The moment they heard I was a doctor, they let go.
I immediately felt her carotid pulse. Her heartbeat was extremely fast, nearly over 180 beats per minute.
And that was without any strenuous activity. A heart rate like that could kill her.
"Her heart rate is too fast!"
As soon as I spoke, I noticed dense blood-red veins appearing on the landlady's neck. At the same time, she began dry-heaving.
This was clearly not the symptom of an ordinary illness.
Zhang Yuchen said nothing, but Uncle Yu spoke up at that moment.
"Gu. These are signs of being afflicted by Gu."
"Gu? Gu?"
The owner spoke in alarm.
Uncle Yu nodded. "That should be right. Blood veins are already spreading up her neck. Xiao Jiang, bring over the sword and scan her."
"Okay!"
I spoke at once.
Zhang Yuchen quickly handed me my sword bag, and I took out the Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud Sword.
Tong Ghost energy could disperse Gu worms and sense them as well.
"What are you doing?"
The man panicked slightly when he saw me draw a sword.
"Boss, don't panic. Your wife doesn't have an ordinary illness. Taking her to the hospital won't save her. She's been afflicted by Gu!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? You think this is some TV drama? If you're not a doctor, why are you pretending to be one? You're wasting my time."
With that, he glared at us unhappily.
Then he said to the landlady, whose body was convulsing as she continued to dry-heave, "Honey, I'm taking you to the hospital. Hang in there."
With that, the owner moved to pick her up.
But Zhang Yuchen blocked him directly.
"Boss, trust us. Once the Gu poison flares up, if she isn't treated in time, taking her to the