Chapter 753: Go All Out—If Anything Happens, I’ll Take Responsibility (Part 2)

“Indeed, we understand.” City Lord Jin dared not disturb Elder Tan Nan and sat together with Jin Nuoyan on the small outdoor balcony outside the bedroom, anxiously waiting.

Xingguang closed the door, walked to Elder Tan Nan’s side, and heard Elder Tan Nan say, “I am an elder of the Ying Family, and at the same time, a special professor of the Witchcraft and Gu System at Wanxiang Medical College. When it comes to conditions related to Gu art, throughout the entire Central Yu Alliance, if I claim to be second, no one would dare claim to be first.”

This is why City Lord Jin and his daughter insisted on inviting Elder Tan Nan to diagnose Jin Nuo’an’s condition.

“The so-called witchcraft and Gu technique is about cultivating Gu worms, controlling Gu worms, and using the mother worm to harm the target individual. Its essence is allowing the Gu worm to parasitize.”

“Whether someone has been afflicted with a Gu, I can tell at a glance.” Elder Tan Nan lifted Jin Nuo’an’s clothing, staring at his emaciated back where the shape of the ribs was clear, saying, “In this situation, it indeed looks like the Gu worm has consumed his nutrition, and he’s on the brink of death.”

“All artificially cultivated Gu worms can be detected by modern medical instruments. Gu worms that cannot be scanned out are only the Heart Gu, such as the universally known Peach Blossom Gu.”

“However, Peach Blossom Gu requires mutual consent between the one who casts the Gu and the one afflicted for the Gu to be successfully seeded. But Jin Nuo’an has neither a romantic history nor vowed eternal love with anyone. In his case, if it’s a Gu, it could only be an Insect Gu.”

Elder Tan Nan took out a black medicine jar from her Space Storage Bracelet.

She placed the jar in front of Xingguang’s nose, and Xingguang twitched his nose, smelling a faint fragrance. “What is this?”

“This is the mother worm, the most powerful one I have cultivated. The more skilled the doctor, the stronger the mother worm they cultivate,” she said, tapping the tightly screwed lid of the jar, and laughed domineeringly, “This mother worm, named the Ten Thousand Fragrance Worm, can release a special secretion that attracts all Gu worms.”

Elder Tan Nan unscrewed the lid, bringing it close to Jin Nuo’an’s nostrils, telling Xingguang, “If this young man’s body indeed harbors a Gu worm that cannot be detected by medical instruments, then, once it smells the secretion of my Ten Thousand Fragrance Worm, it will react.”

Whether Jin Nuo’an was inflicted with a Gu, the result would be clear after testing.

The lid was opened, a colorful little butterfly flew out of the jar, hovered in front of Jin Nuo’an’s nose, flapping its wings, and filled the room with a strange fragrance.

Outside, City Lord Jin and Jin Nuoyan also smelled the aroma.

The father and daughter exchanged glances, instinctively standing up and pacing anxiously at the door.

However, after three minutes, the colorful butterfly flew back into the black jar, and there was no abnormal reaction in Jin Nuo’an’s body.

Seeing this, Elder Tan Nan remained unchanged in expression, retrieved the jar, stood up, walked over to open the bedroom door, and straightforwardly told the Jin father and daughter outside, “City Lord Jin, your son is not inflicted with a Gu.”

Upon hearing this, City Lord Jin was shocked. He strode into the bedroom, staring at the critically ill child on the bed, speaking nervously at a loss for words, “How could it not be a Gu? I’ve taken Nu’an to see every famous doctor, and they’re all helpless, suspecting it was a Gu cast upon him.”

“How could it not be a Gu?”

“If it’s not a Gu, then what could it be?” City Lord Jin stood in front of Elder Tan Nan, laughing hysterically, “Could it be a curse? But my Jin Family has never committed truly heinous deeds, so a curse shouldn’t fall upon us!”

Jin Nuoyan also cried along.

The room was in chaos, and the attendants downstairs exchanged looks, thinking that Jin Nuo’an was already dead and that the Jin father and daughter were in mourning.

“City Lord Jin,” amidst the confusion, Xingguang spoke again, “If you trust me, I’d like to conduct a test on your son.”

Upon hearing this, City Lord Jin, treating a dead horse as if it were alive for treatment, took Xingguang as his last lifeline, hastily stepped forward, and gripped Xingguang’s arm.

“Miss Xu, please try, maybe you are right, maybe you can save my son Nu’an!”

“Quickly!”

City Lord Jin still didn’t trust Xingguang’s medical skills.

But since Elder Tan Nan had said they couldn’t save Jin Nuo’an, he could only put his hopes in Xingguang.

Xingguang looked toward Elder Tan Nan.

She was, in name, Elder Tan Nan’s student; if a person her teacher couldn’t save, she couldn’t easily claim she could save. “Teacher, may I try?”

Elder Tan was always curious about Xingguang’s true medical skills, and seeing her want to try, she did not dampen her spirits nor stop her, only saying, “Go ahead, I’ll take responsibility for any issues.”

“Thank you, teacher.”

Xingguang took off the canvas bag strapped to her shoulder, which appeared ordinary. She reached inside and took out a sachet that emitted an unusual aroma, resembling… human blood.

“What is this?” City Lord Jin was the first to raise a question.

Xingguang did not explain much, only saying a name, “Attractive Fragrance Grass.”

“Attractive Fragrance Grass?” City Lord Jin had never heard of such a thing before. He looked towards Elder Tan, only to find her also wearing a bewildered expression.

Elder Tan directly pushed aside City Lord Jin, standing beside Xingguang, asking, “What is the function of this Attractive Fragrance Grass?”

“This is an incense made from the fruit of Attractive Fragrance Grass, and it emits a scent similar to human blood, but with a faintly sweet aroma,” she explained.

“This thing can awaken the hunger of greedy and evil parasitic creatures.”

Elder Tan listened, stunned. “You’re saying, there really is a parasite inside Jin Nuo’an?”

“Calling it a parasite might not be entirely accurate,” Xingguang whispered, just loud enough for Elder Tan to hear, “It might be more accurate to call it a variant biochemical weapon.”

Elder Tan took a deep breath.

Variant biochemical weapon!

Doesn’t that exactly match the situation with those patients in the Mortal World?

If the parasite in Jin Nuo’an is truly a variant virus from the Mortal World, Elder Tan dared not think of the conspiracy hidden behind this matter.

Her heart was in turmoil.