Selena Yale saw Evan Chu's expression and instantly realized the seriousness of the situation, so she asked urgently, "What on earth is going on for you to look like that?"
"Sharon Lin carries a mark left inside her by the dark organization—their gu poison. If she knew about this, you should know what it means. The dark organization is about to target a major sect, and most likely, it's your Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion." Evan Chu replied calmly but firmly.
After hearing this, Selena glanced at Sharon Lin not far away and said, "You can't be mistaken, can you? Sharon has never left Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, how could she possibly be poisoned with gu?"
"Neither of us knows the details. Some gu poisons are hidden in food and are completely colorless and tasteless, making them almost impossible to detect. That's exactly why I won't allow her to become Pavilion Master—if the leader of a sect is controlled, the whole sect is doomed." Evan Chu said with lingering fear.
At this, Selena walked over to Sharon Lin and asked, "Sharon, have you felt any discomfort lately? Do you know you've been infected with gu poison? It's the work of those people who've been destroying small sects everywhere."
"Pavilion Master, I haven't felt anything wrong, and I've never heard of this gu poison. Sect Master Chu is falsely accusing me—I'm truly innocent, please clear my name!" Sharon Lin cried.
Selena's heart was filled with grief. If Evan Chu was right, then unless Sharon Lin's gu poison could be removed, she would have to be executed—for if the dark organization gained control, the entire sect would be plunged into crisis.
She walked up to Evan Chu and asked, "Evan, is there any way to remove the gu poison from Sharon, or could you be mistaken?"
"Selena, that's exactly why I'm troubled. There's only one way to expel the gu poison from her: force the child-gu out. Gu poisons are the hardest to detect and the hardest to drive out. I do know a method, but I'm powerless to carry it out." Evan Chu said helplessly.
Sharon Lin naturally heard Evan Chu's words and asked, "Sect Master Chu, you say I have gu poison—then prove it to me. If you can't, I hope you can give me a proper explanation."
Evan Chu glanced at Sharon Lin, then at Selena Yale, and finally said helplessly, "The only way to remove this gu poison is with my blood. My blood is what the child-gu fears most—but you would need to take off all your clothes and have my blood poured over your body. When the child-gu smells my blood, gu-marks will appear, and then we can drive it out according to their location."
After he finished, Evan Chu looked at Selena Yale. After all, this concerned a woman's reputation. If Selena herself had the gu poison, it would be easy—but Sharon is still a maiden, and might never be touched by a man in her whole life. This really was a dilemma.
Hearing this, Sharon Lin's tears fell even harder to the floor. Choking up, she said, "To prove whether I have gu poison, I have to destroy my own purity. If I don't prove it, I'll have to suffer this injustice. Pavilion Master, what should I do? Just kill me instead!"
Selena Yale was also deeply troubled. At that moment, Snow Lin said, "I might have a way to resolve this awkward situation. Since Sect Master Chu is going to marry Pavilion Master, why not just marry Sharon as well? That way there won't be any impropriety between man and woman."
Evan Chu was startled and immediately refused, "Absolutely not. Her physique isn't suitable to be my woman, and forcing her would only harm her. Besides, I already have enough women—being with me would only be a grievance for her."
Everyone fell silent. After a while, Snow Lin spoke up, "There's another way—Sect Master Chu can collect his blood in a container, and then Pavilion Master can use it to drive out the child-gu. What do you all think?"
Evan Chu thought it made sense and said, "It's worth a try. Selena is a Fourth-Layer Saint Martial expert, and her Stellar Power is strong enough—she should be able to force out the child-gu."
"Sharon, you don't object, do you? If you really don't have gu poison, I'll make sure this guy gives you a proper explanation." Selena Yale said.
"I'll leave everything to Master." Sharon Lin said helplessly. To prove her innocence, she could only agree.
The four of them then went to Sharon Lin's boudoir. Snow Lin fetched a bowl, while Evan Chu stripped off his upper garment, revealing a body of bronze-colored muscle.
Sharon Lin sat on the bed, using the mosquito net to shield herself. She slowly turned her back to the outside and took off her clothes. Her snow-white, flawless body appeared before Selena Yale and Snow Lin—her chest especially was so impressive that even Selena felt she couldn't compare.
Evan Chu took out the Frostbane Sword from his storage ring, then circulated his Chaos Dragon Force into his arm. He slashed his wrist hard, opening a huge gash.
Pale gold blood instantly flowed out. When Snow Lin saw the color, she stared at Evan Chu like he was a monster—she couldn't understand how a human's blood could be that color.
But that wasn't even the most shocking part. The blood from Evan Chu's wrist only filled about half a small wine cup before the wound healed and began to scab over.
Such recovery was something Snow Lin had never seen before. Even Selena Yale, standing nearby, was stunned—she'd experienced Evan Chu's healing in the secret chamber before.
Evan Chu himself was speechless at his own recovery speed. He could only cut his wrist again to keep the blood flowing.
After cutting himself about five times, the bowl in front of Evan Chu was finally half full of blood. Oddly, the blood gave off no metallic smell at all—instead, there was a faint, clean fragrance. It was the first time Evan had ever noticed this.
Selena Yale then smeared the blood over Sharon Lin's body. Half a bowl was just enough to cover her skin, and then they waited quietly to see what would happen.
"Pavilion Master, is this really going to work? Why hasn't there been any reaction?" Snow Lin asked.
"It should work. Look at how much Evan has suffered for this—let's just wait a bit longer!" Selena Yale said helplessly.
After a while, a reaction appeared on Sharon Lin's back—green spots emerged, just as Evan Chu had said. There really were gu-marks showing up.
Seeing this, Selena Yale and Snow Lin were both shocked. "Evan, the gu-marks have appeared! What do we do now?"
"Smear blood around the gu-marks, leave an exit, then use your Stellar Power to force it out!" Evan Chu instructed.
"But there's no blood left!" Selena Yale said.
When Evan Chu heard this, black lines metaphorically crawled up his forehead...