Since Su Xi had decided to act, she naturally wouldn't stop at just a few tricks.
Since Feng Wenxin was unwilling to cooperate and reveal the mastermind, she had no choice but to showcase her talents.
She firmly believed that no one was truly stubborn, only those whose talents hadn't been discovered. As long as the talents were displayed well, anyone could be made to speak.
Based on her understanding, the range of Gu worms and their handlers couldn't be too far apart, so the person raising the Gu must be nearby.
As long as she investigated thoroughly, she would surely be able to catch the Gu raiser.
At worst, it would just take her a little more effort.
Seeing that Su Xi was truly preparing to make a move, Feng Wenxin's legs began to tremble, and he felt immense pressure.
His plan to sow his seeds wasn't complete yet, and he didn't want to die so easily.
In this moment of crisis, he hastily shouted, "He Ba, save me!"
He was still in the prime of his youth and needed to live well.
The Feng family's lineage depended on him.
Su Xi did not stop Feng Wenxin as he continued to cry out for help.
Instead, she sneered inwardly. He was finally asking for help; she had actually thought Feng Wenxin was tougher.
Subconsciously, her movements slowed down.
After all, if she acted too quickly, the person behind him wouldn't have time to show up.
As Feng Wenxin's desperate cries echoed, a furious roar suddenly came from a distance, "How dare you! Who dares to harm my disciple!"
As his illegitimate son, Feng Wenxin had already absorbed a great deal of his effort, and he absolutely could not allow anything to happen to him.
As soon as the voice faded, a beggar, clad in tattered rags and exuding a foul stench, appeared before Su Xi.
The strong odor emanating from him caused many students nearby to gag, some almost vomiting up their meals from the previous year.
The smell was more unforgettable than rotten eggs mixed with sauerkraut in the summer.
They swore that at that moment, they would rather eat excrement than endure such a noxious smell.
The moment Su Xi caught the scent, she immediately sealed her sense of smell.
She wasn't a masochist and didn't want to inflict suffering on herself.
She knew that people who handled Gu worms often emitted a peculiar odor due to the creatures. Many tried to mask their scent with various adornments.
However, appearing as a beggar was truly uncommon.
He Ba looked at Su Xi, his yellow teeth bared, and said in a low voice, "Who are you, and why are you ruining my young master's good deed?"
"Heh, 'good deed'?" Su Xi couldn't help but roll her eyes at He Ba, impressed by his shamelessness.
Someone who had harmed all the girls in the school was actually a "good deed."
She wondered how thick-skinned one had to be to say such a brazen thing.
If Feng Wenxin hadn't been in poor health, the original host would have been defiled by him too. Now, to hear He Ba describe it as a "good deed," she didn't know how he could even face himself.
He Ba, upon hearing Su Xi's question, did not show shame but rather pride. "Women are inherently subservient to the strong. These women are fortunate to receive my young master's favor; it is something to be celebrated."
"After all, for them, being slept with by anyone is still being slept with. It's better to be slept with by the strong. This is their good fortune, yet you question my young master."
Su Xi almost burst out laughing at He Ba's logic.
This was utterly absurd. Had this person's head fallen off when he was a child, causing not only his head to be askew but his thinking to be so grotesquely twisted?
Su Xi knew she couldn't let him continue speaking, or she would surely be enraged to death.
She wasn't a feminist; she was just a normal person.
The best way to deal with such scum was to send them to the afterlife, otherwise, letting them live was a waste of land and resources.
With this thought, Su Xi unhesitatingly took out her fire-starting stick.
Although she disdained He Ba, she knew that those who played with insects were cunning and could strike at any moment.
Therefore, to be cautious, she wouldn't risk herself.
Using her ice and fire powers to seal off all escape routes for the worms was the safest approach.
He Ba saw Su Xi pull out a dark, unremarkable stick, and his previously grim and ferocious face suddenly broke into a smile.
When he first saw Su Xi, he thought she was some reclusive master. He hadn't expected her to be a lunatic, thinking a stick could defeat him.
Dream on.
Was she trying to massage his back and beg for mercy?
He fumbled on his person, took out a worm, and flung it at Su Xi.
The white worm rapidly grew in the air, and within a few breaths, it became as large as a small car.
The white worm writhed its entire body and charged towards Su Xi.
This was the giant worm he had raised. Not only was its body tough enough to withstand bullets, but it also had an astonishing appetite and could devour anything. Anything swallowed by it would be quickly digested.
Just then, Su Xi's ice and fire powers quickly struck the white worm.
What Su Xi expected did not happen. The powers fell on the white worm with no effect at all; they couldn't even halt its advance.
"What's going on?" Su Xi was momentarily stunned. Why had her spell failed?
Seeing Su Xi falter, He Ba's smile widened.
The more interesting part was yet to come.
"Pfft."
The white worm suddenly spat out a long string of fine threads from its mouth, wrapping around Su Xi and blocking her path.
The threads were black and covered in countless viscous, foul-smelling fluids, clearly dripping with potent poison.
Su Xi, seeing the black threads coiling towards her, wisely avoided them instead of trying to block them head-on. She quickly realized her mistake.
The black threads, missing Su Xi, instead ensnared several people nearby.
"Ah~" Instantly, those two individuals let out screams of agony.
Then, their bodies visibly began to rot, liquefying in moments and splashing onto the ground.
Su Xi blinked at the sight.
Indeed, He Ba's strength gave him the right to be arrogant in this world.
However, in a world governed by laws, might did not make right.
The white worm, having failed to ensnare Su Xi, let out an unresigned roar and brandished its black threads, flinging them at Su Xi again.
"Whoosh."
Before the black threads even reached her, a foul odor assailed Su Xi.
In the midst of the stench, Su Xi's vision blurred, and she felt dizzy, swaying in place as if in a dream.
Seeing Su Xi's state, He Ba's earlier worry subsided.
This giant worm was something he had painstakingly cultivated. It was not only poisonous but also possessed hypnotic abilities.
Su Xi, no matter where she came from, could not withstand such torment.
Soon, Su Xi would become food for his pet.
Each person his pet consumed would significantly increase its strength. Once it completed its final molt, no one would be able to stop him from becoming the master of the world.
Whether he would become president or prime minister would be entirely up to his will.