At Ning Chen's words, everyone in the room went pale.

The woman emperor's lovely face darkened. "After this emperor?"

Ning Chen gave a slight nod. "Like the High Priestess said, if we shared the cloud and the rain, the yin gu in me would kill you.

Whoever planted this gu in me must have known I was coming to the Wu Kingdom to see you. The moment we slept together, it would take your life."

Every face was grave.

Whoever had planted the gu was truly insidious.

If Ning Chen hadn't happened to keep Lone Stride, and if he hadn't been a little extra careful and kept his lust in check... Xiao Yanxi and the woman emperor might already have fallen into the trap!

The woman emperor said coldly, "I doubt this person only wants this emperor dead. If the yin gu hadn't been found in time, that little emperor of the Great Xuan, and Zisu and Yudie too... not one of the women around Ning Chen would have escaped."

Ning Chen's face had gone dark, and the killing intent between his brows was so thick it made people's hearts quake.

If anything happened to the woman emperor and the others, he would lose his mind.

The woman emperor turned to the High Priestess. "Is there a way to get the gu worm out of him?"

The High Priestess nodded and was about to speak when the woman emperor asked, "And if the yin gu can't be removed, what happens to Ning Chen?"

The High Priestess was taken aback. She bowed. "Answering Your Majesty, my lord prince's vitality is so abundant that the yin gu can't do him much harm... In fact, it has its benefits."

The woman emperor asked, "What benefits?"

The High Priestess said, "Your Majesty, the Yin-Yang Gu is the king of all gu. The gu worm has a spirit of its own to begin with, and fed on heart's blood, its senses grow keen beyond imagining.

It can sense the weather—whether tomorrow will be clear or rainy, say... And danger, too. The yin gu can sense…