Chapter 704 — Future Plans

"What's so good about it? I still need to think it over—who knows, there might be other ways to break the Gu curse!" Xia Xue had made her decision after a great deal of inner struggle, and it was only because there were just three Gu-Breaking Pills that she had been forced into making it!

But once the decision was made, she began to waver again, and so she wanted to reconsider.

After all, this was a matter of a lifetime—not something to be taken lightly! Even though she liked Yang Ce, there still had to be a proper courtship first, didn't there?

"By the time you've finished thinking it over, the Gu poison may have already flared up," Yang Hengye said.

"Then... you at least have to court me properly, otherwise I'm the one who suffers!" Xia Xue said, somewhat unwilling to let it go.

"It's fine, you can do what I did—board the train first and buy the ticket later. Aren't we perfectly happy?" Lan Ling said with a grin.

Since Lan Ling had already accepted Chen Shutang and so many other women, she naturally wouldn't mind one more like Xia Xue!

Moreover, Lan Ling and Yan were bound by the Heart Gu, and their bond was unbreakable.

"How annoying..." Xia Xue's face instantly flushed red with embarrassment.

"All right, the three of you should take the Gu-Breaking Pills first, and then we'll discuss everything else!" Yang Yanzhou said.

"Fine!" Liu Yu, Feng Yan, and Xiao Susu did not hesitate—they could all see the relationship between Xia Xue and Yan, so by taking the Gu-Breaking Pills, they were indirectly giving Xia Xue a push, leaving her no way back and forcing her to move forward!

After the three had taken the Gu-Breaking Pills, Yang Yuting nodded and said, "Next, let's discuss how we're going to deal with the Right Elder."

"Hey, boss, do you have any good ideas? We've just been dragged to this place and we're still a bit dazed—how would we have any good plans?" Liu Yu said with a bitter smile. "At least let us rest for a few days before we start thinking of something?"

"Now that your Gu poison is cured, you're not worried anymore?" Yang Xutang said with some amusement. "You think you're on vacation? Do you also want to pick up girls here?"

"Huh?" Liu Yu was startled. "Boss... you noticed?"

Yang Yuting nodded. "Anyone with eyes could see it."

"Then what about you two—did you notice as well?" Liu Yu turned to look at Feng Yan and Xiao Susu.

"Do you think we're not human?" Feng Yan shot back.

"Huh?" Liu Yu was stunned.

"The boss already said it—anyone with eyes could see it, so unless we're not human, of course we saw it!" Feng Yan said.

"Ugh!" Liu Yu smiled bitterly. "How did all of you notice? I only looked at that Yiyi a couple more times, and you all caught on?"

"What? You like Yiyi?" Yang Jiyan was taken aback.

"No way? You like Yiyi? Love at first sight?" Feng Yan said in surprise as well.

"Didn't you... already figure it out?" Liu Yu asked with a bitter smile. "You're not messing with me, are you? Trying to trick me into confessing?"

"We figured out that your Gu poison is cured and you're not worried anymore! Didn't the captain already say that?" Feng Yan said. "What did you think we meant?"

"Gah?" Liu Yu's eyes went wide, and he immediately regretted it. "No way? That's what you were talking about?"

"Then what did you think we meant?" Yang Hengye retorted.

"Ah! I've been played!" Liu Yu was speechless.

"Heh, just lightening things up a bit, cracking a joke to liven the mood," Yang Ce said. "Tianlong, is there anything you want to say? Any good suggestions?"

"Me... I'm the same as Yezi. We just got here, so we need to rest and recover before thinking of ideas... Right now, I really don't know what to do," Feng Yan said.

"All right then, since none of you will speak up, I'll briefly share my thoughts," Yang Ce said. "Earlier, I was thinking—since the Right Elder's Vajra Gu hasn't been successfully refined yet, then until it is, we should all be safe!"

Everyone nodded. Liu Yu said, "That's right. The Right Elder wants us to assist Liu Yan and the others in refining the Vajra Gu, so for now we're safe."

"So our opportunity has come!" Yang Yanzhou said. "Since the Vajra Gu hasn't been refined yet, we have plenty of time to analyze it. Ideally, we can find its weakness—that way, once the Vajra Gu is complete, we can use that weakness to defeat the Right Elder!"

"A weakness? But what if there is no weakness?" Liu Yu asked.

"If there's no weakness, we can create one!" Yang Yanzhou said. "I don't understand it all that well, but I discussed it with Lingling earlier. In the refinement of Gu poison, there are complete and incomplete versions. Incomplete versions will have various flaws—take the Right Elder's current Evil Gu, for example. It's a simplified version of the Vajra Gu, yet it has many flaws! But that Evil Gu wasn't refined by us, so we don't know exactly where its defects lie. The newly refined Vajra Gu, however, is different—even if it can be successfully refined, we can deliberately introduce flaws into it, making it an incomplete Vajra Gu! That way, we'll have our opening!"

"Ah! That's a great idea!" After hearing Yang Juehuan's words, Feng Yan nodded in deep agreement.

"However, this is only a preliminary idea of mine!" Lan Ling spoke up at this point as well. "The refinement of Gu poison is an extremely complex process. Sometimes, a tiny modification can cause the entire refinement to fall apart. So modifying the Gu is not something that can be done easily!"

"Then we..." Liu Yu trailed off after hearing this.

"We can only try!" Lan Ling said. "So this is just one plan! We must prepare multiple plans to ensure we achieve final victory!"

"That's true. So what else should we do?" Liu Yu asked.

"Besides researching whether we can find or engineer a flaw in the Vajra Gu, Yang Ce should have told you, right? The Vajra Gu is not actually invincible—it has a nemesis!" Lan Ling said. "That nemesis is the Hercules Gu! As long as the Hercules Gu is successfully refined, it can counter the Vajra Gu!"

"I haven't told them about this. Why don't you introduce it to them?" Yang Ce said to Lan Ling, seeing the surprised expressions on Feng Yan, Liu Yu, and the others.

"All right then... let me give a brief introduction!" Lan Ling said, and proceeded to explain the matter of the Hercules Gu to everyone present.

"This is the safest and most reliable way to defeat the enemy!" Liu Yu exclaimed after hearing it. "In that case, we should join forces with Liu Yan and the others—they have experience after all. We can use the resources here to first develop our own Hercules Gu, and once the Hercules Gu is successfully developed, we can then study the Right Elder's Vajra Gu!" (To be continued!)