The night was pitch black.
The northern part of Jincheng had long been swallowed up by the night.
Only a few houses still had their lights on.
In the small courtyard with two sections, several people lay sprawled out.
Some of them had blackened faces and had already lost their breath.
Some had flushed faces and were wriggling on the ground like obese worms whose limbs had degenerated.
On the well platform in the courtyard, stood a beautiful young woman.
A glass lamp hangs on the jujube tree by the well, its warm light enveloping the area like ripples on water.
The woman was holding a small notebook.
By the light of the lamp, he was scribbling on the little notebook with a strange-looking charcoal pencil.
"Number 004, Dream-Entering Gu, the dosage was suspected to be too high, and it died in the dream."
"Number 005, Dream-Entering Gu. The hypnotic response is good, and the user accepts that they are an earthworm, rolling in the soil after the rain."
"Number 006..."
After Ayan died, the Gu room was temporarily left unattended, and was taken over by a madman who arrived in the dead of night.
"Your Highness."
A waitress carrying a cup of honey osmanthus tea approached the well and respectfully offered the cup to the waitress.
Qi Su did not accept the bowl of tea.
While taking notes in a small notebook, I asked her:
How many Black Water Gu are left? What types have been used?
The waitress stared blankly, looking bewildered.
"The Black Water Gu appeared to be sick yesterday, refusing to eat or drink. Apart from the ones Your Highness took out, there are still some unhatched eggs in the Gu room."
Qi Su: "Oh, how much did I take with me? Did I say where I was going to use it?"
"Your Highness..." The maid's face showed a struggle, her empty pupils trying to focus.
Qi Su asked coldly, "What, you dare to disobey me?"
The waitress was so frightened that she immediately knelt down.
His eyes also became muddled again.
"His Highness said he wanted to take him to Song Garden to help the Western Rong people kill the stinking monk..."
Qi Su: "Oh, I see. So, is this insect-poisoning gu used in any other ways?"
The waitress stared blankly and replied, looking bewildered.
"This servant does not know."
Qi Su changed her wording.
"Have we planted any other poisonous creatures in Jincheng?"
The maid said, "As Your Highness instructed, the egg sacs of the Stone Gu have been sealed into all the wells in the city. The Bloodsucking Gu has also been implanted into livestock such as cattle and sheep."
Qi Su stopped writing with her pen.
Unexpectedly, Beiting acted swiftly.
They said they'd use witchcraft, but they'd already finished it all over the city long ago. So audacious and ruthless, they deserved to die.
How can we cure these poisons?
The maid said, "The Stone Gu will hatch in two days. If it feels unbearably thirsty, drinking plenty of sugar water will relieve it. The Bloodsucking Gu hates the smell of fire and smoke. You can use smoke to force it out of its body."
Qi Su: "Think again, have we planted any other Gu in Jincheng, or other places near Jincheng?"
The waitress shook her head.
“We didn’t bring out many mother Gu to begin with. The climate in Jincheng is cold, and Gu worms are not very active. Maintaining this small Gu room has already cost a lot of resources and money. These Gu are all the surviving Gu worms we have.”
Qi Su: "Alright. I understand. Go get to work and don't slack off."
The waitress, as if granted a pardon, kowtowed on the ground and retreated away.
Qi Su wrote it down in her notebook.
"Number 007, Truth Gu? Principle: Hypnosis?"
The person who implants the Gu poison is simulated as someone the infected person absolutely cannot disobey. The effect is good; it can be used.
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She finished writing the last stroke and closed the notebook.
Look down at the dark rooftops in the night.
"Come out, it's quite cold on the roof."
She knows this all too well.
The dark rooftops were completely silent.
Qi Su picked a dry branch from the jujube tree and flicked it toward the roof ridge.
"Aren't you moving? Do I have to ask you to?"
A shadow darted down from the rooftop.
With arms outstretched, the wind billowed the cloak, making him look like a majestic bird.
Although both were black, the Embroidered Robe Envoy's uniform was much better looking than that of the Black Bird Guard.
The girl in the pretty night clothes didn't look well.
He stared straight at Qi Su.
"You're not dead."
Qi Su laughed.
"Little sister, aren't you also happy that I didn't die?"
"Hmph." Jingrou snorted coldly.
"Don't flatter yourself. Even though you're not dead now, who knows if you won't be tomorrow."
Qi Su raised her hand.
"I can guarantee that I won't die tomorrow."
Jingrou's eyes were sinister.
She was clearly still that little girl who would stand by her bedside in the middle of the night and suddenly pull out a dagger.
"The missing person notices they plastered all over the streets were actually for you."
Qi Su: "You found out? I really wanted to hide."
But I didn't know that the lunatic was so dangerous.
…
Jingrou took a piece of dry twig from her hand and handed it to Qi Su.
"You know martial arts? When did you learn it?"
She scrutinized her with her gaze.
When I first met her, she was a delicate young woman, seemingly powerless. Her eyes would well up with tears easily as she spoke.
I get out of breath after walking just a few steps.
At that time, we probably didn't realize how capable this woman was.
Qi Su: "It's probably the awakening of bloodline. Suddenly, I remembered it."
Family members, she was so weak before, it was purely because of malnutrition and hunger.
How could she possibly be happy while eating only steamed buns every day in that Qingyun Nunnery?
The blue color is growing incredibly slowly.
Once back in the city, being able to find food on my own made life much easier.
The knife in Jingrou's hand suddenly gleamed.
Yes, that familiar feeling is back.
"I'm here on orders from my superiors to clean up this place. If you know what's good for you, get out of the way immediately!"
Qi Su is very easy to talk to.
"Then you clean it up."
Anyway, she's already taken everything she could.
She looked Jingrou up and down.
“But this outfit won’t do for you. You should wear a leather protective suit and a gas mask. Never mind, sis, I’ll clean it up. I’ll just burn this whole place down in a bit.”
Jingrou was unconvinced.
"I can set fires too."
Qi Su couldn't help but laugh.
"...Yes. You Embroidered Robe Envoys are professionals at murder and arson. Just a reminder, don't go in yourself, just throw the oil-filled fireballs in from a distance."
Jingrou stared at her for a moment.
"If I were you, I would have left Jincheng long ago. I would not lie to the adults for your sake."
Qi Su: "You broke your promise. Didn't you say before that as long as I could get Dao Ci to return to secular life, you would release me and my aunt and even give me a reward? Now, no matter what, he has decided to return to secular life, so why are you turning your back on me?"
Jingrou: "You are connected to Miss Ayan's death."
Qi Su looked completely innocent.
"Who is Miss Ayan? Don't talk nonsense."
Jingrou: "You even know about the Gu workshop in Beiting, which makes you highly suspicious. The lord has been neglecting his duties these past few days, but he will find out sooner or later. You are so proficient in Gu techniques; at Huatan Temple, it was you who ruined our plans."
Many people witnessed a young woman burning people in public that day.
Jingrou, who was with Qin Shang, had heard about Dao Ci being poisoned by Gu.
But Miss Ayan tried several times and didn't give herself away.
Is she covering it up?
It's too late to talk about the past now, and it doesn't matter anymore.
Anyway, everything that needed to be done has been done. There's no need to dwell on it too much.
After issuing the warning, she spread her arms and disappeared into the night sky like a large bird.
Qi Su: "Hey, although you look really cool and good when you fly, this Gu room hasn't been cleaned yet."
A gentle voice came from the wind.
"Do it yourself. I'll give you the chance to cover your tracks."
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