Chapter 182: The Mother-Child Gu

Su Wan felt deeply saddened and hadn’t yet managed to comfort herself.

Worried about the Regent’s illness, she couldn’t wait to go and check on him.

At the same time, she feared that her presence might bring disaster to the Regent.

While she hesitated, Gu Huaizhi had already led her out the door.

Qi Sixth, being perceptive, had his men load the chests onto the carriage.

When Su Wan saw one of the chests being brought over, her face suddenly changed: “You all…”

“Wanwan, don’t overthink it.” Gu Huaizhi, unable to bear seeing her pale and frightened, with a distracted look, gently pulled her into his embrace and softly comforted her: “You don’t know how wonderful you are. If it weren’t for you, I would still be suffering from illness. If it weren’t for you, my mother and younger siblings wouldn’t be able to live a good life so soon.

If it weren’t for you, the Qi Family Army would still be hiding and on the run. If it weren’t for you, how could Zuixiang Pavilion and Xinglin Medical Hall be thriving like they are now?”

“The special medicine you developed has saved countless soldiers and civilians from pain. No one could cure the poison in father-in-law’s body, but if it weren’t for you, how could he still have a chance to live? He had already been sentenced to death long ago.”

“You are our little lucky star, bringing us good fortune.” Gu Huaizhi saw her emotions slowly calming down, but the usual brightness in her dark eyes was now clouded with confusion, as if she didn’t realize how much she had done.

A feeling of tenderness arose in his heart. His eyes softened as he gently rubbed her head with his palm. “Father-in-law’s condition is just very dangerous, but the poison Gu isn’t a terminal illness. It can still be cured.”

Su Wan still felt very flustered inside, trying her best to stay calm. “You’re right, I… I’m definitely not…” a disaster.

The last two words welled up in her throat, but she couldn’t bring herself to say them.

She went to the chest and searched for the medical book. When she finally got it in her hands, she realized how badly her hands were trembling.

Those poisoned by the Gu suffer excruciating, bone-gnawing pain—pain that no ordinary person could endure.

It torments them until death.

Su Wan finally understood why such a medical book had appeared in the residence the Regent had given her. It must have been something he had researched in the past, perhaps once thinking of saving himself.

At this thought, a wave of sorrow surged from her heart, reddening her nose and eyes.

She flipped through the pages one by one, and by the time they arrived at the Regent’s Manor, she felt a little more confident.

Su Wan was the first to jump off the carriage, quickly striding toward the main courtyard. Without even knocking, she barged right in.

The Regent seemed exhausted, sitting on a wide couch with a large bolster pillow behind his back, reviewing documents.

The moment he heard the commotion, he glanced to the side. When he saw Su Wan, the coldness in the corners of his eyes melted away, and a faint warmth rising in his gaze.

“Zhao’er…”

As soon as he spoke, Su Wan had already rushed over, grabbing his wrist. She saw the red thread, like a lifeline, faintly growing upward.

Su Wan’s face paled, and she hurried to examine him.

The poison Gu couldn’t be detected by checking the pulse.

Su Wan had the Regent loosen his clothing, revealing his arms and chest. At a glance, she saw that about an inch above his chest, the skin had turned black and swollen. She took out a silver needle and pierced the spot. The needle turned black—he was indeed afflicted by the Gu.

After setting down the needle, Su Wan carefully followed the steps outlined in the medical book to examine him thoroughly. She also asked a few key questions, and the results made her expression change drastically.

“Father, you are afflicted with the Mother-Child Gu. The Gu inside you is the child Gu, while the mother Gu is parasitic inside another person. The poison in your body wasn’t triggered by your own condition, but because the host of the mother Gu is deteriorating.”

The Regent was indifferent. He had known earlier that it was the Mother-Child Gu, and the mother Gu must be within the Grand Shaman.

On the side, Luo Cheng’s face suddenly changed drastically, as if something had just occurred to him.