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Hua Yun slowly recounted the events before they escaped to this place.
Hua Ji looked ahead as if peering through a door into the distant past, a hundred years ago.
Hua Nan and Hua Ling also learned about everything through Hua Yun’s narrative.
It turned out that over a hundred years ago, their clan had prospered.
They held the art of refining Gu, revered by many.
However, the immense glory made their clan members become arrogant and complacent, looking down on others.
There were quite a few unscrupulous individuals in the clan who were researching new types of Gu. Eventually, they succeeded in developing a Gu that could control people, turning them into heartless puppets.
Of course, there were many other types of Gu as well, but after they escaped to this place, they were all destroyed by members of the clan.
Many people in the clan engaged in wicked deeds, using their own abilities to burn, kill, and plunder without mercy.
All of these were just straws that broke the camel’s back.
The most serious incident involved an elder in the clan who became infatuated with a prince from the Great Wei kingdom. She wanted to marry the prince and become the queen, surpassing all others in his favor.
However, the prince already had a childhood sweetheart and a suitable princess from an esteemed family.
During the time when the prince’s consort was pregnant, the elder planted the Gu worm that could control people into her body.
After that, the elder controlled the prince’s consort to engage in a series of self-destructive actions.
Due to her jealousy, the elder didn’t directly kill the prince’s consort but instead made her suffer self-inflicted torment.
In the end, the prince at that time discovered the truth, and the elder, without hesitation, also placed a Gu on the prince.
However, it was the “Devoted Love Gu,” which caused the person under its influence to fall deeply in love with the first person they saw upon opening their eyes, and their feelings would remain unchanged for life.
However, there was a twist in the story. When the Gu worm attempted to enter the prince’s body, he severed one of his own arms, preventing the Gu from taking effect.
Afterward, the prince became determined to gather evidence of the clan’s wrongdoing over the years.
The entire Great Wei kingdom treated their clan like snakes and scorpions, and the imperial family made every effort to annihilate them.
The elder who aspired to become queen was personally ordered by the prince to die by a thousand arrows through the heart.
The other clan members did not escape this calamity either. Regardless of whether they had committed evil deeds or not, they were all dealt with.
In the end, only a very small number of people managed to escape to this hidden place, discovering its extreme secrecy.
The methods of refining many Gu varieties that were used to harm others were also destroyed, with orders that they should never be used to harm others again.
Before the elder with deep experience in the clan passed away, they left behind a final testament.
They mentioned that their clan would once again experience a catastrophe similar to the one a hundred years ago, and only one person could resolve it.
However, that person could not be a member of their clan but must be capable of integrating with the Gu worms.
After two days of testing and observation, Hua Ji and Hua Yun believed that person was highly likely to be Shen Yu’an.
That’s why Hua Yun requested Shen Yu’an to take Hua Nan and Hua Ling with her.
She placed her hopes on Shen Yu’an, as well as Hua Nan and Hua Ling.
After listening to their mother’s words, Hua Nan and Hua Ling fell silent.
They had always believed that it was the people outside who feared their clan’s abilities and thus sought to exterminate them.
But now, it turned out that it was the wrongdoing of their own elder clan member that forced them into hiding.
Hua Ji and Hua Yun knew that there were still persistent individuals within the clan, like the Third Elder, who always sought to recreate the past glory.
In the past, experimenting with the animals in the forest was bad enough, but now they wanted to use living beings as subjects.
It was unknown whether they had already committed unforgivable acts without anyone’s knowledge.
Hua Yun looked at the siblings and said, “Tomorrow, the two of you will leave with Miss Shen. Remember, never think that you can do evil just because you have some abilities.”
Hua Nan said in a gloomy voice, “Mother, I will remember.”
Hua Ling also nodded, appearing much quieter than her usual lively self.
Hua Yun, as the strongest practitioner of Gu arts remaining in the clan, commanded great respect here, and she had always played the role of a strict mother.
Miss Shen had found her brother and would surely leave as soon as possible, which meant her own children would also depart.
She looked at Hua Nan and Hua Ling with reluctant eyes, giving them numerous instructions.
Hua Ji watched them with a heavy heart by the side, knowing that they couldn’t leave. Otherwise, those who coveted power like the Third Elder within the clan might cause great trouble.
The next morning arrived.
As Shen Yu’an and the others woke up, they caught a whiff of the aroma of food. Yesterday, they had only laid down something to cushion themselves before falling asleep, and now their stomachs were already empty.
Shen Erlang, in particular, hadn’t eaten anything for two days, while Shen Yu’an had quietly taken some food from the room through her spatial abilities to eat.
After freshening up, the three of them went to the main hall, where the four members of the Hua family were already waiting.
A reasonably abundant breakfast was laid out on the table. Shen Yu’an glanced at it and finally saw that the food was normal, without any insects added.
After breakfast, Hua Yun handed a book to Shen Yu’an.
“This contains the current Gu species and the art of refining Gu that we have in our clan.”
Shen Yu’an happily accepted it and thanked them before putting it into her bag.
Hua Ji also handed Shen Yu’an a seemingly heavy box and spoke, “Throughout the journey, Nan and Ling will trouble all of you. This is a small token of appreciation.”
Shen Yu’an opened it directly and saw that it was a box filled with silver coins.
No wonder it felt so heavy.
She didn’t refuse and directly handed the box to Shen Erlang behind her, saying, “Take it.”
Shen Erlang was shocked as he received the wooden box. So much silver!!!
Apart from the gratitude gift given by the family whose little girl Shen Yu’an saved last time, he had never seen so much silver in his entire life.
Shen Yu’an looked at Hua Ji and Hua Yun and said, “Clan Leader Hua and Madam Hua, rest assured that they won’t be bullied in front of me.”
“Since that’s the case, we’ll take our leave then…”
Before Shen Yu’an could finish speaking, a series of knocks on the door interrupted him.
Immediately, a sweet, greasy female voice sounded from outside, “Clan Leader, Lady Clan Leader, are you home?”
Hua Ji glanced apologetically at Shen Yu’an and the others, took a few steps towards the door, and said, “We’re here, come in.”
In the next moment, everyone saw a bewitching-looking woman push open the door and walk in.