Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 174 - 174 173 Zhao Yuqing With No Branch to Lean On

174: Chapter 173: Zhao Yuqing, With No Branch to Lean On 174: Chapter 173: Zhao Yuqing, With No Branch to Lean On Li Chen saw her body tense, a fine sheen of sweat beading on her pale forehead, and, with a teasing smile, he soothed her like a child, “Yuqing, there’s nothing to fear, it will be over soon!”

Watching Li Chen’s clear, bright eyes and the crescent moon of his smile, Zhao Yuqing couldn’t help but reveal a serene smile.

She nodded vigorously like a pecking chick: “Mmhmm, thank you!”

After speaking, she closed her eyes.

Her cheeks flushed red, like a flower blooming amidst the storm, dazzlingly beautiful, for anyone to pluck.

Li Chen steadied himself and silently summoned his True Yuan.

His eyes slightly squinting, a sharp gleam shot out, scanning Zhao Yuqing’s body as if X-raying her in the hospital.

Next to Zhao Yuqing’s Dantian area was a mung bean-sized, jellyfish-like floating creature with its tentacles tightly attached to the blood vessels, sustaining itself by sucking the essence within.

This was the Soul-devouring Silkworm Pupa!

A rare Gu Worm from Miao Territory, it could parasitize within a human body for long durations, ranging from ten to twenty years or even longer.

It mainly parasitized females, preferably those born during yin hours.

For a Pure Yin girl like Zhao Yuqing, she was undoubtedly the ideal host.

The culprit behind this was now evident.

It seems that the Young Master of the Wu Family was truly ruthless.

To enhance his own strength, he wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice the lives of innocent girls.

Detestable!

“Is it starting?”

Zhao Yuqing, still with her eyes closed, asked with her face blushing when Li Chen showed no sign of action.

Li Chen’s attention was snapped back to reality.

He nodded lightly and said, “It’s starting now, it might hurt a bit, so try to bear with it!”

Zhao Yuqing’s somewhat pale hands tightly grasped the bedsheets.

Her delicate body tensed like a stiff bow, beginning to tremble slightly.

Even on her fair forehead, sweat beads the size of beans emerged, trickling down her cheeks, wetting the bedding beneath her.

Li Chen gently patted Zhao Yuqing’s taut body and said, “It’s not childbirth, why so nervous?

Relax, it will be over soon!”

While speaking, he took out twelve silver needles and inserted them into the Twelve Extraordinary Meridians, sealing the Soul-devouring Gu Worm inside the Dantian, preventing it from running amok.

Then, a vortex of True Yuan formed above his palm, initially rotating clockwise at a visible pace.

Once the True Yuan stabilized, the speed of the vortex’s rotation increased, forming an inverted tornado from the center of Li Chen’s palm to the end point of Zhao Yuqing’s Dantian.

At first, the Soul-devouring Silkworm Pupa clung tightly to the blood vessels, unwilling to yield.

However, after Li Chen intensified the influx of True Yuan three times, it grew weak.

Zhao Yuqing only felt as if thousands of ants were biting her lower abdomen.

It wasn’t very painful, but it was a strange, tingling, itchy sensation that made her want to scratch.

“Don’t move!”

Li Chen abruptly called out, causing Zhao Yuqing to retract her hand that she had just stretched out.

“Come out!”

On the fourth increase of True Yuan by Li Chen, a hurricane eye formed, faintly visible with light flowing within.

Zhao Yuqing bit her teeth, her expression showing some pain.

But when she thought of her current situation, she couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

Physical wounds can heal, but how can the scars on the soul be mended?

From today onward, she would be a pitiful creature with no parental love, no family to care for her, alone and unsupported, possibly even seeing her young life dwindling away to nothing.

After what seemed like forever, Li Chen finally exhaled deeply and turned to say to Zhao Yuqing, “It’s done, you’re okay now!”

Zhao Yuqing gathered her scattered thoughts, smiling at Li Chen as if she had just delivered a child.

“Can I see it?”

“It’s just a small worm, what’s there to see?”

Despite his words, Li Chen still didn’t refuse Zhao Yuqing’s request and handed the Soul-devouring Gu Worm over to her.

“Wow, such a cute little bug!”

Women are innately defenseless against cute things.

Ye Chuxue was no exception, and neither was Zhao Yuqing.

It must be said, the Gu Worm was indeed very adorable.

It took on a semi-transparent amber state, with a multi-colored halo surrounding it under the light, glittering brightly.

“It almost caused your downfall, and you still say it’s cute?”

Seeing Zhao Yuqing’s surprised expression, Li Chen was puzzled.

He couldn’t understand women, creatures that bled seven days a month and still hopped around lively.

“It’s just really cute!” Zhao Yuqing batted her eyes and pouted playfully in response.

Li Chen was speechless, feeling quite out of sync with her.

Suddenly, like discovering a new world, Zhao Yuqing exclaimed in surprise.

“Look, it seems to be moving!”

Li Chen glanced over, murmuring to himself, “It’s trying to break free from the cocoon.

It looks like it may still be a Spiritual Object.

It would be a pity to kill it directly!”

“What did you say?” Zhao Yuqing didn’t catch Li Chen’s muttering and asked with widened eyes.

Li Chen waved his hand and said, “Nothing really, but, do you want to keep it?”

“Keep it?

Will this thing still enter my body?”

Speaking the last sentence, Zhao Yuqing subconsciously took two steps back, as if she saw a terrifying flood or beast.

Li Chen shook his head and said, “No need, have you ever raised silkworms?”

Zhao Yuqing nodded and answered, “Yes, I have.”

Li Chen said, “That’s good, just treat it like a regular silkworm.”

Zhao Yuqing nodded vaguely, “Oh, then what should I do?”

Li Chen said, “Give me your hand.”

Zhao Yuqing did as she was told, stretching her hand out to him.

Li Chen grabbed Zhao Yuqing’s slender hand, took out a silver needle, and fiercely pierced her index finger’s pad.

“Ah, that hurts!”

Zhao Yuqing’s finger suddenly felt a sharp pain, and she couldn’t help but cry out.

“Just bear with it, it’ll be over soon!”

While speaking, Li Chen squeezed a drop of blood from Zhao Yuqing’s finger pad and dripped it onto the silkworm pupa.

The moment the blood touched the pupa, it was devoured cleanly.

Then, a crack appeared in the pupa and a crystal-clear, plump little worm wriggled out of it.

It waved its two antennas a couple of times and crawled towards Zhao Yuqing.

“Wow, it’s so cute!”

Zhao Yuqing’s eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with excitement.

“Does it have a name?”

Li Chen shook his head, replying, “No, you can give it a name!”

Zhao Yuqing’s sparkling eyes blinked and she said, “Today is the seventh day of the ninth month, let’s call it Little Qi, how about that?”

Li Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, “As you wish, as long as you’re happy.”

Zhao Yuqing asked, “By the way, what does it eat?

Does it eat mulberry leaves like regular silkworms?”

Chapter Four

Li Chen thought for a moment and said, “It does eat mulberry leaves, but to be precise, it’s a glutton—unfussy and eats everything!”

“Oh, then that’s easy, pretty easy to feed!”

Zhao Yuqing replied casually and started to play with the little worm.

“Little Qi, Little Qi, hello there!”

Little Qi extended its two antennas, wobbling them towards Zhao Yuqing as if responding to her.

Zhao Yuqing, with a face full of surprise, asked excitedly, “Can it understand what I’m saying?”

Li Chen nodded and said, “It’s a Spiritual Object, capable of communication.

As it grows, its intelligence could be equal to that of a five or six-year-old child.

If lucky, it might even be able to speak!”

“Wow, it can actually speak?”

Zhao Yuqing was ecstatic, her eyes shining bright; she had seemingly found a treasure.

Li Chen said, “Hmm, but it still depends on its own fortune.”

Having said that, he yawned and mentioned, “Let’s end it here for today, it’s getting late, you should get some sleep.”

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Zhao Yuqing suddenly realized she was still naked and instantly, her face turned crimson.

She quickly grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around her body.

Glancing around with the corner of her eye and seeing only one bed, she asked with a voice as soft as a mosquito, “There’s only one bed, how are we going to sleep?”

“You sleep on the bed, I’ll sleep on the sofa outside.

Just call me if you need anything!”

After speaking, Li Chen yawned again and strode towards the door.

Watching Li Chen’s retreating figure, a tinge of sadness flickered through Zhao Yuqing’s clear, bright eyes.

She peeked under the blanket and caught a glimpse of her perfect, delicate body, murmuring to herself: Am I really that unattractive?

Meanwhile, in the Miao Territory Witch Family:

A handsome man dressed in a black robe suddenly opened his eyes, with a hint of pain flashing in them.

“What’s going on, how could the Soul-devouring Gu Worm be stripped from its host?”

“Wui Sang, Wui Sang, has something happened with the Zhao Family?”

The middle-aged man addressed as Wui Sang responded respectfully, “Young Master, we just received news from the Zhao Family that someone has taken away your fiancée!”

“Who has such gall to abduct the fiancée of Wui Shaotian?

Are they tired of living?”

“Wui Sang, go prepare.

We’ll visit the Zhao Family tomorrow.

Since someone wants to die, I will fulfill their wish!”

Before his words even settled, the infuriated Wui Shaotian smashed a stone table in front of him, which weighed a thousand catties, into dust with a slap of his hand.

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