The strong devoured the weak everywhere in this world.
Even this tiny Wuyi Tribe was no exception.
"Have they never thought of leaving the outer village?" Su Jiu thought those girls might live better lives if they left.
Lan Xiaoxi nodded. "Some have thought about it, and even tried. But almost all those Wuyi Tribe girls died mysteriously not long after leaving the village.
"Only when one of them crawled back with her body full of Gu Worms did they finally understand. Gu Worms had been implanted in them when they were sent to the outer village. Once the mother Gu sensed that a child Gu was too far away, the child Gu would automatically begin dividing inside its host, devouring her internal organs until she died."
Su Jiu's gaze sharpened slightly. "What about you? Have Gu Worms been implanted in your bodies?"
Lan Xiaoxi shook her head. "I don't know. Perhaps, but I can't detect them."
A suspicion formed in Su Jiu's mind. Perhaps the reason so many Wuyi Tribe girls wanted to become the Holy Maiden had an unspoken connection to this Mother-Child Gu.
"How does someone become the Holy Maiden? Are there any benefits?"
Lan Xiaoxi nodded. "After becoming the Holy Maiden, she receives the Divine Light Baptism. As for how to become the Holy Maiden..." At this point, she took the Gu Mound from her waist and placed it on the table, saying softly, "With this."
Seemingly noticing the confusion in Su Jiu's eyes, Lan Xiaoxi patiently explained, "Our Holy Maiden Gathering has roughly three stages altogether. The first is a gu battle. The final winner becomes the Holy Maiden, while those who place second through ninth become her personal attendants.
"The second stage is to have those nine girls bathe in the Holy Light. The