Gu Sha took his leave after receiving his orders.
Ye Xingbei asked Gu Junzhu with a face full of mysticism, "Was what that woman said true? Did she really cast Gu on you?"
"I believe that Gu magic exists in this world, but I don't believe she is capable," Gu Junzhu said with disdain, "If she truly had such power, she wouldn't need to go through such great lengths to scheme against us. She could've just cast Gu on us directly. I think she's just adept at using poison and wants to pass it off as Gu to appear more ingenious and mysterious, nothing more than bluffing."
Ye Xingbei gripped his hand tightly, her heart full of anxiety and worry as she looked at him, "But what if what she said is true?"
The thought of "dying from Gu worms eating away at the heart" made her shiver in fear, her heart feeling as if it were being clenched in someone's fist, the discomfort intense.
