Chapter 701: 703, where is Jin? (second part of the update)

Everything must be substantiated by evidence.

Without evidence, even if the person in question is Luo Yu, Chu Jin wouldn’t make baseless accusations.

"There are some in Luo Yu’s room, I’ll go get them right away," said Chu Xiu before she hurriedly ran out of the room.

By this time, Mo Zhixuan had sensed something was amiss.

He had never introduced Zhao Yan and Chu Xiu to Chu Jin, yet Chu Jin was able to recognize them. Could this mean that Chu Jin had regained her memory?

With this thought, Mo Zhixuan’s eyes lit up, but before he could confront Chu Jin about her memory, she shoved a piece of paper filled with writing into his hands and spoke with urgency, "Go buy everything on this list right now, and remember, be quick!"

In the current situation, Chu Jin no longer trusted anyone.

Among these servants, some could be Luo Yu’s accomplices.

Therefore, entrusting this task to Mo Zhixuan was the safest bet.

Mo Zhixuan also realized the urgency of the situation and simply said, "Leave it to me," before swiftly exiting the room.

No sooner had Mo Zhixuan left than Chu Xiu came back carrying several empty medicine bottles.

"Sister, I’ve brought them all, have a look quickly," she urged.

"Is this everything?" Chu Jin asked as she took the medicine bottles.

"Yes, I’ve brought all of them," Chu Xiu nodded slightly.

Chu Jin opened the lids of the medicine bottles one by one and sniffed them. Her brows furrowed more and more deeply. Indeed, she had guessed right; Zhao Yan’s condition was all Luo Yu’s doing!

This person was truly unforgivable!

To let the one-eyed gardener take her away so easily was letting her off too lightly!

Seeing Chu Jin’s reaction, Chu Xiu asked, "Sister, what’s wrong?"

Her expression was tense.

Chu Xiu had also begun to doubt Luo Yu.

"There is a big problem with Luo Yu," Chu Jin said slowly as she looked at Chu Xiu, "Luo Yu has planted Gu worms in our mother’s body, these Gu worms are controlling her brain nerves, clouding her consciousness. That’s why she recognizes the wrong people, and these medicines are what Luo Yu normally uses to feed those Gu worms. Now, without their food, the Gu worms will consume human flesh and blood..."

The mere thought was terrifying.

Actually, this wasn’t the first time Chu Jin had encountered something like this.

Previously, in the secular world,

Chu Jin had once removed Gu worms from Elder Wang Zhen.

However, the Gu worms in Wang Zhen’s body were just common, low-level ones, so Chu Jin could solve the problem easily.

But the Gu worms parasitizing Zhao Yan’s body were more than a hundred times more horrifying than those in Wang Zhen’s body.

These two types of Gu worms couldn’t even be compared to each other.

In the Superpower World,

not only humans had spiritual power, but every plant and tree possessed a spirit as well.

"Damn Luo Yu!" Chu Xiu’s veins bulged in her hand as she fiercely slammed it against the wall, "I never should have let her step foot into the Chu Family’s door in the first place!"

Initially, Chu Xiu had thought of Luo Yu as Zhao Yan’s savior, so she treated her with respect,

and even called her "Sister Luo Yu."

But now it seemed that Luo Yu was the culprit who pushed Zhao Yan into the abyss of hell!

It was a mistake to misjudge someone so severely!

Looking back, it was quite ironic.

How could he have been so foolish to not distinguish between good and evil?

Chu Xiu was plunged into deep regret.

"Xiu, this isn’t your fault," Chu Jin patted Chu Xiu’s hand and said, "The blame lies with Luo Yu for being such a good impostor, deceiving all of you. But learn from this setback and be cautious in the future."

Chu Xiu nodded, "Okay, sister, I understand." After a pause, she continued asking, "Sister, what should we do now? Is there a way to remove the Gu worms from Aunt Zhao Yan’s body?"

Right now, the priority was to wake Zhao Yan up.

Chu Jin frowned deeply, "These aren’t ordinary Gu worms; I don’t have much confidence." Chu Jin’s medical skills were excellent, but that was only in treating diseases; she could handle general Gu techniques,

but for Gu worms like the ones inside Zhao Yan, even a veteran Gu Master might be powerless.

This Gu worm is sustained by the caster’s own blood and spiritual power, and can cycle life endlessly. Even if you cut it in half, it would regenerate like an earthworm and become two separate beings.

Indeed, there are probably only those who raise Gu who can solve this Gu.

Now, it seems the only way is to bring Luo Yu back.

Only then can Zhao Yan fully awaken.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu was overwhelmed with guilt, reproaching himself, "This is all my fault. I didn’t see Luo Yu’s true face. I’ve let down Auntie! If only I had discovered it earlier, she wouldn’t have had to suffer this."

With Chu Jin absent, he was the mainstay of the Chu Family, yet he let Chu Jin down.

"I’ve told you, it’s not your fault," Chu Jin replied, lifting her gaze. "Ah Xiu, I know you’ve always had my mother’s best interests at heart. The only one to blame is Luo Yu for hiding so deeply."

After all, Chu Xiu is only a seventeen-year-old teenager. In an ordinary family, he would still be of an age to be spoiled by his parents. That Chu Xiu has come this far is already quite remarkable.

"Ah Jin, I’m back." Right at that moment, Mo Zhixuan walked in holding a cloth bag.

Chu Jin reached out to take the cloth bag from him, pulling out several herbs and then a mortar, which she handed to Chu Xiu, "Ah Xiu, grind these two herbs into a powder."

This act was meant to divert Chu Xiu’s attention so that he wouldn’t be overwhelmed by guilt.

"Alright." Chu Xiu took the mortar and went to the table to start grinding the herbs with focus.

Chu Jin then turned to Mo Zhixuan, "Would you mind getting some fresh clay from the backyard?"

"Mm." Mo Zhixuan said no more and left.

Chu Jin took the Golden Needle from her space and inserted it into various major acupoints on Zhao Yan, then took hold of Zhao Yan’s wrist, transferring her own spiritual power to her.

Zhao Yan was extremely weak; her major organs, her liver in particular, had been gnawed beyond recognition by the Gu worm. If Chu Jin had come back a day later, Zhao Yan might not have survived.

The more Chu Jin thought about it, the more frightened she became.

Mo Zhixuan returned quickly with a small bowl of clay.

Just as Chu Xiu had finished grinding the herbs into powder.

Chu Jin pinched a clump of clay into a round shape, then flattened it into a small disc, pinched some powdered herbs onto it, and wrapped it as if she were making sweet dumplings; finally, she rolled it into a clay pellet.

After preparing it, Chu Jin pried open Zhao Yan’s mouth and fed her the pellet directly.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu expressed his surprise, "Sis, what are you doing?"

Chu Jin looked up at Chu Xiu and explained, "The nature of Gu worms is that they like to burrow into mud. Once they enter this clay pellet, they will be trapped by the herbs inside, with no escape. Right now, I need to extract one of the Gu worms to see what it looks like."

Know your enemy and yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

"Oh," Chu Xiu nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite comprehending.

Before long, Chu Jin pried open Zhao Yan’s mouth again and, using tweezers, extracted the pellet of clay, placing it on a piece of white cloth.

No sooner was the clay ball placed on the cloth than it began to twist violently, making the onlookers shudder with fear.

Chu Jin’s expression remained unchanged as she gently shattered the clay ball with the tweezers, and instantly, an undulating worm emerged from within.

It was a repulsive worm, covered in mucus, with dense, protruding antennae on both sides of its body, causing one’s scalp to tingle and chills to run down their spine; it was almost inconceivable that such a creature could live inside a human body.

And Zhao Yan’s body was not limited to just one of these worms.

Several servants with weaker wills started to retch on the spot.

It was truly horrifying.

Looking briefly, Chu Jin summoned a flame at her fingertips and immediately incinerated the Gu worm to ash. There seemed to be no other way to completely eradicate such a worm other than using fire.

"How about it? Can this Gu worm be removed?" Mo Zhixuan stepped forward and asked.

Frowning slightly, Chu Jin responded, "For now, I can only suppress the Gu’s growth. The chances of thorough eradication are slim." After saying this, she tipped a pill out of a blue porcelain bottle and forced it into Zhao Yan’s mouth.

"I know a few Gu Masters. Let’s ask them to have a look," suggested Mo Zhixuan.

"It’s no use," Chu Jin shook her head, then continued, "By the way, do you know where Luo Yu is? Right now, we must start with her." Since the Gu was planted by Luo Yu, she must know the way to remove it.

"I know that." Mo Zhixuan nodded slightly.

Relieved by his answer, Chu Jin continued, "Since the Gu worm was planted by Luo Yu, she must have a way to undo it. Tomorrow morning, take me to her."

Chu Xiu furrowed his brow, a strong distaste flickering in his eyes, "Someone like Luo Yu will definitely exploit this situation to her advantage when the time comes!"

Given Luo Yu’s behavior in dealing with others, she certainly wouldn’t save someone easily.

Perhaps, she might even use this situation to threaten Chu Jin.

In the past, she had threatened Old Madam Mo using the illegitimate child in her womb.

Now, having finally gotten hold of an opportunity, she might well repeat her old tricks.

With this thought, concern flashed in Chu Xiu’s eyes.

After all, this matter involved Zhao Yan’s life.

Chu Jin just hoped that when the time came, she wouldn’t be too flustered.

It was as if Chu Jin could see through Chu Xiu’s thoughts, she patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don’t worry, it won’t be so easy for Luo Yu to threaten me."

Luo Yu alone.

Chu Jin truly didn’t take her seriously.

In this world, no one that could threaten her had been born yet.

Mo Zhixuan looked at Chu Jin, remained silent, but concern flashed in his eyes. After all, this was about Zhao Yan, and he was afraid that Chu Jin would become as flustered as Elder Madam Mo upon facing these issues.

Just then, Zhao Yan’s voice suddenly echoed in the air, "Jin... Jin... Where’s Jin?"

Zhao Yan woke up from her coma, shouting Chu Jin’s name. Her body’s Gu worm had been suppressed, so there was temporarily no danger.

No matter when, the person Zhao Yan worried about the most was always Chu Jin.

"Mom," Chu Jin turned around, walked to the bedside, sat down, and took Zhao Yan’s hand, saying tenderly, "Mom, I’m here."

As Chu Jin spoke, she took out a handkerchief to wipe the fine sweat on Zhao Yan’s cheeks.

Seeing Zhao Yan again after a year, Chu Jin felt an indescribable emotion in her heart.

She had failed as a daughter, having let Zhao Yan suffer so much.

Zhao Yan was extremely weak, her face pale as if she could faint at any moment.

Zhao Yan looked at Chu Jin, paused, then waved away Chu Jin’s hands, screaming as if she didn’t recognize her, "You’re not Jin, you’re not! Where’s Jin? Where’s Jin!"

Zhao Yan seemed to have become another person altogether, her features twisted as she looked at Chu Jin, her eyes filled with horror.

"Mom..." Chu Jin stood up, trying to calm Zhao Yan’s emotions, "Please look at me carefully, I am your Jin..."

Zhao Yan also stood up, retreated to the corner of the bed, and pulled up the quilt to cover herself, "No, no, you’re not Jin!" Zhao Yan was totally anxious, on the verge of collapse.

In her eyes, Chu Jin had already taken on another person’s appearance.

That simply wasn’t Chu Jin.

Now, only Luo Yu could stabilize Zhao Yan’s emotions.

"Mom, don’t be nervous," Mo Zhixuan stepped forward, soothingly said, "Do you still recognize me?"

"Zhixuan!" Seeing Mo Zhixuan, a smile appeared on the corners of Zhao Yan’s mouth, her strained emotion gradually relaxed, and she took a few steps forward, asking, "Zhixuan, where’s Jin? Why isn’t she with you?"

Zhao Yan was eager to see Chu Jin but didn’t realize that the person standing before her was Chu Jin.

Now under the control of the Gu worm, her mind was filled with only one thought.

To find Jin.

Mo Zhixuan took Chu Jin’s hand and continued, "Mom, look, this is Jin! Don’t you recognize your own daughter?"

This statement once again agitated Zhao Yan’s nerves. She looked at Chu Jin, widened her eyes, and shook her head in fear, "She’s not Jin, not my Jin! Ah!" Her emotions reached the edge of collapse again.

She was terrified and didn’t understand why Mo Zhixuan would say that.

This clearly wasn’t her Jin.

"Aunt, please calm down," Chu Xiu also stepped forward, speaking urgently, "This is my sister!"

"No! She is not Jin, you’re all lying to me, all of you..." Zhao Yan clutched the quilt, her body weakly sliding down from the corner of the wall as tears streamed down her face, saying helplessly, "Where is Jin? Where did you take Jin? Jin..."

Zhao Yan cried bitterly, fearful that Chu Jin would leave her forever, just like a year ago.

Mo Zhixuan and Chu Xiu were about to say something more, but Chu Jin’s gaze stopped them.

She knew that Zhao Yan couldn’t take any more shocks now, otherwise, it would provoke a backlash from the Gu worm inside her.

"Aunt, please don’t get worked up," Chu Jin said with a smile, "We were just joking with you, I’m a doctor, you’re sick, and I’m here to treat you..."

Right now, the most important thing was to stabilize Zhao Yan’s emotions.

Therefore, Chu Jin had resorted to this last-ditch strategy.

Indeed, upon hearing these words, Zhao Yan’s emotions slowly stabilized, and she looked at Chu Jin with a mix of belief and doubt, asking, "Were you really just joking with me?"

"Really." Chu Jin nodded with a light smile, her delicate features and bright eyes giving off an innocent and harmless vibe, and the smile on her lips was pure and naive, her aura clear and hard to dislike.

Zhao Yan felt that this girl gave her a very familiar feeling, but she just couldn’t remember who she was.

In any case, she didn’t dislike the girl before her.

"Zhixuan, Xiu, were you just joking with me?" Zhao Yan’s emotions had stabilized a bit, and she looked up at Mo Zhixuan and Chu Xiu.

"Yeah." Understanding the meaning in Chu Jin’s eyes, both Mo Zhixuan and Chu Xiu nodded.

"That’s good..." Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "What about Jin? Where is she? Why isn’t she coming to see me? I want to see Jin, can you ask her to come over, please?"

As Chu Jin was mentioned again, Zhao Yan’s eyes reddened once more, showing a childlike sense of grievance.

She didn’t understand why Jin wouldn’t come to see her.

Where exactly had Jin gone?

Chu Jin smiled faintly, her voice clear and melodious, "Auntie, you should rest well for now. It’s very late today. How about I bring Jin to see you tomorrow, okay?"

Her voice was like a layer of magic, able to disarm all defenses.

Zhao Yan nodded, "Okay, as long as I can see Jin, I’ll listen to anything you say." With that, Zhao Yan obediently lay down.

Chu Jin tucked her in properly, her heart filled with a sour feeling as she watched Zhao Yan.

She couldn’t imagine how a perfectly fine person could end up like this.

She definitely wouldn’t let Luo Yu off the hook!

Zhao Yan soon fell asleep, and Chu Jin sighed lightly, stepping out with Mo Zhixuan and Chu Xiu.

It was already late at night, and Zhao Yan’s condition was quite unstable, so Chu Jin stayed over at the Chu Family home that evening. After all, this was originally her home. Mo Zhixuan had official duties to attend to, so he left first.

Mo Zhixuan had already discussed with Chu Jin to go look for Luo Yu early the next morning.

There was a room in the Chu Family house specially for Chu Jin, prepared by Chu Xiu.

At the time, although he wasn’t sure whether Chu Jin would be able to return, he specifically prepared a bedroom for her.

The bedroom’s decor was exactly the same as when she was in the ordinary world.

Back when Luo Yu was still around, she repeatedly suggested moving into Chu Jin’s room, but Chu Xiu had always stopped her. The silent replacement of Chu Jin’s position by Luo Yu was already painful enough for him, how could he possibly let Luo Yu move into Jin’s room?

"Sister, do you like it?" Chu Xiu slightly turned his head, looking towards Chu Jin.

Facing the familiar setting, Chu Jin was filled with emotions as scenes of the past flashed before her eyes.

"Xiu, thank you," Chu Jin gathered her thoughts and looked up at Chu Xiu, "I really like it."

"Why are you thanking me, sister?" Chu Xiu scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, "Well, you get some rest, I’ll be going out." With that, he turned and left the room.

Chu Xiu was very considerate, not forgetting to close the door behind him as he left.

Clearly, Chu Xiu had put a lot of thought into this room, because Chu Jin noticed that even the position of the bathroom was exactly the same as in the ordinary world.

After quickly freshening up, Chu Jin lay down on the bed.

But no sooner had she settled down than her phone started ringing.

The ringtone was Mo Zhixuan’s special one. Chu Jin reached out a hand, fumbled for her phone, and gently swiped it. Instantly, a chiseled face appeared on the screen.

Judging by the background behind Mo Zhixuan, she could tell he must still be at work.

Staying in the office so late, he really was working hard.

Chu Jin had thought that Mo Zhixuan would go to rest after returning, but to her surprise, he was still busy.

"Why haven’t you gone to bed yet?" Chu Jin yawned ungracefully and asked.

Mo Zhixuan, looking at her sparkling eyes, was momentarily distracted before he said, "I should be sleeping soon." With that, he propped his phone against a stack of documents and picked up a pen to quickly sign his name on the papers.

"Then you should go to sleep. I’m hanging up now, good night." Chu Jin was genuinely tired; the day’s travel through the mountains and the energy spent playing the ancient konghou had worn her out.

Just as she was about to press the hang-up button, Mo Zhixuan suddenly looked up and spoke softly, "Don’t hang up! Just leave it on, and you go to sleep. I’ll just watch over you."

"Huh?" Chu Jin was stunned, "Why?"

Chu Jin was somewhat speechless, this man seemed to have developed quite a few odd habits.

Mo Zhixuan touched his lips with his fist and coughed lightly, "Because I’m still dealing with work, and besides me, there’s no one else here, I’m a bit... scared."

Mo Zhixuan declared this deadpan, his stern features devoid of any hint of a flaw, as though he truly were frightened.

The assistant Li Xunen at the side: "..." Heh, no one else?

Hey! Sir, do you consider me dead?

The head of the Superpower World claiming he’s scared to be alone...

Was he trying to die laughing so he can inherit that measly inheritance?

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