Chapter 1335 - 1385: This Matter Has Become Very Troublesome
Li Yifei stared at Na Yi, the blood-red hue in his eyes growing deeper. Na Yi knelt quietly in front of him, and the two remained frozen like this for half a minute.
Na Yi suddenly opened her eyes at this moment. Her expression became incredibly panicked, and she grasped Li Yifei’s arm, speaking urgently and incessantly, her face growing more frantic by the second.
"Na Yi says you can’t kill her. If you kill her, you will die!" Uncle Bunong had somehow returned and translated Na Yi’s words.
Li Yifei let out a long breath, feeling drained. The inner turmoil he’d been experiencing had utterly exhausted him. He gave a faint, bitter smile and said, "Uncle Bunong, I’m sorry. I was very agitated earlier and probably frightened you all."
Bunong smiled faintly and replied, "I can understand your feelings. If you could accept everything calmly, it would mean you’re a heartless person. Na Yi’s decision was indeed a mistake, but seeing you like this now, I can be certain you’ll treat her well in the future. That puts my heart at ease."
Li Yifei sighed and said, "Uncle Bunong, I must be honest with you—accepting Na Yi right now is genuinely difficult for me. Do you know why I came here? It’s because my wife was poisoned with the Coma Worm, and I came seeking a way to remove it."
Bunong’s face changed at once. "What did you say? Your wife was poisoned with the Coma Worm?"
Li Yifei was startled by Bunong’s reaction. "Is the Worm difficult to remove?"
"No!" Bunong shook his head and said, "But those of us who know the Worm Technique never leave Miaojiang. Even if someone does venture out occasionally, they are strictly prohibited from using the Worm on outsiders. This is a serious matter—I have to report this to some clan chiefs to figure out which village’s people went out and poisoned someone."
Li Yifei exclaimed in surprise, "So there’s not just one village proficient in the Worm Technique?"
Bunong nodded and replied, "Correct. We have eight villages that have carried on the tradition of the Worm Technique."