"Boy, where did you get that Gu King corpse powder?" Wuyun's voice came from inside the car. The Gu worms surrounding the vehicle quickly moved aside, revealing its original appearance.
After Wuyun got out of the car, she didn't look at me much. Her gaze was fixed on the porcelain bottle in my hand, her desire to possess it evident.
I shook the porcelain bottle, capped it, and quickly put it into my bag. This would be the condition for negotiating with Wuyun later; I had to whet her appetite first.
Seeing the Gu King corpse powder disappear from her sight, Wuyun licked her lips and asked me again where I got it.
"Senior, I'll tell you later. You see, there are a few guys who don't know their place and have disturbed you. Wouldn't it be best to help them remove the Gu first?" After speaking, I moved aside, revealing the people behind me who had been severely harmed by the Gu worms. Su Dan Novel Network.
"They deserve it. They knew I was a witch doctor and still came looking for trouble. Not taking their lives is already showing mercy." Wuyun's face darkened, she was almost cursing.
Although I didn't understand how witch doctors healed, I knew that healing required a quiet environment and was most susceptible to disturbance. Wuyun not taking their lives directly was indeed showing leniency.
Ignoring Gui Jianchou, who was almost fuming, I said, "I know you're not someone who kills easily. If you wanted their lives, you could have done it then. So please, save their lives."
"Saving their lives isn't impossible, but what's in it for me?" Wuyun squinted, glancing subtly at my backpack, clearly wanting the Gu King corpse powder.
I subtly placed my hand on my bag and said, "Save them first, then we'll discuss entering the mountain. If possible, I'll give you the Gu King corpse powder. If not, we part ways."
"You... slippery." Wuyun cursed. With a wave of her hand, a swarm of Gu worms like dark clouds instantly surrounded the unfortunate men lying on the ground. Before anyone around could react, they all flipped over and vomited on the ground.
What they vomited was dark and wriggling. Upon closer inspection, they were tiny worms, no bigger than embroidery needles, which were then eaten by Wuyun's Gu worms.
After finishing, Wuyun extended her fair hand to me, silent, just smiling at me. It was obvious what she wanted.
I didn't beat around the bush. I opened my backpack and threw the Gu King corpse powder inside to her. Wuyun took it, quickly opened it, and then frowned, saying, "Why is there so little? Are you playing me?"
"How much did you expect? This isn't cabbage by the roadside, available whenever you want. This is already quite a lot." Seeing that her expression wasn't too bad, I made a small joke.
"You better not have lied to me, or I have a hundred ways to torment you, making you wish you were dead."
To Wuyun's threat, I showed a look of 'fear' and said, "How would I dare to lie to you? But I know who else has Gu King corpse powder."
"Who has it, and where?"
Dodging her hand reaching for me, I said, "With my friend. If you help me with a small favor, I can consider letting my friend give you some."
"Your friend?" Wuyun looked suspicious, glanced at Zhang Dabiao, then quickly looked away. Finally, her gaze settled on the car I was driving. "Are you talking about that girl?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, the thing is in her hands."
"Fine, I'll go get it from her. I don't believe she'd dare not give it to me?" I don't know where she got her confidence from, but she was about to act, using force.
I stopped her with a wry smile. What a joke! If Wuyun dared to lay a hand on Yue'er here, she would be torn to shreds by her terrifying father.
"Senior Wuyun, listen to me, don't use force. What if she accidentally shakes her hand and spills the Gu King corpse powder on the ground? Then it would be gone? It's more reliable for you to help me with a small favor. I'll get the item out for you. I have some influence."
Wuyun considered for a moment, then decided my words made sense. After agreeing to my proposal, she asked what favor I needed.
"Senior, you've been to Qingfeng Mountain and dealt with those mountain spirits. Now the mountain spirits are controlled by another witch doctor. So I want to ask Senior to help remove the Gu from the mountain spirits so we can enter the mountain to rescue people."
I didn't hide anything, directly explaining that the mountain spirits were controlled by someone else and providing strong evidence, but I kept the source of the information confidential, as it was best not to let too many people know about the Fifth Prince's affairs.
"How do you know the mountain spirit swarm is controlled by another witch doctor?" Wuyun was stunned for a moment, frowning as she looked at me. From her expression, she probably knew that the mountain spirits had already been controlled by a witch doctor, otherwise, she wouldn't have had that expression.
"My friend told me. Originally, I planned to have him use medicine to make the mountain spirits dizzy, but the mountain spirits wouldn't get dizzy and became even more agitated, so I found out." I quickly spun the fabricated story, as she couldn't verify it anyway.
After hearing my explanation, Wuyun didn't show surprise, but her brow furrowed deeply. "Do you know why I don't remove the Gu?"
I shook my head, indicating I didn't know, and quickly asked if there were any difficulties, and if so, I would help solve them.
"For a witch doctor to remove another person's Gu is to declare war on them. Do you think I would go to war with him for a little Gu King corpse powder?"
I gasped, feeling my teeth ache a little. I never expected that removing Gu had such implications. No wonder Wuyun had fled Qingfeng Mountain in such a sorry state; there was such a cause and effect involved?
"Senior, just say it! Can you remove the Gu? If you can, name your price, and I'll do it even if I have to crawl on my hands and knees."
Wuyun smiled at me and said, "I want a pound of Gu King corpse powder."
"O-one pound? Are you kidding? Where would we get that much? One ounce would be good. Forget it, forget it, if you don't remove it, then don't. Let those old Taoists die, who told them to be so bold to go up the mountain."
I knew Yue'er still had a lot of Gu King corpse powder. I once saw her pour it out of a kettle. Judging by the size of the kettle, if not more, half a pound should be there.
Hearing that I could get an ounce of Gu King corpse powder, Wuyun's eyes lit up, staring at me intently, which was quite frightening.
"We have a deal. You get me an ounce of Gu King corpse powder, and I'll go into the mountain and deal with the mountain spirits right now."
"Deal!"
I found Yue'er and told her about the conditions I had promised Wuyun. After listening, she was so angry that she gave me a rap on the head.
"Do you know how difficult it is to get Gu King corpse powder? It takes at least a hundred years to collect one ounce. You just gave it away with a single sentence? You... you're trying to anger me to death!"
"What can I do? I've already promised her, am I supposed to go back on my word?"
Yue'er glared at me indignantly, "I can only give half an ounce, not a fraction more. Take it or leave it."
I gloomily took the porcelain bottle from her and went to find Wuyun, hoping she would understand, and quickly deal with the mountain spirits so we could enter the mountain to rescue people.
"Senior, she only has this much left. Look..."
Wuyun snatched the porcelain bottle from me and her eyes curved into crescent moons after looking at it.
"This is quite a lot. With this Gu King corpse powder, my Gu King will definitely reach a new level. I need to cultivate for a while. You all wait here for me." Without waiting for my agreement, she got back into the car, and the dense Gu worms surrounded it again.
During the exchange, Gui Jianchou and Wang Defa remained silent. Only after Wuyun disappeared before their eyes did they breathe a sigh of relief. The pressure exerted by a witch doctor who could control a large number of Gu worms at any time was too immense.
"Alright, I've dealt with the mountain spirits blocking the mountain. Do the two of you need to take some practical action?"
Wang Defa, having spent more time with me, knew what I meant and simply spread his hands, indicating he had no money.
Gui Jianchou, having been 'extorted' by me, reacted a moment later but also understood that as long as the mountain spirits were there, it was impossible for them to enter the mountain. Wang Defa's team was a testament to this.
To avoid suffering too great a loss for his team, he gritted his teeth and said, "How much do you want?"
"Not much, just this amount will do." I held up five fingers.
"Go rob a bank!"