Watching him writhe in pain, as if he were about to die any second, An Yan felt a grim satisfaction. "What kind of insect’s venom did you extract?"
"Golden Thread Worm!"
"Where can it be found?"
"The Heimiao Clan has it!"
"Why did you poison my mother?"
"I poisoned her because she stumbled upon my secret!"
"What secret?"
Gu Shifang hesitated for just a mont, and An Yan’s knife plunged into his palm.
"She saw when I was selecting my mory transplant targets. To protect myself, I had no choice but to use the drug on her! At the ti, I didn’t expect the drug could be transmitted from mother to child!"
"You chose your mory transplant targets in advance? How did you choose them?"
"Only those whose destiny aligns with mine are suitable!"
"How do you determine if their destiny aligns or not?"
"With a type of Talisman!"
"Did you tamper with your transplant targets’ bodies?"
"Yes, I planted a Talisman in each transplant target beforehand so that I could successfully be reborn into their bodies."
"What does the Talisman look like?"
"It’s a Talisman drawn with my blood and infused into the transplant target’s body using Spiritual Power. Outsiders can’t see it; only I can sense it!"
"What is your relationship with Bai Xiaoyun?"
"She was a client of mine who purchased so Talismans from . Knowing the person she was pursuing was your father, I helped her."
"You said my father bought ! How could a bought child have been poisoned in my mother’s womb? Which of your statents is true?"
"Both are true!" Gu Shifang, terrified, looked at the knife An Yan pressed against his other hand. "I didn’t lie to you. You are indeed your mother’s biological child, but you were also an infant An Zhongbo purchased."
"What do you an? Explain clearly."
"After your mother gave birth to you, you weren’t breathing. Just as the doctor was preparing to dispose of your body, I stole you. I saved you!"
Gu Shifang’s eyes lit up as he stared into An Yan’s. "An Yan, if it weren’t for , you would have died the mont you were born... AARGH..."
This ti, An Yan didn’t act; Li Tianyao snapped one of the fingers on Gu Shifang’s other hand.
"Answer what you’re asked. If you dare spout nonsense again, you can forget about keeping the rest of these fingers!"
Gu Shifang no longer dared to think of moral coercion. "After I revived you, I saw you were quite good-looking, so I got the idea to use you to bait Li Tianyao. That’s when I poisoned you."
"Just when I was preparing to send you back, An Zhongbo heard from the doctor that his daughter had died. Worried his wife would be devastated when she woke up, he rushed out to find another infant to replace you."
"He happened to see holding an infant, so he bought you from with money!"
An Yan was speechless. She had never imagined the truth would be like this!
"I’ve said everything, and this ti, it’s all true! If you don’t believe , you can investigate it; you can even do a paternity test!"
"Then why did you give the thumb ring?"
"I wanted to use you to bait Li Tianyao, so naturally, I needed a token to ensure you would definitely catch his attention. The thumb ring was the perfect dium!"
"So, the friend who visited my grandfather that year was you?"
"Correct, I disguised myself as one of his friends!"
"How did you know the thumb ring is the key to the hidden realm?"
"Because I’ve been there!"
Gu Shifang suddenly had a new idea. "Let’s cooperate! I’ll lead you to the hidden realm. You can still keep imprisoned, but you must let die a natural death without further torture! And you have to get a doctor to treat my injuries!"
An Yan was sowhat tempted. If they could find the hidden realm without having to light up the thumb ring, then...
"He’s lying. He has no idea where the hidden realm is!" Li Tianyao directly exposed him. "Gu Shifang, your only chance to escape torture is to hand over the Antidote!"
"There is no Antidote! But I can concoct it! Heal my injuries, and I’ll make the Antidote for you!" Gu Shifang’s face showed a flicker of hope.
An Yan demanded, "Tell the formula for the Antidote!"
"I-I-I won’t tell! The more you torture , the less I’ll say!"
"You don’t actually have a formula, do you?" An Yan countered. "If you did, you would have used it to bargain for benefits long ago. Why drag it out until now?"
Gu Shifang gritted his teeth and remained silent.
An Yan turned to Li Tianyao. "Don’t let him threaten you. As long as we find the Golden Thread Worm, I can create the Antidote myself. Li Tianyao, you can ask him what you want to know now."
"Mm. Lu Feng, he’s all yours."
"Yes!"
Li Tianyao took An Yan’s hand, preparing to leave.
At this mont, Gu Shifang suddenly shouted, "Since I can’t escape, I accept my fate!"
"Anyway, in this life, having you suffer with ans that my, Gu Shifang’s, sches weren’t a complete waste!"
An Yan frowned; she intensely disliked this kind of enigmatic talk. "What do you an, ’having him suffer with you’?"
Li Tianyao took An Yan’s hand. "Don’t listen to his nonsense! Let’s go!"
"Li Tianyao, are you scared? You’re afraid she’ll leave you if she finds out, aren’t you?"
Li Tianyao didn’t stop, pulling An Yan forward with large strides.
An Yan didn’t stop either.
No matter what Gu Shifang wanted to say, she could suppress her curiosity. Because she knew that whatever he intended to say would undoubtedly be harmful to Li Tianyao.
Seeing that the two were about to leave, Gu Shifang grew desperate and yelled at the top of his lungs, "Li Tianyao is not even human—"
BANG!
A knife was embedded right in the center of Gu Shifang’s forehead!
The knife had been thrown by Li Tianyao, with such force that Gu Shifang’s head exploded.
Blood mixed with brain matter splattered everywhere.
Yet An Yan remained spotless, without a single stain. Not only because of the distance but also because, in the instant Li Tianyao made his move, he had pulled her into his arms, shielding her.
An Yan lowered her gaze and saw the thumb ring hanging around her neck seemingly fade out and then vanish completely.
"This..."
SQUEAK!
With a piercing cry, Little Squirrel darted out of An Yan’s bag, rushing towards Gu Shifang. Its paws clawed frantically at the air, as if trying to snatch Gu Shifang’s soul from his body.
After about a minute of this, Little Squirrel plopped down on the table.
An Yan frowned. Could it be that Little Squirrel’s previous master was Gu Shifang?
Just as she was pondering this, Little Squirrel got up again. Its claws raked furiously across Gu Shifang’s body, and in an instant, nurous bleeding scratch marks appeared on his corpse.
After scratching, still not satisfied, it started kicking and stomping on the body with its tiny feet. Tears were even streaming from its eyes!
"Your enemy?"
Little Squirrel listlessly nodded, wiping its tears while pointing at Gu Shifang and chittering furiously: "SQUEAK, SQUEAK, SQUEAK, SQUEAK, SQUEAK..."
An Yan waited until it finished its tirade before saying, "I can’t understand any of that!"
Little Squirrel plopped down again. It had an expression of utter despair, as if it had lost all will to live.
How could Gu Shifang have possibly offended a squirrel? An Yan couldn’t fathom it.
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