As Lu An'an read those words, a surge of resentment welled up within her.

Although she had some idea of ​​Pei Sheng's intentions, she never expected that he would harm so many people in order to subvert the course of the plot.

She stared at the now-off phone screen in her hand, her face calm and composed, yet beneath that calm lay an increasingly chilling coldness.

The police car sped to the research institute, and after a series of rigorous and meticulous inspections, Lu An'an, Lu Xunran, and Qi Rang finally saw the current state of the research institute.

On the other side of the barbed wire fence were countless victims, their minds blank, their mouths agape, screaming. Some even had blood on their bodies and around their mouths, a scene that was both horrific and chilling.

Lu An'an witnessed this scene and was deeply shocked, as if the zombie apocalypse scene from the movie had descended into the real world.

Her face was tense, her eyes were full of seriousness, and she hurriedly followed Qi Rang into the office.

The door opened slightly, revealing a heavy atmosphere in the office, filled with an indescribable sense of oppression. Everyone's face was etched with worry and apprehension. Hearing the door open, everyone turned to look.

When Jin Fangguo saw Lu An'an at the door, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed. He quickly stepped forward and said urgently, "An'an, you're finally here! Quick, come and see what's going on with those people. The city is in a state of panic. We need to find a solution as soon as possible."

Lu An'an nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping around the office. Several researchers in lab coats were scrutinizing her with curious and inquisitive eyes.

Seeing this, Jin Fangguo quickly explained, "These are the backbone of the research institute. After those individuals who caused the disturbance were brought here, we conducted a comprehensive and detailed examination. The instruments can only detect that there is something in their bodies, but we haven't figured out a specific treatment yet."

At this point, Jin Fangguo stopped talking and led Lu An'an out of the office. As they walked towards the research lab, he whispered, "Their symptoms look very similar to those of my son and Gu Shen back then, so when I thought of Gu worms, I contacted you. An'an, please take care of them."

Lu An'an nodded slightly, her mind filled with countless thoughts that were difficult to calm.

As the group stepped into the research lab, the people on the observation chairs, who had been silent, suddenly became restless after smelling their scent.

Lu An'an's gaze fell on the figure, and she was surprised for a moment. "Is this Xiao Fang?"

Jin Fangguo sighed heavily: "Yes, he and Xiaoyan went to the city to suppress the riots. In order to protect Xiaoyan from being bitten, he was bitten himself. In just ten minutes, he became like this. We had no choice but to bring him back here urgently."

As Lu An'an processed this information, she continued walking in without stopping.

Jin Fangguo stopped her worriedly: "An'an, aren't you going to wear a protective suit?"

Lu An'an gently twirled a thin needle between her fingers, her expression calm and serene: "It's alright, I'll take care of it soon."

Before she finished speaking, she quickly approached Xiao Fang and accurately pierced Xiao Fang's head with the silver needle in her hand, instantly calming Xiao Fang down. Then, she closed her eyes and focused her mind, using her spiritual power to carefully examine the condition inside Xiao Fang's body.

Sure enough, she sensed numerous tiny, silk-like Gu worms wriggling inside Xiao Fang's body.

Lu An'an's expression suddenly changed, and she took out an antidote pill from her small bag and stuffed it into Xiao Fang's mouth.

Xiao Fang's expression, which had been blank, froze abruptly. He then bent over and vomited violently.

Then, a chilling scene unfolded before everyone's eyes: what Xiao Fang vomited out were swarms of white Gu worms, emitting a foul odor. These Gu worms detached from Xiao Fang's body and scurried around like headless flies, searching for new hosts.

Seeing this, Lu An'an quickly pulled a mask out of her pocket and put it on. She then grabbed Xiao Fang and went out the door. Without hesitation, she threw in a lit match and burned the Gu worm to death.

Even though Jin Fangguo and Lu Xunran had both seen what Gu worms looked like, they were still disgusted by the scene before them.

Upon seeing Lu An'an emerge, the two hurriedly went to greet her: "An'an, is that all? What about the others...?"

Lu An'an took out paper and pen from her small bag and wrote out a prescription with smooth and effortless movements.

"Grandpa Jin, this is a prescription for expelling worms. Feed it to them, and after the worms are drawn out, be sure to burn it to prevent future troubles."

After speaking, she pondered for a moment, her eyes becoming more serious: "Grandpa Jin, I don't know if anyone else in the city has been harmed yet. I'm thinking it best to send someone to quickly brew the medicine and set up several treatment points in the city so that all citizens can drink a bowl, expel any worms, and receive timely treatment."

Suddenly, as if she remembered something crucial, she turned and asked, "Grandpa Jin, who was the first person to be poisoned by Gu? The Gu master has not yet been caught. I think we might be able to find clues about the Gu master from the first victim."

Jin Fangguo immediately said, "The first victim is dead and is currently in the morgue. I'll take you to see it."

Lu An'an nodded slightly and followed Jin Fangguo into the morgue. The others who followed behind were all speechless when they saw the scene before them.

Lu Xunran was stunned: "This... how did this person become a dried corpse?!"

Lu An'an's gaze suddenly sharpened. She quickly stretched out her arm to stop the two people who were about to step forward to investigate, her voice icy: "Don't go over there! Back off!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xunran and Jin Fangguo immediately retreated as instructed, until they exited the morgue.

Lu An'an then pushed the door shut with her hand, and looked at the desiccated corpse before moving over with light steps.

Although the corpse was mummified, its abdomen was wriggling strangely.

Lu An'an took out a dagger and made a cut in her palm. The blood, mixed with spiritual energy, lured the Gu King inside the corpse. The next second, the abdomen of the dried corpse suddenly split open, and a plump, round worm covered with tiny tentacles burst out of the abdomen. Following the scent of blood, it crawled toward Lu An'an.

The moment Lu An'an saw the Gu King completely crawl out, she immediately threw the knife in her hand, accurately freezing the Gu King in place. Then, she took out a handful of yellow talismans from her small backpack and focused her eyes on finding the talisman she needed.

Lu Xunran and Jin Fangguo tiptoed into the house, but their eyes widened involuntarily, filled with doubt.

What's going on? Why is the plot suddenly acting strange? Why are there so many talismans all of a sudden?

Lu Xunran looked astonished and couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, where did you get so many talismans?"

Lu An'an remained calm and composed. "Oh, I ran into my senior sister on a show before, and she gave it to me. It just so happens to come in handy now."

After saying that, she found the talisman she wanted, flew one of the talismans out and stuck it on the Gu King's body. After the talisman disappeared, she burned the Gu King, put the other talisman into her bosom, and slowly said.

"Alright, let's go find that Gu Master now."