Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

Chapter 282 Soul-Eating Gu

"Dad's guess is correct. This should be a twin companion Gu, called Soul Devouring Gu. Although the name is only one character different from the Heart Devouring Gu, it is much rarer and more difficult to cultivate."

"It takes at least five years to cultivate this kind of Gu worm, and the person who raises the Gu worm must nourish it with heart blood every month, so that the mother and child Gu and the companion Gu that are cultivated will obey the Gu worm breeder's orders."

"The function of this insect is actually similar to that of the Spiritual Gu, which can control people, but it is more advanced than the Spiritual Gu. The Spiritual Gu controls people like puppets, while the Soul-Eating Gu gives the host of the Sub-Gu and Companion Gu a psychological suggestion.

The host will unconsciously follow the orders of the mother Gu holder, but sometimes it has its own consciousness. Even the most skilled doctors who have not studied Gu worms in depth will not be able to see anything wrong.

"A person who has been poisoned has a companion Gu in their heart and a child Gu in their brain. If the mother Gu's owner doesn't want the person to live, they can order the companion Gu to consume the heart and then dissolve itself. In the end, the person will only appear to have died of sudden cardiac death, making it impossible to find the cause."

Mu Jiaojiao spoke until her mouth was dry. After she finished describing the horror and ingenuity of the Soul-Eating Gu, she picked up the honey and tangerine peel tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

After hearing this, Jiang Jin and He Zhouyun's eyes were filled with coldness. This kind of poisonous insect was really hard to guard against. Fortunately, cultivating this poisonous insect required taking heart blood every month, and the cultivation time was also long. It was like raising the poison with one's life. Otherwise, if one was not attracted by someone's power and status, he would secretly poison him, and this person would be inadvertently used by them?

It's so insidious and cruel!

However, Concubine Xian's move also made things become uncontrollable. Concubine Xian didn't like someone and directly hinted to Emperor Xuanhe. Wasn't Emperor Xuanhe inadvertently making things difficult for that person?

This made Jiang Jin think of Prince De. He had been puzzled at the beginning about the matter of Prince De and Su Baiqian. Even if his second brother was disrespectful and had the intention of plotting the throne, Emperor Xuanhe would not have driven him out of Yudu in such anger. The Su family even fell into decline and was now accused of assisting Prince De, the traitor.

Could it be that the virtuous concubine took advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury and activate the poisonous insect?

After all, Prince De was vomiting blood and unconscious at the time, but he insisted on doing what he wanted after waking up!

Thinking of this, Jiang Jin asked Mu Jiaojiao according to his guess.

"If that's the case, then is Father's vomiting of blood due to the activation of the Gu worm?"

After hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao recalled the records in the book about poisonous insects that she had read in her previous life. Then she supported her chin with her hand and thought carefully before she speculated.

"Logically speaking, this situation wouldn't happen if I gave the order, unless the Gu worms were planted not too long ago and the sub-Gu and companion Gu were forcibly activated before they were fully mature, causing a backlash.

In other words, the cultivation of this Soul Devouring Gu was unsuccessful, and the one planted in Xuan and Di's body was just a failure."

After listening to Mu Jiaojiao's guess, Jiang Jin and He Zhouyun also felt that it was reasonable. Only when she was forced to act or was a failure would an uncontrollable situation occur. After all, Concubine Xian had put in so much effort, it was impossible for her to let Emperor Xuanhe get into trouble. She must ensure that everything was foolproof. If she was exposed, wouldn't her plan be wasted?

"Jiaojiao, if I activate the Gu prematurely or if it fails, what are the serious consequences?"

He Zhouyun is a doctor after all, and he has been studying poisonous insects for some time. He naturally understands that these situations will definitely cause serious consequences to Xuan and Di's bodies, but they have not yet completely broken out and cannot be seen.

"If you activate it too many times beforehand, it might cause the sub-Gu and the companion Gu to be stimulated. Either the heart will be devoured by the companion Gu and the person will die, or the brain stem will be eaten by the sub-Gu and the person will die. Of course, if the soul-devouring Gu is a failed product, the details will be unknown!"

"But judging by Xuan Hedi's recent performance, no matter what it is, it's not necessarily a good thing. I'm afraid his remaining life span will not exceed two years."

When Jiang Jin heard this, a sharp look flashed in his eyes. In other words, all his plans had to be accelerated. If Emperor Xuanhe really died within two years, he would not be caught off guard.

"In fact, I think that the Emperor might not have been unaware of this. After all, he didn't carry out the swift and decisive execution this time like he did with my second brother last time."

Jiang Jin thought about what happened to the Meng family in the Golden Palace today, and combined with Emperor Xuanhe's attitude towards the matter, he made this guess.

After all, the fact that Meng was being guarded by people sent by the emperor by his father is actually a form of disguised protection, isn't it?

The three of them analyzed the matter and felt that Emperor Xuanhe might have vaguely sensed that something was wrong. Emperor Xuanhe was a suspicious emperor and a ruler who had mastered the art of checks and balances.

I'm afraid he already had a vague guess about his physical condition, but he didn't want to alert the enemy, so he pretended nothing happened.

After thinking it through, Jiang Jin reminded He Zhouyun not to leave Prince Jin's Mansion at will in the future. He was afraid that Emperor Xuan He would look for He Zhouyun again in the future. As long as he stayed safely in Prince Jin's Mansion, Emperor Xuan He would only summon him for the sake of face. This was aboveboard, and He Zhouyun's safety could be guaranteed.

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Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

At the time when Emperor Xuanhe issued an order to capture the rebels who were closely related to Prince De, on the night when the news came from Linzhou that Emperor Xuanhe was unconscious, the Su family had already packed up their belongings and left the city through secret passages, leaving behind only Meng, who was detained in the palace at the time and was unaware of the situation.

When the imperial guards sent by Emperor Xuanhe broke into the house, the Su Mansion was already deserted. Even the maids and servants had left the Mansion in disguise last night.

After Emperor Xuanhe heard the news, he almost fainted from anger on the dragon bed. He asked Wei Quanfu to issue an order to issue a nationwide wanted notice and to bring Su Baiqian and his family back to Yudu.

After the Su family left that night, they seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and no news about them could be found.

Speaking of this night, at the foot of Yuncang Mountain outside the city of Yudu.

Su Baiqian and his eldest son Su Changxun brought Su Yao and a group of Su family confidants out of the secret passage. Looking at the lush vines and dense forests around them, they showed their relief at surviving the disaster on their faces.

The incident happened suddenly, and they had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure and flee with their whole family in a miserable state.

"Father, Prince De didn't consider the safety of our Su family when he was talking about this matter. I wonder if this will be a blessing or a curse for our Su family?"

Su Changxun, who was walking side by side with Su Baigan, had regret and worry in his eyes. Prince De had never revealed any information to them about his rebellion. It was not until the news spread yesterday that they learned about it. If Emperor Xuanhe had not suddenly fallen into a coma, their Su family would have had no chance of escaping from Yudu.

Su Baigan's face was full of vicissitudes when he heard this. He thought about how he had been in the ups and downs of officialdom for half his life and ended up in a situation where his whole family had to flee.

“Whether it’s a blessing or a curse, the Su family has no choice.”

When Su Changxun heard what Su Baiqian said, he fell silent. His father was right. Ever since his younger sister Su Yingying gave birth to Prince De, their Su family had no choice.

Then he quietly lagged behind Su Boqian half a step, patted Su Yao's back, whose eyes were red from crying because she left Meng, and walked towards the carriage prepared at the foot of the mountain.

When the group of people walked to the vicinity of the carriage, Su Baiqian turned around and looked in the direction of Yudu in the dark night, and gave orders after a moment.

"Get in the car!"

Everyone was getting ready to get on the bus in an orderly manner. At this moment, a clear and elegant male voice came from the woods, with a hint of smile.

"Prime Minister Su, where are you going?"

Upon hearing this, Su Changxun's face immediately showed a look of panic, and he shouted loudly.

"alert!"