Chapter 187: Just for Ornamental Purposes?
Because she had been wary of this woman for a long time, upon hearing that the other party had fainted, Gu Yu immediately signaled for her to be moved elsewhere, maintaining a distance from the people in the hall.
Who knew what the effect of this Gu worm was!
At this moment, Gu Yu asked the eunuch attending him to fetch silver needles from the imperial physician. When a bulge appeared again on the neck of the unconscious woman, he quickly and skillfully pierced the spot.
Unable to follow the predetermined route, one of the Gu worms became agitated and swam towards the side, attempting to climb over the obstruction to continue its path.
Unfortunately, Gu Yu had already blocked the path beside it, leaving the Gu worm no choice but to retreat.
But…
Gu Yu raised his hand again and inserted a needle into the spot where the Gu worm had retreated, leaving it with no room to advance or retreat, and forcing it to move down the neck.
When it was forced to the finger, Gu Yu immediately had the stunned eunuch beside him come forward, take a small knife from the tray he was holding, and quickly slash the woman’s finger.
Afterwards, with a forceful squeeze, a black worm immediately fell from the wound, landing directly in the basin below.
After forcing out one Gu worm, Gu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his chosen method was correct.
Although this Gu worm looked quite formidable, in terms of its level, it was only a beginner.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy to force it out.
Without dwelling on the Gu worm’s level, Gu Yu brought the small basin closer, then poked the little worm with the long silver needle, eliciting a “zizizi” sound.
“Ah! It hurts!”
At the same time, the woman who had been unconscious suddenly woke up. After exclaiming in pain, she fainted again.
This made Gu Yu raise an eyebrow, thinking how special this worm was!
It seemed he still had to continue expelling the worms from this woman’s body before he could continue his research.
Immediately, Gu Yu continued to follow the previous method, expelling the worms from the woman’s body one by one and letting them fall into the small basin.
In the end, there were a total of six Gu worms.
“Gu Yu, what is going on?”
Just as Gu Yu was looking curiously at the worms in the basin, Bai Qian’s voice suddenly came from outside.
When Gu Yu looked up, he saw Bai Qian standing at the doorway with a frown. She didn’t come over immediately, but her eyes were filled with apprehension.
Obviously, Bai Qian was very cautious about this mysterious creature.
Even with Gu Yu present, Bai Qian would not be careless.
“I only know that this thing is a Gu worm; I’m not very clear about anything else… There are many talented and resourceful people in the Imperial Palace. Empress Bai Qian can summon a Gu technique master to investigate.”
Hearing Bai Qian’s question, Gu Yu immediately shrugged, indicating that he also didn’t understand much.
It was better to leave such matters to professionals.
When Bai Qian heard what Gu Yu said, she nodded. Without further ado, she immediately summoned the Gu technique master kept in the palace to see what kind of Gu worm it was.
Upon hearing that there was indeed a Gu technique master, Gu Yu did not leave immediately, but waited for the Gu technique master to arrive.
Gu Yu was also very curious about Gu technique.
He didn’t know how to manipulate these worms to achieve such and such magical effects.
“Reporting to Empress, this Gu worm is a secret Gu from the Southern Border. After the egg is placed in the human body, when it hatches and matures, it will begin to feed on the internal organs, and finally break free from its cocoon to leave the human body and return to its mother worm.”
After a short old man appeared, he took one look at the worm in the basin and immediately stated the origin of the worm.
When Bai Qian heard that the worm fed on humans, her eyebrows furrowed even deeper.
Who would do such a thing at her birthday banquet? It was truly detestable!
“Old sir, I have a question… Does this Gu worm only harm its host and not others?”
Unlike Bai Qian’s narrowed brows, Gu Yu’s eyes lit up after hearing the old man’s words, and he then asked his question of interest.
When the old man looked at Gu Yu and realized that this was the recently renowned Divine Doctor Gu, he did not dare to be presumptuous and answered Gu Yu’s question honestly.
“Yes, this Gu worm does not endanger others. When the larva transforms into an adult, it becomes a very beautiful large butterfly… Usually, women with status in the Southern Border raise them as pets.”
“Is this butterfly merely for ornamental purposes?”
“Not entirely. If one grows tired of it, the butterfly can be ground up and mixed with the blood and hair of one’s beloved, then fed to another Gu worm, which will turn it into a love-inducing Gu.”
“Oh, I see.”
After listening to the old man’s words, Gu Yu fell into thought and immediately guessed the whole story.
This matter was indeed the work of the Witch Priest.
“Alright, you may all withdraw. I have something to discuss with Doctor Gu.”
Just as Gu Yu figured out the reason for the matter, the sharp-eyed Bai Qian saw it immediately and directly dismissed everyone else, leaving only Gu Yu and the Gu worms in the basin.
After understanding the function of this Gu worm, Bai Qian was afraid of any further trouble, so she did not dare to hand it over to others.
Instead, she asked Gu Yu to handle it.
Bai Qian was very confident in letting Gu Yu handle such matters.
“Gu Yu, do you know something? Just tell me now!”
After everyone around had withdrawn, Bai Qian stared at Gu Yu and slowly said this. Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile helplessly when he heard this, thinking how sharp Bai Qian’s observation skills were!
He had merely been a little distracted, and Bai Qian had noticed immediately.
However, there was no significant harm in telling Bai Qian about this matter.
It could also allow Bai Qian to make preparations earlier, in case the Witch Priest had nothing better to do and caused more trouble.
Just like this Gu worm, it was an expression of the Witch Priest’s anger at Bai Qian for not responding to him.
However, the Witch Priest did not know that all the envoys he had sent had been killed by Zhou Yi, and not even half a message had been relayed.
It was only because he had taken a liking to the treasures robbed by Qiu Ju that he had, by chance, obtained this astonishing piece of information.
“Your Majesty has sharp eyes. In fact, this matter is not serious. It’s just someone wanting to express their affection for Empress Bai Qian.”
“???”
“This person is called the Witch Priest, the mastermind behind the recent attack on the Linfeng Kingdom. I believe Empress Bai Qian has heard of him.”
“Witch Priest! Is he going to attack the Linfeng Kingdom again?”
After hearing the name of the Witch Priest from Gu Yu, Bai Qian’s expression gradually turned grim. Clearly, she was not completely ignorant of the Witch Priest’s identity.
Rather, she had secretly inquired about the Witch Priest’s identity and knew who he was.
She even knew more than Gu Yu did.
“Ahem, I’m not too sure about that, but I do know why the Witch Priest released the Gu worm… In fact, even the previous attack on the Linfeng Kingdom was the Witch Priest expressing his affection for Empress Bai Qian.”
Looking at Bai Qian’s expression, Gu Yu coughed dryly, and then said something that made Bai Qian freeze in place.
