The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 961 - 960. Gu Insect

Once the two were seated in the car, because they indeed had matters to discuss, they first dropped off Yang Tiantian at Yang Family Private Restaurant, with Wen Nuan driving the car all the way to Plants & Herbs Hall.

Having not been here for several months, Plants & Herbs Hall remained the same; sometimes Tang Shu even suspected that none of the models on the shelves were being sold.

"Looking down on me, are you? The models here are all custom-made, and there are plenty of orders waiting for him."

"Then, considering you skipped an entire month of work due to the mission, I reckon you must now be quite busy, right?"

How could she not be incredibly busy?

She still had the leisure to chat with my naive, simple assistant; simply outrageous.

Wen Nuan chuckled lightly, casually opened the door to her workspace, and after the other followed her in, closed the door again, "Did you look for me because you have something very important to discuss?"

"Yes, there’s something I want to trouble you with... Actually, I’m not too sure myself, but my instinct tells me you can solve it."

This team leader put away her casual smile, her face grew more serious and solemn as she took out a file from the drawer and handed it over.

"Our mission was originally for half a month, but due to an accident, it dragged on until now. We found a village in Xiangnan that’s controlled by drugs..."

"Not drugs."

"What?"

"Not drugs, but Gu Insects."

The file was already opened by Tang Shu, her expression grew serious as well, "If the photos and the description below are true, then I can confirm this is Gu Insect control, not caused by toxins."

Tang Shu wouldn’t have expected to encounter familiar Gu Insects even in today’s era of rapid scientific development; such things are rare even in Damo, and because of their extreme malignancy and powerful lethality, Tang Sect had once conducted a campaign to exterminate the Gu.

Wen Nuan fell silent for a moment, then said, "At least now there is some good news, my intuition wasn’t wrong, you can resolve it, right?"

"...I can try. There are many types of Gu Insects, I can’t guarantee I know them all."

Chinese medicine is a very precise science, and so are Gu Insects; altering even a slight amount of any ingredient or ratio could change the properties of the medicine dramatically.

"I understand, just do your best. I’ve already communicated with the Medical College after coming back the day before yesterday—they have no idea about it, only saying it was some kind of parasitic toxin."

Therefore, there’s no need to put too much pressure on herself, this is an aside from Wen Nuan.

Tang Shu pulled out a chair and sat down, pondering her recent words; a parasitic toxin? Does the Medical College really not know, or are they deliberately keeping silent on the topic?

"Tell me about the village?"

"This village venerates women, and when we went in, we didn’t notice anything unusual..."

The two discussed from dusk until the moon had risen, and if Tang Shu hadn’t received a private message from Jing Yu, they might have gone on even longer.

Wen Nuan glanced at the wall clock, somewhat dazed, "Is it that late already? Sorry, shall we have a meal together, and then I’ll take you back?"

"Probably not necessary,"

Tang Shu waved her phone, "Someone’s coming to pick me up. As for the car... leave it here; I’ll tell Tiantian to come for it tomorrow."

"Sister, you don’t know how flirty your smile is right now. Who is coming to pick you up?"

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"My heavens, this is definitely big news. Can I sell it to Entertainment Reporter to make enough money for eating grilled fish alone, given that someone can’t accompany me tonight?"

"I think there will be someone waiting for you at home, not just one, but two, both big and small."

Tang Shu took the documents and left without any hesitation; just as she was about to step out of Plants & Herbs Hall’s main door, Wen Nuan, who reacted belatedly, called out to her.

"Right, there’s something else I need to trouble you with; I need to deal with the remaining issues of that village soon, and the Mechanical Research Institute needs your assistance."

"What assistance?"

"Xu’s recently secured the engine manufacturing contract, but they’ve run into some production issues and hope to get some assistance from our side."

As she was closing the door, Wen Nuan waved her hand at her, "I’ve already given your contact information to them, so if they need anything, they’ll get in touch with you. Please do them the favor of making a trip over."

"..."

Tang Shu felt like slapping the folder in her hand onto Wen Nuan’s face, "Remember to give me a raise."

"No problem."

***

The Medical College truly had no research on Gu insects.

—This was the firm conclusion Tang Shu reached after reviewing their report.

"How can this be?"

Could it be that all the ancient texts did not record this? That’s simply impossible, because as far as she knew, the legend of Gu insects was still prevalent in Xiangnan.

Of course, in reality, that sounded more like something to scare children with.

In the experimental building of the Imperial Medical College, Tang Shu quickly processed the prescriptions that needed organizing and handed them over to Du An before heading to Professor Yu’s office.

At this moment, the old professor was busy reviewing the Full Moon Plant research materials collected from Professor Chen’s side.

"You seem preoccupied?"

"I have a personal matter I’d like to ask you about."

"Go ahead,"

Professor Yu set down the paper and took off his reading glasses, relieving the red indentations on the bridge of his nose.

"Professor, have you heard of Gu insects?"

"Gu insects? Xiangnan Gu insects?"

"Yes."

"This... is somewhat complex."

Professor Yu pondered for a moment, "Ancient texts do contain records about it, and it has attracted many people who wished to study it, but the locals who possess this skill, such as Yan Ming, are strictly forbidden to share it, and they do not admit it publicly. Over time, no one knew the truth."

He said, "Many scholars prefer to use scientific methods to explain the phenomenon of Gu insects, even if it involves knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine."

Tang Shu nodded in understanding, having observed the same from the report Wen Nuan had given her.

"What do you think?"

"I encountered a similar case before, where I could not diagnose any illness since he showed no signs of physical discomfort. He was just hopelessly fixated on a girl, but when I saw him again, he’d completely forgotten what he previously told me."

Professor Yu had a strong spirit of exploration in his youth and had studied such cases for a while, but without sufficient evidence or research subjects, the matter eventually fell to the wayside.

"He’s still alive and kicking now, just missing a part of his memory, and he never felt that he’s lacking that part of it."

This was strange.

Hearing this, Tang Shu was almost certain.

She had encountered a similar condition in Damo, which was a type of Love Gu, and in general, it indeed did not cause any significant harm to a person’s body. Of course, this was under the premise that the woman who cursed him with Gu didn’t harbor any ill will.

Professor Yu was puzzled, "Why do you ask, have you encountered something strange?"

"I’ve just been watching some science-related videos lately and got a little curious."

Adhering to the principle of confidentiality, Tang Shu ultimately chose to withhold the information.

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