My Years in the Jianghu with the Prince: A Time of Unethical Conduct

Chapter 236 The Secret of the Wu Siblings

Chapter 236 The Secret of the Wu Siblings

A series of coughs, meant to be concealed, rose and fell.

Amidst their coughing and focused attention, everyone realized that the person being dragged out was none other than Wuya, whom Xie Yan had disguised so well.

"Excuse me, officers."

Xie Yan stepped forward with gratitude and took Wuya from the official's hands.

“This is my little sister. She’s been a bit confused since she was little,” he said, pointing to his head as he mimicked Uya’s expression. “When she has an episode, she runs around everywhere. We’re looking for her right now.”

"I'm so sorry to have caused you all trouble."

As she spoke, Xie Yan made a gesture to apologize to the officials, but the leading official refused her outright.

"No need."

The latter glanced at Wuya and nodded noncommittally, "It's obvious she's not quite right in the head. No normal person would lie on the ground sniffing around like that."

Everyone: "..."

"It's fortunate that she ran into us today. If she had encountered those with ill intentions, who knows what might have happened. We'd better keep a close eye on her next time!"

After saying that, the officials turned around and left without looking back.

Seeing that the officials left without hesitation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense bodies immediately relaxed.

"It was a false alarm."

Yu Bai let out a long sigh and walked to Wu Ya's side. "Miss Wu Ya, where have you been these past few days? You haven't been wandering around outside the city the whole time, have you?"

This girl was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins. The group had only been in Jinlin City for a day, and in the blink of an eye, she had disappeared.

"I've always been around here."

Wuya dusted herself off, squinted, and said seriously, "Although Wu Li used Gu to cover his aura, I can still sense that he's nearby!"

"After searching around, I still felt that the road outside Jinlin City was the most suspicious. However, those people had surrounded that area, and before I even got there, they were about to arrest me. Luckily, I had a flash of inspiration and pretended to be stupid to fool them."

Everyone: ...So it was all an act, he didn't actually crawl on the ground and sniff all the way there.

At this point, Uya rested her chin on her hand and murmured with a hint of doubt, "But it's really strange, when I was lying on the ground, I think I actually smelled a trace of Uli's scent..."

But the words were spoken so softly and quickly that no one heard them except herself.

Seeing her determined look as if she wanted to get rid of Wu Li as soon as possible, Yu Bai, who had been holding back all the way, could no longer suppress his curiosity. "Miss Wu Ya, I haven't been able to ask you before, why do you want to kill Wu Li so much?"

Then, embarrassed, she waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "Ah, you don't have to say it if you don't want to."

"Oh, that's nothing to hide."

Uya smiled and said nonchalantly, "Because he stole the sacred Gu of our tribe, he is a traitor to our Southern Frontier."

"Stealing a Gu poison?" Everyone's gossipy eyes immediately turned to them.

"Well... this is actually a long story."

Uya lazily rested her hand on the table, propped her chin up, and said, "Because we associate with Gu, we people of Southern Xinjiang will always carry some fetal toxins in our bodies from the womb."

"The same goes for Wu Li and me."

"Although they were twins, the congenital toxin in his body was far more potent than mine. From the moment he was born, the clan elders determined that he would not live past the age of fifteen."

He Shan asked curiously, "But don't you know how to use Gu? Can't even Gu cure these fetal toxins?"

Upon hearing this, Wuya shook her head. "Gu magic is not omnipotent. It is not a panacea. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of the world. If you want to change it, you must pay the corresponding price."

"Just like that old man from Fengyun Tower, although he regained his youth by relying on Wu Li's Gu technique, it was only a fleeting moment. Even if you didn't kill him, Brother Xie, he wouldn't have many days left to live."

"As for Wu Li, he was already suffering from a deadly poison, so how could he possibly use Gu to treat himself? Therefore, he set his sights on the Sacred Gu."

Uya lowered her eyes, looking at her reflection in the teacup. "The Sacred Gu was cultivated by the entire clan over many years with countless efforts. It is also the only Gu that allows him to cultivate without paying any price."

"Therefore, Wu Li once secretly begged his parents to steal the Sacred Gu for him."

"But because the Holy Gu's abilities are extraordinary, it must not be used by humans, otherwise it will inevitably cause considerable turmoil, and even bring disaster to the entire clan, so my parents rejected it."

Uya raised her head and looked at everyone, her expression turning somewhat cold.

"But Wu Li never gave up. On the day I passed the test and became a saintess, and the whole clan celebrated, he took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, killed the guardian of the altar, and stole a portion of the sacred Gu."

As if sensing Wuya's low spirits, Xiaobai peeked out from under her clothes and gently rubbed her hand.

“The guardian of the altar is chosen every fifty years, and the guardians that year were my parents and Wuli’s parents.”

"What?!" Everyone was shocked when these words were spoken.

"So, it was Wu Li... who personally murdered your parents?!"

"Ah."

Uya nodded and said calmly, "He hates me, but he hates his parents even more for giving him this body and then abandoning him."

"Although the most important mother Gu was not stolen because it was discovered in time, the Gu worms he stole are also extraordinary. If he were to use them to stir up trouble in the Central Plains, it would very likely bring annihilation to the Southern Frontier."

"Therefore, I will kill him with my own hands and take back the sacred Gu from his possession."

Upon hearing a familiar word, Xie Yan's ears twitched slightly.

Looking up, he saw Uya's eyes sweep across everyone's faces before finally landing on him, where she winked playfully.

Xie Yan: ...You so easily violated the clan rules and used something so important on me?

Wu Li would be furious if he found out.

Chu Ling also noticed and looked over.

Unlike Xie Yan, his expression was extremely serious and cold.

Because he considered another aspect—

Since it is a sacred object of the Southern Frontier, it will eventually be taken back from Xie Yan's body. What will happen to Xie Yan when that happens?

Is he safe and sound, or...?

Uya glanced at the two men's expressions with a mischievous look, and just as Chu Ling's face grew increasingly grim, she spoke up at the opportune moment.

"Although it is a sacred object, it cannot grant immortality, so Brother Xie, you don't need to worry. Judging from your age, you are older than me, so you will definitely die before me."

She clapped her hands, feeling that what she said made perfect sense. "I will always be watching over you. When you die of old age, I will take the sacred object back to the Southern Frontier!"

Everyone: "..."

Xie Yan: "...You're such a clever little devil."

Chu Ling, on the other hand, silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Yan shook her head, looked at Wu Ya who had returned to normal, and sighed softly, saying, "But is this really a good thing?"

Wuya instantly understood his meaning. She smiled and said, "Because even if you, Brother Xie, obtain the Holy Gu, you won't use it to harm others, but Wu Li is different."

"Actually, the day before Wu Li stole the Sacred Gu, my parents had already begged the elders, and the elders agreed that as long as Wu Li never stepped out of the Southern Frontier and did not use the Sacred Gu to do anything reckless, the Sacred Gu could temporarily reside in his body."

Uya said calmly, "I don't believe my parents didn't mention this to him the night he attacked the altar."

"But he ultimately chose a different path."