Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 287 Can I still keep this unlucky son?

"Oh, look! Look! They're fighting! They're fighting..."

Du Yuxi and the others watched while munching on sunflower seeds and peanuts, whispering among themselves.

"Wow, no wonder they're related by blood, they really went all out, holding nothing back. Do you think we should go over and try to break it up?"

"No, that's fine. An elderly father disciplining an unfilial son is always reasonable, no matter where you are. This is a family matter, and it's not appropriate for us outsiders to interfere."

"That makes sense. So, shall we just watch?"

"Otherwise what? Didn't you see that even the mother only offered a token helping hand, without genuinely trying to stop him? I saw it just now. When she went over to pull her husband, she secretly stepped on her son's feet twice. She was probably quite angry too."

"Wow, Third Brother, you have a sharp eye! You noticed that?"

"That's right. What we have in our line of work is keen eyesight and focus. If I want to, I can see everything that changes in this room."

"You're just bragging." Du Hexuan rolled his eyes at his younger brother, then turned to beckon Du An to come over and eat. "An'an, these apples are crisp and sweet, come and have a couple of pieces."

"Yes, yes, these sunflower seeds are pretty good too. They're milky and fragrant, and the more you eat, the more addictive they become."

"And this...this..."

Du Anrao listened to their conversation and his eyelids twitched. But when he saw the family fighting fiercely not far away, he thought for a moment and took the apple his second brother handed him and took a bite.

Well, it’s so sweet!

A few minutes later, Du Anrao was fed a large amount of fruit and snacks by his family. Mr. Yan and his wife, reminded by Mr. Liu and his wife, also stopped for the time being. They wiped the thin layer of sweat from their foreheads and said apologetically, "Please forgive us for making a fool of ourselves."

"It's alright, it's alright. People aren't machines. There will always be moments when they can't control their emotions. We understand, we understand."

The Du family was so understanding, which made Mr. Yan's family even more embarrassed.

I acted impulsively in the heat of the moment, but now that I've calmed down, I realize that it's really rude of me to go to someone's house and fight during the Chinese New Year, even if it's one of their own family members.

Realizing this, Mr. and Mrs. Yan tacitly turned and rolled their eyes at their son, whose face was bruised and swollen.

“Master Du, we’ve heard the whole story from Old Liu and his wife. First of all, we have to thank you. If it weren’t for your help in resolving Old Liu’s family’s problems, I would probably be meeting the King of Hell by now. You saved my life. If you ever need our help in the future, I, Old Yan, will do my best without hesitation.”

"Mr. Yan, you're too kind."

"Then there's my son. Although he's been disobedient before, he's never been as unreasonable and headstrong as he is now, let alone threatened and talked back to me and his mother like that just now. I heard from Lao Liu that he's become like this because he's been cursed. Do you have a way to remove the curse from him?"

"Yes."

"Will he be able to return to normal after the Gu is removed?"

Madam Yan looked at Du Anrao with anticipation, as if asking: Can I still keep this unlucky son of mine?

Under the intense gazes of the group, Du Anrao forced a slight smile and said seriously, "Of course, you guys hold him down first, I'll go get something."

Du Anrao went into the house and took out a stick of incense that looked rather special. This stick of incense was made from incense and cinnabar that Du Anrao had asked his mother and Du Yuxi to buy when they went out to buy New Year's goods.

When lit, it emits a sweet and cloying fragrance, completely different from the incense that Du's mother usually used to worship the gods. The Du family members had already gathered around curiously when she went in to get something. Du Hexuan was somewhat surprised when he smelled the fragrance and exclaimed, "This smells quite nice, a bit like that high-end perfume that D brand released a while ago."

"Indeed, but this fragrance feels lighter and smells better. It doesn't get a bit cloying like the D brand perfume after a while."

Du Anrao was a little embarrassed, thinking to himself, "This is for insects to smell, do you two grown men have to smell it so seriously?"

Du Yuxi and the other person choked for a moment, their expressions immediately becoming quite subtle, while the others couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

Fortunately, Du Anrao's attention had been focused on the Yan family members, and he did not notice the strange behavior of the people behind him.

"You guys help me hold him down."

As soon as Du Anrao finished speaking, Mr. Yan and Mr. Liu exchanged a glance and quickly stepped forward to push Yan Huanwei down onto the table.

Seeing that things were not going well, Yan Huanwei struggled violently, and the two big men almost couldn't hold him down.

Du Anrao brandished a fruit knife he'd pulled out from who-knows-where, gesturing at him a few times: "Hey, don't move, don't move. If you move around again, you'll cut it off, and I won't be able to stop the blood from gushing out."

These words were undoubtedly powerful; Yan Huanwei froze, no longer daring to move.

Du Anrao seized the opportunity and swiftly slashed the back of his hand, creating a gash.

Blood gushed out immediately. Du Yuxi reacted quickly, grabbing the plate of nuts next to her and holding it under Yan Huanwei's hand to catch the flowing blood, preventing it from spreading everywhere and making it difficult to clean later.

The Du family members were stunned for a moment, then, in unison, gave her a thumbs-up.

Du Anrao couldn't help but laugh, and quickly moved the incense closer to the wound on Yan Huanwei's hand.

In just a moment, the blood that had been dripping down not long ago seemed to suddenly freeze and stop flowing out.

Everyone inside the room marveled at this strange phenomenon, holding their breath as they waited for the Gu worms to appear.

Before long, a round lump the size of a bead appeared on Yan Huanwei's wrist, throbbing and moving towards the wound, creating small bumps on the back of Yan Huanwei's hand.

"What is this..." Upon seeing this, the hairs on Yan Huanwei's arms stood on end. He stared in astonishment, about to cry out, but Madam Yan covered his mouth, preventing him from saying anything.

Soon, the thing inside the bulge crawled out of the wound following the scent, and with Du Anrao's guidance, it fell with a thud into the plate that Du Yuxi used to catch the blood.

"He's out! He's out!" The onlookers curiously crowded forward, and even Yan Huanwei, the person involved, was used and discarded, directly thrown out of the encirclement.

Yan Huanwei: "???" Seriously? Don't you guys want to see what you're doing? The victim is right here!

"So this is a Gu worm?" Everyone stared at the small black worm in the plate, covered in blood and only the size of a fingernail, looking like a beetle. They were curious but also a little disgusted. "It doesn't look any different from an ordinary worm."

"It was originally made from insects. If it doesn't look like an insect, how could it possibly cross species?" Du Anrao rolled his eyes at his third brother's sarcastic remarks, then turned to the Yan family members, "Where are they? The Gu worms have been removed. Is anyone feeling unwell?"

Only then did the Yan couple realize that their son had been pushed outside, and they quickly pulled him back inside.

"I, you, ugh..."