Gu Yanfei placed the incense stick to Anle's nose, and the wisp of green smoke produced by the burning incense stick drifted into her nasal cavity little by little.
Anle sniffed the incense gently, revealing a bit of nervousness and uneasiness.
Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi stood on both sides of the wheelchair, staring at Anle without blinking, observing her every change.
Suddenly, a long and thin bulge appeared on the back of Anle's left hand, stretching the skin on the back of his hand, showing a strange blood red color, as if the back of his hand was cut by a knife.
Anle frowned, and a look of unbearable pain appeared on his pale and thin face.
"Here it comes." Gu Yanfei said in a low voice.
These two words were spoken to Chu Yi.
Chu Yi immediately understood and held An Le's shoulder.
The "blood line" on the back of Anle's hand began to twist, looming, as if something was moving freely under her skin...
"..." Anle let out a low gasp, her hands tightly clasped the armrests of the wheelchair, her fingertips turned white, veins popped out on her forehead and neck, and her petite body trembled constantly.
Fine beads of sweat oozed out of her pale little face, and her jade-like teeth were deeply sunken in her lower lip.
Obviously he was enduring extreme pain.
But even so, Anle didn't cry or scream, and even comforted Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi, "I'm fine... It doesn't hurt."
Her soft voice was intermittent.
The emperor on the city wall could no longer sit still, so he hurried down from the wall and happened to hear his daughter's words.
Looking at his daughter in unbearable pain in the wheelchair, the emperor felt a pang of pain in his heart. He stopped three or four steps away, almost unable to bear to look.
The "blood line" under Anle's skin quickly swam up along her wrist, sank into her wide sleeves, and soon swam to her snow-white neck, continuing to move upwards...
Soon, a brightly colored "blood line" suddenly appeared on the little girl's small and delicate face, twisted into a strange arc, looking so weird, as if it would pierce through the skin and burst out of the body at any time, making people feel creepy just looking at it.
Zhang Min and his daughter as well as the middle-aged woman were standing about four feet away. They also saw this scene and all looked panicked.
The girl was so scared that she buried her face in her father's chest.
Amidst the shocked gazes, a long red beard slowly emerged from one of Anle's nostrils, trembling slightly.
Gu Yanfei made a prompt decision and moved the burning incense stick in his hand back a little. The long red beard seemed to be pulled and continued to extend outward at an increasingly faster speed.
A scarlet centipede, about an inch and a half long, slithered out of Anle's nasal cavity. It looked strange, like a centipede but not a centipede.
The poisonous insect crawled at an incredible speed, with its hundred legs dancing in unison. In the blink of an eye, it climbed up the back of Gu Yanfei's hand along the incense stick, and a cold hissing sound came from its mouthparts, as if it wanted to drill into her body.
This horrifying scene caused a burst of exclamations.
Gu Yanfei was not in a hurry. He quickly reached out and grabbed one of the tentacle of the red poisonous insect, then threw it heavily on the table, knocking it dizzy.
Then, she picked it up by its tentacles, shook it a few times with interest, and made a clicking sound: "That's it."
Everyone's eyes were filled with horror and they couldn't help but shudder. Most of them seemed to be strangled by the neck and could not make a sound.
The red poisonous insect was still alive, struggling in mid-air, twisting its slender body and waving its centipedes.
Some timid women turned their faces away, getting goose bumps all over their bodies and their hair standing on end; others silently stepped back, fearing that the insect's tentacles would suddenly break off, escape from Gu Yanfei's hands, and drill into their bodies.
The emperor, who was a few steps away, seemed to be nailed to the ground, staring straight at the insect in Gu Yanfei's hand.
"Is this a Gu?" The emperor opened his lips slightly, his old and hoarse voice almost trembling.
It was not until this moment that he realized what was wrong with his daughter.
It's not a disease, it's a Gu! No wonder they couldn't find the cause of the disease at that time;
No wonder no one could cure my daughter’s illness;
No wonder my daughter became seriously ill overnight, became unable to walk, and became increasingly weak.
The emperor's chest heaved violently, and anger surged in his heart.
His daughter is still so young, but she has already endured pain and suffering that even adults cannot bear.
"It's a Gu." Gu Yanfei looked at the red Gu in his hand and nodded, "This is a blood Gu."
The blood parasite lives in the human body and will constantly suck the human's blood and essence. Once the host's blood and essence cannot satisfy it, it will start to eat the host's flesh, blood, and bone marrow. The reason Anle can live until now is all thanks to the fact that she is a member of the royal family. Good things that can replenish the body are fed to her for free, thus satisfying the blood parasite's needs.
In this small world, to be able to raise such a ferocious Gu, this person is considered to be quite capable.
Gu Yanfei had also dealt with poisonous creatures when he was in the Yaoling Realm. However, the poisonous creatures in the Yaoling Realm were very different from the poisonous insects in the mortal world. It was like the difference between an ordinary cat and a spiritual beast and could not be compared.
An Le, who was sitting in the wheelchair, naturally also saw the red blood insect in Gu Yanfei's hand, and a bit of fear appeared on his face.
She had been afraid of snakes, insects, rats and ants since she was a child. Seeing Gu Yanfei holding the terrible poisonous insect in his hand without fear, she felt both admiration and fear. She wanted to look, but did not dare to look any more.
Whenever the girl thought that the worm had crawled out of her body, her heart began to tremble and her fingertips went numb.
"Your Highness, have some tea." The maid hurriedly brought a cup of warm tea and looked down carefully at Anle drinking tea.
She was close and could see clearly that after the poisonous insect was pulled out of his body, Anle's complexion improved visibly.
Anle was pushed here an incense stick of time ago. He was dying and even speaking and smiling were difficult for him, as if he would pass away at any time.
Now, there was some color on her face and her breathing was much calmer.
The onlookers all looked in the direction of Anle, and their mood had not calmed down until this moment.
Hundreds of people present just now witnessed with their own eyes that the poisonous worm was drawn out of the eldest princess' body. With so many eyes watching from all directions, it could not be fake.
The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became, and they felt deep sympathy for this delicate princess.
"Investigate!" The emperor's majestic and angry voice suddenly sounded, "Such a sinister person must not be tolerated!"
As he spoke, the emperor's thin body trembled constantly.
Anle fell seriously ill five years ago and has been unable to walk since then, which means that the poison has been in her body for at least five years.
Over the past five years, the poisonous insects greedily absorbed her blood and flesh for nutrients, making her weak and sickly, and she almost lost her life...
The emperor's old and turbid eyes turned red, his chest heaved violently, and his emotions were churning, including heartache for his daughter and hatred for the mastermind behind the scenes.
In fact, there was no need to check, the emperor knew who had put the poison on Anle.
Supernatant.
Who else could it be besides Shangqing! Even if it wasn't him, he must be involved!
The emperor was about to issue an order when he saw Chu Yi gently shaking his head at him, his dark eyes unfathomable.
Chu Yi guided the emperor's gaze towards Gu Yanfei who was a few steps away.
Gu Yanfei held the blood Gu in one hand, and in his other free hand there was an extra talisman. After exchanging a glance with Chu Yi, he smiled and said to the people, "The Gu knows its master."
The corners of Chu Yi's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
“Buzz…”
The insect seemed to sense something, and a pair of transparent wings suddenly emerged on both sides of its slender body, flapping rapidly, making a buzzing sound.
It tried to flap its wings to break free from Gu Yanfei's hand. However, Gu Yanfei's hand, which was used to holding silver needles, was extremely steady. He held the insect's tentacles with two fingers without loosening his grip at all.
Gu Yanfei stuck the talisman on the insect steadily and accurately.
The blood parasite seemed to be frozen in an instant, not moving at all, only the talisman was swaying in the wind, rustling.
Gu Yanfei counted with his fingers, and after pinching his slender fingers twice, a corner of the talisman began to burn by itself, and the flames turned into two words in mid-air -
Supernatant.
The two words floated clearly in the air and everyone around could see them.
"Shangqing, it's Shangqing Zhenren!"
Many literate people recognized the two words floating in the air and read them out loud in unison.
Now, even those illiterate people knew the result of Gu Yanfei's divination.
One stone caused a thousand ripples, and the people were in an uproar.
"No way?!" a woman couldn't help but speak out.
Many common people hesitated to defend Shangqing Zhenren and said:
"Shangqing Zhenren has been kind and generous over the years, giving away clothes and medicine, bringing people back to health with his magical hands, saving many people and helping many people. All the neighbors know about it."
"Yes, Shangqing Zhenren is obviously a living immortal who saves the world. How could such a sinister thing as poisoning be related to him? Is there something wrong?"
“…”
Shangqing Zhenren has been famous for a long time. Over the years, he has solved many difficult and complicated problems with his mysterious methods, and his great reputation has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"What kind of living god is this? He's nothing but a fraud who steals reputation." A skinny middle-aged man sneered loudly.
"How can he be a kind-hearted person when he can come up with such a heartless idea as killing people to take their blood to make pills?!"
"You are right. Shangqing Zhenren is so cruel and ruthless. He must be the one who poisoned the body."
“…”
The voices of rebuke became louder and louder, and the various discussions among the people became more and more intense. Most people believed Gu Yanfei's divination and thought that the person who cast the poison must be Shangqing.
Who else could it be except Shangqing?
(End of this chapter)
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