You take three, I take seven. Nan Gong Huan handed Ye Wan Jun three million spirit herbs, packed up the remaining flags on the ground, and left the area.

  Some of the herbs would be used to buy food for Cuo Cuo, some to buy health potions for her grandfather, and some to stock up on magical herbs for future use...

  As Nan Gong Huan calculated the uses for the spirit herbs, she continued walking forward.

  "Three million! I didn’t even do much. Are you sure you want to give me this much?" Ye Wan Jun was so grateful he was almost in tears.

  "You sold all the flags. This is what you deserve. I didn’t realize you had such a talent for business!" Nan Gong Huan smiled and patted his arm in praise.

  "That’s because you gave me the opportunity, hehe." The two began a round of mutual flattery.

  Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path. The person was draped in a large black cloak that covered their entire body, making it impossible to see their face.

  Nan Gong Huan and Ye Wan Jun stopped in their tracks. The person exuded a dangerous aura.

  Slowly, she removed the cloak, revealing a meticulously made-up face, stunningly beautiful. It was none other than Nan Gong Qian’er.

  "Sister, it’s been two days. How have you been?" Nan Gong Qian’er’s rosy complexion suggested she had been doing well these past two days.

  "I’m fine, thank you for your concern," Nan Gong Huan replied coldly. Meeting Nan Gong Qian’er now meant she had come fully prepared.

  Over the past two days, Nan Gong Huan had heard from those who bought flags that sometimes a flute sound would suddenly ring in their ears, causing their stomachs to ache. Then, a mysterious figure in a black cloak would appear and steal the flags from their red rings.

  In this way, more than ten teams had been robbed, and no one knew who the mysterious figure was.

  When Nan Gong Huan heard about the mysterious person, she immediately guessed it was Nan Gong Qian’er. No doubt many people now harbored hatred for her.

  "The trial is about to end. Aren’t you curious how I’ve been these past two days?" Nan Gong Qian’er smiled sweetly, her expression innocent.

  Nan Gong Huan pointed up and down at her. "You seem to be doing just fine."

  But Nan Gong Qian’er suddenly went mad, throwing the cloak in her hand to the ground and shouting, "I’m not doing fine!"

  "I’ve been hiding alone, like a rat in a sewer. You have no idea how much I’ve suffered these past three days!" Nan Gong Qian’er spoke with indignation, clearly ready to go all out.

  "Oh? Do you want me to help you out a bit?" Nan Gong Huan casually pulled out a red flag and waved it in front of her. Nan Gong Qian’er’s expression immediately twisted.

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  She pointed at Nan Gong Huan and shouted, "So you’re the one selling the flags?!"

  Rumors had been spreading about a team selling flags, claiming they had several red flags and were incredibly wealthy.

  Nan Gong Qian’er’s mind immediately turned to mischief.

  "Yes, it’s me. What, do you want to buy some too? Since we’re sisters, I’ll give you a 30% discount," Nan Gong Huan made a "seven" gesture with her fingers and chuckled, a bit cheeky.

  Nan Gong Qian’er wasn’t having it. She snorted coldly and raised her right hand, revealing a plump Gu worm in her palm!

  "Your flags will all be mine!" Nan Gong Qian’er sneered, as if the entire world was under her control.

  "Wow, you’re so amazing, sister!" Nan Gong Huan exaggeratedly twisted her body, further fueling Nan Gong Qian’er’s anger.

  Ye Wan Jun helplessly covered his eyes. Forget Nan Gong Qian’er wanting to hit her—he wanted to hit her too!

  "Sister, I may not have told you, but I’ve already planted a Gu worm in your body! With just a thought, I can make you writhe in agony! If you beg me now, I might be in a good mood and let you go," Nan Gong Qian’er suddenly adopted a condescending tone.

  With the Gu worm, she feared nothing!

  "Ah, the Gu worm! Oh no, I’m so scared!" Nan Gong Huan covered her mouth, exaggeratedly twisted, and took two steps back in mock panic.

  Nan Gong Qian’er sneered. "Now that you’re scared, hand over the flags obediently, and I’ll make your suffering less severe!"

  The feeling of holding someone’s life in her hands was intoxicating. Nan Gong Qian’er was almost floating, especially since it was the life of someone she had always despised!

  Nan Gong Huan lowered her hand, her expression returning to normal. She beckoned with her finger and smiled lightly. "If you’ve got the guts, come and take them."

  "You asked for it!" Nan Gong Qian’er was completely enraged. She used her spiritual energy to activate the mother worm, making the child worm wreak havoc.

  "Ouch—" At that moment, Nan Gong Huan bent over, clutching her stomach.

  "Hmph, now you know how it feels. I’ll give you a chance to kneel and beg..." Before Nan Gong Qian’er could finish, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. Her eyes widened as a hammering agony surged through her!

  Not only that, her limbs began to swell slightly, making it impossible to stand. She fell to the ground. Her skin felt like it was being pressed by a hot iron, burning with pain that penetrated her bones. It was as if nails were being driven into the gaps of her bones, the excruciating pain instantly overwhelming her entire body!

  Even worse, her head was splitting with pain, and black spots began to appear on her face, ruining her once beautiful appearance.

  "Ah—" Nan Gong Qian’er screamed, rolling on the ground. The mother worm was flung aside. At this point, the pain was so unbearable that death would have been a mercy.

  "Huh? I’m perfectly fine," Nan Gong Huan straightened up, pretending to examine herself, then smiled at Nan Gong Qian’er. "Sister, weren’t you going to make me kneel and beg? Why is it you who’s begging now?"

  "Ah—Nan Gong Huan! What did you do?!" Nan Gong Qian’er shouted in agony. Why was she the one in pain when she activated the mother worm?

  Nan Gong Huan walked over to her and, in front of her, stomped the mother worm to death, grinding it under her foot. The sticky fluid from the worm was disgusting, but Nan Gong Huan’s merciless smile didn’t waver.

  When the mother worm died, the child worm would inevitably die too. But before it died, the child worm would intensify its effects, making the host suffer even more before death.

  "Of course, I returned the Gu worm to you, sister. How does it feel to wish for death rather than live?" Nan Gong Huan leaned down, watching Nan Gong Qian’er’s agonized screams with complete indifference, her heart as cold as ice.

  Ye Wan Jun couldn’t help but cover his ears. The screams were unbearable.

  No words could describe the hatred in Nan Gong Qian’er’s heart. She screamed in pain while glaring at Nan Gong Huan with bloodshot eyes, knowing she was finished.

  The child worm was in her body. With the mother worm dead, she would die too.

  Who could save her... Nan Gong Qian’er’s mind raced. Mother... maybe Mother could save her!

  With her last bit of rationality, Nan Gong Qian’er activated her red ring and fled!