Shadow-Eating Worm

Although Feng Nian had received some remuneration after helping Xiao Jiasheng settle Fan Lingling's matter, she still had to pay for her school fees and living expenses. In addition, the female ghost and paper figurines at home were snack shredders, so she still had to think of a way to continue earning money.

She calculated that today's source of wealth was in the northwest. Early in the morning, Feng Nian headed northwest.

Following the northwest direction was a secluded path. Usually, almost no one passed by. At the end of the path was a long-decrepit mountain temple.

She stopped at the side of the path. The Mountain God Temple had been in shambles for a long time. It would definitely not be peaceful inside. Perhaps there were some evil spirits hidden inside. She did not bring any extra talismans today. She was afraid that she would be at a disadvantage if she fought, so she did not enter the Mountain God Temple.

Half an hour later, Feng Nian heard footsteps approaching.

"Are you sure it's here?" a boy's voice asked as footsteps approached.

"Yes, I heard that the Mountain God Temple is very effective. It should be nearby," another boy's voice replied.

It seemed that two boys had come to the Mountain God Temple to pray. She did not know what they were asking for. Was it to improve their studies or simply not to fail.

Suddenly, the footsteps stopped. An old woman stopped the boys. These two boys were Wei Cong and Cai Yulin.

"Children, where are you going?" The old woman's hair was white, and the teeth in her mouth had long fallen out. In order to make herself look amiable, she tried her best to squeeze out an ugly smile.

Just as Cai Yulin was about to answer, Wei Cong stopped him in time. This was because he realized that ever since this old woman appeared, the surrounding temperature had dropped by a few degrees. The sky was also a little dark. He vaguely felt that something was wrong with this old woman.

Seeing Wei Cong's vigilant expression, the old woman continued to smile and ask, "Child, don't be afraid. I'm not a bad person. Tell me, where are you going?"

"You're not a bad person. You're right, I can confirm it. Because you're not even a person, how can you be a bad person?" Feng Nian walked over slowly. They were meeting again. She remembered that Wei Cong was Master Wei's nephew, the apple of the Wei Family's eye. Why didn't anyone follow him to the wilderness today?

Her words made Wei Cong's expression change. He had guessed correctly. This old woman was not a good person. No, she was not human at all. He pulled Cai Yulin to Feng Nian's side, but he realized that the two of them could not move.

The old woman giggled. She had thought that she would have gained a lot by capturing two people today. She did not expect there to be another person. It was really a two-for-one deal.

"I don't want to fight today. Let them go and I'll let you go." Feng Nian glanced at the ground. Half of Wei Cong and Cai Yulin's shadows had been eaten, and the other half was slowly being devoured.

This old woman was a Shadow-Eating Worm. She specialized in living with shadows. Once a person's shadow was eaten by her, the person would die for no reason in a week.

The old woman did not expect Feng Nian to be so bold as to say such words. She stopped devouring Wei Cong and Cai Yulin's shadows and turned to look at Feng Nian. "I've never tasted the shadow of a Mystical Master in my life. Why don't I test how your shadow is different from ordinary people?"

After saying this, it immediately pounced in Feng Nian's direction.

Not only did Feng Nian not dodge, but she also smiled at the Shadow-Eating Worm.

The Shadow-Eating Worm was shocked. It suddenly thought of something and wanted to turn around, but it was too late. It was bound by the net formed by the array and was hanging high up. It immediately begged for mercy, "Master, please be magnanimous. I was wrong. I won't eat human shadows again."

"It's too late now. You've eaten too many people's shadows. They died because of you. You have to pay the price for what you've done!" Feng Nian began to chant silently.

The worm rolled around in the net and spat out all the shadows that it had just eaten. After vomiting, it turned into a pile of bones that hung in the net.

Seeing the Shadow-Eating Worm turn into a pile of bones, Wei Cong was the first to react. He tried to move but found that he still could not.

"Don't move. Half of your shadow has been eaten. You can only move after you attach it back. I have to help you reattach your shadow. How troublesome." She took out a bottle of mineral water from Wei Cong's backpack and used a tree branch to pick out the shadow that the Shadow Eater spat out. After washing it a few times, she took out a wooden needle made of peach wood and compared it to the remaining half of Wei Cong's shadow.

Wei Cong, who could not move, saw that Feng Nian did not start on it and was staring at his remaining shadow instead. He could not help but urge, "Hurry up and do it."

"I am a person who has a clear price tag. I reattach shadows and have different prices. I will give you the price options, and you can choose which you want." Feng Nian stared at Wei Cong with a money-grubber face. It seemed like he was the source of her wealth today.

"There's no need for the options. I'll choose the most expensive one." After Wei Cong answered, he realized that Cai Yulin, who was beside him, had a conflicted expression, as if he was really thinking about the price Feng Nian mentioned. He added, "I will pay for his as well. Hurry up and reattach it for us."

"Alright, I'll do it now." A smile bloomed on her face. Her living expenses and snack fees for this month were about to be accounted for again.

An hour later, Feng Nian put away the needle and thread. She looked at the two shadows on the ground that were stitched a little crookedly and smiled. It seemed that her sewing skills had improved.

"Why can't you sew it better? It's crooked." Wei Cong, who wanted perfection in everything he saw that the shadow was a little crooked and could not help but complain.

Wei Cong's words made her a little angry and temperamental. This was clearly the best she had ever sewn, but she was actually despised. She did not care that the 14-year-old person in front of her was her source of living expenses and snacks for the next few months. She directly retorted, "Since Young Master Wei Cong isn't satisfied, I will cut off the shadow again. You can ask the best tailor in your city to sew it for you." After saying that, she really picked up a pair of scissors and was about to cut down along the shadow.

"Don't, don't, just take it that I was wrong, alright?" Wei Cong immediately took a few steps to the side, protecting his newly stitched shadow. He did not want his shadow to be cut off the moment he moved.

Cai Yulin unintentionally smiled. This was the first time someone other than Wei Cong's uncle could make Wei Cong so angry.

When Feng Nian heard Wei Cong's words, it sounded that he was satisfied with the shadow she sewed. She took out her cell phone, "I'll have to trouble Young Master Wei Cong to settle the bill. You probably don't bring so much cash, but you can scan the QR code to pay me, right?"

Wei Cong rolled his eyes where he thought Feng Nian would not see. What kind of person was she? Why was she only thinking about money?

After scanning the QR code, he heard a voice from her cell phone. "88,800 yuan has been received."

"What, 80,000?" Wei Cong did not believe what he heard. Feng Nian took over 80,000 yuan from him and only sewed two shadows. Was it that expensive?

"The thread used to sew the shadows was made from the intestines of the Shadow-Eating Worm. The needle used to sew the shadow was made from 10-thousand-year-old peachwood. Moreover, wasn't I prepared to give you price options? Didn't you say that you didn't want to hear it?" Feng Nian was suspicious if Wei Cong was a fake. The Wei Family could not even afford this 80,000 yuan?