Love-Harder-Than-Gold Hex

Lucy Luan followed without a sound, her face giving nothing away—every nerve tight with suspense.

The Tracking Rune left Peach Blossom Haven and entered a cave on a lush mountain a hundred miles away.

Inside the cave, the temperature was high, and plenty of clay jars were arranged around the place.

Lucy didn’t dare approach the jars, so she shrank herself down and floated in midair to watch.

The invisible thief who stole Little Five’s body finally dropped the spell—revealing their true face.

Just as she’d guessed—it was her Little Aunt, Tanya Lu! That woman never disappoints.

She truly lives up to her reputation!

Lucy watched Tanya open an empty clay jar and place the swaddling inside.

Next, Tanya summoned a book, set it open on her knees, and studied it carefully for a long time.

After reading, she gingerly opened another jar and used a spell to fish out a white, fleshy worm.

The Hex Worm was only the size of a pinky nail, and she set it on her palm.

It immediately latched onto her palm and began sucking her essence-blood.

Tanya’s face twisted with pain, but she gritted her teeth and endured.

A red line appeared on the Hex Worm’s back, and she tossed it into the jar with the baby.

The Hex Worm crawled over and bit the baby’s corpse.

The child was already gone, her blood long congealed.

But the worm wasn’t feeding on blood.

Its white body started to turn green, the color deepening bit by bit.

The process was slow, and Tanya meditated the whole time.

Apparently, letting the worm suck her essence-blood had left Tanya feeling very weak.

Lucy seized the chance to sneak a peek at the book resting on Tanya’s knees.

The page was titled: “Love-Harder-Than-Gold Hex.”

Below was the refining method.

First, you raise the larva into an adult worm, feeding it with your own essence-blood.

Once mature, you have it absorb corpse-qi from the body of an opposite-sex blood relative’s dead child. After three days, when the worm turns from white to black, you must implant it into the target within twelve hours. The person infested will love the breeder for life.

In the victim’s eyes, the breeder will not only be the most irresistible person in the world, but will also be cherished like their own flesh and blood—willing to give everything to her…

That’s why this worm is called the Love-Harder-Than-Gold Hex.

Lucy was so furious her whole body shook.

No wonder Tanya had been pushing Mom to get pregnant again years ago, claiming Peach Blossom Haven was too quiet!

So that was her real purpose!

All just to have a child carrying her father's blood.

Then she personally killed the baby to refine the Hex Worm!

Honestly, Lucy wanted to just—hack her to pieces!

Lucy took a deep breath and pulled out a Clarity Charm, recording everything in the hidden cave—including the book’s contents—one by one.

Leaving the mountain, Lucy called Ryan Lu: “Big Brother! Help me find someone who’s an expert in Hex arts…”

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Three days later, Tanya showed up at Peach Blossom Haven.

Lucy exchanged a glance with Ryan and stepped forward: “Little Aunt, where have you been these past few days?”

“I went home for a bit,” Tanya replied calmly. “I haven’t been feeling well lately, and I was worried I’d only be a burden here, so I went home to rest for a few days.”

“Oh…” Lucy put on an apologetic face. “You must’ve worn yourself out taking care of my Mother Goddess! I feel so guilty!”

Tanya said, “I’m fine now! I’ll go check on my sister.”

Lucy nodded. “Father is brewing tonics in the pharmacy. If you see him, please let him know the three of us have to go out for a bit and will be back by evening.”