Centipede

  "Pusong old witch, we still haven't gotten to the point where the Black Miao people can point fingers at us Water Buffalo Village." Wu Huan Old Man retorted.

  That old witch named Pusong sneered twice and didn't respond.

  I asked Wu Huan Old Man in a low voice, I heard that Gou Genzi was poisoned by someone, where is he now, how serious is it.

  The old man Wu beckoned with his hand, and then two Miao young men carried Dog Genzi into the house.

  Gourdz lay on a wooden board, his face was waxen yellow, his lips were dark purple, and there was no blood color at all. His whole body was soaked in sweat, just like being pulled out of the water. Gourdz closed his eyes tightly, I shouted several times beside his ear, he opened his mouth, unable to make a sound, only making a few "gagging" sounds from his throat.

  This morning he was fine, how did he become like this in just half a day? I felt anxious and irritated, pointing at the nose of the old witch Pu Song, shouting: Who made my brother like this?

  I shouted, and two black Miao men suddenly jumped out from behind Mrs. Pu's back and blocked my way, muttering something in a threatening tone, while constantly pushing me with their hands. Wu Huan, the old man, was also a restless master, and he quickly ran up to mediate, giving each of them a slap, and pushed those two black Miao men several meters away before sitting back down with a smile.

  "This young man is a guest of our Water Buffalo Village, and we can't let him suffer any grievances here." Little Sheng won the game, and Wu Huan's old head was in high spirits.

  "Guest?" Pu Song's old lady let out a sharp, cold laugh and also beckoned back her two little followers.

  With Wu Huan's support, I stood in front of Pu Song and directly asked her why she had made Dog Root like this.

  Pu Song's old witch's answer almost made me vomit three liters, saying that because she was talking to Wu Huan earlier, she found the dog root son on one side chattering too loudly, so she took action to make him quieter.

  This old hag is indeed abnormal after being with insects for a long time. I know that being polite to this kind of person won't work, so I directly asked her to get the insect removed by the dog's owner, otherwise don't blame me for calling the police.

  Who knows that Pusong doesn't care at all, she said: "The officials need human evidence and physical evidence to handle cases, do you think they can understand what Gu is? You can go ahead and accuse me."

  I still underestimated the old hag's cunning, I didn't expect her to even know that the police need evidence to handle cases, and there's no cell phone signal in the mountains. By the time I run out of the mountain and find the police, Gougenzi is probably already dead.

  Just as I was entangled with Lao Gu Po, a sudden "inspiration" struck me. The dragon leech that had been sleeping after eating and drinking woke up. The information it conveyed to me was much clearer than at the beginning, and it seems that Master's guess about the true energy helping the Benming Leech open its spiritual wisdom is correct.

  The dragonfly's mood seems to be good, and there is a kind of eager-to-try feeling. The closer I stand to the dog's root, the more 'excited' it becomes.

  Can't it deal with the Gu parasites on Dog Root's body? I've seen in Master's book that the "Hundred Toxins Gu" Golden Silkworm Gu eats Gu parasites and Gu poison, can solve many Gu problems, but people who raise this thing mostly don't live well, either lonely and helpless, or extremely poor, or else die young, anyway, people with a normal life won't touch this thing.

  This thing, Gu insect, is originally a poisonous insect that has been refined through mutual killing, so it's understandable that the insects of Gu would eat each other when they meet. However, this little thing on my body can make people transform, but according to Master's words, its attacking 'nature' isn't great, can it deal with Gu insects?

  Treat a dead horse as if it were alive, but I still have to guard against these black Miao people. In case they do something to the dragonfly, I'll also lose half my life.

  I whispered a few words to Wu Huan, he nodded and ordered the young people in the village to carry Dog Gen back to the side house, I followed them.

  I let the young fellow who brought in the potted flower plant stand guard outside, telling him not to let anyone else in, then I slammed the door shut and inserted the door bolt.

  I sat down beside the "bed", tore open the dog's upper garment, and saw that his whole body of fat flesh had turned into a mass of bruises, which made me feel uncomfortable.

  I was heartbroken, and then I felt a tickle in my throat, and I coughed involuntarily. "Plop", out came a small black thing from my mouth. Upon closer inspection, wasn't it that dragonfly that I had only met once before? After not seeing it for several days, this little guy's head was smaller, the blood-red color on its eyes had faded a lot, and it didn't look as piercing as before.

  Before I could take a closer look, the little creature had already slipped into Dog Root's mouth. I could even see it crawling down his throat and into his belly, causing a series of bulges, before disappearing from sight. Then, not long after, a lump suddenly protruded from Dog Root's lower abdomen, thin and long, about the length of a finger.

  This bulge wriggled upwards, like a small snake, and the dog's chest heaved with a wave of nausea. At this moment, I felt the dragonfly's emotions, it seemed to be impatient, just like when I teased it with my true energy earlier.

  This guy wouldn't want to eat away the Gu worm inside Dog Root's body, would he?

  That long, thin protrusion moved quickly, and in no time it had drilled into the dog's throat. I tensely swallowed my saliva, and then saw half of the centipede's body emerge from the dog's mouth. The centipede's legs were as thick as chopsticks, its entire body a fiery red color, with countless small claws waving rapidly, and on top of its head two shiny black venomous fangs that made my heart skip a beat.

  Just as I was hesitating whether to use the sole of my shoe to give the centipede a good whack, I heard a sharp "squeak" and saw the centipede slowly retreat back into the dog's mouth.

  The worm that had finally poked its head out retreated again, and before I could pry open the dog's mouth to take a look, another lump appeared in his throat. This thing kept twisting and turning, taking several minutes to calm down.

  Then I watched as the dragonfly crawled out of the dog's mouth with its butt, bringing out the red centipede from earlier. However, the red centipede had become dry and shriveled, clearly having been drained of its bodily fluids by the dragonfly, leaving only a layer of skin behind.

  The dragonfly pulled the centipede out completely, then relaxed its mouth and flapped its wings up and down in front of me, looking quite happy. It's strange to say that after the centipede was killed by the dragonfly, Dog Root's breathing immediately became much stronger, his body stopped sweating, and his complexion looked better.

  Victorious, I didn't expect this little guy to be so 'upright' and get stuck in my mouth. I was about to praise the dragonfly a few words, but before I could even open my mouth, it slipped inside with a "zip" sound. Before I could react, it had crawled down my throat. As soon as I thought of the dragonfly coming out of the dog's mouth and sucking dry that disgusting centipede, I couldn't help but vomit violently.

  Long Xia is probably hiding somewhere to sleep again, I choked my throat and dry heaved for half a day, but couldn't get it out, instead woke up the dog.

  The dog said with a quivering voice that it wanted to drink water, and I told him if he could use some fresh words instead of always learning from TV. He said "Damn it's cheating", his throat was so dry it almost caught fire. I thought about it, and indeed, earlier when we were sweating profusely, an ordinary person would have been dehydrated already.

  I had the Miao people who were standing outside the door bring over some water, and Dog Root gulped down two large bowls in one breath, saying he felt a bit better. Then, with a flip of his body, he said he was a bit sleepy, and immediately began snoring loudly.

  As the saying goes, "A broad mind and a fat body", Dog Root's encounter with the centipede has left me in awe. He just walked out of the Ghost Gate and now he can sleep soundly, I must say I'm impressed. When I first saw this red centipede, I immediately thought of the centipede in Dog Root's body because I had just seen it in a book given by my master, so it left an impression on me.

  According to the master's records, to cultivate a centipede Gu, at least thirty poisonous centipedes need to be placed in a Gu vessel and buried on a sunny mountain for thirty days. During this period, the centipedes in the vessel will cannibalize each other to survive until only one is left, which is then considered a Gu.

  The centipede's venom contains a potent toxin that causes intense pain, the person who is stung will become dizzy and disoriented, sweating profusely, and if left untreated, will die from severe dehydration within a day. If you open up the chest cavity, you'll find that all five internal organs are completely dry, the entire corpse has turned into a mummy, no further processing needed.

  The book also says that the simplest way to get rid of Gu parasites is to throw the infected person into an ice cellar, and after a day and night of freezing, the Gu can be "forced" out. However, one must be careful not to accidentally freeze the person to death. Otherwise, a very complicated set of Miao medicine would have to be used for treatment.

  Not to mention that the water buffalo dam didn't even have electricity, where can I find an ice warehouse? Just looking at that long list of 'medicine', more than half of the 'medicinal materials' I haven't even heard of their names. If it weren't for Long Xiaohu being here today, Gou Genzi would really be in a precarious situation.

  Pu Song this old hag is really ruthless and merciless, as soon as she takes action, it's like this, leaving no room for retreat.

  I pinched the withered centipede and walked out of the side room, in the main house two old men and Pu Song's wife were arguing with red faces and thick necks, unable to reconcile. I walked into the middle of the three people, relaxed my fingers, and the centipede floated gently from my hand to the ground.

  The three old men immediately stopped arguing and stared at the withered insect corpse, their eyeballs rolling non-stop.

  "Huh, is this the Black Miao people's Gu? How come there isn't a bit of 'essence'?" Wu Huan old man spoke up first.

  The old hag didn't pay attention to Wu Huan, but instead re-examined me again.

  "Han people can also practice Gu sorcery?" Pu Song's voice was hoarse like a dying crow, and his face smiled with ill intentions as he spoke.

  "Wu Huai, you 'Hua' Miao people have actually violated the rules set by your ancestors and colluded with the Han people. You even taught them the art of Gu, so you are no longer qualified to keep the relics of our sacred ancestors."