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Junyao held her forehead.

Baxi would be fine if he didn't mention the word "merit".

As soon as he mentioned this, Junyao was reminded of her most troublesome matter.

She was originally a judge.

The daily work involves evaluating the merits, demerits, gains, and losses of living beings.

Then, based on the final assessment results, guide them to where they should go.

Ever since she was trapped in this body, she has been slacking off, being carefree and irresponsible, and neglecting all important matters...

Of course, even if they wanted to, they couldn't.

She was like a kite with a broken string, abandoned by the underworld.

Being laid off without warning is not a pleasant experience.

Most importantly, she was afraid that her long absence would affect the final annual KPI settlement.

As winter deepens, it means that the year is drawing to a close.

If she can't go back before the annual KPI settlement, will she have worked for nothing this year?

Will she still be able to fulfill the wish she wants to exchange?

Junyao reverted to her preoccupied state and became quiet.

On the way back to Jiangcheng, whether she was awake or asleep, a deep sorrow always lingered between her brows.

Zhou Yichuan silently observed all of this, and unconsciously, his brows furrowed slightly.

Upon returning to Jiangcheng, they immediately went to the hospital where Madam Zhou was located.

The hospital corridor was packed with people, all of whom were members of the Zhou family waiting for news.

Upon seeing Jun Yao appear, the Zhou family members reacted like hungry wolves spotting a piece of flesh, their eyes turning bloodshot in an instant.

"Qiao Junyao! How dare you show your face here?"

"Last time, wasn't it you who colluded with Liang Jingu to deceive us?"

"That's right! Grandma could have stayed healthy all along without getting sick! But after you all made a fuss, you left something in Grandma's body, which is why she's suffering!"

"Others use feng shui techniques to help and support others, but you use them to harm people! You're worse than animals!"

"If you ask me, Qiao Junyao is an ungrateful wretch! We should have kicked him out of our house long ago!"

"When she first married into the family, she pretended to take on some jobs in the entertainment industry to prove her worth... Now she doesn't even act anymore, she's just a bloodsucker, all she thinks about is squeezing money out of Grandma and Brother Yichuan all day long!"

They all chimed in, one after another, putting pressure on Junyao and verbally abusing her relentlessly.

Several of the older Zhou family uncles were particularly agitated, and even Zhou Yichuan joined in the scolding.

"Why are you still being so polite to her? That bitch is a jinx!"

"She has a slutty mother who married into the family through a mistress, which means she's destined to be a despicable person to the core! She's no better than her mother!"

"Have her arrested immediately! If anything happens to the old lady this time, I'll skin Qiao Junyao alive!"

Even as they were passionately hurling insults at each other, Zhou Yichuan did not stop walking towards the ward.

Even if the Zhou family members were furious, they dared not block his way.

Jun Yao followed closely behind Zhou Yichuan, walking step by step.

Halfway there, as she looked at the Zhou family members glaring at her from both sides of the corridor, a line of poetry suddenly came to mind.

"The monkeys' cries on both banks could not stop the light boat from passing through ten thousand mountains." Jun Yao recited it aloud without restraint.

The Zhou family was taken aback at first, then realized that she was cursing.

They nearly jumped up in anger, shouting, "Who are you calling an ape?!"

Jun Yao had no time to pay attention to their pointless arguments and entered Madam Zhou's ward without incident.

Madam Zhou, lying in her hospital bed, did not look well.

She placed her hands folded outside the blanket, her brows furrowed even in her sleep, as if she were enduring intense physical discomfort.

Junyao looked around the ward.

The room was bright and clean, with good ventilation from north to south. The flowers by the window were in full bloom, and everything inside was in perfect order.

Junyao then quietly checked the invisible thin rope she had tied to Old Madam Zhou's wrist.

The rope was clean and tidy, without any signs of illness, resentment, or hostility.

Therefore, it seems that the old lady's illness this time was indeed not caused by the previous wave of illness.

Perhaps it's a real medical emergency?

However, Zhou Yichuan's next words immediately refuted her guess.

"Grandma's situation is very special."

"The doctor gave her a comprehensive and detailed physical examination, but found no organ lesions or signs of declining bodily function."

"But whenever she's awake, she feels pain all over her body."

"The doctor tried injecting her with a certain dose of painkillers, but unfortunately it had no effect at all."

"Grandma has been in so much pain these past two days that she cries every time, and eventually cries herself to sleep."

As he said this, a rare look of tenderness and anxiety appeared on Zhou Yichuan's usually indifferent face.

Jun Yao felt a moment of reluctance.

I don't want to see Zhou Yichuan so upset.

But Zhou Yichuan kept staring at her, so she couldn't do anything openly. She could only pretend to have a sudden emotional outburst and rush to the bedside while crying.

"Grandma, what's wrong? Don't scare me..."

Just as she approached Madam Zhou, a strange phenomenon occurred.

She felt a burning sensation wash over her, as if it were about to melt her!

Her skin stung.

The Baxi wrapped around her wrist clearly also felt uncomfortable.

"That old woman is wearing a self-defense weapon!"

Ba Xi shouted, "You have a cold constitution, you should stay as far away from this thing as possible!"

At Ba Xi's prompting, Jun Yao immediately noticed the warm white jade pendant worn around Madam Zhou's neck.

Without any hesitation, she reached out and unbuttoned the top two buttons of Madam Zhou's hospital gown, enduring the burning sensation, and forcefully pulled off the white jade pendant.

"Madam! You!..." Ye Yang tried to stop her, but it was too late.

Jun Yao quickly examined the pendant.

The warm, white, and lustrous mutton fat jade is indeed of excellent quality.

However, the smiling child carved on this jade stone has a strange expression, and there are engraved runes on his face with unclear meanings.

Although the patterns are fine and not easily noticeable without close inspection.

Ke Junyao is someone with the eyes of a judge.

At first glance, she found the pattern mysterious and unpredictable. She immediately picked up the warm white jade pendant and smashed it hard against the cold, hard floor tile!

Ye Yang's heart skipped a beat.

"Madam, this pendant was a gift from Mr. Zhou for the old lady's 70th birthday... She has been wearing it for three or four years now..."

Junyao interrupted him dismissively, "Even if you've worn it for thirty or forty years, it's useless. You still have to smash it, otherwise this thing will devour Grandma's life."

Liang Jingu, who entered later, saw fragments of a warm white jade pendant scattered all over the floor.

Although the pendant was generally fragile, the incised runes on the boy's face remained intact.

Liang Jingu immediately noticed the problem with the pendant and said with astonishment, "Someone has tampered with this pendant! I was there when President Zhou bought it, and the boy's expression wasn't as exaggerated back then! I remember I even had it purified after I got it back... I even took photos at the time!"