Don't mess with that Miao boy, he's sickly and perverted.

Of course, "brother" isn't a title given casually.

Chai Xiaomi remembers that in the Miao village, one can only call one's lover "Age," which is a unique and exclusive term between lovers.

Switching to the Chinese language system, it is roughly equivalent to terms like "baby," "darling," or "husband."

Chai Xiaomi stared at his ears, which were so red they were almost bleeding, and two words popped into her mind: There's hope.

Who would have thought that the arrogant villain, who never even held a girl's hand until his death, was so focused on planting a love potion on the female lead. The closest he came to successfully planting the potion was ruined by the cannon fodder female supporting character. No wonder he was so angry that he made sure the villain's body was completely destroyed.

"Brother, no matter what you say about me, it will never diminish my love for you." Chai Xiaomi spoke earnestly, her eyes filled with affection, her love deep and intense. "Ah, this damned love at first sight! There are countless handsome young men in the world, but I only have eyes for you. How strange."

"Shut up!" Wu Li interrupted her in a harsh tone.

He hurriedly lifted the wide sleeves of his Miao robe, revealing five poisonous creature tattoos encircling his forearms.

Snakes, scorpions, centipedes, toads, and geckos are intertwined and coiled together, so lifelike that they seem ready to materialize and crawl out of his arm at any moment.

Of the five animals, only the scorpion's tattoo has become lighter in color, no longer a deep black, but a light gray.

Wu Li pressed his fingertips against the scorpion-like creature, lowered his eyes, and softly chanted a spell.

The next second, Chai Xiaomi felt a sharp pain on the back of her hand, just like when she was bitten by a scorpion earlier.

"Ouch!" She clutched the back of her hand, wincing in pain.

Wu Li glanced up and looked at her pained expression.

He finally confirmed one thing.

The love potion he had been cultivating for so long had somehow inexplicably been implanted in the girl in front of him.

Even he himself didn't know.

So it's not surprising at all that she fell in love with him at first sight.

This love potion was nurtured with his heart's blood, making it incomparable to ordinary love potions, and its power is naturally hundreds of times stronger.

This was originally a Gu he had carefully prepared for the princess of Liangya Prefecture, but now it had been transferred to someone else by mistake. Fortunately, the color of the scorpion had not completely faded, but its power had been greatly reduced.

Chai Xiaomi rubbed the back of her hand and quietly sized up the boy in front of her.

He remained silent with a sullen face, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes before slowly dissipating.

To kill or not to kill?

If he kills her, the Love Gu will be different from other Gu techniques, and as the one who cast the Gu, he will also suffer a certain backlash.

More importantly, the fading power of the scorpion will also disappear with her death, and it can only be restored to its original dark color by removing the curse.

Let's leave it for now; he needs to find a way to remove the curse as soon as possible.

This woman looks silly, but her flesh is fair and tender. If we fatten her up a bit more, and then remove the curse, it won't be too late to throw her into the cave to feed his tomb bats.

Suddenly, voices came from outside the cave entrance.

"You little bastard! The clan leader told you to bleed to feed the Gu worms, why are you dawdling like this for so long and still not out!?"

"Today we still have to hunt down a wild boar, and tomorrow we'll send it to Ribai. If you dare to slack off, we'll go back and tell the chieftain, and he'll skin you alive!"

"Have you eaten the gall of a bear and the gall of a leopard? Why aren't you answering! You bastard, did you hear me?!"

"..."

Youtiao internally translated these Miao words for Chai Xiaomi.

The word she heard most often was "bastard".

Is this referring to Wu Li?

The boy stood quietly, his long, raven-feather-like eyelashes casting a faint shadow beneath his eyelids.

They seemed to ignore what those people said.

After a long while, he finally walked to her side, glanced at her sideways, and gave her a command: "Follow behind me, and don't say a word from now on. Do whatever I tell you to do, understand?"

As expected, the girl now under the spell of the love potion will obey him completely.

Chai Xiaomi nodded vigorously: "Brother, if you tell me to stand, I will never sit down; if you tell me to go east, I will never go west. You are my god!" As long as you don't kill me, everything is negotiable.

"If you dare call me 'brother' again, I'll pull out your tongue."

Wu Li's face was as cold as ice, and his tone was sinister, not like he was joking.

Chai Xiaomi obediently changed her address: "Okay, little brother."

The young woman didn't want to be called old, so she said, "Call me younger."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chai Xiaomi suddenly felt an itch on her lips, as if a small flying insect had crawled into her mouth. She reached out to grab it.

In a moment of panic, I suddenly realized that I couldn't make a sound at all. I ran my tongue around my mouth and found it was completely clean. Where did the worm come from?

No one knows what methods Wu Li used, but she became mute.

Four young men, also dressed in Miao ethnic clothing, stood at the entrance of the cave, craning their necks to look inside, but dared not enter.

As they watched Wu Li slowly walk out, they were about to unleash a torrent of curses when they suddenly noticed a foreign girl following behind him.

Wu Li was a head taller than the girl, so much so that she was completely hidden by his figure until they got closer and she didn't notice him.

The girl's clothing was strange; it was a Central Plains style they had never seen before.

One of them cried out in alarm, "Where did this foreign woman come from? You bastard, you're finished!"

"Go back and tell the clan chief! He dared to bring an outsider into the Gu Cave without permission!"

The group cursed and swore, as if they had caught Wu Li red-handed.

The look of disgust on his face was completely undisguised.

Chai Xiaomi was a little confused.

Wu Li in the book showed extraordinary witchcraft abilities from a young age, and his blood was considered divine blood in the Wugu clan. With such superior innate conditions, wouldn't he be the most admired genius of the sect if he were placed in a sect?

Why are these people looking at him like he's a plague god?

If they knew that the boy standing before them would one day become the youngest Gu King in the entire Miao region, would they still be so unable to distinguish between the two kings?

Chai Xiaomi secretly sighed, thankful that she had given a spoiler; as long as she tried her best to please the villain, her fate wouldn't be too tragic.

Watching the figures of the group disappear into the distance.

Wu Li remained silent, as if he had long been used to it, and silently walked in the direction the others had left.

Suddenly, he felt a gentle tug on the hem of his clothes.

Turning around, he saw the girl gesturing earnestly at him, her eyes sparkling. She first touched her forehead with her hand, then tapped her chest a few times with her little finger, her lips moving in response.

After watching for a while, he realized that it was a very rhythmic movement, not just random gestures.

The boy's curiosity was inexplicably piqued.

With a flick of his fingertip, a small black insect obediently crawled out of Chai Xiaomi's mouth and scurried into his sleeve.

Chai Xiaomi cried out in surprise; she hadn't even noticed that there was an insect hidden in her mouth!

"What do you mean by your actions?" Wu Li asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Is it a technique used by people from the Central Plains? He wants to learn it.

Under the sunlight, her heterochromatic eyes reflected a lustrous, glass-like sheen, crystal clear.

It was unbelievably beautiful, like a fairy who had just emerged from the jungle and arrived in the human world.

But when he showed a puzzled expression, there was a hint of innocent ignorance hidden within.

His dark, bright eyes were moist, like those of a little deer.

Chai Xiaomi was momentarily stunned.

She suppressed her drool, raised her hand again, and said, "This is sign language. What I just meant was, 'I'm sorry.'"

"sorry?"

Wu Li was stunned for a moment, then sneered disdainfully.

This was the first time in his life that someone had said those three words to him.

Love potions are indeed magical and effective.

The elders often say that it can bewitch people's minds, making them unconditionally regard you as the most precious person.

He was thinking about fattening her up to feed the grave bats in the future, but she was still foolishly apologizing to him.

"Why are you apologizing to me?"

"It seems my presence has caused you trouble. Those people just now looked like they were going to report you. Will you be punished?"

Chai Xiaomi asked with some unease, worried that if the villain was implicated because of her, he might vent his anger on her.

"Oh, is that all?"

Wu Li seemed lost in thought, then slowly parted his lips into a harmless smile, but his words were utterly cruel: "Then are you willing to take the punishment for me? You only need to take thirty lashes; at most, your skin will be torn and bleeding, but you won't die. I have herbs that can stop bleeding and remove scars, which I can lend you."

Listen to this, is this even human language?

Chai Xiaomi felt a chill run down her spine. His words and actions made it sound like a gift from him, whether it was a whip or herbs.

That's truly a twisted brain circuit.

"Are you willing?" Wu Li looked down at her intently, his beautiful eyes filled with gloom.

His gaze was like an icicle, its cold light piercing the heart.

Chai Xiaomi felt that if she dared to answer "no," countless ways of dying awaited her in the next second.

"Of course I would! I'd do anything for you, even go through fire and water. Just say the word, and I'd pluck the stars from the sky for you!"

"My heart for you is as clear as heaven and earth, my love for you is as clear as the sun and moon!" Chai Xiaomi was truly at her wit's end and offered him this scumbag quote.

Whatever, just trying to stay alive is fine.

Hearing her answer, Wu Li seemed very satisfied, and the smile on her lips deepened.

"Keep up."

As they traversed the dense, damp jungle, Wu Li was unlike a tour guide; he would stop and wait for her every now and then.

He only cared about speed, regardless of whether she lived or died.

The path ahead was paved with bluestone slabs to make it easier for tourists to walk.

The same place a thousand years ago was a completely primitive and retro ecology. The muddy dirt road was piled with layers of damp fallen leaves, and it was uneven and potholed. Every step you took made you want to sink in.

As Chai Xiaomi walked, she brushed aside the branches and leaves of the bushes on both sides.

The sneakers on my feet were covered in mud, turning into two thick clumps, making every step a heavy burden.

Chai Xiaomi struggled to keep up with Wu Li. When they arrived at the village, she was almost out of breath. Her hair was completely soaked and stuck to her face.

"You're really useless."

Chai Xiaomi collapsed to her knees, her legs giving way, as the boy's mocking voice came from above.

"What did you eat to grow up like this, tofu? You're so soft and limp, you'll practically turn into mush after a few steps. I advise you to be able to withstand those thirty lashes, otherwise I won't waste a Crimson Blood Silkworm to prolong your life."