The Wicked System: Path of the Devourer Chapter 41 A New Day Part2

In the living room of the duplex mansion, Xu Fei sat restlessly, occasionally getting up to pace a few steps before sitting back down in resignation.

Her daughter's bedroom door was closed and locked. It was unprecedented; her daughter's door was never locked before, and when she wasn't busy with work, she would open it to let some fresh air in.

She had the key, and several times she wanted to open the door to look around and see what secrets her daughter was hiding. But the thought of that eerie black silkworm forced her to suppress the urge.

She didn't know what the consequences of entering unannounced would be, but she didn't want to risk her daughter's safety.

As the door opened, Xu Fei immediately jumped up, greeted him at the door, and said in a tender voice, "Master, you're finally here."

"Hehe, it's been almost an hour. Did you think I took too long?"

Zhang Wenbin carried a sack in his hand. The foul odor emanating from it made Xu Fei's delicate brows furrow, but she didn't dare ask too many questions. She quickly knelt down, brought a pair of slippers, and submissively changed his shoes for him.

Today, Xu Fei was wearing a light pink suit skirt, similar to the attire of an office lady, appearing very dignified. Underneath, she wore a black shirt, the fabric completely failing to conceal the full, round shape of her massive tits.

She wore light makeup, her hair pinned up, looking elegant yet retaining the authority of a teacher. Her skirt reached her knees, considered a relatively conservative style, but on her, it still exuded the unparalleled temptation of a mature woman.

Having such a beautiful young woman kneeling before you—just this scene alone was enough to make any man's imagination run wild.

Zhang Wenbin's breathing grew slightly heavier. He smiled lewdly and pointed out the only flaw, "Teacher Xu, this outfit is nice, but it would be even more perfect if you wore black silk stockings."

Xu Fei was already accustomed to the man's aggressive gaze and no longer felt repulsed by his lustful look. After standing up, she just playfully complained, "If Master likes it, I'll go put it on now. I don't have those one-piece pantyhose in my office. How about I buy some more next time for Master to tear apart and play with?"

"Good girl, remember to buy the full ones."

Such words greatly satisfied the man's vanity. Zhang Wenbin laughed smugly and said, "But let's forget about it for now, let's get down to business first."

"Yes, Master!"

Full of curiosity, Xu Fei followed Zhang Wenbin into the bathroom. When the sack was opened, her delicate brows furrowed again. Inside was a pitch-black object emitting a foul stench.

Zhang Wenbin threw the object into the bathtub and ordered, "Wash it clean."

"Yes!"

Xu Fei acknowledged and brought a brush to carefully scrub it. At first, she was a little scared to wash it because she felt it was some kind of bone. When she looked slightly closer and saw it wasn't a human skull, she breathed a huge sigh of relief.

The more she washed, the clearer the outline became. It was a massive cow skull, completely devoid of flesh and burned black. Looking at the two eye sockets made her feel an inexplicable chill.

After washing it, Xu Fei turned around. Zhang Wenbin had a pig heart in his hand that smelled slightly rotten. He cut it a few times and took out a blackened, dried strand of pig blood from inside.

"Master, y-you're not going to eat this, are you!" Xu Fei felt a little disgusted just looking at it.

"Hehe, my tastes aren't that heavy." Zhang Wenbin ground the black strand of blood and smeared it on Xu Fei's forehead with his finger.

Enduring the disgust, Xu Fei asked, "Master, what is this pig's blood used for?"

"A vile method from the Southwest. Smearing the black blood strands from an animal's heart makes evil spirits unable to sense your presence, or treats you as a dead person. The longer the creature has been dead, the better the blood's effect.

Among them, the heart of an old yellow ox used for communing with spirits is the best. But since that little thing your daughter is raising doesn't have much cultivation, killing a chicken would probably be enough. Just to be safe, I used a pig's heart."

Zhang Wenbin explained patiently, which made Xu Fei feel a warmth in her heart.

Perhaps it was just an illusion, but he didn't look as sinister during the day. Perhaps it was deliberate restraint, but right now, their interactions felt natural and comfortable.

"That little thing is also easily frightened, so it's better to be cautious."

Zhang Wenbin smeared a little on himself, then walked over, picking up the cow skull with his left hand and the sack, which was still moving, with his right, saying, "Let's go!"

Xu Fei stood in front of her daughter's door and took out the key, using her eyes to ask if she could open it. Zhang Wenbin silently chanted some vocabulary she couldn't understand before opening the door.

After locking the door, Zhang Wenbin took the lead and pulled out the box containing the black silkworm Gu. With a point of his finger—perhaps it was an illusion—it seemed as if some sort of cover had enveloped it.

"The life-bound Gu shares one life and two bodies with your daughter. Whatever it feels, your daughter will sense it immediately. I have temporarily severed the connection between it and your daughter, so now we can properly study this little thing."

Zhang Wenbin arranged the cow bone, took out a small box of chicken blood from the sack, dipped his brush in it, and wrote some incomprehensible but unsettling symbols inside the skull.

After drawing, Zhang Wenbin took out a small dagger and said, "I need some of your blood."

"Master, please!" Xu Fei held out her hand without hesitation. Even though the gleaming dagger looked terrifying, as a mother, she would do anything for her daughter without fear.

Zhang Wenbin cut her finger, let a drop of blood fall into the skull, and said firmly, "Let me confirm with you once more. You didn't lie to me about your daughter's birth chart, right? If there's even the slightest mistake, I can't guarantee the consequences."

"No, I would absolutely not dare to lie to you!" Xu Fei said without hesitation.

"Good. Your daughter has your blood flowing through her. By using her birth chart as a guide and your blood as bait, we can temporarily deceive this little guy into thinking you are your daughter."

Zhang Wenbin squeezed out a few more drops of her blood, drew a talisman on her palm with them, and instructed sternly, "Your daughter is a layman. Raising a Gu is prone to accidents. I will protect her, but I also need to see what type of Gu this is.

Using this method will trick the little thing perfectly. Don't be afraid later, just follow my instructions."

After speaking, Zhang Wenbin closed the window and drew the curtains, instantly plunging the room into darkness. After turning on the light, he said, "Open the plastic box. Just like your daughter did, hold this little guy in your hands and put it into the cow bone."

"Okay!"

Facing these vile things for the first time, Xu Fei agreed readily but was still afraid. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she tremblingly opened the plastic box.

Inside the plastic box was a pile of waste paper. In the middle, the black silkworm lay resting as if asleep. It didn't look harmful, but as a woman, Xu Fei instinctively felt afraid.

Gritting her teeth, she reached into the box. As soon as she got close, the black silkworm woke up, wriggled twice, and proactively climbed into Xu Fei's hand.

"Be careful, don't be nervous. Right now, its life is your daughter's life. This little guy is very weak, and you could crush it with a little force."

Zhang Wenbin said teasingly, "This is the risk of raising a Gu. Don't look at how vile and terrifying it seems. Before this little thing is fully grown, it's not much stronger than a normal silkworm. An ordinary person could crush it with a single squeeze."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fei tensed up, her entire body stiffening. Her movements were extremely awkward, afraid that she might accidentally hurt the baby silkworm.

It was a simple action, but it felt like an eternity. After placing the black silkworm into the cow bone, the lazy little guy seemed very happy, actively crawling around inside, instantly full of vitality.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Xu Fei could feel its joy and happiness, as if it had moved from a slum into a mansion.

"It's not an illusion. Right now, it thinks you are your daughter, so you naturally can sense its emotions."

Hearing this, Xu Fei still felt very uncomfortable. "But does this little thing have feelings? Does it have thoughts?"

"Gu are just like this. At the very least, they have basic instincts."

After the black silkworm entered the cow bone, the eerie symbols painted inside vaguely emitted a strange black aura, which it slowly absorbed.

"The little thing is growing well. Your daughter is sharp and intelligent, and the Gu she raised has excellent potential. It immediately discovered the trick inside the moment it entered, and using a cow bone container for the first time to stimulate its instinct to cultivate is praiseworthy."

Even though the situation was bizarre, hearing her daughter being praised made Xu Fei happy. She couldn't hide her pride as she said, "Of course, Guoguo has always been a top student since childhood."

"Teacher, I hope when she learns how to suck a cock, she will be just as clever."

Zhang Wenbin couldn't help but smile lewdly. His words made Xu Fei secretly unhappy, but she didn't dare show it. Thinking carefully, this seemed to be an unavoidable fact, and she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

From beginning to end, Zhang Wenbin had been running the show, and she had no power to resist. She was completely ignorant of these vile arts, which meant her daughter's life was entirely in his hands. How could she muster the courage to rebel?

"Teacher, I hope when you're in bed facing your daughter, you'll also be a good teacher."

Zhang Wenbin groped her ass. Watching Xu Fei's charming yet slightly forced smile, he stopped teasing her, opened the sack, and took out the final item.

Xu Fei was startled. Inside the bag was a snake—a black and white banded krait, evidently extremely venomous.

This banded krait was over a meter long. As soon as Zhang Wenbin took it out, it furiously twisted its body. However, Zhang Wenbin held it tightly by its vital point, rendering its struggles useless.

Women are innately terrified of cold-blooded animals. Xu Fei trembled as she spoke, "Master, w-what are you doing?"

"Gu worms always feed on highly toxic local fauna. What your daughter was doing before was child's play, feeding it scorpions, some venomous and some not. If this Gu hadn't been relatively docile, she would have faced a backlash long ago. If you focus and feel carefully, you'll know what this little guy is thinking."

Xu Fei was slightly taken aback, then focused her mind, imagining that the black silkworm was her daughter, carefully sensing the subtle feelings it conveyed to her.

Hunger, craving—like a pitiful child who had been starving and uncomfortable for a long time, forced to eat terrible food. In an instant, an emotion resembling a child's complaint flooded her mind.

"So that's why your precious daughter is so lucky. Any other Gu would have rebelled long ago. To a Gu, this is practically abuse."

Zhang Wenbin said mockingly. He held the snake up in front of her and laughed, "Do you know why this snake is twisting like this? Because it's afraid. To creatures like snakes, before they become supernatural spirits, Gu are their greatest natural enemies."

Xu Fei could also feel it. Absorbing that eerie black aura was exhausting physical labor for the black silkworm. It desperately needed to feed. That pitiful feeling was like her own daughter starving.