Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The three entered the entrance and went to a secret room below.

"I never imagined that there was such an exquisite underground secret chamber in Huangjue Temple."

Ying Chengting asked, "Master, is this where you usually practice your Gu cultivation?"

Xuanjing nodded slowly and said, "That's right. Huangjue Temple is a place for cultivation, so naturally one cannot arbitrarily refine Gu."

I wish to stay here, but when I am refining Gu, I must do so in secrecy.

"This secret chamber was discovered by chance when I first arrived at Huangjue Temple. It just so happens to be convenient for me to refine Gu."

"what!"

Liu Xueyan suddenly screamed.

Xuan Jing and Ying Chengting were both startled. The next moment, Liu Xueyan threw herself into Xuan Jing's arms, her voice trembling, "Insects...insects!"

Xuanjing and Yingchengting turned their heads and saw that a row of shelves in the secret room was filled with various jars. One of the jars had its lid open, and a group of tiny black insects crawled out of it.

It is still quite creepy.

"Mother, don't be afraid. Those insects are good materials for making Gu poison. Don't be afraid, they won't crawl around randomly."

Ying Chengting comforted Liu Xueyan, and then saw that she was still lying in Xuan Jing's arms, and Xuan Jing was actually holding her the whole time. Ying Chengting's eyes suddenly twitched unconsciously twice.

He found it a bit strange.

There seems to be some intimacy between Mother and Master?

Xuanjing noticed Ying Chengting's expression and lowered his head, saying, "Amitabha, benefactor, it's alright now, the insect has gone back in."

Liu Xueyan then cautiously raised her head and looked at the jars. Seeing that the insects had indeed gone back, she came out of Xuanjing's arms with an embarrassed expression.

"I apologize for my intrusion, Master," she said hastily.

"It's alright." Xuanjing maintained the peaceful demeanor of a monk.

Ying Chengting breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious, but he still had some doubts in his heart, and his eyes unconsciously darted back and forth between Liu Xueyan and Xue Jing.

He couldn't help but recall that every time his mother brought him to Huangjue Temple when he was a child, the master would always be there.

When he was six years old, he was directly accepted as a lay disciple.

Of course, this was the public's perception; in reality, what his master taught him was the art of Gu poison.

He knew that his master wasn't a truly compassionate monk, but his relationship with his mother...

Ying Chengting's thoughts were incredibly complicated. He absentmindedly looked up and found himself standing in front of a medicine vat that was neither too big nor too small.

"what!"

Liu Xueyan screamed again, but this time she didn't rush into Xuan Jing's arms. Instead, she covered her mouth with her hands and stared ahead in terror.

Ying Chengting also saw it and gasped in shock.

"Master, this, this is..."

There was a round hole in the lid of the medicine jar, and a human head was stuck in that hole.

Judging from his appearance, he was a young novice monk.

The young novice's head had its eyes closed, its face deathly pale, and it showed no signs of life.

Xuanjing glanced at Ying Chengtin and said, "Chengtin, didn't your master tell you before that some Gu practitioners use Gu children to refine Gu?"

Ying Chengting hesitated, then said, "But Master also said..."

"Using Gu children to refine Gu is a forbidden evil practice, right?" Xuanjing replied with a smile.

Ying Chengting didn't dare to reply.

Xuanjing smiled gently and reached out to remove the lid of the medicine jar.

Instantly, thick white mist rose from the medicine vat, and within the mist, the naked young novice monk was covered with countless Gu worms.

There were spiders, scorpions, toads, poisonous snakes, and even other grotesque creatures.

Those things clung tightly to the young novice monk, sucking his blood.

A bell appeared in Xuanjing's hand, which he shook gently. The clear sound seemed particularly terrifying at this moment.

Liu Xueyan's hair stood on end.

Upon hearing the bell, the poisonous insects that had been sucking blood from the young novice monk seemed to receive some kind of command and retreated.

As they retreated, Ying Chengting's pupils suddenly contracted.

Only then did he realize that it wasn't the poisonous insects sucking the child's blood, but rather they were feeding the little novice's body.

As soon as they leave the child's body, their bodies quickly shrivel up and they die instantly.

Inside the young novice monk's body, a worm-like protrusion was slowly wriggling.

The young novice monk also opened his eyes abruptly at the commotion.

Upon suddenly meeting those pitch-black eyes with no whites, Ying Chengting was startled and took a step back.

Liu Xueyan exclaimed in surprise once again, "Ah! It's you!"

Liu Xueyan pointed at the young novice's eyes, her face pale and covered in cold sweat.

Why is he here? He's not dead, he's still alive!

Liu Xueyan looked at the Xuanjing, extremely excited.

Xuanjing was not surprised by her reaction and said, "I found Liaokong."

"Found him? Do you know who he is?"

Liu Xueyan screamed.

"Mother, what's wrong? Who is he? Do you know him?" Ying Chengting was a little confused.

Xuan Jing looked at Liu Xueyan with exceptional calmness: "No matter who he is, he is now just Liao Kong, my... Gu Child."

Liu Xueyan said, "But his eyes, Xuan Jing, don't you think his eyes are terrifying?"

Xuanjing glanced at the little novice's eyes. "His eyes are different from ordinary people's, but he is my Gu child. Do you know what a Gu child represents?"

He'll never escape my grasp; his life is in my hands.

Liu Xueyan understood and gradually calmed down.

She looked the young novice over again, then suddenly realized something and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Liaokong, Liaokong, what a great name!"

Liu Xueyan laughed until tears streamed down her face.

"Mother, who exactly is he?" Ying Chengting asked, puzzled.

Liu Xueyan looked at him and said, "The twins that Shangguan Tang gave birth to back then."

Ying Chengting's eyes widened suddenly. He looked at the little novice monk with extreme surprise. He... was that child?

By blood, he is his younger brother.

Now he is his master's Gu child.

Ying Chengting smiled slightly. "How interesting."

He stepped forward and carefully examined the young novice monk. Sure enough, he found that the young monk's appearance was somewhat similar to Ying Zhuoxiu and Ying Yufu, but the most similar one was Ying Yutan.

They look like they were made from the same mold.

They really are twins, a boy and a girl.

Xuanjing paid no attention to what they were saying. He lit the incense to attract the poison, smoked the silver needles, and then pierced them into the top of the little monk's head.

Before long, something wriggled beneath the young novice's head, and a moment later, a small, blood-red worm crawled out along the silver needle.

The little insect resembled a tiny spider, its eight legs crawling incredibly fast. Gradually, it split in two; more precisely, it gave birth to a offspring. The offspring followed its mother and crawled together into the bottle prepared by the Xuanjing.

"Master, is this the Slave Gu?" Ying Chengting asked.

"Not bad." Xuanjing put away the bottle and said to him, "In a moment, I will implant the mother Gu into your body, and you will implant the daughter Gu into Ying Yufu's body, and she will become your slave."

At that moment, the young novice monk turned his head and looked around. His dark eyes seemed to hold an ancient chill, making him incredibly eerie.