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Chapter 437 - 436 Charming Gu

Chapter 437: Chapter 436 Charming Gu

"Oh, Professor Xue seems very familiar with Gu technique?" Lin Tian exclaimed happily.

Just now he had merely thought that Professor Xue had some understanding of Gu technique, but this statement indicated that Professor Xue’s knowledge was not just superficial; it was quite profound.

"I know a bit," Professor Xue humbly said.

"Professor Xue just said that Gu technique is passed down orally without written records, why is that?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled. Such a magical thing, why not pass it down through writings? Oral traditions tend to be lost over time.

Professor Xue put down the book he was holding and thought for a moment before saying, "There are mainly three reasons. First, because Gu technique originated in the wild and desolate lands, naturally, the literacy rate there is very low. However, Gu technique is extremely complex. Different poisonous insects produce different Gu, and even the same insect might yield different Gu each time it is cultivated. Therefore, it requires a level of literary prowess to accurately express and record these scenarios."

With that explanation, Lin Tian understood. Gu Cultivators might not even know a single character, how could they record anything. It’s like some skilled martial artists who possess high martial cultivation but, limited by their educational background, are unable to record their insights and practices in writing.

Ancient Martial cultivation and Gu technique are similar, with endless variations; if the writings are not accurate, the consequences can be very serious—a cultivator might fail to cultivate properly, or in severe cases, experience deviation and even death.

Seeing that Lin Tian understood, Professor Xue continued, "The second reason is that the inheritance of Gu technique is highly secretive, even to the extent of not allowing outsiders to be aware of it. If it were recorded in writing, it would increase the chances of secrets being leaked, hence written inheritance is rarely chosen for Gu technique."

"The third reason is that Gu technique started off for good, as a way to cure diseases and save people. But later, it was exploited by too many people for harming others, to the extent that even talking about Gu would strike terror into people, turning Gu technique into what is called Demon Art, harmful witchcraft. Therefore, it cannot be recorded in writing, or else the identity of Gu Cultivators could be easily exposed. The consequences of that could be dire—either being beaten to death by a mob or being captured and beheaded by the authorities," Professor Xue finally said.

"Hearing you say this, it seems like Gu technique is mostly used for harming people," Lin Tian said, surprised.

"It’s not exactly like that. It’s just that harmful Gu techniques are often very cruel and become widely circulated, so you have this misconception," Professor Xue waved his hand and said, "Take the Charming Gu, for example; you can’t say it’s used for harming people."

Charming Gu? The name sounded somewhat romantic. What exactly was this Gu technique? It was the first time Lin Tian had heard of such strange things.

Seeing Lin Tian’s confusion, Professor Xue explained further.

Women from the Miao Border are fiery passionate but also deeply loyal, and the Charming Gu is specific to Miao women. Some Miao girls embed a Gu worm inside their body from the age of ten and feed it with their heart’s blood every day. After ten years, once the Gu worm is completely raised, it becomes the Charming Gu.

This Gu can be placed in food, or it can also be transmitted through clothing. When a Miao girl meets the man she loves, she infects her beloved with the Charming Gu she has cultivated.

Whoever is infected with the Gu will feel heartache whenever they miss their loved one. The Charming Gu will gnaw at their heart, causing unbearable pain. Only when the lovers meet does the Gu stop gnawing, and the heartache ceases.

Should the lovers be separated and unable to meet, with yearning growing day by day, the Charming Gu’s outbreak would be excruciatingly painful. Most people can’t withstand such torment and choose suicide.

The "love" aspect of the Charming Gu goes even further; once a man is affected by it, he cannot have relationships with a second woman, or else he will die suddenly, and the Miao girl who placed the Gu will not survive on her own either.

Only the woman who administered the Charming Gu can undo it, but once she does, she can’t have a second man; otherwise, she will suffer the same sudden death as her lover.

It is said to be terrifying to die from sudden heart failure, the heart being gnawed through by the Charming Gu, leading to bleeding from all seven orifices and death.

"Damn, Professor Xue, this isn’t just harmful, it’s lethal!" Lin Tian couldn’t help but curse after hearing Professor Xue’s explanation.

There were such bizarre Gu techniques in the world, the Charming Gu essentially bound lovers together using the lives of both parties, this was literally playing with lives in the name of love!

"Hmph!"

Just as he finished speaking and Professor Xue hadn’t had the chance to respond, a soft snort was heard. Lin Tian turned to look and saw Miss standing at one end of the corridor, the snort coming from her, and judging by her expression, she probably heard everything about the Charming Gu just now.

"Miss, not even a greeting before you appear, scaring people like that could scare someone to death," Lin Tian said discontentedly.

"It’s probably because you’re guilty, otherwise why would the mention of Charming Gu scare you? Most of you men are fickle, the Charming Gu is your nemesis," Miss walked over gracefully and said.

With a beauty present, Lin Tian and Professor Xue felt embarrassed to keep sitting on the floor, especially since Miss was wearing a skirt, for fear others might think they were trying to peek.

"Who says I was scared by the Charming Gu, I think the Charming Gu is just too inhumane. A mother carries a child for ten months, welcoming a new life, then struggles to bring them up, is it easy? Life is precious, obtained with difficulty, it’s noble, it’s free, and even love shouldn’t take precedence over life. Hence, using the Charming Gu is an act of selfishness. Have you thought about the parents who birthed and raised you?" Lin Tian argued with righteous indignation.

Miss found his words somewhat unreasonable, yet couldn’t come up with a rebuttal and could only snort, "Hmph, always full of excuses."

Professor Xue shook his head and laughed, "The Charming Gu requires mutual love and everlasting loyalty, in that sense, the Gu itself is not inherently harmful. However, if it’s used unilaterally, then it is undoubtedly harmful."

That was a fair statement. Gu techniques weren’t initially created with harmful intentions, but when exploited by those with ulterior motives, the risks were significant. Lin Tian very much agreed with Professor Xue’s point of view.

Miss gave Lin Tian an irritated look and said, "Lin Tian, what are you doing here listening to stories by Professor Xue in the headquarters library when you should be in class?"

In class? Lin Tian quickly took out his phone to check the time, only ten minutes left until class started. Damn, because of Mr. Qi’s matter, he had completely forgotten about his class. It wasn’t a big deal for him, but as Xiao Manxuan’s bodyguard, not being able to send her to class on time was a dereliction of duty.

Just as he was about to head back, he received a text from Xiao Manxuan: Jerk, Sister Yu said you were busy at the company headquarters, so I went to school with Sister Yu. Don’t worry, I’ve already asked for leave on your behalf.

This little girl, always touching people’s hearts, Lin Tian read the message and felt very ashamed. But since when did Miss become so concerned about me, even specifically telling my sister, it’s really puzzling.

"I just thought you were tied up with something important after hearing Secretary Xu’s report, don’t get the wrong idea!" Miss didn’t wait for Lin Tian to speak before defending herself, sounding even more conscious of her guilt.

Professor Xue found it somewhat amusing but still turned to ask Lin Tian, "Do you know what Gu techniques are really for?"

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