Chapter 133: Love Gu

No matter how formidable these venomous insects were, they were still just ordinary creatures. Not a single one had cultivated to the point of becoming a Demon Beast, so naturally, they couldn’t withstand the Chongming Bird’s might.

Roosters, as a species, are a natural counter to such venomous insects.

To say nothing of a Chongming Bird, an Exotic Beast.

The moment Ah Ming descended, the venomous insects were completely overwhelmed.

Like a whirlwind scattering clouds, Ah Ming ate to its heart’s content. The survivors had long since scurried into the jungle, vanishing without a trace.

Seeing this, Lu Bai’s spirits soared.

Without the insects to run interference, Lady Dou was no longer a threat!

Brimming with killing intent, Lu Bai raised his sword and charged forward once more.

Lady Dou looked panicked and tried to retreat, but she was no match for Lu Bai’s speed.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Bai was upon her!

"Die, Witch!"

Lu Bai roared and lunged with a straight thrust of his sword!

Lady Dou scrambled to dodge, but she was a step too slow. The sword pierced clean through her shoulder!

The blade scraped against bone as it went in.

"Aargh!"

Lady Dou let out a piercing scream.

On the other side, Dou Kuan saw this and was overcome with panic.

He was already no match for Mo Tang, and in a moment of distraction, he had taken another of her sword strikes.

Seeing Lady Dou in peril now, he grew even more frantic. With a great roar, he tried to break through Mo Tang’s blockade of Sword Qi.

Mo Tang sensed his intent, and her Sword Stance became even more relentless and incisive.

With a flick of his wrist, Lu Bai angled his longsword upward.

Lady Dou lost control of her body and was flung into the air.

Before she could even begin to fall, Lu Bai slashed out with his sword.

SPLURT!

A spray of blood erupted.

A head flew high into the air. With a face full of resentment and unwillingness, Lady Dou’s consciousness faded as she met her bitter end.

「At the same time.」

"Aaaargh!"

Dou Kuan, who was still fighting Mo Tang, suddenly cried out in extreme pain. His Blood Qi dissipated, and his saber techniques lost all form. Slashing wildly like a madman, he tumbled from the sky.

Mo Tang, however, did not immediately go in for the kill. Instead, she slowly descended from the air.

Dou Kuan’s face was a ferocious, twisted mask. He appeared to be in immense pain, even dropping his saber to frantically tear at his own clothes.

In just a few moments, Dou Kuan’s clothes were in tatters. He dug his fingers into his own skin, clawing bloody gashes across his body and face.

Yet he seemed to feel no pain, continuing to struggle and claw at himself like a madman until his face was a bloody pulp.

Lu Bai watched, his brow deeply furrowed.

’I don’t know what’s wrong with Dou Kuan.’

’Mo Tang only nicked his arm. That shouldn’t be having such a drastic effect.’

Lu Bai glanced over at Mo Tang.

Mo Tang was standing to the side, watching Dou Kuan’s agonizing struggle with an icy gaze.

A moment later, Dou Kuan tore his own throat out. Blood gushed forth as he collapsed powerlessly to the ground. He twitched for a moment, then went still.

Ah Ming walked over to Lady Dou’s severed head. With a sharp THUMP, it cracked open the skull, plucked out a shimmering golden insect from within, and crunched it to pieces before swallowing it.

After Dou Kuan died, Ah Ming hopped onto his body and did the same, pecking a bloody hole into his skull.

After a few pecks, it pulled out another insect.

This insect, however, was as thin as a silk thread.

Had Ah Ming not been holding it in its beak, it would have been nearly impossible to spot.

In a few quick snaps, Ah Ming swallowed the slender insect.

"CLUCK CLUCK!"

Ah Ming cried out twice. In the blink of an eye, a profound blackness seeped into its pupils. A burst of Demon Qi suddenly erupted from its body, soaring toward the heavens!

Even Mo Tang’s expression changed slightly at the sight.

Lu Bai recalled what Yu Daoxuan had told him about the Chongming Bird.

The Chongming Bird, also known as the Nine Luminaries Celestial Cry.

’Originally, Ah Ming had only awakened two of its Luminaries. Today, after a full meal and eating two Gu Insects, its pupils have changed color, adding another Luminary. Its Cultivation must have advanced!’

’Once its Realm stabilizes, it will probably reach the level of a Tier Three Demon Beast, putting it on par with a Golden Core Realm expert!’

"Thank you for your timely rescue, Lord Mo."

Lu Bai stepped forward and cupped his fist in a salute.

If Mo Tang hadn’t appeared in time, he would have been trapped in that underground prison. With a True Master Martial Dao like Dou Kuan present, escaping would have been nearly impossible.

He now recalled something the Old Gambling Ghost had once told him: ’It’s hard to say just how tough your fate is.’

’He must have foreseen this tribulation.’

Thinking of this, Lu Bai couldn’t help but grumble inwardly. ’That Old Gambling Ghost is really something else, always speaking in riddles and acting so mysterious.’

’He’s probably a little resentful because I’ve been taking so much of his stock lately.’

"Actually, I should be the one thanking you today."

Mo Tang looked at Lu Bai. "If you hadn’t pursued them and dealt with the member of the Witch Race, I might not have been able to stop both of them today."

Lu Bai glanced at the Chongming Bird beside him and said, "It was also thanks to Ah Ming rushing over to help."

This was also an implicit declaration that Ah Ming had a master.

Mo Tang nodded. "This rooster is quite impressive, to have cultivated to such a Realm."

Lu Bai mumbled noncommittally.

’From the sound of it, she hasn’t figured out Ah Ming’s origins.’

’Even though Ah Ming just ate all those insects, it didn’t reveal its true form.’

"You must be Lu Bai."

Mo Tang gave Lu Bai a meaningful look.

"I am."

Lu Bai nodded.

Mo Tang said coolly, "You’ll return with me to the Evil Extermination Bureau shortly. I have some questions for you."

Lu Bai asked tentatively, "If I may ask, my lord, what is this regarding?"

Mo Tang shot him a look. "You’re audacious enough to kill so many people on your way from Liuxi Town to Bluestone City, to exterminate evil beings, and even to fight your way out of the County Government Mansion today. Why start getting scared now?"

"You must be joking, my lord."

Lu Bai gave a light cough. "I’m actually quite faint of heart. I was forced to kill that member of the Witch Race."

"Rest assured, you performed a great service today. I will report it as such."

Mo Tang said, "As for the murder case in Liuxi Town, the blame doesn’t fall on you. I need to question you about something else."

"That’s good to hear."

Lu Bai relaxed and looked toward Dou Kuan’s gruesome corpse. "My lord, what happened to Dou Kuan just now? Why did he suddenly go berserk and die in such agony?"

"He was under the influence of Lady Dou’s Love Gu."

Mo Tang explained, "Members of the Witch Race who cultivate Gu Technique can nurture a Lifebound Gu within their own key acupoints."

"As their Cultivation increases, so does the number of Lifebound Gu they can nurture, up to a maximum of nine, corresponding to the body’s Nine Acupoints."

After a pause, Mo Tang continued, "The Lifebound Gu nurtured within Lady Dou’s Yin Acupoint was a Love Gu."

"During intercourse, at the peak of mutual pleasure when the man’s guard is down, the Love Gu travels from the Witch’s body into the man’s member, where it lies dormant."

Lu Bai: "..."

’Did she have to be so detailed? The way she describes it, it’s like she saw it firsthand. I can almost picture it.’

It didn’t particularly faze Lu Bai.

After all, in his previous life, he had seen plenty of things far more shocking than this.

But for a woman like Mo Tang to recount the matter so calmly, using such direct language without the slightest hint of emotion on her face, was truly a rare sight.

Mo Tang continued, "Once a Love Gu is planted, the recipient can never fall for another, much less betray the caster. Furthermore, if the person who planted the Gu dies, the Love Gu in the recipient’s body will activate violently."

"The person afflicted by the Love Gu will then suffer the pain of Ten Thousand Gu Devouring Heart, a sensation as if countless insects are tearing at their flesh from the inside. It is an extreme form of torture, a fate worse than death."