Chapter 500: Chapter 500: Guessing Lantern Riddles, Searching for an Apprentice

Shu’er carefully looked at the lantern riddle and found that it seemed like an ordinary riddle.

However, because the prize was a Gu Worm, not many people came to participate. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

As Shu’er looked at the riddle, she couldn’t help but smile.

She was very familiar with this type of riddle, as it was quite common in modern times, and she quickly spoke out the answers as she looked at them.

The other people watched her with eyes full of amazement.

This riddle was so new that many came here but couldn’t answer a single one and had to leave dejectedly.

But this girl, when guessing the lantern riddles, didn’t even need to think, and she got them all right.

After she finished answering the riddles, a new set replaced them for the newcomers to solve.

She was stumped only when she got to the last one.

She realized that the last question was not simple, and the stall owner looked at Shu’er.

"Miss, the person who set the prize requires you to answer within the time of one incense stick, or else the challenge is considered a failure."

Beside her, a woman wearing a veiled mask was also answering the last question.

The woman slightly bowed to her, her voice sweet: "Sister, have you thought of the answer?"

Shu’er currently had no clue, and looking at the woman beside her, she also had no clue.

Just as the incense was about to burn out, Shu’er suddenly widened her eyes.

"The answer is the Golden Silkworm Gu."

As soon as she spoke, the woman beside her slightly turned her head and gave her a long look filled with intense hostility.

Shu’er was completely baffled.

At that moment, a woman wearing a black hat and dressed in black emerged from a small house behind the stall owner.

Her voice was hoarse, a typical smoky voice.

She said, "Come inside to collect the Gu Worm."

Shu’er looked at the dark room, then at the mysterious woman.

Seeing Shu’er’s hesitation, the woman snorted lightly.

"In the Southern Border, countless people wish to be my disciple, and none caught my eye, yet this little girl is rejecting me."

Upon hearing this, Shu’er was taken aback.

This scene seemed somewhat familiar.

The veiled woman next to her couldn’t wait to speak.

"Senior, if you don’t mind, why not let me take the prize instead, and I’ll compensate this sister with some money."

Shu’er looked at the veiled woman, finding the scene both familiar and strange.

Suddenly, she realized that this scene was straight out of the original story.

The heroine, Lin Shiyao, was reincarnated and knew that there was a very powerful senior here, a very magical Witchcraft Master skilled in making Gu and using Gu Worms to control and heal people.

Lin Shiyao currently only had a couple of Gu Worms that could control people, and they had significant flaws.

Like the Corpse Gu.

This woman in front seemed strange, but was actually using this method to find a destined person, and would conduct tests, only passing them would make one her only disciple.

Shu’er no longer hesitated, smiling, "Senior, I’ll go with you."

However, as Shu’er stepped forward, the veiled woman grabbed her hand, her voice deliberately low and urgent.

"Sister, please let me have this Gu Worm; it is very important to me."

Shu’er looked at her anxious expression and exchanged a glance with Tang Zan.

Seeing that Shu’er wouldn’t budge, the veiled woman gritted her teeth.

She knew that this senior was powerful, looking for a disciple with some knowledge of Gu Worms, and if she got into this small room, she would almost certainly become the disciple.

If she gained this senior’s favor, it wouldn’t be just about the Gu Worm; even in the Southern Border, this senior had her own power.

But Shu’er had already walked in, and the veiled woman gritted her teeth.

"Senior, I can also answer riddles, could you give me another one?"

The woman said indifferently, "I can, but if I propose another question, then you won’t get the prize; at most, you can participate in an assessment."

The veiled woman wanted this opportunity.

No, more accurately, Lin Shiyao wanted this opportunity.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

She had infiltrated Jiangnan early on, all for this Senior Xinyue.

"Yes, senior," she said.

Shu’er glanced at the veiled woman and was almost certain of Lin Shiyao’s identity.

She just hadn’t expected it to be such a coincidence.

Having come to Jiangnan, she somehow bumped into Lin Shiyao as well.

What kind of luck would lead two people with completely different goals to keep running into each other?

The Great Yan Territory is so vast; going to the Capital would’ve been more advantageous for Lin Shiyao.

Without a doubt, Lin Shiyao answered Xinyue’s challenge.

So, the two of them entered the small dark room.

Before entering the room, Tang Zan grabbed Shu’er’s hand and frowned.

"Don’t go. This place seems dangerous."

Shu’er smiled and said, "Don’t worry."

Afterward, she gave Tang Zan a knowing look.

Tang Zan released Shu’er’s hand, knowing that Shu’er had space powers.

If two hours passed and Shu’er hadn’t come out, he would bring people in for sure.

Even if Shu’er used her space powers, he would be there to assist her.

He stood with his hands behind his back at the entrance to the dark room, watching the door close slowly.

When the door closed, no light seeped through in the pitch-black room.

Upon entering, Lin Shiyao was indeed somewhat frightened, unable to see a single speck of light.

But she knew that the senior in front of her would be a great ally; at least after connecting with her, her status in the Southern Border wouldn’t be as precarious.

Lin Shiyao currently didn’t know what she would face next, but Shu’er was clear.

This Senior Xinyue examined candidates’ night vision abilities and familiarity with Gu Worms. If bitten by a poisonous snake during the test, Xinyue wouldn’t intervene.

Immediately, Shu’er quickly entered her space and put on night vision contact lenses; these high-tech items were scarce even in her space.

She worked quickly, and upon exiting her space, discovered that the scene had greatly changed.

No longer pitch-black, the place had a slightly green hue, with venomous snakes crawling everywhere.

Several cages nearby contained earthen pots filled with poisonous creatures.

Ahead, a snake lunged aggressively at Lin Shiyao.

Swiftly, Lin Shiyao grabbed the snake and threw it fiercely in Shu’er’s direction.

If she hadn’t worn night vision lenses, she might have thought the snake was making a surprise attack on her.

Quickly, Shu’er caught the snake by its neck and threw it back to Lin Shiyao.

Lin Shiyao deftly caught the snake based on its trajectory, while Shu’er deliberately made a noise in another direction.

Lin Shiyao’s snake immediately reacted to the sound Shu’er made, tossing it towards her.