Man-eating birds 4
Xie Mowen felt like he was dreaming, because everything was blurry and he couldn't see anything around him.
Suddenly, as if a gust of wind had swept by, the thin mist before his eyes slowly dissipated. Xie Mowen looked over inquisitively, and from within the mist...
He wore a crimson dragon robe, embroidered with intricate patterns in gold thread, and his jeweled pendants jingled softly at his waist.
The supreme ruler, wielding absolute power.
Xiao Congzhi had handsome features, an extraordinary temperament, and an elegant demeanor. His smile never reached his eyes, and his gaze was devoid of warmth. Looking at him, it was as if there was an insurmountable chasm between them.
The true nature of an emperor is one of heartlessness and indifference.
Xie Mowen suddenly lost track of where he was. He slowly raised his hand and touched the corner of Xiao Congzhi's eye, gradually increasing the pressure and rubbing the tip of his finger until it turned red.
Xiao Congzhi's smile remained unchanged, but he raised his hand and grabbed Xie Mowen's wrist. His thin lips parted slightly, not sternly, but coldly, concealing the majesty of an emperor, "You cannot disobey the emperor."
Xie Mowen's eyes reddened, his anger surging. He gripped Xiao Congzhi's wrist tightly and said hatefully, "Then what about this?"
Xiao Congzhi's smile faded, and his indifferent gaze swept over Xie Mowen. Although he looked at him at eye level, his gaze carried a sense of oppression from above. "How dare you."
Xie Mowen's eyes flashed with even more ruthlessness. He forcefully threw Xiao Congzhi to the ground, his eyes brimming with immense anger, revealing a chilling danger.
But Xiao Congzhi only winced in pain. Xie Mowen's anger, resentment, and hatred seemed like harmless tantrums, not worth his attention.
Xie Mowen pursed his lips tightly. He went mad and made Xiao Congzhi fall into hell and feel the pain.
"Do you still wish to punish him, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Congzhi turned and glanced at Xie Mowen, his gaze clear and bright, a look that seemed to promise a reckoning later.
Xie Mowen let his clear eyes become misty. He was finally satisfied and leaned close to Xiao Congzhi's ear, "Your Majesty, this... is not the way to rule the world."
Xiao Congzhi closed his eyes.
Xie Mowen burst into laughter. He grabbed Xiao Congzhi by the shoulder and lifted him up from the ground. Xiao Congzhi staggered as he stood up.
"Kneel down."
Xie Mowen pressed down on Xiao Congzhi's shoulder, shoving him straight to the ground.
Xiao Congzhi lowered his head and remained silent.
"Please me."
Xiao Congzhi's eyes widened. He finally seemed a little nervous and concerned, no longer like a distant and unattainable god.
Xie Mowen felt even better.
"Um?"
Xiao Congzhi felt the person beside him move slightly, and raised his upper body in confusion. Just as he was about to reach out, Xie Mowen suddenly lunged at him, his eyes bloodshot.
"Xie Mowen?" Xiao Congzhi didn't struggle, but just called out in confusion.
Xie Mowen pretended not to hear anything.
Xiao Congzhi bent down to dodge, then raised his hand to touch Xie Mowen's arm. He sensed that something was wrong with Xie Mowen, but there was nothing he could do at the moment, so he could only reach out to reach the brocade box placed beside the bed.
"Ah!!" The sudden pain caught Xiao Congzhi off guard, and he cried out in agony.
Xie Mowen abruptly stopped, the crimson in his eyes diminished considerably. He stared blankly at Xiao Congzhi, his voice trembling as he asked, "Xiao Congzhi?"
"Um…"
"Xiao Congzhi?" Xie Mowen repeated.
"Hmm." Xiao Congzhi endured the pain, raised his hand to pull Xie Mowen into his arms, stroked the loose black hair, and asked gently, "What did you dream about?"
The next moment, Xie Mowen began to tremble, the trembling becoming more and more rapid, his breathing becoming rapid, as if he were about to suffocate, and he uttered "Xiao Congzhi" "Congzhi" intermittently.
Xiao Congzhi was startled. He hugged Xie Mowen tightly, rubbing the back of his head with one hand and patting his waist with the other, and said in a soft voice, "I'm here, it's alright."
After a long time, Xie Mowen's violent trembling turned into small inhalations. Xiao Congzhi felt a pang of heartache and lowered his head to kiss him, only to realize that Xie Mowen was actually crying.
"Congzhi...why...I won't..." Xie Mowen asked Xiao Congzhi with a sob in his voice, shaking his head to avoid Xiao Congzhi's kiss.
"It must have been a nightmare, but nightmares aren't real. What did you dream about?"
Xie Mowen didn't reply. He shrank into Xiao Congzhi's arms, shivering from time to time.
Helpless, Xiao Congzhi leaned close to Xie Mowen's ear and whispered, "Good husband, just tell me!"
"Don't call me that!" Xie Mowen exclaimed, abruptly standing up.
"hiss--"
But this action caused Xiao Congzhi to cry out in pain.
Xie Mowen immediately panicked and looked helplessly at Xiao Congzhi.
"You can go out first..."
"I'm sorry..." Xie Mowen knelt on the couch with a mournful face, his gaze wandering.
"Why don't you come and hug me?" Xiao Congzhi asked, feigning accusation.
Xie Mowen bent down and gently embraced Xiao Congzhi, but made no further moves.
Xiao Congzhi sighed, "What exactly did you dream about? You can't tell me anything about it?"
Xie Mowen did not reply.
"Nightmares are all fake."
Xie Mowen retorted sullenly, "Nightmare is not something without foundation; it is me... it is the embodiment of the delusions in my heart."
Xiao Congzhi pondered the word "delusion" for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "You dreamed about me?"
The arm that was holding Xiao Congzhi suddenly pulled away.
What did you do to me?
Xie Mowen did not reply.
"Xie Mowen, if you continue like this, I'm really going to get angry."
"I'm angry, so I won't let you hug me anymore."
Xie Mowen made a move to get up.
Xiao Congzhi laughed in exasperation, and pressed Xie Mowen back down, saying, "Alright, it's still late, go to sleep."
Xiao Congzhi had no choice but to give up, but Xie Mowen started trembling again in his sleep, his whole body shaking and his jaw chattering. Xiao Congzhi held him in his arms and didn't dare to wake him up for a moment. He could only kiss Xie Mowen tenderly again and again.
Xie Mowen trembled more and more violently, and Xiao Congzhi was really worried, so he nudged him and woke him up.
"Go with it?"
Xiao Congzhi said seriously, "Xie Mowen, if you can't process that nightmare on your own, tell me, okay?"
"Yes, I will." Xie Mowen shook his head and called out.
Xiao Congzhi coaxed the person to speak, "What did you do to me in the dream?"
"I forced you."
"Hmm. Anything else?" Xiao Congzhi wiped away the tears from Xie Mowen's eyes.
Xie Mowen stopped trembling. He closed his eyes and said in a pained voice, "I'll make you kneel down. I'll make you... please me."
Xiao Congzhi sighed, "They're really bold..."
Xie Mowen buried his head in Xiao Congzhi's arms, looking completely resigned to his fate.
Xiao Congzhi kissed Xie Mowen's ear and said softly, "You have a desire to conquer me."
"……Um."
"It's normal for a man to be like this."
Xie Mowen peeked out from his chest, "Do you have one too?"
Xiao Congzhi shook his head, then nodded. "There is such a thing, but it's not quite the same. My status is too high; I wouldn't think of humiliating you to conquer you."
Xie Mowen pulled his head back in.
Xiao Congzhi chuckled for a moment, stroking Xie Mowen's soft, satin-like hair, and said very seriously, "Nightmare will amplify the desire to conquer in your heart and confuse your thoughts. Just like now, you yourself can't even tell whether you really want to humiliate me?"
What if I really wanted to?
"Then it's my fault for not recognizing people properly."
Xie Mowen froze, propped himself up against Xiao Congzhi's chest, and stared into Xiao Congzhi's eyes.
"I don't think so." Xiao Congzhi patted Xie Mowen's side, prompting him to stand up, and continued with a smile, "I have a guess about the trick you fell for. Let me ask you, what were your feelings before the dream ended?"
Xie Mowen sat cross-legged next to Xiao Congzhi, frowned and recalled for a moment, then admitted, "I was extremely happy."
"So now you want me to kneel down and please you?" Xiao Congzhi hesitated for a moment, his voice becoming slightly hoarse, "?"
Xie Mowen was so frightened that he immediately tried to back away, but there was a wall behind him. He hurriedly said, "What time is it? How can you still joke like this!"
Xiao Congzhi chuckled softly, "Xie Mowen, if you truly harbored such delusions, you wouldn't have woken up in fear. Such a beautiful dream, with nightmares only intensifying your pleasure, surely this will stir some ripples in your heart?"
"Those involved are often blinded by their own interests, Xie Mowen. You're even afraid when I call you 'husband,' yet you still want to humiliate me. Even if you had ten times the courage, you wouldn't dare."
Xie Mowen stared at Xiao Congzhi silently for a while before raising his hand to put it on Xiao Congzhi's waist. He was reluctant to let him go and felt heartache just thinking about it.
He shouldn't have been unable to distinguish between conquest, love, and humiliation.
Xiao Congzhi leaned down and kissed Xie Mowen on the lips.
"We can talk about serious matters tomorrow. Go to sleep now, I'll hold you."
"I'll hold you." Xie Mowen pulled Xiao Congzhi down to lie on his back, held him close, and then closed his eyes.
After a night of commotion, Xie Mowen and Xiao Congzhi didn't get up until nearly noon.
Why is it so quiet today? Has no one come to urge us?
Xiao Congzhi handed Xie Mowen a sky-blue long banner and casually replied, "The Empress Dowager is ill, and Prime Minister Jiang is very anxious. Last night, he requested permission to stay in a side hall of Changning Palace. Naturally, court will be suspended today. Ge Yun has also gone to serve her. How can things not be quiet?"
Xie Mowen frowned. "For an official to reside in the inner palace, this…."
“Of course it’s inappropriate, but who dares to say anything?” Xiao Congzhi picked out a snow-white fox fur coat, put it on, and continued, “Yesterday I carried you all the way back to Zichen Palace. Apart from my uncle who was concerned and offered a few words of advice, no one paid any attention. They were all busy with their own affairs.”
Xie Mowen paused, "You carried me all the way back to Zichen Palace yesterday?"
"otherwise?"
Xie Mowen leaned closer and put his arm around Xiao Congzhi's waist. "Thank you for your trouble, husband."
Xiao Congzhi smiled and turned his head to kiss Xie Mowen's lips.
Xie Mowen was quite pleased, smiling as he returned the kiss. As they parted, he whispered, "Your injury..."
What injury do I have?
Xie Mowen glanced meaningfully at Xiao Congzhi's lower body.
Xiao Congzhi slapped Xie Mowen's butt in an annoyed tone and replied with a stern face, "He should not be injured. He doesn't hurt anymore."
"Mmm." Xie Mowen responded by pecking Xiao Congzhi's nose, which made him laugh again.
"As for your wound, it was a bloody mess yesterday. I wasn't sure if you would catch the plague, so I didn't dare to let the imperial physician come. I bandaged it myself. Once we leave the palace, we'll have to find a doctor."
"It's alright, I'll have Shao Cheng help me."
"Has Shao Cheng arrived?"
"It shouldn't be later than today. Will you leave the palace with me?"
"Yes, there's no time to lose, and there's no one watching over us here."
"Fine, you slept right next to me yesterday, weren't you scared at all?"
Xiao Congzhi pushed Xie Mowen aside and had someone put on their outer garments first. They walked and talked.
“Yesterday’s events happened so suddenly that I was indeed flustered for a moment. But when I came to my senses, I found it strange. First, the black-feathered bird that bit you was much bigger than the other two. Second, it had never been so aggressive before, and most infected people do not have external injuries. Third, you fainted directly. Although you were injured, it was not a serious injury, so it shouldn’t have caused you to faint.”
The two walked out of the Zichen Palace. Xiao Congzhi waved his hand, telling the few palace maids not to follow, and walked with Xie Mowen toward the palace gate.
"So you think this is different..." Xie Mowen pondered his words for a moment before continuing, "Poison?"
"Yes, it's just speculation. You probably guess, like me, that this epidemic originated from Gu poison. Now that Shao Cheng is here, we have something to rely on."
Xie Mowen said disapprovingly, "You shouldn't take such a risk. One of us has to stay sober."
“I understand.” Xiao Congzhi reached out and squeezed Xie Mowen’s palm. “But you should also understand that I’m anxious.”
Xie Mowen took Xiao Congzhi's hand and kissed it gently. But as they approached the palace gate, he reluctantly let go of the hand and stopped half a step behind Xiao Congzhi.
Xiao Congzhi teased, "When did you become so well-behaved?"
"Ignorance of your identity is no excuse for your utter insolence, but now that I know your identity..." Any further insolence would be an insult to the imperial authority. He didn't finish his sentence, nor did he need to spell it out between him and Xiao Congzhi.
Xiao Congzhi smiled slightly. A month or so ago in Yidu, Xie Mowen hadn't understood this principle. After wandering the martial world and hearing all the opinions of the people, he did understand. Actually, for Xiao Congzhi, it didn't matter. The majesty of an emperor wasn't in these trivial matters, but he was happy to see Xie Mowen... and loved him.
The palace gate guard happened to be Yan Hong. It made sense, as an epidemic breaking out in the palace was a serious matter, and it was reasonable for the Right Commander to guard it personally. The trouble was that when Yan Hong saw the emperor about to leave the palace, he hurriedly stopped him, crying and pleading. It took Xiao Congzhi a lot of persuasion before he was able to leave the palace.
Seeing Xie Mowen laughing happily to the side, Xiao Congzhi glared at him angrily. Xie Mowen blinked ingratiatingly and reached out to hug him, but Xiao Congzhi stopped him with his folding fan.
"Thank you, Mowen."
"Um?"
“I just told Yan Hong that I have something to rely on, and that’s not a lie. I dared to investigate deeply these past few days because of the presence of Qilin blood and the two-headed red snake at Shao Cheng’s place. But tell me… what is it that Prime Minister Jiang dares to live in Changning Palace? What is he relying on?”
Xie Mowen quieted down, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "Are you trying to say that Prime Minister Jiang has some connection with this epidemic?"
"Yesterday, when the Empress Dowager fell ill, I thought that Prime Minister Jiang might not have been the instigator, but even if he wasn't the instigator, he could have been..."
"An insider."
Indeed.
Xie Mowen speculated, "That's related to Prime Minister Jiang, who is also skilled in Gu magic, and must be the Crown Prince of the Xiongnu."
"The Gu Master I asked you to get rid of for me back then?"
“Killing them would be a legitimate business in the martial arts world, leaving no loopholes, but there are many skilled in Gu techniques outside the Northwest Pass.”
"It seems that Crown Prince Xuan has a wide circle of friends."
"But what is his purpose in spreading an epidemic in Yidu?"
"Let's wait until Shao Cheng comes to a conclusion before we talk about it."
Yun Shaocheng arrived at Buzuigui Winery earlier today. When Xie Mowen and Xiao Congzhi arrived, they were drinking tea inside.
Xie Mowen didn't exchange many pleasantries. He handed the box containing the three black-feathered birds to Yun Shaocheng, briefly explained the situation, and asked Yun Shaocheng to investigate.
"Ideally, we should be able to trace the source."
Yun Shaocheng: ...
Yun Shaocheng sighed at the troublesome sect leader, his eyes fixed on Xie Mowen's injured right arm, "Then what about your injury?"
"Give the first-aid kit to Congzhi; it'll save you some time."
Yun Shaocheng didn't mind the short time, but he dared not disobey orders. He lowered his head, handed the medicine box to Xiao Congzhi, and hurriedly turned and left.
Even if he didn't think about it, he couldn't be completely unaware of Xiao Congzhi's identity. Xie Mowen had mentioned at the beginning that Xiao Congzhi was "of extremely noble status." Later, he was summoned to Yidu to see the luminous pearl containing the Gu worm. He knew that it was something that had been stolen from the palace and then recovered. Now, he had to investigate the plague in Yidu, and he didn't know where the three black-feathered birds had come from.
Yun Shaocheng dared not think too much about what kind of deadly target his sect leader had found, and only dared to silently and honestly study the Black Feather Bird.
After Yun Shaocheng turned into the inner room, Xiao Congzhi asked, "How many times did you tell him?"
"He didn't say anything." Xie Mowen led Xiao Congzhi to sit down on the couch in the outer room and poured him a glass of water.
“He can probably guess.” Xiao Congzhi sat down next to Xie Mowen with his medicine box and took off Xie Mowen’s outer robe.
"Hmm... do you think there's something wrong with it?" Xie Mowen unbuttoned his inner garment and loosened the thin straps, revealing the wound on his right arm.
Xiao Congzhi shook his head, gently unwrapped the bandage that had been hastily applied the day before, and frowned, saying, "It's alright if Shao Cheng knows, but I'm afraid he'll be too formal."
Xie Mowen glanced at his wound. Because a piece of flesh had been torn off, although it should have been treated with good wound medicine, it still looked bloody and horrifying. "He... hiss—be gentle."
Xiao Congzhi's breathing eased slightly. "I applied medicine yesterday, but the injury is quite deep. A lot of blood seeped through after the bandage was applied and dried with the bandage. Can you bear with it?"
Xie Mowen lowered his head and kissed Xiao Congzhi's forehead. "You do it."
Xiao Congzhi was quite skilled at cleaning the wound, changing the dressing, and bandaging. However, after finishing, he noticed that Xie Mowen's forehead was covered in sweat. Xiao Congzhi couldn't resist and kissed him, even sticking out his tongue to lick it a couple of times.
Xie Mowen shoved Xiao Congzhi away and hissed in a low voice, "What are you doing?! Don't mess with me!"
Xiao Congzhi pursed his lips, stopped acting up, and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from Xie Mowen's forehead with his sleeve. "What were you trying to say just now?"
Xie Mowen squinted and scrutinized Xiao Congzhi for a while, then decided not to pursue the matter for the time being. "I think it's only right that Shao Cheng treats you with respect, but if you don't want to, then you should speak frankly. Otherwise, he'll always be anxious as he keeps guessing."
"Then you should talk to him." After saying that, Xiao Congzhi yawned.
Xie Mowen immediately felt a little guilty, and hugged Xiao Congzhi loosely, asking softly, "Did you not sleep well last night?"
"I'm a bit tired."
"Then take a nap, Shao Cheng, I'll wake you up when you come out?"
"Um."
Xiao Congzhi had already closed his eyes when he responded. Xie Mowen held him in his arms, supporting Xiao Congzhi's head with his uninjured hand to make him more comfortable, while gently patting Xiao Congzhi's neck with his right hand to lull him to sleep.
The light outside gradually softened and slowly took on a golden hue.
When Yun Shaocheng came out, he saw the two sleeping with their necks intertwined in the halo of light. The scene was hazy and beautiful, but Yun Shaocheng's head was throbbing with pain.
Xie Mowen had just closed his eyes to rest, but when he heard the noise, he opened his eyes and looked over, carefully covering Xiao Congzhi's ears with both hands.
Yun Shaocheng: ...
"I can tell you later."
Xie Mowen shook his head. "No, before we talk about those black-feathered birds, let's chat for a bit first."
Xie Mowen spoke casually, but Yun Shaocheng inexplicably felt that these two sentences were not simple.
Sure enough, Xie Mowen said, "I brought a group of people to Yidu, but you and Haojun didn't even ask about it."
"You don't need to inform us what you want to do. The Demonic Sect is your sole authority, and that was agreed upon from the beginning."
"Then what if I said... I wanted to assist the current emperor in ruling personally?"
Yun Shaocheng's breath hitched, his eyes involuntarily glancing at Xiao Congzhi, and he asked in a low voice, "So, Young Hero Xiao is indeed...?"
Xie Mowen laughed, "He doesn't want you to be formal with him. I never intended to bring the Demonic Sect into the open. But this is no small matter. I just thought about it, and if you and Haojun don't agree, I'll just stay in Yidu by myself."
Yun Shaocheng was in a state of great confusion, unable to make sense of things or know what to say. After his guesses and conjectures came true, he realized that it would be better to just stay floating in the air.
“Master,” Yun Shaocheng sighed, “the martial world and the imperial court have always been separate, but it is often those in the imperial court who look down on those in the martial world. If Xiao… Your Majesty doesn’t mind, it’s not a bad thing for the Demonic Sect to gain merit in supporting the emperor. Hao Jun doesn’t need to ask anymore. As I just said, the Demonic Sect is ruled by you. Even if today the Master asks us to sacrifice ourselves for righteousness, we will jump into the fire pit.”
Xie Mowen chuckled, "Back then, we agreed that it was only because I was the only one without selfish motives, but now I've become the one with the most selfish motives."
Yun Shaocheng shook his head. The more he spoke, the more reassured he became, as if things should be this way, as if it were only right. "The Demonic Sect was able to return to the Central Plains entirely because of the leader's strategy. Hao Jun and I are no more suitable for the position of leader than you. It's just personal preference, and this is just an excuse we came up with. Besides, if you stay in Yidu alone, what if Xiao... the Emperor abandons you?"
"He abandoned me?"
"Without the Demonic Sect as a support, the sect leader is only slightly more skilled in martial arts. With the court and the country in disarray, how much use can he be?"
Xie Mowen had a thousand words he wanted to say in rebuttal, but they were all stuck in his throat and suppressed by anger.
Seeing Xie Mowen's chest heaving violently, Yun Shaocheng nervously glanced around.
"Never mind." Xie Mowen sighed wearily, then moved his hand to the back of Xiao Cong's head, patted it gently, and bent down to whisper in the ear of the person in his arms, "Congzhi, Shaocheng is out, wake up."
Yun Shaocheng immediately tensed up and unconsciously swallowed.
Xiao Congzhi opened his eyes first, then propped himself up against Xie Mowen's chest. He then looked at Yun Shaocheng and asked with a smile, "What did you discover?"
Yun Shaocheng took a deep breath. "I'll make this brief."
Xiao Congzhi: "You can explain in more detail."
"I dare not." Yun Shaocheng lowered his head, his voice much softer than usual, and weaker than when he spoke with Xie Mowen earlier. "If... as you guessed, the plague in Yidu City must have originated from Gu poison."
"These three black-feathered birds are a very rare species. They can coexist with Gu worms and are generally called man-eating birds. As the name suggests, these birds eat human flesh."
Xiao Congzhi frowned and glanced at Xie Mowen's wound.
"But Gu masters often train man-eating birds not to eat people. The beaks of man-eating birds can be used to raise Gu worms. By planting the Gu worms, one can coexist with the man-eating bird. Then, the person who has been pecked by the man-eating bird will be cursed."
“Man-eating birds come in all sizes. The ones the size of a palm are still very young and have almost no aggression. They are often used to spread poison. The larger ones will bite people. Some special poisons require blood to be drawn, so these are used.”
Xiao Congzhi asked, "Is it feasible to train man-eating birds to attack specific people?"
Yun Shaocheng shook his head. "No, we can only train them to inhabit different types of vegetation."
Xiao Congzhi nodded.
Yun Shaocheng continued, "I spent more time earlier because both types of Gu poison are very special. The Gu poison that caused the Yidu epidemic must have been created by the Gu master himself. It does not require wounds, only skin contact, and the Gu poison will invade the human body, first attacking the lungs. It takes about five days for the Gu worms to devour the lungs. During this period, the person infected with the Gu will have a high fever that does not subside and will be covered with red rashes."
Is there a cure?
"Yes, there is, but Your Majesty... Young Hero Xiao, do you know that no medicine can relieve the symptoms at present?"
Xiao Congzhi nodded again, but said at the same time, "You can call me whatever you want."
Yun Shaocheng paused for a moment, then politely apologized before continuing, "This is because the Gu worms have severely damaged the lungs, and their presence itself prevents the medicine from working on the lungs. This Gu can be cured, but such severe damage cannot be reversed; careful treatment with medicine is still necessary. Therefore, the earlier the Gu is cured, the better the chances of recovery. If it is delayed until the fourth or fifth day, it will be beyond the reach of medicine."
Xiao Congzhi glanced at Xie Mowen, then shook his head heavily. Regardless of the cause of the Gu poison, this was an undeserved disaster; what had the common people done to deserve this?!
Xie Mowen squeezed Xiao Congzhi's hand and turned to Yun Shaocheng, "What about that other kind of Gu poison?"
"It is a rare dream-creating Gu. After it comes into contact with blood, it enters the human body through the skin and flesh, directly invading the brain. It will infinitely amplify the deepest desires in the heart of the person infected with the Gu, and present them in the form of dreams. The desires will be satisfied, and a feeling of pleasure will arise spontaneously. Greed is boundless, and this Gu is often used to draw out a person's greed and obsessive desires."
"Your sect leader was poisoned by this Gu yesterday. Are there any other dangers?"
Yun Shaocheng was startled and quickly asked, "Have you had any new thoughts since you woke up?!"
Xie Mowen glanced at Xiao Congzhi, not daring to say yes and too embarrassed to say no, so he asked, "Anyway, don't worry about that dream, just say that the Gu entered my brain, are there any future problems?"
Yun Shaocheng stepped forward, disregarding Xiao Congzhi's status, and grabbed Xie Mowen's hand to take his pulse. He said seriously, "That Gu worm is nothing to fear. It will die after creating a dream. If you're worried about that, I'll put a Gu worm into your brain and let it eat the corpse. But the power of the Dream-Creating Gu lies in that dream! That's unsolvable. Once a person's greed and desires are aroused, they come on strong and never stop. Not to mention that the dream can be biased when it amplifies desires! Master! Tell me honestly, what exactly are you thinking!"
Xie Mowen was afraid of Yun Shaocheng in this state, and frankly said, "Yes, it was resolved by Congzhi."
Yun Shaocheng didn't believe it, but he didn't dare to question Xiao Congzhi, so he softened his tone and earnestly advised, "Master, this matter is really not something to joke about."
"Shao Cheng, don't worry, it's alright, I'm watching over you," Xiao Congzhi said with a smile, adding a word of support for Xie Mowen.
Yun Shaocheng then calmed down. "In short, that's all. The source of the man-eating bird and the plague's poison is unknown, but the Dream-Making Gu is only found outside the Northwest Pass."
Xiao Congzhi smiled and nodded.
"I will prepare the antidote for the plague, but the prescription must not be circulated. Is that alright?" Yun Shaocheng asked Xiao Congzhi.
"It's alright, but I'll have to trouble you then."
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