Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 405 Prince An's Blood Nourishes the Gu Insects of Nanzhao?

Who else could it be but Prince An's uncle?!

It seems that he is perfectly healthy!

That must be the Prince An who stayed in the manor before.

He stood quietly for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, looking at the ruins, seemingly oblivious to what he was looking at.

This ruin was once Princess An's courtyard.

It was common knowledge among many in the royal family that Prince An and his wife did not have a good relationship, so it was not surprising that they slept in separate rooms.

Mu Yun Chu pondered, could it be that Uncle An Wang hid something in the Princess Consort's courtyard?

Now, shall we dig?

After waiting for a while, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu became a little curious.

He stood there quietly, occasionally looking up at the night sky.

Gu Qingyue also looked up. The sky was pitch black tonight, without stars or moon, and very gloomy. What was he looking at?

Suddenly, several men in black flew up from not far behind him.

Gu Qingyue released her mental energy.

"Your Highness, Wizard Qiu has arrived. Shall we begin now?" A man in black approached Prince An and lowered his voice.

"Let's begin, it's the perfect time. Dig it up as soon as possible and take it away," Prince An said calmly, looking up at the night sky again.

"Yes".

Then, the people behind Prince An moved.

They quickly chose a spot, took out shovels, and began digging.

Gu Qingyue then relayed their conversation to Mu Yun Chu.

The two of them squatted on the rooftop in the distance and watched silently, without approaching.

Half an hour later, "Your Highness, we've made a breakthrough."

Prince An nodded. "Go and get it."

A moment later, three people jumped out of the hole they had dug, each carrying a black jar.

It's not big, and it looks quite light.

Gu Qingyue stared at the jar suspiciously, unable to see what was inside. She was a little anxious; she wished she could open it herself and see for herself, but her spiritual power could only see, and she really couldn't do anything else.

“Master Qiu, come and take a look,” Prince An finally spoke again.

Just then, an old man emerged from the neighboring courtyard and slowly walked over.

Gu Qingyue looked at it carefully for a few moments, and suddenly her eyes narrowed!

Isn't this... that old man I saw at the auction in Qihe Town?!

The old man who competed with me for a photo of the Tree of Immortality?!

Gu Qingyue couldn't help but squeeze Mu Yun Chu's hand. Mu Yun Chu could feel her nervousness, but she didn't interrupt her.

“Open it,” said Wizard Qiu, walking up to a man in black and staring at a jar.

Gu Qingyue's eyes remained fixed on the jar. She wanted to see what was in it that would make Prince An come all the way here in the middle of the night to dig it up.

"Gu worms!" Gu Qingyue couldn't help but exclaim.

Mu Yun Chu, standing beside him, stared in horror into the distance, his fists clenched tightly.

Indeed, Gu Qingyue saw it clearly the moment the man in black opened the jar.

Inside the jar was a black Gu worm, about the size of a little fingertip, with long antennae, and it remained motionless.

The sorcerer looked at it and said, "Your Highness, your blood, quick!"

Gu Qingyue saw Prince An step forward upon hearing this, and quickly squeeze a drop of blood from his index finger onto the Gu worm.

A moment later, the Gu worm moved.

The insect looked like it was drunk, swaying and thrashing about, crawling around in the jar, which gave Gu Qingyue goosebumps.

This is a female Gu!

Gu Qingyue had read about this in a book; usually only the mother Gu would be this big.

She was a little curious; what was Prince An trying to do?

He actually used his own blood to feed the mother Gu?

Whose body is the Gu poison?

Then, Gu Qingyue saw the sorcerer take out a small bottle from his pocket and pour some liquid into the jar. As soon as the Gu worm came into contact with it, it immediately stopped moving.

so amazing!

Gu Qingyue pondered that her understanding of Gu worms was still too limited.

She mainly identifies the type of Gu worm by examining the pulse of people who have been poisoned by it; she is still not good at identifying them by their appearance.

After all, she had very little exposure to them. The only Gu worm she had ever actually seen was the Heart-Eating Gu, which was taken from Qin's body.

The 'Frost Gu' inside Master Zhang's body had not yet been removed, so she had no idea what it looked like.

Watching the other two men in black open their jars, which also contained the same Gu worms, but these were noticeably smaller and more numerous, suggesting they were likely offspring Gu worms.

Gu Qingyue maintained her mental energy projection and carefully observed the Gu worms in the three jars for a long time, memorizing their appearance first.

Watching as Wizard Qiu dripped some liquid into the two jars and then instructed them to cover them,

"Your Highness, that's enough. It's fortunate you didn't take it out beforehand, otherwise this mother Gu might have been ruined. Put it in a different place as soon as possible, and remember not to expose it to the moonlight beforehand."

Upon hearing this, Prince An nodded, and the group immediately left.

Seeing this, Gu Qingyue withdrew her spiritual power.

Gu Qingyue described in detail what she had just seen to Mu Yun Chu, including the appearance of the Gu worm.

The two remained silent for a moment.

Did Prince An actually use his blood to nourish the Gu worms of Nanzhao?

This sounds absolutely appalling!

Could it be that Prince An had been colluding with the Nanzhao people all along?

Judging from this, this Gu worm has been in Prince An's residence for quite some time now...

OK!

Gu Qingyue and Mu Yunchu exchanged a glance as they watched the group of people carrying the jars leap over the walls of the Prince An's mansion.

Mu Yun Chu did not pursue them; his mind was racing.

Gu Qingyue ignored him; she was also deep in thought.

Was Prince An left behind solely for the purpose of obtaining the Gu worms?

It's certain that the one who can nourish the Gu worms with blood must be the real Prince An, and the one who escaped last night must have been a stand-in!

He had a double distract the Divine Dragon Guards, letting the old emperor know that he was injured and had escaped, and was now a wanted man throughout the Great Chu. All of this was to clear out the Prince An's mansion so he could dig out the Gu worms.

Is this Gu worm really that important?

Gu Qingyue couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Upon returning to the Prince Li's residence, the two sat in the study, remaining silent for a long time.

"Should we tell your father?" Gu Qingyue asked first.

Mu Yun Chu frowned slightly. She needed to talk to her second brother about this as soon as possible and come up with a foolproof plan.

It would be best for A-Yue to stay out of this mess.

"You don't need to worry about that, Yue. What's important now is for you to think of a way to prevent that Gu worm from being implanted in your body silently. I don't want anything to happen to you."

What Mu Yun Chu was most worried about was that someone was using Gu worms to harm Gu Qing Yue.

"Don't worry," Gu Qingyue smiled upon hearing this.

She could sense Mu Yun Chu's nervousness towards her. Didn't he know that they, the princes, were the ones in the most danger at this moment?

"The ones who should be most wary of Prince An are your father and you princes, aren't they?"

Gu Qingyue didn't know what to say. If Prince An were to go mad now, the first person he would want to take revenge on would be the old emperor, and then the old emperor's sons!

"Don't worry, Yue, I know," Mu Yun Chu's expression softened. He wasn't afraid of getting hurt himself; he was afraid of Gu Qing Yue getting hurt.

As long as she's alright, that's all that matters.

Mu Yun Chu squeezed Gu Qing Yue's small hand, everything was understood without words.