The only way

"Lingbing, tell Yixuan not to be under too much pressure. It's already the greatest blessing for me to see you both return safely in my lifetime," Murong Jinsi said anxiously.

Staring at the familiar face of Murong Lingbing, Murong Jinsi reached out and held her hand. Despite everything, at least she wasn't alone in her final moments. If she hated Situ Yan to the core, there was one thing she was grateful to him for. Without Situ Yan, she wouldn't have had Murong Lingbing and Lan Yixuan. For her, that was already enough, and she didn't regret experiencing this world.

Hearing Murong Jinsi's pessimistic words, Murong Lingbing's expression dimmed, her lips trembling slightly. She didn't want Murong Jinsi to give up hope, but... the gu poison was incredibly powerful, and she couldn't guarantee its complete removal.

For days, Bai Li Hongzhuang had been immersed in her research without rest. Seeing her in that state, Murong Lingbing couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Continued like this, Bai Li Hongzhuang's body would inevitably suffer.

However, with Murong Jinsi's life hanging by a thread, Murong Lingbing couldn't stop Bai Li Hongzhuang either. They all found themselves in a complex emotional state.

Originally, they had wanted to capture Yue Siqing, hoping that by doing so, they could save Murong Jinsi. However, the revelations from Bai Li Hongzhuang and Situ Yan made them abandon that plan. There must still be a mother insect inside Murong Jinsi's body, and it was undoubtedly in Yue Siqing's hands. Given Yue Siqing's insane behavior, she wouldn't give them a chance to save Murong Jinsi. Perhaps, to Yue Siqing herself, she didn't fear death. These days, she was nothing more than a walking corpse, and she only wanted to see everyone suffer!

If they went to confront Yue Siqing, she would undoubtedly take Murong Jinsi's life immediately. It would only make things worse.

After hearing Bai Li Hongzhuang's assessment, Situ Yan also nodded in agreement. Having dealt with Yue Siqing for so many years, he understood her well.

...

Bai Li Hongzhuang tirelessly continued her research, and during the process, she made some progress. The gu worms lived in trees, which explained why Murong Jinsi's skin resembled tree bark. They absorbed nutrients from Murong Jinsi's body while secreting tree-like substances within her.

Under this subtle and gradual transformation, Murong Jinsi would eventually become a lifeless tree. With her profound medical knowledge, Bai Li Hongzhuang believed that given enough time, she could unravel everything.

Her current task was to develop a medication that could inhibit the continued growth of the gu worms and suppress their secretion within Murong Jinsi's body. Additionally, she needed to sever the connection between the mother insect and the offspring without alerting them.

Once the connection was severed, it had to be done within a very short time frame. Otherwise, if Yue Siqing noticed something amiss with the mother insect, she would directly command it to kill Murong Jinsi in an instant.

Having dealt with the witch gu clan in her past life, Bai Li Hongzhuang was well aware of their methods. Now, the most important thing was to understand what ingredients could restrain the development of these offspring. The methods of the witch gu clan were extraordinarily complex and rare, and reining in these gu worms wouldn't be easy.

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