Pastoral Song, at Xiao Li's home.

Feng Yueji looked at the completely melted golden silkworm, still shaken with fear.

Jiang Feng seemed lost in thought as well.

Although he wasn't versed in Gu Techniques, he was certain this must be the legendary Golden Silkworm Gu.

The so-called Golden Silkworm Gu is reputed to be the most poisonous Gu, fearless of beasts or humans.

This kind of Gu is extremely difficult to cultivate, yet if one can manage to raise it, they are undoubtedly a masterful Gu Master.

This implies that whoever targeted Xiao Li is not an ordinary person; they are likely someone of significant status within the Five Gu Sect, with formidable backing.

"Xiao Li, how are you feeling?"

At this moment, Feng Yueji turned her gaze to Xiao Li, asking with concern.

"Ah... President Feng... I... my face..."

Xiao Li felt her face tingling and itching, then as if her ice cream face was melting away, colorful liquid ran down her cheeks, pooling at her delicate chin and then dripping to the floor.

"Bring a basin of clean water." Jiang Feng said to Feng Yueji.

Feng Yueji nodded and quickly brought a basin of clean water, placing it in front of Xiao Li.

By this time, Xiao Li could barely endure the tingling and itching, and hurried to wash her face with a wet towel.

Before long, the basin was filled with filthy, sticky liquid.

After washing her face, Xiao Li slowly lifted her head.

Both Jiang Feng and Feng Yueji's gazes were fixed on her face.

The astonishing sight indeed happened!

Xiao Li's face had completely returned to its original state!

Her face was flawless, with perfect features and a complexion as silky as cream, her arched brows like crescents, eyes as cool as desert oases, and lips as delicate as rose petals.

Indeed, she was a stunning beauty!

After washing her face, she appeared even more naturally charming and fresh!

"Xiao Li, you're healed! You're really healed! Quickly, look in the mirror, you've returned to your original self!" Feng Yueji exclaimed joyfully.

"Really?"

Xiao Li could hardly believe it herself, rushing to her bedroom to look in the mirror.

Seeing herself in the mirror, she was in disbelief!

She... had truly returned to her original self!

Even after experiencing severe disfigurement, not a single scar was left on her face.

Instead, her skin was better than before, smooth and translucent!

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Li walked out filled with immense excitement.

"Master Jiang, you... you..."

Her eyes were red, unable to express her gratitude to Jiang Feng, those eyes filled with unspeakable thanks.

"It's good you're well."

Jiang Feng nodded calmly, relieved that his method of using poison to combat poison worked, or it would have been a grave sin had the girl lost hope in life because of it.

"Alright, tidy up, I have things to do."

Jiang Feng put away the scorpion, placing it in a black clay pot, and then found a piece of paper to dab a bit of the liquid left from the melted Golden Silkworm.

"Master Jiang! Won't you stay a bit longer?"

Xiao Li suddenly took a couple of steps forward, asking.

"No." Jiang Feng had already stepped out the door.

Leaving Xiao Li standing there, with a complicated expression, wanting to speak but hesitating.

...

After leaving Xiao Li's home, Jiang Feng returned to the Fengming Warehouse, taking the Great General out.

Since the Golden Silkworm Gu was cultivated by someone, the process must have left traces of its owner's scent.

Jiang Feng still let the Great General follow this almost indiscernible scent, leading him to find the culprit behind the scenes.

At this moment, Lan Zuo had already left the folklore hotel with his entourage, arriving in a small forest on the outskirts of South City.

It is not always necessary to choose such a remote place to make a move, but in the bustling city, it is truly inconvenient to act. Only here can they avoid being noticed.

"Sect Hierarch, do you really need to elevate that Jiang by using the 'Infant Spirit Blood Tears Gu'? That guy doesn't deserve it at all!"

The entourage exclaimed in wonder at the Gu Technique array Lan Zuo meticulously set up.

At this time, around this small forest, Lan Zuo had set up an array using his Gu Technique.

All the trees had numerous dolls hanging on them.

These were dolls made of straw, with lifelike, extremely hideous faces, each with a red string around its neck, with blood seeping from their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, long dried up.

The dolls wore white bloody clothes, seemingly with Jiang Feng's name written on them in blood.

Strange auras emanated from these dolls, covering the forest, making anyone feel utterly uncomfortable and spine-chilled, even in daylight.

"I said early on, I want to kill Jiang Feng in the most brutal way! This 'Infant Spirit Blood Tears Gu' is already the most powerful Gu Technique of our 'Five Gu Sect', letting him die in this array is what he deserves!"

Lan Zuo said with a sinister grin.

At this moment, suddenly, clear footsteps echoed on the mountain path, accompanied by a couple of dog barks.

"That Jiang... came so soon?"

The entourage gazed in shock at the approaching figure, soon spotting Jiang Feng and Great General hastening over.

"To his credit, he really could find us here, but—he dared to come alone, quite daring!"

Lan Zuo eyed Jiang Feng murderously.

At this point, as Jiang Feng and Great General got closer, they also felt the unusually eerie and dark atmosphere enveloping the forest.

Jiang Feng had already spotted Lan Zuo and his entourage ahead, assuming they were the masterminds behind harming Xiao Li with Gu.

However, what infuriated him more than the presence of these two was the straw dolls hanging from the trees!

Even Great General bared its teeth, eyes brimming with murderous intent, seething with rage, nearly losing control!

Because both could tell that those straw dolls were real dead infants!!

To be precise, they were infants just a month old, with their eyes gouged out, bodies wrapped in straw and clad in bloodied clothes.

They appeared to be straw dolls at first glance, but in reality, babies had been murdered to create these straw dolls!

These straw dolls, unknown for how long Lan Zuo had kept them preserved, bore dried bloodstains.

It's no wonder the forest's atmosphere felt so lifeless and eerie.

This is an extremely cruel, inhumane Gu Technique.

Forty-nine infants made into straw dolls, how outrageous, how astonishing!!

"Jiang Feng, I've been waiting for you. Finally, you have come!"

The perpetrator of all this, Lan Zuo, stood beneath the forty-nine straw dolls, coldly sneering at Jiang Feng, unaffected in the slightest!