Since she had gone to such lengths to find the Miao Village, Chen Qing naturally wouldn’t give up just like that.
Since the Clan Leader was unwilling to teach her, she refused to believe that the other Gu Masters in the village would be as stubborn as her.
However, the Clan Leader was an old Jianghu hand. From Chen Qing’s gaze, she could roughly guess what was on her mind.
“Guest, you should give up. The path of Gu Technique is mysterious and unfathomable. Even if a Gu Master were willing to teach you, you wouldn’t be able to learn it. Moreover, the Gu Masters in our Miao Village aren’t the type to betray their own people.”
With that, the Clan Leader stormed off in indignation. Her attitude was a complete reversal from when she had arrived.
Su Mu watched the departing Clan Leader, feeling a bit puzzled in her heart.
This Clan Leader changed faces too quickly—like flipping a book, and it didn’t even cost beans.
However, the Gu Technique that could make this Clan Leader, who had been amicable just a second ago, flip her attitude instantly, greatly piqued Su Mu’s curiosity.
Before transmigrating, she had heard of the fame of Miao Border Gu Techniques, but only in scattered bits of information online.
She never expected that the Gu Technique, which was famous and mysterious online, actually existed in this world.
Seeing Silly Shizun’s curious, baby-like gaze, Chen Qing smiled and didn’t hide anything.
“This is the Miao Ancient Village, famous for its mysterious and unfathomable Gu Technique. Gu Technique involves a Gu Master manipulating a swarm of little bugs to burrow into your body. If you don’t obey the Gu Master then, she can immediately command those bugs to gnaw at your heart, liver, spleen, and lungs, making you die in agony.”
Chen Qing’s description made Su Mu’s face turn pale. Normally, even a somewhat fierce bug biting her from the outside hurt quite a bit.
If a swarm burrowed into her body and slowly gnawed at her organs, just thinking about it felt extremely painful.
The scariest part was that the Villain right in front of her had come specifically to learn this vicious Gu Technique.
If she learned it, Su Mu would definitely be the first to suffer—no doubt about it.
Seeing Silly Shizun’s face turn deathly pale from fright, Chen Qing revealed a satisfied look.
She had deliberately told Silly Shizun this to scare her, so she’d see if she dared provoke other women in the future.
Of course, Su Mu’s thinking was spot on. After Chen Qing learned Gu Technique, she’d definitely be the first target.
After all, using Gu Technique to control the Traitorous Shizun would be far more effective than just scaring her.
Looking at the sun now hanging high over the mountaintop, Chen Qing temporarily set aside the matter of learning Gu Technique.
After getting up, she’d been busy teasing her silly Shizun and hadn’t eaten breakfast yet.
Chen Qing headed to the kitchen. Su Mu, who had just made a mistake, naturally followed conscientiously behind her to help with the fire.
Su Mu placed a piece of dry firewood into the stove. Her vacant eyes showed she was thinking about something else.
Chen Qing’s earlier description of Gu Technique had truly scared her. If the Villain really learned it, then her so-called counter-kill might mean she’d really be bullied by her for life.
Just imagining the Villain controlling her with a swarm of bugs inside her body made Su Mu afraid.
No way—she absolutely couldn’t let the Villain learn Gu Technique, or she’d be doomed.
But thinking of Chen Qing’s strength that could snap a coarse hemp rope effortlessly made Su Mu’s heart sink.
In front of Chen Qing, she was just an insignificant little shrimp. What could she use to stop her from learning Gu Technique?
Although the Clan Leader said no one would teach the Villain Gu Technique, Su Mu had a strange confidence in Chen Qing.
She felt that even if the Clan Leader didn’t teach her, she’d definitely find a way to learn it.
She didn’t know where this confidence came from, but Su Mu firmly believed it.
【Host, why not change your thinking? Since you can’t stop the Villain, why not learn it before she does?】
“You damn Scamming System, you dare show up again? I , I curse you , if you dare screw me over again, I’ll .”
Su Mu’s barrage of unique curses nearly broke the System’s defense the moment it appeared.
Though it had indeed tricked her a little last night, this Host was cursing far too filthily.
Under Su Mu’s high-damage verbal assault, the System wanted to go home and seek comfort from its mom.
【Host, stop cursing. Though last night was a bit twisty, didn’t you win the bet with the Villain?】
The System’s words made Su Mu pause her tirade.
The System had a point, but because of its rotten idea, she’d nearly been bullied so badly she couldn’t get out of bed.
【That’s right. I only gave a suggestion. If you want to curse someone, curse the Villain who bullied you. Why curse me?】
“I don’t dare curse the Villain, so of course I curse you.”
Su Mu’s unfiltered straightforwardness nearly made it spit up a mouthful of old blood.
This Host was such a bully to the weak and afraid of the strong. It hadn’t even been bound to her for many days, yet she’d already cursed it into a sieve.
All the System’s defenses were completely ineffective against Su Mu.
After all, if it hadn’t glitched and made the Villain into that domineering type from the second playthrough, would she be this miserable now?
Thinking of how Chen Qing had bullied her in bed these past few days, Su Mu felt she’d been too gentle with this System.
From now on, whenever she was in a bad mood, she should drag the System out for a scolding.
After all, after cursing the System, she already felt much more relieved.
The System didn’t know yet that its role in Su Mu’s eyes had officially evolved into a punching bag.
To avoid more scolding, it hurriedly changed the topic.
【Host, this time I absolutely, positively won’t trick you. Think about it—if Chen Qing learns Gu Technique before you, you’re really done for.】
The System’s words made Su Mu fall into thought.
Though the System was untrustworthy to the extreme, what it said still had some logic.
If she could learn Gu Technique before the Villain, maybe she could manipulate a swarm of bugs to control the arrogant Villain.
Unlike her failed counter-kill this morning, controlling the Villain with Gu Technique would be a true counter-kill.
Imagining Chen Qing obediently listening to her under her own Gu Technique, Su Mu’s previously dejected mood instantly became excited.
But before her excitement could last, reality dealt her a harsh blow.
How was she supposed to learn it? The Clan Leader had flipped out just because Chen Qing wanted to learn Gu Technique.
Even someone as powerful as Chen Qing had temporarily failed—let alone her.
Chen Qing, who was stir-frying vegetables, witnessed every change in Silly Shizun’s gaze.
From initial dejection to excitement, and now back to dejection.
No need to guess—Silly Shizun was scheming some little plot against her again.
But from her expressions, that little scheme probably wouldn’t succeed.
“Time to eat.”
Chen Qing’s words snapped Su Mu out of her daze. She saw Chen Qing staring at her.
Su Mu felt a bit guilty. Why did she always feel like this Villain could see right through her thoughts?
“Bring the dishes.”
Seeing Silly Shizun still dazed, Chen Qing continued.
“Oh.”
Su Mu stood up and obediently began bringing the dishes.
Watching Su Mu’s back, Chen Qing inexplicably smiled.
Whatever little schemes this Silly Shizun cooked up against her, Chen Qing didn’t really mind.
After all, she’d never truly succeeded.
