Chapter 104: Red and white fine threads appear for the first time

Lewis went to see Lan Ling privately, hiding it from the Wu family.

The Xianghe Hotel was an extremely dilapidated small hotel.

In the eyes of some, this was a place for the lower class to stay.

Even Lewis couldn't help but feel disgusted when he entered the Xianghe Hotel.

But all of this vanished into thin air the moment he saw Lan Ling!

Lan Ling’s beauty was such that even if she were placed in the mud, she would be the lotus flower most untainted by dust!

Lewis was completely stunned by Lan Ling’s beauty!

When Lan Ling asked who he was, Lewis was still in a daze.

At this moment, the audience heard Lewis’s reaction and smiled knowingly.

After all, Wu Laogou was used to seeing beauties of the Central Plains, and even he was infatuated upon first seeing Lan Ling, let alone this foreigner.

"Lan Ling saw Lewis, and there was some disappointment in her eyes."

"Because she thought the person coming would be Wu Laogou, but she didn't expect it to be a blonde, blue-eyed foreigner."

"Fortunately, they had seen many foreigners along the way, which was why they weren't scared into screaming."

"Lan Ling still remembered when they first boarded the train and saw foreigners, they thought they were mountain spirits and monsters!"

"The one who opened the door was Lan Qiao, and there was also an older man in the room."

"But Lewis could tell at a glance that this old man was not the clan leader Wu Laogou had mentioned."

"Judging by his age, he should be the father of Lan Ling and Lan Qiao."

"Lewis introduced himself and explained that he was a Western doctor invited by Wu Laogou."

"Hearing his identity, Lan Qiao sighed and shook his head, saying: 'It’s useless. Doesn't he understand yet? No doctor can save him. Only by returning to our Mengli village and never coming out again will he be fine.'"

"Hearing Lan Qiao speak so definitively, as a doctor, Lewis had to ask: 'What exactly is your Gu? Can I take a look?'"

"Upon hearing Lewis’s request, the expressions of all three people in the room changed."

"Lan Ling was very kind, and she said with some worry: 'Some Gu you can look at, but some Gu will infect you the moment you see them. This is very dangerous for you.'"

"Lewis, of course, was not afraid; he said excitedly that he didn't believe in Gu sorcery, so naturally, he wouldn't be afraid."

"The old man, however, shook his head slowly and said: 'Gu sorcery is the secret of our clan, and outsiders cannot see it. If you want to see it, you can only return to our Mengli village with us, but if you see our secret, you can never leave the village for the rest of your life.'"

"Lewis fell into a struggle; the desire for the unknown was now tormenting him crazily."

"Ever since he learned of the existence of Gu sorcery, he could no longer let himself not study it."

"Now the old man’s words were very clear: if he wanted to see it, it wasn't impossible, but the price was losing his freedom."

"At this moment, countless thoughts raced through Lewis’s mind, but in the end, the temptation of Gu sorcery made him choose to give up everything he had now."

"He said solemnly to the old man: 'I am willing to return to Mengli with you; as long as you let me see what the Gu is, I can also never leave for the rest of my life.'"

"These three people had no idea how difficult it was for someone like Lewis to make such a decision."

"Freedom is certainly precious, but truth also holds great attraction."

"Everyone, in fact, people like Mr. Lewis can be considered true scholars."

"They often do things that ordinary people cannot understand for the sake of truth."

"But under normal circumstances, for such people, even if I don't understand them, I will choose to respect them."

The audience below nodded one after another upon hearing this.

Scholars with great achievements often have this or that quirk.

Some are paranoid, some are crazy, and some are even very cold-blooded.

But the one thing that cannot be denied is their attitude toward learning and truth.

Many times, people can look down on a scholar’s character.

But they cannot disparage their contributions to science!

Now everyone knew that Lewis was willing to give up his freedom to follow Lan Qiao and the others back to the Miao village for the sake of Gu sorcery.

But in fact, the people of the Lewis family had always continued, and they had not lived in the Miao village.

This did not match the old man’s statement that Lewis must stay in the Miao village for the rest of his life.

Therefore, some change must have occurred in this.

All the audience stared intently at Zhang Lin, waiting for the rest of the story.

"Although Lewis had made up his mind to give up his freedom for the sake of Gu sorcery,"

"the matter for which Lan Qiao and the others had come this time had not yet been resolved; their goal was to take Wu Laogou back to the Miao village."

"Otherwise, once Wu Laogou truly went completely mad, even the person who cast the Gu wouldn't be able to save him."

"At this moment, Lan Ling’s face was full of sadness, and she looked out the window, very puzzled: 'Sir, this place doesn't seem as beautiful as our village, and the people here aren't kind either. Why is he unwilling to go back with me?'"

"For this question, Lewis really couldn't explain it clearly to a Miao girl as pure as Lan Ling."

"Accustomed to the prosperity of the bustling world, the Miao village was too boring for Wu Laogou."

"Making him stay in the Miao village forever was equivalent to killing him!"

"One could tell from the fact that Wu Laogou had already started going mad but had never had the thought of returning to the Miao village."

"Going mad and living in the Miao village for the rest of his life were equally terrifying to him!"

"Therefore, Lewis could only say: 'Don't you have an old saying in your Xia Kingdom called "a forced melon is not sweet"? Since Mr. Wu is unwilling to return to the Miao village, why don't you just let him go?'"

"Hearing this, Lan Qiao was the first to become angry; he said very indignantly: 'What melon? What sweet? He is married to my sister! They were married under the witness of the Gu God, and this marriage is protected by the Gu God!'"

"Lan Ling was also a bit puzzled, and she said sadly: 'If he didn't want to stay, why did he agree to marry me?'"

"Lewis stood there, and facing the Miao people, even he couldn't say anything to help defend Wu Laogou."

"At this time, Lan Ling said again: 'He needs to go back with me. The Gu that makes him go mad was cast by my grandfather, and that Gu cannot be undone by us. On the night he married me, I planted a Heart Gu in him. Once he changes his heart, falls in love with someone else, and marries that person, he will die on the second day of his new marriage!'"

"Hearing this, Lewis was terrified; he didn't expect that there were actually two kinds of Gu in Wu Laogou!"

"Lewis had also witnessed Wu Laogou’s skills, and having stayed at the Wu house for so many days, he also understood a bit about what Wu Laogou did."

"Someone who was so vigilant even when tomb-raiding could be planted with two kinds of Gu by others; it shows how difficult it is to defend against Gu sorcery. If a Gu master wants to cast a Gu, they definitely have a way to make you fall for it."

The audience was also very shocked to hear that there were two kinds of Gu in Wu Laogou.

Especially the first kind of Gu, which was very obviously cast when Wu Laogou entered the clan leader’s room!

At that time, Wu Laogou felt nothing at all.

Only a spider crawled over the back of his hand, and he was thus infected with the Gu.

It must be said that the clan leader of the Gu Miao really had superb Gu sorcery!

As for Lan Ling casting the Gu, it was relatively easier.

Between men and women, there are many times when one is off-guard; I am afraid it was during that gap that Wu Laogou was planted with the Heart Gu by Lan Ling.

"Lewis was speechless for a long time, and only after a long while did he ask: 'What is a Heart Gu?'"

"Lan Ling replied: 'A Heart Gu is that when his heart is toward me, he will never have any trouble, but when his heart turns away from me, he will definitely die!'"

"Lewis, of course, could not believe such absurd words."

"As a famous Western doctor, he couldn't imagine that there was a virus that could control the human heart!"

"From ancient times to the present, no such virus had ever been discovered."

"If there really were a virus that could manipulate the human heart, then this world should have been ruled by ambitious people who knew Gu sorcery long ago!"

"So he asked in detail: 'Did you put something in his body?'"

"This question was actually asking about Lan Ling’s method of casting the Gu. Lan Ling didn't hide it either, but her expression was a bit troubled, as if she didn't know how to express it."

"After a long while, she said: 'Sorry, my Han language is not good; it was because of him that I started learning it slowly. I only know that I let him look at some things and smell some things, and that was already completed.'"

"Lewis didn't expect that the so-called casting of Gu was actually so simple?"

"Strong curiosity drove Lewis to boldly say: 'I want to see this Heart Gu, can I?'"

"Lan Ling was a bit surprised and said: 'If you look at the Heart Gu, you will be infected with the Gu by me. In the future, if you change your heart toward the person you love, you will die!'"

"Lewis, however, felt that he didn't even know where his true love was yet, so there was no such thing as changing his heart."

"And even if he met a girl who moved his heart in the future, he would never change his heart easily."

"Most men are like this; when things haven't happened, they think they are the most devoted!"

"Seeing Lewis’s persistence, Lan Ling opened a straw-woven box she carried with her."

"When Lewis saw the thing inside clearly, he froze directly."

"In the box was a lump of dark red stuff; its shape looked exactly like a human heart!"

"That lump of stuff was also beating just like a human heart!"

"And its color was also gradually changing, from dark red to bright red, looking as if blood was about to drip out!"

"After seeing this thing clearly, Lewis immediately determined that it was the heart of a bird."

"But why could a single bird heart keep beating in the box?"

"Subsequently, Lewis saw two very thin red and white silk threads slowly crawling out from inside."

"The red and white silk threads twisted like snakes! Lewis had never seen such a strange sight in his life!"

"Afterward, Lan Ling closed the bamboo box. Lewis first asked what those red and white silk threads were."

"Lan Ling’s answer was somewhat unexpected to Lewis."

"She said that this Heart Gu was passed down from a long time ago and was the supreme treasure of the clan; there was only this one in the entire Mengli clan!"

"These red and white silk threads seemed to be things that accompanied the Heart Gu; even they themselves hadn't figured out what kind of creature that was."

"This Heart Gu was a completely different existence from other Gu."

"Other Gu sorcery required insects as a medium, but only this Heart Gu did not."

"Lan Ling spoke for a long time before saying again: 'Our clansmen suspect that this is a Gu sorcery different from the one we use now; its principle is completely different. But unfortunately, we cannot penetrate it, so if you wanted to see it, we let you see it.'"

"At this moment, Lewis suddenly felt a stir in his heart; he felt that he had discovered the biggest secret of the Gu Miao!"

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