Bai Zilin was completely unable to move, and could only close her eyes to show that she understood.
"Miss Bai, just stay in bed for the next seven days." Ye Xingchen glanced at her and couldn't help but say, "Listen to advice and eat well. If you don't chase after them, nothing will happen, and your family won't have to worry about you."
"From now on, be more obedient and don't be so willful. Even if you don't think about yourself, think about the people around you."
Bai Zilin stared at Ye Xingchen, tears streaming down her face. Ye Xingchen shook his head, bid farewell to the Bai family, and then walked out.
"Mr. Ye... will my cousin be able to get through this ordeal?" Li Tianqi caught up and asked.
"Don't worry about that. Although Bai Zilin is facing a life-or-death crisis, her life won't be that short. She has at least fifty more years of good fortune to live," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"With Mr. Ye's words, I feel relieved." Li Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief, trusting that Ye Xingchen wouldn't do anything without certainty.
Just then, Jiang Yongkang slowly walked over. He stared at Ye Xingchen for a long while and asked, "Was the medicine you used just now the Soul-Locking Pill?"
"So what if I am?" Ye Xingchen glanced at him.
"Is it really the Soul-Locking Pill? That can uphold righteousness and ward off evil, forcibly connect the yin and yang energies in the body, and even keep a dying person alive." Jiang Yongkang's expression was somewhat moved.
His reputation as a ghost doctor was certainly not undeserved. The Soul-Locking Pill was a legendary medicine with a recipe that had been lost for a long time. But unexpectedly, he was able to find it here with Ye Xingchen.
“That’s right.” Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Where did you get it?" Jiang Yongkang asked anxiously, his composure fading.
"Of course I made it myself. Did you think it would just appear out of thin air?" Ye Xingchen laughed.
"Do you have the formula for this medicine?" Jiang Yongkang composed himself. "Could you...?"
"It's inconvenient. This is a closely guarded secret. You even keep the formula for borrowing life a secret, and you still want to get the formula for the Soul-Locking Pill from someone else? Are you out of your mind?"
"You..." Jiang Yongkang was speechless, utterly stumped by Ye Xingchen.
Come to think of it, this is a closely guarded secret recipe; how could anyone else possibly reveal it so easily?
“I can exchange something of equal value,” Jiang Yongkang said.
"What can you offer in exchange?" Ye Xingchen smiled: "I know very well what the origins of the Underworld Mountain inheritance are. It's nothing more than methods like soul locking, life swapping, soul summoning, and poison."
"Putting aside the fact that I understand all these things, even if I didn't, do you think I would look down on these unorthodox and heretical techniques?"
"Who are you calling heretical?" Jiang Yongkang roared.
"The Mingshan lineage lives in seclusion in the northwest, avoiding the world. If they are not heretical, then why have they not dared to set foot in the Central Plains for so many years?" Ye Xingchen said with a sneer.
"Ye Xingchen, don't think that just because you're in Yanjing I won't dare to touch you. If you piss me off, I'll still dare to mess with you."
"The Ye family invited you, right?" Ye Xingchen sneered. "That old man from the Ye family is almost dead, and his second son is utterly useless. Do you really think that just because you've made connections with the Ye family, you can do whatever you want in Yanjing?"
"You know quite a lot, don't you?" Jiang Yongkang sneered.
"Of course I know. Do you know why the Ye family came to you?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Because the old man of the Ye family asked me to treat his illness first. If I didn't help, he had no choice but to come to you."
"So what? I've seen his illness before, and it's not like you're the only one who can cure him," Jiang Yongkang sneered.
"Then what method did you use to cure his illness? Soul locking? Life hanging? Or even a demon corpse? No matter which method you use, his final fate will be worse than death, right?" Ye Xingchen sneered.
“You…” Jiang Yongkang’s expression changed slightly. How did Ye Xingchen know so much?
"I've said it before, I know all about the tricks of your Underworld Mountain." Ye Xingchen grinned. "Underworld Mountain and Yin Mountain are of the same lineage, right? If I'm not mistaken, you're not the only one who came this time, but also the Three Heroes of Yin Mountain, right?"
"Since you know, then wash your neck and wait." Jiang Yongkang snorted. "The Three Heroes of Yinshan have close ties with the Zhou family. Did you kill the Zhou family members?"
"Yes, I killed them." Ye Xingchen did not deny it at all: "If the Three Heroes of Yinshan dared to come, I would just kill them."
"Fine, you've got guts. This is the first time I've seen someone dare to go head-to-head with the Three Heroes of Yinshan. Kid, you'd better watch out. When Elder Yin comes out of seclusion and the three of them arrive together, let's see if you're still so stubborn then." Jiang Yongkang laughed angrily.
"Thank you so much for your concern." Ye Xingchen sneered, "However, you should worry more about yourself. You've committed too many sins, and your virtue has been damaged. Sooner or later, you will be punished by heaven."
At Li Tianqi's house, Su Ruochu had recovered about 70-80% of her energy.
She would sit for hours holding photos taken of her grandmother before her death.
"Sister, you've been sitting here for hours without eating or drinking. How can you keep going like this?" Li Yijin looked at her and was vaguely worried.
Su Ruochu sat there like a wooden statue, neither eating nor drinking. What if she starved to death? How would she explain that to Ye Xingchen?
"I'm fine, thank you." Su Ruochu looked away, carefully put the photo away, and then gave Li Yijin a forced smile.
"You still need to eat something. If you keep going like this, what if you get starving? How am I supposed to explain that to my husband?" Li Yijin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Su Ruochu smile. She was worried that Su Ruochu might be too heartbroken and go crazy.
"Husband?" Su Ruochu was taken aback.
"Ye Xingchen, he's my chosen husband," Li Yijin said with a grin. "Anyway, I won't marry anyone else in this life but him."
"Are all young girls these days so proactive?" Su Ruochu found it both funny and exasperating.
"Where am I small?" Li Yijin puffed out her chest again, using her frighteningly large size to put pressure on Su Ruochu: "Besides, high-quality men are very sought after."
"If you don't take the initiative, he'll definitely be in another woman's bed all the time."
“This…” Su Ruochu was stunned. What this little girl said seemed to make sense.
“Sister, I actually know you like him,” Li Yijin said earnestly.
"I didn't," Su Ruochu denied vehemently.
"Don't deny it." Li Yijin reached out and touched her chest: "Look, your face is red and your heart is beating fast. I must have hit the nail on the head."
"Don't talk nonsense." Su Ruochu's face turned even redder. She reached out and slapped Li Yijin's hand away. This girl, why is she touching me everywhere?
“Actually, you don’t need to deny it,” Li Yijin said. “You are a famous talented woman in Yanjing, beautiful and gentle. With a little effort, Ye Xingchen will definitely fall at your feet.”
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