Chapter 333 332: Blood-sucking Gu

He held up his hand. His injuries were clearly on the right side of his body, so he found it very confusing when Mu Lin told him to extend his left arm.

Mu Lin took a look and said, "Captain Zhou, please bear with this for a moment."

Then, Mu Lin swiftly raised a blade and, with great decisiveness, slashed it across Captain Zhou's left forearm.

Blood immediately gushed from the wound and dripped into the bucket.

The cut was utterly merciless, making Captain Zhou tremble.

"Mr. Mu, what... what are you doing?"

Mu Lin smiled faintly. "You'll see in a moment."

Divine Doctor Zhao watched, his heart pounding in alarm. 'It's a good thing Captain Zhou sent his subordinates away,' he thought. 'If they had seen this, they would have been furious and drawn their blades on Mu Lin without a doubt.'

Watching his blood drip down, Captain Zhou felt deeply unsettled.

"Mr. Mu, what are you doing?"

Mu Lin smiled at Captain Zhou.

"You'll know in a moment!"

Captain Zhou waited patiently. Suddenly, the blood flowing from his arm turned black. Then, a rough, loach-like creature crawled out from the wound.

It stretched the wound wide open. The sensation was intensely uncomfortable.

Captain Zhou instantly understood how a constipated person must feel.

Except this feeling had been transferred from another part of his body to his arm. That exquisite agony...

But he didn't get to savor that exquisite agony for long. His attention was immediately diverted from the sensation to the large "loach" swimming in the bucket.

'What is that?'

'It doesn't look like a loach, but what is it then?'

With sharp eyes and swift hands, Mu Lin flicked out a tiny sliver of blade light that struck the loach-like creature.

It sliced the creature open from head to tail.

The creature immediately stopped moving, bobbing listlessly in the murky, blackish-red water.

"It's completely dead."

Captain Zhou's face drained of color. The thought that this worm had actually come out of his own body made him extremely tense.

"Mr. Mu, what is this? Where did it come from?"

Mu Lin explained simply, "This is a Blood-sucking Gu. It's a type of venomous Gu that hides in sewage, swamps, and mud."

"It's a voracious blood-feeder. Fortunately, it hasn't been long. Any longer, and I'm afraid it would have drained away your Martial Dao foundation."

The so-called True Qi was nothing more than Qi and Blood. If you had no blood, how could you have qi? That was impossible.

Captain Zhou thought about it carefully, then nodded slowly.

"That's probably it... While I was chasing a criminal, I waded through a foul-smelling ditch. That must have been when I was infected..."

At the thought, a wave of retroactive fear washed over Captain Zhou.

It was such a serious matter that there was no way to simply ignore it.

Sigh.

After some thought, Mu Lin decided he couldn't just let this go. "Captain Zhou, I'm very interested in that place. Could you take me to see it?"

Captain Zhou was a little confused. "What do you want to see?"

Mu Lin said, "I'm interested in the habitat of the Blood-sucking Gu. After all, it's considered a rather valuable medicinal ingredient and can be used to treat many illnesses."

Captain Zhou opened his mouth, then closed it. What Mu Lin said made sense. Every medicine has its poison, and conversely, every poison has its medicinal value.

In a world like this, the lines between medicine and poison were often blurred.

"Alright. But it's too late today. If you want to go now, I'll have the logistics team bring a few sun lamps."

Mu Lin said, "No need to rush. Tomorrow is fine."

Captain Zhou nodded slowly. "That makes sense. We'll go tomorrow, then."

Captain Zhou's full name was Zhou Changkong. He had worked in law enforcement for over twenty years and was both experienced and shrewd, which was why he had a long string of successes and a considerable reputation in his field.

Mu Lin had Zhao Ling'Er stitch up Zhou Changkong's wound. After paying the consultation fee, Zhou Changkong took his leave of Divine Doctor Zhao and Mu Lin.

"Divine Doctor Zhao, Divine Doctor Mu, I have to go on patrol, so I'll be taking my leave now!"

Divine Doctor Zhao sighed with lament as he watched him go. Zhou Changkong was covered in injuries, yet he was going right back on duty without even taking time to recover.

'Why does he have to be like this?'

"You're so busy—it puts a huge strain on your body and will affect your wound's healing. For the sake of your future ability to serve the people, I don't recommend you go back to work right now."

Mu Lin spoke quickly, but Zhou Changkong just gave a wry smile.

"Who wouldn't want to? Of course it would be great to rest, but the squad is short-staffed. We have no one! So they have no choice but to work us like cattle."

Zhou Changkong was helpless to do anything about it, and Mu Lin couldn't help but feel a great deal of sympathy for them.

'Never mind not being as glamorous as the Military Suppression Bureau,' Mu Lin thought, 'but to be this busy on top of it... What a raw deal.'

While Mu Lin was lost in his thoughts, Zhao Ling'Er quietly slipped over and asked very carefully:

"Brother Mu, you should be free for the rest of the day, right? How about having dinner here?"

Mu Lin patted her on the head and said, "Alright."

Zhao Ling'Er was thrilled and immediately ran off to get busy.

Mu Lin had dinner at the Holy Medicine Hall, leaving Zhao Ling'Er completely satisfied, and then took his leave.

When he got home, he checked the time and was surprised to find it was still quite early.

Pushing the door open and walking in, Mu Lin was greeted by the sight of Li Xue watching TV on the sofa. Elder Li, neatly dressed, was reclining nearby. The overall atmosphere was quite pleasant.

Elder Li pointed at Mu Lin and said, "Mu Lin, what have you been up to these days, flitting about mysteriously?"

Mu Lin laughed. "Nothing much, and certainly not 'flitting about mysteriously.' It was all for the company! Remember the relative of the murdered worker who was being bullied? I went to handle that situation. Now that it's resolved, I'm back."

"You're back, but we haven't seen you home for dinner. Looks to me like your heart's gone wild," Elder Li said.

Mu Lin replied, "Elder Li, don't make baseless accusations! How has my heart gone wild?"

Elder Li roared with laughter. "Why are you getting so worked up? I'm not saying it's a bad thing. To be honest, for a man, a 'wild heart' isn't necessarily a bad thing. It might even be a good thing!"

Elder Li had already set up a game board. He pointed to it and said, "Come on, let's have a match."

Mu Lin obediently sat down, and they began their head-to-head battle.

Elder Li said, "Mu Lin, you and Li Xue have been legally married for some time now, and you've been cultivating your relationship quite well these days. Isn't it about time to hold a wedding ceremony?"

Mu Lin paused for a moment. 'Elder Li probably has no idea about the real situation,' he thought.

'Nothing to be done about it.'

Before he could say anything, Li Xue had already rushed over, saying urgently:

"Grandpa, what are you talking about!"

Elder Li said, "I'm talking about your marriage, of course! What else could it be?"

Li Xue's face turned red. "We're already married, aren't we? It's the same if we hold the wedding ceremony later, right? Grandpa, honestly."

Mu Lin also chimed in, "Grandpa, the timing really isn't right. The Li Group is at a critical juncture in its growth right now. If we can secure this step, then everything that follows will fall into place smoothly. But if this step is unstable, all my efforts will have been for nothing."

Elder Li was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is it really that serious?"

Mu Lin nodded. "I'm not lying to you."

Li Xue shot Mu Lin a look, then said, "Mu Lin, go upstairs and help me see what clothes would be appropriate for tomorrow."

Mu Lin knew Li Xue was telling him to leave, so he immediately played along and went upstairs.

'I'll leave the rest to Li Xue.'

"Grandpa."

Elder Li didn't speak, looking out the window instead. After a while, he finally said, "Trying to fool me with the company, are you? You think your grandpa has never run a company before?"

"I don't understand how running a company gets mixed up with this."

For a moment, Li Xue was too stunned to speak.

Now she was truly at a loss for words.

She had sent Mu Lin away so she could persuade her grandfather as his granddaughter, but she hadn't expected that he had only held his tongue out of respect for Mu Lin and hadn't chewed her out in front of him.

"Grandpa, this is my wedding! It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. We can't just rush it while we're so busy!"

Elder Li said coldly, "You can't fool me!"

"I'm not fooling you! I've already discussed it with him!"

Elder Li sighed. "Xue'Er, a good man like Mu Lin is hard to find in this world. If you don't seize this opportunity, you might not have one in the future."

Li Xue was rendered speechless. She really didn't see what made Mu Lin such a hot commodity.

Her grandpa was saying it, and recently, even Ye Chunshui had been saying it. 'Does Mu Lin know some kind of Enchanting Technique?' she wondered. 'How has he managed to bewitch everyone?'

"Grandpa, don't worry. Once this wave of business at the company is over, I'll hold the wedding with Mu Lin. No matter how busy we are, I'll make sure it's done within two months. How does that sound?"