The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

She first made a small incision near the Gu worm with a scalpel, and watching the blood flow out, Li Muxia used silver needles to seal several acupoints nearby. After the bleeding stopped, she poured the medicine she had just mixed onto the wound.

Feeling the sharp pain in her chest, Shangguan Wenya only frowned slightly.

However, she soon felt as if there were small insects pupaing under her skin on her chest, a sensation that gave her goosebumps all over her body.

At the same time, Li Muxia also saw that the bulge had started to move, and the bulge slowly moved in the direction of the medicine.

Li Muxia was delighted to see this, but she tried her best to control her excitement.

The Gu worm didn't move very fast; it took half an incense stick's time to cover the three-centimeter distance. Li Muxia remained tense the entire time, staring intently at the cut, not even moving when sweat dripped into her eyes, for fear of accidentally disturbing the Gu worm and causing it to retreat again.

Just when everyone was about to wait anxiously, Li Muxia saw movement at the cut, and a dark red thing slowly emerged from the cut.

This should be the head of the Gu worm. The Gu worm is quite alert; it didn't come out completely but instead poked its head out to sense its surroundings. Only when it sensed that there was no danger did it stick its head out and suck up the medicinal liquid from the cut. However, its body didn't come out completely, so Li Muxia didn't make any rash moves but quietly watched the Gu worm.

Shangguan Wenya also felt the Gu worms on her skin. The goosebumps on her body did not subside. At this moment, she felt a churning in her stomach, but she suppressed it tightly.

Finally, it absorbed all the medicine from the wound, but the medicine held a fatal attraction for it, and it began to crawl toward the medicine in the distance.

Before long, Li Muxia saw a fat, blood-red worm crawl out of the wound, leaving a trail of bright red blood where it had crawled.

Li Muxia held her breath, put on her special gloves, and swiftly grabbed the five-centimeter-long Gu worm in her hand before quickly placing it into a wooden box.

Finally, the Gu worm that had tormented Shangguan Wenya for seven or eight days was completely eliminated.

Li Muxia and Shangguan Wenya exchanged a glance, and both of them smiled. Shangguan Wenya's eyes were filled with tears, a joy of escaping death.

After treating Shangguan Wenya's wounds and getting her dressed, Li Muxia took the Gu worms out.

When the people from the Shangguan family heard that Shangguan Wenya was alright, they all went in to see her, leaving only the four of them, master and disciples, behind.

Li Muxia opened the wooden box for everyone to see. When Xiaoyaozi saw the fat, blood-red Gu worm, he reacted like a cat seeing a mouse. Li Muxia knew that he definitely wanted to take the Gu worm back and study it carefully.

However, things may not go as he wishes now.

Li Muxia closed the wooden box, and sure enough, she saw Xiaoyaozi excitedly saying, "What's wrong with you, you brat? I haven't finished reading it yet."

Li Muxia asked, "Master, is there some special connection between these Gu worms and the person who raises them?"

Xiaoyaozi said unhappily, "Yes, why are you asking this?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia's eyes lit up, and she asked, "What kind of connection is it?"

Although Xiaoyaozi was somewhat displeased that Li Muxia had closed the wooden box and prevented him from seeing the Gu worms, he still explained, "There is indeed a special connection between Gu worms and those who raise them. Gu worms and Gu worms can sense each other within a certain distance. This is why everyone is so afraid of Gu Masters, because they can remotely control Gu worms to kill people invisibly."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia frowned slightly: "So, does that mean Gu Masters are invincible?"

Xiaoyaozi: "Then why do you think the Three Kingdoms were so afraid of the existence of Gu Masters? However, there is no need to be too afraid. Although Gu worms are very powerful, the method of refining them is not so easy. Generally, it takes several years to refine a powerful Gu worm. Moreover, the speed at which Gu worms harm people is not as fast as poison. Generally, when Gu worms enter the human body, they need to find a suitable place to exert their effects. For example, this Seven-Day Death Gu needs to parasitize the heart to exert its maximum effect."

After saying that, he threw a book into Li Muxia's hands and said, "I see you've really been slacking off lately. Finish reading this book within three days."

The book was quite thick. When Li Muxia finally saw the words on it, he excitedly said, "Yes, sir! Your disciple will do his utmost."

This is a complete encyclopedia of Gu worms in this world, and Li Muxia was just worried about not finding any literature to study. And here it is!

Seeing Li Muxia's excited expression, Xiaoyaozi said, "Then why don't you give that little thing to your master?"

Li Muxia knew that Xiaoyaozi was referring to Gu worms, and she said with some difficulty, "Second Master, I may not be able to give this to you yet."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi became anxious: "Why?"

Before Li Muxia could answer, Shangguan Jingye understood what Li Muxia meant and explained, "Muxia wants to use this Gu worm to find the person who cast the Gu, right?"

Li Muxia nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa and Second Uncle have been searching for the person who cast the Gu in Kyoto these past few days, but they haven't found anything. They don't even know if the person who cast the Gu is still in Kyoto. I was thinking of giving the Gu worms to Grandpa so that he can lead people to search Kyoto and find out where the person who cast the Gu is."

After hearing Li Muxia's words, Xiaoyaozi didn't ask for any more Gu worms and said, "Then you'd better hurry up. These worms can only survive for twelve hours after leaving their host."

Upon hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Li Muxia didn't dare to delay any longer. She took her worms and left, preparing to go home to find the old general.

However, just after leaving the Shangguan residence, she encountered Dongfang Jincheng, who was leading a search party on horseback.

Li Muxia quickly bowed and said, "This humble woman, Li Muxia, greets Your Highness Prince Rui."

Dongfang Jincheng dismounted and looked at Li Muxia, saying, "Miss, is there something urgent?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia realized that she had indeed been a bit anxious earlier. Seeing Dongfang Jincheng's eyes light up, and remembering that her grandfather had said that the person in charge of searching for the Wu Clan was Prince Rui, she looked around and, finding no one nearby, whispered, "Your Highness Prince Rui, are you going to search for that person?"

Dongfang Jincheng naturally understood the meaning behind Li Muxia's words. Li Muxia and the others knew about this matter, after all, they were the ones who discovered the Gu worms, so he nodded.

Having received Dongfang Jincheng's confirmation, Li Muxia handed the wooden box to him and said, "Your Highness Prince Rui, this is the Gu worm from my cousin's body. It has just been removed. This Gu worm has a special connection with the person who cast the Gu. Carrying it will make things twice as effective."