Chapter 29 Verse 25

  25、

  Pale face.

  Wu Xiaoxian looked at herself in the mirror and let out a faint sigh.

  If not for her pale complexion, her beauty could be described as stunning and captivating. Now, she resembles Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber, solitary and pitiful, with a hint of illness amidst her elegance, though possessing a thousand charms, yet unable to express them to anyone.

  She is a Miao-Han mixed-blood.

  The Miao people are divided into two groups: the "cooked" Miao and the "raw" Miao. The "cooked" Miao have been assimilated into Han culture, having adopted Han customs and practices; while the "raw" Miao remain isolated in remote mountain valleys, refusing to be assimilated.

  Wu Xiaoqian's mother is Shen Miao.

  At that time, Wu Xiaoxian's father entered the Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Prefecture with the ideal of spreading science and civilization. After going through countless hardships, he finally took root in the Miao area. Although not understood by most Miao people, he persisted in teaching Miao children to learn Chinese characters and read Chinese books. His efforts were not in vain, at least he gained Wu Xiaoxian's mother's love.

  Wu Xiaoxian's mother was the chief's only daughter, with the original wildness and passion of the Miao people. She fell in love at first sight with Wu Xiaoxian's father and was deeply attracted to his elegant temperament. So, on one side, there was the sound of Wu Xiaoxian's father teaching children lessons, while on the other side, there was the sound of Wu Xiaoxian's mother singing across the mountain. Moreover, Wu Xiaoxian's father almost always received gifts from Wu Xiaoxian's mother at regular intervals - embroidered balls, handkerchiefs, silver bracelets...

  Under the coercion and temptation of the matchmaker, Wu Xiaoxian's father agreed to Wu Xiaoxian's mother's request for a marriage. On the day of the wedding, Miao Village was filled with joy, and there were three consecutive days of grand feasts, where the old and young men in the village sang ancient songs and drank horn-shaped wine cups. The black and shiny horns, some as large as two kilograms and others at least eight ounces, got Wu Xiaoxian's father, who never drank before, drunk on the spot.

  After marriage, Wu Xiaoqian's father continued to teach in the Miao village. Soon, he discovered something unusual: his wife was a grass ghost mother. Grass ghost mother is a title given by the Miao people, meaning a woman who raises Gu worms. Before Wu Xiaoqian turned 16, her mother was the best grass ghost mother in the village.

  Wu Xiaoqian was born on the verge of death. The elderly in the village said that she had contracted a rare Gu poison, which no one could cure. Helpless, her mother used Gu to control Gu and implanted a snake Gu into Wu Xiaoqian's body when she was only three days old. Later, the snake Gu grew with Wu Xiaoqian until today.

  The snake spirit saved Wu Xian's life, but also brought her endless trouble. Her body was always weak due to the existence of the snake spirit, no matter how much she supplemented it. Wu Xian knew that her soul had been split in two, one half inside her body and the other half on the snake spirit.

  Later, under her father's strong request, Wu Xiaoxian studied and learned to read and write, and walked out of the Miao village. On the surface, she was no different from ordinary people except for being a bit sickly. She had also looked through various ancient books, wanting to find the principles behind Gu poisoning. Unfortunately, most of them were ominous and unhelpful, and "Ben Cao Gang Mu" only simply said that Gu was a medicine used to treat poisonous boils. However, this did not prevent Wu Xiaoxian from becoming the most outstanding grass ghost in the Miao village, even her mother praised her as a rare talent in Gu technique that appeared once in a hundred years.

  Wu Xiaoqian was named after her mother. After being admitted to university, when she went out, her mother told her many stories about Gu technique. Finally, she solemnly reminded her daughter that the outside world is very complicated and never use Gu technique unless absolutely necessary. Also, their family's Grass Ghost Mother most tabooed people with surname Xu, keeping a distance from all those with surname Xu, never provoke them.

  Wu Xiaoxian can understand that it's not easy to use the Gu technique, after all, the Gu technique has an evil aura and it's easy to harm others and oneself. But for people with the surname Xu who are far away from her, she is somewhat dismissive. What era is this, still believing in such superstitions?

  So far, Wu Xiaoqian has only used the Gu technique once, and the target was that government official named Zhao Qiming. She extremely dislikes this kind of hypocritical, despicable person who thinks they can do whatever they want just because they have some power and money.

  Wu Xiaoqian combed her hair and smiled at herself in the mirror, then went downstairs to the cafeteria for breakfast.

  The cafeteria of the medical school has always been like this. When it's time to eat, it's noisier than a vegetable market. The so-called "heirs" rush in and scramble for seats and queue up. This is not surprising, as there are only a few things available in the cafeteria. If you go late, they're gone, and you can only wait to eat what others have left over. It's said that the big bone in the free bone soup has been served by an old employee who has worked for many years. On the medical school forum, there was a survey asking what you want to do most after graduation. The first place is to blow up this broken cafeteria, and the second place is to find a dream job. From this, we can see how important the medical school cafeteria is in the hearts of these college students.

  Wu Xiaoxian lined up for over ten minutes, and only managed to get a bowl of thin porridge and two plain buns. The meat-filled buns were all gone. Fortunately, she wasn't picky about food - originally, she didn't eat much anyway.

  Next door, there were several girls who were loud and boisterous, as if they were afraid that others wouldn't hear them talking. It turned out that they were members of the school's women's volleyball team, each one tall and full-bodied, healthy and energetic. One of them with short hair had a particularly loud voice, her name was Xie Yu Chun, she was the main attacker of the women's volleyball team.

  Wu Xiaoqian slightly furrowed her brow, struggling to deal with a plain bun, when suddenly someone appeared beside her, and a strong masculine aura hit her in the face. Wu Xiaoqian looked up to see a smiling face.

  He is a tall and big boy, when he smiles, his cheeks reveal two shallow dimples, especially sunny and lovely.

  "Excuse me, may I sit here?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "Are you new here?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "Department of Clinical Medicine?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "My name is Chu Yucheng, I'm a member of the school's boys' volleyball team."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Nice to meet you, what's your name?"

  This time, there's no way to answer with just a "hmm". Wu Xiaoqian put down the white mantou in her hand, narrowed her eyes and stared at Chu Yucheng.

  Next to her, Xie Yu Chun's sour voice came through: "Some girls have no skills, they just know how to pretend to be pure and cute, with a sickly sweet expression, flirting with men everywhere."