Nian Qiuyan watched the lively crowd and chuckled softly. "If two people are in love with each other, why would they need a Love-struck Gu?"
Mei Chengyu replied, "It's not like it can only be used on living people."
Nian Qiuyan fell silent.
The smile on his face faltered for an instant. He turned to look at Mei Chengyu, his gaze carrying a hint of something strange.
Nian Qiuyan lowered his voice. "I think you just said something pretty outrageous."
Mei Chengyu leaned against an empty gambling table, his dark eyes fixed steadily ahead. The room was lit in dim, yellowish light, hazy and indistinct—not too bright, but enough to stir the competitive streak in people's hearts.
"When farmers learn beast-taming, they use the Love-struck Gu to control Poison Beasts with vicious temperaments for a while. They only remove the Gu after the beasts have been completely tamed. So this thing was originally used on Poison Beasts." After speaking, Mei Chengyu slowly glanced at Nian Qiuyan, a faint, inscrutable smile on his lips. "What did you think it was used on?"
Nian Qiuyan's lips remained slightly curved. He replied gently, "Since it's a kind of love Gu, of course it's used on living people."
"Using a love Gu to control people always has a time limit," Mei Chengyu said. "It's no fun."
Nian Qiuyan nodded. "True. No fun at all."
After a brief silence between them, Nian Qiuyan asked again, "Does Cang Shu have a lot of those?"
"Probably." Mei Chengyu shifted his gaze. "He uses the Love-struck Gu to control Poison Beasts, too."
Nian Qiuyan looked toward the gambling table ahead and nodded. In a gentle voice, he said, "Then let's not get one. We'll just take one from him."
Mei Chengyu fell silent.
Nian Qiuyan asked again, "Does