Chapter Thirty-Five 'Gu'

  "This disease is incurable!!!" As Xiao Yu's voice fell, the originally chaotic room suddenly became eerily quiet, and it wasn't until a moment later that the clamor erupted.

  Zhuo Si heard Xiao Yu's words and was frightened to death. Xiao Yu didn't know who Zhong Lao was, but he knew that before his retirement, Zhong Lao was one of the country's 'Nine Elders'.

  "What are you talking about? You must take responsibility for what you said!" An expert from the Central Health Bureau stood up, pointing at Xiao Yu and scolding him.

  "That's it!" "That's..."

  "How do young people talk?"

  All kinds of voices of disapproval entered Xiao Yu's ears, but Xiao Yu sat on the stool in the corner, closed his eyes, and remained unmoved by the accusations of the experts, just like an old monk in meditation.

  Only the Zhuo family was staring at Xiao Ye in surprise, while Zhong Lao, Zhong Jianguo and Zhong Tao were looking at Xiao Ye with shock on their faces. When did someone dare to speak to him like that? It was a direct attack that left the Zhong family stunned.

  At this time, Zhuo Hongjun, who was sitting in the main seat, came to his senses and looked at Xiao Yu: "Xiao Xiao, so you know what kind of illness it is?"

  Zhong Lao slowly came to and calmly looked at Xiao Ye, as if the patient wasn't himself: "Young man, what's wrong with me? At least let this old man die with his eyes closed!"

  "Grandpa, don't listen to his nonsense, you won't be in trouble!" Zhong Tao said with a resentful face, looking at Xiao Yu.

  "Yes! Dad! Nothing will happen to you!" Zhong Jianguo also comforted the old man.

  Xiao Yu opened his eyes and looked at Master Zhong, slowly saying: "This is not an illness, it's the Miaojiang Gu!"

  Gu?

  "What's Gu?"

  ………………

  With a loud "boom", the whole conference room erupted, and all sorts of discussions and comments burst forth.

  Zhuo Lao and Huang Lao, a TCM expert from the Health Bureau, fell into deep thought.

  Zhong's family looked at each other in confusion, and it was Lao Zhong who first regained his composure. He looked at Xiao Ye and asked, "Young man, what is Gu?"

  Upon hearing Old Zhong's question, all the experts in the room turned to Xiao Yu in unison, even Zhu Hongxing and Huang Lao, who were deep in thought, looked up at Xiao Yu.

  Xiao Yu looked at the crowd and said slowly: "When it comes to Miao territory, it's actually a general term, mainly referring to the current Miao ethnic group. The Miao people live in the deep mountains, where the terrain is treacherous, poisonous insects are everywhere, and the valleys are filled with highly toxic miasma. Without the local antidote, anyone who enters the Miao territory without permission will undoubtedly die."

  Due to the prevalence of poisonous insects in the mountains, various ethnic groups in Miaojiang are skilled in using poison and have secret methods to manipulate poisonous insects to harm people imperceptibly.

  The entire Miao ethnic group occupies a dominant position in the Miao territory, and the real reason why the Miao people can dominate the Miao territory is not their numbers, but rather that all Miao people, regardless of age or sex, will learn a mysterious technique - Gu.

  "Gu poisoning?" Zhuo Lao suddenly stood up and exclaimed. "Could it be that the Miao border gu technique really exists?" Then he slumped down, muttering to himself.

  Upon hearing Old Zhuo's exclamation, everyone in the house turned their attention to him.

  "Lao Zhuo, you also know about Gu?" Zhong Lao looked at Zhuo Hongxing with a surprised expression.

  Zhuo Lao nodded slowly and said, "I heard my father mention it before. According to my father, he had never seen it either. It was his master who told him about it! This kind of thing is extremely special, it can kill people unknowingly, and those who are infected with the gu often suffer greatly and die in a terrible state!"

  "Who is it? Who wants to harm my father? Investigate!" Zhong Jianguo heard Zhu Lao say this and suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, shouting loudly.

  Zhong Tao's face was also twisted in a scowl, with a hint of ferocity lurking in his eyes.

  Seeing the two of them, Xiao Yu sneered coldly in the corner: "Gu, it's not as scary as you think. In fact, many Miao people and other ethnic minorities in Miaojiang raise Gu for self-protection, not to harm others."

  "Self-protection?" Zhuo Lao muttered to himself, taken aback for a moment.

  "Yes, self-protection. The people of various ethnic groups living in Miao territory must survive in the harsh environment full of poisonous insects and miasma in Miao territory, relying on driving out the miasma, killing poisonous insects, and ensuring their own safety."

  These poisonous wasps are mostly made during the Dragon Boat Festival every year, when various poisonous insects - said to be at least twelve and up to hundreds of species of poisonous insects - are put into a sealed jar and buried underground. These poisonous insects lose their freedom and have no food source, only waiting for each other to attack and devour. After 49 days, the vast majority of poisonous insects have been devoured, leaving only one strongest, which is the poisonous wasp. And this survivor, after devouring eleven other poisonous insects, will also undergo a huge change, evolving into a wasp with a certain degree of wisdom.

  After the Gu is formed, although it already possesses a certain level of intelligence and its powers have increased after evolution, relatively speaking it is still quite weak and must continue to be fed by its master for some time before it can truly serve its master. At this stage, the Gu's master faces extreme danger because even though the Gu has been formed, its spirit is not yet stable; if the master cannot provide sufficient food, they are extremely likely to turn on their master.

  Not only that, due to the different toxicity and strength of the poisonous insects used, the abilities of the poisonous wasps produced are also greatly different. Generally speaking, they can be roughly divided into three levels: primary wasp, ordinary wasp, and advanced wasp. Among them, the vast majority of Miao people who raise them are referring to the primary wasp that can enhance their physical strength, physique, and provide immunity to poisonous gas. These primary wasps, although also poisonous wasps, after being cultivated by their masters, can only live in their master's body for life, relying on their master's nourishment to survive, with no attacking power, and cannot be used to attack enemies.