Urban Martial Saint

”The crux of the issue lies right here.” Shen Tianjun sighed and said, ”The virgin body is the best host for nurturing Gu insects. This means that once these Gu insects enter the virgin body, they will continue to grow. During this growth process, they need to absorb the body’s nutrients as their nourishment, which is very harmful to the body. Moreover, once the Gu insects are fully developed, they will break out of the body, making the host a sacrifice.”

”A sacrifice? What do you mean?” The Old Madam Shen widened her eyes, looking anxiously at Huangfu Ziyu, and said, ”Ziyu... Ziyu won’t... won’t be in any danger, will she?”

Shen Tianjun sighed and said, ”Once the Gu insects are developed, the host must die. That is to say, once the Twin Life Gu awakens, Ziyu will be in danger!”

”That’s unacceptable!” The Old Madam Shen was immediately anxious and said, ”Find a way quickly to extract this Twin Life Gu. Otherwise, I’ll get someone to come help seal her six major acupoints, so you can extract the Twin Life Gu again?”

”It’s not possible this time!” Shen Tianjun shook his head and said, ”When this type of Gu insect is dormant within the human body, it will automatically choose the most hidden and safest place. Once influenced by external factors, it will awaken and devour the body’s organs, which is extremely dangerous.”

The Old Madam Shen was immediately dumbfounded and said, ”According to you, isn’t the Twin Life Gu inside Ziyu’s body impossible to extract?”

Shen Tianjun sighed and said nothing, which was an implicit acknowledgment of the matter.

”Then... what about Ziyu? What about Ziyu?” The eyes of the Old Madam Shen reddened: ”Is there no way to save Ziyu? Are you just going to watch helplessly as Ziyu dies because of this?”

Shen Tianjun looked at the comatose Huangfu Ziyu, and his heart ached as well. However, there was really nothing he could do about it. The Twin Life Gu is the second-ranked Gu insect in the Miao Borderlands and hasn’t been seen there for a hundred years, not to mention by outsiders.

”Don’t worry too much, the Gu insect is still dormant, so we still have a chance.” Shen Tianjun said in a deep voice, ”As long as we can reach the Miao Borderlands and find the Dong Master of the Miaojiang Seventy-Two Dong before the Gu awakens, they might have a way to help Ziyu extract the Twin Life Gu!”

”The Dong Master of the Seventy-Two Dong?” The Old Madam Shen was stunned for a moment and said, ”It’s said that the people of the Miao Borderlands always regard outsiders as major threats, and we don’t know them. If we rashly go to them, will they help?”

”Whether they help or not, we have to try.” Shen Tianjun said, ”If we don’t try, we’ll only watch Ziyu die from this Twin Life Gu!”

”Then who should we send to the Miao Borderlands?” The Old Madam Shen asked.

Shen Tianjun was silent for a moment, slowly turned his head to look at the also comatose Ye Qing next to him, and said softly, ”The Shen Family members cannot leave the Shen Family Manor, so sending him is the best choice!”

The Old Madam Shen also looked at Ye Qing, and whispered, ”Will he... be capable?”

”Whatever the case, we have to try.” Shen Tianjun said, ”No matter if he can do it or not, at least he is someone who can be trusted!”

This made the Old Madam Shen nod. Let’s not talk about anything else; Ye Qing’s character is trustworthy, especially his relationship with Huangfu Ziyu. With him accompanying Huangfu Ziyu, everyone can be assured.

”Then it’s settled!” The Old Madam Shen said, ”He’s already taken the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, and it won’t be long before his body returns to normal. Once he wakes up, let him immediately take Ziyu to the Miao Borderlands!”

Shen Tianjun nodded slowly, quietly watching Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, but his heart was full of worry. After a long silence, he sighed. At this point, it could only be said that if it’s not a blessing, it’s a calamity that can’t be avoided. No matter what, we can only try once!

In the Western Province, Wang Tian’an was proudly watching the Twin Life Gu insect dancing in the air, knowing that this was the twin Gu insects fighting against the people over where Ye Qing was. He didn’t pay attention because he knew the power of the Twin Life Gu well, and no matter how many people the other side had, it would all be in vain sacrifices. Ye Qing still couldn’t escape the Twin Life Gu. He was already thinking in his mind about how he would torment Ye Qing once the Twin Gu insects entered Ye Qing’s body.

However, the outcome was beyond his expectations. After fluttering in the air for a while, the Twin Life Gu insect suddenly fell into the box and gradually plunged into slumber.

This situation surprised Wang Tian’an greatly. He poked the Twin Life Gu insect, only to find it sleeping peacefully, which startled him even more. The Twin Life Gu insect had clearly been awakened by him; how could it suddenly fall asleep?

Wang Tian’an thought there was something wrong with the Twin Life Gu insect and took out another black pill, chewed it, and used the black juice and residue to awaken the Twin Gu insect. But the Twin Gu insect didn’t respond at all and couldn’t be awakened as easily as before.

”What’s going on?” Wang Tian’an was puzzled. He had been cultivating the Twin Life Gu for so long and had never encountered such a situation. How did the Twin Gu insect suddenly become motionless?

After pacing back and forth for a few times, a flash of insight crossed Wang Tian’an’s mind, and he clapped his hands, saying, ”Darn it, it must be the virgin body, Ye Qing used a virgin body. This Ye guy is really capable, where did he find a Gu technique expert to know about using a virgin body to temporarily put the Twin Life Gu to sleep?”

Understanding this matter, Wang Tian’an felt relieved. He had previously thought there was something wrong with the Twin Life Gu and was constantly worried. Now that he understood, he didn’t have to worry about the Twin Life Gu anymore.

”Hmph!” Wang Tian’an snorted coldly and said, ”Ye, even if you can use a virgin body to suppress this Twin Life Gu, so what? Once the Twin Life Gu awakens, it will still come looking for you. The Twin Life Gu has already smelled your scent, and even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you can’t evade the Twin Life Gu’s pursuit. Even if I let you live a few more days, how many more days can you jump around? In the end, you will still die by my hand!”

Wang Tian’an laughed coldly, but there was always some unease in his heart. In the end, he picked up the phone and called his Junior Brother Chen Yongchang, telling him to pay attention to dealing with Ye Qing’s case and not to let Ye Qing escape.

At Xihang Shen Family Manor, Ye Qing, who had been in a coma for more than three hours, finally began to wake up. When he awoke, he was already lying in the room, and the wound on his stomach had scabbed over. He already had the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill’s efficacy in his body, and just now Shen Da fed him another one, so the injury was healing quickly.

Feeling his body slowly returning to normal, Ye Qing relaxed a lot. As he sat up, someone just walked in from the door, none other than Shen Qingyi.

”Ye, you’re finally awake!” Shen Qingyi was still holding a bowl of clear water, and upon seeing Ye Qing awake, she was overjoyed and quickly went to the bedside to support Ye Qing.

”Ye, how are you feeling? Does it still... still hurt?” Shen Qingyi asked with concern.

Ye Qing didn’t really feel anything else right now, he shook his head, and seeing Shen Qingyi, he felt much more at ease.

”I’m fine now, Miss Shen, thank you for your concern!” Ye Qing paused, and said, ”By the way, was the Twin Life Gu in my body extracted with Senior Shen’s help? Is... is the Twin Life Gu completely resolved?”

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyi’s eyes immediately reddened slightly, and she lowered her head, saying softly, ”Ye, the Twin Life Gu in your body was indeed extracted, but it’s not resolved. Right now, that Twin Life Gu is in Ms. Huangfu’s body.”

”What!?” Ye Qing’s eyes widened and he said anxiously, ”How... how could this be? How did the Twin Life Gu end up in her body?”

”I don’t know either, that’s what grandfather said. Ms. Huangfu is still in a coma.” Shen Qingyi said in a low voice, ”I saw that Ms. Huangfu’s condition is very... very bad... and I don’t know what the situation is now.”

Ye Qing jumped out of bed, despite his body still being somewhat weak, and anxiously said, ”Where is she? Where is she?”

”Ye, don’t be so agitated!” Shen Qingyi quickly held onto Ye Qing and said, ”You’re just recovering, you shouldn’t run around, rest for a while first. I’ll take you to see grandpa shortly!”

”No!” Ye Qing shook his head resolutely and said, ”I must see Miss Huangfu first, where is she?”

Seeing Ye Qing’s determined expression, Shen Qingyi knew she couldn’t persuade him, so she could only sigh, help him put on a jacket, and take him over to the Pill Room.

Inside the Pill Room, Shen Tianjun, the Old Madam Shen, and Shen Da were still there, and Huangfu Ziyu, who was still unconscious, was lying on the bed in the Pill Room. Shen Tianjun had already fed her the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, making the gastric perforation issue very easy to heal. The most troublesome thing now is that she has the Twin Life Gu inside her, which could claim her life at any moment.

The three were watching over Huangfu Ziyu when suddenly they heard hurried footsteps outside, and they immediately turned their heads to see Ye Qing and Shen Qingyi walking in together.

Seeing Ye Qing awake, Shen Da was delighted and said, ”Ye Qing, you’re finally awake!”

”Uncle Shen, how is Miss Huangfu now?” Ye Qing asked anxiously.

Before Shen Da could speak, Shen Tianjun directly said, ”Come in and we’ll talk!”

Shen Da stepped aside, and Ye Qing hurriedly walked into the Pill Room. Shen Qingyi wanted to follow inside but was stopped by Shen Da.

”Qingyi, wait at the other courtyard first.” Shen Tianjun said softly, ”Tell Ling Wei to find the map of Miaojiang Seventy-Two Dong, I need it.”