Gu Magic

Jiudao Quanshui

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Chapters: 14

Summary

Gu Shu (The Art of Gu) is a suspense and supernatural web novel by author Jiudao Quanshui, serialized on Heiyan Reading Network since 2015. Told in the first person, it follows a boy plagued by gu magic who is drawn into a bizarre world of venomous creatures. Since childhood, the narrator has felt something moving inside his body; an old doctor identifies it as a gu worm and predicts he will not live past thirteen. To save his life, his grandfather digs up a poisonous gu buried for ten years to sustain him, unwittingly bringing disaster into the household. At thirteen, he travels to western Hunan in search of the legendary golden silkworm gu said to possess life-saving powers. Along the way he encounters strange people and uncanny events—a sleepless night in Chahua Cave, a venomous-insect cavern, Shen Jinhua of Bailong Cave—and is drawn into one gu duel after another. When a monstrous figure with scorpion hands comes knocking, he realizes his origins have long been entangled with the world of gu. Built around the ten most fearsome insects of Miao territory, ancient gu magic, and the rearing and dueling of gu, the novel unfolds folk witchcraft legends from western Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi. Creepy and unpredictable, tightly paced, it is a typical urban supernatural serial from Heiyan. This entry refers to Gu Shu as serialized on Heiyan Reading Network and is not the same book as the author's related works Gu Du, Gu Ren, or Miscellany of Miao Territory Gu Magic.

Editor's review

九道泉水是黑岩网长期深耕民俗灵异题材的签约作者，另著有《最后一个风水师》《五行虫师》《蛊毒》《蛊人》等，《蛊术》是他这一“蛊系”写作脉络中较早的一部。本书的长处在于氛围营造与细节密度：养蛊的坛罐、蛊虫的习性、峒寨的规矩、斗蛊时的忌讳，都被写得具体可感，读起来像有人在你耳边低声讲一件真事。开篇“爷爷为救我挖出深埋十年的毒蛊”这一钩子足够狠，十几章之内就完成了从“病小孩”到“入蛊门”的身份转折，且把主线追索金蚕蛊、寻找身世两条线索一并铺开，节奏在黑岩网同类作品中属上乘。需要提醒的是，这是纯网络连载的消遣读物，语言口语化、章节短促、悬念驱动，并非学术意义上的蛊文化读物；书中关于蛊术的描写多为小说虚构，不宜当作民俗资料引用。适合在通勤或睡前的碎片时间里一口气追读，悬疑灵异爱好者不妨从第一章试读，看是否吃这一口味。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢苗疆、湘西巫蛊题材的悬疑灵异读者
习惯在手机上追读短章节网络小说的读者
想看养蛊、斗蛊、虫师等民间秘术设定的爱好者
对九道泉水“蛊系”系列感兴趣、想从早期作品读起的读者

Not a good fit for

希望读到严谨民俗学、人类学蛊文化研究的读者
对虫类描写、惊悚氛围与死亡情节较为敏感的读者
偏好纯文学语言与完整长篇小说结构、不习惯网络连载节奏的读者

Reading tips

建议从第一章顺读，本书前十几章即完成入局，试读成本很低。
把蛊术、蛊虫设定当作小说虚构看待，不必与民俗资料对照考据。
若喜欢本书设定，可再读同作者《蛊毒》《蛊人》，注意这是不同作品、不同主角。
夜间阅读时留意惊悚与虫类描写，介意者可选择白天分段阅读。

Chapter 1: The Calamity at Thirteen
Chapter 2: The Grandfather Who Raises Gu
Chapter 3: The Fierce Insect
Chapter 4: The Gu Insect Beneath the Flames
Chapter 5: The First Gu Spirit
Chapter 6: The Mysterious Skeleton Man
Chapter 7: Sleepless Night at Chahua Cave
Chapter 8: The Blue-Robed Ma Xiaowu
Chapter 9: The Poisonous Insect Cave
Chapter 10: The Little Paper Figure
Chapter 11: Shen Jinhua of Bailong Cave
Chapter 12: The Gu Duel
Chapter 13: The Scorpion-Handed Night Visitor
Chapter 14: Bringing Disaster Upon Oneself

FAQ

《蛊术》和《蛊毒》是同一本书吗？

不是。《蛊术》是2015年起在黑岩阅读网连载的悬疑小说，主角是被蛊缠身、赴湘西寻金蚕蛊的少年；《蛊毒》（又名《蛊术》）则为主角萧关、约165万字并已完结的另一部作品。两者同属作者九道泉水，但故事与人物不同，购买或阅读时请认准书名与主角。

这本书有正式出版的纸质版吗？

现有资料显示《蛊术》首发并连载于黑岩阅读网，未查到正式出版的中文纸质版本及ISBN信息，本次条目中的出版社、出版年、ISBN、字数、评分均留空。如需收藏，建议以正版电子阅读平台为准。

没有读完前作能直接看《蛊术》吗？

可以。《蛊术》是独立故事，与前作没有必须依序阅读的连贯关系，从第一章读起即可理解主线；作者其他蛊题材作品中的设定相似，但人物与情节各自独立。

书中的蛊术描写是真实现象吗？

书中蛊术、凶虫、斗蛊等多为作者为悬疑效果虚构和文学加工，民俗学意义上的“蛊”更多是流传于西南地区的传说与禁忌。阅读时不妨当作类型小说的世界观设定，不宜作为民俗资料或现实指导使用。

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About the author

Jiudao Quanshui Author

Jiudao Quanshui is a Chinese web author known for suspenseful supernatural and Eastern fantasy fiction; public information about the author is limited, with no clear record of birth and death dates or nationality. Nine of the author's works are included in the library, with representative titles such as Yangjian Zhenling Ren, Gu Ren, Gu Du, Five Elements Insect Master, Yin Gu Shi Hun, and Gu Shu. These works mostly revolve around gu sorcery, insect masters, and spirit-quelling themes, and are commonly categorized under horror and thriller, suspense and mystery, male-oriented fiction, and Eastern fantasy. The writing emphasizes eerie, unsettling atmosphere and layered, gradually unfolding mysteries, combining folk gu legends with supernatural adventure, giving the author a recognizable presence among readers of suspense and supernatural fiction.