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"": "Luo Bin retraced his steps, passing through the downward spiral staircase and returning through the Tomb Passage above where the white Gu had appeared. He passed the remains of the Spirit Mover and the Miao people, finally reaching the door he had entered through.
Miao Gu had not come out once along the way.
Luo Bin knew it had to do with his behavior and tone earlier.
Threads of pain kept running through his face, mingled with numbness.
He lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the ruined Calling Bell, and waves of irrepressible regret and self-reproach washed through him.
Then another emotion surged up.
He felt restless and irritable, as though the slightest disturbance could make him explode.
"That worm... seems to still be inside me..." Luo Bin said hoarsely.
At last, Miao Gu emerged from the Clay Jar again.
"If we still have a chance to get out, I'm afraid you'll have to see the Miao King. Or perhaps the Grand Shamanic Healer will have a solution."
"Even the shell-devouring Gu couldn't find it in your body. This kind of Gu is completely beyond my understanding." Miao Gu's tone had recovered somewhat.
Clearly, Miao Gu had now realized that Luo Bin had not been in control of himself.
"It really wasn't your fault. Even I can't identify the origins or effects of these Gu worms."
"Gu worms do often disrupt a person's five senses and six faculties of perception."
Miao Gu offered those words of comfort.
Luo Bin said nothing. Vaguely, he felt his emotions beginning to surge again...
He stared into the pitch-black Tomb Passage ahead, then glanced back at the Tomb Chamber door. A faint scraping seemed to reach his ears, as though something were clawing at the wall.
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