Chapter 390: Do you know how to cure the Soul‑Severing Gu?

390. Chapter 390: Do you know how to cure the Soul‑Severing Gu?

All washed.

Shi Lin helped Qiao Sheng get dressed, then let her lie down to rest, and he went downstairs to order food.

"Sister Sheng…"

Yin Li walked over.

Shi Lin opened his mouth and said, "I am her husband; what can I do for her?"

Given that she is Qiao Sheng's friend.

When Shi Lin was ordering food, he asked her what she wanted and then ordered a few dishes for her.

Yin Li ate while sitting in the lobby downstairs.

Shi Lin and Qiao Sheng ate upstairs.

He ordered mostly light dishes and also ordered soup—a broth made from an old hen.

"Drink."

Shi Lin ladled a bowl and handed it to Qiao Sheng.

Qiao Sheng drank it.

Shi Lin poured again, but she declined: "You drink; one bowl is enough for me."

"You're so thin…"

Shi Lin said.

Hearing that, Qiao Sheng replied, "You're not thin either; besides, I have no appetite now and can't eat much."

Hearing her say that.

Shi Lin looked at her and said, "Qiao Sheng, I won't let anything happen to you; no matter the price, I will cure you."

Qiao Sheng was afraid of him doing that.

She grasped Shi Lin's hand and said, "Shi Lin, I know you care, but if it really comes to that point, I don't want you to do that."

"No."

Shi Lin refused.

Qiao Sheng said in a low voice, "Promise me, if you don't agree, when it really comes to that point, I won't let anyone treat me."

He couldn't force her.

Shi Lin could only agree.

Yin Li saw Qiao Sheng in the afternoon.

Shi Lin didn't let Qiao Sheng leave on her own; he carried her down.

Qiao Sheng was so ashamed to face anyone that she buried her head in his arms; when Yin Li came over and called her, she poked her head out: "A Li, he didn't bully me; I'm just feeling a bit unwell."

"Oh."

Seeing that Qiao Sheng wasn't injured, Yin Li said nothing more.

Thinking of their upcoming trip to Mianjiang.

Before getting on the carriage, Qiao Sheng said to Yin Li, "A Li, we're going to Mianjiang, you…"

Yin Li asked, a bit surprised.

"Going to Mianjiang? What are you going there for?"

Qiao Sheng told her, "I'll be honest: I'm poisoned by a poison, and I don't know how long I have left. I can only go to Mianjiang to try, to see if anyone can cure the poison on me."

She wondered why Qiao Sheng's complexion had never been good.

So she really got poisoned!

Yin Li immediately said, "What? You— you were poisoned? What kind of gu?"

Her reaction…

Could she be from Mianjiang?

Shi Lin fixed his gaze on Yin Li and said, "The gu that afflicted Sheng Sheng is the Soul‑Severing Gu; have you heard of this gu?"

Soul‑Severing Gu!

Yin Li, without thinking, said, "I've never seen this gu, but my grandma told me it's a very powerful gu. Those poisoned don't live beyond two months…"

"You're from Mianjiang."

Shi Lin was now certain; his tone was definite.

Yin Li's expression faltered; seeing that he had figured it out, she stopped hiding it and said, "That's right, I'm from Mianjiang."

She was actually from Mianjiang.

Qiao Sheng was a bit surprised; after all, Mianjiang is a two‑month journey from here. She hadn't known this before; Shi Lin had told her.

Shi Lin asked Yin Li, "Do you know how to cure the Soul‑Severing Gu?"

Yin Li shook her head.

She said after a moment, "But…"

"But what?"

Shi Lin spoke quickly.

Yin Li said plainly, "I know how to delay the onset of Gu Poison; if Sister Sheng encounters any problem, I can help her."

"A Li, didn't you just run away from home? If you help me…"

Qiao Sheng was about to finish speaking.

Yin Li straightened her posture and said, "What could be more important than your life? You're my first friend here."