Chapter 158 Food Oil Worm

Ah, this…

Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu was stunned for a moment, her face turning pale. This was something she hadn't considered, being too focused on her馋 (chán - gluttony).

But… the system only prompted an increase in attributes, it didn't say I was poisoned.

She waited for a while, and when there were no more system prompts and she felt no discomfort, she said, "It seems… it seems like nothing's wrong. This stuff is really edible, and look, it smells so good!"

As she spoke, Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu grabbed another handful of *Shiyou Chong* (Food Oil Worms) from the wooden bucket and ate them. Before, she disliked them because they were bugs and didn't want to eat them. Now that she discovered how good they tasted, she went straight for it, *zhen xiang* (a phrase meaning "genuinely fragrant" and used to express a change of heart after initially disliking something).

The members of the escort team watched Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu eat voraciously without any problems, and couldn't help but feel a little tempted. Mainly because the aroma was really tempting, and seeing Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu eating with her mouth full of oil, they swallowed their saliva.

"Wu Wu, is this stuff really edible?"

"Yes! Trust me! I'm fine!"

Although she was fine, Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu was still a little depressed, because she discovered that the *Shiyou Chong* didn't provide a 0.1 point increase in attributes for just one worm, but rather, it took a dozen or dozens of them to provide a 0.1 point increase.

And as she ate more and more, it seemed like she needed more than a hundred to increase her attributes.

Fortunately, the worms were small enough to be eaten like snacks, a mouthful being a dozen or twenty, so she could still increase her attributes after a few bites, so Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu didn't care too much.

Seeing that Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu was eating the *Shiyou Chong* and was really fine, one of the onlookers stepped forward.

"Give me one to try too."

"Alright!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu casually handed over a *Shiyou Chong*, and the man took it and swallowed it in one gulp, chewing it. He immediately revealed a happy expression, obviously enjoying the taste.

Before he could ask for a second one, his eyes suddenly widened and he fell straight to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.

"Tian Tian!"

"Brother Tian?!"

"Hey! Are you okay!"

Everyone had seen that the man was fine after eating the *Shiyou Chong*, and were thinking of asking for a taste, but then they saw the man fall, and they all exclaimed in alarm.

The Blood Hunter was the first to help him up and check his condition, only to find that the latter had already fainted.

They had people carry him to the carriage to take care of him.

And they called for the accompanying doctor to diagnose him.

Although this accompanying doctor didn't have the superb medical skills of Doctor An, he could handle common injuries and illnesses.

But after a while, the doctor came out and shook his head slightly at the Blood Hunter: "Acute high fever, stiff limbs, a strange disease. I don't know how to treat it."

This basically meant he was waiting to die.

Everyone's faces were ugly, and some people's eyes swept over to Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu's side, as if they were whispering.

At the same time, they were also filled with fear. Fortunately, they hadn't been impulsive at the time, otherwise they would be lying in the carriage waiting to die.

The Blood Hunter had people take care of the man, then left the carriage and told the others to disperse and rest well, before walking towards Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu, who was still in a daze.

"I, I didn't do it on purpose! I, I didn't know this thing was poisonous, I was fine after eating it, but he, but he…"

Seeing the Blood Hunter, Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu panicked and became incoherent.

The Blood Hunter patted her on the shoulder and said in a steady tone: "Don't panic, we all know you didn't mean to. Go get checked by the doctor later, you ate this worm too, maybe there are some hidden dangers lurking."

Hearing this, Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu wanted to cry but had no tears. The *Shiyou Chong* she had saved in her hand suddenly didn't smell so good anymore.

Throwing the worm back into the wooden bucket, she walked dejectedly towards the doctor, turning her head back every few steps, asking with a glimmer of hope, "Blood Hunter, could it be that the man has an allergy to the worm, maybe it's okay for normal people to eat it?"

"…Go get checked, don't think too much."

After Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu went to find the doctor, the Blood Hunter returned to Fang Yue, who was staring blankly ahead.

"If Brother Ye was here, how would he handle it?"

The Blood Hunter pondered. Soon, the rest time was over, and he had the team set off again, following the village road.

This time, the road was smooth again, and they didn't even see any traces of the strange oil on the ground.

It was as if they had missed the strange oil.

After a night of rushing, before the morning sun had risen.

From afar, they could already see Falling Leaf Village.

This meant that they were one step closer to Guyue Village!

After passing Falling Leaf Village, and then Manshui Village, the next village was their final home, Guyue Village.

It was also at this time that Fang Yue woke up.

"Brother Ye!"

The Blood Hunter shouted in surprise, he thought Fang Yue would be out for a long time like before.

The others also gathered around after hearing the Blood Hunter's shout.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu, with red eyes, wailed and pounced on Fang Yue, but Fang Yue pushed her face away with a look of disgust.

"What's going on?"

He had just taken over Bai Xiaoya's night watch duty and stayed up for half the night in reality, how come everyone was reacting like this when he entered the game? Did something happen?

Fang Yue asked carefully, and only then did he find out what had happened, and couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment.

"You ate it and were fine, but he ate it and something happened?"

"Mmm…" Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu nodded aggrievedly.

Fang Yue thought for a while, looked at the time, the effect of [Night's Breath] was still there, it wasn't completely daytime yet.

Walking to the wooden bucket containing the *Shiyou Chong*, he picked up a *Shiyou Chong* and swallowed it in one gulp amidst the exclamations of the others.

Fang Yue thought that Tian Dan Zhi Yuanwu's stomach could handle it, there was no reason why he couldn't handle it.

After one bite, Fang Yue couldn't help but lick his lips, the taste was really good, like eating marinated small dried fish, but with a better, smoother taste.

Then, Fang Yue felt a pain in his stomach.

But this feeling came quickly and went quickly.

Before the pain could spread, [Night's Breath] suppressed the injury.

"System prompt: Congratulations, you have eaten the cooked meat of the strange *Shiyou Gongchong* (Food Oil Worker Worm), your Yuli (Force Control) stat has faintly increased."

"System prompt: You have entered the [Parasite: Split Silk] state."

"System prompt: The [Parasite: Split Silk] state has been removed."

The three system prompts sounded almost simultaneously.

The corners of Fang Yue's mouth twitched slightly, he knew what the first person to eat crab… oh, the second person to eat crab had experienced.

Parasites were indeed troublesome, and they were also acute.

But this thing seemed to be no match for [Night's Breath].

He casually grabbed two more handfuls and ate them.

"System prompt: Congratulations, you have eaten the cooked meat of the strange *Shiyou Gongchong*, your Yuli stat has faintly increased."

"System prompt: Congratulations, you have eaten…"

The system prompt jumped a few times, all of them faintly increasing his stats. Fang Yue knew that this thing had no effect on him anymore.

Eating a whole bucket of *Shiyou Chong* might not even increase his Yuli stat by 0.1.