After the boat set sail, Xin Sui and Shui Duoduo left the dock.
"Can you tell me now?"
Shui Duoduo: "I just found a thin white thread-like worm on your head. I suspect that someone has cast a curse on you to control you."
Xin Sui felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of a worm crawling around on his head, even trying to burrow into his body.
"Thank you, otherwise I wouldn't even know I was being controlled."
At the same time, he questioned the system in his mind: "What's wrong with you? It's one thing that you didn't notice the Night Shadow hiding in my shadow before, but how come you didn't even notice the bug crawling on my head this time?"
"System, you're not planning to use someone else to get rid of me so you can find a new host, are you?"
[Why are you making such a fuss? Have you forgotten you have a mid-level defensive talisman on you? That worm can't break through your defenses.]
"So you didn't even bother to remind me?"
[I was just about to remind you, but the male lead has already found out. Since that's the case, why should I say anything more?]
Xin Sui clenched his fist.
If the system had a physical form, she would definitely find it and beat it up.
"Are the bugs still there?" she asked Shui Duoduo.
Shui Duoduo put on a glove and released the insect.
As soon as the thin, white worms emerged, they tried to burrow into his palm.
After he grabbed it, it kept twisting and curling up.
It gives me the creeps.
Xin Sui was somewhat intimidated by these long, mollusk-like creatures and looked away after just one glance.
This time, before she could even ask, the system took the initiative to introduce itself.
[The puppet gu, once it enters the human body, can control the person's behavior.]
Xin Sui relayed the system's words to Shui Duoduo.
Shui Duoduo asserted, "Someone is trying to use a spell on you to control you, and that person is in the bar."
Xin Sui: "The fish-headed man and the others who came today were probably just a smokescreen thrown out by that person to attract my attention so that he could secretly attack me."
Shui Duoduo: "Do you have anyone you suspect?"
Xin Sui: "There are plenty of people who want the Dragon Fang Dagger; anyone could be eyeing me."
Shui Duoduo: "Then you shouldn't have sent Xiaoming out in the first place. Without Xiaoming protecting you, you could be in danger at any time."
Xin Sui: "Isn't that what you're here for?"
Shui Duoduo: "You think too highly of me. I'm just a low-level ability user in the Lesser Star Realm right now."
Xin Sui: "Just kidding. Don't worry, I'm not that easy to deal with."
"Can you refine this puppet gu and then find its master?"
Shuiduoduo: "I'll give it a try."
He put the puppet gu back into the Six Paths Divine Box, sat down on a bench by the roadside, and began refining it using Gate No. 4.
Xin Sui waited on the side.
Just a few minutes later, Shui Duoduo opened her eyes and said to her, "It's done."
When he opened his palm, the puppet insect reappeared, completely obedient and docile, lying quietly in his hand.
The two headed towards the Blue Shark Bar again.
The second floor of the bar.
Behind the masked woman, an old man in a purple robe exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no, Miss! The puppet gu has suddenly broken free of my control. Someone has severed the connection between me and it!"
"We have to get out of here."
The moment Xin Sui and Shui Duoduo stepped back into the bar, the puppet worm wrapped around Shui Duoduo's finger suddenly burst into flames.
Shui Duoduo flung the flames away.
The blue flames shattered in mid-air, turning into specks of dust.
Xin Sui and Shui Duoduo exchanged a glance.
"That person has probably already run away."
Shui Duoduo asked, "Should we go after them?"
Xin Sui shook his head: "How do we chase after them? Let's go."
She did want to pursue her, but the system's response was—
[The person who cast the spell is unrelated to the main quest, and this system has no obligation to waste energy guiding you.]
However, as long as the person behind the scenes is still interested in the Dragon Fang Dagger, they will definitely make a move against her again.
She'll try again next time to see if she can catch the person.
"Want to go gambling on jade?" Xin Sui asked Shui Duoduo as they walked out of the bar.
Having finally managed to get out of the city, and with Shui Duoduo, a powerful cheater, by her side, wouldn't it be a waste of this opportunity if she didn't take the chance to gamble on stones and make a fortune?
Without wasting any words, Shui Duoduo asked directly, "How will we divide it then?"
Xin Sui: "I'll provide the money, you provide the labor, and we'll split the crystals we find in half, how about that?"
Shuiduoduo is actually not short of money.
Just as Xin Sui had guessed, he could easily make money by betting on winnings using the appraisal function of the Six Paths Divine Box.
So far, his alliance with Lee Sulli has been quite pleasant, and he doesn't mind helping her make some money.
He nodded and said, "Okay."
"Wait a minute, I'm going to the restroom."
Xin Sui walked toward the public restroom by the roadside.
"Hey, handsome, what are you doing here?"
A young, slender woman walked over and greeted Chong Shuiduo warmly.
Shui Duoduo initially thought she had been approached by a strange woman.
When he saw the smile in her eyes, a sense of familiarity welled up inside him.
He immediately realized that the face was the disguise mask he had given to Li Xueli before!
"plum--"
Xin Sui winked at him, "My name is Crystal, handsome guy, what's your name?"
Shui Duoduo chuckled and played along: "What a coincidence, my name is Shui Duoduo. People who don't know us would think we're family."
Xin Sui said, "Come on, call me sister, and I'll give you something delicious to eat."
Shui Duoduo: "..."
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