"To put it bluntly, someone created this thing specifically to harm people. It doesn't grow naturally." After saying that, he took out a silver needle from the cloth bag and asked Gu Xiuyi to hold it in his mouth.

"To make a Gu, you need to take hundreds of poisonous insects of twelve species and seal them in a container at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The last one to survive is the Gu."

"But after the Gu is formed, the Gu Master must feed it with his own blood and essence every day, so that the Gu insect will recognize its master. If it is a more powerful Gu, a piece of human flesh must be cut off every day to feed it before the Gu is released."

Hearing this, Xu Ge retched and ran out quickly.

The rest of the people didn't look very good either, their faces were as pale as wax, including Zhao Chengmo who had been poisoned before. Only Gu Lingze remained calm.

He turned around and went to the kitchen to get a boiled egg. He took out the silver needle from Gu Xiuyi's mouth and inserted it into the middle of the egg. The entire egg white turned black instantly, and the glowing area had a strange green color.

"Is it? It's the epilepsy poison." Gu Lingze put the egg into the jar, and the poisonous insect in the jar immediately coiled around it.

"This Gu is in your body. It will first drive you crazy, and then gradually control your consciousness. As long as you survive, you will be controlled by the Gu Master and become a knife in his hand."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present felt as if cold water was poured over their backs, and they felt cold all over.

"If I am always chained, can he still control me?" Gu Xiuyi said this with gritted teeth, and you can imagine his inner emotions.

"This Gu uses your life force as a price, completely overdrawing your potential. Once you are completely controlled by it, you will become extremely powerful. Even if you are locked up with the thickest chain, you will be able to break free."

Every word Gu Lingze said made them shudder and feel uneasy.

"But you don't have to worry. From today on, you will eat vegetarian meals and use up your physical strength every day. This way, the Gu worms in your body will be weakened, and you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort when you induce the Gu."

"Okay." Gu Xiuyi agreed without hesitation.

In the following days, Gu Xiuyi went to the back mountain for long-distance running every day. After coming back from running, he practiced with Zhao Chengmo and the other three. He worked himself to exhaustion every day. After a few days, he lost a lot of weight.

Aunt Tao went out that day and was stopped by several people from the village halfway through her journey.

"Aunt Tao, was the person who came to your house in a carriage that day from the provincial capital? What does your family do? Is he married?" After she asked, everyone pricked up their ears, ready to listen to her answer.

"I don't know. I haven't asked." Aunt Tao would never tell her.

"We're from the same village, why are you so stingy? I have something good to find him for." The person who said this had a bit of pride on his face.

"What good news?"

"You have also seen our Xiuhong, she is pretty and capable, and I think her age is suitable, so I will introduce her to the one who lives in your house."

"What do you mean by your Xiuhong? My Yufen is..."

"My Cuifeng..."

As they were talking, they started quarreling and pushed Aunt Tao aside. Aunt Tao took the opportunity to run back home.

When they got home and told this story, Gu Lingze was just at a loss whether to laugh or cry. However, Gu Xiuyi was indeed a man of outstanding character and handsome appearance. Although he was dressed modestly, one could tell at a glance that he came from an extraordinary family.

For those money-hungry people in the village, this is a ready-made son-in-law.

Others also found it ridiculous, but Gu Xiuyi did not feel embarrassed. He just decided not to go to the back mountain to run anymore.

After dinner, Gu Xiuyi picked up his pen and wrote a letter to his family, briefly describing his situation. After thinking for a while, he added a sentence at the end of the letter:

He's fine, don't worry.

Finally the day of inducing the Gu arrived. Gu Xiuyi had not eaten a single grain of rice since yesterday. Others would have been starving, but he remained calm.

Gu Lingze asked Uncle Xu to buy one pig, one cow, one chicken and one sheep slaughtered that day in advance, and also took back the blood from processing these livestock.

Gu Lingze used the blood to draw a formation on the ground, and then sat face to face with Gu Xiuyi in the center of the formation.

Zhao Chengmo originally insisted on staying in the room, but was persuaded to leave by Gu Lingze's words.

"I promise there won't be any danger this time. Your presence here will only distract me."

The other party did not say anything, but just looked at Gu Lingze seriously, then turned and left. However, Gu Xiuyi stared at Zhao Chengmo's back for a while until the figure disappeared.

"No matter what happens later, you must not leave this formation." Gu Lingze warned seriously.

"Okay." Gu Xiuyi also became extremely cautious.

Gu Lingze bit his fingertip and dripped blood onto a piece of half-cooked beef that he had prepared earlier, then handed it to Gu Xiuyi for him to eat.

After the other party swallowed the last bite, Gu Lingze clasped his hands together and activated the formation. The room was suddenly filled with a bloody smell. The blood formation on the ground seemed to be evaporated, and red mist continued to float out.

Gu Xiuyi's eyes gradually turned red, and he suddenly felt that the raw meat around him had turned into delicacies he had never seen before, and the aroma it exuded was tempting him to feast on it all the time.

But Gu Xiuyi still gritted his teeth, trying hard to suppress the impulse in his body. He still retained the last bit of consciousness and remembered Gu Lingze's words firmly.

Gu Xiuyi could endure it, but the poisonous insect in his body couldn't.

This time, Gu Lingze had made sufficient preparations in advance, so it wouldn't be as urgent as the last time when he induced the Gu for Zhao Chengmo.

The poisonous insect is controlled by the poison master, but after being hungry for so many days, it is no match for its nature.

Gu Lingze formed seals with his hands and said, "Command." A golden seal slowly embedded itself into Gu Xiuyi's chest. The insect was oppressed and struggled even faster.

At this moment, Gu Xiuyi suddenly raised his head and stared at Gu Lingze with grim eyes.

"Who are you?" This completely unfamiliar voice, which was filled with bone-chilling coldness, did not belong to Gu Xiuyi.

Although "Gu Xiuyi"'s eyes were now staring at him, Gu Lingze knew that he could not see.

His thin lips raised an unfathomable smile, "One day, you will know who I am."

As soon as Gu Lingze finished speaking, Gu Xiuyi vomited out a caeciliant-like poisonous insect and then fell to the ground and fainted.

When Gu Xiuyi opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the bed.

"Awake? The poisonous insect has been taken out. Do you want to see it for yourself?" Gu Lingze poured two cups of tea.

"That's not necessary." Gu Xiuyi declined politely.

Gu Lingze smiled. He had come up with a brilliant idea before he induced the poison.

After he took out this poisonous insect, he threw it into the same jar with the previous one. As soon as the two poisonous insects met, they started biting each other. It was estimated that they would "die together" before dark.

Both poisonous insects have established connections with the poison master, and now both are hurt. It is estimated that the person who released the poison will also suffer backlash, even if he collects some interest in advance.

"Do you have any clue about the person who put the poison in our body?" Gu Lingze handed him the teacup.

Gu Xiuyi picked it up and took a sip, "Yes, but I'm not sure if it's him."