When his identity in Miao territory was mentioned, Lu Duling instinctively showed humility and insecurity, as if he felt inferior to others deep down.
When Cen Xi saw Lu Duling like this, she was embarrassed for a long time and didn't ask any more questions.
At any time, people defined as being at the bottom of society are not in control of their own lives; she was indeed asking too much of them just now.
“Your Highness, don’t think that just because you are of noble status you can bully my Brother Lu. If you continue like this, I’m sorry, but I, Tian Ying, will not be threatened by you even if I turn against you.”
As soon as Tian Ying entered the lobby with her things, she saw Lu Duduling standing to the side, looking dejected and not saying a word.
She was immediately overcome with a protective instinct, stood in front of Lu Duling, and hurled insults at Cen Xi.
"Ha, you really are like a mother hen protecting her chicks. How could I, with my noble status, suppress your lover? Sigh! Back then, I was just a village woman. I didn't look down on myself. It's your lover who looks down on himself. You should use your great love to influence him and not get entangled with someone as insignificant as me."
Cen Xi chuckled lightly and retorted to Tian Ying in a dismissive tone. This girl was so ungrateful; all those questions he had just asked were on her behalf.
But she was different; the moment she came in, she pouted and started protecting her own.
Alas! They don't appreciate kindness.
"you…!"
"What do you mean 'you'? If you can't argue with me, then hurry up and get to work. After we finish, we're going to Bagua Mountain. I don't know why there are so many golden thread snakes in your Miao region. I heard they're all distributed near Bagua Mountain. We're planning to go and take a look."
Cen Xi rolled her eyes at Tian Ying and then went to help Shen Jinchen undress.
"Why are you going to Bagua Mountain? You can't go there. It's a forbidden area in Miao territory, and the golden thread snake is extremely venomous. Why are you going to provoke it?"
Upon hearing that Cen Xi and the others were going to Bagua Mountain, Tian Ying and Lu Duling were both surprised. Tian Ying, hiding her nervousness, asked several questions.
"You two are reacting strangely. Have you found some long-standing, unspeakable secret about your Miao region? Is that why you're so nervous?"
Cen Xi isn't blind; these two's reactions are too strange. Could there really be a huge secret in that place?
"It's quite strange, Lu Duling. Is there anything else you're hiding from us?"
As soon as Cen Xi finished speaking, Shen Jinchen, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked at Lu Duling.
"No, that place shouldn't be important to you. It's where we produce Gu worms, and the Gu worms are all bred there, while the golden thread snakes are their nourishment. No one who goes there has ever come back alive, so I suggest you don't try to force your way in."
After meeting Shen Jinchen's sharp gaze, Lu Duling remained silent for two seconds before finally continuing the conversation and explaining the unique nature of that place.
“Then we must go even more. You haven’t found that monster these past few days. Have you thought about where it might have gone? If you can’t find it in Miao territory, then it can only be your forbidden area.”
Shen Jinchen glanced enigmatically at the Gu worm embedded in his elbow and offered a silent warning.
"Impossible. A living person would only be devoured by ten thousand snakes if they went in. How could he possibly survive there? Could Prime Minister Shen be overestimating that person's abilities?"
Lu Duling couldn't believe it at all.
"I advise you to believe me. A hundred years ago, that person was able to overthrow the Great Qi's rule for more than three hundred years with his own strength. Now, after more than a hundred years, he has stirred up a lot of storms after his rebirth. Even with our relentless pursuit, he was still able to escape from our hands. You should think about it carefully."
Shen Jinchen felt a sharp pain in his body. He paused for a moment, pursed his lips slightly, and told him everything he knew.
Lu Duling: "Then let's go to Bagua Mountain together!"
Tian Ying: "Then let's go to Bagua Mountain together!"
As soon as Shen Jinchen finished speaking, Lu Duling and Tian Ying spoke in unison.
"Alright! Tian Ying, hurry up and get on with your work. If you two are going, we can rely on each other."
Before Shen Jinchen could speak, Cen Xi preemptively agreed on his behalf. Anyway, bringing two people familiar with Miao territory wouldn't be a loss for them.
Judging from their appearance, they probably don't know that there are more than a dozen different formations set up on Bagua Mountain.
If they're going, let them see for themselves whether there's anything else fishy going on in Miao territory.
"When will it be better!"
Shen Jinchen felt as if a million insects were gnawing at his nerves on his back, and the usually strong man found it extremely painful to endure.
"Wait a moment! This Gu is a child Gu. Now that the mother Gu is dead, you will suffer greatly when I cast the Gu spell. However, there is one advantage: the Love Return Gu will only take effect at the very end. You have plenty of time to find the Gu King to remove the Gu."
Tian Ying was also covered in a light sweat. After explaining, her movements became more complex, and her expression became more serious.
"good!"
Shen Jinchen glanced at Cen Xi out of the corner of his eye, and forced a low, hoarse laugh while enduring the pain in his body.
"Tian Ying, how were your Gu Kings and Gu Queens produced throughout the ages? Can he still find the Gu King?"
When this serious issue was brought up, Cen Xi's usual joking and roguish behavior vanished without a trace.
She now truly resembles a wife concerned about a patient's condition, her eyes filled only with worry.
“Every twenty years, the Gu Queen and the Gu Queen will be naturally conceived from Bagua Mountain. At that time, our new generation of successors in Miao territory, namely the High Priest and the Holy Maiden, will use the Gu-guiding technique outside Bagua Mountain to introduce them into their own bodies to gestate. After the next Gu King and Gu Queen appear, they will die naturally, so that the next generation of Gu King and Gu Queen can take over their mission of guarding.”
"It's only been twenty years now, and the High Priest and the Holy Maiden have only recently accepted the Gu King and Gu Queen. I'm afraid there really won't be a Gu King and Gu Queen anytime soon."
Lu Duling had been extremely busy the past two days, so she kindly refrained from continuing the conversation and instead explained to Cen Xi.
"What!"
Cen Xi swayed and plopped down in a chair, looking utterly devastated.
“Ah… Ah Xi, don’t be like this. At the end of my life, to see you so worried about me, I, Shen Jinchen, have no regrets in this life.”
Seeing that Cen Xi was truly heartbroken, Shen Jinchen chuckled softly and, enduring the excruciating pain, managed to offer words of comfort.
"What do you mean by 'no regrets'? You'll find a way in a day. You haven't accomplished your great cause yet, you haven't given birth to a son, and you haven't restored your Great Qi family's empire. Can you really die?"
For the first time, Cen Xi felt the agonizing pain of fearing the loss of her lover. It turned out that she really had fallen in love, and she really didn't want him to die.
Even though she knew that people are reincarnated and it wasn't a big deal, she knew clearly that the opportunities in this life and the next life would definitely be different. Maybe in the next life, they would forget each other. Where could she find a man who would cherish her to the core?
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