The True Heiress Is The Real Bigshot novel Chapter 304

Chapter 304: 293 Shanghai City Chaos [3 updates]

Life expectancy, that thing, is different from predestined critical points.

Whether it was Shang Yaozhi or Di Wu Yue, their lifespans were actually very long to begin with.

It’s just that there were breakpoints on their lifelines,

so if they couldn’t get over those hurdles, they would die prematurely.

These are the critical points.

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By paying a certain price, it’s possible to avoid critical points and even extend the lifeline.

Life expectancy, however, has always been unchangeable.

It is determined at birth and doesn’t change.

Xize Laurent and the vice principal managed to live up till now because their bodies went through alchemical transformations, stimulating cell division and differentiation to the limits of human capabilities.

But the conditions for body transformation through alchemy are very harsh.

Aside from some alchemical materials that are rare globally, the age of those whose bodies are transformed must be under eighteen.

After eighteen, once the body matures and is fully formed, there’s no helping it.

Otherwise, everyone could live three hundred years, and the world would be in chaos.

Ying Zijin held Old Master Fu’s wrist, remaining silent without speaking a word.

She didn’t lie to Master Zhong; his life expectancy was 108 years.

The latter half of his life was also smooth and steady, without any significant critical points.

But Old Master Fu’s life expectancy was 85 years.

And this year, Old Master Fu was exactly 85.

Not a minute more, not a minute less.

When one’s life expectancy is up, one will pass away.

Seeing that the girl didn’t speak right away, Master Zhong, surprised and a bit displeased, said, “According to what you’ve said, Zijin, could it be because your Grandpa Fu is more formidable than me, you can’t figure it out?”

Ying Zijin collected her thoughts, falling silent again for a moment before replying, “Hmm, it seems so.”

“Sigh,” Master Zhong was dispirited for the first time, “I don’t believe it, he can’t even win against me in chess.”

“That’s enough, you take a child’s play too seriously,” Old Master Fu didn’t care and merely waved his hand, still smiling, “It’s fine, it’s just for laughs.”

Ying Zijin looked at Old Master Fu’s face and suddenly remembered over half a year ago, when she first began examining Old Master Fu’s body.

She truly felt an unprecedented surprise.

Earth is a world of technology, indeed there are some supernatural aspects, such as alchemy, such as Feng Shui and Yin Yang.

But after all, it’s not the Spirit Cultivation World where she had stayed, where things like souls exiting bodies exist in myths.

Old Master Fu’s body had been invaded by toxins for so long that the poison had reached his bone marrow.

Even if the person who poisoned him didn’t intend for him to die right away, Old Master Fu wouldn’t have lived past three years anyway.

Back then, Fu Yunshen wasn’t grown up, let alone going to find a doctor in O Continent to create medicine to suppress the poison in his body.

What was it that sustained Old Master Fu for twenty years?

This was more incredible than alchemy.

Ying Zijin finally understood now.

It was a person’s belief.

Old Master Fu knew if he had passed away at that time, there would have been no one to take care of a few years old Fu Yunshen.

That belief had supported him to live up to this moment, and now it had faded away.

As Old Master Fu smiled, he gradually stopped and tapped the table, “Old Man Zhong, I have something private to say to Zijin.”

“What is it?” Master Zhong was suspicious, “You wouldn’t be planning to do something bad behind my back, would you?”

Ying Zijin looked up, “Grandpa.”

“Alright, alright,” Master Zhong went upstairs with his hands behind his back.

He just said that in passing.

The atmosphere in the living room gradually became heavy.

“Zijin, Grandpa Fu knows, it was actually you who saved me,” Old Master Fu was the first to break the silence, his voice kind, “Although I had fainted back then, I regained consciousness for a while.

“Without you, Grandpa Fu would have been long gone.”

Ying Zijin didn’t speak.

People do indeed sense their end at the last moment.

Old Master Fu had known these past few days.

“Don’t be sad, to be born, grow old, suffer illness, and die is the human condition; besides, to me, it’s a relief, I’m truly tired,” Old Master Fu patted her shoulder, his demeanor serious, “There’s one thing, please help me.”

Ying Zijin took a slow breath to calm her emotions, “Please tell me.”

“I’m leaving Xiao Qi in your hands. He has never been one to take good care of his body, nor does he think for himself,” Old Master Fu sighed, “From now on, keep an eye on him, just make sure he remembers to eat on time.”

Having said that, he slowly stood up: “I’m going home first, don’t tell him about what you’ve figured out.”

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Old Master Fu went back to the Fu Family home alone, not allowing anyone to accompany him.

He lay on the bed, and until midnight, his mind was still clear.

The night outside the window was thick; a light breeze was stirring.