I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"If only I had wiped out the entire Zhu family back then, none of this would have happened!"

Hong Zhendong smiled bitterly, somewhat regretfully. Suddenly, something occurred to him, and his heart tightened. "Brother Qin, we will never let the Zhu family go, no matter what. Please don't..."

"Don't worry, I'm not that petty," Qin Ge interrupted Hong Zhendong with a smile. "If I can save them, I definitely will!"

"That's good, that's good. I was just being presumptuous." Hong Zhendong breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

In one hospital corridor, a person stood less than two meters apart on both sides, like soldiers on guard.

Upon seeing Hong Zhendong appear with Qin Ge, they all nodded in greeting, clearly members of the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce.

Qin Ge thought to himself, "Hu Qingshan has quite the grand entrance. It seems he has quite a few enemies!"

Walking through the corridor, Qin Ge saw several people standing outside a ward, the atmosphere quite heavy.

Sun Shizheng and his granddaughter Sun Miaomiao were also there, and standing next to them was an old man in a blue jacket.

He was about the same age as Xia Siyuan, with a scar hidden in the wrinkles on his face, and his appearance was not very friendly. Qin Ge guessed that this person should be Hu Qingshan.

"Little Qin is here!"

"Hello, Mr. Qin."

Upon seeing Qin Ge appear, Sun Shizheng and Sun Miaomiao spoke almost simultaneously, both somewhat excited.

At this moment, Sun Miaomiao was less arrogant than when they first met at Qingfeng Hall, and instead appeared somewhat respectful and reserved in front of Qin Ge.

"President, this is Brother Qin Ge. I've brought him over." Hong Zhendong stepped forward and introduced, "Brother Qin, this is our president, Mr. Hu."

Qin Ge and Hu Qingshan exchanged glances without making a sound, and then the group exchanged some polite greetings.

"President Hu, let's skip the formalities. I'd like to know about the patient's current condition."

Qin Ge turned to Sun Shizheng, "Professor Sun, you should have already made the diagnosis, right? How is the situation?"

Sun Shizheng nodded, then glanced at Hu Qingshan and sighed, "I've checked. The old lady has been poisoned, but the poison isn't very potent."

"After inducing vomiting and gastric lavage, plus talking about my own metabolism, the toxins have been mostly eliminated."

"In other words, the life-threatening factor right now is not the toxin."

"The old lady's complexion was withered, her pulse was weak and thready, and her breath was faint; these were signs that her lifespan was coming to an end."

"It is rare for a person to live to seventy, and the old lady is already ninety-nine years old. Her internal organs have long since failed, like a candle that has run out of oil and is beyond the reach of any external force."

Qin Ge: "..."

How can we save him now that he's in this state? He only received the inheritance of the Hehuan Sect, he didn't become an immortal.

Hong Zhendong was stunned. Did this mean there was no hope?

Everyone remained silent, and Hu Qingshan showed little reaction, clearly already aware of the situation.

"Brother Qin, why don't you go check on the situation first?"

Hong Zhendong spoke up. He didn't understand medicine, but he knew Sun Shizheng's influence in the medical field. His words were tantamount to sentencing the old lady to death.

However, he felt that with Qin Ge around, there was still hope. He had witnessed Qin Ge's abilities, which could not be explained by common sense.

"I can go and take a look, but don't get your hopes up too high."

"I believe Professor Sun's judgment. My lifespan is coming to an end, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Qin Ge actually had a way; he could use spiritual energy to prolong the old lady's life, but each prolongation would only last three to five days, and it would consume a huge amount of spiritual energy and require a long-term investment.

Moreover, even if this method were used to prolong life, there would be a limit. At most, it could only allow the old lady to barely live for another year or two. If he did this, he would be essentially tied to the old lady for that year or two.

"I understand." Hu Qingshan's expression was calm, but his eyes were dim. "Thank you all for making this trip."

"I will host a banquet for everyone after I have finished my mother's funeral to express my gratitude."

"Zhendong, please see Doctor Sun and Brother Qin off for me!"

Hong Zhendong hesitated, wanting to persuade Hu Qingshan to let Qin Ge finish reading before speaking, since they were already there anyway.

But considering that Qin Ge had already said that, and that neither Qin Ge nor Sun Shizheng could do anything, then there was truly no one who could save them. Hope would only lead to greater disappointment, so there was no need to do anything more.

"Wait a minute!" Qin Ge's gaze inadvertently fell on a black jade pendant hanging around Hu Qingshan's neck, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"President Hu, may I take a look at this pendant?"

The pendant was jet black, like solidified cream, with intricate spiral patterns engraved on its surface. Deep within the patterns, a faint light seemed to flow slowly, making it no ordinary item.

Qin Ge and Hu Qingshan were nearly two meters apart, but he could still vaguely sense a faint, pure aura emanating from the pendant. It was completely different from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, yet it was equally mellow and lingering.

As soon as he arrived and approached Hu Qingshan, he felt the spiritual energy within his body surging, as if he had resonated with something.

Qin Ge was only a little confused and didn't pay much attention to it, but now he has found the root of the problem.

What caused the surge of spiritual energy within him was that pendant!

"A pendant?" Hu Qingshan looked down at it in confusion, then narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression displeased. "What do you mean?"

He's just a junior, no matter how much Xia Siyuan and Han Qianyun praise him, he's still just a junior.

This junior came and didn't help at all, yet Hu Qingshan still treated him with courtesy, setting aside his status. Now, at a time like this, he actually brings up pendants with me. This is really too much!

Hong Zhendong was extremely annoyed; Qin Ge had really lost his temper this time.

"I can't explain it to you. Let me see this pendant; perhaps I have a way to prolong the old lady's life!"

Qin Ge was a little anxious. He didn't know the old lady's exact condition. If she had passed away, he wouldn't be able to bring her back to life, no amount of spiritual energy could help!

"Extend life?!" Hu Qingshan cast an inquiring glance at Sun Shizheng. In the field of medicine, he was more inclined to trust Sun Shizheng, the renowned traditional Chinese medicine master.

Xia Siyuan and the others described Qin Ge in a very mysterious way, but he had never seen him with his own eyes.

"President, Brother Qin must have his reasons for saying that. Why don't we let him give it a try?" Hong Zhendong tentatively suggested.

Sun Shizheng also spoke up, "Mr. Hu, Xiao Qin's medical skills are extraordinary. It wouldn't hurt to let him give it a try."

"It's just a pendant, nothing more than an external possession."

Hu Qingshan reached up and touched the pendant around his neck, then ripped it off. "Take it!"

"If it can save my mother, I'll give it to you without hesitation!"

He was polite on the surface, but he was actually quite displeased.

In Hu Qingshan's view, either Qin Ge was beyond saving, but he still coveted the valuable pendant.

Either Qin Ge already had a way to save the person, but was unwilling to do so, and only agreed to save the person after seeing this pendant, and the pendant would naturally be his after the rescue.

In either case, Hu Qingshan was very dissatisfied with Qin Ge's character.