Uncle Yu gave his instructions, then headed straight into the kitchen.
I also took out the bandaging and wound-cleaning supplies from my toolkit.
"Ma'am, don't be afraid! I'll clean your wound."
The proprietress nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay!"
I used a cotton swab to stir around inside the wound a few times.
Though it hurt, it also brought the bugs out of the proprietress's wound.
The proprietor came out carrying lime and happened to witness the scene. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked frightened.
Zhang Yuchen took the lime and began sprinkling it over the Gu insects. The moment the insects came into contact with quicklime, they dissolved into black water.
"Y-you two, how did my wife end up growing bugs on her body?"
the proprietor asked in confusion.
I didn't beat around the bush and answered directly.
"Boss, this is a type of Gu called Silk Thread Gu.
The reason Ma'am was afflicted by Gu was most likely because someone harmed her.
Think carefully. Have you offended anyone?
These bugs were raised by someone!"
When the proprietor and proprietress heard that, both of them drew a sharp breath and exchanged a glance.
Their eyes were filled with worry and fear.
Holding the bandage, I simply dressed her wound.
It really was unexpected. We had just arrived in East Star City, gotten off the bus, and stopped for pork trotter rice, only to encounter someone afflicted by Gu.
This place really was sinister...
After thinking for a while, the proprietress spoke.
"My hand only started gradually going numb and losing sensation over the past three days.
Before that, I may have gotten into an argument with some Vietnamese monkeys who came here to eat pork trotter rice.
There were three of them: an old woman and a