Host, Please Be Honest! What Exactly Are You?

A rotting cologne filled with Mildew, wet wood, yeast, and several other strange smells bombarded everyone's nostrils the moment Cang Ingard smiled.

Blugh!~

A build of fluid struggled to force its way up through their throats and out their mouths if not for their self-control to five it back.

The corners of their eyes tinged with salty tears threatening to fall off.

If their bodies could speak, it would say: Since you don't want to like, then I'll see it out through your eyes!

As grown men who haven't cried in heaven knows how long, the moldy acid smell tingles their eyes like onions.

They couldn't help being a little hateful here.

Why was this magical wall permitting the stench to reach them but refusing for them to get closer?

In truth, the formation would only permit scent and sound to pass through.

And though the creatures would also vanish and move like the wind, the formation would keep all evil essence in the formation.

So there was nothing to worry about.

Though the smell was nose-boggling, it was the least of their problems.

Pupils dilating, they stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar Cang Ingard with transformed horror.

His skin!

... His skin had returned to normal without the Frankenstein flakes.

But who knew that the flakes were hiding something even more dastardly underneath?

What was this?

Tiny lines began to move across his face as though something was crawling underneath!

It wasn't just one, but many.

And only after seeing one of the things crawl from his chin to his eyes and out his eyeball did they know what they were.

Maggots!!!

Ugly, rotting maggots!!

[Their bodies]: Are you ready to puke now?

Blughhhh!!!!!!!~

Some gave up.

Too terrible!

The maggots were like nothing they had ever seen before.

And the more they looked, the more they subconsciously felt as though they were drawing on their skins.

Shudder.

Many shook uncomfortably.

And even till now, the biggest elephant in the room wasn't this.

Many looked at Cang Ingard, subconsciously taking one step back even though they were out of the formation.

Their bodies acted faster than their minds.

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"You!~..."

Lishu was short of words.

And soon, the thing spoke.

"Mother, father... Why the long face? Don't you want me anymore?"

No way! Zee Ingard inwardly spoke, fear overwhelming his body.

The voice from Cang Ingard was shrill, thick, and several octaves deep with an echoing effect. And coupled with Cang Ingard's unnatural smile, who would mistake him for the Young master?

You lie! You might have his body, but you cannot be him!

The idea of possession shocked everyone silly.

Was their young master possessed like in horror movies?

Everyone was immersed in their own thoughts.

But Cang Ingard was no longer smiling after trying to get out to no avail.

Why couldn't his legs move?

Looking at Dorian, his expression turned frosty, and even the maggots in his face froze.

" You lowly mortal, you dare to stand in my way? You dare to disturb my chosen feats?!"

Like thunder, his voice descended on them, causing everyone to crouch down in horror.

Cang Ingard raised his hands to act on Dorian and Haru.

And in just a less second, everyone opened their eyes in alarm, watching his fingernails grow like claws.

Say no more!

Already, they had envisioned a scene of seeing the duo get split into half.

They wanted to alert the duo but found their mouths were slower than his hands.

"Watch out!!!"

They screamed with some closing their eyes and turning to the side.

Their blood boiled, and their bodies itched to know the outcome.

And like so, some were quick to take a peek.

It was just that the results were far different from what they imagined.

What?!!!!!

Everyone yelled in shock, seeing Dorian stop the attack with one finger.

His opening was tracking to force one of his claws to pierce his opponent's finger, yet, Dorian only had a lazy expression on his face as though about to yawn.

Too exciting. Too exciting.

Everyone wondered just how powerful Dorian's finger was for such sharp claws to fail penetration.

Mouths hung wide open, bodies throbbing nonstop, many couldn't take their eyes off the scene.

F***!

Was this the legendary protagonist battle?

Sure enough. The fantasy books didn't lie.

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With a light push, Dorian not only forced Cang Ingard back but directly buried him on the bed once more.

Cang Ingard had no evidence, but he felt he was being bullied.

Now, he was no longer seated up but laying back instead.

(-_-)

Dorian looked at him dangerously.

"Be obedient."

Flick.

Dorian threw coins on particular maggots in his arms.

He had been looking for them all this while.

Good.

Now, he could begin.

Facing the couple and the others out the formation, Dorian took the howl of peaches from Haru's hands.

-Silence-

... No one made a sound except for the playful noises coming from Cang Ingard.

The Ingard couple held each other tightly.

What does the Grandmaster want with them?

"You said your son's favorite fruit is peach, yes?"

The couple nodded vigorously. "That's right, Grandmaster. It is indeed his favorite." They spoke very uneasily. All that had happened had already shaken their core.

Even looking at their son's face still made them one to puke.

"Your peaches... You typically get them from the same place, correct?"

"Yes, Grandmaster," Lishu replied. She personally handled this matter all the time, not allowing anyone else to do so.

This was her son's favorite fruit, so how could she not be careful, lest some enemies move their hands?

All these years, nothing has ever happened underneath her watch and that of the guards who personally borough the peaches back to the estate.

Everyone knew peaches were her son's favorite. So she forbade him to eat it outside of the estate.

Even the peaches they got would be inspected before returning with them to the estate.

And as far back as her son was little, nothing had ever happened under their care.

This was the first time!

But what could've changed?

Tilting his head, Dorian stared at the woman lazily.

"Think carefully. Did you get peaches from anyone else? Even as a gift?"

Dorian's words seemed to unlock the couple's thoughts.

Zee Ingard's face was cold.

Could it be his wife's sister?

This wasn't the first time she brought in peaches.

Once in a while, she would bring in peaches. And at first, he secretly checked them, finding nothing wrong.

And over time, since the results were always the same, he figured she would never mean any harm.

And besides, he also felt guilty for distrusting her family so much.

It was true that he always kept his guard up around them. But over time, he felt that maybe he was overthinking things.

Also, poison testing all edible gifts from relatives was indeed rude.

No matter how you look at it, it would cause a divide between relatives. Some can even get offended.

In the end, after over 12 times of her bringing non-poisonous peaches, he stopped checking, lest his wife finds out and gets angry with him.

Her sister was also Cang Ingard's aunt.

So how would he feel if his wife also treated his siblings like that?

Zee Ingard decided to stop checking. And several months after, his wife's sister continued to bring peaches over and nothing ever happened to his son.

But this time, his suspicions were high!

She was the only one who had been bringing in peaches from an unknown source!

"Zee... It... It can't be here... how can it be here? Why would she want to harm our son?" Lishu's mind was in a state of disarray.

This was her little sister of 2 years she was talking about.

As an older sister, what did she not give Elsa?

She had been brought up to protect her little sister from all kinds of storms.

Unless it were impossible, she would willingly give Elsa what she had.

She even gave 10% of her monthly salary to Elsa, assisting her in taking care of her family.

Don't look down on that 10%.

Per month, her husband gave her 16 million to spend.

They were a wealthy middle-class family.

With this money, she could buy 500k bags, 1 million Vyn jewelry, etc.

That said, she gave 10% to her sister, using at most 30% for herself and saving the rest for her son and her family in case of rainy days ahead.

In high society, a little slip up could cause one to get bankrupt tomorrow.

Smart people plan for the inevitable, buying properties in various countries and places lest they have to flee abroad and start all over.

Some chose to get properties in the same city instead.

Whatever the case might be, anyone who knows Lishu would also know just how good she was to her sister.

So why?... Why did she do it?

That was her family!

Lishu couldn't understand and still felt it was unbelievable.

And just when she was about to question if the Grandmaster had made a mistake or not, Dorian calmly waved his hands over the bowl of peaches.

~Whoosh!

Like a magic trick, Dorian's simple gesture did wonders.

Everyone turned ghostly white, staring at the fist-sized magots that suddenly appeared.

Now, everything was clear.

The peaches were Maggots.

Their son, the Young master Cang, had been eating Maggots!!!