Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 292: Chapter 290 Gu Master

”Honey, you agreed. That’s not like you at all. Aren’t you afraid I’ll mess around with Minister Xue when we go out?”

Lu Tianxing was surprised to hear Bai Zhiqing agree so readily, the first time he’d seen her consent without asking any reasons, just like that.

”Mess around? Maybe others would, but Xiao Man and you? Impossible. If you dare, I won’t even mind, but you’ll have to face the consequences,” she replied.

Bai Zhiqing lifted her head to look at Lu Tianxing, gave a cold laugh, and her fingers made a scissor motion in the air.

Lu Tianxing suddenly felt a chill enveloping the area around his crotch, sending shivers down his spine.

”I wouldn’t dare, hehe, I am utterly loyal to you, my wife, as the sun and the moon can witness. I was just joking with you. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be off now, goodbye,” he said.

Lu Tianxing chuckled awkwardly, not daring to stay any longer. He turned and ran out. That gesture was terrifying; just a flick of her scissors, which she’d been waving in front of him these past few nights, almost gave him a phobia of scissors.

By the time Lu Tianxing left the building, Xue Man was already waiting for him in her car downstairs.

”Get in!”

Xue Man rolled down the window, revealing a beautiful face.

”No problem.”

Lu Tianxing chuckled and opened the car door, taking the passenger seat without any hesitation.

The car’s engine roared to life and, under the envious gazes of his colleagues, disappeared next to the company building.

Seated in the passenger seat, Lu Tianxing glanced back and forth between Xue Man’s thighs and chest, and suddenly said, ”Minister Xue, I find that sitting next to you puts me under a lot of pressure.”

”Pressure?”

Xue Man looked confused, unsure what he meant.

”Yeah, the pressure is huge, like a mountain of pears,” he sighed. ”You women are seriously a disaster. Didn’t you see the way those men around were looking at me when I got into the car? I bet if they could, they’d eat me alive, not leaving a bone. Imagine the pressure I’m feeling.”

”Really? Don’t you men enjoy seeing others look at you with envy, jealousy, and hatred?” Xue Man replied nonchalantly, keeping her eyes on the road ahead.

”Envy, jealousy, and hatred? That looked like a murderous glare, like they wanted to devour me. You can’t mix up the two,” Lu Tianxing argued loudly.

”Murderous? Don’t worry, they won’t kill you. At most, they’d take you somewhere secluded and give you a beating. You’ll survive, so no need to worry,” Xue Man said with a smile.

”That’s not any better.”

Lu Tianxing rolled his eyes and looked at Xue Man, then asked, ”Minister Xue, how much do you know about your mother’s illness? Are there any specific symptoms?”

Upon mentioning her mother, Xue Man’s expression darkened, and she shook her head, saying, ”I don’t know much either. I only know that she came back looking very pale that day and didn’t eat. I thought she was just tired, so I let her rest early. The next morning, I made breakfast and went to work. When I came back in the evening, my mother was still in bed, unresponsive to my calls.”

Xue Man’s voice trembled slightly, seemingly reluctant to recall the unforgettable nightmare from a week ago.

”After being sent to the hospital, they couldn’t find anything, only letting me stay for a period of observation. But as time went by, my mother’s body became thinner and thinner, like she was losing all her hydration. However, no matter how the hospital checked, they couldn’t find any problems...”

Xue Man’s voice shook a bit, and her eyes brimmed with tears; anyone would crumble in helplessness upon seeing their loved one lying in a hospital bed with themselves unable to do anything about it.

Lu Tianxing didn’t speak, just quietly listened—he knew that now his only role was to be a listener.

The carriage was very quiet, with only Xue Man’s voice echoing as she described her mother’s condition. Lu Tianxing remained silent, listening and analyzing in his mind.

After speaking, Xue Man, her eyes reddening, said, ”Lu Tianxing, do you think I’m utterly incompetent, that my own mother’s situation deteriorated because I didn’t take good care of her?”

”I don’t think so at all; this has nothing to do with you.”

Lu Tianxing shook his head. If someone willing to pay any price to awaken their mother could be called unfilial, then are there even truly filial people in this world?

”By the way, Minister Xue, think back carefully—before your mother fell into a coma, did she exhibit any peculiar symptoms?” Lu Tianxing suddenly asked.

Xue Man thought hard and then said, ”No, there was no difference from usual, except for a lack of appetite, a sleepy look, and her complexion was pale, devoid of any color.”

”Sleepy, loss of appetite, a pale complexion with no color?”

Muttering to himself, Lu Tianxing frowned, sensing he was on the cusp of an idea. Xue Man’s mother’s coma was probably not due to illness, but something else.

Seeing Lu Tianxing’s expression, Xue Man, as if grasping at her last lifeline, hurriedly asked, ”Lu Tianxing, what is it? Do you know what’s happening?”

”I don’t have any leads yet, I’ll only know after seeing your mother. Don’t worry, the benevolent have their own blessings; she will be alright.”

Lu Tianxing shook his head; he would rather his hunch be wrong, because if it wasn’t, the problem could be quite serious.

The carriage fell silent once again. Xue Man focused on driving, while Lu Tianxing sat in the passenger seat with furrowed brows. Based on Xue Man’s description, Lu Tianxing thought back to a scene where Mandala had killed someone.

However, unlike Xue Man’s mother, that person had become a dried-up corpse in less than fifteen minutes, shriveled as if mummified for countless years.

The reason for this outcome was that Mandala had used a Gu Worm on this person, which devoured his essence quickly and completely.

The only difference was that this person died within a quarter of an hour, while Xue Man’s mother had held on for over a week, making for a significantly longer duration.

Such a person is known as a Gu Master, a unique occupation in the Miao Border.

”I hope it’s not as I suspect; otherwise, it’s going to be troublesome.”

Lu Tianxing sighed softly. Truth be told, he didn’t want to deal with Gu Masters—they were like sticklers, impossible to guard against. If you offended them and didn’t kill them, you’d live in their shadow forever, as they could come for you at any time.

Countless strong individuals had mysteriously had a Gu Worm planted on them and died without explanation.