Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm

Chapter 199 - 198: Love Gu

“Jiang, the Human Emperor. It’s a relief to be able to contact you. Please come and save Qin Luan,” Song Ying also pleaded with Jiang Li for help. “Qin Luan is about to get married too.”

Jiang Li noticed a beautiful young girl from Nanjiang with her dark skin curled up next to Qin Luan. Qin Luan’s arm was buried in her ample bosom, and a little fox was baring its teeth on Qin Luan’s shoulder.

Yuan Wuxing was perplexed by the turn of events.

However, seeing Qin Luan in this state bolstered Yuan Wuxing’s confidence.

With Qin Luan’s blooming romantic luck, he must be stalled in his practice. But Yuan Wuxing seized the opportunity to cultivate himself, making it impossible for Qin Luan to ever catch up.

Young apprentice, enjoy your romantic luck. As for the position of the Human Emperor, it’s the Master’s burden to bear.

. are the two of you marrying the same person?”

Jiang Li had experienced the wild customs of the southern borderlands with Zhang Konghu, who was the epitome of these customs – they could eat, fight, and didn’t care for details.

Unexpectedly, the Gu Clan, despite being a recluse, was not unaffected by these robust customs either.

“Brother Jiang, this is Qin Luan’s fiancée, the daughter of the Gu Clan’s Grand Priest.” The wood leader explained, feeling that he had caused his own troubles.

“And you?”

“My fiancée is the daughter of the Gu Clan’s leader, the former Grand Priest. I have not met her yet.”

“Emperor.” A middle-aged strange man, who didn’t look like he was from

Zhongzhou, greeted Jiang Li with a bruised face, “I am Aburo, the Gu Clan’s

Grand Priest. I have met Zhang Konghu, the leader of your esteemed hall.”

“So, it’s Grand Priest Aburo. It’s an honor.”

“You’ve heard of me?” Aburo was surprised. He was just a small Nascent Soul, where did Jiang Li hear of him?

“I’m just being polite.”

…Oh.’

“Grand Priest Aburo, please tell us what happened.”

“Under normal circumstances, I was performing customary sacrifices for the Immortal Gu and praying for blessings. Unexpectedly, several strangers and my daughter broke into the Secret Realm. I thought someone had kidnapped my daughter for the treasures in the Gu Immortal’s Secret Realm, so I fought back.”

“Fortunately, Brother Yuan Wuxing is a reasonable man. After a friendly discussion, the misunderstanding was resolved.”

Jiang Li saw that Aburo’s right cheek was a little swollen than his left, and he was missing a front tooth. He could barely talk without whistling. Is this the result of a friendly discussion?

“My daughter was bored of living in seclusion and deceptively sneaked out of the Gu Clan. She was deceived, met villains but luckily, young Qin came to her rescue. ”

“However, it was the first time my daughter left the Gu Clan, and she forgot the way back. She had no choice but to ask for the help of young Qin and the others. We came to the Gu Immortal Secret Realm to find me.’

“To show my gratitude for the rescue and their help in bringing her home, I let them join the trial in the Gu Immortal Secret Realm. Any treasures obtained from the Secret Realm are my gifts to them.”

“Who would have thought that two of them were too strong, one being young Qin, the other being the leader from your esteemed hall. Of course, I didn’t know that he was Wood Leader of your hall at that time. Both of them passed the final round and received the best reward—implanting the romance bugs, becoming our Gu Clan’s son-in-laws.”

The Grand Priest held back saying that if he knew he was the Body Integration Realm leader, he wouldn’t have let him participate in the trial.

“Is this considered a reward?” Jiang Li was surprised.

The Grand Priest awkwardly explained: “Ten thousand years ago, the stairway to heaven was still intact, and the Gu Clan was a major family. The Gu Immortal considered marrying into the Gu Clan as the best reward for the trial participants. Who knew the Gu Clan would become what it is now.”

The decline of the Gu Clan in recent years , only having Nascent Soul at their disposal, let alone being robbed of the control heart bug by Xuan Ai Taoist nun, losing their treasured artifact.

“The reward for the Secret Realm was determined by the Gu Immortal, and we cannot change it.”

“Is there a deadline for the romance bug to get married?”

“The marriage and consummation must take place within ten days, otherwise, they will explode and die. After becoming husband and wife, the man must not have strange thoughts about other women. Otherwise, they will also explode and die. We are currently on our way back to the Gu Clan.” the Grand Priest answered.

“Alright, let me think of a solution.” Jiang Li agreed, starting to consider the matter of changing leaders.

Finding out that there were still ten days left, Jiang Li wasn’t worried; he could arrange for the Wood Leader to get married. He could give a decent gift, and let everyone in the Imperial Palace go to the Gu Clan for the wedding feast. What could possibly happen?

Jiang Li believed that many people in the Imperial Palace would be happy to celebrate for the Wood Leader.

“Leader Liu, do you know how many… oh no, it’s too early to ask. Do you know about the Gu clan’s romance bug?” Because he had just had a disagreement with Chang Cun Immortal, Jiang Li felt it would be too insensitive to ask Chang Cun Immortal as if nothing happened.

So, Jiang Li chose to ask Liu Leader, the second oldest in the Nine Realms.

“Romance bug, I’ve heard of it.” Liu Leader recalled, The Gu Clan had been in seclusion for a long time and he had not encountered the Gu worm for a long time; he needed to think, “If I remember correctly, Gu girls cultivated it to bind their lovers’ hearts, fearing that their lovers would betray them.”

“Do you know how to remove it?”

Liu Leader, surprised, looked Jiang Li up and down and asked, “”Emperor, are you affected by the romance bug?”

“No, a friend of mine is.” Jiang Li tried to save some face for the Wood Leader, so that he wouldn’t lose face in front of Liu Leader.

“I see.” Liu Leader laughed.

“The way to break the Romance Bug is the same as other Gu techniques; let the caster break it.’

The Gu Immortal is the supreme being in the Immortal Realm; this method was impossible.

“However, for you, Emperor, there is an additional method – the Heart Sword. But it cant only sever one; it must kill the Gu bugs of both the man and woman. If only one is killed, the couple would explode due to the Gu techniques residue of the Romance bug.”

…this is intense.”

“But such an explosion should have no effect on you, Emperor.” “I’ve told you, it’s not me, it’s my friend.” Jiang Li objected.

“I see.” Liu leader still thought he understood.

Jiang Li disconnected the communication charm, seeming to think that this matter was not too difficult.

It’s a pity he thought that if the Heart Sword was ineffective against Gu bug, he could be innocent, attend his subordinate’s wedding conspicuously bright.

Thousands of years ago, there was an empire in Nine States called the Witch

Country. The Witch Clan was the majority and encompassed southern frontier, covering a vast area.

Unfortunately, infighting took place within the Witch Country and resulted in a division into the Great Witch Country and Little Witch Country, losing the status of an empire and only regarded as two large nations.

However, despite the loss of the status of an empire, the deep-rooted influence was still present. Both Great and Little Witch Countries were considered amongst the strongest, holding prestigious positions.

The Gu Clan hid inside the Great Witch Country.

“Southern Frontier’s weather is always full of miasma, flies and mosquitoes are in abundance, and there is dampness everywhere. It’s not a place for those with weak constitutions to reside.”

Jiang Li had traveled to the Southern fron tier when he was at the Nascent Soul Stage and was very familiar with the local conditions and customs there. His most profound memory was of roast geese, ducks and white cut chicken.

Jiang Li didn’t need to ask the Grand Priest for the whereabouts of the hidden Gu Clan; his Divine Sense would tell him the answer.

“This should be the Gu Clan’s Hidden Place.”

Jiang quickly found the Illusion Technique shrouding several mountains. The Illusion Technique had no effect on Jiang Li. He could easily traverse through layers of mist, seeing the Gu Clan thriving within the illusion..