"That's what happened. Our Gu Family doesn't know whom we've offended or what taboo we've violated, but these things keep happening to us. To be honest, if we can't find the cause soon, I'll have to ask the Heavenly King Hall for help."
The Gu Family Patriarch sighed.
Su Ye nodded to himself.
No wonder the Gu Family Patriarch and the others had looked so tense when Su Ye first saw them, with dark circles under their eyes.
He had thought it was a side effect of a Gu Master's cultivation, but the Gu Family really was in trouble.
"So that's what happened."
Su Jinghong frowned too.
The Gu Family's troubles were strange indeed.
Even with modern medicine, no one could treat the afflicted Family members. They couldn't even identify the disease.
And people had vanished from the Gu Family under mysterious circumstances, though it sounded different from the Lan Family Young Master Lan Tianlan's disappearance.
Lan Tianlan had clearly been abducted, while the missing Gu Family members had left no clues at all.
But from the sound of it, the Gu Family had enough trouble of its own. They probably had neither the time, energy, nor ability to abduct Lan Tianlan.
They could rule out the Gu Family entirely.
Still, they had already promised to help the Gu Family solve its problems.
"Hmm. We don't have any leads on the disappearances yet, but we can start by examining the sick Family members."
"Captain Su, this way."
The Gu Family Patriarch led them to a secluded courtyard in the Old Residence.
"I've placed all the sick members of the Gu Family in this courtyard so we can care for them together. We can't cure them yet, but we can at least ease some of their pain... Don't worry, everyone. The