Gu Yunjiao quickly put down her chopsticks and walked outside.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw a large group of people standing in the shop.
They were all gathered around a door panel, on which lay an elderly woman with hair as white as snow, covered with a thick quilt.
The n and won around her all wore expressions of extre anxiety.
As Gu Yunjiao erged, a man rushed forward, "Doctor Gu, please save my mother."
Gu Yunjiao hurried over and placed her hand on the side of the elderly woman’s neck, feeling for a pulse, but there was none.
She shook her head, "The old woman has already passed away."
The surrounding won burst into tears one after another.
At this mont, a man kneeled down before Gu Yunjiao, "Doctor Gu, I’ve heard you can bring the dead back to life. Please, save my mother."
The others chid in, "Please save my mother."
"My mother fell seriously ill, fainted yesterday and didn’t wake up. Who would have thought she’d be gone today, without leaving us any last words!"
Gu Yunjiao pondered for a mont, then lifted the quilt, pulled aside the old woman’s clothing, and placed her hand on the chest. The chest was still warm; she must have passed just recently.
She looked at the elderly woman’s children around her, "The elderly’s ti has co; doctors can cure illnesses but cannot save lives."
Her words were followed by more sobbing.
"However, if you want the elderly woman to wake up and say a few last words, I can give it a try," Gu Yunjiao changed her tone.
The woman’s sons quickly knelt down before Gu Yunjiao, "Please, Doctor Gu, show rcy and allow our mother to leave us with so last words."
Gu Yunjiao instructed Ah Tie to bring her dicine box over, took out the Golden Needle, and disinfected it while saying, "Let state upfront: my needle thod is called the Nine-Nine Revival Needle. At most, I can administer nine needles. If she doesn’t wake by the ninth needle, there’s nothing more I can do. Don’t bla ."
Ah Tie, now much more clever, added, "Whether she wakes or not, the consultation fee must be paid."
The sons all said, "Doctor Gu, please attempt it. Regardless of the outco, we won’t bla you, and the consultation fee will be paid."
Gu Yunjiao then asked the crowd to step aside and pulled open the elderly woman’s clothing to begin the procedure.
The Golden Needle pierced the major acupoints on the elderly woman’s body, stimulating the last bit of life force.
After the sixth needle, the elderly woman let out an "Ah!" and opened her eyes.
Gu Yunjiao covered the woman properly with the quilt and called for her sons and grandchildren, "Say whatever you need to say quickly; the elderly woman only has one or two more monts left."
The sons and daughters-in-law who had been pushed aside earlier rushed over.
Gu Yunjiao quickly walked away, and after just a few steps, she heard one of the old woman’s sons anxiously asking, "Mother, where did you hide our silver?"
Another son also asked, "Mother, ti is short, quickly tell us where the silver is?"
Gu Yunjiao’s mouth twitched, and she briskly walked further away.
The elderly woman had just awakened, her consciousness not fully clear yet. Seeing the anxious faces before her and hearing the repeated questions about the silver brought a bitter smile to her lips.
She struggled to speak, "Eldest, Mother is leaving. There’s one more thing to entrust to you: the youngest hasn’t married yet. When Mother is gone, help your brother find a wife, in the future—"
The eldest interrupted her, urgently said, "Quickly tell us where the silver is. If you can’t catch your breath, it’ll be too late!"
The surrounding sons and daughters-in-law all pleaded urgently, "Mother, please tell us about the silver!"
Only the youngest, who was seventeen, stood aside wiping tears.
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