Chapter 121: Gu Woman Captured, Body-Swapping Gu

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Gu Woman Captured, Body-Swapping Gu ???? Important Note : For the continuity of this story consider to Support us on Patreon.com/Flokixy to access +200 advance Chapters and To Support The Daily Update "Alright, I’ll go arrange it now." Gu Jinnian nodded. He very naturally accepted Yaoyao’s arrangement, because when it came to finding people across vast distances, he couldn’t hold a candle to his younger sister. Furthermore, once Yaoyao found the target, she could instantly teleport there. Her involvement was not only highly efficient but also minimized the risk of alerting the enemy. With all these advantages, there was no point in him interfering. It was better to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of the perfume. "So, we don’t need to step in?" Compared to Gu Jinnian’s quick adaptation, the police officers who had returned with him were somewhat dumbfounded at this moment. They had already been rubbing their hands together, clearly prepared for a major operation. Now they were being told to stop? This was too frustrating! However, they were not swayed by their emotions and quickly acted according to their captain’s instructions. "Time to find you!" After Yaoyao dealt with the follow-up of retrieving the child Gu, she looked down at her palm. Two writhing child Gu lay quietly there. Her small face was exceptionally cold. Regardless of this Gu master’s motives, since she dared to commit such a major transgression, she absolutely had to be caught. Yaoyao formed a hand seal with one hand, and golden lotuses bloomed in her black pupils. In her eyes, the meridians of heaven and earth crisscrossed, and the Gu-insects in her hand at this moment became a guide for finding the way. It was controlled, searching for the target according to her will. After breaking through to the eighth rank, Yaoyao found operating this kind of tracking and capturing technique even easier and more convenient. After a while, it stopped. Found it! A smile appeared on Yaoyao’s lips, as if she had found her favorite toy. She reached out and grasped at the void. A dark and sinister ghost gate slowly materialized, then was pushed open by those tender little hands. To prevent the other party from detecting her in advance, Yaoyao directly borrowed a path between the Yin and Yang realms this time. And after she stepped through the gate, the gloomy portal gradually closed behind her, then completely disappeared. ... Imperial Capital, Lanjing District. This was the poorest slum in the entire city. The buildings were old, dilapidated tenement blocks from decades ago, their walls mottled with damp patches. Because the houses were too densely packed, only a narrow strip of sky was visible from the alleys. But over the years, as residents haphazardly and illegally strung up electrical cables, even that narrow strip of sky was no longer visible. Looking up, one could only see a web-like tangle of cables. Under the night lights, these entangled cables resembled chaotically dancing ghostly figures, their shadows inexplicably terrifying. "Clang!" At this moment, the sound of a wine bottle shattering rang out, followed by a woman’s cursing voice. "Where did this drunkard come from? No money and still wants a free meal? Get the hell out, old hag!" The speaker was a woman in her thirties, gaudily dressed in flimsy clothing, her face heavily powdered. In this kind of slum, with such an attire, her profession was self-evident. "Damn bad luck, letting him get two mouthfuls for free!" Her fingers were painted with bright red nail polish. She cursed, brows raised and eyes cold, at the middle-aged man she had kicked out the door. As if feeling unlucky, she spat on the ground as she spoke, her tone sharp and harsh! "Hehe, tastes pretty good, eh? When I’ve saved up enough money, I’ll come back for the real deal!" The middle-aged man had been beaten and cursed at, yet he wasn’t annoyed in the slightest. He swayed as he got up, threw a couple of vulgar retorts at her, which made the woman’s face turn livid with anger. Seeing that she was about to grab a weapon, his expression changed, and he ran out of the alley as fast as the wind. Perhaps the other party still had business to attend to, as she didn’t chase after him. A triumphant smile instantly appeared on the middle-aged man’s face. "Stinky bitch, only knows how to open her eyes for money!" "Just wait until I’m rich, then see how I’ll play you to death. As for now? Of course, it’s time for a drink!" The middle-aged man started cursing and swearing, a veritable image of a degenerate drunkard. And there were far too many like him in this rotten slum. They saw no hope for the future, living like walking corpses, only able to numb themselves with alcohol to obtain fleeting moments of happiness! The middle-aged man walked with unsteady steps towards a nearby tavern. But before he had taken a few steps, his movements suddenly became strange. First, his limbs twisted uncontrollably, then his shadow. It slowly stood up, then, like a marionette, it pulled the physical body step by step, until finally, the primary and secondary roles were reversed. His shadow controlled his physical body! "Still not a suitable vessel?" The shadow’s lips parted and closed, but the voice that emerged was a mesmerizing female one. This bizarre scene was enough to make one’s hair stand on end. It was fortunate that there was no one in this alley, otherwise, they would have been scared to death. At this moment, if Wang Jue were here, he would recognize this voice as that of the Miao border Gu woman he had been tracking for months. Previously, for impersonating a teacher and using a life-stealing evil art to take students’ lifespans, her spell was later broken by Yaoyao. When enemies came knocking, in her panic, she had to abandon her husband’s body and flee. But she hadn’t managed to escape the Imperial Capital, not only because she was unwilling, but more importantly, the Body-Swapping Gu she had been cultivating here couldn’t be moved. The so-called Body-Swapping Gu was a Gu-insect that could be possessed by a soul. Once cultivated, a soul could be revived through the Gu-insect’s body. Afterward, the Gu-insect would then possess a physical body, achieving rebirth in another sense. This was her true method of saving her husband; the previous life-extending technique was just one of her backup plans. "Why isn’t it working again? How can it possibly succeed!" However, the Body-Swapping Gu was too difficult to cultivate. Each time the cultivated Gu-insect was placed into a human body, it died before it could truly succeed in possession. This time was no exception. Falling short at the last moment time and time again made her increasingly irritable. "No, there’s still a chance! There are still Gu-insects in those perfumes, there’s still a chance!" The female voice from the shadow suddenly had a thought, and her voice became shrill again. Perhaps the repeated failures in the slums made her suspect that it was because these people of lowly blood and bone had too much bad luck. Thus, she set her sights on the upper-class wealthy circle. These people had achieved success and fame and were somewhat protected by good fortune. Then their flesh and blood would surely be better culture mediums. And to target these people, while also avoiding ordinary people on a large scale, she could only use those high-end luxury goods. For this, she killed the perfume developer and controlled her with Gu-insects. Then, she placed samples containing Gu-insects into the raw materials in the production facility, using the perfume company’s marketing to widely distribute her experimental products. Counting the time, in less than two days, those people would start using the perfume. And once the perfume came into contact with the skin, the Gu-insects would begin to parasitize. At most, it would take a week, at least three to five days, and she would have her answer. This was also the last batch of Body-Swapping Gu experimental subjects she had on hand for the short term. If it failed again, she would have to start cultivating anew. The interval would be at least two to three years. Her husband’s soul, without a physical body for support, she didn’t know if he could hold on. "It will definitely work! At worst, I’ll initiate a blood sacrifice. Qinghen, I will definitely save you!" The female voice was filled with madness. One had to know that Yin souls could not linger in the Yang world for long. Over time, affected by the rules of heaven and earth, Yin souls would gradually weaken until they completely dissipated. Correspondingly, humans also had methods to preserve Yin souls. The simplest among them was to sacrifice ordinary people and use their souls to nourish the Yin soul. This directly strengthened its origin from another aspect, allowing it to withstand the erosion of time. But such slaughter and sacrifice was a great sin. Even if one luckily escaped in life, death would absolutely bring eternal damnation. As a Gu master, she should be aware of the consequences, but her current appearance clearly indicated she had no taboos. If it truly came to that point, she absolutely wouldn’t hesitate, which was enough to show her madness. A Gu master who disregarded consequences was like a landmine that could explode at any time – dangerous and uncontrollable. "Let’s go see the last experimental subject in this slum first!" the female voice said slowly. Even though she no longer held any hope for the situation in the slums, driven by her obsession, she still wanted to see the final result. At this moment, the shadow twisted, like a fading oil painting. The black shadow peeled away bit by bit, and then a woman dressed in Miao attire appeared in its place. Her face was enchanting, her figure exquisite and charming. But if anyone saw her eyes, they would know that this was definitely a demon who killed without batting an eyelid. Just as she was about to move, a childlike, milky voice suddenly sounded from behind her. "Miss, it’s not right to just walk away after killing someone, you know!" "Hmm?" This sudden turn of events caused the Gu woman’s expression to change instantly. "Who are you?" She turned her head and saw a milk-doll of about three years old, who had appeared behind her at some unknown time. The Gu woman did not relax her guard just because this milk-doll was young; on the contrary, she became even more vigilant. One had to know, if the other party hadn’t spoken just now, she wouldn’t have noticed at all. Every time she came out, she would release Gu-insects to guard her surroundings. Even so, there had been no reaction at all. That could only mean one thing: this little doll’s strength far surpassed her own. Only then could she have remained completely undetected. Such an opponent was the most terrifying. With her own strength, even if she encountered a fifth-rank Xuanmen practitioner, she wouldn’t be this passive! Could this child be far beyond that? But was this scientific? The Gu woman was a bit numb at this point. "Who am I? Sister will understand when you see this!" Hearing her words, two small dimples appeared at the corners of the latter’s mouth. Then, she opened her palm, revealing two writhing Gu-insects in her palm! The doll who had arrived was none other than Yaoyao, who had tracked her down using the Gu-insects. She was clearly smiling, yet the gaze she directed at the woman was indescribably cold. Not good! Upon seeing the things in the latter’s palm, the Gu woman’s expression changed instantly. Because she was all too familiar with those things; they were precisely her Body-Swapping Gu experimental subjects. Now that they had appeared inexplicably in this doll’s hand, she knew, even thinking with her toes, that she had been exposed! "Run, I must run away." Facing a master who could track her down and was far beyond the fifth rank, she had no intention of fighting to the death. Without even thinking, she waved her sleeve, releasing a dense swarm of Gu-insects. These Gu-insects were ones she had raised. Because they were fearless in the face of death and numerous and difficult to deal with, they were most suitable for obstructing enemies. Thus, buying herself a chance to live. So, the moment she released the Gu-insects, she turned and fled without looking back. This was her usual tactic, which had allowed her to escape from fifth-rank practitioners several times. But this time, she was destined to be disappointed. Because Yaoyao was a genuine eighth-rank practitioner. These petty Gu-insect tricks were completely useless. Streaks of lightning surged from her palm, rushing straight towards the Gu woman who was desperately trying to escape. The latter seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned her head to look. And then, naturally, there was no ’then’. The speed of the lightning was fierce and valiant. In its presence, those Gu-insects were like paper, instantly shattered into pieces. With no obstruction, the lightning struck the Gu woman directly, and the force contained within it was too strong. Just one strike made her vision go black, and she collapsed to the ground.