At Duanmu Huai's question, the other party's expression immediately turned solemn.
"Who are you? Why are you looking for the Nüwa Descendant?"
"Oh... sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. We're from the Inquisition..."
Duanmu Huai had always answered every question he was asked. He quickly explained the situation to the woman, saying that they came from the Immortal Sect of a distant foreign land, that they had traveled here because someone among them had suffered damage to their primordial spirit and needed treatment, and that they had heard the Nüwa Descendant was made up of miraculous healers, so they had come from far away to seek medical aid and so on...
"I see."
After hearing Duanmu Huai's explanation, the woman's expression softened slightly. She carefully looked over Mami Tomoe and Tamaki Iroha, then nodded.
"If that's the case, there's no need to look for the Nüwa Descendant. I have a way."
"Oh? What way?"
"Damage to the primordial spirit can indeed be repaired, but our White Miao Tribe has its own method."
As she spoke, the woman took out a box.
"With a Soul Gu, the primordial spirit can be repaired and restored completely."
"...A gu?"
Duanmu Huai said nothing, but his expression of "subway, old man, phone" said everything.
Ann, on the other hand, widened her eyes curiously as she stared at the box. Ever since arriving in this world, she had discovered all sorts of fresh and interesting things, and this gu was clearly another one of them.
"Is that something you eat?"
"Of course."
At Ann's question, the woman nodded and opened the box. The group then saw... a pitch-black, fat insect resembling a large green caterpillar lying inside.
"Eeeek-----!"
At the sight of the insect, Tamaki Iroha immediately leaped behind Kigara, while Mami Tomoe's entire body