of color, sallow and yellowed. Her lips were pale and tinged with a dark hue.

A trash can sat on the floor nearby. Tang Mo glanced inside and saw it was full of blood-stained tissues.

’It seems Xiao Tao really is gravely ill.’

”Big Sister, you’re from the outside, right? Can you tell me about the outside world?”

Xiao Tao didn’t ask anxiously about catching Medicinal Insects as Tang Mo had expected. Instead, she asked about the world outside, her eyes shining brightly in her sallow face.

Tang Mo sat by the bed and told Xiao Tao about S Base and the villages around B City.

Tang Mo kept her stories superficial, mostly covering things one could read in the Alliance Daily, but Xiao Tao still listened with rapt attention.

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