Upon seeing this, An Rugu immediately apologized to him. “I’m sorry, it’s a habit. I’ll pay for it no matter how much it costs.”

The other person has gu worms on him, and she didn’t want to touch him, so this was the only way to control him.

Master Zhang only felt regret for a moment before quickly calming down. “Young friend, you encountered danger at the Celestial Masters Mansion, so we should be the ones compensating you. This wall is nothing to worry about.”

An Rugu really wanted to compensate the other party. Besides, she was not short of money at all. It was just a carved wooden wall, which she could easily afford to pay for.

The two of them chatted back and forth—one offering, one declining—leaving the tense-looking Old Master Wang standing there in suspense.

Old Master Wang: “…”

He was somewhat bewildered, completely confused by them. Did they realize his identity or did they not?

Only after the matter of the carved wooden wall was settled did An Rugu turn her head to look at Old Master Wang, her expression utterly cold. “Who exactly are you?”

Upon hearing this, Old Master Wang realized he had been exposed. He stared intently at her and chuckled, “Aren’t you supposed to be very clever? You should know who I am.”

“My body is covered with golden light.”¹

An Rugu took out test tubes and gloves from her pocket and quickly bent down.

Upon seeing this, Wei Mingyan was horrified. These things had clearly been put into his benefactor’s pocket, so how did they suddenly end up on the ground?

They not only moved like snakes, but they were also as silent as snakes. You couldn’t see them at all unless you looked closely.

Moreover… the red, silk threads in the middle of the test tube and the thing on the ground were exactly the same, very possibly from the same source.

How come she also had this worm bird heart gu?

An Rugu had brought the test tube with her to ask if anyone knew the origin and function of the gu worms inside, and now she knew most of it.

The worm bird heart gu could manipulate people’s hearts.

She collected the red, silk threads from the ground, and the large test tube was immediately filled to the brim with them.

They weren’t wriggling as much as before, as if they didn’t like the crowded place, and their energy had greatly decreased.

An Rugu raised the test tube with her right hand, bringing her face close as Old Master Wang watched from a distance. Her eyes were slightly narrowed as the clues in her mind gradually connected.

“The gu that Qian Weilai tried to cast on me is largely related to you.

“I guess you are the breeder of the worm bird heart gu, otherwise you wouldn’t know so much about this kind of gu and be able to control it at will.”

‘Old Master Wang’ laughed, slowly lowering his voice. His originally kind voice gradually became hoarse and deep, as if he had become another person. “That’s right.”

An Rugu’s eyes were icy cold. “The Celestial Master said you have mysophobia, but you still want to shake hands with me. Your acting is terrible.”

Master Zhang nodded and said meaningfully, “You just told me that because you have OCD, you don’t like changing your grandson’s diapers, so you hired a caregiver to help. I didn’t expect your personality to change so drastically in just one month.”

Old Master Wang’s face stiffened; he hadn’t expected Celestial Master Zhang to be so perceptive, and his expression earlier had been so natural.

He was completely unaware that the other party was testing him.

Looking back, when the gu poison he released for the guests took effect, Celestial Master Zhang immediately told him to treat it as if they had been poisoned by gu, and he stayed by his side, unwilling to leave. It seemed he had suspected him for a long time.

“Did you start to doubt me the moment we met?”

Upon hearing this, Celestial Master Zhang smiled faintly, “You can find his information, but you can’t imitate his expressions and actions. A fake is still a fake.”

When they first met, he felt that his friend was acting a little strange, not like before. He initially thought that there was something wrong with his health, but after a few probing questions, he knew the answer.

The other person has been replaced.

Instead of getting angry, Old Master Wang laughed, his voice sharp and hoarse like scratching a blackboard. “If it weren’t for the plan, I wouldn’t have used this pawn so early. Later, I’ll fill his heart with gu worms, and I can gain his memories and control everything about him without any mistakes.”

Instead of becoming a failed, unfinished product, as it was now.

An Rugu seemed to be deep in thought. “The plan you mentioned was to cast a gu spell on me.

“You take the worm bird heart gu out of Wei Mingyan’s body and then use them to cast the gu spell on me.

“The guests are poisoned, vomiting and having diarrhea, and are on the verge of death, which will cause chaos. The Celestial Master will definitely go to deal with the trouble, and you will have more opportunities to cause trouble for me.

“From beginning to end, it was all a setup—a setup aimed at me.”

An Rugu was somewhat puzzled. “Actually, I didn’t suspect you much at first, but your conversation with Wei Mingyan revealed too much, which made me suspicious. Why did you add unnecessary details?”

If Old Master Wang had communicated with her directly as an elder, her defenses wouldn’t have been so high.

Of course, she often recited the Golden Light Mantra, which contained golden light, preventing evil spirits from getting close to her.

The other side’s plan was doomed to fail.

Everyone felt ashamed upon hearing this. She had actually helped the murderer analyze the feasibility of his plan and filled in any gaps…

Old Master Wang’s smile widened. “You’re smarter than I thought. I didn’t want to go through all this trouble, but I don’t have much stock left.”

“If Qian Weilai hadn’t been so stupid, I would definitely have been able to get your heart. It would have been perfect for raising gu worms.”

As soon as Old Master Wang finished speaking, his gaze fell on Wei Mingyan, like a wolf eyeing its prey. He licked his lips and said, “I really want to dig out your heart, put it in a glass jar, and raise countless worm bird heart gu.”

An Rugu suddenly realized what was happening.

The opponent didn’t have many worm bird heart gu left; they had to get some from Wei Mingyan before they could use it on her. It seemed the worm bird heart gu wasn’t very common.

She lifted the test tube filled with red, silk threads and waved it in front of Old Master Wang. “You really want this, but I won’t give it to you.”

Old Master Wang: “…”

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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FOOTNOTE:

1. An Rugu is reciting the golden light mantra here to ensure no gu will get on her person. ↩︎