After pressing the mechanism, a box slowly appeared in front of Jiang He.
Jiang He's breathing became lighter, but just to be on the safe side, he first threw in an arrow and only opened the box after confirming that there were no hidden weapons around.
In an instant, Jiang He suddenly felt an urge to vomit.
A large, fat worm was wriggling around, its body covered in red blood, some of which had already congealed.
A very simple device was set on the side of the box, which could drip blood onto the mother Gu. It was likely that Pei Jian knew he would be away for a few days and had already drawn more blood.
This explains why Pei Zhi kept saying that the mother Gu must be fed with human blood every day, but Pei Jian left Longyou many times.
It turns out that the blood had been prepared in advance using this method.
Because of the Jiang family blood in Jiang He's body, the mother Gu wriggled more noticeably and even made a hissing sound, which made people feel inexplicably terrified.
Looking at the mother Gu, Jiang He resisted the urge to take it away. He saw that there were dense holes all around the box, and if he touched the mother Gu directly with his hands, the Gu poison would likely invade his body directly.
He needs time to try and fail.
Jiang He put the scene back in its original place and then silently left the study.
That evening, Jiang He clashed with Ling Ku again.
"My lord, how is it?" Ling Ku asked impatiently.
“Today I saw the mother Gu, an extremely disgusting and terrifying thing.” Jiang He’s eyes were filled with disgust. “It was placed by Pei Jian in a hidden compartment in the study. I found it by relying on the connection I have with blood.”
"Then why wasn't the mother Gu brought out?"
Seeing Ling Ku's nervousness, Jiang He pursed his lips and said, "I'm worried that if I directly handle the mother Gu, not only will I be poisoned, but the mother Gu will also cause problems. Ling Ku, none of us know how to remove this mother Gu."
"My lord, I don't quite understand what you mean."
“Ling Ku, think about it. If the mother Gu could really be taken out so easily, why would Pei Jian not carry it with him when he goes out, and why would he need to take blood in advance to feed the mother Gu every day?”
Jiang He's words startled Ling Ku. "Right, I forgot about that."
"Then what should we do?" Ling Ku clenched his fists in frustration. "The mother Gu is right in front of us, but we can't take it back to save the Empress Dowager. It's so frustrating."
“It will take Pei Jian at least three days to leave the Pei family.”
Jiang He slowly began, “Tomorrow I will go to the study for the same reason, saying that Pei Jian has asked me to do divination in the study these past few days, so that the divination will be accurate.”
“But if that’s the case… Lord Marquis, we only have a few days left. Once Pei Jian returns, we’ll be exposed, and you’ll be in danger.” Although Ling Ku understood that this was a last resort, he still felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
"The arrow has already been shot; there's no chance of it being taken back."
Jiang He patted Ling Ku's shoulder lightly, "I'll leave Pei Ju's side to you tomorrow."
"My lord, how do you plan to retrieve the mother Gu?"
"I have my own way."
After parting ways with Ling Ku, Jiang He stayed quietly in the courtyard for a long time.
Early the next morning, Jiang He came to the study again under the same pretext, heading straight for the place where the mother Gu was stored. This time, Jiang He carried a silver needle with him.
Jiang He removed the bloodletting mechanism installed by Pei Jian, and then quietly stared at the mother Gu.
Watching the mother Gu writhe wildly due to the lack of blood to nourish her, a deep and intense meaning flashed in Jiang He's eyes.
Something raised on human blood should be extremely familiar with the smell of human blood, not to mention the Jiang family blood on its body.
Jiang He slowly took out the silver needle and pricked it into his fingertip. Soon the mother Gu smelled the blood, which was even more delicious than what it usually ate.
One drop, two drops, three drops...
The mother Gu tasted the blood and continued to writhe her enormous body.
Jiang He cleaved open the box containing the mother Gu, and in this way, he used the blood to gradually make the mother Gu crawl out on its own.
He climbed into the box that Jiang He had prepared in advance, a box that Mei Chu had specially given him before he came to Longyou.
The moment Jiang He closed the box, he felt all the strength in his body suddenly dissipate. His face was pale from the bloodletting, but he felt mostly relieved to have obtained the mother Gu.
Ah Yu is saved...
Just then, a commotion came from outside the study, and Jiang He's expression instantly turned sharp.
"Young master, Master Wuyu is inside telling fortunes."
"Fortune telling?" Pei Ju's voice rang out. "How come I didn't know that Father had instructed Master Wuyu to come to the study to tell fortunes? I'll go in and take a look."
Ling Ku stood in front of Pei Ju, his eyes unwavering. "Young Master, the results of yesterday's competition are still pending."
"Are you out of your mind? I've already said I won't compete with you, but you still insist on bothering me," Pei Ju said impatiently. "Get out of my way. I'm already annoyed enough by the Qin family. I need to go and have a fortune teller tell my fortune."
"You dare not challenge me?"
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? If you stop me again, guess if I dare to kill you again."
Ling Ku felt he had used up all his excuses, and just as Pei Ju was about to take action, Jiang He's voice slowly rang out:
"Young Master Pei."
"Why does Master Wuyu look so pale?" Pei Ju frowned when he saw Jiang He, and then sniffed the air. Why did it smell like blood?
"I've been consulting fortune tellers for days on end, and it seems like heaven is punishing me. I even had blood trickling from the corner of my mouth just now."
As Jiang He spoke, he raised his head, allowing Pei Ju to see the blood at the corner of his mouth.
Upon seeing this, Pei Ju revealed an expression of understanding. "Then Master, please go back and rest. After you have recovered your strength, please tell my fortune again."
"good."
Jiang He returned to the courtyard with the box containing the mother Gu in his arms.
As night fell, Jiang He quickly packed his things and left the Pei family with Ling Ku.
"General Ling."
The Qin family members had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Ling Ku arrive, the leader immediately stood up and asked, "Shall we set off immediately?"
"Yes, let's leave Longyou immediately before dawn."
Ling Ku glanced at Jiang He behind him, "This is the Marquis of Dingyuan of our Dayu."
"Greetings, Marquis Dingyuan."
"Thank you all this time." Jiang He nodded slightly. "Let's leave quickly before Pei Ju reacts, or it will be very troublesome."
Half an hour later, the group quietly headed towards the city gate.
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