Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 83 A sudden turn of events
Inside the room, Lin Xuan waited anxiously for a response.

Behind the curtain, the woman remained silent for a moment before speaking again: "If it were any other kind of Gu worm, I might be able to help your friend, but the Heart-Eating Gu is the most powerful Gu among Gu. If I forcibly remove it, it will only stimulate the Gu worm, causing him to die on the spot from the Gu worm devouring his heart..."

Lin Xuan stood frozen in place, his hope instantly extinguished.

Even the Jiuli tribe couldn't cure the Heart-Eating Gu?
Through his own investigation, he gained extremely limited knowledge about the Heart-Eating Gu.

Lin Xuan only knew that the offspring of the Heart-Eating Gu would awaken every year and needed the soothing of the mother Gu to fall asleep again.

Furthermore, the sensing distance between the mother Gu and the offspring Gu is limited. Even if the Gu is removed from its source or the offspring Gu dies, the mother Gu cannot sense it from a distance of thousands of feet.

That's why he dared to seek help from the Jiuli tribe to remove the curse.

But unexpectedly, even they couldn't do anything about it...

He took a deep breath, still unwilling to give up, and asked, "Isn't there any other way?"

The woman said softly, "To remove the curse, one must be the one who planted it. Although I don't know what your friend did to be infected with the Heart-Eating Curse, the only one in this world who can remove it is the one who planted it..."

Lin Xuan remained silent for a while, then quickly composed herself.

While Mandala was away, if he could directly remove the Heart-Eating Gu, he could immediately gain his freedom, no longer be controlled by others, leave this place of trouble, and from then on, have a vast and boundless future...

Even the Jiuli tribe couldn't undo the curse, so he could only wait until the day Mandala kept her promise.

During this time, he had to continue to feign compliance with her to gain her deeper trust.

Although he was greatly disappointed to see the Jiuli tribe today, the situation couldn't be worse than when he first transmigrated here.

Lin Xuan clasped his hands in a fist salute to the curtain again and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, young lady. I will not disturb you any longer."

There was no more sound coming from behind the curtain. Lin Xuan bowed slightly, then turned and walked to the door, opening it.

Tian Qingluan had overheard their entire conversation in the room. Holding Lin Xuan's hand, she comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. The world is vast, and there are many capable people. Perhaps your friend can find another way to remove the curse..."

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "I hope he has that kind of luck."

Tian Qingluan nodded slightly and said, "I'll take you back to the city."

Just as the two were about to leave the courtyard, a figure walked towards them.

The man was a thin young man. He glanced at Tian Qingluan and Lin Xuan's intertwined arms, his gaze sharpening slightly before a smile appeared on his face. He looked at Lin Xuan and asked, "Qingluan, this is...?"

When Tian Qingluan saw the young man, her smile faded slightly, but she still politely said, "This is my friend."

Then, he nodded slightly to the young man and said, "Commander Youze, we have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now..."

After saying that, she took Lin Xuan's arm and walked past the young man.

The young man named Youze turned around and looked at the two figures who were so close together, and his face instantly darkened.

That's Tian Qingluan for you! She rejected his marriage proposals so many times, it turns out she already had a gigolo!
He stared at the young man's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing slightly. An invisible force emanated from his body and swept towards the man.

Inside the room, the veiled woman suddenly stood up, her voice filled with anger: "Youze, you've gone too far!"

As Lin Xuan and Tian Qingluan walked out of the courtyard gate, they suddenly stopped.

Just now, he suddenly sensed a weak spiritual force attempting to enter his mind.

This appears to be a psychological attack.

But the intensity was pitifully low, less than one-tenth of his mental strength.

His cultivation level was too low to control such a massive amount of mental power, and he couldn't even unleash a mental attack.

But not attacking doesn't mean it can't defend.

His mental strength was like a thick stone wall.

Lin Xuan couldn't lift the stone wall to kill the enemy, but if the enemy insisted on using his mortal head to see who was harder than the stone wall, then Lin Xuan could only wish him good luck.

puff!
Standing in the courtyard, Youze's body suddenly trembled, and after spitting out a mouthful of blood, he fell straight to the ground, unconscious.

Upon hearing the sound, Tian Qingluan turned around and was taken aback.

Why did he suddenly vomit blood?

Although she disliked Youze, he was still a guest of the Jiuli tribe. She immediately beckoned two villagers and ordered, "Quickly, fetch a doctor and see what's wrong with Commander Youze..."

Lin Xuan looked at the young man lying unconscious on the ground from a distance.

This was the first time he had ever encountered a warlock.

According to the intelligence from the Jingbian Division, more than half of the Jiuli tribe are skilled in both martial arts and magic. This person made no attempt to conceal his aura just now, and his martial arts strength is similar to that of Shen Qingya. However, the level of his spiritual power is far beyond that of an ordinary sixth-rank martial artist.

What intrigued Lin Xuan even more was that his attack method just now was somewhat similar to the "Starry Sky Technique," and he wondered what kind of technique he was practicing.

The young man was carried away by the people of Black Stone Village. As they passed by him, Lin Xuan glanced down at him.

Sorcerers and warriors are two different cultivation systems, and their fighting styles and outcomes are also very different.

Martial arts is a clash of flesh against flesh; when martial artists fight, they either die or are maimed.

The battle between sorcerers is a clash of mental power. It may seem gentle and not fatal, but it is actually more dangerous. Once injured, the consequences range from memory loss to mental impairment and dullness, leaving the person with nothing to do but play in the mud for the rest of their life.

This person's sudden sneak attack also served as a wake-up call for Lin Xuan.

So far, no one has expected that he could use his powerful mental strength to deceive Wen Xinjing. If he encounters a similar situation again, especially in front of the Jingye Division, he must be extremely careful.

Just as Lin Xuan was about to leave, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Young master, please wait."

He turned around and saw a woman in white wearing a veil standing at the door of the room he had just been in.

From her voice, you could tell that this woman was the same one who had been behind the curtain earlier.

Tian Qingluan quickly stepped forward and asked, "Sister Youmeng, what's wrong?"

The woman smiled slightly at her and said, "This young master and I still have some things to discuss. There might be a different development regarding his friend's matter..."

Then, she looked at Lin Xuan again and said, "Young master, please come in."

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment, then went back into the room.

Although he didn't know why she hadn't spoken up earlier, he had no choice but to follow her since he needed her help.

Tian Qingluan remained standing at the doorway, listening intently, but this time, she heard nothing.

Inside the room, Lin Xuan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He sensed that an invisible mental barrier completely enveloped him and the woman in white.

Under this barrier of mental energy, their conversation would not be transmitted beyond the barrier.

The Starry Sky Manual mentions this use of spiritual power.

However, the mental strength required for the mental barrier is greater than that for the Divine Shock Technique; it requires at least a fifth-rank mage.

This woman was only a few years older than him, yet she already possessed fifth-grade spiritual power.

Geniuses are truly as numerous as carp crossing a river; if she cultivates for another two years, her mental strength will probably catch up with her current level...

The veiled woman turned to look at Lin Xuan and said, "I would like to apologize to you on behalf of Youze. He attacked you without cause and suffered the consequences. It is his own fault."

Lin Xuan went straight to the point: "What did you just say, young lady? Is there still a chance for the Heart-Eating Gu to be resolved?"

The woman nodded slightly and said, "To be honest, while the Heart-Eating Gu is troublesome, it's not impossible to remove. However, the price required to remove this Gu is far too high, which is why I didn't mention it earlier..."

Lin Xuan immediately said, "To be honest, that friend of mine is a sworn brother. As for how much silver you need, please just name your price, or if you have any other requests, I will do my best to fulfill them..."

The veiled woman did not answer directly, but asked, "Young master, your martial arts cultivation is less than the seventh rank, yet your spiritual power is at the mid-fifth rank, and not yet refined. If I am not mistaken, young master should have an extraordinary talent for spiritual power..."

Lin Xuan did not deny it and nodded, saying, "Yes."

The veiled woman was not surprised and said softly, "Many people in the Jiuli tribe have extraordinary spiritual talents, but someone as outstanding as you, young master, may not appear once every few hundred years."

Then, she looked at Lin Xuan and spoke again: "I don't want money, and I have no other requests. If you agree to do me a favor, I will keep my promise and remove the Heart-Eating Gu from you..."

(End of this chapter)