Yan Shouyi asked Lin Zixian to demonstrate her skills in front of everyone, which directly shocked the several highly educated experts present.
Li Yang squatted on the ground, covering his ears, as if suffering from mental torture.
Xia Qi stood frozen, staring intently at the dead Gu worm, her eyes vacant.
The oldest and most experienced, Liang Yinqiu, had a strange and complex expression on his face. He unconsciously ran a hand through his hair, as if trying to organize his thoughts through this gesture.
Acupuncture point pain relief and the paralysis of nerves by the Gu worm’s toxins were all very scientific explanations.
But Lin Zixian directly controlled a small metal snake with a jingle of bells to enter the human body and catch the worm – this operation was not scientific at all!
Resonance?
Nanotechnology?
If these technologies had really reached this level, the world would not be as it is now. How could it be that descendants of folk sects used them first?
Unfathomable, truly unfathomable!
Old Han probably knew a little about Li Chongxi’s background, so his reaction was far less shocked than the other three.
Yan Shouyi left them space to ponder. After comforting them a few times, he burned the Gu worm.
Without the control of the Gu worm, the expert who had gone mad earlier finally calmed down. Even when Yan Shouyi removed the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, he did not have another episode.
Unfortunately, before everyone could ask the expert about the situation in the imperial tomb, he had already fallen asleep.
“The toxins secreted by the Gu worms caused them immense pain. Now that the pain is gone, they desperately need rest. Let them sleep.”
Yan Shouyi then proceeded to help the other two experts remove the Gu worms, and Lin Zixian also used the same method.
With the crisis of the three experts resolved, Yan Shouyi and Lin Zixian walked aside to discuss.
“All three experts were infected with Gu. Do you think this Gu is an original mechanism in the imperial tomb, or was it set up by the State Preceptor later?” Yan Shouyi asked Lin Zixian.
Lin Zixian said in a deep voice, “It’s most likely set up by the State Preceptor. Gu techniques originated from Miao territory, which is a considerable distance from Chang’an. Instead, the State Preceptor’s Qing Jiang Kingdom back then was very close to Miao territory.”
“I think so too,” Yan Shouyi nodded. “And with so many disciples of the State Preceptor, he could cultivate a Jiang Wusheng, and perhaps another disciple skilled in Gu techniques.”
After their discussion, both of them felt a shadow cast over their hearts.
They both knew that the State Preceptor was waiting for them in the imperial tomb, so entering the tomb this time would inevitably be fraught with extreme danger.
If it were just an ordinary imperial tomb of Qin Shi Huang, it would have been better.
While Yan Shouyi and Lin Zixian were discussing, Xia Qi finally came back to her senses.
She quickly walked out of the tent, found a corner, and watched Yan Shouyi and Lin Zixian from afar. Then, she took out her phone and called Xia Zhi.
Xia Zhi was handling a case at the police station when she suddenly saw her sister, with whom she hadn’t been in contact for a long time, calling. A warm smile appeared on her bright face.
Putting down her work, Xia Zhi picked up the phone and walked to the corridor to answer the call, while simultaneously rubbing the back of her fair neck with her other hand to relieve her cervical fatigue.
“Second Miss, Professor Xia, what can I do for you?” Xia Zhi said playfully.
When sisters chatted, the atmosphere became much more relaxed, and Xia Qi was no longer nervous.
She also smiled and said, “Sister, stop joking with me!”
“Alright, seriously, do you need something?”
“Sister,” Xia Qi whispered, covering her mouth, “I’ve met the Yan Shouyi you always talk about!”
“Ah?”
Xia Zhi was startled and quickly asked, “Where are you?”
Ever since she participated in the Ping An Building incident, Xia Zhi’s psychological resilience had become exceptionally strong, and her case-solving skills had soared. She had also been promoted in the police station and was highly praised by her colleagues.
After Yan Shouyi wiped out the Bai family of Feifeng Mountain, the number of missing persons in Rongcheng had also drastically decreased, and the crime rate was frighteningly low. Rongcheng was now a utopia.
However, Xia Zhi naturally still had that “mysterious man” in her heart.
After Yan Shouyi left Rongcheng last year, he had not contacted Xia Zhi again. Moreover, Xia Zhi was not the type to bother others, so she didn’t contact Yan Shouyi either.
But Xia Zhi was also curious about where Yan Shouyi had gone.
Xia Qi replied, “Sister, did you see the news? There was an earthquake last night at the northern foot of Mount Li, and a large hole was shaken open in the northern corner of Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum. My teacher, Professor Liang, led a team from Yanjing overnight to begin salvage excavation work. As a result, only three of the sixteen experts who entered this morning came out, and they had all gone mad!”
“For such strange occurrences, quickly find Yan Shouyi to handle it!” Xia Zhi said anxiously.
Xia Qi was stunned, “How do you know Yan Shouyi can handle it?”
Xia Zhi couldn’t answer immediately because she hadn’t told Xia Qi about Yan Shouyi’s legendary exploits before.
However, none of that was important. Xia Qi said, “But Yan Shouyi and his wife, Lin Zixian, are truly capable. They used some methods to directly cure the experts. Professor Liang is questioning his life now! Hahaha!”
“…I questioned my life back then too,” Xia Zhi said, caught between laughter and tears.
She hadn’t believed what Yan Shouyi said at first, but after experiencing those events, she had no choice but to believe.
Xia Qi, being a top student, knew from her sister’s words that Xia Zhi likely knew about Yan Shouyi’s abilities.
So, she couldn’t help but ask, “Sister, just how capable is Yan Shouyi?”
Xia Zhi knew she couldn’t hide it anymore, so she sighed and said, “I used to say they were a celestial couple, not just to describe their affection, but in our ordinary eyes, their abilities were no different from celestial beings.”
“Ah? That amazing!?” Xia Qi asked again, “Can they fly with swords?”
“You’ve watched too many fantasy novels, haven’t you? Flying with swords?” Xia Zhi said, “Although it’s not as exaggerated as flying with swords, I fought zombies and caught ghosts with them last year.”
“Really?” Xia Qi suddenly felt that she had read too little and almost believed her sister’s unbelievable stories.
Xia Zhi had intended to tell Xia Qi about Yan Shouyi’s legendary exploits, but she suddenly realized something and her tone became anxious:
“Xiao Qi, Yan Shouyi and the others are at Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum now. Do they plan to go in?”
“They probably will. Professor Liang didn’t agree before, but he must agree now.”
“Then you absolutely cannot enter Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum!” Xia Zhi said sternly.
Xia Qi asked in confusion, “Why?”
Xia Zhi explained.
With Yan Shouyi’s capabilities, ordinary minor matters wouldn’t warrant their involvement. The fact that Yan Shouyi and the others were now at Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum indicated that there must be something in the tomb that ordinary people couldn’t handle.
Thinking of the dangers at Ping An Building, Feifeng Mountain, and other places, how could Xia Zhi let her own sister risk her life? Her expression changed instantly, and she kept trying to persuade Xia Qi not to follow.