Qu Qingxi briefly explained the Illusion Gu: the substance secreted by the Illusion Gu stimulated Shen Shuyan's brain, which is why Shen Shuyan felt unbearable pain.
"A hallucination?" Shen Shuyan was even more puzzled. "How does it enter the body?"
"Food, or any wounds on your body, can attract the Illusion Gu. It will actively approach as soon as it smells blood."
"Is there any way to get it out?" Shen Shuyan was very concerned about this.
“Yes, this kind of Gu worm is relatively simple, I can do it.” Qu Qingxi nodded. In the modern era, she had also studied some information about Gu worms, so it shouldn’t be a problem.
Upon hearing this, the other three people in the room looked at Qu Qingxi in surprise, never expecting that Qu Qingxi could not only quickly identify what it was, but also take it out.
The man in black and the man in dark robes began to feel a sense of admiration. They hadn't expected their sect leader to be so capable, able to see through even this.
"Bring me a lamp." Qu Qingxi turned her head and glanced at the man in black. Although she didn't recognize him, it didn't stop Qu Qingxi from ordering him around.
The man in black nodded and quickly found a lamp.
Qu Qingxi turned her head to look at the extinguished lamp, blinked, then looked at the man in black and said with a hint of speechlessness, "Light it."
"Oh, oh." The man in black took out a tinderbox and lit the lamp.
Qu Qingxi took out a silver needle and a dagger. The man in black and the man in white looked at each other and were a little stunned. How could the sect leader's sleeves hold so much?
Holding a few silver needles wouldn't be a problem, but this dagger looks quite large. Could the Pavilion Master fit it in his sleeve? The two wondered at the same time.
However, Qu Qingxi did not answer their questions at all. After the lamp burned for a while, Qu Qingxi heated the silver needle and the tip of the dagger with fire.
Qu Qingxi first cut a small incision on Shen Shuyan's right middle finger with a knife, then smeared some unknown substance next to the wound, and then used a prepared silver needle to prick Shen Shuyan's shoulder.
The worm seemed to be stimulated and began to thrash around. Shen Shuyan did not feel any pain, but the worm wriggling inside her body made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The insect scurried around for a while, then, as if it had smelled something, it went straight for the cut middle finger.
The Gu worm was fast and cautious. At the wound, it paused for a moment, poked its head out to smell the outside, and then slowly crawled out its whole body.
The moment the Gu worm's body fully emerged, Qu Qingxi's hand swiftly swept across it. Then, everyone saw a small porcelain bottle being held in Qu Qingxi's hand, with a stopper on top.
Where did this little porcelain bottle come from?
Why didn't they see it? The man in black and the man in white were increasingly puzzled. Could it have been taken out of his sleeve again?
After the blood from her middle finger had flowed for a while, Qu Qingxi pulled out both silver needles, wiped them with a handkerchief, and put them into her sleeve.
"Alright, everything's fine now. Just rest and get your finger bandaged." Qu Qingxi wiped her hands and then tucked the handkerchief into her sleeve.
"That's it? It's all over?" Shen Shuyan was still a little incredulous. Was it really that simple?
"Yes, it's alright now." Qu Qingxi nodded, then looked at the small porcelain bottle beside her. "This contains the illusion Gu from earlier. See what you want to do with it."
"Keep it for now. If anyone offends me someday, I'll put this into their body." Now that he felt better, Shen Shuyan sat up, got dressed, and looked at the small porcelain bottle containing the Illusion Gu with some disgust.
He never expected that he would be defeated by such a tiny Gu worm.
"That's a good idea, we can do it." Qu Qingxi nodded, then looked at the two people standing next to her.
"Are you from Qinglan Pavilion?"
The two exchanged a glance, then clasped their hands in greeting to Qu Qingxi, saying, "Your subordinates Chu Yunshen and Qiu Haiyin greet the Pavilion Master."
Chu Yun Shen? Qiu Hai Yin?
The autumn sea is overcast south of Danyang City, and the Chu clouds are deep north of Danyang City.
The names of these two people are quite interesting.
"A good name. I am Qu Qingxi." Qu Qingxi seemed to be thinking about something, then smiled slightly.
Chu Yun Shen and Qiu Hai Yin were surprised that Qu Qing Xi praised their names first. They exchanged a glance and remained silent.
"Chu Yun Shen and Qiu Hai Yin are the left and right protectors of Qing Lan Pavilion. They happened to be in the capital when I got into trouble, so they came here. It's a good opportunity for you two to meet today."
"Speaking of which, although you are the head of Qinglan Pavilion, you have never formally met anyone from Qinglan Pavilion." Shen Shuyan smiled faintly, glancing at Qu Qingxi and then at the two people standing there.
"Left and Right Protectors?" Qu Qingxi nodded knowingly. "I've been quite busy lately and haven't been able to find any free time."
"By the way, when did you realize you were infected with the Gu worm and your body started to hurt?" Qu Qingxi looked at Shen Shuyan seriously.
Even someone as skilled as Shen Shuyan could fall for the curse, which means the person who cast the curse was either a highly skilled martial artist or a master of curse casting. Either way, it's not a good thing for Qu Qingxi.
Since this person was able to cast a spell on Shen Shuyan, it means that this person is currently on the opposite side of Shen Shuyan.
Moreover, this time it was just a simple illusion Gu, which Qu Qingxi could still decipher. But if the other party were to use some advanced Gu worms, or some Gu worms that Qu Qingxi did not understand, Qu Qingxi would be powerless.
“Last night, I was about to leave the city. I just had a bowl of tea at a teahouse near the city gate. After finishing the tea, I set off on my horse. Halfway there, I realized something was wrong, so I quickly turned back.”
I just got back here and my body started hurting terribly. I saw a doctor, but he couldn't find anything wrong with my pulse, so I hurriedly sent someone to tell you.
Shen Shuyan frowned and guessed, "Perhaps, this illusionary Gu entered my body at that time."
“No, it wasn’t that bowl of tea.” Qu Qingxi shook her head. “The Gu worm stayed on your right arm and didn’t go anywhere else, which means the Gu worm wasn’t put in the tea.”
"Last night, did you get any injuries on your right arm or right hand, even just a light scratch?"
"My right elbow was scraped before." Shen Shuyan thought for a while, then suddenly remembered something, turned his right elbow, and saw that it had indeed been scratched, but it looked almost healed today, with hardly any wound visible.
“Then it must have entered from here.” Qu Qingxi nodded. “Gu worms have a very sensitive sense of smell. Even if there is only a slight smell of blood, they can easily find the wound and then burrow into the human body.”
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