"Master Jiang, are you saying... I've been poisoned? Was it your enemy who did this to me? When did they do it?"

Xiao Li finally understood Jiang Feng's words and asked blankly.

"No! You've been infected with a Gu!"

Jiang Feng shook his head.

"Gu?"

Upon hearing this, both Xiao Li and Feng Yueji trembled violently!

Infected with Gu!

This is something that only appears in novels or television, yet now it has actually happened to Xiao Li!

Xiao Li couldn't completely believe it, but since it was Jiang Feng's judgment, she couldn't question it.

"Master Jiang, since you've determined that I've been infected with a Gu, could you help me get rid of it?"

Like grasping onto the last straw, Xiao Li hurriedly asked.

Feng Yueji also looked nervously at Jiang Feng, her eyes full of hope.

Jiang Feng shook his head again: "This is not my area of expertise."

Xiao Li's heart, which had just revived with hope, instantly fell into despair.

"However, I can give it a try."

Jiang Feng suddenly changed his tone, saying: "I surely don't know the normal means to dispel a Gu, but I've recently acquired something that might allow us to use poison to attack poison, eliminating the Gu inside you."

"Use poison... to attack poison?"

Xiao Li and Feng Yueji looked at each other in dismay.

Jiang Feng didn't elaborate further; he took out a small black ceramic jar that he carried with him.

This was the same black jar that Xiao Jinsan had previously brought to Binhai.

And inside, it housed the little Scorpion that Jiang Feng had tamed.

Usually, Jiang Feng would keep this small jar on him for unforeseen needs.

This moment, indeed, was its time to shine.

He believed that no matter what kind of Gu Worm was planted inside Xiao Li, it absolutely couldn't be a match for the Scorpion!

Jiang Feng unscrewed the clay seal of the jar and gently shook it, and immediately a transparent little flying insect flew out.

As soon as the Scorpion emerged, it exuded an extremely eerie presence in the entire living room, making the hair on one's body stand on end!

Xiao Li and Feng Yueji immediately sensed the strangeness and stared at the Scorpion in shock.

The Scorpion circled once in the air, then returned to Jiang Feng's hand, leisurely crawling around on it.

"Master Jiang, what is this?" Xiao Li asked, surprised.

"A very special little insect that can be used to kill the Gu Worm inside you," Jiang Feng said blandly.

"It?!"

At this, Feng Yueji finally understood Jiang Feng's intent: "Master, do you mean to say... let this little insect enter Xiao Li's body as well, and kill the Gu Worm that disfigured her?"

"Yes." Jiang Feng nodded.

Xiao Li let out a cry of surprise and instinctively stepped back two paces.

As a girl, she's naturally afraid of bugs, especially the terrifying one in Jiang Feng's hand; she couldn't imagine what consequences would arise if it entered her body.

"Don't be afraid; this bug is now under my control and won't harm you," Jiang Feng calmly assured Xiao Li.

"But..." Xiao Li hesitated.

The Scorpion seemed to understand what Jiang Feng intended it to do. Seeing Xiao Li still scared, it expressed its disdain by spreading its wings and aiming its plump tail at Xiao Li.

...Then again, as an ancient abnormal insect, an invisible killer, it's only natural to be a bit arrogant about serving a little girl!

"...Xiao Li, trust Master; he wouldn't make a baseless move." Feng Yueji looked at the Scorpion's haughty demeanor, a bit amused, and turned to reassure Xiao Li.

Xiao Li, feeling helpless, gritted her teeth and closed her eyes: "Fine! Living like this is worse than death anyway, so I'll take the chance!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Feng gently flicked his hand, and the Scorpion obediently took off, turned around, and flew straight toward Xiao Li.

Xiao Li, before she could react, suddenly saw the Scorpion zip into her nostril, diving into her body!

"Ah..."

Xiao Li let out an instinctive scream, expecting to feel severe discomfort, but to her surprise, she felt nothing at all, as if nothing had happened.

Then—

"Screeeeeeeech!!!!"

Suddenly, from Xiao Li's abdomen came a piercing scream!

The sound was like a bug's cry, but extremely tragic.

In the next second—

"Blarg!!!"

Xiao Li couldn't help but open her mouth, vomiting out a large mass of filth.

It was a mass of colorful sticky liquid, inside which, besides the Scorpion, was a golden, silkworm-like worm struggling continuously.

"Master, is this the Gu Worm that disfigured Xiao Li?" Feng Yueji asked in horror.

"Yes!"

Jiang Feng remained expressionless, and the Scorpion swiftly took flight, from its crossbow-like organ shooting out a black line!

Splat!!!!!!

It hit the silkworm right in the body.

The silkworm struggled painfully for a moment before corroding and decaying until it finally dissolved.

It turned out the Scorpion hadn't launched a lethal attack inside Xiao Li because it didn't want her body to be the battleground and cause any harm.

So only after coming out did it decisively spray it to death!

...

Simultaneously—

"Aghhhh!!!!"

Far away in a folk inn in South City, Lan Zuo, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly let out a piercing scream, his whole body trembling, his forehead veins bulging, and his temples throbbing!

"Hierarch, what's the matter?"

A follower sitting on the sofa immediately stood up, asking in shock.

"The Golden Silkworm Gu! Damn it, my Golden Silkworm Gu!! It's been destroyed by someone, who is so daring to dare kill my Golden Silkworm Gu!!"

Lan Zuo's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, raging with fury!

The golden silkworm was none other than the renowned Golden Silkworm Gu.

And this particular Golden Silkworm Gu was personally crafted by Lan Zuo.

He couldn't fathom who could possess the ability to destroy the Gu he raised with such care!

"Who did you give the Golden Silkworm Gu to yesterday?" Lan Zuo asked his follower harshly.

The follower appeared slightly panic-stricken: "I just followed the original plan and gave the Gu Worm to Jiang Feng's female apprentice, didn't I... could it be... Jiang Feng who destroyed the Golden Silkworm Gu?"

"Impossible!"

Lan Zuo gnashed his teeth: "No matter how skilled he is, he can't possibly be more proficient in the Gu Technique than I am. Perhaps he enlisted some expert's help. Regardless, whoever destroyed my Golden Silkworm Gu has committed a capital offense!"

"I believe, given his capabilities, he'll soon trace the matter of planting the Gu yesterday through the Golden Silkworm Gu, then he'll come for us, falling right into my trap!"

Lan Zuo growled ominously: "Now, I'll prepare, and once he dares to come, I'll make sure he can't leave!!"