How did he do it? How would I know?
Shen Lian was also full of questions … Am I a genius?
He patted the book.
"I'll tell you after I go back and study it."
That was the only way.
Wang Fugui looked at the Iron Skin Gu in his hand, his eyes flashing with anticipation. He suddenly said, "Brother Lian, if my whole body turns into iron, do you think that part of my body will be more majestic and powerful?"
Saying so, he glanced at his crotch.
"Damn!"
Shen Lian rolled his eyes and punched his big belly. He laughed and scolded, "Get lost, you bastard. Let's get rid of this fat on your body first."
The two parted ways.
Shen Lian went home directly.
"Father is knowledgeable, maybe he knows something about Gu Masters …"
He went to find Shen Wanquan, but he did not expect Shen Wanquan to be called by the district magistrate for a meeting.
On the way back to his room, Shen Lian suddenly stopped and looked at a two-story building.
That place was the family's big study room.
The Shen family had been rich for five generations, and the family's book collection was very rich.
Shen Lian turned and walked over.
The study room was quiet, the door was open, and there was only a chubby woman wiping the rows of bookshelves.
The air was filled with a unique aroma of wood and ink.
To prevent the books from rotting, the windows were closed all year round, and the light in the room was dim.
"Light the candles, I want to read."
Shen Lian ordered the chubby woman.
"Ah, it's Mister Lian, I'll light the candles now." The chubby woman was shocked. Obviously, very few people came here, and she was caught off guard.
She quickly lit three candles and placed them on the table.
Shen Lian waved his hand, "You go and rest first."
"Yes!" The chubby woman answered and walked out with light steps, closing the door behind her.
Shen Lian started to look through the bookshelves one by one.
Half an hour later, Shen Lian sighed, he did not find anything.
He could not say that, he accidentally found a local county record book, and started to read it out of curiosity.
He didn't expect that his mind would be firmly attracted by this one look.
"In the sixty-first year of the Ancient Nether, there was a rainstorm for eighteen consecutive days. A giant tortoise appeared in the river outside the city. It was as large as a mountain, and it swallowed clouds and spat out fog. Three days later, it disappeared without a trace."
"In the 75th year of the Ancient You, hundreds of villagers and livestock in three villages outside Snow Ridge City died suddenly. The cause of death is unknown."
"In the eighty-third year of the Ancient Nether, a thick fog suddenly appeared in the downtown area of the Snow Ridge City. The shadow of a giant snake could be vaguely seen in the fog. It was more than thirty meters tall, and its eyes were glowing red. After the fog dispersed, fifty-six people went missing."
"In the ninety-ninth year of the Ancient Nether, the number one expert of the Snow Ridge City, the Red Beard Daoist, was fighting with someone on the city tower. His opponent suddenly turned into a striped tiger with angry eyes. The tiger roared and split the Red Beard Daoist into three pieces with one claw before leaving."
"In the 105th year of the Ancient Nether, a vagrant woman appeared in a dilapidated temple outside the city. She was as beautiful as a flower and was extremely wanton. She had intercourse with many men day and night without rest. After that, she suddenly disappeared, and her whereabouts were unknown. After that, thirty-six male corpses were found in the ancient temple. All of them were as thin as a match, and it was suspected that they had died from lack of vitality. "
… …
Looking at the brief records of various cases, from just a few words, one could feel a suffocating sense of great danger.
The more Shen Lian read, the more frightened he became.
"So this is a world like this."
Danger at every step, treacherous and unpredictable, and there was never a day of peace.
At some unknown time, death would suddenly descend upon you, and you would not be able to protect yourself.
Danger! Danger! Danger!
The bright yellow candlelight illuminated Shen Lian's cold face. He took a deep breath, and became more and more eager to become stronger.
"Gu, is my hope to become stronger."
Shen Lian looked at his palm, then leaned on the table and muttered.
"Lin Xiuping's book said that after the first Gu refinement is successful, the Gu will open up an aperture in the host's body, which can be used to store Primordial Qi."
"Logically speaking, I have already refined the Life Twister Gu, so why is there no aperture?"
"The Life Twister Gu, also known as the Bewitching Gu, after I bewitched Wang Fugui, I gained 1 point of bewitchment."
"From this, it can be seen that the Life Twister Gu feeds on bewitchment, and the way to use it is to bewitch others. Once the bewitchment is successful, I can gain a certain amount of bewitchment points."
"But, what is the use of bewitchment points?"
These questions were not answered in Lin Xiuping's book, so he could only rely on himself to figure it out.
Shen Wanquan returned home very late.
"Father, I have something to ask you." Shen Lian enthusiastically brought a bowl of ginseng tea to his father to show his filial piety.
"Oh, Lian, what is it?" Shen Wanquan smiled as he took the ginseng tea. He had six sons, but only Shen Lian looked like him the most. Moreover, Shen Lian was the eldest son, with both intelligence and intelligence, and would inherit the family business in the future. Naturally, he was his most beloved son.
"How much do you know about Gu Masters?"
Hearing this, Shen Wanquan's expression slightly changed. He was silent for a while before saying, "Gu Masters, they are mysterious experts who come and go from the clouds to the mist. They raise Gu, refine Gu, and use Gu. They are both good and evil, temperamental, and are not people that ordinary people like us can provoke."
Shen Lian was surprised, "Father, you have never thought of becoming a Gu Master?"
Shen Wanquan sighed, his face filled with reminiscence, "When I was young, I did come into contact with Gu Masters, and envied their tyrannical and mystical strength.
I bought Gu Masters with some of my friends and raised them for fun, but none of them succeeded in refining them.
Later, I met a Gu Master who had a 'Fortune Telling Gu', and his ability to read people's fortune was top notch.
He said, if I were to inherit the family business, I would have a life of great wealth, but if I were to become a Gu Master, I would definitely die a miserable death, and even implicate the entire Shen family.
I listened to his words and gave up on the idea of becoming a Gu Master, and obediently inherited the family business. Just like his prophecy, I would be rich and have many wives and many children. "
Shen Lian was speechless, but after thinking about it, if the Fortune Telling Gu really existed in this world, that Gu Master might not have fooled his father, but instead showed him the right path.
"Lian, why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"Oh … I heard from Wang Fu Gui that the expert Zhu family invited, Lin Xiuping, was a Gu Master, so I was curious."
Shen Lian hesitated for a while, but in the end, he did not tell his father the truth. It was better to wait until he had some achievements before telling his father.
Shen Wanquan's expression changed, and he shouted, "Lian, you must not get involved with that Lin Xiuping, the Zhu family was exterminated because of him!"
"Because of him?!"
"That's right, two months ago, the Zhu family's escort agency took on a big business, and in the process, they encountered … a mysterious criminal robbing them. Later, the Zhu family invited Lin Xiuping to deal with the criminal, but Lin Xiuping killed the criminal, thus provoking an even more powerful criminal to seek revenge, and killed the entire Zhu family." Shen Wanquan seemed to be very wary of the word 'demon', unwilling to mention it.
So that's the case! Shen Lian was stunned.
He suddenly thought of why Lin Xiuping wanted to sell the Gu, it was most likely because he wanted to escape and needed money urgently.
"Don't be anxious."
Shen Lian breathed roughly, forcing himself to calm down.
"In the end, the demons came for revenge, and their target is the Zhu family and Lin Xiuping. If Lin Xiuping escapes and leads the demons away, Snow Ridge City might be safe."
Thinking about it again, Shen Lian wanted Lin Xiuping to get out of Snow Ridge City as soon as possible. This guy's ability was too weak, and he was too much of a scammer.
Sure enough, a few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the storm of the Zhu family's tragedy gradually died down, and there were no more tragedies. Snow Ridge City gradually recovered from the panic and uneasiness of the past.
Shen Lian was still trying to figure out how to use the Life Twister Gu when one day, Wang Fugui ran to him.
"Brother Lian, help me!"
Wang Fugui limped over, rubbing his buttocks with his hands, and cried out in pain, as if he had just been hit 50 times.
"Are your legs numb?"
Shen Lian pretended not to see, and held back his laughter.
He knew that if Wang Fugui made a mistake, his father would definitely beat him up. It was like a real-life version of 18 years of free compulsory education.
"My legs are numb my ass! I'm being beaten! "Wang Fugui screamed, and just as he sat down, he stood up abruptly due to the pain, and kept crying out in pain.
Shen Lian laughed, "Beating is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love. Your father really loves you! "
Wang Fugui was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood, he said, "This is big trouble, Brother Lian, you have to save me."
"What's the situation?"
"Sigh, you know how stingy my father is. When he heard that I spent fifty thousand taels to buy the Iron Skin Gu, he was so angry that he beat me up. My buttocks were almost smashed by him, and he even wanted me to kick him out of the house."
"Well, I sympathize, so?"
Wang Fugui opened his hand, and the Iron Skin Gu was in his palm, he said, "I can't refine this thing, and I have to eat more than a pound of refined iron every day. If I calculate, it would cost three to four thousand taels a month to raise it. It's too expensive, my family won't support me, so …"
Actually, there was another important reason that he did not say. In order to refine the Iron Skin Gu, he had to cut his finger and feed it with his blood every day. The pain was too much, and he gave up after three days.
Shen Lian understood, this guy wanted to sell the Iron Skin Gu to him.
"I see …" Shen Lian looked like he was in a difficult position, "You know, I'm in the same situation as you. If I spend too much money, I'll be beaten and scolded. You can't harm me."
"How about forty thousand taels? I still owe you ten thousand taels, you can just give me thirty thousand taels!" Wang Fugui went all out, he sold it cheaply and did not expect to get his money back.
Wang Fugui knew that Shen Lian could take thirty thousand taels from the house at will. Before he came, he had already calculated it in his heart.
"I'm sorry." Shen Lian's heart was clear, but he pretended to be hesitant, and reluctantly agreed.
Wang Fugui was overjoyed, and immediately passed the Iron Skin Gu to Shen Lian. As if he was afraid that Shen Lian would go back on his words, he added, "I still have about ten pounds of refined iron left, I'll ask someone to send it to you when I go back."
"Oh, thank you." Shen Lian accepted the Iron Skin Gu, and then went to the accounting room to ask for fifteen thousand taels. Together with the fifteen thousand from last time, he gave Wang Fugui a total of thirty thousand taels.
"Haha, Brother Lian, you're so loyal and righteous!" Wang Fugui took the money and limped away, he walked quite fast.
At this time!
"Bewitching Wang Fugui succeeded, you gained one point of bewitchment." A strange voice suddenly sounded, and Shen Lian was stunned.
"Previously I bewitched Wang Fugui to cut his hand, this time I bewitched him … to sell the Iron Skin Gu cheaply."
Shen Lian quickly understood the cause and effect.
It seemed that the Life Twister Gu existed to bewitch people, as long as it bewitched people, it would continuously gain bewitchment points.
"Iron Skin Gu, let me try to refine it."
After returning to his room, Shen Lian closed the door, and told Cui Lan not to let anyone disturb him. Then he used a silver needle to pierce his finger, and dripped his blood to feed the Iron Skin Gu.
The Iron Skin Gu was very sensitive to blood, it quickly sucked the blood clean, and then there was no more.
There was no response at all. It was exactly the same as Wang Fugui's situation.
"Refining Gu is really not that easy." Shen Lian sighed.
At this time!
The Life Twister Gu suddenly came out of his palm, and like a ghost, it came to the Iron Skin Gu. The latter was obviously frightened, and ran away.
But, something interesting happened.
The Life Twister Gu waved its hand, and the Iron Skin Gu that was running suddenly stopped, and slowly walked back.
The Life Twister Gu patted the Iron Skin Gu, as if communicating with it.
After a while, the Iron Skin Gu gently rubbed against the Life Twister Gu, looking very happy, like a cute and intimate little puppy.
Then!