Ye Tian had Cheng Baoyi help Jiang Ningning back to her room to rest. Jiang Wenxing stared at Shen Jian, wanting to land a few punches on him, but Ye Tian stopped him.
"I heard you have a father involved in the underworld?" Ye Tian asked.
Shen Jian lowered his head. "He died three years ago."
"Was it your mother who killed him?"
Shen Jian's body trembled. "He used to beat my mom, and she killed him by accident."
"People who raise Gu tend to live a lonely life. It's truly not easy for you to have survived this long."
Shen Jian's face was mournful. "My father and mother divorced when I was two. To avoid hurting me, she lived alone in the deep mountains, rarely coming down."
"Your mother loved you very much, but she shouldn't have taught you Gu arts."
Shen Jian lowered his head. "I begged her to teach me. I liked Ningning too much."
Ye Tian let out a cold laugh. "Then do you know that your actions will lead to the death of your mother, your only relative in this world?"
Shen Jian was greatly shocked. "What are you saying? You want to kill my mother?"
Ye Tian said calmly, "She wanted to negotiate with me, using Gu. But using Gu in front of me is a path to death!"
Shen Jian felt a chill and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
Jiang Wenxing said proudly, "My brother is the Vajra Martial King! Do you know what the Vajra Martial King is?"
Shen Jian had heard many rumors from the Jianghu through his mother, and of course he knew what a Martial King was. He turned pale with shock and picked up his phone, intending to call his mother.
As soon as the call connected, his mother's voice came through: "Jian'er, let that person talk."
Shen Jian was both in awe of and obedient to his mother. He quickly handed the phone to Ye Tian.
"Speak!" Ye Tian commanded.
"Let my son go, or you and your family will wish you were dead."
"Your threat is useless. I'm going to cut off one of your son's ears right now."
The woman on the other end roared, "You dare! I am the daughter of the Gu King!"
"It's useless even if you are the Gu King's mother. Hurry up and come. I'll give you an hour, or you won't see your son again!"
The woman was silent for a few seconds. "In half an hour, at Linjiang Park, I'll wait for you on the island in the middle of the river."
After hanging up, Ye Tian said to Cheng Baoyi, "Aunt, I'm going out for a bit. You two rest first, I'll come back tomorrow."
Cheng Baoyi was still a little worried. "Xiao Tian, why don't we call the police and let them handle it?"
"The police can't do anything to her. I'll handle it myself."
With that, he pulled Shen Jian away, and the two drove towards Linjiang Park.
Upon arriving at the park, Ye Tian checked the time. It was almost half an hour. He let Shen Jian walk ahead, following behind him, crossing the long floating bridge to the island in the middle of the river.
It was an artificial island, not very large. At this time, there was no one else on the island. There was a pavilion on the island, with some flower pots placed around it.
At this moment, a woman stood in the pavilion. She looked fifty or sixty years old and was very frail. From ten meters away, Ye Tian could smell a strange, very unpleasant odor from her.
He noticed that Shen Jian also frowned slightly, clearly not liking the smell either.
Ye Tian stopped outside the pavilion and asked, "Are you Shen Jian's mother?"
The woman was dressed all in black, with long hair. Her face seemed very dirty. She said, "Let my son go."
"Your son used Gu to harm people. How do you plan to explain this?"
The woman sneered, "Negotiating with me? What right do you have?"
As she spoke, Ye Tian suddenly waved his hand, and over a dozen golden needles flew out, killing some tiny insects in the air.
"You're looking for death!" he roared and struck the woman with a palm in mid-air.
The woman was stunned for a moment and didn't have time to react. Her chest felt constricted, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
At the same time, Ye Tian unleashed a golden light, and hundreds of golden needles pierced her meridians, rendering her immobile.
The woman sat stiffly on the ground and said sternly, "I will not let you go. You and your family will pay a heavy price!"
Ye Tian shook his head. "Those who raise Gu are indeed wicked and strange. Then don't blame me for being impolite."
He pointed a finger at the woman's forehead. Her body suddenly twitched, and then many insects crawled out of her seven orifices. These were the Gu worms she had raised. When the host's environment becomes unsuitable, they would escape.