Chapter 292 - 163: Vendetta Across Two Generations, Shedding the Golden Cicada’s Shell
The Gu Master never got to see who was manipulating these filthy things from behind the scenes, even until his death.
Originally, he thought that as a Gu Master, hiding in dark corners to control insects and harm people was insidious enough, yet he never imagined there was an even more cunning path, called the underworld.
When the Gu Master lay motionless in the ruins, Xu Qing still did not approach him.
For a person who refines and controls Gu like him, the insects on his body are not much fewer than the fleas on a beggar, Xu Qing inwardly despised it for being filthy.
The Golden Simurgh, however, was not so picky and came beside the Gu Master. First, it used its claws to tear apart the other’s robes into shreds, then began pecking at the insects inside to eat.
Xu Qing watched from a distance and only saw the insects on the Gu Master resembling a pot of boiling noodle soup, with a lid on top, bubbling and oozing out.
If someone unaware got close to the corpse at this moment, they’d certainly fall for the Gu Master’s trick!
When the Golden Simurgh’s crop bulged and couldn’t swallow any more, Xu Qing tossed the Thousand Insect Gu Jar over from afar.
The Golden Simurgh, having benefitted, worked even more diligently.
After gathering up all the remaining insects into the Gu Jar, the Golden Simurgh, holding the jar with its beak, ran to Xu Qing like it was seeking credit.
"Is everything cleaned up?"
The Golden Simurgh responded with a cluck, at this moment, its impression of Xu Qing had greatly changed.