Under the bright moon.
A long sword swiftly chopped down, slicing off Lin Qianshan's arm at the shoulder as easily as if it were cutting tofu.
Under the pressure of a ruptured artery, blood sprayed half a meter away.
"Who? Who is it?" Lin Qianshan could never have imagined his arm would suddenly sever, and he shouted in anger while clutching his wound.
Yu Longting landed from the air with a cold and scornful sweep at Lin Qianshan, "Me."
"Snake Lord, Yu Longting..." Lin Qianshan, clutching his wounded arm, retreated half a step, then twisted to run towards the Lin Family's main gate.
I shouted sternly, "Xiao Honghong, lend a hand."
"I can help, but it will cost ten large chicken legs." Xiao Honghong flew over.
Within half a second, it divided.
The divided entity moved with a speed faster than thunder, boring into Lin Qianshan's nape.
He was just half a step away from entering the Lin Family's domain.
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Lin Qianshan's eyes were bloodshot, "Su Wan!! You are a descendant of the Mysterious Gate Orthodox, yet you dare to use Gu Art."
"What's wrong with using Gu Art? My wife can use whatever she likes. You're on your deathbed and still like to meddle in others' affairs."
Yu Longting glanced at Xiao Honghong, "I want him to suffer excruciatingly and to completely obey my commands, to become a slave."
"That... will cost a hundred chicken legs," Xiao Honghong said lazily.
I translated for Yu Longting, "Xiao Honghong wants a hundred chicken legs."
"Why not stuff it until it bursts?" Yu Longting chuckled.
Xiao Honghong began to chant again.
Lin Qianshan suddenly collapsed in agony, "Ah... Yu Longting... Su Wan... you'll not die a good death..."
The Centipede Gu took effect, and Lin Qianshan's eyeballs bulged out instantly.
Underneath his skin, it seemed as if something alive was burrowing around, causing chaotic swelling that resembled the contours of mountains and valleys.
The torment was easily a hundred times worse than when Lin Xinmei had suffered her attacks.
"Brother Qianshan, the wise adapt," Lin Xinmei squatted next to Lin Qianshan and whispered in his ear, "I was captured by Snake Lord and Su Wan. They also placed Centipede Gu on me. They are much cleverer than we thought. Su Wan, using the Kin-seeking Clothes, found out that Lin Huan and the others were merely trapped in the Alchemy Chamber. The couple even guessed that you had rigged the entire Lin Family home with mechanisms."
"I always knew you were the most ruthless in the Lin Family, Xinmei... 'The most poisonous is a woman's heart.' To survive, you would stop at nothing..." Lin Qianshan, having heard this, laughed rather than getting angry, rolling around in pain on the ground while laughing uncontrollably.
I spoke in a low voice, "Lin Qianshan, immediately shut down all the traps inside the Lin Family home."
"Okay, I'll shut them. I'll shut everything down. Spare me for now... this way I'll have the strength to do things for you." Lin Qianshan's teeth were stained red, bloody foam at the corner of his mouth, his laugh frozen on his face.
I frowned, "Yu Longting, this guy is not very reliable. I'm worried he'll be deceitful."
Even though Lin Qianshan was poisoned with Gu, I still didn't trust him very much.
I was on guard for him to use tricks inside the Lin Family home, potentially trapping us all.
"That's easy, let Xiao Honghong take over his body," Yu Longting suggested.
I nodded in agreement, "That's what I was thinking as well. Having full control over Lin Qianshan is the safest option."
"But the Red Centipede is your creation; I can't control it. Only you can issue such a powerful Gu command," Yu Longting said as he flipped the Matchbox between his fingers, showing off its many tricks, before placing it in my hand.
I was surprised to feel a searing warmth from the Matchbox, likely due to some special sorcery drawn inside. It appeared mundane on the surface, but its suitability for containing Gu Insects was no coincidence, "Xiao Honghong, could you help out? Take over Lin Qianshan's body?"
"You have the nerve to assign me such a disgusting task?? I refuse! I'm not your Life-bound Gu, Master Hong. I'm free, why should I listen to you?" Xiao Honghong retorted with arrogance and reluctance.