"So, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Ming Wang thought he had found out the truth, but in reality, it was all what Lan Xuan'er wanted him to know."
"Ming Wang thought he had used an aphrodisiac to consummate his relationship with Lan Xuan'er, but little did he know that she had only turned the tables on him?" Yue Fuguang clicked his tongue in amazement. "They're all talented people!"
Why would such an amazing young lady fall for Ming Wang, that womanizing scumbag who's into both men and women?
Love really does make people stupid!
[Indeed, Ming Wang was smug, and Lan Xuan'er smiled knowingly. They had both achieved their goals; it was truly a win-win situation.]
Everyone: Win-win can be used like this?
System: Who lost?
Everyone: !!! We've learned something! We've learned something!
"And they lived happily ever after?" Should we throw confetti?
[They are indeed living together, but happiness is impossible. Didn't you just say Lan Xuan'er is proficient in Gu magic? Ming Wang will soon discover that whenever he sleeps with another man or woman, he gets headaches, foot pains, and pain all over his body.]
"Lan Xuan'er used a curse on him? What kind of curse, a love curse?" It seemed like this was the kind of curse she had seen most often in TV dramas before.
Lan Xuan'er used the poison when Ming Wang and she were having sex. Ming Wang deserved it, as the love potion can only be successfully implanted when a man and woman are intimately intertwined.
A person who has been infected with this curse can only have sex with this one person for the rest of their life; otherwise, they will experience pain if they have sex with someone else.
Therefore, when Ming Wang and Bei Yue are together afterward, they can only kiss, hug, and lift each other up high. Any deeper intimacy is impossible, unless he's willing to die for a secret affair!
"Love Gu? I thought it was Love Gu."
[The Gu here isn't as magical as the ones the master has 'seen' before, causing pain just from thinking about someone or feeling affection for them. Lan Xuan'er's Lover Gu only recognizes people through bodily fluids and scent.]
"Can this Gu worm be easily cured?"
[It can be cured, but there are very few people in the world who can cure this curse, and most of them are still in Nanzhao. However, Master, you can cure it.]
"Me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!" The little voice in Yue Fuguang's mind shook its head violently, almost ready to 'Cao Cao's rice bowl'!
[Master forgot? I remember! Does my ability equate to Master's ability? Will Master help Ming Wang remove the curse?]
Without a second thought, Yue Fuguang replied, "No, why should I help him? Even if it's an easy cure for a person who has no value to me, I, the Immortal Lord, would not do it."
He got what he wanted; we should bless this loving couple.
[Master, please don't give blessings casually. Although your divine powers have been sealed, blessings can still be effective sometimes, so please use them with caution!]
Everyone: Is that even possible?
They began to try to recall if the little fairy had ever said any auspicious words of blessing to them...
Emperor Mingxi, who was always being criticized, was quite flustered. He thought, "Blessings might work, but scolding shouldn't, right? No way!"
"Little Bead, I suddenly really want to see the expression on Mingwang's face after he finds out the truth, hahaha!"
[The master will soon see that tomorrow night, on the Emperor's birthday, Ming Wang will be dragged by Bei Yue to their old haunts. Just as the two want to relive their 'old times,' Ming Wang's Gu poison will take effect.]
Lan Xuan'er followed the scent and caught them red-handed!
After learning that he had been poisoned by a Gu, King Ming sought out renowned doctors to no avail. He then plotted to kill Lan Xuan'er, but he was unaware that the Lover Gu was also called the Twin Gu. When the female Gu in Lan Xuan'er died, the male Gu in King Ming would die of love.
The corpse of the male Gu gu, after its suicide pact with lover, is also a poison; the Ming King will be slowly poisoned to death!
Did he succeed in the original timeline?
[No, he found out the truth when he almost succeeded, and then he humbled himself and tried to coax them. Ming Wang, he really went all out to survive!]
"Now that you've heard the story of the Bright King, can your mystery be solved? Who is the wealthiest person in the main hall?"
【Master, it's you! Even the emperor, who possesses the wealth of the entire world, is no match for a single hair on your head!】
"The celestial artifacts in your area don't count. Since the emperor is poor, isn't Qu Bing the richest?"
If we exclude the Ming King, he was the richest man. He embezzled a considerable amount of the court's silver, but the lion's share went to the Ming King. However, it was indeed his men who discovered the silver mine.
Knowing he couldn't manage the entire silver mine by himself, he revealed its contents to his master, the Bright King. The Bright King promised him 20% of the profits.
Therefore, the people who mined the silver mines cooperated with the people of Mingwang to excavate them together.
The person in charge of Qu Bing's side was his wet nurse, who embezzled a considerable amount of silver from the mines. This slave-turned-manager's wealth exceeded that of the Crown Prince and his two or four brothers.
The Invisible Royal Brothers: The Divine Artifact has called us out again! Are we not transparent enough?
System: It's because you guys are too poor!
"They're poor, isn't it because they use any money they have to buy people's favors?"
As someone who had once been bought off, many adults awkwardly lowered their heads. They had indeed received the benefits, but to say they had chosen sides would be unfair to them!
His Majesty is in his prime, and the Crown Prince's position is secure. How foolish must they be to side with a few princes who have no chance of winning?
Emperor Mingxi coldly swept his gaze over his sons and ministers, and those whose gazes fell upon them unconsciously stood even straighter.
The Ming King is very rich now. The money he gives to Bei Yue is all from embezzlement. He didn't take out a single coin from the silver mines he mined himself.
He couldn't even trust his old flame, given the sheer size of the fortune.
After he and Lan Xuan'er got married, she discovered that the money had all gone to Nanzhao, becoming arrows shot at Dayan and swords used to cut down Dayan.
"Is the Ming King really that useless? He can't even protect his own silver pouch? Is it because he's been poisoned?"
If the Gu magic of Nanzhao is so powerful, wouldn't it be impossible to defend against? Wouldn't people from other countries be easily controlled by Gu worms?
The Gu here is not as easy to cast as you know. Casting Gu requires many conditions. For example, the Gu that Lan Xuan'er cast for Ming Wang required... well, raising Gu is not easy either. Selecting suitable Gu worms and using medicine is very troublesome and expensive.
Master, don't worry, the Gu worms can't get close to you.
The rulers and ministers of Dayan also breathed a sigh of relief. They had always known that Nanzhao had a mysterious lineage—the art of Gu poison.
Because of the powerful Gu techniques of the Nanzhao Kingdom, it was nearly destroyed by the neighboring Nanyue Kingdom more than a hundred years ago, and the Gu techniques gradually disappeared thereafter.
Although some people in Nanzhao still use Gu poison, they are not a significant force and have not really harmed their neighbors, so they don't pay much attention to it.
Unexpectedly, a prince who wanted to rebel and seize the throne was actually cursed. It was Heaven's will to destroy him, the wise king, and there was no way to stop it.
They might be able to make something out of this!
Soon, rumors spread throughout the capital of Dayan that the Ming King had been poisoned by an unknown Gu poison that was contagious!
Under repeated "strong requests," Emperor Mingxi had no choice but to imprison his "most beloved" younger brother for the sake of the millions of people in the Dayan Dynasty.
As for the marriage with Nanzhao, we'll talk about it after he's 'fully recovered,' we can't delay the girl's life!
They are very humane in Dayan!
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