Uncle Yu briefly told us about the origins of this "Evil Gu Curse."
These South Seas evil masters had been working with gu insects and cursecraft for so many years that they had indeed come up with some innovations.
They had combined gu insects with the source of cursecraft.
When separated, they were impossible to detect.
But once planted inside the body, they became dangerous...
At this point, Uncle Yu continued:
"The evil masters who invaded the estate this time belong to Great Vietnam Court, a notorious evil master organization from Vietnam.
This organization has long operated along the border, doing all sorts of shady business.
Since people on our side are relatively wealthy, they use evil arts to harm people for profit.
Their ambition is to expand their sphere of influence into our South Yue region.
But the Lu Family, my father-in-law's family, has guarded this place for generations.
The two sides have gone back and forth for years, forming a deep blood feud.
That is why they see the Lu Family as a thorn in their flesh. This time, they used this new gu curse to launch a surprise attack.
They wanted to kill my father-in-law, as well as my brothers-in-law.
They are all currently the Lu Family's strongest figures..."
Only then did I gain some understanding of the organization known as Great Vietnam Court.
Zhang Yuchen, however, was focused on something else.
He asked:
"Senior Yu, exactly how many children does Senior Lu have? Were all the people we saw just now his children?"
Uncle Yu shook his head.
"No, they were his nephews.
My father-in-law only had one daughter—my wife, Lu Rou.
The rest were born to my father-in-law's brothers. There are eight children in total.
They were named after the eight characters: 'Strength, gentleness, both,