Time Travel: Did My Sister-in-Law Get Slapped in the Face Today?

He said something, and a servant left immediately. Soon after, a middle-aged man was brought in.

When Li Lan saw this person, she was momentarily stunned...

Because of this Mr. Qiu...

It was none other than his old friend from the Abyss Realm... Zhu Xianchou.

He actually showed up here!?

"Mr. Qiu Xianzhu, you've arrived. Have my Gu worms been properly cared for?"

The young man in brocade asked the question casually.

Zhu Xianchou bowed and said, "Reporting to the young master, the puppet worm is complete and only awaits its host."

The young man in brocade pointed at Li Lan and said, "This is the puppet I have chosen."

Zhu Xianchou then looked at Li Lan.

The two looked at each other, speechless and silent, their gazes undisturbed.

……

"Young man, bear with it. It will hurt a little at first, but afterwards, you will never feel pain again..."

Zhu Xianchou looked at Li Lan calmly, having already opened the jade box in his hand.

Inside the jade box, a pale white four-winged flying insect slowly unfolded its wings and floated in the air, its sharp mouthparts opening and closing continuously, as if searching for prey.

This flying insect was no bigger than a fingernail, but the moment it flew out, it gave people a chilling feeling, as if it had been born from a pile of corpses, feeding on endless resentment and sorrow, and its antennae even seemed to be covered with the ashes of the dead...

"Puppet worm!"

A name came to Li Lan's mind. In Zhu's "True Explanation of Elixir", this kind of insect was of extremely high grade and difficult to refine. However, once refined, it could be used to control others as if they were his own limbs.

Ordinary cultivators use Gu worms to control people, but only by threatening them. If they cannot obtain medicine from the worm master, the Gu worms will devour the infected person, causing them to die a miserable death. But in the end, the infected person still retains their sanity.

However, this kind of puppet insect is a cut above. Once infected, the mind will be subtly affected, and the person who cast the insect will be regarded as the master in the subconscious!

A plan flashed through Li Lan's mind. This puppet worm was not without its weaknesses. It would take three days and three nights to successfully activate its power, but as long as Li Lan could endure the excruciating pain of the first few days, accumulate strength, and launch a counterattack at the last moment...

Although he remained calm inside, fear showed on his face as he exclaimed, "What is this?!"

Before he could resist, Zhu Xianchou had already walked over, grabbed Li Lan's chin, and fed the worm into his mouth!

"Lock me up for three days."

Li Lan was then taken away.

“This Gu worm is not easy to refine. If it weren’t for meeting a Gu master like Mr. Qiu, I’m afraid we would have had to wait several more years.”

The young man in brocade clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Qiu, how about you accompany me to the mine this time? After we get the Dao Yuan Grass, I'll need your help to refine the Dao Yuan Pill!"

Zhu Xianchou bowed and said, "Young master, how dare I disobey your request for my life!"

……

Inside the stone chamber.

"Zhu Xianchou has indeed found the Zhu family..."

Li Lan was quite moved.

Back in the Abyss Realm, Li Lan already knew about Zhu Xianchou's background: his ancestors were from the Zhu clan of the Immortal Realm, but they were harmed by members of the Zhu clan, causing them to suffer from poisonous Gu for generations!

Zhu Xianchou's relatives... all died because of this.

His greatest goal in life was revenge!

Ironically, that young master of the Zhu family seemed to trust Zhu Xianchou quite a bit...

This is not surprising. Zhu Xianchou is a figure of great stature. In the treacherous turmoil of the Dali Dynasty, he was able to navigate the situation with ease and control the overall situation. His character and wisdom are first-rate. He wants to deal with a young master from a powerful clan in the Immortal Realm who has not experienced much danger...

It's really not difficult!

In reality, although the struggles within the Great Li are among mortals, the level of intrigue and deception is no less than that in the Immortal Realm.

The winners of the mortal dynasties, once they reach the immortal realm, aside from their cultivation levels, will never be any less resilient in character or as insightful as anyone else.

It's just unknown what Zhu Xianchou is planning to do...

Without giving it much thought, he calmed his mind and clearly felt the puppet worm's activity within his body.