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They saw that the hairpin was thin and sharp, unlike the curved body of a snake that they had expected.

Xiao Jingyue looked at the extremely ordinary hairpin on the ground in shock, and unconsciously loosened his grip on the hairpin.

The moment Qu Ling saw the hairpin, he was also dumbfounded, he momentarily forgot to retract his hand, and he even more so did not notice how dubious their positions were.

This hairpin was not the snake hairpin she was going to hit, could it be that Huo Xinyi gave it to the wrong person?

"Master …"

Xiao Yi rushed over, and when he saw the two of them, he hurriedly turned around and silently said, "Don't look at them unless they are courteous."

Qu Ling regained his senses and suddenly pushed Xiao Jingyue away. He quickly picked up the hairpin on the ground and retreated two steps back, staring at him while gritting his teeth, "You've seen the hairpin too, can I go back and rest now?"

Xiao Jingyue only looked at her quietly, his eyes gloomy, but he did not say anything.

Qu Ling waited for a while, seeing that he had not said anything, he held the hairpin and turned to leave.

After her figure disappeared from the end of the corridor, Xiao Yi glanced at his master and tentatively called out, "Master?"

Xiao Jingyue retracted his gaze and turned to enter the study room.

Xiao Yi followed Xiao Jingyue in silently. After Xiao Jingyue had taken his seat, he said: "Master, this subordinate asked the city guards on duty about the past few days. Madam did indeed leave the city that day, and did not return until the morning of the next day."

Since there were many people entering and exiting the city, the city guards would naturally recognize a girl as beautiful as Madam.

He only mentioned the Madam's name, and the city guards immediately remembered.

Xiao Jingyue was silent for a long while, then instructed in a low voice: "Tomorrow, bring that servant girl over here."

Xiao Yi cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

When Qu Ling returned to the Pure Wind House, the moment the door closed, his tense heart relaxed a little.

She was almost found out.

So dangerous!

Qu Ling looked down at the ordinary looking silver hairpin in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Master Chen was famous for being meticulous, which was why she chose to let him take the hairpin.

But Huo Xinyi was also not a careless person, which part did something wrong? Was it unintentional or intentional?

However, the most important thing right now was that Xiao Jingyue was already beginning to suspect her.

Thinking of this, Qu Ling could not help but feel distressed.

This short-lived pervert, how could he give her so much trouble!

On the next day, Huo Xinyi arrived at the General Mansion at noon.

Qu Ling brought her to the Pure Wind House and sized her up. He felt that the current Huo Xinyi was even worse off than yesterday.

"Tell me what happened to your body before and after you were infected by the Gu."

Huo Xinyi lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "After I drank the Crane Head Red, my internal organs hurt, and I lost consciousness not long after. When I woke up, everyone said that I had been resurrected from the dead … "

Pausing for a moment, she continued, "After being infected by the parasite, it did indeed take effect once. At first, my entire body was in pain and I felt a heat wave, but later I fainted. When I woke up, the maid who took care of me said that I had fainted and had not been able to breathe, and she almost thought I was dead again. "

After saying that, Huo Xinyi took a deep breath, and a layer of light appeared in his eyes, "The second time I woke up under pretense of death, it was just like how you see it now. The surrounding people all said that my entire body was releasing cold Qi, but I could not feel it myself, I only felt my body becoming weaker and weaker day by day."

Qu Ling's eyes lit up when he heard Huo Xinyi say that she would have a fever and fake death due to the pain. Soon after, he heard that she started to emit cold qi all over her body, so he couldn't help but be stunned.

The situation when the parasite was released was the same as Xiao Jingyue's, but after releasing the Xiao Jingyue Gu, there was no sign of his entire body being covered in cold Qi, on the contrary, his embrace felt warm.

In this way, the venom that Huo Xinyi and Huo Xinyi were infected with seemed to be the same, but it was also not the same.

Qu Ling thought, "After you were inflicted with the parasite, did you touch anything strange?"

Huo Xinyi thought back carefully for a while before slowly shaking his head.

Qu Ling's heart sank, he stared at Huo Xinyi's pale face for a long time, then said honestly: "Your parasite has changed, there's no saving you."

Huo Xinyi's body shook slightly, he raised his head with a mournful look, and asked hoarsely: "If there is no transformation, it can be treated, is that so?"

Qu Ling shook his head, "This will depend on whether the Gu Worm Gu in your body turns out to be a coincidence or not."

Huo Xinyi suddenly knelt in front of her and choked with sobs: "Mrs. Xiao, spreading rumors everywhere was my fault, I don't hope that you can forgive me, and I don't hope that you can save me either. I only hope that you can think of a way to save the person before the transformation for the sake of knowing him."

Qu Ling glanced at her, then asked softly: "What is Li Chenxuan's relationship with you?"

Huo Xinyi's choked voice suddenly stopped. The hall became quiet in an instant, and even the sound of a needle dropping could be clearly heard.

Qu Ling was not in a hurry, he patiently waited for her to speak.

Time passed bit by bit. Huo Xinyi struggled to the end and still chose to confess.

The matter was not complicated, even to the extent that it was a cliché.

The young master Li Chenxuan of the Minister of War was not born from the Minister's Wife, rather, he was born from the spring wind created by Li Yun when he was young. Since the Minister's Wife was unable to bear children, Li Yun brought the child back to the Minister Mansion and let the Minister's Wife take care of her.

Li Chenxuan's health had not been well since he was young, and he had been supported by the medicinal herbs for many years.

Although Li Chenxuan did not grow up by Huo Xinyi's side, she was born pregnant in October after all. In order to save him, she spent a lot of money to invite someone from the Miao Boundary to buy this parasite and take the risk to test herself.

Who knew that this parasite was not as mystical as those Miao Boundary people said. By the time Huo Xinyi realised that there was something wrong with the parasite in his body, those Miao Boundary people had already disappeared.

Although Qu Ling was shocked, he had no intention to delve deeply into the personal matters of others that had nothing to do with him. She didn't have the ability to transcend the heavens, if she wanted to remove the Gu, she had to figure out what Gu in that person's body.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I've never seen this Gu before, so I need to draw it out to see what it is."

Huo Xinyi agreed almost without thinking at all, "Alright!"

"The pain of drawing in the Gu is not something an ordinary person can endure. If they can't endure it and die on the way, then all the effort will have been in vain." Qu Ling kindly reminded her, "Furthermore, after the Gu Worm is lured out, within a few minutes, you will bleed from all seven apertures of your head and die.

Huo Xinyi was silent for a moment, then said firmly: "As long as Mrs. Xiao agrees to save him, I am willing to channel the parasite."

Seeing that she had a firm will and that she was not going to live long, Qu Ling decided to not persuade her anymore and ordered the Aunt Tao to bring the medicine.

After Aunt Tao left, Qu Ling suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Do you want to go back first to take care of matters, and come back tomorrow?"

Huo Xinyi shook his head, "No need, I have long since settled everything."

After Qu Ling heard this, he did not ask anymore.

After waiting for around half an hour, Aunt Tao returned with the medicine.

The pain of absorbing the parasite was far worse than when the parasite had appeared, but Huo Xinyi had endured the entire process without saying a word.

Qu Ling kept the Gu Worm and could not help but ask, "Do you trust me that much?"

Huo Xinyi laughed bitterly: "So what if you don't believe, I'm already at my wit's end."

She had been fighting for her entire life, but now all that was left was those myriad other things.

She had the ability to slowly search for an expert that could dispel the Gu, but her body could not wait.

Qu Ling passed a pill that could save her life for another hour to her, and warned her solemnly: "You better not die at General Mansion, not even in the vicinity."

Huo Xinyi agreed, and immediately left after consuming the medicine in front of Qu Ling.

With the Gu Worm in his hand, Qu Ling started to think about what to do next. His thoughts suddenly drifted about, suddenly, he remembered that he did not ask about the hairpin yet, and could not help but wail.

Just as he was about to go out and find her, he saw Aunt Tao running in from outside. He shouted anxiously, "Young miss, it's bad! Huo Xinyi fell at the General Mansion entrance, and he is gone! "