Chapter 497 Who taught him?

Feng Tianyu was unaware of what the two brothers were thinking; his attention was entirely focused on Ye Wanxi and the Gu worm inside the room.

After the poisonous insects that had swarmed out with their last breath were killed, Ye Wanxi immediately threw several lightning-attracting talismans into the house, and the sword light of the Sealing Heaven Domain followed closely behind.

Suddenly, crackling sounds and thunder filled the room, leaving everyone outside stunned.

After the lightning flashed, thick white smoke rose from inside the house, and the smell became increasingly foul and unpleasant.

The young Taoist priest and his companions waited until the white smoke dissipated before covering their noses and examining the situation inside.

Upon seeing this, many people's expressions changed.

Because the Gu had not yet finished devouring the other poisonous insects in the house, the bodies of the Cui couple, though dead, were preserved.

The way they died was rather horrific, the kind of death that would give anyone a nightmare.

The only fortunate thing is that Cui Yuezhen is still alive, but her face is pale, and she looks like she has been poisoned quite badly. It is likely that she will not live much longer.

Guan Xuefen initially felt sorry for her, until she saw the resentment and malice in her eyes.

"..." Forget it, she should take better care of herself. There's always a reason why someone is pitiful. The ancients were right.

Among the people who accompanied them was a big shot who was quite knowledgeable about Gu worms. He stepped forward to examine the Gu worms, which had been chopped into black ash and whose original appearance could not be identified, and then looked at the dead state of the Cui couple. He quickly determined the type of Gu worm.

"The Gu they raise is called Golden Silkworm Gu. They take more than a dozen kinds of poisonous insects, seal them in an urn, and let them kill each other until only one remains. This last one is the seed Gu."

Many people around turned green upon hearing this. No wonder people nowadays often use the phrase "raising a gu" to describe double-crossing; it turns out that this is how gu is actually raised!

"Because the Gu has devoured other poisonous insects, it will selectively retain some of the symbols of those other poisonous insects. Therefore, each Golden Silkworm Gu has a different appearance."

The young Taoist priest asked curiously, "What's the use of them raising these things?"

"You can help them with work and attract money."

This statement is similar to what Ye Wanxi told Guan Xuefen before.

"But this Gu doesn't work for them for free; those who feed the Gu usually have to pay a corresponding price to the Gu worm."

"What price?"

"people."

“This kind of Gu needs to eat a person every once in a while. At first, it can be delayed, from once a year to once every five or six years, but as the Gu worms grow, their greed will also grow.”

"Based on the available information, the first victim disappeared four to five years after the homeowner returned. The second victim then disappeared four years later. Then came the small business owner, but there was a full seven years between him and the second victim, which is obviously not normal. So I boldly speculate that there must have been another person who was murdered before that, but they were not discovered."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of many people present changed.

The thought of ending a life silently, without leaving a trace, sends chills down one's spine.

"Statistically speaking, it should indeed be time to feed it this year. However, this kind of Gu usually doesn't harm people unless instructed by its owner. Only at the end of the year, just like when people summarize the honors and hardships of the year, the Gu will also calculate the gains and losses of the year with its owner. It is at this time that it will..."

"Most importantly, given the size of this Gu, it must be needing more than one person this time."

Ye Wanxi and the others looked surprised: "More than one person? What do you mean?"

"That means that if they want to appease this Gu, at least two people from their family will need to come up with the task."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wanxi and the others almost instinctively looked at Cui Yuezhen, who was not far away.

After being brought out, the person remained pale-faced and huddled in a corner, refusing to speak no matter who asked her.

Upon hearing this, Cui Yuezhen froze for a moment, then finally looked up at everyone and screamed, "Impossible! This is impossible!"

Ye Wanxi and the others also looked rather grim, almost simultaneously wondering if Cui Yuezhen's father knew about this.

It's better not to know, but if they did know, they'd only let Cui Yuezhen bring back one person...

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, which only shows that sometimes the human heart is more terrifying than wild beasts.

The expert who studied Gu worms completely ignored Cui Yuezhen's breakdown and screams, and only revealed his conclusions bit by bit.

"The master of this kind of Gu will usually collect the excrement of the Gu worm, grind it into powder, and mix it into the food. It is colorless, odorless, and not easy to detect."

Guan Xuefen and the Shi brothers: "..." Luckily, they hadn't touched any of the family's food since entering the house, otherwise wouldn't they have been... [horrified.jpg]

"Then the person who is poisoned will experience symptoms of poisoning, such as purple swelling all over their body and difficulty breathing. When they die, blood will flow from their seven orifices, and poisonous insects will be found all over their body and emerge from their seven orifices. Even their heart will be eaten away and become honeycomb-like."

Guan Xuefen and the others: "..." Suddenly, they felt a sharp pain in their hearts!

The Shi brothers almost forgot about losing face in front of everyone and huddled together, trembling.

Compared to this thing, the love potion that Tao Wan and her grandson used on Shi Yuyan was simply adorable!

"This kind of Gu is inherently insidious; most people probably haven't even heard of it, let alone raised it. Moreover, the corresponding methods of raising Gu are far more complex than I just described. Are you sure this Gu master is truly an ordinary person, capable of raising such a Gu for so long?"

The young Taoist priest looked at Ye Wanxi and the other person questioningly.

"He is indeed a native of this place, and his ancestors are also fine." There was no possession or manipulation. Cui Yuezhen's father was just an ordinary villager. Apart from the yin energy and evil aura that caused him to harm others, he had nothing else.

"Then there's only one possibility: someone taught him this method of raising Gu poison."

As for this person...

All eyes suddenly fell on Cui Yuezhen, whose face turned slightly pale. She buried her head between her legs again to escape reality.

However, her action precisely demonstrates that she definitely knows something.

The young Taoist priest's expression darkened slightly: "You can remain silent, but the crimes your parents committed, and your deliberate luring of innocent people here with the intent to kill them, are undeniable. Your parents are dead, and the law cannot punish them. But you and your brother are different, especially you. You were involved in the whole affair; even if you weren't the mastermind, you were an accomplice."

"If you tell the truth now, you might be able to reduce your crime, but if you insist on not telling, then no one can save you."

Cui Yuezhen trembled. For reasons unknown, she looked up at Guan Xuefen, a hint of jealousy and struggle flashing in her eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll talk."

(End of this chapter)