CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 263: THERE’S A GU IN THE BODY

Xiaosuisui pouted. "Second Aunt, I want to see how Second Uncle gets that little Gu Insect out."

At these words, Huo Xing’Er couldn’t help but shake her head, pinching Xiaosuisui’s little nose. "You’re such a handful."

Xiaosuisui turned her head, avoiding Huo Xing’Er’s hand.

"Second Aunt, where is Pretty Sister’s brother? Second Uncle is here! Let Second Uncle get the Gu Insect out of his body!"

"Yeah! Where’s my brother? Why isn’t he here?" Xie Pan’Er exclaimed. Only upon hearing Xiaosuisui ask about Xie Si did she realize he was not in the courtyard.

"He’s in the room talking to your mother, probably questioning her about the Symbiotic Gu Insect. There hasn’t been any movement from inside yet; it seems your mother is unwilling to talk," Huo Xing’Er said with a helpless sigh.

"Are you sure it’s a Symbiotic Gu Insect?" asked Ji Youran.

Huo Xing’Er shook her head. "It’s just a guess. You should be able to find out whether it is or not."

"Okay! Where is the person afflicted by the Gu Insect? Let me see what kind of Gu Insect it is."

"I’ll go get him." Xie Pan’Er hurriedly ran to the Luo Family’s room.

At this moment, the Luo Family’s eyes were filled with tears. Xie Si was kneeling in front of her. Judging by the expression on his face, Xie Si had not been able to get the answers they wanted from his mother.

"Brother!" Xie Pan’Er went forward, holding his hand. "Second Young Master Ji is here. Quick, come out so he can see if he can lure the Gu Insect out of you and Father!"

Upon hearing Xie Pan’Er’s words, the Luo Family, who had been lying on the bed utterly dejected, suddenly raised her head to look at her. "What did you say? The Gu Insect can be lured out?"

Xie Si and Xie Pan’Er suddenly looked up at the Luo Family, their hearts jolting violently.

"Mother! So, you really do know about the Symbiotic Gu Insect," the siblings exclaimed in unison.

"Pan’Er, you... help me up." The Luo Family shifted her legs, which couldn’t touch the ground, and made to get off the bed.

"Mother! Your legs can’t touch the ground. Don’t move just yet!" Xie Pan’Er stopped her, gently pushing her back onto the bed.

"No! Let me go out and see. I won’t be at peace until I see the Gu Insect lured out from your brother’s and Father’s bodies," the Luo Family suddenly declared.

Xie Pan’Er and Xie Si exchanged a look, tears welling in their eyes.

Xie Pan’Er was even more agitated as she asked, "Mother! You... you’ve known all along that there were Gu Insects in Brother’s and Father’s bodies, haven’t you?"

Outside, Xiaosuisui overheard this and cocked her head in puzzlement.

"Pretty Sister’s mother always knew that her brother and Father had Gu Insects in them? Why didn’t she ask for someone’s help to get them out?"

Huo Xing’Er patted her little head and said softly, "You’re still small; there are many things you don’t understand. Remember everything you’ve seen and heard today. When you grow up, one day you’ll find the answers you’re looking for."

Xiaosuisui still didn’t understand. Before she could ask anything else, Xie Pan’Er and Xie Si came out of the room.

Xie Pan’Er said to her brother, "Brother, this is Second Young Master Ji."

Xie Si cupped his hands in a salute to Ji Youran. "Greetings, Second Young Master Ji."

"No need for formalities. Let me take a look at the Gu Insect in your body."

Ji Youran seemed somewhat excited. For the past few years, he had been studying the Gu Insects of Nanjiang. But the Great Han is not Nanjiang. Normally, people here wouldn’t be afflicted with Gu Insects, let alone raise them. He did raise some himself, but those Gu Insects were all in the Medicine King Residence. He had actually been getting a little antsy recently.

Ji Youran took Xie Si’s pulse at the wrist, then nodded. "His pulse and Qi indeed indicate the presence of a Gu Insect in his body."