We returned to Pingjiang the next afternoon. It was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there were only two days left until New Year's Eve. Every household was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, preparing to welcome the New Year. The air was filled with the festive atmosphere.
Ye Mingcheng prepared a lot of New Year's goods. The yard was full of dried duck, fish, and salted meat. No one knew how long he had been preparing.
“We’re going to your uncle’s house for New Year’s Eve this year, and your cousin is coming back too.” Ye Mingcheng said happily. At this time last year, he was in the temple with his two masters and Wuchen, accompanied by the green lamp and the Bodhisattva, eating vegetarian dumplings. It was a quiet and lonely place.
Now, however, the whole family is reunited, a good life he never dared to dream of before.
Ye Qingqing was also delighted. She had long heard of her cousin Sang Liangjie, but had never met him. However, after talking on the phone, she found that Sang Liangjie had a very pleasant voice and looked a lot like Sang Huaiyuan in the photos. He had been traveling around with his mentor all year, keeping him extremely busy.
"Has my cousin arrived home yet?"
"No, they said on the phone their flight is on the afternoon of the 30th. This kid is busier than the president," Ye Mingcheng said with a laugh.
When he went to the farm, Sang Liangjie was only three years old. Twenty-two years have passed in the blink of an eye. The little baby from back then has grown into a man.
Ye Qingqing was also looking forward to meeting her cousin, but she had to get rid of the poison first. Although she couldn't figure out what the poison was, she knew that the toxins were accumulating in her kidneys. Ten years had passed, and she didn't know how damaged her kidneys were. If she didn't get rid of the poison soon, she was afraid that the Zhuang family line would really end!
She gave the poisoned blood extracted from the two brothers to Zhu Zi, who was more skilled in poisons than her and might have a solution.
Sure enough, as soon as she described the brothers' symptoms, Zhu Zi knew what kind of poison it was. "It's a poison that kills off offspring. They've been poisoned by a poison, not a 'gu' (a type of poison that kills off offspring). Of course, you can't detect it."
"The Miao region's 'Gu'? This thing really exists?" Ye Qingqing exclaimed in horror.
Zhu Zi glanced at her disdainfully, "Of course, you're ignorant."
Ye Qingqing was already used to this guy's sharp tongue and couldn't be bothered to argue. She asked with interest, "How do we break the curse?"
"It's simple, but you can't solve it."
This answer was worse than no answer at all. Ye Qingqing suppressed her anger and asked without shame, "How is it simple?"
"The Gu worms are bloodthirsty, and you have to feed them with your own blood. As long as you lure them with your master's blood, you can easily draw out the Gu worms. The problem is that you can't get the blood of Yin Laogui," Zhu Zi explained.
"It has to be the master's blood? Will other people's blood work?"
Zhu Zi rolled her eyes. "You'll know once you cut your wrists and try to induce it."
Ye Qingqing pouted. With such a sharp tongue, he'll definitely be a bachelor for life, hmph!
There's definitely no chance with Ruan Yingzi. Li Wuming must be a once-in-a-century feng shui genius. At least his prediction about Miao Tianxiang was quite accurate, and she escaped unscathed. So his prediction about Ruan Yingzi's marriage should also be correct.
This means that Ruan Yingzi's future husband is definitely not Zhu Zi.
Zhu Zi is prettier than a woman, and doesn't match the tall and imposing figure at all. This guy can't even speak properly, so he probably won't be able to find a wife.
"Sigh, where can I get Yin Laogui's blood to hook up with these damned bugs..." Ye Qingqing muttered to herself, then suddenly stopped, staring blankly at Zhu Zi, her eyes wide open.
Zhu Zi shooed him away impatiently, "Go outside if you're having a fit!"
Ye Qingqing gripped his hand tightly, her eyes shining, and asked excitedly, "A 'zhong' is an insect, right? A live, moving insect, right?"
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