They sped along and soon appeared outside the Qian family mansion.
The main gate was shut tight. Qian Yuanbao pounded on it, but there was no response.
He took out a whistle and blew it, but the people he had arranged to meet them did not appear.
Without hesitation, Bai Su grabbed Qian Yuanbao and they leaped onto the courtyard wall.
The entire Qian family compound was eerily quiet. The servants who usually bustled about were nowhere to be seen.
After jumping down from the wall, Qian Yuanbao flicked his robe and ran towards the direction of Old Madam Qian's courtyard.
Bai Su followed closely. They did see a few people along the way, but they all stood there motionless, their eyes vacant.
"The person you were looking for has been here," Bai Su immediately recognized the problem. Those people had been infected with Gu worms. Although they were relatively low-level Gu worms, she didn't have time to cure them all at this moment. She needed to find Qian Yuanbao's family first.
In Old Madam Qian's courtyard, apart from a few dazed servants, there was no one else. Da Feng Novel Network.
Qian Yuanbao did not stop and ran towards their courtyard.
The courtyard gate was shut tight. Qian Yuanbao felt his heart leap into his throat.
"Please be alright, please be alright," Qian Yuanbao prayed desperately.
After knocking on the door twice, Qian Yuanbao heard a faint, nervous voice, "Who is it?"
It wasn't Li Nuan's voice; it must have been the young maid serving in the courtyard.
"It's me, the young master. Where is the young mistress? Where is the old madam?" Qian Yuanbao asked urgently.
The courtyard gate was quickly opened. The young maid's eyes welled up with tears upon seeing Qian Yuanbao. "The young mistress is in the house, and the old madam is also here. The one who caused this trouble is also here."
As she spoke, Li Nuan heard the commotion and came out of the house. Seeing Qian Yuanbao, her eyes immediately turned red.
Qian Yuanbao breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they were alright.
Li Nuan choked back a sob, "Yuanbao, Grandmother has had an accident."
Qian Yuanbao rushed to Li Nuan's side. Seeing that her eyes were only a little red, he breathed a sigh of relief. He supported her as they walked into the house, asking what had happened.
Old Madam Qian lay on the couch, her eyes tightly shut. Qian Yuanbao called out to her twice, but there was no response.
"I gave Grandmother a Breath-Stopping Pill. She was poisoned by a Gu worm, a flesh-eating Gu. I don't know how to remove it," Li Nuan said, feeling helpless.
Bai Su, who had been standing behind Qian Yuanbao, stepped forward, examined Old Madam Qian, and nodded at Qian Yuanbao.
"Thank you for your trouble."
Bai Su extended her hand. Xiao Jin, perched on her palm, wriggled and did not leave her hand.
Bai Su frowned. Something was wrong. There was clearly the aura of a flesh-eating Gu, but why didn't it emerge from Old Madam Qian when Xiao Jin was released? Logically, such a low-level Gu worm would uncontrollably crawl out of its host upon sensing Xiao Jin's presence.
"How is it?" Qian Yuanbao asked anxiously.
Bai Su tapped Old Madam Qian a few times, but there was still no reaction.
"Does the Breath-Stopping Pill you mentioned make one insensitive to the outside world?" Bai Su asked Li Nuan.
Li Nuan nodded.
"Can it be resolved?"
Li Nuan nodded, took out a dark pill, and helped Old Madam Qian sit up to put it into her mouth. Qian Yuanbao quickly handed her water.
About the time it takes to brew a cup of tea after swallowing the pill, Old Madam Qian slowly woke up. Almost simultaneously, her face contorted in pain.
Bai Su raised her hand and tapped Old Madam Qian a few times. She released Xiao Jin again. Soon, a plump white worm crawled out of Old Madam Qian's nostril.
Old Madam Qian's pained expression did not lessen much. Qian Yuanbao asked anxiously, "Hasn't the Gu worm been removed? Why is my grandmother still in so much discomfort?"
"Because the flesh-eating Gu has already started to act. You can't possibly not know what this type of Gu worm does, can you? It eats living flesh!" Bai Su said as she examined Old Madam Qian's condition.
Fortunately, it had only just begun to act, meaning the flesh-eating Gu had consumed very little flesh. Otherwise, even if the Gu worm were removed, the person could not be saved.