If you were cold and aloof in your past life, why are you crying in this one?

At midnight, the yin energy is at its peak, and the dim blue lamplight flickers throughout the room, while a chilling atmosphere quietly envelops the entire secret chamber.

Lady Lu spoke slowly, her tone solemn: "The two of you are love worms born from the same source. The worms feed on each other's feelings and souls. Before removing the worms, we must first stimulate their emotions, awaken the worms that are dormant deep within and connected to each other, and make them restless and awaken. Only then can the subsequent acupuncture and medicine guides be successfully guided."

Xi Lingxian looked bewildered and asked softly, "How do I catalyze the love potion?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu paused, a hint of embarrassment creeping onto her face. She coughed lightly, "The Love Poison originates from love and is activated by affection. How else can it be catalyzed? Naturally, it requires the two of you..."

Xi Lingxian suddenly realized the hidden meaning in his words, and her cheeks instantly burned, her eyes filled with shock and embarrassment. "What?"

Fearing she might misunderstand further, Lady Lu quickly waved her hand and hurriedly explained, "No, no! Young lady, please don't overthink it. There's no need to go to such lengths. Just a little intimacy between you two, a few moments of kissing, will be enough to stir your emotions. The love potion senses the mind and desire; a touch or a kiss is enough to awaken both potions."

Xi Lingxian was so embarrassed that she could hardly lift her head.

The doctors exchanged glances, said no more, bowed and retreated to the door, whispering, "It will only take the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Once the time is up, we will push the door open and come in to formally perform acupuncture to remove the curse from you two."

The door closed gently, shutting out all outside sensations.

Almost the instant the door panel landed, Wang Jue reached out and firmly held her waist, then leaned down and kissed her.

The room was silent, save for the sound of their intertwined breaths.

The two embraced each other deeply, kissing passionately, their love mingling on their lips and teeth, their hearts tightly bound together.

Every breath they took was filled with each other's essence, lingering and tender.

By the time the incense and candles had burned out, both of them were flushed, their chests heaving, and they were panting heavily.

His blood and qi surged throughout his body, and the dormant and entangled love curse within him was awakened by his emotions, restlessly churning and swirling in his blood.

The doctor entered right on time, the dim light of the lamp casting a cold glow.

The atmosphere inside the room instantly turned solemn and chilling. Following the ancient methods of harmonizing yin and yang, guiding the Gu back to its nest, and applying acupuncture and medicine simultaneously, the group laid out seven layers of ice silk brocade mats, prepared Yin-cold Gu-guiding pills, roasted silver needles, and Yin-charcoal copper plates, tied medicine threads to the silver needles, and used plain gauze to lock the Gu's breath.

The two Gu worms interact and respond to each other. With each pull and movement, each needle and twitch, they must simultaneously force out the Gu worms from the bones, blood, and meridians of both individuals, while also protecting each other's heart meridians from backlash. The needlework must be precise and precise to the very slightest deviation.

Wen Sheng has studied esoteric arts for many years and is confident that he can master them.

The windows inside were tightly shut, making the room completely dark, with no light coming in at all. Only the flickering candlelight on the table provided any light.

Lu Niangzi raised her hand to signal, and the two of them took off their outer garments, leaving only their inner garments. They then took out plain gauze soaked in medicinal juice and gently wrapped it around their bodies from their shoulders to their waists.

The gauze felt slightly cool, and when it touched the skin, it sent a chill down your spine.

Two beds covered with seven layers of ice silk brocade were placed side by side. The two lay down as instructed. The bone-chilling coolness of the ice silk seeped into their limbs through their clothes, and Xi Lingxian couldn't help but shiver.

She turned her head and met Wang Jue's deep eyes. His fingertips quietly moved over and gently took her hand under her gauze dress. The warmth of his palm seeped through the thin fabric, slightly calming the panic in her heart.

Wen Sheng looked solemn and took out two sets of silver needles, each about an inch long. He first wiped and disinfected them repeatedly with strong liquor, then placed them over a candle flame to heat them up. Only when the silver needles were slightly hot did he hold them firmly in his hand.

"You will feel a stinging sensation in your meridians when the acupuncture is administered. Do not move under any circumstances. If the needles are misaligned, not only will the poison be difficult to remove, but it may also damage your heart!"

He gave a stern warning, his gaze sweeping over the two clasped hands, but said nothing more.

They exchanged only one glance with Lady Lu, and simultaneously raised their hands to precisely place the needles.

The silver needles were inserted into the four main acupoints: Baihui, Tanzhong, Guanyuan, and Yongquan, and the stinging pain instantly spread throughout the body.

The medicinal cotton thread tied to the needle drooped down, and the cold medicinal properties on the thread seeped into the meridians along the needle, slowly sealing the blood flow and trapping the two Gu worms firmly in the blood vessels of the body, cutting off their escape route to hide in the vital heart meridian.

With everything prepared, Wen Sheng placed three Yin-Cold Gu-Attracting Pills into a specially made copper plate, while the medicine boy lit a Yin-Cold Charcoal Fire to slowly warm the bottom of the copper plate. The fire was extremely weak, emitting a faint warm light.

Before long, a faint yet alluring, slightly fishy-sweet medicinal fragrance slowly wafted out, enveloping the two of them.

The Gu worms, already agitated by the earlier affection, were instantly bewitched by the chilling medicinal fragrance. They began to writhe wildly in their blood vessels, bones, and muscles. A dense, stinging pain and itching spread throughout their limbs and bones, as if countless tiny insects were gnawing at their muscles and bones, causing them unbearable discomfort and making them tremble all over.

Two doctors, each holding a copper tray, slowly moved around the two men, from their necks to their backs, from their shoulders to their limbs, allowing the medicinal fragrance to gradually seep into their muscles.

At the same time, he kept twisting the silver needles in his hands, channeling his energy through his fingertips, and carefully regulating the energy in the meridians of the two people. With one hand, he used the energy from the needles to drive away the scattered Gu worms, and with the other hand, he used the fragrance of medicine to guide the direction. Their cooperation was seamless.

"Hold on, the Gu worms are starting to converge on the Neiguan acupoint!" Lady Lu said in a deep voice.

Xi Lingxian felt numbness and swelling on the inside of her forearm, and a small hard lump gradually swelled up. The biting pain became more and more intense, and fine cold sweat seeped from her forehead, and her body trembled slightly.

Wang Jue's body contained the mother Gu, and the hard lump on his forearm was more obvious than Xi Lingxian's. They were attracting each other and converging at a faster speed, causing him greater pain.

As the lumps on the two men's forearms became clearer, and the worms huddled together, the doctor dared not delay. He quickly took a crescent-shaped silver knife, disinfected it with strong liquor, and then made a shallow cut above the lump.

Blood seeped out instantly, and the doctor immediately pressed the warmed Gu-attracting pill tightly onto the wound. The extremely cold medicinal properties suddenly burst forth, drilling into the muscle through the wound, and an extremely strong suction force instantly wrapped around the cluster of Gu worms.

"Well……"

Extreme cold and excruciating pain struck at the same time. Xi Lingxian could no longer hold back and let out a muffled groan. Her body was soaked with cold sweat, her inner garment was drenched, and her white gauze was also damp with sweat. Her fingertips curled up in pain.

Wang Jue's brows were furrowed, his jawline was taut, his lips were bitten until they turned white, and a suppressed groan escaped his throat.

Beneath the silver pill, the Gu worms struggled frantically, making tiny wriggling sounds, but were trapped by the medicinal properties of the pill and unable to break free.

In less than half an incense stick's time, the originally lustrous Gu-attracting pill gradually turned dark and black, its surface swelled up, and its patterns became distorted, clearly indicating that all the Gu worms had been absorbed into it.

The doctor reacted quickly, removing the pills and sprinkling the specially prepared hemostatic powder onto the wounds of the two men before carefully wrapping them with clean gauze.

Two black pills laced with Gu poison were immediately thrown into the charcoal fire. The flames instantly flared up, sizzling and emitting a faint fishy smell, and were quickly burned to ashes.

The young apprentice picked up the brazier, hurried out, and buried the ashes deep in the soil of the backyard.

Inside the room, Wen Sheng and Lu Niangzi slowly took out the silver needles, put them back into their pouch, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, both Wang Jue and Xi Lingxian were severely deficient in qi and blood, their bodies were cold and weak, their foreheads were covered in cold sweat, and their faces were as pale as paper.

They leaned against each other, panting heavily, too weak to even lift their hands.

Maids and guards served the two masters a pre-prepared blood-nourishing and meridian-protecting soup. The warm soup slid down their dry throats, slightly relieving the emptiness and coldness in their bodies.

Lu Niangzi and Wen Sheng stepped forward and carefully checked the pulses of the two men.

"The root of the Gu worms has been eradicated. From now on, you two only need to rest in bed."

"Thank you both for your miraculous healing skills."

"Gu poison is still poison, and it's impossible for it not to cause some damage to the body. But fortunately, you two are both in good health. I'll prescribe a few more doses of medicine for you to take good care of yourselves and recover."

After saying this, she and the group of doctors bowed and withdrew, and the room returned to silence.

The remaining two huddled together on the cold, silk cushions, enduring the pain all over their bodies.

"If I find out who gave me this stuff, I'll skin them alive!" Xi Lingxian was in pain all over, but she didn't forget to make a threat.

Wang Jue closed his eyes. "Fine, I'll grab it and skin it for you. You skin it, and I'll pull out your tendons."

"..."

I really won't even have the energy to curse anymore.

She closed her eyes, wanting to rest for a while.

Wang Jue, however, started talking, "Actually, having this Gu on your body isn't all bad."

"Shut up."

The benefits of a love potion are obvious; it's clearly not a good thing to hear.

She refused to listen to such sordid topics.