insanity?

Isn't Gu a myth from the Miao region?

It is said that the formation of Gu is extremely demanding.

When refining Gu, the Gu master must place poisonous creatures such as five-step snakes, golden-ringed centipedes, poisonous scorpions, and spotted toads in a sealed container, allowing them to fight and devour each other.

After forty-nine days, or even longer, the venomous creature that survives becomes a Gu.

Once this Gu worm is cultivated, it possesses unimaginable abilities, capable of killing people invisibly.

It can silently infiltrate the target's body according to the intention of the person who casts the curse, either parasitizing the internal organs or lurking in the meridians, and begin to erode the body's vitality.

In the early stages, those afflicted by Gu often only feel slightly unwell, occasionally weak, or have a low-grade fever, as if they have contracted a minor illness, which is not easily noticed.

However, as the worms grow and wreak havoc in the body, the symptoms will deteriorate rapidly. Even highly skilled doctors are often helpless, unable to find the exact cause of the disease, and can only watch helplessly as the patient dies.

Sometimes, even among fellow Gu masters, there's no guarantee of being able to cure Gu poison.

Because there are simply too many types of Gu poison.

Poisons like the Lover Gu, Golden Silkworm Gu, and Snake Gu, which everyone is familiar with, all require corresponding antidotes. Otherwise, not only will they fail to remove the poison, but they may also cause the poison to take effect instantly.

I asked Mr. Jin, "Mr. Jin, what kind of curse was cast on Old Su?"

"[Blood Gu]!"

"[Blood Gu]?"

Master Jin explained that the cultivation method for [Blood Gu] is the same as that for many other Gu worms.

The only difference is that other types of Gu poison are nurtured using the blood from the tip of the Gu master's tongue or the blood from the middle finger.

But [Blood Gu] is different. It is fed with the blood of the Gu master. Over time, this poisonous insect will turn into [Blood Gu].

Its form may resemble a [blood gu], with a bright red body, sharp mouthparts, and it secretes red mucus when it wriggles.

Once the [Blood Gu] enters the human body, it will flow with the blood. When it reaches the vicinity of the brain, it will attempt to puncture blood vessels, enter brain tissue, and absorb the brain's nutrients.

It can cause symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, and memory loss, and in severe cases, it can lead to coma or even death.

In addition, the unique feature of [Blood Gu] is that a Gu Master can only raise one [Blood Gu] in his lifetime.

[Blood Gu] is born, Gu Master is born; [Blood Gu] lives, Gu Master lives.

Luo Tianhe looked puzzled: "Master Jin, didn't you say that a Gu Master can only raise one [Blood Gu], but..."

He glanced at the densely packed, writhing [blood gu] in Su Mingyang's eye sockets and shuddered: "Old Su has so many [blood gu] in his eye sockets, how many people want him dead!"

Jin wanted to glare at Luo Tianhe, but remembering his status as a gang leader, he immediately turned his head to glare at me instead.

"This is the offspring Gu. The mother Gu is on the Gu Master. When he dies, the mother Gu in the Gu Master will also die."

"If that bastard hadn't offended someone, the Gu Master wouldn't have risked his life to harm him."

Su Mingyang has a very forthright personality, but he can offend people because he speaks too bluntly.

But to say that someone offended you to the point of risking their life to kill you, that's probably impossible, right?

Could he be the former richest man?

Is he the sorcerer who used poison?

When I voiced my thoughts, Jin Ye retorted angrily, "The richest man in the country is a man, where would he get menstrual blood from?"

Luo Tianhe added, "He's a man, but he's rich. Money makes the world go round. It shouldn't be hard for him to find a female Gu master who knows how to cast [Blood Gu], right?"

"stop!"

Su Mingyang suddenly stood up, interrupting us, holding his head and looking utterly hopeless.

"Gentlemen! Can you please stop discussing this for now? Forget whether it's [blood gu] or [snake gu], can you please get these things out of my eyes first? I feel like they're trying to burrow into my brain!"

Jin was very unhappy about being interrupted.

"Aren't you going to the hospital? Go ahead! I want to see which doctor has the ability to perform craniotomy and remove the worm when the [Blood Gu] burrows into your brain."

"Or try going to the obstetrics department and see if an abortion can expel the [blood gu]."

Su Mingyang was so anxious he was about to cry: "Master Jin, my dear master, please stop messing with me. Just pretend what I said before was nonsense. Those quack doctors are nowhere near as good as you!"

Master Jin waved his hand: "Wait!"

He then instructed me and Luo Tianhe to clear a small open space, circle it with lit candles, and have Su Mingyang lie down in the center of the open space.

While setting out the candles, I noticed Luo Tianhe rubbing his eyes repeatedly, so I couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Do your eyes hurt?"

Luo Tianhe yawned: "I haven't slept well these past two days, I'm a little sleepy."

I just said "oh" and ignored him.

Just as the candles were set out, Jinye came out of the room carrying a scarecrow.

The document above had Su Mingyang's birth date and time on it, and then a small piece of his fingernail and a drop of blood from his middle finger were cut off.

I've seen this trick before. Last time during the [ghost crossing], Master Jin used a scarecrow as our substitute.

“Using tweezers to handle the [blood gu] will only make them burrow deeper into the skull. Once the [blood gu] gets into the brain, this kid is doomed.”

Grandpa Jin, holding the scarecrow, sat down at the square table and instructed, "So we can only use incense to fumigate them, a gentle method to draw them out. It will hurt a little later, so bear with it!"

Su Mingyang thumped his chest loudly: "Don't worry, I endured that pain just now. As long as they don't force me to eat shit, it's just pain, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Mingyang suddenly let out a loud "Aow!" and his whole body began to convulse, with veins bulging on his forehead.

Looking at the scarecrow, a bright silver needle was stuck in its body. As Master Jin slowly rotated the silver needle, Su Mingyang broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.

"Stop yelling like a sissy!"

Jin snorted coldly: "You two hold him down."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tianhe and I each pinned down Su Mingyang on one side.

Just to be on the safe side, Luo Tianhe grabbed a smelly rag and stuffed it into Su Mingyang's mouth, afraid that he might accidentally bite his tongue.

Then they tied him up tightly with rope and placed an iron basin under his face.

With everything ready, Jinye slowly lit the beggar-ticks on the small incense burner.

As wisps of smoke rose, Grandpa Jin picked up the scarecrow in his hand and placed it on the smoke, muttering incantations, the meaning of which was unclear.

As Master Jin read faster and faster, Su Mingyang seemed to be stimulated by something and suddenly began to struggle violently.

His facial muscles twitched violently and uncontrollably, and his only remaining eye was wide open, as if the eyeball was about to burst out of its socket.

Large beads of sweat kept pouring from his forehead.

"Hold him down! Don't let him move!"

Jin Ye shouted.

Luo Tianhe and I used all our strength to pin Su Mingyang down.

But this guy was incredibly strong; every struggle he made seemed like he was going to flip us over.

At the same time, one after another, fat [blood gu] wriggled their red and white bodies and slowly crawled out of Su Mingyang's eye sockets.