Inside the Holy Maiden's bedchamber, Yin Shun glanced unwillingly at Tian Ying and Cen Xi before slowly releasing the Gu Queen from her body and introducing it into Cen Xi's body.

“Tian Ying, you use your traction technique to restrain her, and I will use my exorcism technique to travel all over her body, find the worm, and then drive the Gu Queen to devour it.”

As soon as the Gu Queen entered Cen Xi's body, Yin Shun spoke to Tian Ying, whom she had always disliked.

"Alright! You must do your best, Yin Shun! I admit that you are more capable than me. Your selection as the Holy Maiden is the will of the people, and I am completely convinced."

For the sake of Miao territory's hope, Tian Ying no longer cared about Yin Shun's attitude towards her. Whether it was a black cat or a white cat, a cat that could be caught was always a good cat.

Regardless of Yin Shun's attitude or whether she and Miao Hou had other motives, it didn't matter anymore.

"You want me to be convinced? I, Yin Shun, am the one everyone wants. As for what you are capable of, that has nothing to do with me. Anyway, you gave up the position of Saintess yourself. It doesn't hurt to say such things now."

Yin Shun rolled his eyes impatiently, but his hands kept moving.

"What kind of time is this to be arguing like this? When will the Love Return Curse be cured? Stop talking nonsense, this High Priest wants to know the answer."

Things had reached a critical juncture, yet these two women were still bickering and arguing over their trivial matters, which was enough to drive Meng Ya crazy.

"It'll be ready soon, what's the rush? Now you're in a hurry, where were you all this time?"

Yin Shun glared impatiently at Meng Ya, her hands still moving. If it weren't for the fact that only the Holy Maiden could enter the Miao Palace, with her proud nature, how could she, Yin Shun, be willing to lie under such an incompetent man?

Killing him would be more appropriate.

"You...! Hurry up!"

Meng Ya felt very uncomfortable being stared at by Yin Shun's eyes, and in the end, he could only urge him again in a bad mood.

"You're always urging me on, Tian Ying! Our wise and brave High Priest has finally realized his mistake and is trying his best to save the future of Miao territory. You'd better step up your efforts."

Yin Shun curled his lip and cursed Meng Ya, then turned his attention to Tian Ying.

"Okay, okay? Please don't rush me."

Seeing Cen Xi close her eyes and beads of sweat dripping down her face, Tian Ying felt a little nervous. She kept performing the spell without stopping, and every step was correct, but she felt inexplicably flustered.

This anxious feeling persisted for an hour, and it was especially evident when Yin Shun finally smiled and said it was done.

"Yin Shun, now that it's done, quickly lure out the Gu Queen. I have a bad feeling something bad is going to happen."

As Tian Ying finished speaking, High Priest Meng Ya suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, his expression changed, and he shouted:

"Yin Shun! Quick! Put away your Gu Queen. I can't sense my father's presence anymore. That person should be awake."

"What! Tian Ying, didn't you say it would take the other person a day or two to wake up? How come it's so fast!"

Yin Shun saw Tian Ying and Meng Ya were both panicked and questioned them in disbelief.

"I only made a rough estimate. Besides, that person has a secret technique that has been lost in our Miao region for a long time, and he also knows some soul-binding techniques. I can't guarantee that I will be right about everything. So Yin Shun, you'd better hurry up and stop talking nonsense. It's the right thing to do to quickly introduce your Gu Queen into your own body."

Since Tian Ying and Yin Shun have always been at odds, she naturally has to refute Yin Shun's questions, otherwise she would feel like she's at a disadvantage.

"Stop making all that noise! ​​He's here!"

At this moment, Meng Ya felt every pore on his body trembling, as if an invisible pressure was enveloping him, making it hard for him to breathe.

At the same time, Cen Xi opened his eyes the moment the Gu Queen left his body.

"Jun Jianchou, that person is coming. We should set up a formation to trap him."

"My lady, don't worry. I've already set up a Seven Stars Eight Trigrams Formation and a Yin Sha Formation outside. How are you?"

The moment Cen Xi spoke, Shen Jinchen appeared at the palace gate in a white robe, his bearing exceptional and exuding a kingly aura.

The moment she saw that Shen Jinchen appeared in front of her the instant she was cured of the Gu, all the aversion and disgust she had felt because of the Love Return Gu disappeared, replaced by heartache in her eyes.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Haven't you solved it yet?"

Shen Jinchen walked up to the stunned Cen Xi, looking at her nervously, wanting to touch her but not daring to.

"Her curse has been lifted, but you are in even greater danger. Although you will no longer feel aversion or disgust, the curse will slowly travel through your blood vessels until it reaches your heart. When it completely devours your heart, you will be on the verge of death. I wonder what your thoughts are now?"

Jun Jianchou was extremely annoyed that Cen Xiyi had been cured of the Gu poison and that the man was now eagerly approaching him. So he explained the aftereffects of the Love Return Gu in more detail.

"Tian Ying, is what he said true?"

Cen Xi glanced at Shen Jinchen, then grabbed his hand and asked Tian Ying.

"It's true. The Great General King explained it in great detail. Our ancient Miao books only mention it briefly. I don't even know as much as the Great General King. Now that the Gu King is gone, I'm afraid..."

Tian Ying nodded, glanced meaningfully at Cen Xi and the person beside him, and then, as if possessed, decided not to say anything more.

"Are you done talking? Are you all done talking? Can't you all think about how to deal with that monster outside? You're about to die, and you're still all lovey-dovey about curing the curse. I, the High Priest, warn you, if you don't deal with that thing today, none of you will leave the Miao Palace."

Seeing that the group was likely to forget about the monster outside as they continued talking, Meng Ya interrupted them impatiently.

He was so nervous that he almost peed his pants, but they managed to stop him from doing so.

He was so angry he was practically fuming.

"Oh! High Priest, you're in such a hurry now. Where were you before? You were the one who wanted to break with convention back then, weren't you? Now you're helpless and have to ask others for help?"

After Yin Shun introduced the Gu Queen into his body, he meditated and circulated his qi, finally freeing up a hand to ridicule Meng Ya, which he naturally did without any politeness.

This guy used to be arrogant and domineering because he was the future successor of the high priest, but now he can finally get his revenge.

"Shut up. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

Meng Ya glared at Yin Shun hatefully, wanting to slap her, but the distance was too far and he couldn't reach her. He could only suppress his anger and shout.

"I told you so! You've brought Miao Jiang to such a perilous situation, and you still have the nerve to swagger around? It seems you've really been in the position of High Priest for too long. Meng Ya, Meng Ya! Now that you don't even have the Gu King anymore, how can I, the Holy Maiden, possibly fight you?"

Yin Shun didn't care about Meng Ya's gaze at all. Seeing that his face had turned as red as a pig's liver, Yin Shun felt very happy and couldn't help but add a few more words.

"you…!"

Meng Ya was so angry that his heart ached. Just as he was about to take a step, a cracking sound suddenly came from outside the hall.

Then Shen Jinchen's cold voice rang out:

“You all step back. It seems that our grandmaster uncle’s ability to break formations has improved again.”