Chapter 393: One Life for Another

393. Chapter 393: One Life for Another

"Hmm."

Qiao Sheng nodded.

When Shi Lin stepped out, Yin Li closed the door.

Afraid she would think too much.

Yin Li explained, "Shi Lin brother, don't be angry at Grandma; she treats patients, and she's always been like this…"

"I'm not angry; I just don't want to leave Qiao Sheng."

Shi Lin finished his reply, walked over, and sat aside to wait.

In the room.

Hao Meiyu asked how long Qiao Sheng had been afflicted by the gu before she took his pulse.

In an instant.

Hao Meiyu's brows knit, and after a moment she released her hand: "The gu you're afflicted with, I can't dispel."

"Grandma Hao, can you tell what kind of gu I'm afflicted with?"

Qiao Sheng slowly sat up and asked.

Hao Meiyu shook her head.

And that was at that moment.

Grandma, Sister Sheng's gu seems to be a Soul‑Severing Gu. I remember you saying you really can't dispel it?

They all now knew what gu it was!

Your grandma—can I still fool you? I have learned gu‑dispelling, but my ability is limited; a gu like this I truly cannot dispel.

"What should we do…"

Yin Li murmured, then recalled Nan Xin, and said, "Grandma, isn't Old Nan skilled at dispelling gu? Can he dispel a Soul‑Severing Gu?"

That girl.

Hao Meiyu called Yin Li to a deserted spot outside and said, "Are you that close with them?"

Yin Li said bluntly, "Grandma, I really like Sister Sheng; I don't want her to die."

She's never had many friends since childhood.

Qiao Sheng treats her well.

How could she possibly let her die?

Hao Meiyu looked at Yin Li and asked, "Do you know whose hand created the Soul‑Severing Gu?"

Upon hearing that,

Yin Li's expression froze for a moment and said, "Could it be Old Nan? If it's him, wouldn't that be easy to resolve? Grandma, you and he are old acquaintances; if you were to speak…"

"It's not."

Hao Meiyu frowned and said, "This gu was crafted by him together with Yin Li's wife, Ji Fu. I didn't know that before; I only learned of it after hearing about it a few days ago."

They have divorced.

Ji Fu has always harbored resentment toward Nan Xin in her heart.

Therefore.

Over the years she has often opposed him.

Yin Li knows this.

She hasn't said anything yet.

Hao Meiyu spoke again.

Nan Xin can dispel it, but he says it requires one life for another, meaning that anyone who wants the gu dispelled must find a person willing to transfer the gu insect onto themselves.

Ji Fu does this merely to torment Nan Xin, letting him watch person after person die before him.

What kind of nonsense is this!

Yin Li asked Hao Meiyu, "Grandma, are there many people now afflicted with the Soul‑Severing pest? Do they know Old Nan can dispel it?"

So far several have already sought out Nan Xin; I suspect Ji Fu is behind it.

Hao Meiyu said plainly.

Yin Li for a moment didn't know what to do.

After a while she looked at Hao Meiyu and asked, "Grandma, you said it must be voluntary; can it not be done with someone unwilling? Why?"

Seeing her ask.

Hao Meiyu answered truthfully, "Because this pest insect isn't an ordinary one; it can sense a person's emotions, and once it detects unwillingness, it won't move over."

When transferring the gu,

both parties must cut a slit in their hands and bind them together.

She didn't hide anything from Yin Li; she told her everything.

Yin Li, after learning this, said, "Why must they be bound together? Can't they be unbound? That way, we could kill the gu insect as it crawls out."

Hao Meiyu sighed, "Silly girl, if the pest insect were that easy to deal with, it wouldn't require one life for another."