Chapter 821: Extra 4: 58

The love gu was extremely domineering, taking effect rapidly; Bai Shulan's gaze toward Guyun Que quickly became sticky and stringy.

She seemed to have completely forgotten her identity as a Bai Family medicine immortal, her heart and eyes filled only with Guyun Que, only with love.

Wufu Town not only had the Bai Family Medical Clinic, but also the Yin Dang Hang; Bai Shulan's status was evident there, any oddness would be quickly noticed, causing trouble.

Guyun Que could only first take Bai Shulan out of Wufu Town, board the train, and head all the way toward the direction of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.

Actually, at every stop, Guyun Que had given Bai Shulan an opportunity.

As long as she could return the gu seed, Guyun Que would immediately dispel the love gu and let Bai Shulan return.

But along the way, whenever Guyun Que mentioned the gu seed, Bai Shulan looked at him with a dazed expression, as if she had completely forgotten the gu seed's existence.

However, Guyun Que could sense that the gu seed was still on Bai Shulan, so he wasn't anxious.

The personnel on the train were varied, yet without exception they all praised the couple as talented man and beautiful woman, with a good relationship, occasionally teasing them.

Bai Shulan seemed boneless, clinging to Guyun Que throughout, pulling him along in everything she did, a pure-hearted girl who had just fallen head over heels in love.

Guyun Que didn't know how old Bai Shulan was, but being able to sit as one of the Five Blessings Immortals, such high cultivation, she must be at least several hundred years old.

But judging by appearance, Bai Shulan looked not much older than him.

After changing trains again and again, all the way to the county town entering the mountains, Guyun Que specially opened an inn for Bai Shulan to rest.

Of course, he also wanted to settle the matter of the gu seed here once and for all.

In the inn room, Guyun Que asked Bai Shulan: "Senior, I'm begging you, please return the gu seed to me, okay?"

Bai Shulan countered: "What gu seed? Yun Que, aren't we going back to your hometown to get married?"

Guyun Que's head ached; he patiently described: "I can sense the gu seed's aura; it's on you, placed in a silver box, which needs a mechanism to be opened..."

After his lengthy description, Guyun Que received the answer: "I don't have any silver box on me."

How could there be none?

If it weren't for the propriety between men and women, Guyun Que would have wanted to search Bai Shulan's person.

But soon Guyun Que had an idea: "Senior, after the journey you must be hungry; we rushed here without luggage, so as the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do—I'll go buy some food and also pick out a few sets of local clothes for you to change into; you stay in the room, okay?"

Bai Shulan nodded cooperatively: "Fine, I'll wait for you to return."

With the love gu restraining her, Guyun Que wasn't afraid Bai Shulan would run off, yet he hurried back and forth, buying some food and two sets of clothing with strong ethnic characteristics.

When he returned to the inn, he heard the splashing of water from the washroom—was Bai Shulan taking a bath?

Guyun Que's heart skipped a beat; in a blink he saw the clothes Bai Shulan had placed on the bedside table, and, compelled by some impulse, he went over and carefully rummaged through them.

None.

Really, there was no silver box.

At that moment, the water sound stopped; shortly after, the washroom door opened and Bai Shulan emerged wrapped in a towel.

Such a modest inn didn't provide bathrobes, only towels.

The towel couldn't conceal Bai Shulan's fine figure; her legs were truly slender and long, white enough to reflect light.

Guyun Que's face flushed red after just one glance.

Bai Shulan, however, openly said: "Yun Que, you're back already? The new clothes? I just changed into them."

Guyun Que flusteredly handed over a set, not knowing where to look.

Bai Shulan took the clothes, went back into the washroom to change, then emerged and sat directly at the table to eat: "Yun Que, aren't you eating?"

Guyun Que stammered: "You… you eat first; I'm not hungry yet."

Bai Shulan gave an "oh", fiddled with her hair, then said: "Yun Que, could you help blow-dry my hair? It's wet and uncomfortable."

Guyun Que felt that the person who had placed the love gu was more like himself.

Bai Shulan asked him to help blow-dry her hair; his two hands moved uncontrollably to grab the hairdryer, then he stood beside her, patiently blowing.

Bai Shulan's hair was black and long, very smooth, feeling substantial in his hand; the warm wind from the hairdryer carried the scent of shampoo, and for a moment Guyun Que felt his mind wandering.

Bai Shulan's appetite wasn't large; she merely found everything novel, wanting to try this and that, eating while praising: "The food here in Guizhou is so fragrant, though for me it's a bit spicy, hiss..."

While speaking, Bai Shulan's lips had already become somewhat red and swollen from the spice.

Only then did Guyun Que realize that when ordering earlier, he had chosen according to his own taste; he loves spice.

But Bai Shulan couldn't tolerate even a hint of spice.

Guyun Que then went to fetch water to relieve Bai Shulan's spice.

After all the bustle, Bai Shulan had eaten and drunk her fill, washed herself clean, said she was tired, and naturally lay down on the bed.

Guyun Que sat down, eating the leftover food Bai Shulan had left, but his thoughts were wholly on the woman lying with her back to him.

He could sense the gu seed was on Bai Shulan, yet the clothing she wore was the middle layer of the outfit he had bought.

The middle layer was thin and plain, with no pockets for hiding anything.

Even if Bai Shulan deliberately kept that silver box close to her body, it should have shown a bulge.

But when he had helped her blow-dry her hair earlier, he had specifically observed and seen none.

What is going on?

Guyun Que inexplicably felt a bad premonition… Could she have successfully opened the silver box and released the gu seed?

Indeed, such a possibility exists.

Otherwise, why had he repeatedly used gu on her before, yet she each time managed to evade it successfully?

And she isn't a gu master!

The only explanation is that the gu seed has already been released and is now inside Bai Shulan's body.

The gu seed has a restraining effect on ordinary gu.

Guyun Que thought of this, then glanced doubtfully at the woman on the bed.

Then why did the love gu take effect, of all things?

All along, has Bai Shulan truly been controlled by the love gu, or is she merely pretending?

If she's faking it, her acting is really good enough.

That kind of admiring gaze……can it really be faked?

Guyun Que anxiously shoved his fingers into his hair; it seems impossible not to take her back.

He had promised his master that he must successfully bring the gu seed back.

If the gu seed has truly entered Bái Sōnglán's body, then, in a sense, Bái Sōnglán now functions the same as that silver box.

She has become the 'container' that carries the gu seed.

Only by bringing her back can we retrieve the gu seed.

The gu seed is extremely important to his master, and even to their gu master sect.

Guyun Que apologetically glanced at the woman's back, Bái Sōnglán, don't blame me, this is your own doing……