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"According to my guess, you have been poisoned by a poison called sleepwalking. If you want to get out, you just need to kill me."

The young man's calmness was eerie. Qin Xiuyun's face was livid, and he said nothing.

……

Qin Xiuyun met Qin Xiao's gaze not far away at first sight, and both of them were stunned.

"……father?"

Qin Xiao called him tentatively, and seeing Qin Xiuyun nod slowly, he felt a little relieved, strode forward, and stopped in front of him: "Are you... okay?"

Qin Xiao couldn't confirm whether Qin Xiuyun had looked at his memories or what he had looked at. His fingers trembled slightly as he observed his expression nervously.

Qin Xiuyun seemed to have not recovered yet, staring at him with complicated eyes. After a while, he sighed and patted his shoulder: "Sorry, I didn't notice it at the first time."

He was apologizing for being poisoned.

Qin Xiuyun was upset that he didn't notice it right away. If something happened to Qin Xiao and Ji Chen...

Qin Xiuyun was filled with fear.

"It's okay." Qin Xiao understood what he meant and comforted him, "It's not your fault. You probably haven't seen it before."

"Do you know what that is?" Qin Xiuyun looked at him calmly.

"A kind of Gu." Qin Xiao said, looking at the man who was still unconscious with a complicated look, "He is also."

"You mean..." Qin Xiuyun felt that he seemed to understand what Qin Xiao was saying, but he couldn't believe it. "Yu Ge..."

"If I'm not mistaken." Qin Xiao nodded gently, "He was possessed by another body."

Qin Xiuyun's breathing stagnated.

Qin Xiao looked at his palm and frowned slowly.

Although Yuan's sleepwalking was exposed, he still felt a little uneasy.

Qin Xiuyun did not mention the memory illusion at all, and even changed the topic immediately.

Qin Xiao's eyes were dark, and for some reason, he looked at Mo Hanyu.

Mo Hanyu was looking at him. When they looked at each other, his blue eyes, which were shining with gold, softened a little, as if to comfort him.

"Actually, there is still hope." Mo Hanyu suddenly said, "The original body's soul has not completely left, just take out the Gu."

"really?"

"But it's very troublesome, right? This is a Yin Gu after all." Qin Xiao's brows did not relax, but became more tense.

"Do you know what kind of Gu this is?" Qiongqi crossed his arms.

"I'm not sure." Qin Xiao shook his head, "But the possession of bodies is basically Yin Gu. Insect Gu can only control the body, but cannot fuse the soul."

"I'm infected with the puppet poison." Mo Hanyu said calmly while sitting on the sofa beside him.

Puppet Gu is a Yin Gu, made from Yin souls. Yin souls are unconscious and will slowly devour the original soul after being planted, inheriting its memory and 80% of its cultivation.

"What should we do about this?" Qin Xiao realized at this time that they couldn't make a decision on their own. Chen Yuge was a teacher at the academy, and now that something had happened, they should notify the higher-ups, but...

His master, Shan Qiushi, was also researching Gu. For him, a medical saint, it shouldn't be difficult to study Gu. If it was really made by him...

Qin Xiao looked at Qin Xiuyun, asking for his opinion.

"Do you have a way to prove that he is not the real person?" Qin Xiuyun said solemnly, "Although you said so, from what you said, this thing called puppet Gu is using Yu Ge's body, and there is a tendency for soul fusion. In this case, how can we prove that the one controlling the body now is Gu, not human?"

"You can use the Advice Pill." Qin Xiao recalled a pill he had heard of during his tutoring session. "Doesn't it have the effect of revealing the truth?"

“But those that are too harmful to the human body, or even damage the soul, will not be fed to you without any basis.” Qin Xiuyun shook his head.

"Can't you search the soul?" Qin Xiao asked again.

Qin Xiuyun's eyes were complicated: "...This is evil magic."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: Okay.

Qin Xiao couldn't find a method that would be acceptable to Shi Chang for a moment, and fell silent.

Qin Xiuyun came up with a solution: "Old Third, can you solve it?"

"Okay, but there's a problem." Qin Xiao crossed his arms, "He can already fully control his body, which means that Teacher Qin Jichen's soul is extremely weak and he doesn't even have any consciousness. If we forcibly separate them, I can't guarantee whether he will still be conscious."

"That is to say, after removing the Gu, not only will we not be able to prove it, but we will even be suspected." Mo Hanyu looked at the unconscious man, his brows slightly tightened, "What if he becomes a fool after removing the Gu? We will have no evidence and will only bring trouble to ourselves."

"Did you keep the poisonous insects that were taken out before?" Qin Xiao asked Qin Xiuyun.

"Have."

Because it was the first time Qin Xiuyun had seen this kind of thing before, he wanted to learn more about it. After Qin Xiao removed the Gu from Qin Jichen's body that day, Qin Xiuyun put it away.

Qin Xiuyun handed Qin Xiao a small water blue translucent ball with ancient golden characters engraved on it. A poisonous insect was floating in the middle, and it seemed to be dead.

"This is--?"

"This is the Liuyun Bowl." Mo Hanyu looked at him. Qin Xiao handed it to him naturally. Mo Hanyu pressed lightly somewhere, and the sphere rotated, separating the top and bottom, forming a water-blue cylinder in the center, pinning the Gu worm in the middle.

Qin Xiao glanced at it and motioned him to close it: "Isn't this considered evidence?"

"Anyone who knows a little about Gu will know it at a glance." Qin Xiao returned it to Qin Xiuyun, "But I'm not sure whether Shan Qiushi is——"

"not him."

Mo Hanyu interrupted, with a golden glow in his eyes: "This matter has nothing to do with him."

Qin Xiao frowned slowly upon seeing this.

Qin Xiuyun couldn't help but have a strange look in his eyes.

Mo Hanyu blinked, and noticed the suspicion in Qin Xiao's eyes, and immediately restrained himself, pretending to be wronged: "I just want to help you--"

Qin Xiao was in a bad mood and wanted to explain something to Qin Xiuyun.

"Then I will contact Medical Saint Shan and ask him to come over to discuss it." Unexpectedly, Qin Xiuyun looked calm. "Do you have a way to keep him in this condition and prevent it from getting worse?"

"can."

After the discussion, the room fell silent.

Qin Xiao wanted to ask Qin Xiuyun something, but he couldn't speak because there were others around. He lowered his eyes to think and then looked at Mo Hanyu.

Mo Hanyu sighed calmly, nodded slightly to show that he understood, and stood up to invite Qiongqi to the outer room.

In the blink of an eye, he and Qin Xiuyun were the only ones conscious left in the room.

Qin Xiuyun obviously realized Qin Xiao's intention and looked a little uncomfortable.

Qin Xiao looked at him: "I——"

"I was in a fantasy before and saw something...about you."

They both spoke at the same time and were stunned.

Qin Xiao pursed his lips and said nothing.

Qin Xiuyun calmed down and explained slowly, "I didn't mean to spy... At first I thought it was just an ordinary illusion, until I heard the name and realized it was you."

"I understand." Qin Xiao nodded, "You don't understand after all."

After saying that, he felt a little confused.

"How do you know you're poisoned?"

"You told me that." Qin Xiuyun pursed his lips and thought of the scene at that time -

He had not finished watching Qin Xiao's life. When Xiao and Mo Ze arrived at Kunlun Mountain, Mo Ze suddenly looked at him and said:

"I've followed you all the way, it's time to go back."

Qin Xiuyun had clearly not felt anything before this, but the moment he uttered this sentence, it was as if winter had arrived.

My whole body seemed to be frozen, unable to move or think.

The man, as cold and holy as a god, stretched out his arms, as white and smooth as jade, his wrists were as white as snow, and his slender fingertips lightly tapped.

Everything in the illusion was distorted, everything was moving backwards, and when he focused again, he found himself back in the darkness.

What’s different from before is that there is one more person in front of me.

He recognized his identity at a glance - Owl.

The young man suddenly appeared here, looked at him warily, and did not speak for a long time.

Qin Xiuyun didn't understand whether this was an illusion or real, and didn't speak first.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time before "Xiao" asked him.

"who are you?"

"..." Qin Xiuyun wanted to answer "I am your father" at the first moment, but after thinking about it, he felt that there might be some differences in meaning, so he swallowed it back.

"what do you?"

"Owl" frowned.

...After several exchanges between the two, Qin Xiuyun finally confirmed that this was an illusion created based on Qin Xiao's previous personality.

"Xiao" didn't quite believe him and frowned slightly: "You said you are my father, what's the evidence?"

Qin Xiuyun spoke to him calmly. Xiao listened calmly the whole time, without interrupting, getting excited, or saying whether he believed it or not, like a quiet statue.

After a long silence, "Owl" suddenly spoke.

"You want to go out?"

"of course."

"Kill me and you can get out."

Qin Xiuyun suspected for a moment that he had heard it wrong.

"are you joking around with me?"

"No." "Xiao" was very calm and looked at him steadily. "According to my guess, you are infected with the Gu called Far Dreaming. If you want to get out, just kill me."

"So you killed me in the illusion?" Qin Xiao suddenly said, and nodded, "That's good."

But...isn't this Gu too honest? Is the personality it creates really exactly the same?

Qin Xiao secretly discussed it in his heart.

"No." Unexpectedly, Qin Xiuyun shook his head, "I committed suicide."

Because "枭" means "just need" rather than "only".

It's not like he hasn't experienced illusions before. There are only a few ways to break through illusions. Apart from outsiders, the first thing to do is to deal with yourself.

So Qin Xiuyun only thought about it for a moment, and when he gave the answer, Chenggong saw his expression change, confirming his idea.

"...What if you are wrong?" Qin Xiao frowned, "It is possible that after you commit suicide, your soul will be damaged."

"Of course I did this because I was sure." Qin Xiuyun didn't mind the dissatisfaction in Qin Xiao's tone, and said in a gentle voice, "Besides, I've been in there for a long time, and I want to get out quickly."

"You were only trapped for about a minute. It wasn't that long." Qin Xiao looked unhappy. "It was my fault that I didn't tell you at the beginning."

"Knowing that the opponent would use Gu——"

Qin Xiuyun felt a headache when he saw that he had taken all the responsibility on himself again. He interrupted him quickly and told him some more things about the illusion.

After hearing this, Qin Xiao's expression became even more strange: "You mean, Mo Ze in the illusion talked to you?"

"It can't be considered a conversation." Qin Xiuyun still couldn't help but feel flustered when he recalled that scene. "Is this normal?"

Of course it's not normal.

Qin Xiao thought about it but didn't say it out loud.

"Then... do you have anything you want to say to me?" Qin Xiao looked at him.

Qin Xiuyun was stunned, his frown slowly relaxed, and he walked forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm sorry, even though it was unintentional, I still pried into your memory."

"I said, it's nothing." Qin Xiao looked away uncomfortably and lowered his eyes.

"Then..." Qin Xiuyun paused, his eyes softened, and he touched his furry head, "It's nothing."

Qin Xiao was a little surprised and turned to look at him.

Qin Xiuyun smiled and patted his head soothingly.

Qin Xiao's eyes flickered slightly and he stopped asking questions.