Warning! A hidden dragon has emerged!

The old man's face darkened, and he questioned the man sternly.

Why can't you say it?

The old lady's face turned deathly pale, and the usually kind woman almost screamed.

"Lin Guozhong, do you know what that fire ten years ago meant?"

That was the fate of the Qin family of seven.

It burned for three days and three nights. Do you know how desperate the people trapped inside were?

Lin Wanrou was so angry that her eyes turned bloodshot and tears streamed down her face.

"You've disregarded Grandma's life and death, and the deep-seated hatred for Qin Quan, all for your own sake, Uncle! You're so selfish!"

She never imagined that she and Qin Quan had been betrothed as children ten years ago.

Even more unexpectedly, the uncle who watched me grow up was harboring evil intentions and had such a vicious mind.

Do you think I wanted this?

Lin Guozhong completely erupted, glaring fiercely at the crowd like a madman, and roared:

"If I don't do as she demands, I will die, and the entire Lin family will die!"

"Who exactly is she? Why does she terrify you so much?"

"She is... ah... my head hurts so much, she... she's tormenting me again!"

Just as Lin Guozhong was about to reveal who was behind it all, he felt a familiar stinging sensation.

Pain instantly flashed across his face; veins bulged on his forehead, his expression contorted, his eyes bloodshot, and his head throbbed with pain.

He suddenly broke free from Qin Quan's grasp, rolled wildly on the ground, clutched his head and screamed in agony. His cries echoed throughout the villa, sending chills down everyone's spines.

"Master Qin, what... what's wrong with him?"

The crowd turned pale with fright, their anger vanishing and replaced by worry.

The old man wanted to go forward to check, but Qin Quan stopped him.

"Don't go over there, he's been cursed."

Qin Quan's expression was solemn, his gaze fixed on Lin Guozhong on the ground.

"A curse? What's that?"

The Lin family members looked at each other, realizing they were just relatively wealthy ordinary people, not yet capable of touching the upper echelons.

They knew very little about the martial arts world, and had never heard of such a legendary evil cultivation technique.

"The art of black magic originated from the Gu witchcraft of the Dragon Kingdom. After it spread to Southeast Asia, it combined with local witchcraft and Taoist talismanic arts. It can control people's minds and make them work for the practitioner."

"The reason he refused to answer my questions was probably because he was under a forbidden spell cast by the sorcerer. If he revealed the secret, he would suffer excruciating pain, or even die a horrible death."

"Is it that serious?"

The Lin family members looked at each other, their breaths even catching in their throats for a moment.

Only Lin Wanrou forced herself to remain calm and pressed for answers.

"Qin Quan, can you solve this?"

"able!"

Qin Quan nodded emphatically, his figure flashed, and he pointed a finger at Lin Guozhong's brow, a surge of pure Yang spiritual energy flowing into his body through the Yintang acupoint.

"Get out here!"

Qin Quan's angry shout, as loud as thunder, sent shivers down Lin Guozhong's spine.

Immediately, a cloud of black mist shot out from between Lin Guozhong's eyebrows.

The light inside the villa suddenly dimmed, the space seemed to freeze, the temperature plummeted to freezing point, and a biting chill swept through the entire area.

"Why did the weather suddenly change?"

"Second brother, go turn on the light!"

The Lin family members were terrified and frantically tried to turn on the lights, but their mortal eyes couldn't see the true nature of the black mist.

The black mist rapidly condensed in the air, transforming into a ferocious-looking skull with eyes flashing with eerie green light. It emitted a piercing shriek and lunged at Qin Quan.

Qin Quan remained calm, raised his hand and struck out with a palm. The vast spiritual energy condensed into a giant hand that blotted out the sky, and slammed it down on the skull.

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, the giant hand of spiritual energy slammed into the skull, sending it flying and crashing heavily into the wall, nearly causing the black mist to dissipate.

Like an unkillable cockroach, it reformed, let out a piercing shriek, and pounced on Qin Quan once more.

"So noisy!"

Qin Quan's eyes turned cold, and he grabbed the oncoming skull with his spiritual energy hand, squeezing it hard.

Click!

The skull was instantly crushed, and the black mist was directly evaporated by the spiritual energy hand, disappearing without a trace.

In an instant, the light in the villa returned to its bright state, the biting chill faded away, and the temperature returned to normal.

"Huh? Why is it warm again?"

"That's so strange! That chill almost froze me!"

The Lin family members breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss among themselves.

The old man hurried to Qin Quan's side and asked anxiously, "Master Qin, how can we remove the curse from this rebellious son?"

"It has been lifted."

"Huh? So fast?"

The old man was astonished. Could it be that the chill he felt just now was caused by the breaking of the curse?

"Dad... I... I feel much better."

Lin Guozhong slumped to the ground, drenched in cold sweat, panting heavily. His eyes regained their clarity, and the pain on his face lessened, leaving only the exhaustion of surviving a close call.

at the same time.

Basement of Jincheng Center.

Inside a pitch-black room.

An old woman dressed in a black robe and covered in filth suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, her life force instantly waning.

His murky eyes flashed with a venomous light, as if they could penetrate the floorboards and reach the Yunding Villa.

"Damn it! Which bastard is it that ruins my plans time and time again?"

She roared sharply, her voice hoarse and shrill.

"In just five days, he broke my Heart-Eating Gu and my curse in succession. Could it be that old bastard Lin Jianye invited the old Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain?"

Looking across the entire Dragon Kingdom, there are very few people who can break her Gu and black magic in a short time.

Besides the purple-robed Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain, there was also that True Man from Wudang Mountain.

Even if other powerful figures from the Daoist sects could break through it, they could never do so cleanly and efficiently.

She hurriedly activated her magic, trying to control the old lady and Lin Guozhong, only to find that the connection between them had been completely severed.

"No! My offspring Gu is clearly still alive, so why is it not under my control?"

Suddenly, her face changed drastically, she trembled all over, and her eyes were filled with terror.

"My offspring gu has been captured alive!"

Upon realizing this, she turned pale with fright and felt a chill run down her spine.

Once the Gu worm is captured, the enemy will find her by following the traces of the Gu worm, and she will surely die.

Meanwhile, inside the Yunding Villa.

Just as Qin Quan was about to ask Lin Guohua about the details of the fire ten years ago, the Heart-Eating Gu in his arms suddenly emitted a violent disturbance.

His heart tightened, and he quickly took out the celadon bottle containing the Gu worm.

Boom!

The moment the bottle cap was opened, the Heart-Eating Gu shot towards the villa at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, like an arrow released from a bow.

"finally found you!"

Qin Quan was overjoyed and immediately determined that this was the mother Gu master summoning the child Gu.

By following the trail of the worm, one can find its owner.

"Boss lady, please wait for me at the villa. I'll be right back!"

Qin Quan hurriedly uttered these words, then his figure transformed into a streak of light, chasing after the Gu worm.

"Okay! Be careful!"

Although Lin Wanrou didn't know what had happened, she deduced from Qin Quan's anxious yet joyful expression that this matter was of utmost importance, and hurriedly gave him instructions.

The Heart-Eating Gu seemed to possess sentience, darting swiftly through the streets.

Qin Quan followed closely behind, never leaving her side, and they were about to reach the center of Jincheng.

The clues were within reach.

But just then...

boom!

The Heart-Eating Gu, which was speeding along, suddenly exploded without warning, turning into specks of white viscous liquid that scattered all over the ground and vanished instantly.

"Damn it! She found out after all!"

Qin Quan cursed under his breath, his face extremely gloomy.

This is a classic example of sacrificing a pawn to save the king, or cutting off an arm to survive.

In order to conceal the location of the mother Gu, the other party actually abandoned the offspring Gu.