This was the first time Consort Yuan, who had raised gu worms for many years, had ever heard of such a thing.
Even when the gu worms of her Medicine King family died, their aura would linger for about half a year.
"Under what circumstances would a gu worm's presence suddenly vanish?" The Beili Emperor knew little about gu.
"No matter how tightly sealed a place is, other gu worms can sense one another. This is especially true for worms of the same bloodline. Even if a gu worm were buried a hundred meters underground, others of its kind could pinpoint its exact location. For the connection between them to suddenly disappear... I must admit, I am also very surprised." Yuan Yintang's expression grew complicated as he continued, "For them to just vanish, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"The gu worms suddenly vanished from this world entirely."
That was the only possibility.
The Beili Emperor's heart sank. He repeated in a low voice, "Vanished from this world entirely?"
