Half a moment later, Night Yutian asked with a glimmer of hope, "Can my Gu poison be cured?"
Ye Lanshan sneered coldly, "Sorry, it can't be cured."
Just as Night Yutian's murderous intent flared, Ye Lanshan added, "But I can temporarily suppress your Gu poison. However, I have one condition."
Night Yutian asked, "What condition?"
"After I suppress your Gu poison, you must annul our engagement and safely escort me to the Ye residence."
"Agreed." Night Yutian accepted her condition easily.
"Then I'll go prepare and help you suppress the Gu poison tomorrow." Ye Lanshan walked out.
Just as she was about to leave the secret chamber, Night Yutian appeared beside her. "I'll take you to your room."
Ye Lanshan, as if forgetting Night Yutian's earlier terror, teased, "I never thought the cold and ruthless Night King could have such a gentle side. If the girls outside knew, they'd be fighting to marry you."
Night Yutian said nothing in response, merely escorting her to a relatively quiet spot before leaving.
Once inside the room, Ye Lanshan's smiling face immediately turned serious. She hadn't expected that this world still practiced voodoo arts, and the Gu poison in Night Yutian was the strongest and most toxic she had ever seen. Should she really get involved in this mess? Ye Lanshan felt conflicted.
In truth, from the moment she had performed acupuncture on Night Yutian, she had already been drawn into this vortex, this muddy water, with no way out.
That night, Ye Lanshan dreamed of her master. It was a dark cave, the damp soil reeking of a foul stench like a pit of corpses, with countless snakes hanging on both sides, their green eyes gleaming and tongues flickering with a hissing sound, utterly terrifying.
Her master was tied to a stone bed at the end of the cave, looking as if he were asleep.
Ye Lanshan walked to the stone bed to rescue her master, Fuli, but as soon as she approached, Fuli opened his eyes, snapped the ropes, and attacked her.
Ye Lanshan immediately blocked his strike and asked, "Master, what's wrong? Look at me, it's Lanshan."
But Fuli couldn't hear her at all. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, as if he didn't recognize Ye Lanshan.
The more Ye Lanshan fought, the more she felt something was off. This wasn't her master's style; he wasn't this violent. What was going on?
It seemed like her master was being controlled. Suddenly, a flash of insight struck her—the word "Gu poison" crossed her mind.
Exploiting Fuli's loss of reason, she pulled out silver needles and aimed them at his acupoints. Sure enough, his attacking movements stopped.
Ye Lanshan vaguely saw a writhing worm in Fuli's eyes. She quickly took out a Yin Gu herb from her space to lure the worm out.
But the moment she produced the herb, Fuli swung a blade down at her.
Ye Lanshan jolted awake. She raised her hand and saw it was unharmed, letting out a sigh of relief. Was it just a dream?
No, I rarely dream of my master. Could it be that my master is really in this world and has been poisoned with Gu by the same person as Night Yutian?
I need to investigate this.
Knock, knock, knock. "The Night King wants you to come over," a servant said from outside the door.
Ye Lanshan replied, "Alright, I understand." She got up, tidied herself, and headed to the secret chamber.
Her first words to the Night King were, "I can draw out the Gu poison, but you must tell me who cast it."
Night Yutian frowned. "The person who cast the Gu on me is connected to the Holy Land. But why do you ask?"
Ye Lanshan concealed the look in her eyes and smirked wickedly. "I'm just curious who hates you enough to place such a vicious Gu on you."
Night Yutian warned, "Have you heard the saying, 'Curiosity killed the cat'? It's best not to be so curious in the future."
Ye Lanshan, however, was unfazed. "If you don't even have curiosity, what's the point of living?"
"The joy of life lies in exploration. If a person has no curiosity about the world and only focuses on cultivation day in and day out, what meaning does their life have?"
Night Yutian fell silent, knowing he couldn't change Ye Lanshan's mind.
Ye Lanshan took out a bundle of herbs and tossed it to Night Yutian. "Put this in the bathwater. I'll draw out the Gu poison."
Night Yutian soaked in the bath, the rising mist making him look like an immortal.
Ye Lanshan was momentarily stunned. She had never noticed how handsome Night Yutian was before. Thinking back, she had seen plenty of handsome men, but none could compare to him.
Night Yutian felt uncomfortable under her gaze and said coldly, "Had your fill of looking?"
Ye Lanshan snapped back to reality and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I've seen enough. I'll extract the Gu poison now."
"But I need a piece of raw meat, and I'll have to cut a small opening on your hand. You don't mind, do you?"
Night Yutian ordered, "Bai Yan, go to the kitchen and get a piece of raw meat."
"Yes." Within the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Bai Yan arrived at the secret chamber.
Ye Lanshan stopped Bai Yan and said, "Just give me the raw meat."
Bai Yan looked at her and whispered threateningly, "You'd better not pull any tricks. If I find out you're deceiving the prince, I'll make your life a living hell."
Ye Lanshan smiled. "I'm afraid you won't get the chance." She turned and walked to Night Yutian's bath.
"Time's up. Bear with it." She swiftly cut a gash on his hand and sealed his meridians with silver needles. The worm was quickly lured out by the raw meat.
But after emerging, the Gu worm ignored the meat and swiftly burrowed into Ye Lanshan's body.
Ye Lanshan acted decisively, sealing her meridians with silver needles, but she was too late—the worm had already entered her veins.
Just as Ye Lanshan was about to succumb, a surge of fire erupted from within her body, burning the Gu worm to nothing.
"Slap!" In a dark cave, a man opened his eyes. Who killed the sub-Gu of the Five Poisons Gu? I must report this to the Holy Lord. That matter can no longer be delayed.
"How is she?" Night Yutian's tone was unusually concerned.
"Your Highness, this young lady is fine. She just needs a good night's sleep," an alchemist replied after checking her with mystical energy.
The next day, Ye Lanshan sat thinking about the previous day's events, finding it strange. Where had that fire in her body come from?
"That was the Fire Spirit, the most powerful fire in the world," a voice echoed in Ye Lanshan's mind.
Ye Lanshan immediately asked, "Why is there a Fire Spirit in my body?"