Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

Shen Yingchuan was afraid that if he angered Shen Nian again, his own sister would never want to come home again, so he quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay, you go about your business, we'll wait for you to come back."

"By the way, can I ask where you went? I don't mean anything by it, I'm just worried about your safety."

Shen Nian: ...

"I'm taking care of the family."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

However, just as the three arrived at the residence of the Gu family matriarch, they saw three or five family doctors in white coats hurrying past.

Immediately afterwards, a man who looked like a butler rushed out and led the doctor into the house, completely unaware of the three people standing to the side.

Gu Yuncheng was suddenly startled and asked, "Uncle Mo, what's wrong with Grandma?"

Only then did the butler, known as "Mober," turn around and look at the group.

Gu Qiwen strode forward and asked, "What's wrong, Grandma?"

The housekeeper's forehead was covered in sweat from anxiety. Upon seeing Gu Qiwen, he hurriedly said, "Mr. Gu, you've finally arrived! The old lady has been unconscious since last night and hasn't been able to wake up."

"Comatose? Have you found the cause?"

"no."

The housekeeper wiped his sweat. "The old lady started having a fever last night. At first, the doctors and I thought it was just a common cold, but her condition has worsened since this morning. The Gu family's doctors have arrived and will be consulting with her in a bit to see what's going on."

The old lady has a dedicated medical team, and with the advanced medical equipment at the Gu family's old house, she can receive the best treatment in the world without leaving home.

This team was hired by Gu Qiwen specifically for the old lady; no one else is allowed to use it. Even when Gu Yuncheng was possessed by an evil spirit last time, he went to Gu's Hospital.

The fact that even such a top-notch medical team could not resolve the old lady's condition is enough to demonstrate how dangerous her illness was.

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The three sat outside the treatment room built specifically for the old lady in the Gu family's old residence, and no one spoke.

A doctor came out and said to Gu Qiwen, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, the old lady's condition is very critical. We can only use special medicine to maintain her vital signs."

Gu Yuncheng asked, "Can you find out what the cause is?"

The doctor shook his head, a regretful expression on his face: "After all, the old lady is quite old, so it's normal for her to suddenly fall ill."

The implication was that the old lady might be nearing the end of her life.

Ordinary people's lives are too short. When their lifespan is about to end, even a minor cold or a fall can take their lives in an instant.

Many elderly people even peacefully end their lives in their sleep.

Therefore, it is meaningless to search for the cause of death in people who die of old age, because it is probably impossible to save their lives anyway.

Gu Yuncheng was stunned.

He hadn't expected the old lady to pass away so suddenly.

The old lady's health had always been very good, with a top-notch medical team and nutritionist taking care of her. Gu Yuncheng thought she could live for at least another twenty or thirty years.

Why so suddenly?

Gu Yuncheng couldn't understand it.

Although he sometimes found the old lady's lectures annoying, he also understood that this grandmother genuinely cared for him.

The Gu family has too many offspring, Gu Yuncheng is not particularly capable, and he has an older brother who single-handedly supports the Gu family. Almost no one in the Gu family really respects him.

But the old lady was different.

She raised him from a young age and truly loved him from the bottom of her heart, regardless of his achievements.

Why?

In a daze, Gu Yuncheng felt a cold liquid dripping down his chin.

Then he heard a sigh.

"Don't cry."

Shen Nian lifted him up from the ground.

"Old Madam Gu isn't dead yet, why are you crying?"

Gu Yuncheng opened his mouth: "But the doctor said..."

He only realized what he was saying halfway through his sentence—

Shen Nian's magic transcends worldly medical skills.

She has a way to save the old lady!

Gu Qi asked, "Can cultivators... intervene in the life and death of ordinary people?"

Although Gu Qiwen did not cultivate Taoism, he knew that for those who cultivated Taoism, interfering in the life, death, and karma of others was a major taboo.

His wish for Madam Gu to live was a human emotion and desire.

But they shouldn't and couldn't... put Shen Nian under such a risk.

Shen Nian said calmly, "Madam Gu's lifespan has not yet ended, and her life is not yet over. My intervention is not considered interference in the cause and effect of life and death."

"Besides, I already owe you a debt of karma."

Since we are already within cause and effect, how can we talk about interfering with cause and effect?

It's simply putting fate back on its proper course.

Standing outside the door, she could see the eerie, malevolent aura emanating from the old lady through the crack.

At the same time, she also possessed a golden aura of merit, which was fighting against the evil energy.

Therefore, Madam Gu did not die of natural causes due to old age.

Instead, someone had done something to harm the old lady. Thinking of this, Shen Nian walked past the doctor, pushed open the door to the treatment room, and was about to enter.

One of the doctors saw her enter and immediately berated her, "Who are you? This is the emergency room; unauthorized personnel are not allowed in. Get out now!"

Shen Nian ignored her and walked straight to the old lady, bending down to check on her condition.

The old lady had her eyes tightly closed, and her face looked extremely painful, as if she were trapped in a nightmare from which she could not wake up.

The doctor became somewhat anxious when he saw that she wouldn't move forward or backward and even walked to the bedside.

"Didn't you hear me tell you to get out? You've delayed the old lady's treatment; can you take responsibility for that?!"

As they spoke, the group prepared to work together to carry her out.

Shen Nian said, "I can save Old Madam Gu."

The top-notch doctors clearly didn't believe her explanation: "Stop joking, miss. Please leave now, or we'll have to take action."

The safety of Old Madam Gu is their top priority, so they must drive Shen Nian away.

However, at that moment, Gu Qiwen walked into the treatment room and said coldly, "What's wrong?"

The doctor pointed at Shen Nian: "This young lady has been delaying our treatment. Is she your friend, Mr. Gu? Please take her away as soon as possible."

Gu Qiwen said, "She did come to save the old lady."

"Please make way."

The doctor stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Mr. Gu, are you insane?"

"We know you're worried about the old lady's health, but we can't just rush into anything and let this clueless young girl save her, can we?"

"The old lady's condition is critical; please stop joking!"

"I'm not joking."

Gu Qiwen said, "I will take full responsibility for any consequences. Now, please make way and do not disturb Miss Shen's rescue."

The doctors exchanged glances, and in each other's eyes they saw despair and fear.

They wondered if Mr. Gu, who appeared to be very filial to the old lady, was actually planning to take complete control of all the Gu family's assets while the old lady was critically ill...?

They... won't be silenced, will they?