Chapter 359: Arrive in the Western Region as Soon as Possible

Chapter 359: Arrive in the Western Region as Soon as Possible

He knew that his two elder brothers had a sense of propriety, but most importantly, he understood that Mr. Si Meng needed to calm down to activate his life-bound gu.

At this moment, he was being brutally beaten and could not possibly calm down, making it impossible to activate his life-bound gu.

Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother indeed had a sense of propriety, stopping when they felt it was enough.

Mr. Si Meng's body now lay limp on the ground like a puddle of mud.

Even if he weren't bound, it would be difficult for him to get up after such a beating.

Mo Jiuye did not let his guard down either, constantly observing his every move. He already held the anesthetic gun in his hand, ready to shoot at any sign of trouble.

Mr. Si Meng lay on the ground, struggling to catch his breath.

However, he, who had always been proud and arrogant, would never bow his head so easily.

"You will all regret what you have done to me today."

As he spoke, he tried to steady his emotions, focusing all his willpower to activate his mother gu and commit suicide.

Mo Jiuye immediately saw through his intention and was about to shoot when he suddenly felt a slight vibration in his pocket.

He knew that a gu master needed at least half an incense stick's time to activate their life-bound gu to commit suicide, so he did not immediately choose to shoot. Instead, he reached into his pocket and took out a small cloth bag.

The small cloth bag contained the gu worms he had found on Mr. Si Meng.

Under the moonlight, one could see that a larger porcelain bottle in his hand was shaking continuously.

In other words, the vibration he felt came from this porcelain bottle.

At the same time, Mr. Si Meng also saw what Mo Jiuye was holding.

If the light were better, his brothers would have seen his bloodshot eyes.

Although they couldn't see the color of Mr. Si Meng's eyes, they knew that the old fox was staring at the bottles in Mo Jiuye's hand.

Facing his enemy, Mo Jiuye didn't want to miss the chance to drive him mad.

He waved the porcelain bottles in front of Mr. Si Meng.

"What? Are you worried about your precious things?

Too bad, these harmful creatures are in my hands, and you can't reach them."

His taunting wasn't just for the sake of verbal satisfaction.

Mo Jiuye was indirectly delaying time because he could feel that the larger porcelain bottle was shaking more frequently.

Not wanting to take any risks before understanding the situation, Mo Jiuye ultimately pressed the trigger of the anesthetic gun, causing Mr. Si Meng to fall unconscious again with a sharp sound.

Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother found nothing strange about Mo Jiuye's actions, as they too had similar weapons in their hands.

They were just a bit confused earlier and hadn't expected such a simple solution.

At this moment, the two brothers were too focused on the task at hand to envy their ninth brother's advanced weapon. They asked:

"Ninth Brother, should we continue our journey?"

Mo Jiuye nodded. "Continue our journey and try to arrive in the Western Region as soon as possible."

He couldn't help but worry that Mr. Si Meng had twice shown a desire to die. If they delayed further, Mo Jiuye feared he might die on the way.

Even if they kept an eye on him and prevented him from activating his life-bound gu to commit suicide, if he refused to eat, he might starve to death on the journey.

This was a significant headache for Mo Jiuye.

They had traveled thousands of miles to the Imperial City and had captured him, but this cunning Mr. Si Meng refused to reveal any useful information.

It wasn't that they gained no useful information; the old fox had slipped and revealed that their father was controlled by his life-bound gu.

They also learned that their father was still alive, but the crucial detail of where he was remained unknown.

As the carriage started moving again amidst Mo Jiuye's thoughts, he leaned back against the carriage wall and closed his eyes to ponder.

He recalled the passage in the *Comprehensive Guide to Gu Techniques* about life-bound gu.

As he thought, Mo Jiuye suddenly had a flash of insight.

The passage mentioned that most gu masters kept their life-bound gu within their bodies, except for a few rare exceptions.

These rare individuals were those who practiced both gu techniques and poison arts. To create more potent poisons, they often tested the effects on themselves.

To prevent poisoning themselves, they used a special technique to concentrate all toxins in the corner of their hearts, using heart's blood to encircle the toxins, preventing them from spreading throughout their bodies, thus protecting their lives.

Earlier, Mr. Si Meng had clearly been trying to activate his life-bound gu to commit suicide, while the porcelain bottle in his hand kept shaking. This suggested a high possibility that Mr. Si Meng was one of those rare individuals mentioned in the book.

The book also mentioned that such gu masters whose life-bound gu were separated from their bodies had highly toxic heart's blood. Once they activated their life-bound gu to commit suicide, their bodies would explode, revealing their deadliest weapon—their toxic heart's blood. Even a tiny drop on the skin would be fatal.

Mo Jiuye suddenly felt enlightened.

It turned out that Mr. Si Meng's life-bound gu was right in his hands.

He intended to use the mother gu to commit suicide, not only causing his father, who was controlled by the gu, to die but also ensuring that his three brothers would perish alongside him.

Mo Jiuye glanced at Mr. Si Meng, whose face had been beaten beyond recognition. For such a vicious person, he wished nothing more than to take his life right away.

However, he could not do so yet.

He had already devised a method to prevent Mr. Si Meng from using his life-bound gu to commit suicide.

The solution was to obtain his heart's blood to nourish the life-bound gu. The life-bound gu would not reject the intense poison within its host's body; instead, it would thrive even more.

No matter how the host manipulated it, the gu would never choose to commit suicide.

As for obtaining Mr. Si Meng's heart's blood, Mo Jiuye did not dare to be careless.

Earlier, he had only heard in Si Meng's moment of desperation that the life-bound gu controlled his father, while the situation with his eldest and second brothers remained unclear. More importantly, he still intended to find out the whereabouts of his father and brothers.

If it were anyone else, Mo Jiuye would not need to go through such trouble; obtaining heart's blood would simply require one swift cut.

Fortunately, he knew the exact location of the heart's blood. When leaving, his wife had provided him with many surgical tools to make it easier for him to help his father and brothers.

As for sterilization equipment, as long as Mr. Si Meng did not die, it was unnecessary. Such a heinous person did not deserve any form of disinfection.

After carefully planning back and forth in his mind and ensuring everything was foolproof, Mo Jiuye finally opened the carriage door.

"Sixth Brother, find a quiet place to stop for now."

Sixth Brother instinctively turned to look at Mr. Si Meng, thinking something must have gone wrong with him.