Wulan Xiuwei suffered a backlash from the love蛊 (gǔ - a type of venomous insect/curse), which, to be honest, greatly shocked Yang Feilong.
This shouldn't have happened!
And, in their interactions these past few days, nothing untoward had occurred, had it? Normally, when they were together, it was as respectful as guests, at most, when the first day of treatment ended, he had touched her hand, but it wasn't intentional, and he hadn't paid it any mind afterwards. She had also seemed relatively normal. But who would have thought that she would suffer a backlash from the love蛊 just two days after his curse mark was removed?
Being afflicted to the point of life destruction by the love蛊 indicated a deep-rooted affection, otherwise, it wouldn't be so.
Yang Feilong sighed inwardly, "Why would it come to this!"
Not long after, Yang Feilong and Murong Qingxue arrived at Wulan Xiuwei's residence.
Many people from the Witch Gu tribe were gathered in the courtyard. They looked at Yang Feilong with complex expressions, a mix of gratitude and anger.
Gratitude stemmed from Yang Feilong and his group saving their Witch Gu tribe, while anger was directed at him because the Saintess's backlash from the love蛊 was due to him.
The Saintess of the Witch Gu tribe was pure and inviolable. For anyone else, they would have been drowned in a pig cage long ago. But this was their benefactor, so they dared not, nor could they, harbor resentment towards him.
It was precisely because of this that they felt so frustrated.
"Young Master Yang," the Great Shaman emerged from the house. Upon seeing Yang Feilong, he was taken aback for a moment, a forced smile gracing his face as he spoke.
His gaze towards Yang Feilong was filled with complexity. If he had known that the Saintess would suffer a backlash from the love蛊 after spending a few days with Yang Feilong, he would never have allowed the Saintess to use the blessing technique to treat Yang Feilong.
He himself could have treated it, and if he had, how could such a situation have arisen?
"I've come to see if I can cure the Saintess's love蛊," Yang Feilong said with a wry smile.
Since the event had already happened, the priority was to find a way to cure it.
"The love蛊 is not easy to treat," the Great Shaman said, looking deeply at Yang Feilong.
"My man's medical skills are extremely superb," Murong Qingxue chimed in.
"En?" The Great Shaman looked at Yang Feilong.
"It's not arrogance; my medical skills are indeed excellent!" Yang Feilong nodded, his intention being to put the Great Shaman at ease. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said so.
"Your medical skills are excellent, but the backlash from the love蛊 is hard to cure!" the Great Shaman said, looking at Yang Feilong. Despite his surprise, he still sighed, "It's like how, despite your excellent medical skills, you were powerless against the curse mark on your body."
"Uh, this..." Yang Feilong was stunned.
"A heart ailment requires a heart cure; Young Master Yang should understand this analogy," the Great Shaman said, gazing deeply at Yang Feilong. "The Saintess's backlash from the love蛊 can only be cured by true affection."
"Cured by true affection..." Yang Feilong was bewildered.
Honestly, he hadn't even seen the Saintess's true appearance clearly, as she had always worn a veil.
How could he use true affection in this situation?
However, since the words had been spoken, and even the most skilled practitioner of the Witch Gu tribe, the Great Shaman, was helpless, he had to try nonetheless.
"Let me take a look first. Perhaps my medical skills can cure it," Yang Feilong said slowly after taking a deep breath.
"Alright," the Great Shaman replied. "I entrust the Saintess's matter to Young Master Yang."
"I will do my best," Yang Feilong said, not daring to make any guarantees. This was the first time he felt so uncertain since mastering his medical skills.
A heart ailment requires a heart cure; doctors naturally understand this method of treatment.
But when he himself became the cure, he didn't know how to apply it.
He would go in and take a look first. If he could cure her with his current medical skills, it would be a happy ending. Otherwise, he would have to find another way!
Murong Qingxue did not follow him in. Yang Feilong entered the room alone and closed the door. He saw the Saintess Wulan Xiuwei lying on the bed, her eyes closed, her face pale, and her brows furrowed.
He could hardly believe this was the same Saintess who had displayed such elegant and dignified grace while dispelling his curse mark with the blessing technique just a few days ago.
At this moment, the Saintess was not wearing her veil.
It was unclear whether the people of the Witch Gu tribe had removed it earlier, or if she herself had taken it off due to her affections and the backlash from the love蛊.
On the way here, Yang Feilong had learned a lot. It was said that if the Saintess harbored romantic feelings, she would remove her veil.
Even with her brows furrowed and her expression unnatural, the beauty of Wulan Xiuwei's face could still be faintly discerned!
Even if she wasn't as beautiful as perfect goddesses like Luo Feixue and Xi Mengru, she was still top-tier. If rated out of a hundred, she would easily score ninety-eight, or even ninety-nine.
As for whether Yang Feilong would rate her a perfect score after she was fully healed, he would have to wait and see.
The next moment, Yang Feilong's gaze fell upon Wulan Xiuwei's chest. So big... No, what am I doing?
Yang Feilong repeatedly shook his head, quickly casting aside the amorous thoughts in his mind. "Brother, it's only been about seven or eight days without meat, and I've become like this? Alas, have I turned bad?"
Soon, Yang Feilong composed himself and began to use his divine sense to examine Wulan Xiuwei's condition. Upon doing so, he immediately frowned.
Wulan Xiuwei's physical condition was truly dire.
Yang Feilong had some understanding of the love蛊 before coming to the Witch Gu tribe, thanks to his master. The Miao Jiang Gu techniques involved feeding insects with the vital essence of humans, thereby making them spiritual and granting them extraordinary abilities. The world knew that the 'Qi Chan Gu' was the foremost among Gu, and others like the 'Hong Yun Huo Mao' and 'Jin Can Gu' also possessed world-shattering power. However, in the last chapter of the Witch Gu tribe's classic scripture, the "Shen Mo Lu" (Record of Gods and Demons), it recorded the true king of all Gu – the love蛊.
It used the 'Qi Chan Gu' as its guard and the 'Jin Can Gu' as its food. Its spiritual responses and transformations meant it was no longer an earthly being. Legend had it that the love蛊 specialized in capturing the spirits of all sentient beings. The more intelligent the creature, the easier it was for it to control them. Therefore, once the love蛊 was released, all other Gu would be subdued. The love蛊 itself was extremely weak, but its attacks were traceless and invisible.
The love蛊 fed on emotions and other Gu. Therefore, for a person cultivating the love蛊, they first had to let the love蛊 enter their mind, have it parasitize in their brain matter, and merge with their own seven emotions and six desires. Only then would they ingest ten thousand kinds of Gu poisons to provide the nutrients the love蛊 needed. Generally, after the love蛊 entered the brain, it would take three years to hatch. However, if fed by a Jin Can Gu or nurtured by the blood essence of the Gu mother, it could mature and hatch within three days. The Jin Can Gu itself was extremely rare and difficult to cultivate, making it no easy acquisition. Hence, the love蛊 rarely appeared in the world.
After being fed by the 'Jin Can Gu,' the 'love蛊' could quickly become viable, and its power would gradually reveal itself. The host would become like a god or a demon, utterly unstoppable by ordinary mortals. Their eyes would become extremely eerie, capable of stealing the enemy's soul with just a glance – because legends said enemies could see their lifelong love in the host's eyes. Moreover, the 'love蛊' possessed some of the power of the 'Qi Chan Gu.' The host's internal energy would surge, their martial arts would advance, and their appearance would become like that of an immortal.
The host must not fall in love. Once they did, they would need to plant the love蛊 onto the person they deeply loved. In this way, the deeply loved one would forever love the host of the love蛊, never changing their mind. Subsequently, if the host was unhappy, they would be sorrowful; if the host was sorrowful, they would feel pain; if the host felt pain, they would be heartbroken to the point of death.
If the love蛊 was not planted onto the person they deeply loved, they would suffer a backlash!
The world generally viewed Gu as demonic and poisonous, but only those who truly understood Gu would realize that only individuals with profound emotions and genuine sincerity could cultivate truly formidable Gu.