There Is Gu in the Central Plains, Too

Everyone knows the Miaojiang people’s Gu worms are unrivaled, able to control minds and take lives from thousands of miles away.

But few know that the Central Plains have Gu of their own. It stirs a person’s emotions until they give up everything: their sanity, wealth, martial arts, reputation, and, of course, their life. They offer it all to you with their own hands, gladly giving you anything you desire, without a trace of resentment.

Yet this rare treasure is elusive. People throughout the land have seen its shadow, but never its true form.

Alas, what sorrow. What can be done?

Some have glimpsed it by chance, only to sigh without end and wish they had never seen it.

Better not to see how high the mountains rise, nor how deep the waters run; not to hear the dragon’s roar, nor see the fish of the Northern Darkness, nor the snows of the Tianshan Mountains.

Better to spend your days among the common folk, living so ordinary a life that even ghosts and gods forget you.