bullyxtreme Chapter 1196 - 24: Journey to the Southern Border (Part 13)
Chapter 1196 - 24: Journey to the Southern Border (Part 13)
In an instant, the Yin Gu retreated, completely encircling the Holy Gu, both fearful and poised to pounce at any moment.Chu Shun rushed to Qin Hanhan’s side, carrying her to the Holy Gu’s location.
As soon as they landed, the Holy Gu burrowed into her body so quickly that no one could react.
The Yin Gu dared not approach but didn’t stray too far.
The Holy Daughter played a flute to command the Yin Gu to attack. Chu Shun, cradling Qin Hanhan, flew to Mr. Tao’s side.
Mr. Tao, though poisoned, remained safe from the Yin Gu because he was by the Holy Daughter’s side.
Qin Hanhan’s face went pale, tears welling in her eyes.
Chu Shun gave Mr. Tao the Antidote Pills and said to Qin Hanhan, "Find a way to repel the Yin Gu, or none of us will survive."
"But I don’t know how to repel them," Qin Hanhan said, anxious.
She was more anxious than anyone else, not even having the time to check her grandfather’s pulse.
At that moment, the Great Elder entered, throwing the Gu Raising Skill to Qin Hanhan.
The Holy Daughter’s people came to snatch it, but Chu Shun fought them off.
In the battle for the Gu Raising Skill, Chu Shun was injured and nearly collapsed.
Everyone bought time for Qin Hanhan. No one knew if the Gu Raising Skill contained a way to counter the Yin Gu.
After searching for a while, Qin Hanhan shouted, "I found it!"
She quickly read on, frowning deeply, her expression grim.
The Holy Daughter’s blood mixed with glutinous rice is the nemesis of the Yin Gu.
Glutinous rice was easy to find, but the Holy Daughter’s blood... Was she considered a Holy Daughter?
Wangu Mountain had glutinous rice, but it was in the kitchen.
Chu Shun sent people to fetch it.
Nine people left, but only one returned.
He died just after delivering the glutinous rice.
Qin Hanhan dripped her blood onto the glutinous rice, while Chu Shun worried about how much blood was needed to eliminate so many Yin Gu.
He noticed a cup on the table and poured it directly onto the glutinous rice.
Then he kicked the glutinous rice towards the Holy Daughter.
The Holy Daughter slashed the bag open with a sword.
The glutinous rice bounced onto her body.
The Yin Gu clinging to the bag flew onto her arm.
The Yin Gu burrowed into her body.
The Holy Daughter’s face changed, and she immediately severed her arm.
Yin Gu loved glutinous rice, but the Holy Daughter’s blood was their nemesis.
Consuming it meant instant death.
A bunch of Yin Gu died, but many more kept coming.
The Holy Daughter, clutching her arm, gritted her teeth in rage.
How could she not know the Yin Gu liked eating glutinous rice?!
Attracted by the fragrance of glutinous rice, the threat to the Great Elder and others was dissolved, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
The Holy Daughter, having lost an arm and her advantage, was no longer a concern.
The pile of Yin Gu corpses grew higher, emitting a foul stench.
Qin Hanhan ignored the horrifying scene, rushing to save her grandfather. After checking his pulse, she tearfully pleaded for help from the Great Elder.
She couldn’t save her grandfather.
The Great Elder had a headache.
How could she manage the Yin Gu but not save her grandfather?
If she couldn’t save him, wasn’t there still the Holy Gu?
Just use it.
In her anxious state of chaos, Qin Hanhan truly didn’t know how to use the Holy Gu.
The nine Elders worked together to protect Mr. Tao from the deadly poison reaching his heart.
Qin Hanhan spent three days reading through the Gu Raising Skill, then used the Holy Gu to save Mr. Tao.
The poison was driven into Mr. Tao’s legs. Though detoxified, he could no longer stand.
Qin Hanhan wanted to take Mr. Tao back to Daqi to find Su Jin for treatment.
But the nine Elders wouldn’t let her leave.
Though she didn’t have the official title of Holy Daughter, she had the actual function of one.
Since she was the Holy Daughter of Wangu Mountain, she should remain there.
Her mother’s mistakes needed to be corrected by her.
Could Qin Hanhan agree to this?
Even if she agreed, Chu Shun wouldn’t.
This was his wife!
The wife of the Heir of Duke Jingguo of Daqi!
Wangu Mountain was in a quandary, truly fate’s design.
The previous Holy Daughter descended the mountain for love, coerced by Mr. Tao’s life.
Now, Qin Hanhan, as a married woman, proved to Wangu Mountain that the Holy Gu did not discriminate, using Mr. Tao’s life as a shield to refuse the Holy Daughter position.
Finally—
After half a month of negotiation, each side took a step back. Qin Hanhan would be the Holy Daughter of Wangu Mountain but would stay in Daqi as the wife of the Heir of Duke Jingguo.
She agreed to return every three years for three months.
With this agreement, Qin Hanhan and Chu Shun set out for Daqi.
Riding on horseback, Chu Shun looked at Qin Hanhan in his arms and asked, "How do we cure the Unity Gu?"
Qin Hanhan sighed, "You know."
"How could I possibly know?" Chu Shun laughed.
Gradually, his smile froze.
"It couldn’t be what that woman said, could it?!" Chu Shun’s voice trembled.
Qin Hanhan looked at him, nodding slightly.
Though the Holy Daughter was bluffing.
But there are common factors in raising and detoxifying Gu. To deceive them, it had to be reasonable.
Unexpectedly, it was indeed as the Holy Daughter had said.
Can this Unity Gu be resolved?
Of course not.
But the trip wasn’t in vain; Qin Hanhan found her grandfather and returned to Daqi for a family reunion.
It took three years for Mr. Tao to walk again naturally.
During these three years, he stayed in Daqi.
Qin Hanhan’s daughter, at just four years old, showed a keen interest in raising Gu.
When the nine Elders learned about this, they strongly persuaded Qin Hanhan to send her daughter to Wangu Mountain to be trained and succeed her as the Holy Daughter.
For the sake of Wangu Mountain’s future, Mr. Tao also tried hard to persuade Qin Hanhan.
Reluctantly, Qin Hanhan eventually agreed.
Chu Shun’s only condition was—
Allowing his daughter the freedom to choose her husband.
Wangu Mountain deliberated for a month and agreed.