Huangfu Zhong explained, "The Gu worm is different from other insects. It mainly feeds on poisonous insects. Eating meat is just an indispensable hobby."
Linghua blinked her big eyes and asked, "Isn't it just like how people need to eat to survive, but they also need vegetables and meat?"
Huangfu Zhong nodded and said softly, "Yes, that's the truth."
... Linghua sat quietly on a small stool, holding her chin and looking at the insect for a long time, until it ate the meat that was nearly three times bigger than its body and curled up into a ball contentedly and stopped moving, then she breathed a long sigh of relief, as if she had been very nervous just now.
Huangfu Zhong saw that Linghua had finally come to her senses, so he asked, "Miss Linghua, you came here suddenly, so I guess you didn't come to see me, did you?"
Linghua stood up and stretched her muscles, then said, "No, I came here to see you."
Huangfu Zhong said nothing, but turned and left the secret room. After searching in the cabinet for a while, he found a small can of unopened scented tea. While making tea, he asked, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. I think you like scented tea, right?"
Xiaohua nodded without hesitation and said, "Hmm, do you have honey? It would be delicious if you add some in!"
After Linghua took a sip of the scented tea Huangfu Zhong had given her, the happy expression on her face was like that of a fool, as if even a little bit of beauty could please her. After drinking the tea, Linghua asked directly, "Well, besides turning the living into the living dead, do you know any other ways to tell if a Life-Breaking Gu is real or fake?"
Huangfu Zhong took a sip of tea and asked, "Young lady, you are really direct in your words. Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"
Linghua said, "If I was afraid that you would lie to me, I wouldn't have come to you. Besides, I'm not a fool. I will naturally consider the truth of your words first."
"As for the most direct method, apart from what the girl just said, we have to start with the most original effect of the Shengxi Gu." Huangfu Zhong spoke half-heartedly, and as he spoke, he quietly snatched the right to speak from Linghua.
Linghua echoed his words, "I've only heard that the Life-Growing Gu is very powerful. As for the others, they're all Huangfu family secrets, so I'm not too sure. But I've heard of the Ouyang family's Life and Death Gu. I think the Life-Growing Gu and the Life and Death Gu differ by just one character. Its effects may not be as miraculous as the Life and Death Gu, but it's definitely not ordinary."
Huangfu Zhong said that Linghua's words might sound ordinary at first glance. But in reality, there aren't many people in the martial arts world who can say that, let alone knowing full well that the Ouyang family holds the Life and Death Gu. The world only knows that the Ouyang family possesses the Black Pearl, but they don't know that the Black Pearl is the Life and Death Gu.
Huangfu Zhong only learned about these things after arriving at Tianshu Tower: "The young lady is so young, but she knows quite a lot."
Linghua said confidently, "Of course, even though I'm young, I've read more books than you!"
Speaking of reading, Huangfu Zhong suffered a loss here. If he had read more books earlier, he wouldn't have made such a mistake when it was irreparable, and then suddenly realized it, causing so many people to die. "Hearing what you said, young lady, I feel a little ashamed. In fact, I am just an outer disciple of the Huangfu family, and I don't have any extraordinary talent."
The smile on Linghua's face gradually disappeared, and then turned into a look of disbelief: "Hey, outer sect disciple, how did this Shengxi Gu come into your possession? I heard that the Huangfu family's secret Gu insects are all taken care of by several inner sect members."
Linghua knew a lot about the Huangfu family, and it seemed that they were truly fond of Gu worms. Huangfu Zhong even had a strange idea at this moment: if he brought this little girl back to the Huangfu family, under the guidance of the old patriarch, who would be better, her or Huangfu Huijue?
However, now is not the time to think about these things: "This is a very long story. After I get to know the girl better, maybe I can tell her this story."
Linghua was a very polite girl. Yunhe had told her that forcing someone to do something was not what a gentleman did, so she said, "If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask. So let's get back to the point. What exactly was the original effect of this Shengxi Gu?"
Huangfu Zhong took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before explaining, "As the name suggests, the Life and Death Gu can use its unique properties to bring back a person's soul, even if they've already entered the gates of hell, and restore their body to its original state. The Life and Breath Gu can be understood in a similar way. It's not as magical as the Life and Death Gu, but it can transform a skinny, dying person, or someone in poor health, into a completely new person in a matter of seconds."
Thinking of the miserable plight of the living dead he had seen when he first arrived, and hearing this, Linghua felt both excited and regretful. "Wow, strengthening the body, isn't this a great thing? Why haven't I seen your Huangfu family use it? Also, how did you discover it could be used for such unorthodox purposes?"
After saying that, Linghua saw Huangfu Zhong was stunned for a moment and didn't respond, then she suddenly realized something: "Oh, did I say something wrong?"
Huangfu Zhong smiled bitterly and said, "No, young lady, you are only stating a fact. Regarding your question, the Huangfu family hasn't allowed this miraculous effect to gather dust before. But for some reason, this Life-Growing Gu hasn't been successfully raised in the past hundred years, so even if we wanted to use it, we couldn't. Besides the one we have now, there are only two remaining Life-Growing Gu that we can't use."
Linghua said, "You just said you didn't have any special talents. You're already amazing for raising this!"
Huangfu Zhong explained very frankly: "The Life-giving Gu you see now is actually raised by my brother. Tianshu Tower and I are only borrowing it temporarily, and we will have to return it sooner or later."
After the two chatted for a while, Linghua was obviously getting restless. Huangfu Zhong was talking to her about something else, and she stood up and said, "Oh, I see. I'll go find my uncle and ask him to help find a few skinny people."
Huangfu Zhong coughed awkwardly twice and said, "...But judging by the current situation, we can only use the son Gu. If we use the mother Gu, those people won't be able to withstand it given their physical conditions, and they will still become the living dead."
"Then can you use the Zi Gu well?" Linghua said, this matter seems not as simple as it sounds.
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