Chapter 15 Yin Yang Snake Gu

What!

Less than seven days to live!

Zhao Yun's face darkened, and he shouted sharply, "Ye Qiu, do you know what you're talking about? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll be rude to you."

"Shut up!"

The Dragon King raised his head and glared at Zhao Yun, then said to Ye Qiu, "Zhao Yun's temper is just like that. Don't bother with him. You just said I have less than seven days to live. Have you figured out the cause of my illness?"

"Yes," Ye Qiu nodded.

"What is the cause?" Zhao Yun asked. In his opinion, if so many renowned doctors couldn't figure it out, what could Ye Qiu possibly figure out?

Ye Qiu replied, "If I'm not mistaken, Dragon King, you've been poisoned."

The Dragon King was slightly moved by these words.

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but exclaim, "Ye Qiu, how did you figure that out?"

Ye Qiu said, "This poison is extremely rare. It exists in the Miao border area. People call it Gu poison."

This time, even the Dragon King lost his composure.

"I really didn't find the wrong person. So many medical experts couldn't find the cause, and you, after just a moment's inspection, discovered I was poisoned. You're truly formidable!" The Dragon King then asked, "What else did you discover?"

Ye Qiu said seriously, "Dragon King, I have a few questions for you now. I hope you will answer them truthfully."

"Okay, go ahead."

"After you were poisoned, you didn't feel any abnormalities at first. It was only six months later that symptoms began to appear, correct?"

"Yes. At first, there were no symptoms. Six months later, you had unbearable daytime abdominal pain. You went to the hospital for a checkup, but they didn't find anything. It won't come out."

Ye Qiu nodded and said, "Gu poison isn't just any ordinary poison; it's a mysterious and unconventional technique. The Yaozhou Chronicles record that 'The Yi people raise Gu, their technique secret, unknown to the public.' Furthermore, Gu poison is typically hidden in the blood, making it impossible to detect with ordinary medical methods."

"You're absolutely right. Zhao Yun took me to many hospitals, but they couldn't find it."

Ye Qiu continued, "The Gu poison lurked in your system for six months before symptoms began to show. At first, you had unbearable abdominal pain during the day, and later, it became unbearable at night, correct?" "Yes!"

"Later, you began to be extremely sensitive to cold. Every day felt like you were in an ice cellar, right?"

"Yes!" the Dragon King said. "Even in the hottest days of summer, I would sit by the stove and sleep covered with a quilt."

"This continued for three years. After three years, your body took a completely different turn and became extremely sensitive to heat, right?"

"Yes!" the Dragon King nodded heavily. "In the dead of winter, with heavy snow falling outside, I still felt hot even in my short-sleeved shirt and with a fan in my room."

"Later, your body gradually... Gradually, one side of your body began to feel cold, the other half hot, just like you are now. I'm guessing this condition has been going on for less than two weeks. Is that right?

"Yes!"

"From the time the abdominal pain first appeared until now, it hasn't disappeared. Especially in the past year, it's become very regular. It strikes every night at 12 o'clock and stops at 6 o'clock in the morning. The pain feels like ants gnawing at your heart, and no method can relieve it, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you're right."

At this point, Ye Qiu was basically certain what kind of Gu had infected the Dragon King.

"Xiao Ye, do you have any questions?"

"No, I don't have any questions, but I have one small request. I hope you'll cooperate," Ye Qiu said.

"What request?"

"Take off your clothes."

"Huh?!" The Dragon King looked at Ye Qiu in surprise, his eyes quizzical.

Seeing the look in his eyes, Ye Qiu knew the old man must be misinformed. He quickly said, "Don't misunderstand. I asked you to take off your clothes because I wanted to confirm the poison in your body."

"So that's how it is!" The Dragon King smiled and took off his shirt.

Ye Qiu circled behind the Dragon King, looked down, gasped, and muttered, "Just as I expected."

The skin on the Dragon King's back was distinctly different: one side was a dark red, as if grilled by charcoal, while the other half was an unusually pale white, as if frozen in a cold storage. At the intersection of the back and the waist, a meridian protruded, over an inch long, purple, like two small snakes coiled together, emitting a chilling aura.

"Ye Qiu, what did you see?" Zhao Yun couldn't help but ask.

Ye Qiu's face was solemn. He said, "I am now 100% certain that the poison the Dragon King has been poisoned with is the Yin-Yang Snake Gu!"

"You can even see that?"

The Dragon King was shocked.

You know, over the years, the Dragon King had consulted many doctors, many of them renowned experts, but none could tell he was suffering from a Gu poison.

Ye Qiu, however, not only saw it at a glance, but also accurately identified the poison.

Could this kid be a medical genius?

However, the Dragon King had no idea that Ye Qiu's ability to discern the cause of his illness and accurately describe the symptoms was entirely due to the inheritance in his mind.

The legacy of the Ye family's ancestors was profound and vast. When Ye Qiu was thinking just now, he was actually searching for medical records with symptoms similar to the Dragon King's.

Finally, he found the Yin-Yang Snake Gu.

To be cautious, Ye Qiu specifically asked the Dragon King a few questions and examined the meridians on his back. Ultimately, he confirmed that the Dragon King had indeed been poisoned by the Yin-Yang Snake Gu.

The Yin-Yang Snake Gu is a very toxic poison. Those infected won't die immediately; in fact, at first, there will be no physical abnormalities. Generally, it will remain dormant for six months before symptoms begin to appear.

Then, it slowly tortures the person poisoned.

At first, they experience chills, then heat intolerance, and finally, the poison disrupts the body's yin and yang balance, causing one side of the body to feel hot while the other remains cold, accompanied by constant abdominal pain, making life worse than death.

It's hard to imagine how the Dragon King has managed to endure all these years.

Ye Qiu felt a sense of sympathy for the Dragon King and said, "You've suffered a lot these past few years, haven't you?"

"I haven't. For nine years now. Every time the poison strikes, the abdominal pain is unbearable, and there's no cure. It's a life worse than death." The Dragon King smiled carefreely, "But, no matter how painful it is, you've managed to endure it."

Ye Qiu said admiringly, "Your willpower is admirable. Anyone else wouldn't have lasted more than three years."

"I've practiced martial arts since I was a child, so my physique is better than average. Xiaoye, since you can see the poison in me, does that mean you can cure me?"

The Dragon King looked at Ye Qiu eagerly, his eyes brimming with hope.

Ye Qiu smiled bitterly and said, "You think too highly of me. Yin-Yang Snake Gu is no ordinary poison. Curing it is incredibly difficult."

"Is there really no way?" the Dragon King asked, unwilling to give up.

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, unless..."

"Unless what?"