Therefore, based on the Gu worm's fatal weakness, Wang Ruofu cured Shen Yao of the Gu poison.
Before long, the puppet soldiers were subdued by Shen Yao in a few moves, falling to the ground in disarray and turning into a pile of mangled flesh.
Maggots kept crawling out of the gaps in the black armor, writhing their bodies, desperately trying to escape.
Looking at the scene before him, especially seeing Shen Yao standing alive and kicking in front of him, Lu Yuanxiu's eyes flashed with intense killing intent. "How could you possibly be unharmed after being poisoned by my Gu poison..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a response came from behind Shen Yao.
"Without Master Su's medical skills, it would indeed be impossible to cure this poison..."
Then, Wang Ruofu walked out from behind Shen Yao.
Lu Yuanxiu was clearly taken aback when he saw Wang Ruofu appear.
Wang Ruofu was truly helpless against the Gu poison in Shen Yao and could only turn to the medical books left behind by Su Ci.
Although the Su family burned down four years ago, their old house in Luoyin Mountain Forest was preserved by some strange twist of fate.
This is where Su Ci and Madam Su met.
Every year during the White Dew season, Su Ci would bring his wife, Su Yan, and Wang Ruofu to this place to stay for two or three days.
Apart from her and Su Yan, no one else in the world knew of the existence of this place.
Wang Ruofu originally intended to try his luck here, but he unexpectedly found the medical skills left behind by Su Ci.
The text details the most primitive breeding methods of Gu poison. Later, by a twist of fate, Gu worms capable of controlling human behavior and mind were cultivated, along with methods to control them.
It also details his junior brother Lu Yuanxiu's intention to use this item, and reveals his true identity.
It was on that day that Wang Ruofu learned that her adoptive father, who had raised her, was actually a descendant of the Chu family from the previous dynasty.
With the medical skills left behind by Su Ci, Wang Ruofu was greatly empowered in curing Shen Yao's Gu poison. Although it took some time to find the medicinal materials, he was fortunate to have made it to today's grand occasion.
Wang Ruofei gazed calmly at the familiar yet unfamiliar face before her. She hadn't expected that her reunion with her godfather would be like this.
When Lu Yuanxiu saw Wang Ruofei appear, he already guessed who had cured the Gu poison he had been practicing.
Lu Yuanxiu knew that Wang Ruofu had deeply inherited Su Ci's talent in medicine and poison.
This is why he chose to adopt Wang Ruofu. On the surface, she was his adopted daughter, but in reality, he wanted Wang Ruofu to learn all of Su Ci's medical skills and ultimately use them for his own purposes.
He just didn't expect that Su Ci would treat Wang Ruofu like her own daughter, which caused Wang Ruofu to be distant from him since childhood. On the contrary, his daughter Su Yan was only interested in autopsies.
Out of caution, Lu Yuanxiu dared not reveal his true identity to Su Yan, so over the years he has always played the role of a stern and righteous good official.
Lu Yuanxiu looked at Wang Ruofu with a puzzled expression, eager to know the answer, "How did you cure the Gu poison I refined?"
Wang Ruofu took out a medical book from his bosom, held it up in his hand, and said to Lu Yuanxiu, "This book contains detailed records of the methods for refining and controlling Gu poison."
Seeing what Wang Ruofu was holding, Lu Yuanxiu was so angry that his teeth itched. He recognized at a glance who the owner of that book was.
"Su Ci, I didn't expect that even now you would still come to ruin my plans..."
Seeing Lu Yuanxiu's resentment towards Su Ci, Wang Ruofu was very annoyed. "Chu Yu, don't you want to see what Master Su left for you in the book?"
Upon hearing Wang Ruofu's words, Lu Yuanxiu's eyes darkened.
At this moment, Lin Shu arrived with his troops and subdued the remaining members of the Dark Moon Pavilion.
At this point, Lu Yuanxiu realized that he had fallen into a trap, and there were very few people he could use.
Lu Yuanxiu had already realized his fate, and soon he put down the sword in his hand.
He walked over to Wang Ruofu, took the medical book from her hand, and as he flipped through it, a letter fell out and landed on the ground.
Taking advantage of Lu Yuanxiu's absence, Shen Yao immediately went forward to check on Su Yan's condition. Seeing that she was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Yuanxiu squatted down, picked up the envelope that had fallen to the ground, opened it, and burst into laughter when he saw the contents of the letter.
With Shen Yao's help, Su Yan walked to Wang Ruofu's side, looking at Lu Yuanxiu's inexplicable reaction with a puzzled expression.
She nudged Wang Ruofu with her arm and pressed, "Senior sister, what was written in that letter?"
Wang Ruofu shook her head. "I don't know either. I only know that it was a letter that Master Su left for Chu Yu."
Upon hearing this news, Su Yan was even more bewildered, "My dad?"
Wang Ruofu nodded and told Su Yan what had happened in the past few days.
After hearing this, Su Yan slapped her thigh in regret, realizing she had completely forgotten about the old house in the woods.
If he had gone to the old house to look through the medical books when he first arrived in Chang'an, he probably would have found out who the murderer who wiped out the entire Su family long ago.
After reading the letter, Lu Yuanxiu's eyes suddenly reddened. Looking at the crowd laughing wildly, he felt as if they had gone mad.
Just as everyone was completely bewildered, Lu Yuanxiu suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, rolled his eyes, and collapsed to the ground in full view of everyone.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment at Lu Yuanxiu's sudden action.
Su Yan turned her head and looked at Wang Ruofu.
Wang Ruofu simply shrugged and innocently explained, "I didn't do it!"
Su Yan naturally knew it had nothing to do with Wang Ruofu, but Lu Yuanxiu's sudden fainting was indeed strange.
Wang Ruofu squatted down and checked Lu Yuanxiu's pulse. Seeing that there was nothing seriously wrong, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"She just fainted."
Upon learning of Lu Yuanxiu's condition, Su Yan's gaze fell upon the blood-stained letter on the ground.
She squatted down, picked it up, and immediately understood why Lu Yuanxiu had suddenly vomited blood.
In the letter, Su Ci had been trying to persuade Lu Yuanxiu to turn back from his path, even after he learned that his junior brother wanted to kill him.
Perhaps out of guilt, Lu Yuanxiu vomited blood and fainted.
A palace coup ended in Lu Yuanxiu's defeat.
Three months later, the emperor died, and Crown Prince Li Shen ascended the throne as the new emperor, while Chu Yu, the former traitor, was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice and scheduled to be executed on a later date.
After Li Shen ascended the throne, Su Yan was promoted to the position of Director of the Surveillance Bureau. As for the former director, Wenren Zhan, he had retired to his hometown several months earlier and was traveling around the martial arts world.
After this incident, Su Yan went to the cemetery where the entire Su family was buried.
He was leaning against his father's tombstone, drinking a little wine and chatting with him.
"Dad, how stupid are you? You clearly knew that Lu Yuanxiu was Chu Yu, yet you still tried your best to persuade him to turn back from the wrong path. You didn't manage to persuade him, but instead, you caused the whole family to lose their lives."
"Sigh... I don't even know what to say to you anymore. I'll forgive you this time, but please, in your next life, don't trust someone so easily again."
Now that the real culprit has been caught, Su Yan feels as if a huge piece of her heart is missing. She feels no joy at the realization of her revenge, but rather a deep sadness, as if she has eaten shit.
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