Urban Martial Saint

Just now, seeing Ye Qing injure Zi Ying with the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, Huo Ying is somewhat intimidated by Ye Qing. Watching Ye Qing’s anger, she is indeed a bit scared, hastily retreating and hiding behind Zhou Yuliang.

Huo Lie frowned tightly, coldly watching Ye Qing, and said in a deep voice: ”Ignorant Han man, don’t think that wielding a sharp sword allows you to act arrogantly in my Miao Borderlands. This is the entrance to the Gu Mother’s Palace. I don’t wish to deal with you here, but don’t be too excessive. I will repay you a hundred-fold for injuring my daughter!”

”As long as you have the ability, I’ll be here anytime!” Ye Qing coldly looked at Huo Lie, saying sternly: ”Let me warn you, if Zi Yu suffers any damage, I will repay you a thousand-fold. Even if she just scrapes her skin, I won’t let you off!”

Ye Qing is very worried about Huangfu Ziyu, so his speech is quite assertive. Huo Lie, angered, rolled his eyes, but dared not make a move here in front of the Gu Mother’s Palace.

”Gu God, how do you plan to handle this matter?” Huo Lie asked Gu God furiously.

Gu God, remaining calm, said: ”I must first distinguish right from wrong before making a decision. Fire Dong Master, don’t be anxious, I will personally investigate the matter and give you a satisfactory answer!”

Huo Lie shot Ye Qing an angry glance and said in a deep voice: ”Fine, I’ll wait for your answer, let’s go!”

With a gesture, Huo Lie led Zhou Yuliang and Huo Ying away from the Zhenmu Palace, not bothering to look at Gu God at all. In his heart, he did not consider Gu God important.

”Don’t go!” Ye Qing wanted to stop them, but was quickly pulled back by Xiang Jiu.

”Mr. Ye, don’t worry, Lord Gu God will handle this matter,” Xiang Jiu said hurriedly to Ye Qing: ”If indeed the Huoyu Dong people took her, Lord Gu God will definitely make them return her. If you chase after them yourself, there’s no guarantee they’ll return her to you, and it might even cause conflict. After all, this is the Miao Borderlands, being a Han man makes your identity too sensitive, it’s better to stay low-key.”

Xiang Jiu’s reasoning was sound, and Ye Qing understood his current situation well. Yet, concerning Huangfu Ziyu’s safety, how could he remain low-key?

However, now that he had seen Huo Lie and others, Ye Qing finally had a target, and wasn’t as impulsive as before. He turned to Gu God, paused briefly in silence, and asked: ”Can you help me find Zi Yu?”

Gu God smiled faintly, slowly shaking his head, and said: ”Not necessarily!”

Ye Qing furrowed his brow, ready to speak, but Gu God interrupted: ”But I can assure you, your wife is not dead. As long as she’s alive, there’s hope to rescue her, isn’t it?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing was overjoyed, hastily asking: ”How do you know? Do you know where she is?”

Gu God glanced at him, saying: ”With the Twin Life Gu affecting you, the Twin Gu insect is dormant within her, so you have essentially spared your life. If she had died, the Twin Gu insect would awaken from its dormancy and immediately burst out of her body to find you. However, since the Twin Gu insect hasn’t come, it indicates your wife is still alive!”

Ye Qing was momentarily stunned, not expecting Gu God could deduce so much from the Gu insect matter. He hesitated and spoke softly: ”The Miao Borderlands are so vast, for the Twin Gu to find me, isn’t that difficult?”

”That’s not hard at all!” Gu God stated: ”The Twin Gu is one of the strongest Gu insects in the Miao Borderlands, possessing strong tracking ability and memory. Once it targets someone, it leaves larvae within that person. With these larvae linking to the Twin Gu insect, even if you flee to the Ends of the Earth, the Twin Gu can easily find you!”

Ye Qing’s eyes widened, amazed by the miraculous nature of the Twin Gu. Indeed, for this second-ranked Gu insect, its reputation is well deserved. But if the Twin Gu is already this powerful, how strong would the top-ranked Golden Silkworm Gu be?

”Could the Twin Gu help find Zi Yu’s location?” Ye Qing asked nervously, his primary concern being where Huangfu Ziyu was. Knowing she was alive, his first thought was to see her as quickly as possible.

”Honestly, that’s quite difficult.” Gu God shook his head and said: ”Aside from the Gu Master controlling the Twin Gu, no one can command it. Trying to use the Twin Gu to find your wife is something only the person who planted the Gu can achieve!”

Ye Qing’s hopeful heart was instantly dampened, as Wang Tian’an, the one who planted the Gu, would certainly not aid him in finding Huangfu Ziyu.

”Is there no other way?” Ye Qing asked helplessly.

”Don’t worry for now...” Gu God said: ”Here in the Miao Borderlands, if your wife was taken within its boundary, finding her isn’t difficult. I will assist you in this matter. But now, the priority is the Twin Gu larvae within you.”

”What’s wrong with these Twin Gu larvae?” Ye Qing asked curiously.

”How long have you been separated from your wife?” Gu God inquired.

Ye Qing thought for a while and said, ”More than ten hours now, right?”

”The larvae of the Twin Life Gu within you will start to hatch every twelve hours. During this time, if you have physical contact with your wife, you can prevent the larvae from hatching,” the Gu God said. ”But now, the twelve hours are almost up, I’m afraid the larvae inside you are about to start hatching.”

Ye Qing had been worried about Huangfu Ziyu earlier and hadn’t thought about his own situation at all. Upon hearing this, he suddenly remembered this matter, frowned immediately, and said, ”I must find Zi Yu as soon as possible!”

”There’s only more than an hour left now. Even if you have the ability to reach the heavens, don’t dream of finding your wife!” The Gu God paused and said, ”If you still wish to walk out of the Miao Borderlands alive, I’d advise you to quickly think of a way to suppress the larvae inside you first.”

”Suppress the larvae inside me?” Ye Qing glanced at the Gu God and said, ”Is there a way to suppress them?”

”Of course!” The Gu God nodded and said, ”Although no one can completely remove the Twin Life Gu, temporarily suppressing these larvae isn’t too difficult. If you trust me, I can help you temporarily suppress these larvae.”

Ye Qing looked at the Gu God. He didn’t understand this Gu God at all, but from his conversation with Huo Lie earlier, Ye Qing could tell that this Gu God is indeed a very shrewd person. Honestly, Ye Qing didn’t want too much contact with him. However, it’s about his life and death. If Ye Qing doesn’t trust him, he’ll only have a little more than an hour to live at most. In other words, for Ye Qing now, it’s either death or choosing to trust the Gu God. Even a fool would know which choice to make!

”Then I’ll trouble you, Gu God,” Ye Qing replied.

The Gu God smiled slightly and said, ”Go sit in the inner room for a while. I’ll prepare and come over to help suppress these larvae. Xiang Tung Master, Xiang Jiu, you two go back first. After investigating this matter, I’ll make other decisions!”

”Yes!” Xiang Jiu quickly bowed in response. He was just a small Gu Master, only qualified to follow orders in front of the Gu God.

Xiang Bu Sheng nodded and whispered, ”Gu God, what about Huo Lie and the others...”

”Don’t worry about them!” The Gu God said, ”The people of Huoyu Dong have become more arrogant over the years. Do they really think the Miao Borderlands respect them above all?”

Upon hearing this, a slight smile crossed Xiang Bu Sheng’s lips. He could see that the Gu God also had opinions about the people of Huoyu Dong. With this, he felt more at ease. He wanted to take advantage of this matter to deal with Huoyu Dong well.

After sending Xiang Bu Sheng and Xiang Jiu away, the Gu God went straight to the inner room. Meanwhile, Ye Qing had been sitting in the room for a while, cold sweat already seeping from his forehead as there was unrest inside him. The larvae of the Twin Life Gu were becoming restless, trying to hatch.

Even Ye Qing found this pain difficult to endure. So, when he saw the Gu God come in, Ye Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, ”What should I do?”

The Gu God didn’t speak, merely reaching out to grasp Ye Qing’s wrist, checking the pulse for a while. With his eyes slightly closed, no one could tell what he was thinking. After about ten minutes, he suddenly opened his eyes to look at Ye Qing and said, ”It truly is the Twin Life Gu!”

Ye Qing almost cursed, ”Obvious,” so much time had passed, and he was still questioning if it was the Twin Life Gu?

The Gu God didn’t pay heed to Ye Qing’s expression, withdrawing his hand and looking at Ye Qing, saying in a deep voice, ”The power of the Twin Life Gu is astonishing. Who would have thought someone could actually cultivate these Gu insects. Alas, who knows how many lives it has cost!”

”Is there a way to remove the Twin Life Gu?” Ye Qing asked.

The Gu God glanced at Ye Qing without speaking, merely telling the person beside him, ”Go get my medicine!”

The person beside him immediately ran to get the medicine, while the Gu God directed other people to bring some other items, not knowing what they were to be used for.

”Suppressing the larvae of the Twin Life Gu is a complex task, requiring a combination of external force and medicinal treatment,” the Gu God looked at Ye Qing and said, ”However, these medicines have some side effects. After consuming them, there will be a temporary paralysis and coma. If you trust me, then...”

Before the Gu God could finish, Ye Qing directly said, ”I trust you!”

Upon hearing Ye Qing’s words, the Gu God couldn’t help but smile and said, ”Indeed a straightforward Han man, alright, let’s begin!”

The Gu God picked up a black pill from the table nearby, handed it to Ye Qing, and said, ”Here, take this. Remember, don’t bite it open, you must swallow it. Once bitten open, not only will these larvae not be suppressed, but they will be stimulated even more.”