CHAPTER 452: CHAPTER 452: GOLDEN SILKWORM GU MUTATION

Pei Shu’er administered full body anesthesia to Yan Hengyin again, then handed several bottles of pills to Tang Zan.

"Remember, feed Yan Hengyin one pill every half hour."

Then, Pei Shu’er gritted her teeth and cut open her own hand.

Both she and Yan Hengyin took the antidote at the same time, then lay down on the bed, quietly waiting for the Gu Worms to be attracted to each other and leave their bodies.

At first, it was very uncomfortable, Pei Shu’er only felt a dizzying feeling.

Later on, she could clearly feel something moving from her wrist towards her palm.

The sensation grew stronger and stronger.

Eventually, she could even see a bulge forming on her wrist.

Yan Hengyin frowned slightly in discomfort, as the Gu Worms seemed to have a tendency to crawl back.

Tang Zan immediately fed him a pill, and he soon fell asleep again.

Pei Shu’er relaxed, and the Gu Worms began to crawl towards the palm.

About half an hour later, the Gu Worms in their palms crawled out of the wounds almost simultaneously.

They were two golden yellow Gu Worms, resembling silkworms but with colorful patterns on them.

When they dropped into the basin, the Child Gu crawled next to the Mother Gu, which slowly devoured the Child Gu, soon cocooning itself, even the cocoon was golden.

This change surprised both Tang Zan and Pei Shu’er.

They had never seen such a situation.

After all, Gu Worms would soon die after leaving the body.

Such as the Mother Gu continuing to devour the Child Gu and then cocooning was indeed unheard of.

However, simultaneously resolving both Mother and Child Gu had never happened before.

Firstly, those who planted the Mother Gu within themselves aimed to control those with the Child Gu, making cooperation for resolution impossible.

Secondly, the cultivation of the Golden Silkworm Gu was extremely rare.

Pei Shu’er thought that whatever was inside the cocoon must be extraordinary.

After some thought, she wrapped it in silk, pretending to place it in her bosom, but in reality, she stored it in space.

She turned around to see Tang Zan looking at her with that peculiar gaze.

Blushing, Pei Shu’er received a pat on the head from Tang Zan, followed by a sigh.

"You need not hide things from me."

Pei Shu’er felt a bit embarrassed hearing this from Tang Zan.

"I already know everything," said Tang Zan.

Pei Shu’er cleared her throat, knowing that it was one thing Tang Zan knew.

However, neither had revealed their cards on this matter.

She looked at Tang Zan, gathering courage to say, "Actually..."

But when the words reached her lips, she couldn’t figure out how to say it.

Tang Zan, however, seemed accepting of it all.

"Actually, I’m not too surprised you have such an extraordinary, portable storage item. It’s as if I’ve always known you possessed it."

"I’ve once read ancient texts mentioning something called Jiezhi Space, a dimension that was split apart from the world."

But this was just in people’s imaginations, never reflected in reality.

Pei Shu’er opened her mouth, wondering if Tang Zan subconsciously assumed she had space?

In the end, she just gave a soft "Hmm."

She actually wasn’t keen on discussing the matter of space.

Talking about space would inevitably lead to her origins and background.

Whether Tang Zan could understand was one thing, but once revealed, she’d have no secrets left.

Tang Zan didn’t press further, and after about half an hour, Yan Hengyin suddenly sat up and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

He seemed to be attempting to control Pei Shu’er, only to find the connection vanished.

His face turned grim, then he let out a cold smile.

"Don’t worry. As long as Lin Shiyao and I are allied, there will be more powerful Gu Worms sooner or later."

Pei Shu’er said nothing, wondering if Yan Hengyin realized he was now a prisoner.

As expected, he was soon locked up again by Tang Zan.

Pei Shu’er realized that this Third Prince had quite a rough time ever since meeting Tang Zan.

Either being locked up or on the way to being locked up.

With the Gu Worm resolved, Pei Shu’er felt a significant burden lifted from her heart, and both she and Tang Zan clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Pei Shu’er was also summoned by Xiao Shen.

Mrs. Xiao Lin complained of a headache, so Pei Shu’er was asked to take a look.

The mother and son watched Pei Shu’er nervously.

Pei Shu’er said, "There are still remaining toxins. I’ll apply medication several more times, then perform acupuncture a few more times, and it will be fine."

Thus, in the following days, Pei Shu’er continually administered acupuncture to Mrs. Xiao Lin.

Meanwhile, during her spare time, she decided to launch the whitening cream for sale at Pei’s Trading House.

This skincare product was chosen after careful consideration.

Anti-aging effects might be subtle, but whitening is definitely noticeable.

In her space, she had many such skincare products, all stored in porcelain jars; she just needed to print Pei’s trademark on them.

Pei’s Trading House was next to Pei’s Hotel, a three-story building with a modest footprint.

Her plan was for each floor to sell products, but for now, with limited stock, only the first floor was used for sales.

As Pei’s Trading House offered few products, it hadn’t garnered much attention.

When Pei Shu’er placed the whitening cream at the most prominent spot in the hall, it didn’t cause much of a stir.

Unfazed, Pei Shu’er used wooden signs to describe the effects of the whitening cream and anti-aging cream, placing them in front of both products.

Customers buying beauty soap couldn’t miss them.

Seeing these two products, people’s faces filled with curiosity.

"Can this whitening cream really whiten?"

In this era, girls didn’t have the concept of sun protection at all.

Even when going out, no one used umbrellas, facing the sun directly, so generally, skin wasn’t fair.

The more frequently someone went out, the darker they tended to be.

Even young ladies kept in the inner chambers didn’t go beyond the household gates, but still wandered around their own residence.

But who wouldn’t want such delicate, enviable skin?

Pei Shu’er had initially planned for a trial promotion.

She called for fifty volunteers to try out in-store and sign agreements.

They were chosen from everyone across Pei’s various establishments, with open entries for the willing to register.

Pei Shu’er particularly selected those women who were notably dark-skinned.

The whitening cream test was set for a month.

Those who completed the trial would receive a bottle of whitening cream and a piece of beauty soap from Pei’s.

After half a month of use, some effects of the whitening cream became apparent.

However, stipulations required them to wear white veils and use umbrellas when going out during the day, so the results were largely unknown to others.

When the girls came to apply the whitening cream at Pei’s, they caught glimpses of one another.

Excited glances were exchanged among them.

"Xiao Li, you’ve lightened up."

"Xiao Hua, you too have lightened."

"It’s only been half a month, and there’s already some effect. One wonders how noticeable the results will be after a full month."

They all shared a sense of anticipation.