That wretched vixen has disguised herself as my wife!

Hidden behind that clump of vines was actually a large field of flowers.

The surrounding fences and railings had clearly been trampled on, and it looked like the work of the Imperial Guards. They must have come to see this field during their investigation.

However, when they investigated, the flowers here... probably hadn't even sprouted yet.

Jiang Jingming suppressed the urge to vomit and took a step back.

He didn't actually know whether he should call the things growing in that field "flowers".

From a distance, you might mistake it for a flower because of its vibrant colors and fragrance, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that it's just a mass of writhing flesh and blood, like countless bloody organs piled up in the shape of a flower.

The scene was more nauseating than ever before, and even the aroma became eerie and disgusting; anyone would want to turn and run away.

Fang Zhiyi, however, made no attempt to hide her presence. She stood there gracefully, her white dress fluttering, looking completely out of place.

Chapter 101 Planting Flowers in October

Fang Zhiyi seemed to have anticipated Jiang Jingming's reaction, and casually smiled.

"We usually call this flower 'Crimson Bone'."

"Crimson Bones".

Jiang Jingming repeated it, but couldn't help thinking that no one cared what this thing was called.

It's just too eerie and bizarre.

Jiang Jingming suddenly recalled the ancient murals in the caves he had seen before, in which sinners were sent to different hells to be tortured, each with a distorted face like a demon.

Only in a hellish place like Avici Hell could such a flower grow.

"Have you seen this flower before?"

I haven't seen it with my own eyes.

Fang Zhiyi smiled and shook her head.

"But the books that a medical student has to read, if stacked up, would be taller than a three-story building, right?"

"Too."

Su Chengyi nodded in agreement upon hearing this, a sentiment that has remained constant throughout history.

According to ancient records, this flower is called Crimson Bone, and its shape resembles flesh and blood. It can only bloom after being cultivated with living blood for ten months. The flower has a unique fragrance and never withers.

Fang Zhiyi glanced at the menacing flower field in the distance and calmly introduced it.

Jiang Jingming thought to himself, "Cenzhou is truly a land of outstanding people and resources. It's full of all sorts of strange things, like Gu poison and other toxic substances."

"Never withering?"

"Yes."

Fang Zhiyi nodded.

"Unless someone uproots it, the Crimson Bone will never wither. Some say this flower grows from hell."

"They do look alike."

Jiang Jingming wholeheartedly agreed.

Fang Zhiyi chuckled softly, neither confirming nor denying.

"So what's the point of growing these flowers? They can't just be for novelty, can they?"

Jiang Jingming tried to look at the flower field as casually as she did, but he failed in the end.

"Take a closer look."

Fang Zhiyi smiled slightly, indicating that he should take another look.

Jiang Jingming had no choice but to turn his gaze back to the large patch of crimson flowers.

It really looks like human organs pieced together to form the shape of a flower. Upon closer inspection, it even seems to be breathing slowly, which is extremely eerie.

breathe?

Jiang Jingming was taken aback and looked at Fang Zhiyi in shock.

"The Crimson Bone Flower... is it alive?"

"Yes."

Fang Zhiyi's face showed a look of satisfaction, as if she thought, "This child is teachable."

"You see, the reason we plant them for ten months is because it coincides with the ten months of a woman's pregnancy. Flowers that require so much care to cultivate are of course alive."

"..."

As Jiang Jingming listened to her speak, he felt waves of nausea rising from the depths of his heart.

"It's alive, so what? Does that mean it can learn to talk and walk?"

"No, that won't happen."

Fang Zhiyi shook her head and patiently explained:

"It has the flesh and blood of a living person, but no heart. In the end, it is nothing more than a lump of rotten flesh."

"So... what is the purpose of cultivating it?"

"You probably already have a pretty good idea of ​​the answer."

Fang Zhiyi smiled faintly, as always unwilling to explain the answer too clearly.

Jiang Jingming closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

Old Zhou and Tie Zhu's group went up the mountain and were infected with a curse near Tingpu Villa.

According to Fang Zhiyi, the Burning Heart Gu relies on its host for survival, and it will die quickly once it leaves its host.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any living people left at Tingpu Villa that it could parasitize.

This is why Fang Zhiyi was initially somewhat confused.

But now that we've seen this large patch of crimson berries, the problem is easily solved.

Although the Crimson Bone has human flesh and blood, it has no heart and is ultimately an inanimate object. However, it can become a host for raising Gu worms.

This is why the Gu worms from Tingpu Manor survived until Old Zhou and his group came up the mountain after the entire family was wiped out.

"However, before Lao Zhou and his men went up the mountain, the Shen Du Wei should have already surveyed the scene. There were signs that the fence around the flower field had been damaged by them, but no one in the Shen Du Wei was infected with the Gu."

Jiang Jingming pointed to the fences that had clearly been violently kicked down.

"That's because these Gu worms were buried underground along with the seeds of the Crimson Bone Flower."

Fang Zhiyi seemed to have anticipated his question, and slowly replied:

"The Gu worms and the flower seeds fell into a ten-month slumber, waiting for the day they would sprout from the soil before they could awaken. When the Divine Capital Guards came to investigate, the Crimson Bone had not yet opened, so they did not smell any unusual fragrance."

"..."

In this light, life and death truly seem to be predestined.

Jiang Jingming frowned in thought.

Based on the current situation, the Gu worms were cultivated by Tingpu Villa itself.

In order to increase the number of surviving Gu worms, they even planted large areas of Crimson Bone Flowers as hosts for the Gu worms.

Therefore, the Gu poison was not the means by which the murderer killed people, because the Gu worms were still sleeping underground before the massacre.

This explains why, although the Gu worms appeared, the corpses were all killed by being cut with sharp weapons.

"Jingming, what are you looking at here? Hmm, the fragrance of the flowers over here is getting stronger..."

Xie Yunqi cautiously approached.

Jiang Jingming was about to stop her from looking when the young lady's curious head was already peering over.

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

Xie Yunqi let out a deafening scream.

"What happened? What happened?!"

Lu Zhao was startled and drew his sword, roaring angrily.

"It's all corpses!"

Xie Yunqi covered his eyes tightly and shrank behind Jiang Jingming.

"what!"

Lu Zhao leaped forward like a tiger, looking righteously at the scene of the accident.

"..."

With just one glance, he knelt down beside him, gagging repeatedly.

"What on earth is this thing???"

"Don't be afraid, it's just a flower."

Fang Zhiyi said with a smile.

The healer sister described this eerie flower with such interest that it sent chills down the spines of those who listened.

Lu Zhao swallowed hard, his hand gripping the sword trembling.

"So, these things are essentially still flowers? Only they're made up of flesh and blood, just like humans?"

"You could say that."

Fang Zhiyi smiled and nodded.

"In other words, it's just a bunch of internal organs arranged in a flower-like pattern."

Aqing brushed aside the remaining broken branches and vines, coldly looking at the flower field at her feet. Her expression showed no fear, only disgust.

"You could say that."

Fang Zhiyi nodded with a smile.

"Miss Qing, I beg you, please don't speak so bluntly..."

Lu Zhao's face turned pale, and the feeling of nausea and vomiting surged up again.

Xie Yunqi was also pale, and she nudged Jiang Jingming's shoulder with trembling hands.

"Jingming, if that's the case..."

Jiang Jingming turned around and looked at the young lady's pale face.

"So now this flower field is completely filled with Gu worms?"

"Now it seems that's true."

Jiang Jingming nodded, and the crimson bone broke through the soil, awakening all the dormant Gu worms within, which were wriggling and struggling for survival in the flower.

"What are we doing standing here like idiots instead of running away?!"

Chapter 102 The Heart-Sharing Gu

"It's alright, as long as we don't get too close and disturb them."

Fang Zhiyi was the closest to the person standing there, yet she smiled gently and appeared remarkably composed.

"But Old Zhou and the others aren't that close, are they?!"

Xie Yunqi was truly terrified. The thought of countless Gu worms wriggling inside that pile of ghostly things made her collapse.

"It's because they lit torches at night."

Fang Zhiyi explained with a smile:

"The Crimson Bone flower is very sensitive to firelight, and the host's anxiety will affect the state of the Gu worm, thus discovering the existence of other living things."

"Has Tingpu Manor gone mad?! Why would they raise Gu poison??"

Xie Yunqi scratched his head, wishing he could drag them up from the underworld and chop them up one by one.

"They've truly disgraced the Righteous Alliance! They're even more demonic than the Demonic Sect!"