The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

"A Gu-in-Gu?"

Yu Li’s expression changed again, her face fraught with anxiety. "Divine Doctor Jiang, can you please explain?"

"Let’s start with the Poisonous Insect that was causing your abdominal pain, the ’Mule Gu.’ I’ve already extracted it from your body. Unfortunately, when the Mule Gu died, it triggered another Poisonous Insect called a ’Golden Silkworm Gu,’" Jiang Xinghai explained.

Yu Li nodded blankly.

"The so-called Gu-in-Gu is created when the poisoner takes a Poisonous Insect that has been raised for seven or eight years and feeds it another poisonous bug. Then, they introduce another poison into the first insect’s body. This is repeated, sometimes even with a third poisonous bug. When this final creation is fed to a person, the victim will die in a very short time," Jiang Xinghai explained methodically.

"Then... does that mean I have at least two more types of Poisonous Gu in my body?" Yu Li felt the world spin.

"To be precise, when the Mule Gu that was causing you so much pain died, it gave rise to the Golden Silkworm Gu. Right now, that’s the only one. But if we don’t solve this, a third one will naturally appear after the Golden Silkworm Gu passes its larval stage. At that point, even if my master himself came, he wouldn’t be able to save you." Jiang Xinghai laid out the facts.

"..." Yu Li collapsed onto the bed.

Jiang Xinghai immediately tried to comfort her. "But you still have me, right? Don’t worry, I won’t let you die. The Golden Silkworm Gu’s larval stage only lasts for three weeks, so you still have time. You can still be saved."

"So you’re saying... there’s still hope!" A smile returned to Yu Li’s face, and she gratefully squeezed Jiang Xinghai’s hand.

"I need to find the person who poisoned you first. I’ll have to force them to ingest their own Poisonous Insect, then use a special technique to draw it out of their body. That’s the only way to save you!" Jiang Xinghai said gravely.

"Then let’s go find them now!"

Yu Li started to get out of bed, but Jiang Xinghai stopped her.

"Go where? Do you even know who the poisoner is?"

Jiang Xinghai frowned. "First, I need you to think back carefully. Around the time your lower abdomen started hurting six months ago, what kind of people did you come into contact with? Did you eat anything unusual? That includes any strange liquids you might have drunk..."

"I..." Yu Li fell silent.

She tried her best to recall the events of six months ago, but it had been so long. She couldn’t remember anything specific right away.

"Actually, I have one other method we can try," Jiang Xinghai said suddenly.

"What method?" Yu Li asked, her face full of confusion.

"Have you ever heard of reanimation through a borrowed corpse?" Jiang Xinghai asked.

"Hahh... Reanimation through a borrowed corpse?!"

Yu Li gave a bitter smile. "You can’t be serious. That’s not something to joke about. Does that kind of thing really exist in the world?"

"Yes, it’s real. It’s just that the method is extremely complex, and it carries a certain degree of risk. It’s not so easy to pull off," Jiang Xinghai said.

Too many supernatural things happen in this world; it’s just that most people never encounter them.

Yu Li couldn’t help but swallow, her expression a mask of disbelief. Still, she asked, "Then... can you explain it to me in detail?"

"Of course. In fact, things like reanimation through a borrowed corpse aren’t that uncommon in the world. Most people just never come across them," Jiang Xinghai said.

Yu Li nodded, not interrupting Jiang Xinghai.

"For something like reanimation through a borrowed corpse, several conditions must be met."

"First, you need a body that has just died. Second, this person must have been murdered—a wrongful death. Finally, the body of someone who died wrongfully will generate a powerful resentful energy. When this resentful energy combines with the corpse’s death energy, it produces a special kind of power. And that power is the key to completely eradicating the Poisonous Insect inside you," Jiang Xinghai said.

"So... are we going to kill someone?" Yu Li said, somewhat surprised.

"That’s right. Finding someone who deserves to die isn’t hard. But to find an innocent person and kill them... that truly goes against the Celestial Dao. I can’t bring myself to do it. What about you?" Jiang Xinghai asked calmly.

Yu Li shook her head. "Of course I couldn’t do it either."

"So, let’s go back to the first plan: find the person who poisoned you. If we really can’t find them..."

"Even if we can’t, I won’t kill an innocent person," Yu Li interrupted decisively.

’If I had to take a life to save my own, I’d live in that shadow for the rest of my life.’

Jiang Xinghai nodded, pleased.

’Yu Li isn’t the kind of woman who would resort to anything to save her own life. She’s worth saving.’

"How about this: starting today, hand over the affairs of the AM branch company to your family. You need to focus with all your energy on remembering what happened six months ago. Even the slightest suspicion, you need to write it down," Jiang Xinghai advised reasonably.

Yu Li nodded silently. She only had three weeks left.

"Don’t be too stressed. Even if we come up with no leads in the end, I won’t let you die," Jiang Xinghai continued to reassure her.

’Worse comes to worst, I’ll just have to swallow my pride and go back to Kunlun to ask my master for help.’

"Divine Doctor Jiang, if... if I manage to survive this, then I, Yu Li, am willing to be your servant for life..." Yu Li was so moved that tears streamed down her face. This was a decision from the bottom of her heart.