After Xu Fei finished speaking, the dying Gu Master in front of him felt utterly bewildered.
“What are you talking about? In our region, we Gu Masters are revered as gods by the locals. If we wanted to develop new Gu techniques, a single command would rally countless supporters. Why would we ever experiment on our own bodies?”
Hearing this resolute response, Xu Fei felt his suspicions growing even more certain.
He reached out, pulled a silver needle from his sleeve, and inserted it into the right side of the Gu Master’s chest, then glanced at him and said, “Feel it for yourself!”
Though unsure of Xu Fei’s intentions, the Gu Master, facing what might be the last person he’d see before death, didn’t refuse. He followed Xu Fei’s instructions and touched the silver needle.
The moment his hand made contact, the Gu Master’s face turned pale with shock and disbelief.
“This, this is impossible! There are two heartbeats in my body, could it be the work of Lord Evil King?”
The thought of this near-impossible possibility sent the Gu Master’s mind reeling, as if possessed.
He had once held immense respect for Lord Evil King, but now, reflecting on it, that respect seemed to have soured, warped into blind fanaticism.
Seeing the Gu Master’s expression shift dramatically, Xu Fei felt increasingly confident.
The spot where he’d inserted the needle was an acupoint that stimulated blood circulation, causing the heart to beat faster.
The mysterious second heartbeat sounded strikingly similar to the first, suggesting whoever tampered with it was exceptionally clever.
The Gu Master’s own heartbeat had the steady rhythm and weight of a normal person’s.
The other heartbeat, however, was fleeting, always concealed within the Gu Master’s own pulse.
Otherwise, he would’ve noticed something amiss long ago.
Now, the Gu Master was muttering to himself, his face contorting exaggeratedly. Xu Fei could tell that the man’s entire worldview and inner reality were on the verge of collapse.
When someone falls into such a predicament, they may appear unharmed, but their heart is already riddled with wounds.
Most people struggle to escape such a psychological trap, and as for this Gu Master’s ultimate fate, that would depend on his own resilience.
Xu Fei waited silently nearby. After about ten minutes, the Gu Master let out a long breath, a faint, relieved smile on his face, his complexion even regaining some colour.
Before, the gravely injured Gu Master had been deathly pale, without a trace of vitality.
Yet, even seeing the Gu Master recover to this state, Xu Fei didn’t feel much relief, only letting out a helpless sigh.
“Don’t you even have the courage to seek revenge for yourself?”
Clearly, Xu Fei wanted to encourage the Gu Master to keep living, hoping he might help track down and uncover the mysterious Lord Evil King he’d mentioned.
At these words, the Gu Master shook his head with a faint chuckle and said, “Honestly, I don’t know whether to thank you or hate you. Without you, even if I’d been abandoned by the Evil King, I could’ve died with my guilt and hopes intact, spared this inner torment.”
