Chapter 820: Side Story 4: 57

At this moment, at a certain mountain pass of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Guyun Que stared coldly at Bai Shulan and said solemnly, "Bai Senior, we are about to enter the mountains. Look at this endless range—once you step into its depths, getting out will be difficult."

Bai Shulan blinked her big eyes at Guyun Que and asked, "Then what?"

"Give me the gu seed now, and I will immediately remove the gu and let you go." Guyun Que earnestly reasoned with Bai Shulan, "I resorted to this lower tactic, which is indeed somewhat underhanded, but... you are also being unreasonable. I have shown you my identification, my sect token, and even the mark on my waist, yet you still refuse to acknowledge it, so I have no choice but to place gu on you."

Bai Shulan exclaimed, "You placed gu on me? What kind of gu?"

Guyun Que opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word, his face flushing red.

I don't know if it's because of the love gu's influence, but on the way back bringing Bai Senior, I originally intended to scare her, yet I never expected that every time our eyes met, my heart would race uncontrollably.

No, Bai Senior is too beautiful; under the effect of the love gu, he will increasingly lose control of himself.

Guyun Que felt somewhat remorseful; he indeed regretted it now.

But he had no choice; Bai Senior was truly difficult to deal with.

That night, he chased Bai Senior from Yin Dang Hang to the Bai Family Clinic, only to be blocked outside by the gate.

He could only release gu insects to burrow into the Bai Family Clinic to scout the path for him.

But the gu insects simply could not enter the Bai Family Clinic.

Guyun Que therefore guarded the entrance of the Bai Family Clinic; as soon as Bai Shulan came out, he would immediately follow her.

Bai Shulan went to the teahouse for breakfast, and Guyun Que pursued her there.

She ordered food; he paid.

She ate her breakfast leisurely, and he lowered his voice to appeal to her emotions and reason with her.

Guyun Que first took out his identification to show Bai Shulan, then the video of Wu Ling initially accepting his master as a disciple, followed by his own initiation video, and the tokens of their gu sect, and so on.

Bai Shulan examined each item carefully and attentively.

She nodded while looking.

Guyun Que felt delighted; it seemed Bai Senior had acknowledged his identity.

Just as he was about to seize the opportunity to bring up the gu seed again, Bai Shulan looked at him and asked, "From the video and the token, it is clear that Wu Ling indeed has direct disciples, but how do you prove this identification is yours? Is the person in the video you?"

Guyun Que was questioned to the point of doubting his own existence.

He pointed at his own face and said, "Bai Senior, take a good look—am I not exactly the same as the person on the identification and in the video?"

"There are many people who look exactly alike in this world." Bai Shulan said, "Moreover, I've heard that you gu masters can use gu techniques to change your appearance—who knows if you haven't disguised yourself to look like the real Guyun Que in order to deceive Wu Ling's gu seed?"

Guyun Que was once again at a loss for words.

He was left speechless by Bai Shulan's retort.

Proving that I am myself—what kind of nonsense is this!

But soon Guyun Que thought of something else, lowering his voice further and said, "In our gu sect, upon initiation, everyone is branded with a unique sect mark that cannot be forged—my master's is on his arm, my master-aunt's on her neck, and mine is on my left waist..."

Guyun Que then showed Bai Shulan the brands on his master's and master-aunt's bodies.

Bai Shulan then wanted to see the brand on Guyun Que's left waist.

In the teahouse lobby, with people coming and going, Guyun Que could only open a private room, close its door, lift his garment, and reveal the brand on his left waist.

That brand was somewhat low but very distinct.

Yet Bai Shulan said she couldn't see it clearly and insisted on moving closer to touch it.

Upon her touch, Guyun Que felt as if shocked by electricity, his whole body stiffening.

With a slight exertion of his abdomen, his eight-pack abs were clearly revealed.

Bai Shulan had looked, had touched, and also acknowledged that the brand on Guyun Que's waist was exactly the same as that of his master and master-aunt.

Yet what Guyun Que never expected was that, the next moment, Bai Shulan questioned again: "How then can you prove that your master and master-aunt are not fabrications of yours? Perhaps you are simply a gu-master scam gang; the gu seed entrusted by Wu Ling on her deathbed cannot be so easily deceived away."

Guyun Que realized that, no matter how he proved himself, Bai Shulan would always find a reason to doubt him.

He had long since fallen into the trap of self-verification.

She simply did not want to hand over the gu seed.

Since he could not beat her in fight nor reason with her, Guyun Que could only think of ways to place gu on Bai Shulan.

His gu technique was considered highly proficient among the younger generation.

Yet he tried various opportunities, one after another, but Bai Shulan always managed to skillfully evade or neutralize his gu technique, and he never succeeded.

For the first three days, Guyun Que was still striving to find a method and an opportunity.

But by the fourth day, Guyun Que could hardly hold on any longer.

After all, the grace period for overdue living things lasts only five days; once overdue, he would forever be unable to retrieve the gu seed, and little time remained for him.

He had not placed his final bet on the courage of the last day, so he could only resort to a lethal move as the fourth day drew to a close.

Guyun Que felt that over these four days he had nearly exhausted all his lifetime learning, yet he still had no way to deal with Bai Shulan.

She had indeed become a spirit; his little tricks were nothing more than showing off his skills before an expert.

It was then that Guyun Que truly realized that Bai Shulan's understanding of Wu Ling might be deeper than he had imagined.

Medicinal gu had little effect on Bai Shulan.

Bai Shulan was originally a medical immortal; before he could even produce the medicinal gu, she had already smelled it out.

The few types of gu insects he carried were knocked out one by one.

In the end, only love gu remained.

The love gu of Wu Ling's lineage, once applied to a target and successful, requires bringing the person back to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains to perform the wedding ceremony, after which they may never leave the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

However, this love gu can be undone.

However, to dispel the love gu, the one who applied it will suffer severe backlash.

If they marry and consummate the relationship, or even have a child, the backlash will be worse.

The most severe outcome is that, after dispelling the gu, the applicator's body will rot completely, eventually turning into bloody water and dying.

For the sake of the gu seed, Guyun Que had no choice but to go all out.

He thought, all those many gu techniques before had been resolved by Bái Sōnglán; perhaps the love gu wouldn't work on her either.

Even if planting the gu succeeded, he would only use that to force her to hand over the gu seed.

As soon as he got the gu seed in hand, he immediately resolved the gu for her.

Even if he suffered a bit of backlash, he accepted it.

As it turned out, unexpectedly, this love gu actually succeeded in being planted.

Guyun Que felt that Bái Sōnglán's gaze toward him had instantly changed……