Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]
Chapter 94: Useful Information

Chapter 94: Useful Information

"Song Wancheng, I suddenly remembered brother Yuan and I have something to do. Why don’t we change the dinner to tomorrow? We can go after brother Yuan’s assessment." Shen Xu said.

Hearing this, Song Wancheng looked at the person with a curious expression.

However, he didn’t get to the bottom of things.

Instead, he looked at Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan with a mischievous look.

"Don’t think you can get away with a cheap dinner." He said.

"Who is afraid of who?" Shen Xu snorted.

After that, the group separated.

On their way out of the academy square, Shen Xu transmitted a message to Zhen Yuan.

[Brother Yuan, why do you think Dongfang Jing wants to meet?] He asked.

[He is probably curious about the person behind you. How do you want to handle it?]

[How else? We will pretend we don’t know what he is talking about.] Shen Xu decided, his lips curled in a cheeky smile.

However, his face soon turned solemn.

[Dongfang Jing is just an academy dean but ultimately, he is from a high-level continent. Let’s not show him all our cards.]

When he heard this, Zhen Yuan nodded, looking at his wife with an expectant expression.

[What?] The double asked.

[I will tell you a good thing if you give me a reward.] He said.

[Reward? What reward do you want?]

[Kiss.] Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu forcibly suppressed a smile.

’Why do we need so many reasons to kiss? If you want to kiss me, can’t you just kiss me?’ He thought but said nothing.

Instead, he nodded, immediately voicing his agreement.

[Okay. I agree to this business.] He teased.

[I noticed it the first time we saw him but I didn’t make sure until today.] Zhen Yuan started and the double couldn’t help but be curious.

[Noticed what? Who are you talking about?]

[Dongfang Jing.] Zhen Yuan started and continued before Shen Xu could ask.

[Dongfang Jing has a Gu worm in his body.]

Hearing this, Shen Xu was shocked.

In the original book, Xiao Weimin and his harem encountered many incidents of Gu insects.

However, these incidents were all in the higher-level continents and the immortal world. Not once did they encounter Gu worms in the Canglan continent.

’Come to think, what happened to Dongfang Jing in the original book?’ Shen Xu wondered, trying to recall the story.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t remember.

After thinking about it, he felt either Dongfang Jing’s fate wasn’t revealed in the original book or the revelation was in one of the Chapters he skipped.

’I should have read that novel more carefully.’ Shen Xu sighed with regret.

However, regret was useless.

Since Dongfang Jing had become a recurring character in his life, Shen Xu couldn’t afford to ignore the person.

[What kind of Gu worm?]

[Qi devouring Gu worm.] Zhen Yuan revealed and the double shuddered.

From the name of the worm, Shen Xu vaguely guessed its purpose.

Knowing such a worm was in the dean’s body, he couldn’t help but be horrified.

[I suspect the dean’s cultivation used to be higher.] Zhen Yuan sighed.

[Has the Gu devoured his qi and caused his realm to fall?]

[It’s what I suspect.]

"What a mess." Shen Xu exclaimed and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"We can use the information if we need to."

"Do you know how to remove it?"

[I know. The method is in one of the books in the space library.]

[Can you remove it?]

[There are two methods of dealing with the Gu worm.] Zhen Yuan started.

[The first method is to let the academy dean refine the Gu worm. This way, he can regain his lost cultivation.]

[However, a Gu worm is a living creature and won’t allow itself to be easily refined. Also, if it dies while in the dean’s body, it’s qi will burst out. When that happens, the dean will be lucky to keep his life, let alone his cultivation.]

When he heard this, Shen Xu frowned.

[What’s the second method?] He asked.

[Lure the worm out of the dean’s body. However, after leaving the body, the qi in the Gu worm will soon dissipate and become an ownerless thing.]

[Which method can you use given our circumstances and resources?]

[It’s not just me. You can also do it.] Zhen Yuan rubbed his wife’s hair before he answered the person’s question.

[The first method depends on the level of Gu. If the level is too high, we won’t be able to suppress it. On the contrary, the second method is easy. We just need to use the right spirit grasses to prepare a Gu luring concoction.]

[Why hasn’t Dongfang Jing dealt with the Gu if the solution is so easy?] Shen Xu couldn’t help but wonder.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan smiled.

[You know about Gu worms because you read the original novel and I know about them because I read a book in the space library. That said, Gu cultivators and Gu worms are not common.]

[Most importantly, Gu worms are notoriously difficult to detect. It’s almost impossible for ordinary alchemists to discover them, let alone take them out.]

[How did you notice?] Shen Xu asked and Zhen Yuan couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

[What’s the matter?]

[I noticed another lifeform in his body when I first saw Dongfang Jing. At first, I thought...] Zhen Yuan paused and Shen Xu narrowed his eyes.

[You thought he was pregnant?]

[Indeed. However, something felt off so I took a closer look and discovered the Gu worm.]

When he heard this, Shen Xu nodded.

’We can indeed use this information.’ He thought, pulling Zhen Yuan to walk faster.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Zhen Yuan chuckled.

"I am a little curious about the academy dean."

[Was the Dongfang family mentioned in the original novel?] Zhen Yuan asked and Shen Xu suddenly stopped.

[Come to think of it...., Dongfang Jing wasn’t mentioned but the Dongfang family...]

Thinking of the fate of the Dongfang family, Shen Xu paled and looked at Zhen Yuan with a horrified expression.