The Gu family members who were hiding in the yard and listening for any noises suddenly panicked when they heard Gu Jiayue's quick scream and rushed to the study.

"Oh! What happened? Why did Yuchuan suddenly vomit blood?" Li was the first to rush in. Seeing the bloodstains on the ground and Gu Yuchuan lying on the chair, her face turned pale instantly and her voice trembled.

The eldest aunt squeezed in as well. She scanned the scene in the room and remembered the quarrel between the two brothers. Without thinking, she blurted out, "Yuhe! You're pissing your brother off to death!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the grandmother who was busy helping Gu Yuchuan suddenly turned around. She freed one hand and slapped the aunt's back hard, her tone anxious and angry. "I told you not to talk nonsense! What are you talking about?! Stop saying such unlucky things! Go get Doctor Lin!"

The aunt finally realized she had said the wrong thing. Seeing Gu Yuhe's pale face and Gu Jiayue's gloomy eyes, she panicked and nodded quickly. "Oh! Don't worry, Mom. I'll be there right away! Right away!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran out, his steps so hurried that he almost tripped over the threshold.

If she didn't leave now, the looks from the Gu family would make her want to "eat" her.

Isn't it just a matter of saying something wrong? Is it really that serious?

Besides, she didn't think she was wrong. Yuhe was so old and still not steady at all. Yuchuan was obviously doing this for his own good, but he was still so ungrateful.

Yuchuan was the top scorer in the college entrance examination. Others wanted his guidance even if they begged for it, but Yuhe? He had such a good opportunity but didn't know how to cherish it.

A full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man.

Gu Yuchuan, who had vomited blood, had fallen into a coma. His face was as pale as paper, his lips were bloodless, his clenched fists were loose, and he slumped in the chair, lifeless.

Gu Yuhe stood there, his whole body cold, his hands and feet trembling slightly.

He stared at Gu Yuchuan's pale face, then looked up at Zhang Chuyan, who was also panicking beside him. His voice was tearful, and his tone was full of panic and uncertainty: "Zhang Chuyan, my second brother...Isn't he really mad at me to death?"

He felt panicked and aggrieved.

How could my second brother, who is such a tall man, be so fragile?

I didn't say anything excessive, I just said that he was too aggressive in class.

That is actually the fact, many classmates in the class said so.

Besides, he wasn’t the first one to call the second brother a “big devil”, so why did he have to be the one to make the second brother so angry that he vomited blood?

"It's okay, it's okay," Zhang Chuyan was also very anxious, but seeing that Gu Yuhe was about to cry, he suppressed his panic, reached out and patted his arm, and whispered to comfort him, "Master, he is a lucky man, he will be fine. Just wait for Doctor Lin to come."

"I really didn't mean it..." Gu Yuhe's tears welled up in his eyes, his voice became lower and lower, and his heart was full of self-blame.

"I know, I know you didn't mean it," Zhang Chuyan nodded quickly, "Don't panic, let's wait for Doctor Lin to come and take a look. He will definitely be able to cure the master."

Fortunately, Lin Yi arrived quickly.

He was sorting medicinal materials in the temporary clinic in the village. After receiving the news from his aunt, he ran to the Gu family with his medicine box, without even having time to put on his coat.

He walked quickly to Gu Yuchuan, first reached out to feel Gu Yuchuan's pulse, then opened his eyelids to take a look, and then carefully examined Gu Yuchuan's tongue and palms, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

After working for a while, he finally stood up and shook his head at the Gu family members who had gathered around him. He said in a serious tone, "His condition is very strange, similar to what happened to Zhang Yangzai before. Without any warning, a smell like dead wood emanated from his body, and his vitality was rapidly draining away, as if he would die at any moment."

"This...what should we do?" When Mr. Gu heard this, his face instantly fell and his voice was filled with despair.

Gu Yuchuan is the most promising child in their family. He will take the imperial examination after the New Year. Whether the Gu family can change its fortunes depends entirely on him.

Even if we put all these aside, Yuchuan is also a child of the Gu family. Who can bear to see him end up like this at such a young age?

"Doctor Lin, please think of another way. Please save him!" Li held Lin Yi's arm, tears almost falling, her tone full of pleading.

Lin Yi shook his head again, a look of embarrassment on his face. "His illness is too strange. I've been practicing medicine for so many years and have never seen such symptoms. I don't have any clues yet... Don't rush me. Let me think about it. Maybe I can find clues from the old medical books."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, the Gu family became even more panicked, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy.

Only Gu Jiayue stood aside. Although her face looked ugly, she knew in her heart why Gu Yuchuan was like this.

I think it was during this period that the system in Gu Yuchuan's body forced him to complete a task, but he refused, so he was punished by the system.

Lin Yi quickly wrote a prescription for calming the mind and strengthening the body, asked someone to get the medicine, boil it, and feed it to Gu Yuchuan.

But after taking the medicine, Gu Yuchuan showed no improvement. He remained unconscious, lying motionless on the bed, and even his breathing seemed weak.

"Don't worry, I'll go back to the clinic and look for some medical books. Maybe I can find a cure." Lin Yi looked at Gu Yuchuan lying on the bed, scratched his hair, his face full of anxiety.

The Gu family has been plagued by many disasters. Everyone's illness is so strange, it's really a test of his medical skills!

After hearing this, the Gu family could only nod.

"Mom and Dad, please all go out. There are too many people in the room, which is not conducive to my second brother's cultivation." Gu Jiayue found an excuse and drove her family out.

One by one, they left the room worriedly, leaving Gu Jiayue alone by the bed.

Looking at Gu Yuchuan lying lifeless on the bed, Gu Jiayue silently asked the system in her heart: "Besides upgrading you, is there any other way to eliminate the system in his body?"

"As far as I know, there's no other way."

"The system itself has no physical form; it's just a piece of data. Only the host bound to it can see its existence. It's difficult for outsiders to target it. Only through level suppression between systems can we barely control each other. But if the opponent is a combat system and I'm a support system, even if my level is higher than its, I'm not 100% sure I can suppress it."

Gu Jiayue frowned and asked again, "I understand. Based on my observations during this period, I think the system in his body should not be a combat type. It is likely that it can only play a supporting role, just like yours. So as long as your level is higher than it, you can suppress it, or even eliminate it, right?"

"In theory, that's right."

"Okay, then I'll deduct points and raise your level." Gu Jiayue said firmly without any hesitation.

"Host, you have just paid off your previous education loan with great difficulty. Are you sure you want to overspend again?" The system's voice was hesitant.

It understood Gu Jiayue's personality. She never liked to spend ahead of time and always liked to leave room for maneuver. But now, for Gu Yuchuan, she was going to break her own principles again.

Gu Jiayue sighed in her heart.

She didn't want this to happen, but the situation was urgent now, like an arrow on a string that had to be shot.

If he didn't take action, Gu Yuchuan would be tortured to death by that system sooner or later.

If Gu Yuchuan didn't want to die, then he had no choice but to complete the system's task. And the system's task was to kill her.

He is Gu Jiayue's second brother, and they spend every day together. It is really easy for him to do something to Gu Jiayue, and it is hard to guard against.

This is a time bomb and we can't keep it any longer.

"Sure, lend it to me." Her voice was a little tired, but not at all shaken.

After saying that, she took a deep breath, her heart filled with helplessness.

Every time she finally convinced herself to live bravely, something would happen to undermine her confidence.

At this time, she couldn't help but think: Why not just forget it, just not live anymore, let go of myself, and let go of everyone.

But every time this thought came up, she would immediately suppress it.

She still wanted to struggle a little longer, and wanted to see if the world would have a different ending.

The system sensed that Gu Jiayue was in a low mood, so it stopped trying to dissuade her.

In fact, there is another way, which is to leave it alone.

The system in Gu Yuchuan's body has been bound to two hosts in a row, but neither has completed the task. There should not be much energy left.

If we leave it alone and let it punish Gu Yuchuan a few more times, it might run out of energy and shut down, and then everyone would be safe.

But it dare not say it.

What if things don't go as it expected? The system still has a lot of energy reserves, and punishing Gu Yuchuan won't consume much of it. In the end, Gu Yuchuan dies because of its persuasion, and Gu Jiayue will definitely collapse.

"The credit has been successfully transferred. Host, are you sure you want to exchange the education value for system experience and upgrade the system level?" The system's voice returned to calm.

"Sure." Gu Jiayue answered without hesitation.

"Already redeemed, the system is being upgraded, please wait..."

"System upgrade completed. Current system level is 35, and new features have been unlocked. Host, would you like to view the details of the new features?"

Gu Jiayue had no intention of studying the new function at the moment, and hurriedly asked: "Is your level now higher than the system in Gu Yuchuan's body? Can you devour it?"

"After testing, this system's level is 3 levels higher than the opponent's strategy system, and it is qualified for swallowing. Host, do you want to execute the swallowing operation?"

"yes!"

As soon as Gu Jiayue finished speaking, the system in her mind turned into a faint light, rushed out quickly, and instantly sank into Gu Yuchuan's mind.

The system in Gu Yuchuan's body didn't react at all at first.

It had been struggling with Gu Yuchuan. Gu Yuchuan seemed obedient on the surface, but secretly he was constantly testing its rules and trying to find out its secrets.

By the time it realized that Gu Yuchuan was using it, Gu Yuchuan had already almost figured out its weaknesses.

If it doesn't fight back, Gu Yuchuan will wipe it out by exploiting a loophole in the rules.

That's why it punished Gu Yuchuan in anger this time.

But this punishment almost exhausted two-thirds of its energy.

It didn't know how long the remaining one-third of energy could sustain its existence, but it knew very well that this amount of energy was not enough for it to change its host binding.

There are only two options before it now: first, give up the mission, enter a dormant state, and wait for the next suitable opportunity; second, bow to Gu Yuchuan, give up the mission, and seek peaceful coexistence.

But no matter which path it chooses, it means that it will never be able to complete the task assigned by the Lord God.

Even if it is lucky enough to return to the system world alive, the Lord God will not leave a system that has not completed its mission.

The only ending that awaits it is being scrapped and obliterated.

Since it's a dead end no matter how you look at it, it's better to fight to the death.