"To help your grandmother escape, Pei Lang cut his arm without giving it much thought. Unexpectedly, the bloody smell instantly drew those ghostly shadows and black dogs towards him."
"Although your grandparents rescued Pei Lang in time, and the three of them finally escaped, Pei Lang burned in his tent for three days and three nights after he returned."
"At that time, your grandmother thought your great-uncle was just ill. Little did she know that Pei Lang had been on the verge of life and death."
"Pei Lang's health hasn't been very good since then. Sometimes he can't even use his strength in his hands and feet during martial arts training. What a frustrating blow this is for a military commander."
"But no one in the world knows about this except me."
"After returning to Jinling, Pei Lang would often visit me outside the Duke's Mansion because I had been living there. One dark and windy night, Pei Lang was assassinated on his way to see me."
"Pei Lang's health was already not as good as it used to be, and the killer he encountered that time was determined to take his life."
"Pei Lang came to see me for the last time, covered in blood. When I opened the door, he was already breathing his last breath."
"He fell into my arms, tears streaming down his face, and asked me why His Majesty wanted to exterminate the Pei family."
"Mingming, he is the only son left in the Pei family!"
"But the emperor was wary of the military power held by the Pei family. They also had descendants who would produce countless generals and heroes. Even more terrifying was the fact that the Pei family, back then, had already surpassed their master in achievements!"
"In the end, the Pei family made great military achievements in defending the country, but the emperor actually wanted to get rid of them. He didn't even care about the Pei family's sacrifices and wanted to completely wipe out the Pei Guogong Mansion!"
"As I watched Pei Lang slowly dying while I was doubting him, how could I not feel hatred in my heart?"
"For Pei Lang, I betrayed my master and my only relative, my elder sister. I would rather be his mistress without any status or position. I gave up so much. I love him as much as I love myself. I can't just watch him die!"
"So, I gave the bloodworm to myself."
"The blood poison worm is different from other poisons in Miaojiang. It is a rare poisonous insect that I discovered in a village some time ago."
"If an ordinary person accidentally drinks its eggs, they will contract rabies. The symptoms of rabies are the same as those your great-uncle suffered. He gradually becomes insane and loses his mind, requiring human blood for nourishment."
"I am originally a witch. Although I am from the Western Regions, my sister and I were adopted by the Miao people when we were young. Therefore, I learned from the Miao school and also know the art of poison."
"When I was traveling the world and obtained the blood insect, I treated it as a treasure and raised it with my own blood."
"Also, during the years I followed your great-uncle, I was always trying to use it to refine poison. By chance, I developed a method that can preserve one's beauty at the cost of one's life."
"I just never thought that one day I would use this method on Pei Lang."
"Although it is said that one must sacrifice one's life to maintain beauty, only those who have been poisoned can regain their youth and maintain their beauty forever. And if I want to save your great-uncle, I need to tie my life to his for eternity."
"I first swallowed the eggs of the blood-infested insect. Then I released my own blood from my wrists, bowl after bowl. Then, using my sect's unique blood exchange method, I exchanged my entire body's blood for Pei Lang's. Finally, I released Pei Lang's blood and exchanged it for my own."
"The mother-son Gu relationship between the two of us has been established."
"Although the blood exchange method is extremely dangerous, if we are not careful, we may both die."
“But at that time, I had no other choice.”
"I can only try my best to save Pei Lang's life even at the risk of my own."
"At least the blood transfusion between the two of us was successful, and Pei Lang survived. Although from now on, the one who will be infected with rabies will be Pei Lang. This disease will cause him unbearable pain, but at least he is still alive."
"And if he wants to stay alive, he needs to drink human blood or take pills made from human blood to stay alive."
"Due to the characteristics of the blood insect, he is yang and the woman is yin. Therefore, he can only eat blood pills made from the woman's blood."
"But every time he drinks the blood of a girl, I will become one year younger, until I finally maintain eternal youth and youthful appearance."
Zaina said this and touched her face, feeling bitter and confused.
"But what's the point? I'd rather be like an ordinary couple with Pei Lang, facing old age calmly..."
"How can it not be considered a punishment for someone to live forever and act like a monster? And it's even more so because he's using the lives of his loved ones to support himself in this state. No wonder... I'm that Zi Gu."
Li Qingluo figured out a lot of things.
"You two have a connected fate, so since your great-uncle has been bedridden for the last few years, you've also become speechless and unable to move?"
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