chsdbacks Chapter 181 Long Nier's Gu Refining
Chapter 181 Long Nier's Gu Refining
Just as the fourth wife had predicted, less than two days later, the eldest daughter of the second wife, Lü Jingqiong, came to us.
We initially thought she was trying to bribe us to become her informants, but it turns out she wanted us to help her rescue people.
"Save them?"
I was somewhat surprised to hear this request.
"Yes, save people!" Lü Jingqiong nodded.
"Who should we save?" I asked.
"Jiang Liangan!" Lü Jingqiong slowly uttered three words.
"Jiang Lianheng's older brother?" I looked at Lü Jingqiong with suspicion.
"That's right!"
Lü Jingqiong nodded and said, "We're desperate, so we're asking you for help!"
"Whether it succeeds or not, at least five million!"
"It's done, starting at ten million!"
"So, five million is for buying hope, right?" I understood.
"Yes!" Lü Jingqiong nodded.
"We'll take this job!"
Before I could even speak, Fatty Lin agreed.
"Miss, may I ask why you saved Jiang Liangan?" Fatty Lin asked again.
"There's nothing wrong with talking about this!"
Lu Jingqiong smiled and said, "The reason I waited until this year to get a divorce is because the Jiang family wanted to use my connections to profit from my father's death!"
"Angela's life-extending ritual for my father effectively ended their hopes, and combined with Li Yuechi's meddling, I was finally able to get a divorce!"
Fatty Lin and I exchanged a glance, surprised that there were so many hidden details involved.
No wonder the fourth wife arranged a life-extending scheme for the gambling king, and the second wife neither helped nor stopped it; this is the root of the problem.
If it succeeds, the fourth wife will benefit, and Lu Jingqiong can get a divorce; if it fails, the gambling king will die, and while he can indeed divide the family property, the Jiang family will also get involved.
Whether it succeeds or fails, the impact will be similar, so the second wife waits and see.
As for the third branch of the family, they can only resort to underhanded tricks that can't be brought to the table.
"So, your business partner in the Jiang family is Jiang Liangan?" I said.
"right!"
Lu Jingqiong nodded and said, "Jiang Liangan wasn't born to the Jiang family's first wife. He's currently poisoned and in critical condition. I suspect it was his 'mother' who did it!"
I didn't expect Lü Jingqiong to be so candid.
But thinking about it carefully, she said these things didn't affect her much, since she was already divorced anyway.
Moreover, she also said that the Jiang family wanted to take advantage of her childlessness, which means that she and the old man of the Jiang family have fallen out.
Therefore, there is even less of a problem in saying these things.
Lu Jingqiong asked us to treat Jiang Liangan for two reasons: first, she wanted to cause trouble for the Jiang family; second, the two had a business relationship; and more importantly, she didn't need the 5.1 million.
For her, problems that can be solved with money are not problems at all.
After we finished speaking, we went to the hospital immediately.
Like the gambling king, Jiang Liangan also stayed in a special care ward, but his condition was much worse than the gambling king's.
When they met the gambling king, he was still conscious, but Jiang Liangan had lost consciousness and was only kept alive by various tubes attached to his body.
He's like this, I don't even want to take his pulse anymore.
But considering I'd already received five million, I still went up and took his pulse.
"Young Miss, it's only a few days left. With my abilities, I can only extend his life by a few days at most!"
After taking his pulse, I'll tell you the truth.
"Is there no other way?" Lu Jingqiong murmured.
"If it's poisoning, I have a solution!"
Long Nier suddenly spoke up at this moment.
"You have a way?" Lu Jingqiong's eyes lit up.
"Brother, can you guarantee he'll live for seven days?"
Long Nier ignored Lü Jingqiong and looked at me instead.
"Of course it can!"
I nodded, pointed at Jiang Liangan, and said, "Even without me, he can live for three or four days. If I keep him alive, he can live for another six or seven days without any problem!"
"That's enough time!" Long Nier said.
"How do you plan to save them?" I asked.
"I need to concoct a Gu poison to remove the toxins!"
"Long Nier said."
"Just tell me what you need!" Lu Jingqiong said immediately.
One of Jiang Lianqian's sons nodded in agreement.
"An old pottery jar that's over twenty years old, five live poisonous creatures, a section of willow branch growing on the grave, ten drops of blood from the mother and child, and a pot of realgar wine!" Long Nier listed out the items she needed one by one.
"No problem, I'll have someone prepare it right away!"
Lü Jingqiong immediately agreed.
"I'll pay with my own blood!" Jiang Liangan's eldest son chimed in.
Everything was ready in less than three hours.
After collecting everything, Long Nier had Lü Jingqiong take us to an old cemetery.
Upon arriving at the cemetery, Long Nier personally dug a pit, placed the pottery jar in it, and then put twenty-five live five-poison creatures into the jar.
The moment they were placed in the jar, these venomous creatures began to tear and bite within the confined space.
Long Nier watched the poisonous creatures tear at her with a blank expression, pricked her fingertip, dripped a drop of blood, then made a hand seal on the jar and silently chanted a few incantations.
After she finished the incantation, she closed the jar and sealed it with soil from the grave.
After sealing the earthen seal, she glanced at us and said, "For the next five days, I will be here refining the Gu. After five days, I will unseal it. If the Gu is successful, Jiang Liangan will still have a sliver of hope!"
"Five days?" Lu Jingqiong asked.
"Normally, it takes forty-nine days to refine the poison-eating gu, but Jiang Lianqian can't wait that long, so I can only use my blood to catalyze it!" Long Nier said.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you. Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll provide it!"
"Lu Jingqiong said."
To ensure the successful refining process and to prevent any sabotage, Lü Jingqiong sent a team to guard the area.
Every morning, after we finish examining the gambling king's pulse and performing acupuncture and moxibustion, my brother and I come here first to be with Long Nier.
During this time, Long Nier told us how the Gu that made the infant spirit that followed Zhao Jing'er manifest was made.
That Gu is called the Yin-Connecting Gu. It is made by sealing centipedes from grave soil, fetal blood, and willow ash in a pottery jar.
Once formed, the Gu resembles a red thread and can absorb Yin energy, making Yin entities visible.
Out of curiosity, Fatty Lin asked Long Nier how many kinds of Gu she had.
Long Ni'er smiled sweetly and said, "Guess!"
Fatty Lin immediately fell silent.
During the few days she spent refining Gu poison, Zhao Jing'er became incredibly famous.
The name "Pork Girl" resonated throughout the Hong Kong entertainment circle just as it had in Beijing back then.
Paparazzi even followed Zhao Jing'er just to confirm whether there was a stamp on her clothes.
It has to be said, these paparazzi in Hong Kong are just crazy.
Third Master was very satisfied with the result and called to praise us.
Five days passed in a flash, and the day for departure arrived.
"What is this thing?"
When Long Nier swept away the soil from the grave and opened the jar, Lin Pangzi was a little surprised to see what was inside.
Inside the jar was a jet-black insect, resembling a cicada pupa.
Long Nier ignored Fatty Lin and instead pricked her fingertip, dripping a drop of blood onto the worm.
As the drop of blood fell, the insects began to move, crawling upwards along the jar until they finally reached Long Nier's palm.