novelhk Chapter 183 Heart Gu
Chapter 183 Heart Gu
Chapter 183 Heart Gu
Mingqiao, avoiding everyone's attention, led Ye Yingrou to a small kitchen in a secluded corner of the backyard. There, firewood and a stove were still burning, and the air was filled with a strong medicinal smell, with a faint hint of the Zimu Powder.
“The medicine shed and the remaining medicinal herbs are here. You can make the ‘Mother-Child Powder’ here and cook medicinal meals for Her Majesty.” Mingqiao pointed to the remaining medicinal herbs next to the stove and said, “Just tell me what materials you need, and I will try my best to get them for you.”
Ye Yingrou glanced around and already knew what was going on. She pretended to rummage through the medicinal herbs next to the stove and said, "To make the Mother-Child Powder, I need sandalwood ash, bamboo leaves, costus root, dodder seed, kudzu root, placenta, and pigeon. None of these are here, so I'll trouble you to find them for me."
Mingqiao immediately said, "I'll go find it right away!" After saying that, she immediately turned around and hurriedly went to think of a way to get the medicinal herbs.
After she left, the smile on Ye Yingrou's face vanished without a trace. Taking advantage of the moment when no one was around, she contacted the system within her body and asked:
"System, my level has dropped to Junior Poisoner. Can I still make the poison formulas I learned before?"
After a moment, the system replied, "Okay."
Ye Yingrou breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard the system say: "The host's current level is too low, and the high-level poison cannot be 100% effective. The efficacy will be greatly reduced."
Will the medicine be less effective? Ye Yingrou frowned.
"What kind of advanced poison does the host want to make?" the system tablet asked calmly.
Ye Yingrou's gaze turned cold, and she said, "Heart Gu."
The so-called "Heart Gu" is made by nurturing a golden thread gu worm with the heart's blood of the host, and then turning that golden thread gu worm into a gu poison. Only then can it be successful. A successfully made Heart Gu can bewitch the mind, making the person who takes the gu poison devoted to the master who nurtured the golden thread gu worm until death. Once the person who takes the gu poison has a change of heart, the poison will take effect, and the person will die from having their heart devoured by thousands of ants.
If she hadn't been forced to, Ye Yingrou wouldn't have wanted to use this method to win over Chunyu Jing, but she had no other choice; she simply couldn't afford to gamble with that one point of affection!
"At the host's current level, the Heart Gu that can be created can only last for one month. If the host wants the Gu poison to be maintained indefinitely, the host needs to have that person take the Gu poison once a month. However, in this case, the host must nurture the Golden Thread Mother Worm in the heart to ensure that there are enough Golden Thread Gu Worms to maintain the Gu poison each month," Ye Yingrou's system said.
Nurturing the Golden Thread Mother Worm in the heart carries extreme risks. Unlike the Golden Thread Gu Worm, the Golden Thread Mother Worm no longer feeds on the heart's blood, but rather on the host's heart flesh and essence. If it cannot be removed before the heart is devoured, then what awaits her is only death from heart loss!
"Fine, I'll raise it!" Ye Yingrou said through gritted teeth.
She aims to raise her character level back to Advanced Poison Maker within a month at the earliest! This system is indeed intelligent and omnipotent, allowing her to thrive in this ancient world, but there's only one drawback—
Upgrading this drug-making system requires meeting certain conditions, such as experience points, morality points, and skill proficiency. However, if the morality points fall below the level requirements, the system will be downgraded directly with penalties. There is no time for discussion or reaction, and all previous efforts will become a joke.
As expected of Dr. Tang's personally developed system, it is as stubborn and annoying as he is!
"Please prepare yourself, the Golden Thread Mother Worm is about to arrive," the system said flatly.
Before Ye Yingrou could even react, a sharp, piercing pain shot through her heart, causing her legs to buckle and nearly causing her to collapse to her knees.
Ye Yingrou barely managed to steady herself by holding onto the stove. She gasped for breath, and only after the excruciating pain in her heart subsided did she stand up straight. With a gloomy face, she drew out the golden thread worms produced by the golden thread mother worm in her heart, mixed them together with other medicinal materials such as dove tail, ox tears, spider, and centipede, crushed them into powder in a medicine jar, and secretly hid them in her sleeve, waiting for Mingqiao to return.
Mingqiao also brought back everything Ye Yingrou needed. Ye Yingrou checked that nothing was missing and then said to her:
"Next, I will begin making the 'Mother-Child Powder'. You can watch from the side, but remember not to interfere with me, otherwise the medicine's efficacy will be greatly reduced."
Mingqiao said "Oh," turned around and stood aside nervously watching Ye Yingrou's hand movements.
Under Mingqiao's intense surveillance, Ye Yingrou was focused on processing the medicinal herbs to make the Mother-Child Powder. However, no one noticed that while preparing the medicinal meal for Chunyu Jing, Ye Yingrou had already secretly mixed all the 'Heart Gu' from the small porcelain bottle in her sleeve into the dish.
Next, it's time to boil it over a high flame.
Ye Yingrou was busy in the secluded little kitchen, sweating profusely, looking very dedicated. Mingqiao didn't see her little actions and thought that she was really working hard for Anrong and Chunyu Jing's happiness. She couldn't help but think more highly of her and her attitude towards her was not so bad anymore.
Four hours later, the medicinal food containing the Mother-Child Powder was successfully cooked again. In addition, Ye Yingrou specially cooked a pot of pigeon soup for Chunyu Jing, which looked very delicious.
Mingqiao and Ye Yingrou carefully carried the medicinal meal back to Anrong's bedroom. Upon seeing the steaming hot medicinal meal, Anrong was overjoyed, and her gaze towards Ye Yingrou softened somewhat.
However, despite this, An Rong remained somewhat wary. She picked up the bowl of medicinal food and looked at Ye Yingrou, asking, "How can you prove to me that there will be no problems after taking this medicine?"
“If Your Highness is worried, then I will try the medicine for you,” Ye Yingrou said. She poured some more from the medicinal food in An Rong’s hand and drank it all in one gulp in front of An Rong and Ming Qiao.
An Rong waited a moment and, finding her unharmed, felt relieved. She picked up the bowl of medicinal food and drank it eagerly.
“Your Highness, this pigeon soup is specially prepared for the Prince, to complement the medicinal diet you have been drinking. But how to get the Prince to drink this soup without any suspicion is up to Your Highness,” Ye Yingrou said.
An Rong turned her gaze to another bowl of steaming soup on the wooden tray. The image of Chunyu Jing's handsome face and tall, upright figure flashed before her eyes. She gritted her teeth and said to Ming Qiao:
"Mingqiao, help me change my clothes. I need to see the Prince now."
Mingqiao smiled and nodded in response, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
With Mingqiao's help, An Rong changed into a warm dress and styled her hair in Chunyu Jing's favorite bun. Finally, she put the bowl of pigeon soup into the food box and headed towards the study.
Ye Yingrou followed them at a distance, watching An Rong's impatient back, and the corners of her lips, hidden under her face mask, curled up.