Evil of all ages

Chapter 19 Curse
When Liu Yidao and the others saw that Qi Hongfei appeared drunk but was actually quite lucid, they gained a clear understanding of his Gu techniques and concluded that it was due to them.

"I need you to examine their bodies and see what caused them to become like this?"

Di Qingtian pointed to the prisoners inside the cell.

"Where's the wine?"

Qi Hongfei didn't move, but simply looked around at the prisoners.

"Old Qi, when have I ever withheld your wine? You don't think I'm only inviting you this once and won't invite you next time."

Di Qingtian said dejectedly.

"Yeah, I'm a little tipsy."

"Remember, it's one pot of 20-year-old Zhuyeqing and two pots of 10-year-old Eryuehong. Don't give me one less pot, or the vintage of the wine is wrong."

After reminding Di Qingtian, Qi Hongfei went into the cell.

Di Qingtian didn't shy away from going in, but Liu Yidao and the others didn't. Perhaps they felt it was unlucky or strange inside.

"strangeness"

Qi Hongfei did not use Gu immediately, but instead took the pulses of the prisoners.

Taking his pulse, his forehead was covered with tightly knit wrinkles.

"how?"

Di Qingtian couldn't help but ask.

Qi Hongfei did not answer, but instead took one of the gourds off his waist and removed the lid.

Before everyone's eyes, a strange insect the size of a mung bean crawled out of the gourd's mouth.

It's pinkish-white, has antennae, moves like a silkworm, but has legs...

Despite its unusual appearance, everyone who saw it knew it was a Gu worm.

Qi Hongfei picked up his Gu worm and placed it on the prisoner's hand. The next second, the Gu worm burrowed in and disappeared.

Surprisingly, the worm burrowed inside, but the prisoner's hand was clean, without any blood holes or traces of foreign objects burrowing in.

Through his connection with the Gu worms, Qi Hongfei discovered the reason why the prisoner had become like this.

But his face showed even more confusion.

"They are losing their vitality."

Qi Hongfei said.

Life force is being lost!

Liu Yidao and the others were all stunned. How could this be related to vitality?

"reason?"

Di Qingtian wanted to know the reason why the prisoners were losing their life force.

"unclear"

Qi Hongfei gave this answer.

"I don't know? How could you not know?"

Di Qingtian looked at Qi Hongfei in confusion. He was certain that life force was being lost, so how could he not know why?

"Others lose their vitality outside their bodies, but for them, it's the opposite; their vitality remains inside their bodies, disappearing into thin air."

"Where did it disappear to? I can't find my baby no matter how hard I look for it."

Qi Hongfei was also completely baffled by this.

"Life force is draining from the body, disappearing into thin air?"

Not to mention Liu Yidao and the others were stunned, even Di Qingtian felt that this was a bit beyond his comprehension.

"Old Qi, is there any medicine or method in the world that can turn a person into this?"

Di Qingtian asked expectantly.

"no"

Qi Hongfei thought for a moment and gave an affirmative answer.

"Really not?"

Di Qingtian, unwilling to give up, asked.

"I'm not bragging, but although my medical skills are a bit lacking, if I combine them with my Gu techniques, I can definitely squeeze into the top ten among all the doctors in the world."

"If they were poisoned, or if it was caused by some kind of drug, I wouldn't be able to tell."

"As for other methods, in my opinion, it is very difficult to achieve this through human means."

Qi Hongfei said in a pragmatic manner.

"You mean, this is the work of ghosts?"

Di Qingtian frowned.

"maybe!"

Qi Hongfei didn't dare to say it was absolute, only replying with a "maybe".

"Ah, my darling..."

Suddenly, Qi Hongfei's expression changed, and he cried out.

"what happened?"

Qi Hongfei's startled reaction drew everyone's attention.

"I was just trying to call back my baby, but the connection between us was lost."

As Qi Hongfei spoke anxiously, he used both hands to press and feel the bones on the prisoner's body, trying to find his Gu worm.

Little did he know that his Gu worms had already been eaten by Huang Taichu's Greedy World-Devouring Gu.

Huang Taichu had them do it, simply to tease Di Qingtian and the others. "That's all."

"My baby is gone."

Qi Hongfei couldn't summon the Gu worm back for a long time, and he already knew the answer in his heart, so he couldn't help but look miserable.

"Elder Qi, how can the Gu worms just disappear like that?"

Di Qingtian asked, puzzled.

"How should I know? You'll have to pay me back for my baby."

Qi Hongfei grabbed Di Qingtian's clothes, as if he wouldn't give up until he was compensated for his losses.

"No...it can't really be a ghost, there really is an evil spirit, he...he's been watching us."

Chang Xingde's voice trembled as he spoke.

As soon as these words were spoken, a chill emanated from the depths of the prison, causing everyone except Di Qingtian to tremble and feel a chill run down their spines.

"What demons and monsters? They're just people exploiting people's deepest fears to play tricks. I despise that the most. Old Qi, you must have many more treasures to offer..."

Di Qingtian planned to ask Qi Hongfei for a few more Gu worms for experimentation.

"No, you must compensate me for the treasure I just lost."

Qi Hongfei was unwilling to let Di Qingtian squander his treasures.

"Old Qi, one Gu worm in exchange for a pot of twenty-year-old Zhuyeqing tea."

Upon hearing this, Qi Hongfei's previously life-or-death expression vanished. He released his grip on Di Qingtian's clothes, his face now showing only inner turmoil.

"I knew you had a lot of friends and a lot of drinking."

"Well then, since we're friends, I'll give you five of those Gu poisons you just used."

"Remember, the wine you owe me, you can't be shortchanged by a single jug afterward."

Qi Hongfei acted as if he was giving you the Gu worms because you were good friends.

"Put both of them on those two prisoners."

Di Qingtian randomly pointed to two prisoners and said.

Qi Hongfei glanced at it and then launched the two Gu worms directly at it.

The worm instantly burrowed into the prisoner's body.

From Huang Taichu's omniscient perspective, seeing how much Di Qingtian loved conducting experiments, he indulged him.

"It's gone. Both sensors have been disconnected."

In less than three breaths, the Gu worm that had entered the prisoner's body lost contact with Qi Hongfei.

This made Qi Hongfei's old face tremble; he felt that he had met the real deal today.

"There are three left. Who do you want to put them on?"

Qi Hongfei sensed that things were getting serious and wanted to finish quickly so he could make a quick getaway.

Di Qingtian raised his hand and pointed to himself.

"you"

Qi Hongfei was surprised; why would Di Qingtian want to place a Gu curse on him?

"Lord Liu, would you like to let a Gu worm enter your body as well?"

Di Qingtian suddenly looked at Liu Yidao and said.

"I want one too!?"

Liu Yidao was curious about how Di Qingtian would put the Gu on him, but little did he know that Di Qingtian would involve him as well.

"If Lord Liu doesn't want to, he doesn't have to try."

Di Qingtian said calmly.

"Try, why not."

Liu Yi raised his right hand, dispelling his protective aura, and told Qi Hongfei to come at him.

"You two, choose one."

Di Qingtian then turned his gaze to He Rongjiang and Chang Xingde.

He Rongjiang naturally didn't want to, and Chang Xingde, seeing that his superiors were unwilling, took on all the blame.

Qi Hongfei knew that Di Qingtian wouldn't do anything meaningless. In addition to placing three Gu worms on Di Qingtian and the other two, he also placed one Gu worm inside his own body.

A few breaths later, Qi Hongfei's previously flushed face turned deathly pale, and his legs went weak, almost causing him to fall.

Not only did the Gu worms in Di Qingtian's and the other two lose contact with him, but he could no longer sense the Gu worms in his own body either.

"It's all over, all over. Not only are the Gu worms I placed inside you gone, but the Gu worms I placed inside myself are gone too."

"Are we being targeted by evil spirits, or are we being collectively cursed?"

Qi Hongfei's tone was filled with panic, and he became unruly.

When Liu Yidao heard that the Gu worms that had entered his body were gone, his disbelief in demons and monsters was completely shaken.

His hand holding the sword trembled slightly, as if he could no longer hold it.

"It's an evil spirit. There's an evil spirit in the Heavenly Prison. Anyone who is in the Heavenly Prison or enters it will be targeted or cursed by it."

Chang Xingde panicked. He had been relatively restrained before, knowing what he should and shouldn't say.

But as things unfolded and the situation continued to challenge his values, he could no longer care about anything else and began to speak incoherently.

If it were before, He Rongjiang would have scolded Chang Xingde upon hearing this, but now, he too is filled with unease.

What's the point of shouting?

(End of this chapter)