Chapter 351 - Chapter 351: Chapter 344: Another Life Lost_1 (2/2)

Her clothes had plenty of mud on them.

“Master Qin is here!”

The crowd made way.

Just yesterday, Qin Niu had his wedding and invited all the villagers from Shuangfeng Village and Daoyuan Village to his home for a banquet in celebration. Everyone had already gotten to know him.

So many big shots attended Qin Niu’s wedding yesterday, even two deputies from the Black Tiger Gang were present, making it hard for the villagers not to remember Qin Niu.

Living in this region, one might not know who the Black Tiger Gang Leader is, but one must know who the local elites are.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t even know how you died after offending someone you should not have.

“When did she die?”

Qin Niu, accustomed to the fearful gazes cast his way, confronted the crowd.

“Master Qin, please seek justice for my daughter! She was always shy and timid, but sensible. She went to the city for work, and when she came back, I noticed her belly was swelling…”

The deceased’s mother wailed, recounting her daughter’s cause of death.

An unmarried pregnancy was an exceedingly shameful matter.

Most would keep it tightly concealed, never speaking of it to outsiders.

“I asked you when she died!”

Qin Niu had already inquired clearly about these three women’s affairs.

Now he wanted to know how long He Saixiang had been dead.

To see if there was still a chance to catch the two Gu that were gestating inside her.

“She was just fished out of the well when you arrived. Not long ago, she clutched her stomach and went into the latrine, and after a while, she came out with blood on her trousers. I asked what happened, but she didn’t speak.

She walked to the backyard, and I saw her pull up the well bucket, thinking she wanted to draw some water to wash up.

But unexpectedly, she fell right in.

I was so frightened, I immediately called for help, but by the time she was pulled out, it was too late.”

He Saixiang’s mother described the circumstances of her daughter’s death.

Speaking of which, all three women had tragic lives.

He Saixiang’s father died early, and she was raised by her mother. It was said that her mother was a prostitute who reformed and married her father.

People in the village often pointed fingers at He Saixiang’s mother.

He Saixiang, too, was implicated, being called a bastard and a child of sin since childhood, and ridiculed as the spawn of some wild man.

This caused He Saixiang to become reclusive and taciturn from an early age.

Her mother, lacking in understanding, didn’t guide her daughter properly and often blamed her instead.

When she saw her daughter return from working in the city for a few months with a big belly, she was so angry she beat her.

She feared even more the gossip of the villagers once they found out.

So much so that when she saw her daughter emerge from the latrine with bloody trousers, she did not show much concern.

Rather, she ignored her child as she went to the backyard to fetch water and wash by herself.

Now, seeing her daughter jump into the well and drown, she must be filled with regret.

Qin Niu squatted down and examined He Saixiang’s body closely; black blood flowed from her mouth and nose, and the way she died was pitiful.

The body was not yet stiff, still soft.

It indeed indicated she hadn’t been dead for long.

Qin Niu ran to the well and looked inside, only to see a mist of blood clinging to the walls of the well.

That must be the mother Gu.

It seemed to wait for its host to die before emerging.

If the host did not die, even if the Gu came out, it would likely return to the mother’s body, using it as a nest.

This was also the reason why the mastermind behind the scenes wanted to kill the three women.

Qin Niu watched the motionless mother Gu clinging there and wondered to himself, if it kept hiding here, how would the mastermind take it away?

Plus, He Saixiang’s belly had deflated, suggesting she might have birthed the other Gu in the latrine.

After emerging, would that Gu go directly to seek the person who seeded it from behind the scenes, or come find this mother Gu?

Books are invaluable only when needed.

Although he had read through the contents of the Puppet Gu Immortal Manual, he hadn’t studied and researched them carefully.

Once he was done handling this matter, he absolutely had to cram and thoroughly learn the contents of the manual.

The techniques for raising Gu and Gu Control Technique were just too important.

Being skilled does not burden one, and even though Gu arts are shunned by the world, they are undeniably powerful.

Blending them with the Insect Commanding Technique could definitely help Qin Niu become a superior Insect Master.