Gu master

His uncle's home was hundreds of miles away in Heiyan City. Shen Wanquan suddenly wanted to send Shen Lian away, as if to let him avoid disaster.

There was a clear silence. "Father, I'm leaving, but what will you do? What about the dozens of people in our family?"

Shen Lian's eyes were burning, and his heart felt somewhat inexplicably agitated. The Zhu family who has the solid foundation like the Shen family, was destroyed in half a day. Who would dare to say the word "safely" in such situation?!

"You don't have to concern yourself with these matters; just look after yourself," Shen Wanquan said, waving his hand gently. He forced a smile, and his eyes showed weariness and concealed concern. "Stay home for a while and avoid going out."

Shen Lian nodded, then returned to the room to freshen up, lying in bed for a considerable time without being able to fall asleep.

"In this world, if there are demons, there must be beings to confront them. Perhaps there are immortals..." Shen Lian whispered.The "hope" in his heart once again ignited, brimming with high hopes and expectation. He earnestly desired to find a means to protect himself as quickly as possible.

He fell asleep in a daze until the next morning when it was just dawn.

Boom, boom, boom! A hurried knock echoed on the door.

Shen Lian abruptly opened his eyes, sat up on the bed, and gazed toward the door.

"Who is it?"

"It's Young Master Lian, Young Master Wang Fugui has come to see you, saying it's something urgent!"

It was the voice of the maid Cuilan.

"Did this chubby guy take the wrong medicine? He's up earlier than me," Shen Lian grumbled. He quickly dressed and left his bed, heading to the living room.

Sure enough, he saw the fat Wang Fugui. "It's so early in the morning, why are you in a hurry?" Shen Lian yawned. He really didn't sleep well last night.

"Brother Lian, please lend me ten thousand taels." Wang Fugui stretched out his hand with a look of urgency. "Woke me up just to borrow money?" Shen Lian raised his eyebrows angrily, "Since when did you, Wang Fugui, become short of money?" Wang Fugui sighed: "I want to buy a treasure, but it costs 50,000 taels, and I'm 10,000 short. Can you help me?"

"Treasure?"

"Do you still remember that Lin Xiuping? He said that he has a treasure that can subdue and eliminate demons in his hand. I want to buy it."

Shen Lian was surprised to hear this.

"Wait for me; I want to see it too."

Shen Lian hurriedly went to his account and took out 30,000 taels.

Being born into a wealthy family has its perks, sparing Shen Lian the worries about money.

Subsequently,Wang Fugui brought Shen Lian to the Cold Moon Temple. After a brief wait, Lin Xiuping arrived.

"Have you got the money ready?" Lin Xiuping glanced at the two of them, cutting to the chase. Wang Fugui nodded with excitement.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuping grunted, and after searching his pockets a few times, he retrieved something.

A tin-colored beetle appeared in his palm, which looked very much like a seven-spotted ladybug, and there was nothing strange about it. Shen Lian frowned. "Is this what you said is the treasure that can subjugate demons?" Wang Fugui blinked and questioned with a skeptical look on his face, wearing an incredulous "Are you joking?" expression.

"Huh…" Lin Xiuping grinned softly as if mocking Wang Fugui's ignorance. "It's not a bug, it's a Gu! I am a Gu Master, raising Gu, refining Gu, and using Gu. What is Gu? Gu is the essence of heaven and earth. If a mortal wants to gain extraordinary power, he must start with owning a Gu.

" When Lin Xiuping said this, great pride appeared on his face, "It's useless to tell you too much. Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. I'll let you experience the power of a Gu Master.

" Lin Xiuping spread out his left hand. "Look at my palm!" Suddenly, under the skin of the palm of his left hand, a strange creature resembling a bear's paw emerged. "It's called Bear Paw Gu.

It can transform a person's hand into a bear's paw and gain the power of a bear's paw. Just watch it!" The Bear Paw Gu got under his skin again. Almost at the next moment, his left hand glowed brightly, with black and brown bristles growing out, the nails grew rapidly, curved and sharp, and the entire left hand more than doubled in size, it was not human at all, it was clearly a huge bear's paw!

"Ho!" Lin Xiuping raised his bear paw and slapped it toward a table. With a loud bang, the thick table collapsed to pieces, and three inches of scratches were exposed on the broken part.

"My God!" Wang Fugui exclaimed in astonishment. Shen Lian's eyes suddenly lit up. Lin Xiuping let out a sigh of relief, and the abnormality in his left hand quickly subsided, turning back into a human hand again. "How about it? Do you want to buy it?" "Buy, buy!" Wang Fugui was impatient. Lin Xiuping smiled, took out the iron-colored beetle again, and said, "This is an Iron Skin Gu, which can turn a person's skin into iron, making it as hard as steel, making it hard to hurt with a sword. It only costs fifty thousand taels."

Wang Fugui went to pay without hesitation. Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he cupped his hands and said, "Gu Master Lin, can you tell me what is 'raising Gu, refining Gu, and using Gu'?" Hearing this, Wang Fugui couldn't help but slow down when he took out the money. Lin Xiuping's eyes flickered on Shen Lian's face, and he said slowly: "Gu is a living being just like us. It needs to eat, drink, and scatter.

To provide them with their daily needs is to raise Gu." When Wang Fugui heard the words, he couldn't help joking, "It sounds like raising a mistress." Lin Xiuping hehe: "It's true. However, raising a Gu is much easier than raising a mistress. For example, this Iron Skin Gu likes to eat high-purity refined iron, you just need to supply it with enough refined iron every day. " "This is simple!" Wang Fugui understood, "What about refining Gu?" "Refining Gu has two meanings: one is to refine Gu, which is to achieve the unity of mind between Gu and Gu Master so that the magical power of Gu can be used; the other is to evolve Gu, which is to make Gu continue to grow through special refining methods and become a more powerful Gu so that we can gain more power.

Lin Xiuping spoke and then he took out a slender book. "This book provides detailed instructions on raising Gu, refining Gu, and using Gu. If you purchase my Gu, I will give this book to you for study." 

Wang Fugui glanced at the booklet, then turned to Shen Lian. It was evident that Shen Lian was much more calmer than him, and Wang Fugui seemed eager to seek his advice.

Shen Lian pondered for a moment. "Do you have any other Gu in your possession? I'd like to buy one as well."

Lin Xiuping hesitated briefly and replied, "Yes, I do, but..." He hesitated, pausing for a moment before continuing,

"I got this Gu by accident, and I refined it many times but failed. It's… a dead Gu."

Wang Fugui gawked, as if expressing, "Are you trying to deceive us into buying useless junk?"

Lin Xiuping suddenly said again: "It may also be a living Gu, I once felt it has a breath of life." Shen Lian didn't want to give up: "Can you show it to me?" Lin Xiuping shook his sleeves, and opened his palms, revealing a human-shaped Gu.

At first glance, he looked like a miniature clown, with a sense of inexplicable and funny joy. "The origin of this Gu is unknown. It has been in my hands for more than three years, and I have never found out what kind of Gu it is.

According to my observation, this Gu should not be dead, but in a dormant state. It is unknown what it eats and what it does. " Shen Lian stretched out his hand and gently approached the Clown Gu. Just when he was about to pinch the Clown Gu, something hit his palm suddenly. Shen Lian frowned, and turned over his hands, only to find that the Clown Gu was already lying in his palm. "This..." Neither Lin Xiuping nor Wang Fugui noticed this detail, they only thought that Shen Lian picked up the Clown Gu.

Shen Lian took a deep breath and said, "I want to buy this Gu, how much is it?" Lin Xiuping was overjoyed and blurted out, "Forty… no, thirty thousand taels!" Wang Fugui shook his head loudly: "Brother Lian, don't waste money." Shen Lian pondered for a while and was a little shaken. Seeing this, Lin Xiuping became nervous. This clown Gu was useless in his hands, so it's better to change it for some money. "I only brought five thousand taels." Shen Lian said with some regret. Actually, it's 20,000 taels. He brought 30,000 and only lent Wang Fugui 10,000. Lin Xiuping gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, five thousand is enough. Deal!"

They swiftly completed the transaction, and Lin Xiuping departed after receiving the money. "Brother Lian, read it quickly! What does the book say?" Wang Fugui handed over the booklet. He felt overwhelmed whenever he tried to decipher the text.

Shen Lian caressed the clown Gu, opened the book, and started to read it meticulously. After a while, he looked up and said, "According to the book, the processes of raising Gu and refining Gu are carried out simultaneously."

When feeding Gu, in addition to supplying the corresponding food, you must also feed your blood to it.

The purpose of doing this is to cultivate an intimate relationship between us and the Gu. After a long time, when we reach the level of two minds like one, it means that the refinement is successful." "It still needs blood!" Wang Fugui's expression twitched, he was afraid of pain.

"I'll try first." Shen Lian picked up the fruit knife on the table, pierced his index finger with the tip of the knife, and then bright red blood oozed out. "Fuck, you're cruel." Wang Fugui cocked the corner of his mouth, feeling pain just by looking. With Shen Lian's expression focused, his index finger came to the top of the Clown Gu, and then a drop of blood fell like scattered pearls. The blood rapidly increased in the palm, almost submerging the Clown Gu.

After a while, the Clown Gu suddenly moved, rolling in the blood, looking very comfortable. "It's moving! It's moving!" Wang Fugui exclaimed. Shen Lian also looked excited. Suddenly, his thinking seemed to be linked to the clown Gu, and a wonderful feeling came to his mind. At the same time, a translucent interface appeared in front of his eyes. Shen Lian's eyes froze instantly.

The interface was extremely simple:

[Shen Lian: White-level Gu Master]

[Vital Gu: Disaster Gu, also known as Demagogy Gu!]

[Bewitching Value: 0]

Shen Lian blinked and reconfirmed that the interface not only did not disappear but became clearer and clearer. At this time, the clown Gu… no, it should be called Demagogy Gu now, after drinking all the blood, stretched lazily, then slipped into the skin of the palm and disappeared. This scene was exactly the same as when Lin Xiuping manipulated his Bear Paw Gu.

"Damn, this is a success?!"

Wang Fugui was a little dumbfounded, staring at Shen Lian with his jaw dropped. Shen Lian pointed to the interface in front of him, and asked, "Did you see anything?" Wang Fugui looked confused: "What?" Sure enough, Wang Fugui couldn't see it. Shen Lian secretly rejoiced, shook his head, and said, "It's okay, that, I seem to be… a Gu Master now."

Wang Fugui is agitated. He picks up the knife and presses it against his fingertips. He closes his eyes and presses down with a determined expression. After a while, he opens his eyes again.

But his skin remained unharmed. Shen Lian immediately taunted, "You talk big but act timid, hahaha..." Wang Fugui became resolute. Eventually, he managed to break the skin, and a bit of blood came out.

At that moment, a message appeared: "Successfully influenced Wang Fugui, gained 1 point of influence." A strange voice echoed in Shen Lian's mind, leaving him bewildered for a few seconds.

"Brother Lian, my blood doesn't work," Wang Fugui says dejectedly. He tries to feed the Iron Skin Gu with blood, but it doesn't respond or establish any connection with him.

Shen Lian reassures him, "The booklet says that refining Gu is not a one-day effort; you have to persevere.

" Wang Fugui is at a loss, "Then how did you do it?"