CHAPTER 442: CHAPTER 442: THE SO-CALLED CORPSE GU IS DRIVEN BY CORPSES

Xiao Shen looked at Mrs. Xiao Lin, seeing her only staring blankly with her eyes wide open, appearing dazed from slumber.

"Don’t worry, this is all normal; the old madam has just been sleeping for too long."

After saying this, Lin Shiyao looked toward Pei Shu’er who had already entered the room.

Her eyes carried an evident sense of pride and a deep hatred for Pei Shu’er.

Now, her body was covered with the scars of whippings, while Pei Shu’er still looked as dazzling and radiant as a bright moon, seemingly an untouchable celestial being high above.

This left her unable to let go of her frustration.

Yet, on the surface, she maintained a facade of kindness.

"Manager Pei, I’m afraid your trip was in vain; the old madam has already woken up."

Pei Shu’er looked at the state of Mrs. Xiao Lin, noticing that although her eyes were open, she seemed like a puppet.

Rather than being awake, it would be more accurate to say she was asleep with her eyes open!

Pei Shu’er turned her gaze to Xiao Shen.

"Imperial Uncle, do you really not want me to take a look at your mother?"

Lin Shiyao sneered coldly: "Everything’s fine, what more can you see? If your Heavenly Return Pill could truly cure her, it would have done so already."

"Moreover, the person who healed her now is me; each person’s treatment habits are different."

Xiao Shen glanced at Lin Shiyao, indeed agreeing with her that each doctor’s medical skills differ. Having others interfere might greatly diminish the effects.

"Manager Pei, thank you for the Heavenly Return Pill. Since my mother has already woken up, let Divine Doctor Lin continue the treatment."

Pei Shu’er didn’t get upset, and she glanced again at Mrs. Xiao Lin, noting that she hadn’t blinked in all this time.

"If you don’t believe in my medical skills, I suggest touching her pulse to see if she’s really well."

Lin Shiyao frowned, unable to let Xiao Shen truly touch her.

"Her eyes are open now; she’s just too groggy from oversleeping. Manager Pei’s words are placing the Imperial Uncle in a position of distrust toward his subordinates, aren’t they?"

Pei Shu’er said, "Imperial Uncle, feel for yourself. It’s no big deal and won’t disrupt Divine Doctor Lin’s treatment procedures, right?"

Seeing Lin Shiyao still opening her mouth to stop him, Pei Shu’er smiled gently at Lin Shiyao, her manner of speaking carrying both a softness and an innocence.

"Is Divine Doctor Lin stopping the Imperial Uncle because she’s feeling guilty?"

Lin Shiyao’s eyes veered to the side, concealing her anxiety.

"Nonsense, I’m not feeling guilty!"

But just as she finished speaking, she saw Xiao Shen reach out to touch Mrs. Xiao Lin’s wrist, and she found it too late to stop him.

As Xiao Shen touched Mrs. Xiao Lin’s pulse, he froze.

Mrs. Xiao Lin’s pulse was much weaker than before.

If not felt carefully, it was nearly indistinguishable from that of a dead person.

He stepped back, face pale, murmuring, "How could this be?"

Clearly, his mother had opened her eyes.

Pei Shu’er said, "The Imperial Uncle probably isn’t aware of Divine Doctor Lin’s background. She’s the Holy Daughter of the Southern Border, most adept at using....."

Pausing, she glanced at Lin Shiyao, whose face had turned pale, her smile deepening at the corner of her lips.

"Gu Worms."

With these words, Xiao Shen seemed to have realized something and swiftly looked up at Pei Shu’er, as if persistently seeking answers.

Pei Shu’er nodded, "That’s right, just as you thought. She planted Gu Worms in your mother, and the Gu Worms are draining the last of your mother’s life force."

"Soon, your mother will become a body, obedient to Lin Shiyao."

"This type of Gu Worm is called a Corpse Gu. A person alive soon dies, while a dead person remains a compliant zombie. It’s the perfect trick to deceive the Imperial Uncle for benefits!"

This Corpse Gu was Lin Shiyao’s unique creation, effectively used against enemy troops.

But Pei Shu’er hadn’t expected Lin Shiyao to use such a trump card on an innocent woman.

Lin Shiyao retorted, "Stop spouting nonsense, Pei Shu’er, I know you’re saying these things out of jealousy."

Pei Shu’er shrugged, "Whether it’s true or not, the Imperial Uncle has already made his judgment."

Xiao Shen suddenly grasped Lin Shiyao’s neck tightly.

"Give me the antidote for my mother!"

Lin Shiyao continued resisting: "No, I didn’t plant Gu Worms."

Pei Shu’er calmly reminded from the side.

"By the way, Imperial Uncle, your mother has, at most, the time of one incense stick remaining. If the Gu Worms aren’t quickly neutralized and I can’t use the Forget Sorrow Powder for her, even divine beings would find it difficult to save her."

Thus, Lin Shiyao was once again interrogated and subjected to various punishments.

Pei Shu’er watched indifferently, without a trace of sympathy, knowing this person had repeatedly tried to kill her.

If it weren’t for the protagonist’s aura protecting Lin Shiyao now, she would have been eager to kill her herself.

More importantly, if the protagonist dies, this world might collapse.

To kill Lin Shiyao, one must gradually erode her aura.

And a method to diminish someone’s aura is to make her the focus of blame, ruining all her opportunities.

While Lin Shiyao was being interrogated, Pei Shu’er approached Mrs. Xiao Lin, noticing her face had turned blue and purple, indicative of the poison from Lin Shiyao’s treatment spreading.

Pei Shu’er investigated thoroughly, discovering most of the poison was in the brain, but not in the heart vessels.

She quickly asked Xiao Shen for the Heavenly Snow Lotus.

Xiao Shen handed the Heavenly Snow Lotus to Pei Shu’er.

Pei Shu’er looked at the Heavenly Snow Lotus with only three petals left in her hand and couldn’t help but glance at Xiao Shen.

Xiao Shen said, "Lin Shiyao used three petals before."

Facing Lin Shiyao’s malice, Pei Shu’er showed no courtesy.

"She should be carrying the antidote for the Corpse Gu, and she probably also has petals of the Heavenly Snow Lotus hidden on her."

However, after searching for a long time, they found nothing.

Pei Shu’er’s eyes narrowed. Lin Shiyao, besides being a reborn person, also possessed a cubic meter space.

Her space contained a dried spring, later activated by a Jade Pendant.

Now, it was used to store important items.

But Lin Shiyao’s space had a characteristic; she couldn’t completely lose consciousness, or else items in the space would fall out.

Pei Shu’er said, "Knock her out."

Xiao Shen looked somewhat surprised at Pei Shu’er, "If we knock her out, how will we extract the Corpse Gu antidote?"

Pei Shu’er replied, "No need to extract; she has it with her."

Xiao Shen frowned, not quite agreeing with Pei Shu’er’s action.

Nonetheless, Pei Shu’er went over without hesitation, raising her hand and striking Lin Shiyao’s head hard.

Lin Shiyao felt dizzy, and soon, she felt a pain in her neck as Pei Shu’er hit the point that induces unconsciousness.

Soon, Lin Shiyao’s consciousness became fuzzy and unclear.

Yet she forced herself to look at Pei Shu’er.