Because Lu Xixin had done so much for Liu Hui, Liu Hui was grateful. He had been checking various information these days, trying to find a way to lure out the poisonous insects.
Unfortunately, there is not much information handed down from Liu Hui, and by Liu Hui's generation, there are not many people in the direct family, they are all outliers, and they don't know the art of Gu at all.
Lu Xixin's eyebrows were furrowed. Even though she had been secretly telling herself to relax and never worry too much, she could not help but frown.
Liu Hui was checking information in the room, while Lu Xixin stood outside the yard and looked at the blue sky in the distance.
Yesterday, the vice-dean called and said that grandpa's condition was much worse. All the organs in his body were declining and he might not be able to survive much longer.
Lu Xixin didn't eat anything today, but her stomach was churning and uncomfortable, and she kept getting acidic water.
Shen Jiayao came over and put a coat on her back: "It's windy, so wear more clothes."
Lu Xixin buried her head on Shen Jiayao's chest, showing her vulnerability for the first time: "What should I do? I can't save grandpa."
Shen Jiayao's eyes were deep, but his tone was calming: "No, he is a good person and has his own destiny. I am still waiting for him to wake up and perform the wedding ceremony for us."
The two have been engaged for so long, and the reason why they haven't held a wedding yet is to wait for Guze to wake up.
For Lu Xixin, Gu Ze was her most important relative. He raised her, taught her medical skills, and taught her the principles of life. He was the person who loved her the most in the world.
Lu Xixin didn't want him to miss her wedding. She wanted to save her grandpa and let him wake up.
"Don't worry." Shen Jiayao held Lu Xixin in his arms to block the strong cool wind, "Give Liu Hui some more time. She has to read through so much information slowly. Maybe there will be clues at some point.
."
As he was talking, Liu Hui ran over excitedly holding an ancient book: "I found it, I found it!"
She was so excited that she was incoherent: "I, I found the origin of the voodoo. This is a kind of voodoo called Biyin. It goes to the yin to the cold. It spends most of its life dormant. Once it wakes up, it needs a lot of calories.
Only Yang Qi can maintain its own survival. Yin cannot survive alone and must be parasitic on other organisms.
If it resides in the human body, it will continue to flow through the body with the blood. As long as it is not deliberately awakened, the continuous heat in the human body will be enough for it to sleep.
And once something unexpected happens to the human body that lives in it, such as losing a lot of blood, or becoming a vegetative state, and the heat and Yang Qi are not enough, Bi Yin will wake up and start to continuously absorb the energy of the sojourner for its own survival."
Lu Xixin subconsciously held Shen Jiayao's hand and asked, "The book says, how to draw it out?"
Liu Hui nodded: "There is a way. Bi Yin is a creature that is naturally longing for Yang and heat. According to legend, there is a kind of Golden Gu King that is Yang and Hot. It has an absolute attraction to Bi Yin. As long as it is there
, the Yin will give up its sojourner and come out of the human body.”
Lu Xixin squinted her eyes and caught the key point: "Legendary?"
Liu Hui looked a little apologetic: "Yes, the Golden Gu King has not been seen for hundreds of years. It is very rare and basically exists in legends. However, there is another thing. Although it is not as attractive to Biyin as the Golden Gu King, it is still there.
May attract poisonous insects.
It is a kind of spice, called incense thread. When burned, it will emit a peculiar aroma, and this aroma will also lead to the yin."
Lu Xixin had never heard of these things Liu Hui was talking about, and could not understand the principles behind them. She frowned and became more and more confused as she listened: "What is incense thread? Can I make it myself? What raw materials are needed? "
Liu Hui shook his head: "Miss Lu and Mr. Shen, you don't know. There are still some strange things in this world that cannot be explained by science.
In today's society, voodoo is no longer mainstream. Many people on the Internet even say that voodoo is fake and just a kind of poison. To be honest, although I am a descendant of the Liu family, I only have a partial understanding of the principles of these things. I know it, but I don’t know why.”
Having said this, Liu Hui paused and walked into the room: "Miss Lu, it's a long story about Gu magic. Let's go into the room and talk slowly."
Lu Xixin nodded.
He entered the inner room and sat down to listen to Liu Hui's story.
After Liu Hui told her story, Lu Xixin realized that in a place she didn't know, there was such a group of people in the world who were completely divorced from modern society and followed an ancient way of life that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Liu Hui focused on several large Gu magic families, including the Miao family, the Hua family, and the Bai family.
"Miss Lu, in fact, our Liu family's Gu skills are not the best, they are just barely ranked, and in recent years, because I am the only one left in the Liu family, it has become increasingly declining and can no longer compete with other families.
Incense thread is a strange spice that has great attraction to poisonous insects from the darkest to the coldest. In the past, it was used by the masters of poisonous arts to catch insects. However, the prescription has been basically lost to this day. Even if there are prescriptions, , the raw materials used in it can’t be found either.”
Lu Xixin looked at Liu Hui: "Is there nothing I can do?"
Liu Hui hesitated: "It can't be said that there is no way. In half a month, there will be an auction in the Wu Kingdom. Maybe there will be a chance."
Wu Kingdom is a small country located on the equator. It has been circulating for thousands of years and has always been a monarchy. Its customs are very different from those outside. Due to its geographical location and climate, the country is densely covered with plants, and there are woods and various poisonous insects everywhere. He rarely interacts with outsiders.
Other countries outside are not interested in this small country.
"Auction?" Lu Xixin was curious: "Can you tell me more about it?"
Liu Hui took a sip of water from the cup and said: "Due to the climate in Wu Country, there are a lot of bugs, so voodoo is very popular. Not only that, weird things like falling heads, zombies, etc. can also be seen everywhere there. .The three major families, such as the Miao family, the Bai family, and the Hua family, have basically moved their headquarters to the Wu Kingdom.
The Witch Kingdom holds an auction every spring in March, at which time members of the major families will go there and auction some things. Although it is a routine auction, some magical and weird things appear every year.
If you want incense string, you have to try your luck at the auction."
Speaking of this, Liu Hui added: "By the way, the common currency at the auction is gold, and only gold is recognized. Other currencies, no matter what country they are, cannot be traded.
If we go there, we must prepare some gold in advance."
Lu Xixin lowered her eyes, rubbed the cup with her fingertips, and raised her eyes after a while: "Is this the only way to get incense thread?"
"Yes." Liu Hui nodded, "No one knows how to make this kind of incense now. They are all antiques left over from the past."
Hearing this, Lu Xixin raised her eyes with clear and firm eyes: "Okay, let's go to the auction and have a look."