Moqi Yi rushed to the medicine cabinet, frantically mixing ingredients as he spoke: "The Heart-Link Gu is a parasite used by some women in Miaojiang to ensure their beloved never betrays them. They raise it using their own vital blood."
"When they meet a man they fancy, they place the larval Gu inside his body. Once the man betrays her or desires another woman, the Gu will backlash, causing unbearable pain that makes it impossible to continue. In severe cases, it can even cause heart failure and death."
While studying sorcery, Xie Qiqi had actually suspected that Guan Yaoyao might have infected Moyuan with such a parasite. She remembered when they were at the border, Moyuan had kissed her, overflowing with affection and a desire to be truly joined as husband and wife. Yet, at that moment, Moyuan had been struck by an agonizing pain, and they were unable to proceed. At the time, Xie Qiqi assumed Moyuan was suffering from old injuries and hadn't given it much thought. Now, seeing the two parasites in Moyuan’s body, she was certain.
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