Chapter 895 - 698: The Truth
Xue Yinzhou’s face showed immense pain, the once aloof face instantly turning deathly pale, with beads of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
The veins on his neck and arms bulged, like tree roots deeply embedded in his skin, incessantly spreading and gnawing away at his body inch by inch.
The anguish on his face became more and more evident.
It seemed as if in the next second, he would mutate into some other kind of creature.
Luo Ying watched his painful expression, without a trace of sympathy in her eyes, only the glee of revenge fulfilled, "Originally, I didn’t want to act so soon, but you left me no choice. It’s time for you to suffer some hardships."
"Although the plan isn’t complete yet, I’ve set things up for long enough; it’s just a matter of time now!"
"Didn’t expect it, did you? In the end, you’re still in the palm of my hand, unable to escape!"
Not far away, the air suddenly distorted, and a tall, thin figure emerged, it was the same middle-aged female who had appeared with her at the city gate before.
Seeing her appear, Luo Ying’s gaze showed a hint of reverence, and she hurriedly approached, lowering her voice, "Mother, Xue Yansi is completely under my control now, the item you gave me is indeed useful!"
The middle-aged female revealed a satisfied expression, "Good, well done."
She looked at Xue Yansi on the ground, writhing in pain, the depths of her eyes calm like dead water flashed with a dark glint, she said flatly, "Since he’s disobedient, make him obedient... Being able to control a Ghost Snake with a complete Bone of Devouring, if it can be successfully assimilated, it would be a major boon for our clan."
Luo Ying quickly agreed, her tone flattering, "Congratulations, Mother! It’s my honor to help you."
The middle-aged female looked at her with approval.
Although she was a temporary choice, she did not disappoint.
"There’s no need for humility, it’s also thanks to your efforts these days, allowing the Tumor Gu to take root and sprout within him. Once the matter is accomplished, there will be no lack of benefits for you."
The middle-aged female walked slowly to the fallen Xue Yinzhou, her eyes flashing with ambition and greed.
Unexpectedly, she managed to get a rare Ghost Snake in a millennium, and this one was different from the ordinary ones, possessing a complete Bone of Devouring. Such powerful and alluring strength!
Speaking of which, the success of this plan was quite coincidental.
Not long ago, the Ghost Snake Clan’s Family Head, Xue Xiaoyuan, came to the Parasite Clan with a request.
He said there was a traitor within the clan, and despite sending many strong individuals to capture them, they couldn’t succeed.
Later, they decided to change their strategy.
After all, capturing the traitor alive to extract the beast bone intact was too difficult, and in extreme situations, the opponent might drag them down together. So, opting for a more indirect method was deemed better.
The Ghost Snake Clan’s Family Head, Xue Xiaoyuan, contacted the Parasite Clan through the Hand of Creation, and they jointly conspired on a plan.
They used various methods to track down Xue Yinzhou, who was still on the run at the time, and nature seemed to lend them a hand, as Xue Yinzhou appeared to be showing signs of going berserk due to impatience.
Seizing the moment of his utmost weakness, they employed Illusion Techniques to successfully implant the Tumor Gu within him.
This Tumor Gu was meticulously refined by the middle-aged female, possessing domineering capabilities, not only controlling a person but also modifying or even completely erasing memories.
They had initially wanted to erase all of Xue Yansi’s memories using the Tumor Gu, but his memories proved too tenacious.
Especially the part concerning his partner, which was deeply ingrained, even the Tumor Gu she personally crafted couldn’t completely erase it.
In the period immediately following the Tumor Gu’s implantation, Xue Yansi was obsessively striving to remember his forgotten past, but the more he tried, the more painful it became, a life worse than death.
Even so, he didn’t give up.
Later, finding no other way, since erasure was futile, she decided to modify the existing memories instead.
The most crucial thing was to blur the outline of the person he remembered most vividly, and to subconsciously replace it with another person.
Fortunately, this time it finally succeeded.
However, the memory erasure was not permanent; if stimulated later, he might still recall.
The Tumor Gu is like a seed that has just sprouted.
To achieve the best effect, it must remain in the host’s body for as long as possible.
Once it completely takes root, turning the internal organs and every limb into fertile soil for its growth, once fully developed, even a Heavenly God would be powerless to reverse it!
But at the beginning, the Tumor Gu is extremely fragile, and its growth very slow. To accelerate it, a special nutrient liquid must be fed, which means making Xue Yansi consume it.
But despite being afflicted by the Gu, Xue Yansi was still cold and suspicious by nature, so executing the plan required a middleman.
It had to be someone who could approach him, someone he trusted enough.
Thus, they found Luo Ying.
Luo Ying was originally an ordinary female from a minor aristocratic family, but because her appearance bore some resemblance to the female in Xue Yansi’s memory, she was unexpectedly chosen.
Luo Ying never expected such a great opportunity to fall upon her!
The Ghost Snake Clan’s Family Head, Xue Xiaoyuan, promised her great benefits, and she herself was infatuated with Xue Yansi at first sight, so she naturally agreed to play this role obediently.
Just like that, the three parties came to a perfect agreement.
To ensure the plan was foolproof, they even specially trained Luo Ying for a period, teaching her to mimic the demeanor and mannerisms of the female in Xue Yansi’s memory to ensure he would take an immediate liking to her.
The middle-aged female not only altered Xue Yansi’s memory of that female to be replaced by Luo Ying but also secretly gave her a "Divine Pill" to ingest.
That "Divine Pill" had miraculous effects, enhancing her beauty and making her resemblance to the female Xue Yansi loved even closer.
Once the Gu Worm fully took effect, she could even use it to control Xue Yansi.
After that, the plan proceeded smoothly.
Luo Ying didn’t think that far ahead; she merely wished to have this handsome and powerful male, making such a male her Beast Husband was something she never dared to imagine before.
Even though it’s a lie and might be exposed someday, if she could bear his child afterward, regardless of it being a lie, she would rise to glory, living a life of luxury and becoming the most honorable female in the Ghost Snake Clan!
This was simply a gift from the heavens.
Therefore she obeyed dutifully, doing everything Xue Xiaoyuan, the Ghost Snake Clan’s Family Head, and the middle-aged female asked her without a hitch.
The middle-aged female had her secretly administer a potion to Xue Yansi, which was the nutrient liquid to promote the Tumor Gu’s growth.
The longer the time, the better the effect of the Tumor Gu.
Once the Tumor Gu fully took effect, they could completely control Xue Yansi, seize his Bone of Devouring, and accomplish their grand plan.
Unexpectedly, the perfect plan was once disrupted by Xue Jianghan. But fortunately, everything is back on track now.
According to the Ghost Snake Clan’s Family Head Xue Xiaoyuan’s original plan, he let Xue Yansi become the Young Master of the Ghost Snake Clan, living within a meticulously crafted lie, tying him completely to the clan through marriage, making him willingly serve and utterly trustful.
As long as Xue Yansi successfully cultivated his bones, it would be time for Xue Xiaoyuan to seize them.
Of course, that was just Xue Xiaoyuan’s calculation.
In reality, the Parasite Clan had their own designs.
The middle-aged female initially agreed with Xue Xiaoyuan about extracting the bone, but this did not benefit the Parasite Clan much.
The Parasite Clan had painstakingly gained control over a ghost snake with such strong talents, of course, they wished to turn Xue Yansi completely into one of their own, then support him to become the Family Head, thereby controlling the entire Ghost Snake Clan.
Therefore, secretly, the middle-aged female contacted Luo Ying, and the "Divine Pill" she took was, in fact, a seed to turn her into one of their own.
This way, the real beneficiary wouldn’t be the Ghost Snake Clan, but the Parasite Clan!
Initially driven by interests, each harbored their own ulterior motives.
The one who laughs last, is the real winner!