Urban Miracle Doctor
Chapter 240 - 240 240 Blood Sacrifice Gu

240: Chapter 240 Blood Sacrifice Gu 240: Chapter 240 Blood Sacrifice Gu “So I’m also wondering why the Blood Sacrifice Gu from Miaojiang appeared on Dirac’s body, and the conditions required for the Blood Sacrifice Gu to form are extremely harsh!” Qin Han said, frowning.

When Dirac heard the two men talking, he actually became interested and asked, “Mr.

Qin, what is this, what do you call a Blood Sacrifice Gu?”

Seeing Dirac’s eager demeanor, Qin Han couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing.

They were discussing Dikela’s condition, yet he still had the mood to inquire?

“Gu is a kind of poisonous insect cultivated by people, bred from substances with toxic and dark properties, which can both kill and harm.

If you master the art of raising Gu, you can kill people unseen and harm without leaving a trace.

However, such a thing is probably not so easy to learn.”

“Gu originated from the Nan Shao, which is nowadays known as Yunnan Province.

The practice of raising Gu is common among the people of the Miao ethnic group in Yunnan, to the extent that the place came to be referred to as Miao stockades and also Miaojiang.”

“I had once read about this Blood Sacrifice Gu in a book.

The conditions for forming this Gu are extremely harsh.

First, the Gu cultivator has to endure 49 days of bites by countless venomous insects; during this period, the insects will also devour each other, and the last one left alive is the original Gu insect for the Blood Sacrifice Gu.”

“Since the Gu cultivator and the Gu insect live closely together, they will come to understand each other’s thoughts and feelings.

If the cultivator dies midway, then raising the Gu fails.

This Blood Sacrifice Gu is specifically used for revenge.

Usually, only the Miao stockade chieftains with numerous rivals would sacrifice themselves so that they might cast the Gu upon their enemies later on.

This is somewhat akin to your Western concept of a curse.”

Qin Han said all this in one go and looked up to observe the expressions of those around him.

He saw that everyone was looking at him with startled faces, except Dirac, who was keenly waiting for him to continue.

“Mr.

Qin, if you’re saying that the Gu poison on Dirac’s body is from Miaojiang, as far as I know, isn’t Gu poison only able to survive in a single host?” Bruce voiced his doubt.

“Indeed, ordinary Gu poison is such, but Blood Sacrifice Gu is not ordinary Gu poison.

What I just described is merely the preliminary conditions for the Blood Sacrifice Gu to form, and it’s not yet complete,” Qin Han replied.

“The complete Blood Sacrifice Gu is formed when the Gu cultivator encounters the person they wish to curse, and uses their Inner Strength to force all their blood towards the heart, becoming what is known as ‘heart blood.’ Ah, Inner Strength is what you call Qigong.”

If he were to fully explain the concept of Inner Strength to Bruce and Dirac, Qin Han would probably be talking all afternoon, so he settled on using the term Qigong instead since it is quite well-known internationally.

“Then, the cultivator signals the Gu insect to drink up all the heart blood.

This heart blood usually carries the cultivator’s grudge.

It involves some of the esoteric arts of the Dragon Nation.

Once the Gu insect consumes the heart blood, it will inherit the will of the cultivator.

At this point, the cultivator uses the last of their life force to release the Gu, waiting for the opportunity to enter the intended victim’s body.”

“The most terrifying aspect of the Blood Sacrifice Gu is that it can reproduce asexually!

It allows its offspring to hide in the blood of the person cursed, causing illness when the time is right.

This is why members of the Dikela family suffer from the illness every other generation at the age of thirty-five, consistently at the same time, signifying that the Blood Sacrifice Gu has a long formation cycle, thus it can only be passed down every other generation.”

“And each time it manifests, the victim develops five red spots in the groin area, which disappear one by one each year.

When all the spots have disappeared, the host will die, and the process is extremely painful.

During this time, the Gu insect gnaws on the host from the inside out until the whole body rots and death ensues.”

“Even if the host has offspring before the onset of the illness, the Gu larvae will still be transmitted to the next generation through body fluids.

That is what truly makes it terrifying!”

After Qin Han finished speaking, everyone in the sickroom showed a look of shock.

It was an unbelievable and unheard-of concept.

This was especially true for Bruce, who had been the family doctor for two generations of the Dikela family.

He had witnessed the brother of Jim Dikela dying and, although he didn’t know if the red spots appeared during the sickness, they indeed disappeared one by one—after all, the groin area is private, and unless there is a related pathology, no one would notice.

After a long while, Bruce finally regained his composure and asked, “Mr.

Qin, if it really is the Blood Sacrifice Gu as you described, do you have a way to cure it?”

“Yes, but it’s very difficult,” Qin Han nodded and said.

At that moment, however, Qin Han was thinking about something else.

He had read about the Blood Sacrifice Gu in an ancient text, which included only the methods of nurturing and employing the Gu, but no solutions for its removal.

And yet, in the Shennong Herbal Canon that Qin Han had just acquired, there was indeed a detailed method for eliminating the Blood Sacrifice Gu.

Could all of this really be such a coincidence?

He had just obtained the Shennong Herbal Canon and then Dirac had fallen ill, the timing was just right.

By now, Bruce had come to completely believe in what Qin Han said and hurriedly spoke, “No matter what is needed, we will prepare it.

Please, Mr.

Qin, treat Dikela.”

“I don’t know who it was, or what kind of hatred would lead them to cast the Blood Sacrifice Gu on the Dikela family, tormenting them generation after generation.

But these are all matters from two hundred years ago and have nothing to do with me,” Qin Han said indifferently.

“To lift the Gu poison from Dirac’s body, I need to go back and prepare an antidote, and I will need the blood of a close relative!”

Bruce frowned and asked Qin Han, “Mr.

Qin, when you mention the blood of a close relative, do you mean the blood of our King?”

“Correct!

Without it, the Blood Sacrifice Gu can’t be undone,” Qin Han affirmed.

Upon hearing this, Bruce showed a hint of difficulty on his face, and Dikela also shook his head, saying, “I’m afraid that won’t be possible, Mr.

Qin.

First, the royal bloodline is not allowed to be taken externally, and second, my father is advanced in age; drawing his blood might cause discomfort to his body.”

“The blood of a close relative doesn’t need to be much, just fifty milliliters will suffice,” Qin Han said calmly.

As if making up his mind, Bruce said to Dikela, “Jim, I need to smoke a cigarette to think this over, I’ll be outside.”

Dirac nodded, then looked at Qin Han, “Mr.

Qin, is there really no other way?”

“No,” Qin Han shook his head.

Outside the sick room, Bruce did light up a cigarette, but his other hand was taking out a phone, dialing the King’s number across the ocean.

“Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with you regarding Jim’s illness,” said Bruce, and then conveyed what Qin Han had said in as simple and understandable language as possible to the King.

After listening to Bruce’s words, the old King muttered, “Could the legend be true?”

“What legend?” asked Bruce.

“Since the founding of Dikela, there has been a legend passed down that only each generation’s King is privy to, that the Dikela family was once cursed by an enemy, destined to atone for their ancestral sins generation after generation.”

“What?

The Dikela family was cursed?”