Chapter 969: Chapter 967: Sickly Heiress 12

After a tense wait, the test results finally came out.

When he saw that quite a few experts had shown up, Lian Yang immediately felt things were not looking good, though he still wasn’t exactly panicking. Even if the results weren’t great, as long as his mom was around, he’d be fine.

"It really is just physical weakness, nothing else major." The experts discussed among themselves, each making guesses based on their years of experience.

But after half a day went by and they ruled out a number of possibilities, they still couldn’t find any major problem.

Lian Yang was repeatedly asked how he felt. How did he feel? Just really weak—like after a serious illness, where not to mention walking, even just sitting up felt exhausting.

Having been healthy for nearly twenty years, this was his first time experiencing this kind of complete lack of strength.

"How about we try another hospital?" Ah Chen suggested.

Of course, no matter how many they switched to, it would be useless.

"If we still can’t find anything, I actually have an idea." At this moment, one of the experts suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone’s attention. Seeing they were all waiting for his answer, he didn’t keep them in suspense. "I don’t know if any of you have heard of Gu Technique?"

Some present suddenly understood, while others were completely puzzled.

Lian Yang almost lost his composure. His mom’s talent in Gu Technique was matched by very few people, and she had already confirmed he wasn’t under a Gu. The suggestion was a good one, but the result was only going to disappoint them.

There was no way he was under a Gu.

"Uncle Ling, are you saying Lian Yang might be under a Gu?" Meng Xuan was also stunned for a moment. As someone from the Meng Family, he certainly knew about Gu Technique, but he had never seen real Gu Technique, only heard that it existed. He also knew that the Ling Family, the Meng Family, and that mysterious Holy Gu Clan had some connections.

Before this, he had only thought of it as another ethnic group; after all, he had never truly witnessed the wonders of Gu Technique. However, people from the Holy Gu Clan did have great talent in medicine. They also had many miraculous folk prescriptions, and his cousin’s body had been greatly nursed back to health thanks to people from the Holy Gu Clan.

Now that Uncle Ling brought it up, could it be that this world really had those mysterious Gu Techniques like in novels?

Meng Xuan was intrigued—what exactly was real Gu Technique like? Would he get a chance to see it this time?

The ones who didn’t know were curious; the ones who knew were frowning, quietly weighing this possibility.

Lian Yang’s emotions had already calmed down, and his gaze shifted to Yun Xiuzhi.

He was genuinely worried that if the Ling Family, the Meng Family, and the people from the Holy Gu Clan recognized them at a time like this, it would definitely be bad for the future plans of this mother and son.

They had a grudge with the Ling Family, and the Holy Gu Clan would never tolerate his mom. By then, never mind treating his illness—other trouble might follow.

Yun Xiuzhi, however, casually patted Lian Yang to reassure him.

Since she dared return to Jing City, she was confident those old acquaintances wouldn’t be able to recognize her.

Besides, when everything had happened back then, those people hadn’t known she already had a child; it would never occur to them.

If she could use her son’s illness this time to run into them, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.

After so many years, she also really wanted to know how they were doing.

To avoid accidents, she hadn’t dared to ask too many questions over the years, afraid of attracting attention.

Ah Chen, however, found the whole thing quite interesting. She hadn’t expected there to be someone from the Ling Family in this hospital. Then again, it made sense—if they could arrange a green channel all the way through, the Ling Family clearly had significant pull.

Lian Yang had just panicked for a moment, yet Yun Xiuzhi wasn’t afraid at all, as if she was certain those people from the past wouldn’t be able to recognize her.

"It’s just an idea. If we really can’t find any medical problem, we can ask them to come take a look," Ling Anmin said. "If it really does have something to do with Gu Technique, they won’t ignore it."

Times were different now; without rules, nothing holds together. A mysterious group like the Holy Gu Clan was the last to want people in their ranks abusing Gu Technique, because that would implicate the entire clan.

Take that incident involving the Ling Family years ago, for instance. Fortunately, it hadn’t been the Holy Gu Clan’s collective intent, and no one had died. Otherwise, with that kind of malicious abuse of Gu Technique, you can bet the higher-ups would have intervened. If the consequences were severe, the entire clan could have taken a serious blow.

"Why don’t we do some more tests first, and if that doesn’t work, then see if it’s that... Gu Technique thing?" Yun Xiuzhi hesitated, her eyes full of worry and doubt, as if she were saying: Are you really not messing with us, doctor? Does something like Gu Technique really exist in this world?

Ling Anmin could only nod helplessly. He knew that in this day and age, though people joked online about Gu Technique to no end, getting them to truly believe in it was difficult.

If Ah Chen didn’t know Yun Xiuzhi’s true identity, she probably would’ve believed this act.

She looked as if she genuinely didn’t believe in this so-called Gu Technique, yet for the sake of her most important son, she could only reluctantly give it a try. She played the part of an anxious, worried mother to perfection.

Ah Chen suddenly found herself curious about what had happened later, after the Commissioner died and the mother and son went to Jing City and ran into friction with the Ling Family.

Did they eventually get what they wanted? Or did evil ultimately fail to triumph over good?

From the look of Meng Xuan, he clearly hadn’t grown suspicious of this mother and son.

The fact that Yun Xiuzhi was standing here meant she was certain she wouldn’t be recognized, so it was normal that Meng Xuan hadn’t suspected anything.

Under normal circumstances, who would ever think along those lines?

Judging from this, even if the mother and son hadn’t won in the end, the Ling Family had probably suffered some losses as well.

Under Meng Xuan’s arrangements, Lian Yang went to other hospitals in Jing City.

For several days in a row, they went from one hospital to another, all quite famous in Jing City, with well-known medical facilities and highly regarded doctors.

But the results were the same as before.

"Could it really be that Gu Technique thing?" Yun Xiuzhi’s face was full of anxiety. "Doctor Ling, I’ll have to trouble you to ask someone to check whether my Lian Yang has really been hit by that Gu Technique thing. Thank you."

As she spoke, Yun Xiuzhi’s eyes turned slightly red, and she even dropped to her knees before Ling Anmin.

Ling Anmin was used to this kind of scene. He reached out and helped her up as a matter of habit. "Don’t worry. Since I brought it up, I’ll definitely help with this."

The patient was someone Meng Xuan was responsible for, and besides, this involved Gu Technique. As a member of the Ling Family, he had to get people from the Holy Gu Clan to take a look and see what was going on—whether someone was abusing Gu Technique outside—and only after confirming that could they properly resolve it.

Back then, after that member of the Holy Gu Clan jumped into the sea, there had been no news—no sign of life, no body. Whether they were alive or dead, no one knew.

Now the Holy Gu Clan was under very strict management, and those currently in the clan probably wouldn’t dare abuse Gu Technique. If it really was Gu Technique, the most likely culprit would be that person who jumped into the sea back then.

A sense of unease rose in Ling Anmin’s heart. He hoped nothing would happen.

Ah Chen stood right beside Yun Xiuzhi. Seeing her stumble, she kindly helped her up and comforted her: "Aunt Yun, don’t worry. Lian Yang will definitely be fine."

As if.

Was Yun Xiuzhi putting on this act because she was ready to meet those old acquaintances?

She had to admit, the performance was quite good. Aside from her, the only one in the know, who else here could see anything off?

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