Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

  The car drove for about two hours before reaching Nine Bay.

  Qin Shu opened the car door and got out, looking at Nine Bay. The undulating mountain range was surrounded by tropical rain forests, similar to the pictures on the Internet.

  Nine Bay was near a huge village called Kua Yi Village. There were more than two hundred households living there.

  Whether it was high-level Gu masters or ordinary Gu masters who came here to collect worms, they would all stay in Kua Yi Village.

  Qin Shu said to Ye Luo: “Let’s go to the Village Head’s house to stay.”


  “Okay.” Ye Luo agreed and followed Qin Shu into the village.

  Just as they entered the village entrance, two women wearing Miao Xin’s clothes walked over. They looked young and were all very beautiful.

  The villagers here were all wearing Miao Xin’s clothes.

  This was also the reason why Qin Shu wanted to change her clothes.

  Qin Shu took a step forward and asked politely: “Hello, where is the Village Chief’s house?”


  One of the women could tell from Qin Shu’s words whether she was a local or not. The people here were more hospitable and did not mind that she was not a local, so she pointed the way for her. “The house that is the largest is the village chief’s house.”


  “Thank you.” Qin Shu thanked her and walked towards the Village Chief’s house with Ye Luo.

  Kua Yi Village only had one house that was the largest. Not only was it much bigger than the other houses, but it was also located the highest. This also represented the position of the Village Chief. The villagers here were hospitable, and the Village Chief’s house was no exception. When they heard that Qin Shu was here to play and wanted to stay for a few days, they immediately agreed and arranged two rooms on the west side.

  After thanking them, Qin Shu followed the Village Chief’s daughter-in-law to the arranged rooms.

  “This is your room. If you need anything, you can tell me.” The Village Chief’s daughter-in-law was a woman in her forties, she was wearing Miao Xin’s clothes, which were more luxurious than the two women she met at the village

  entrance.

  “Thank you.” Qin Shu thanked her politely.

  After the Village Chief’s daughter-in-law left, Qin Shu walked to the window and looked out. From here, she could clearly see the mountain road into Nine Bay. There was a lake along the way, and the environment was beautiful. It was very suitable for a vacation to relax.

  Ye Luo stood behind Qin Shu. For so many years, she was the one who told him what to do. He had never asked her why they were here and what she was going to do next.

  It was the same this time. He was waiting for Qin Shu’s next instructions.

  Boss was standing on a wooden table by the window. The color of the table looked a little old. A few years had passed, and his small body was still petite and lovely. However, he was a little more fleshy.

  His pair of dark green eyes looked out of the window curiously. After Qin Shu had seen enough, she withdrew her gaze and looked at Ye Luo behind her. “Ye Luo, let’s go out and take a walk to understand.”


  Ye Luo nodded: “Okay.” Qin Shu carried Boss and walked out first. Kua Yi village was two hours away from the City Center, but the residents here were not affected by the outside world. The culture was simple and honest.

  Qin Shu carried Boss as they walked on the cement road, as she looked around, occasionally, there would be villagers passing by. Maybe because they looked unfamiliar, they would attract frequent stares. She turned to look at Ye Luo, “Go and find out who are the Gu masters who are staying here?”


  “Yes.” Ye Luo replied, turning around and leaving.

  After Ye Luo left, Qin Shu walked alone for a while and saw the Village Chief bringing a few men in from the village entrance. From the Village Chief’s expression and actions, it could be seen that these people’s identities were not ordinary.

  As for those men, they were tall and all of them were handsome. Their clothes were black and they had black scarves on their heads.

  Could they be high-level Gu masters?

  When they got closer, the village chief greeted Qin Shu, “Miss Qin, are you going out to play?” “Yes, Village Chief.” Qin Shu replied politely. The village chief heard this and did not forget to remind her, “Don’t go too far and don’t enter the mountain. It is very dangerous.”


  Qin Shu smiled and thanked: “Thank you Village Chief for your warning.”


  Qin Shu’s appearance was ordinary, but it still attracted the gazes of the men opposite her. They were curious and probing.

  Qin Shu did not know if it was she was imagining things, but she saw a flash of surprise in their eyes.

  One of the men with a dark bamboo tube was staring at Qin Shu, but he was asking the village chief: “Village Chief, she is also a guest of your house?”


  “Gu Master Hao, she is a guest of my house, she will leave after staying for a few days.” The Village Chief replied respectfully.

  Sensing the probing gazes from the men, she did not hear wrongly. The Village Chief addressed the man in front of her as Gu Master Hao. So he was Long Clan’s high-level Gu master, Hao Ze?

  Qin Shu looked at that Gu Master Hao again. His skin was very white, with a trace of sickly paleness, sharp edges, deep brows, and deep eyes. He was very handsome.

  This was her first time facing a high-level Gu master face to face so she was still a little nervous. This was because Gu masters had many Gu worms, they could plant them on you without notice.

  She thought for a while, but still greeted them, “Hello, this is my first time here, I heard that the scenery here is beautiful and the Gu worms are also very magical, I came here because of the reputation.”


  Her tone was neither servile nor overbearing, neither distant nor warm, but it showed her curiosity for this place.

  Hao Ze and the four Gu masters stared at Qin Shu for a while but did not speak.

  The Village Chief smiled at this time: “Miss Qin, go out and come back early, there will be a lot of good food and wine prepared at home tonight.” “Understood Village Chief, I will leave first.” Qin Shu finished speaking and did not look at them anymore, continuing to walk forward. The four Gu masters followed the Village Chief to his house.

  Qin Shu walked for a while and came to the back of the village. Boss suddenly jumped down from her embrace and landed steadily on the ground. He turned around to look at Qin Shu before running forward.

  After spending so much time with Boss, just one look was enough to know what it wanted to do, not to mention such an obvious action. If she guessed correctly, it should have found something familiar.

  Qin Shu followed Boss all the way. After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at the lake that they saw from the window.

  The deep pool was at the foot of the mountain. The right side was full of trees. Dense branches and leaves stretched out and reflected on the lake. The untrimmed branches and leaves were very natural and beautiful.

  The water of the lake was dark green. From afar, it looked like a huge emerald.

  The lake was so clear that one could see the bottom. One could clearly see the small rocks at the bottom of the lake. It was very beautiful.

  Boss suddenly ran into the grass. His black figure disappeared into the grass and disappeared in an instant.

  Qin Shu walked into the grass curiously and saw a man sitting by the lake. He was wearing Miao Xin’s clothes and a scarf on his head.

  Boss was beside the man. It raised its chin and looked at the man. When he saw Qin Shu coming, it called out: “Meow”


  When the man sitting down heard the sound of the cat, he stopped washing his hands and turned his head to look at the side.

  From this angle, Qin Shu could clearly see the man’s side profile. His forehead was smooth and clean, his nose bridge was tall and straight, and his lips were moderate in thickness. His flawless side profile stunned her……