Chapter 317

Xu Junlin, upon hearing it, turned deathly pale from fright.

After leaving the ward, he grabbed Professor Zheng's hand and said.

"Old Zheng, do you know where Lin Yang lives?"

"What I just said was a momentary impulse; I'm going to go apologize in person!"

Seeing the anxious Xu Junlin, Professor Zheng also couldn't help but laugh.

He said, "I don't know where Mr. Lin lives."

"But he hasn't gone far; you can still catch up if you go now."

Xu Junlin didn't care about his appearance anymore; he bolted out of the hospital.

When he reached the hospital downstairs and saw Lin Yang, he shouted excitedly.

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin!"

But Lin Yang completely ignored him.

By the time he tried to chase after him, there was no sign of Lin Yang.

"It's over; if he doesn't come tomorrow, I'll be thrown into the Qinhuai River!"

Unwilling to give up, he went back to find Professor Zheng, hoping Zheng would make a call.

When Lin Yang returned home, he found Ding Biao already standing at the door.

He was still carrying quite a few things in his hands.

Upon seeing Lin Yang, he gave a simple, honest smile.

"Mr. Lin."

Lin Yang opened the door and said, somewhat surprised.

"You already found enough so quickly?"

Ding Biao chuckled and said, "Still missing a few items."

"For example, the lightning-struck wood and the half-section willow you mentioned—I haven't found them in the association."

"But maybe they'll be at tomorrow's auction."

"Auction?"

Lin Yang thought for a moment and decided to go take a look together.

"I'll go check out the auction too; remember to prepare something for me."

Ding Biao, upon hearing that, grinned and said.

"Rest assured, I guarantee I'll complete the task."

Lin Yang nodded, picked up the iron tray, and said.

"Have you seen what's inside?"

Looking at the gu worms in the tray, Ding Biao frowned and said.

"I haven't seen them."

Having said that, he reached out, grabbed one, and placed it on his arm.

"Huh, it's cool; if I get more, it'll definitely be refreshing in summer."

He had just finished speaking when he saw the gu worms crawl along his pores into his arm.

They moved extremely fast; Ding Biao had no time to react.

After they had burrowed in, Ding Biao, belatedly realizing, asked anxiously.

"Mr. Lin, what is this thing!"

Lin Yang smiled and said, "It's just a gu worm; it's no big deal."

"Gu worm?"

Ding Biao's eyes widened instantly, then he gripped his own arm.

"Oh my, where did you get this thing from, and you didn't even tell me!"

"Hurry up and help me get it out!"

"Ah, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"

Seeing Ding Biao's exaggerated reaction, Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh.

He set the iron tray down, condensed his Spiritual Power into a blade, and made a cut on Ding Biao's forearm.

At first, he used the same amount of Spiritual Power as during the day, but the gu worms wouldn't come out; only when he increased his Spiritual Power did they emerge.

By the time Lin Yang caught the gu worm, it had grown as thick as an iron wire.

"Tsk tsk, absorbing spiritual energy versus absorbing blood nutrients is quite different."

Still shaken, Ding Biao panted heavily.

"Of course they're different; our association has had someone fall victim to this before."

"When he died, his belly was swollen like a pregnant woman's, but his body was almost like a skeleton."

"This thing is terrifying!"

Then, he asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Why, after leaving my body, is it still not dead?"

Lin Yang shook his head and said, "Because it's still in its juvenile stage."

"Gu worms usually die only after they reach adulthood."

"However, an adult gu worm means it has eaten its host clean."

He curiously asked, "How could someone in your association be poisoned by gu?"

"It's just because that person thought he was a Xuánmén Person and thus invincible under heaven."

He robbed the Miao people's belongings and even insulted them, and as a result he got killed.

Saying this, Ding Biao looked at Lin Yang with some fear and said.

"Mr. Lin, this couldn't have been taken from the Miao people, could it?"

Lin Yang heard it, smiled, shook his head, and said.

"Of course not; this thing I took out of a human body."

"I now want to see if I can find the person who planted the gu."

Hearing Lin Yang say that, Ding Biao hesitated for a moment and said.

"In my opinion, you should stop looking."

"Those people are really perverted; before leaving they can even drag someone down as a backup."

Obviously, Ding Biao is very afraid of the Miao people.

Lin Yang smiled, shook his head, and said.

"These gu worms can actually nourish your cultivation."

After saying that, he made a hand seal, released a ball of flame, and calcined the two gu worms.

Soon, the two gu worms turned into a drop of thick liquid like mercury.

"This drop of liquid can substitute for your cultivation of an entire night."

"Of course, compared to now it's far inferior, after all, they're too small."

Looking at the liquid in the iron pan, Ding Biao, half-believing, stuck out his tongue, licked it into his mouth and swallowed it.

After swallowing it, he felt a surge of power in his body, making him feel refreshed.

"Really, this effect is even better than before I met you!"

Lin Yang asked with a smile: "So, are you still afraid of encountering them now?"

Ding Biao understood what Lin Yang meant.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger!"

"With Mr. Lin here, what do I have to fear!"

"I'll go find them!"

Lin Yang smiled and nodded.

"Just a reminder: not all gu worms can aid cultivation."

"Only this kind of silver soul-devouring worm has this effect."

Hearing that, Ding Biao felt a bit disappointed.

"If all gu worms had this effect, he would eat them on sight!"

Lin Yang shook his head and didn't say more.

These Xuánmén people of Jinling are just like rural beggars.

A bit of spiritual energy is a huge fortune to them.

In this way, they remain supreme in Jinling!

"Mr. Lin, I almost forgot to mention: the association has started investigating you."

"Investigate me?"

Lin Yang raised his eyebrows and asked: "Why?"

"Because of the matter involving Li Xuanchen and Qi Danhai."

"That night everyone saw you being taken by them to the riverside."

"As a result, you were fine, but they seemed to have vanished from the world, so the association began its investigation."

"As for that so-called Xuánmén Association, Lin Yang couldn't care less."

He said: "Investigate then."

"Qi Danhai and his group were indeed killed by me."

"Whoever disagrees, I can let them meet down below."

Ding Biao heard it, grinning showing his teeth.

"Fortunately I backed off quickly back then, otherwise I'd have ended up like Qi Danhai and his group."

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

Ding Biao immediately opened the door and saw Wu Shiya standing outside.

Seeing Wu Shiya, Ding Biao laughed and opened the door.

"You've come."

In his view, the relationship between Wu Shiya and Lin Yang is certainly not ordinary.

"If Lin Yang were to take me as his disciple, then she would be my master's wife, so I'd better curry favor."

Lin Yang, upon seeing Wu Shiya appear, was also somewhat surprised.

"How did you come?"

Just as he finished speaking, his gaze turned sharp.

He suddenly rose to his feet and appeared beside Wu Shiya.