Chapter 313: See if you two are compatible
"Impossible." Madam Lu frowned and opened the wooden box.
The box contained a transparent jade stone about the size of two fingers, with a strand of red silk suspended in it.
The blood from the girl's fingertips dripped onto the jade, and the red thread began to tremble slightly, then returned to calm after a moment.
Nanny Lu frowned even more tightly, took out a bamboo flute from her bosom, glanced at the girl with a calm expression, and put the flute to her lips and started playing.
Bai Yu's face changed slightly when he saw this, and he suppressed his impulse and did not snatch the flute away.
The flute sound was light and melodious, slightly different from the high-pitched sound I had heard before.
The girl, who had always had a calm expression, had subtle changes in her bright almond-shaped eyes after the sound of the flute was heard. Her pupils slowly expanded and her eyes became unfocused, like a person in a trance.
Seeing this, the old woman stopped, her face full of confusion. "The red silk jade is reacting, and hearing the soul song is like falling into a dream. You've indeed been infected by the bloodworms... This is strange. Why can't you cure it? Logically, as long as the bloodworms are inside you and smell the red silk jade, they will follow the scent and come out within half an incense stick."
Then she thought of something and her face darkened. "Is the poisonous insect you were infected with intact?"
After the flute sound faded, Tianbao's eyes became clear again. When he heard the question, he replied softly, "...It's not complete. It might be half of a bug. I pinched it off, but I haven't found the head or the tail yet."
“…” Madam Lu’s face twitched, her mouth opened and closed, she was speechless for a moment, her expression was indescribable.
She had never seen a girl of her age who could act as if it had nothing to do with her when her life was at stake.
"Madam Lu, you must have a way to cure the incomplete poisonous insect, right?" Bai Yu clenched his fingers unconsciously, his whole body tense, his eyes fixed on the old woman's face.
"I can't solve it." The old woman said these three words, and the blood quickly disappeared from the young man's face.
Seeing this, she felt a little sorry for herself, and continued, "However, the bloodworm releases poison from its head and tail, and stores poison in its body. With its body pinched off, only the head or tail remains. The toxicity it can release is not very strong, so for the time being, it won't be too dangerous. But without the insect's body to sense it, the remaining body can't be lured out, and it will remain in the girl's body. Over time, the toxins will continue to corrode and destroy her... It's fine if she doesn't get stimulated, but if she gets stimulated and her emotions fluctuate too much, she will definitely die."
Tianbao is still as steady as an old dog, "How long is a long time?"
Madam Lu said, "Anyone infected with the bloodworms will go insane in three days at most. In your case, it's hard to say. It will take at least a year, or at most two or three years, before the accumulated toxins begin to affect you and become difficult to suppress."
There was a stove burning next to it, and the firewood occasionally crackled in the flames.
There was silence in the room for a moment.
Nanny Lu's frown never relaxed.
The Qiang people originally used Gu to protect their lives and save people, and the reputation of Qiang Gu doctors was once very popular.
But later, some members of the tribe gradually developed ambitions, and the reputation of the Qiang people outside changed, and everyone was afraid of them.
After Lian Qiao came to power, he became even more outrageous and used the entire Qiang ethnic group as a tool for his own selfish ends, causing chaos in the Central Plains, which made people infuriated by his lack of resistance.
The Qiang people...are no longer the Qiang people she remembers.
"If you are not in a hurry to leave, just stay here for a while. All the poisonous insects of my Qiang tribe can be cured. This is also the way out and life that our ancestors left for our tribe. I am an old woman with little knowledge and experience, so you can wait for me to look through the ancient books left by our ancestors. Maybe I can find a solution." Nanny Lu sighed and said to the two young men.
The young man's gray eyes suddenly brightened when he heard this, as if he had grasped the last straw, "Thank you, mother-in-law! We are not in a hurry to leave!"
The girl also showed surprise, but she said something else, "Grandma, we have never met before, why are you willing to try your best to save me?"
The old woman raised an eyebrow and laughed. "You're too defensive, child. The two of you went through the canyon together, willing to risk your lives for each other and break the enemy's formation. You must be people who value friendship. Why would I try my best to save you? Just think of it as me seeing that you two are compatible."
The old woman stood up and patted her skirt. "It's getting late. There's a room upstairs. Find a place to sleep. I'll get you some bedding. By the way, you can't eat for free here. My White Horse people are few in number and have little food. I can't afford to feed you two. I'll find a way to detoxify you. On weekdays, you can go hunting with my people and protect them. That will be your reward to me."
Tianbao tilted his head and saw that the old woman's action of patting her clothes was very pleasing to the eye. Grandma also liked to pat her clothes in this way.
"Okay," she said.
The cute and innocent girl sitting next to the old woman was picking her fingers. When she heard the word "good", her eyes lit up. She secretly raised her eyes to glance at the person, with a little joy in her eyes.
Beautiful sister is here to stay!
On the other side of the mountain, the largest watchtower was brightly lit.
The clan doctor treated the wound on the saint's neck and then bowed and left.
The woman sat there, looking to the side with a gloomy look.
Ah Yin, who had been waiting nearby, quickly knelt down. "Saint, please forgive me! This time, I captured the Baima people and offered them as sacrifices to preserve the strength of our Dangxiang tribe, and more importantly, to protect your reputation! I did this without any selfish motives!"
Lian Qiao's voice was icy, "If I hadn't known you had no selfish motives, you'd be dead now! That old, pious woman surnamed Lu came out to ruin my plans at the critical moment. I really shouldn't have kept her around in the first place!"
Knowing that this hurdle was finally overcome, Ah Yin's fear subsided a little. She tried to guess the Saint's thoughts, "Saint, you're right. Madam Lu, relying on her abilities, never took you seriously. When you first ascended the throne, she spearheaded the division of the Qiang people, leading the Baima people to establish their own faction. She's been causing us so much trouble for so many years! This time, she even saved Su Jiuni and Bai Yu! Saint... can she really cure the bloodworms?"
"Hmph!" Lian Qiao didn't answer, her expression changing from gloomy to bright under her veil.
Before the Qiang people split up, the old witch was the high priestess of the tribe. Her witchcraft was taught by the old witch. Whatever she knew, the old woman naturally knew too, and it was even better!
It would be fine if the old hag had just stayed quiet. She could have found a place to stay, but she had to show up and mess up her plans, treating her like a toad!
It's such an eyesore!
Su Jiuni and Bai Yu are still in the Baima tribe, and she absolutely cannot let them leave!
The flames in the stove crackled, and Lian Qiao's gaze fell on the jumping flames with cold eyes.
"Have someone keep an eye on that place, I'll take care of the rest!"
The two men will not leave until the poison is cured.
In addition, the rope bridge in the canyon was broken, and the exit that the tribe usually used to enter and exit was temporarily blocked by heavy snow, which would trap the two men for at least more than a month.
She could take advantage of this time to make a thorough plan!
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