TFWYH – Chapter 598 Lots of stuff!

While Jiang Shi and Qiuwen were “pouring their hearts out” to each other, Tang Wan left the cellar and went to the backyard garden.

Ever since Mu Qingfeng examined Huangfu Ronglan, he had caught all kinds of snakes, insects, and vermin, and started raising gu worms.

After moving into the new residence, Tang Wan had specifically set aside a section of the backyard for him so he could focus on his research. She had even warned Ling Yue and Ling Chen not to wander there unless necessary.

Otherwise, if they accidentally stepped on a snake or spider, she wouldn’t take responsibility.

Ling Yue was very obedient—once Tang Wan said it, she followed it strictly and never came here.

Ling Chen, on the other hand, was a bit strange. He seemed quite fascinated by these things and often came to find Mu Qingfeng.

Sure enough, when Tang Wan arrived, he was sitting beside Mu Qingfeng, holding a small green snake and staring at it eye to eye.

The snake was clearly venomous.

Yet Mu Qingfeng acted as if he didn’t see it at all. He held a large sack in his hand, with a big jar in front of him, occasionally grabbing scorpions and centipedes from the sack and tossing them into the jar.

He was so focused that he didn’t even notice Tang Wan approaching.

It was little Ling Chen who spotted her first. He quickly hid the small green snake behind his back and greeted her obediently, “Sister-in-law, why are you here?”

Tang Wan frowned. “Didn’t you say you’d go to the academy after we moved? Why haven’t you gone?”

Ling Chen blinked and replied smoothly, “I wanted to stay home and help. Don’t be fooled by my size—I’m quite strong.”

“…Mischief. Don’t think I don’t know you’re trying to skip school.”

But since it was moving day, Tang Wan didn’t expose him. She simply said, “Then go help out. I need to talk to Qingfeng about something.”

“Okay! I’ll go right away!” Ling Chen said before slipping away.

Only then did Tang Wan walk up to Mu Qingfeng. She glanced at him, then at the large jar. “You need to refine gu as well to remove the parasite from my elder sister?”

Without looking up, Mu Qingfeng replied, “Mm. Gu worms are living things, not dead objects. If you forcefully remove them, they’ll resist, and that will only worsen your sister’s already fragile condition. The safest method is to make the gu leave on its own. For that, I need to cultivate a gu that the existing one fears. Then I’ll place its offspring into your sister’s body and control it through the parent gu.”

“Oh…” Tang Wan nodded thoughtfully while staring at the jar, then asked, “Can you make other kinds of gu as well?”

Mu Qingfeng paused, then finally looked up at her with exasperation. “What are you planning now?”

“I want to deal with Gu Yanshuang!” Tang Wan said bluntly, not hiding her intentions at all. “She harmed my mother so badly and turned my elder sister into a fool. I want to repay her in her own coin!”

Mu Qingfeng snorted. “Why bother with gu? I have plenty of poisons—any one of them would make her suffer endlessly.”

Tang Wan frowned. “But your poisons either act instantly or kill. Letting her die would be too easy. I don’t want her dead—I don’t want her to suffer just for a moment either.”

Mu Qingfeng fell silent for a second. “…Who told you my poisons only last for a moment?”

“Oh?” Tang Wan’s eyes lit up. “You have permanent ones?”

“Of course!” Mu Qingfeng huffed, immediately pulling out several small bottles and handing them to her as he introduced them. “This one causes permanent itching. This one causes endless flatulence and diarrhea. And this one causes permanent acne. Take your pick.”

Tang Wan: …

Brother, you’ve got quite the collection…

Suddenly, a small white bottle caught her attention.

“What’s this one?” Tang Wan pointed at it.