Urban Martial Saint

”Really?” Huangfu Ziyu was overjoyed, but soon her face turned somber. She whispered, ”But the Twin Life Gu eggs inside him have been there for twelve hours already. He... he won’t be in danger, will he?”

”You don’t need to worry about that!” the Fire Sang girl said, ”He is with the Gu God, who has a way to temporarily suppress these eggs. Many powerful Gu Masters in the Miao Borderlands can do such things. Although they can’t remove the Twin Life Gu, temporarily suppressing these eggs is not difficult.”

These words finally brought some peace to Huangfu Ziyu’s heart. She nodded slowly and softly said, ”That’s good, that’s good.”

The Fire Sang girl brought the food to Huangfu Ziyu and said, ”You should eat something. These things don’t look very good, but they are clean.”

Huangfu Ziyu took the food and ate a little but couldn’t eat much. Although she felt much more at ease, she remained worried about Ye Qing, and this left her unsettled.

The Fire Sang girl said, ”For the next few days, stay here and don’t go out. The Ten Thousand Gu Festival is ongoing in the mountains, and many Miao people there are unfriendly to Han people. If you go down the mountain, you might encounter danger. I’ll try to contact that big brother and have him come find you, then find a way to get you both out of Zhenmu Dong.”

”Will he be in danger alone down there?” Huangfu Ziyu asked.

”He shouldn’t be, after all, he’s with the Gu God,” the Fire Sang girl said. ”Right now, you’re the one in most danger. During the Ten Thousand Gu Festival, Miao Gu Masters gather here. At this time, not to mention Han people, even less powerful Miao people could be in danger. Some Gu Masters who follow twisted paths might use living people to test their Gu, which is extremely dangerous. So, for the time being, you should stay here and not go down the mountain.”

”Is it safe here?” Huangfu Ziyu asked curiously.

”Of course!” the Fire Sang girl said confidently, ”This is the Gu Storage Cave of Zhenmu Dong, which houses ten thousand types of Gu insects. Even the most powerful Gu Master would not want to enter this place. Every six months, people from Zhenmu Dong open this Gu Storage Cave to search for suitable Gu insects. Normally, this place is a forbidden area, and during the Ten Thousand Gu Festival, even fewer people would enter here.”

Huangfu Ziyu looked at the Gu insects densely surrounding the area, feeling a chill run down her spine. She asked, ”Are all these Gu insects ownerless?”

”You could say that.” The Fire Sang girl nodded and said, ”But you don’t need to worry; these Gu insects can’t hurt you. You have the Twin Life Gu inside you, which is, next to the Golden Silkworm Gu, the most powerful Gu insect in the Miao Borderlands. No Gu insect here can match the Twin Life Gu. Even if you hide in this Gu Storage Cave, all these Gu insects around you can sense the presence of the Twin Life Gu. Unless someone controls them, these Gu insects wouldn’t dare to attack you.”

Huangfu Ziyu suddenly realized why, after she came in, these Gu insects gathered around but did not dare approach her. It was all due to the power of the Twin Life Gu inside her. This made hiding in the Gu Storage Cave seem quite safe indeed.

”What about you?” Huangfu Ziyu suddenly asked, ”Will it be dangerous for you to come in and out of here?”

”You don’t need to worry about me…” The Fire Sang girl smiled slightly, self-mockingly saying, ”Since childhood, no Gu insects have wanted to come near me. Maybe it’s because I’m ugly; even Gu insects are scared of my appearance.”

Huangfu Ziyu had seen the Fire Sang girl’s appearance. Truth be told, the first time she saw her, she was quite startled. However, now, looking at the Fire Sang girl, she felt immense pity. At the same youthful age, she had to hide under a cloak, living a life more wretched than a ghost’s; it was truly lamentable.

”Actually, you have your beauty too!” Huangfu Ziyu gently patted the Fire Sang girl’s shoulder, wanting to say more, but in the end, she couldn’t.

The Fire Sang girl looked at Huangfu Ziyu, gently sighed, and said, ”You don’t need to comfort me. I know my situation. Over these years, you and that big brother have been the nicest to me, the only ones who cared. So this time, even if I have to risk my life, I will ensure you both leave the Miao Borderlands safely. I’ll find a way to break the Twin Life Gu; you don’t need to worry about it anymore!”

”Thank you!” Huangfu Ziyu said sincerely.

”No need to thank me.” The Fire Sang girl stood up and said, ”It’s getting late, and I should be going back. Don’t wander off; I’ll figure out how to contact that big brother. Once I do, I’ll bring him to you!”

Huangfu Ziyu nodded, watching the Fire Sang girl walk off into the distance, then suddenly stood up and yelled, ”Why don’t you come with us when this is all over, and leave the Miao Borderlands together?”

The Fire Sang girl turned back to look at Huangfu Ziyu, her eyes suddenly filled with hope. She was silent for a moment then smiled a sweet, small smile, ”Alright!”

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Ziyu felt an unprecedented warmth in her heart. She shouted, ”Don’t worry, once we’re out, I’ll find the best doctors to heal your face!”

This remark made Fire Sang girl’s eyes a little red. She nodded vigorously and waved to Huangfu Ziyu before turning and happily heading down the mountain.

At this moment, for some reason, she suddenly had a new hope for life. Perhaps, she trusted Huangfu Ziyu and Ye Qing deeply, and so she had an immense hope for life outside the Miao Borderlands!

Although the mountain path was dim, it was nothing for Fire Sang girl who had lived in the Miao Borderlands forest for many years. She walked down the mountain happily, yet before she reached the yard, someone jumped down from the big tree nearby and grabbed her neck with one hand, saying in a deep voice, ”Don’t move!”

Fire Sang girl was shocked and opened her mouth to shout, but the person’s strength was too great, her mouth wide open, yet she couldn’t make a sound, and was directly dragged into a small house nearby by this person.

Inside the house was a person sitting at this moment, it was none other than Fire Sang girl’s sister, Huo Ying. Seeing Fire Sang girl brought in, Huo Ying walked directly up, took off the cloak on Fire Sang girl’s head, and said coldly, ”Sister, it’s late at night, you really have leisure, huh? Were you out for a walk?”

Only then did Fire Sang girl clearly see it was Zhou Yuliang who was with Huo Ying that had grabbed her.

Seeing Huo Ying, Fire Sang girl was even more alarmed inside, knowing something was wrong.

”Sister, I... my stomach wasn’t feeling well, so... so I went out...” Fire Sang girl said in a low voice.

”Stomach not feeling well, and you went out for more than two hours?” Huo Ying said coldly, ”Sister, did your guts come out then?”

”I... I didn’t go out for that long...” Fire Sang girl said tremblingly.

”Hmm, you really think I don’t know?” Huo Ying said coldly, ”From the moment you left the yard, I knew you went out first. Sister, father’s right, after all, we’re close sisters, heart-connected, you want to deceive me, but it’s not that easy. Tell me, what really did you go out for?”

”I... I didn’t do anything...” Fire Sang girl said, ”I really had to go to the bathroom...”

”Sister, even at this point, you want to argue?” Huo Ying said coldly, ”During the day, I started to doubt already. That man insists that I kidnapped his wife, looking at him, it doesn’t seem like he’s lying. But I’ve never even seen his wife, when did I kidnap her? Now, I finally understand, sister, it turns out you kidnapped his wife, wanting to frame me and father? Hmm, truly unexpected, one who looks honest normally, does such a despicable thing. Sister, you really make me see you in a new light!”

Fire Sang girl was shocked inside, hurriedly said, ”I... I didn’t... I don’t even know what you’re talking about...”

”I know, you’re like a dead duck with a stiff beak, wanting to deceive me at this time?” Huo Ying said coldly, ”Not only do I know that you kidnapped that woman, I also know, you should have met that couple yesterday afternoon.”

”I...” Fire Sang girl widened her eyes and opened her mouth wide, but didn’t know what to say.

”Isn’t it strange, how I know everything?” Huo Ying sneered, ”Don’t forget, my snake lizard’s sense of smell is very sensitive. Yesterday afternoon, when you were eating like a dog, my snake lizard already smelled those two people’s scent, it remembers very clearly. When you came back this morning, you had a strong scent of that woman on your body, do you dare say you weren’t with her? When I saw you then, I started to doubt, but Father was present, so I let you go. Tonight, you went out again for such a long time, which further confirmed my suspicion!”

As Huo Ying spoke, she reached out to twist Fire Sang girl’s ear, saying, ”Come, my dear sister, tell your sister, where exactly is that woman hidden by you.”

”I... I really don’t know anything...” Fire Sang girl still tried not to admit.

”Good sister, you should know very well, the methods of a Gu Master.” Huo Ying looked at Fire Sang girl with a faint smile, ”You don’t know? Hehe, I have one hundred ways to make you immediately change from not knowing to knowing, wouldn’t you want to try the methods of a Gu Master?”

Hearing this, Fire Sang girl trembled all over in fear. Being an experienced Miao person, she certainly understood very well the methods of a Gu Master, she was also genuinely terrified inside.

Seeing Huo Ying summoning the snake lizard, Fire Sang girl suddenly broke free from Zhou Yuliang’s carelessness nearby, and quickly ran towards the door, attempting to hit her head against the pillar at the doorway. However, she barely took two steps before Zhou Yuliang grabbed her back.

”Oh dear, my good sister, what are you doing?” Huo Ying sneered continuously, ”What, trying to kill yourself here so I can’t find that woman? You’re really good to her, good enough to make me, your sister, jealous. But as your sister, how could I bear to let you die here? At least, before you die, you should tell me the whereabouts of that woman!”