She led Xiao Yu around the Miao village, showing off her victory to everyone.
However, she did not notice the occasional flashes of pain and struggle in Xiao Yu's eyes.
Until one day, a mysterious old man was invited by Shangguan Wenyan to come to the Miao village.
He was a master of Gu magic, and after hearing about Cui Gu's actions, he decided to help her.
Shangguan Wenyan wasn't greatly affected; all he cared about was the Gu technique.
The old man found Cui Gu and sternly rebuked her for abusing Gu magic and violating its proper path.
Cui Gu disagreed, believing that she had done nothing wrong in pursuing love.
The old man sighed and said, "Gu magic is meant to protect and help others, but you've used it to harm the innocent. In the end, you'll only hurt yourself."
The old man decided to remove the Gu spell from Xiao Yu's body.
He set up a ritual in Xiao Yu's room, and after much effort, he finally expelled the vicious Gu from Lin Yu's body.
The moment Xiao Yu regained consciousness, he felt immense fear and disgust towards his experiences over the past few days.
He looked at Cui Gu with anger and disappointment in his eyes, then left the Miao village without looking back and never returned.
Cui Gu stood there blankly, watching Xiao Yu's departing figure, her heart filled with regret.
She finally realized her mistake, but it was too late.
From then on, Cui Gu became taciturn.
She was no longer as ruthless as before. Instead, she locked herself in her room and devoted herself to studying Gu magic, hoping to make up for the mistakes she had made.
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Ma Lihua's expression was very strange, and then she noticed many things were wrong.
"Brother Shangguan, is it true that Xiao Yu hasn't left the Miao village, and what about that old man you invited?" she asked with certainty.
Shangguan Wenyan smiled and said, "Guess?"
“I bet that Cui Gu must have killed her lover and that old man,” Ma Lihua said with certainty.
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