CHAPTER 281: CHAPTER 281 MR. WU

Madame Lin laughed and laughed, until she could hardly catch her breath.

"Back then, he used manipulations, and I was forced to agree to their marriage. Unexpectedly, this wretched woman soon became pregnant. I tried multiple times to cause her a miscarriage, but she evaded every attempt. Later, Xie Wu went to Xie Zian, claiming he wanted to focus on his studies and prepare for next year’s imperial examination, so he moved to a manor in the capital’s outskirts. Madame Luo accompanied him and, not long after, gave birth to their eldest son, Xie Si."

"You truly are a venomous woman!" Ji Youzhi muttered under his breath.

"HAHAHA! Venomous, am I? Divine Hunter Ji, have you ever loved someone? Do you know the feeling of your heart being torn apart? Looking at a child who has the exact same face as your beloved, tell me, how would you feel? What’s more, the one who bore his child is someone you wish you could flay alive!"

Madame Lin’s words were not difficult to understand. Everyone present now had a clear understanding of the whole story.

More than half a year after Luo Shi had given birth to Xie Si, Madame Lin visited the manor outside the city. By then, Xie Si was almost a year old and could barely stand.

Madame Lin looked at the child, who was the spitting image of Xie Wu. She wished desperately that he was her own flesh and blood, conceived with Xie Wu.

Unexpectedly, news arrived that Madame Luo was pregnant. Enraged beyond measure, Madame Lin directly afflicted Xie Si with a Gu in front of Xie Wu, intending to make Xie Wu submit to her. Just as the Gu was administered, she herself fainted. Upon awakening, she too was diagnosed as pregnant.

It was truly a cruel twist of fate. So, Madame Lin used the Gu Poison afflicting Xie Si to threaten Xie Wu. She had implanted an offspring Gu Insect in Xie Si, and there was also a parent Gu Insect. If the parent Gu Insect was not transferred to one of Xie Si’s blood relatives within three days, Xie Si would die violently.

She demanded Xie Wu choose whether the parent Gu Insect would be implanted in him or in Madame Luo.

Unexpectedly, Xie Si, without hesitation, implanted the parent Gu Insect into himself. This was the scene Xiaosuisui had witnessed.

"Shameless trollop! Vile creature! For the Xie Family to have a daughter-in-law like you is a curse upon eight generations, truly a disgrace to our household! Lord God Hunter, everything is clear now. This depraved woman acted purely out of selfish desire, her love turning to hatred, which led her to commit such a terrible wrong. Please, Lord God Hunter, show leniency. This is a domestic affair of our Xie Family; please allow us to resolve it ourselves!"

Old Madame Xie was furious, yet she also heaved a heavy sigh of relief inwardly. After all, this matter did not involve the crime of treason. She was the one most eager to see the case concluded.

Ji Youzhi naturally understood her thoughts, but his true purpose was not as simple as merely uncovering Madame Lin’s motives.

He said to Old Madame Xie, "There is still one unresolved point in this matter. This Gu Insect comes from Nanjiang. How did First Madame Xie obtain it? Could it be that First Madame Xie is colluding with Nanjiang?"

Hearing this, Old Madame Xie’s heart lurched with panic. She snatched up a teacup from the table and hurled it at Madame Lin. "You venomous woman! Speak quickly, where did that Gu Insect truly come from!"

Madame Lin did not dodge, allowing Old Madame Xie’s teacup to strike her.

"I obtained the Gu Insect from a Mister Wu."

"Who is this Mister Wu?" Ji Youzhi seized upon the crucial point and pressed further.

"Mister Wu is an itinerant physician, considered an extraordinary individual with unique talents. His Medical Skill is profound, capable of bringing the dying back to life and fleshing out bare bones. He is the most skilled Doctor I have ever met. When I was a child, I suffered a grave illness, and it was he who saved me. Since then, whenever I felt unwell, I would seek him out."

"Where is this Mister Wu from? And why would he cultivate Gu Insects?"

Ji Youzhi had finally asked the question he had been longing to know the answer to.